The Prophet ﷺ – Page 16

Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Hakim (the Most Wise)

Sayyidi Habib Umar (may Allah preserve him and benefit us by him) teaches us the value of wisdom (hikmah) and how to ask for it. Allah says: “He gives wisdom to whom He wishes and whoever has been given wisdom has been given great good.” (2:269) Continue reading Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Hakim (the Most Wise)

Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Wasi’ (2) (the Vast One)

Sayyidi Habib Umar (may Allah preserve him and benefit us by him) teaches us to seek an expansion in our vision and perception (mashhad) which is crucial on the spiritual path. He also teaches us to seek a vast portion of Allah’s gifts and praiseworthy qualities.

This is the second of two prayers invoking Allah’s name, al-Wasi’, ‘the Vast.’ Continue reading Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Wasi’ (2) (the Vast One)

Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Wasi’ (1) (the Vast One)

Sayyidi Habib Umar teaches us to seek an expansion in the most precious of things: knowledge, understanding, love and benefit. This is the first of two prayers invoking Allah’s name, al-Wasi’, ‘the Vast One.’ Continue reading Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Wasi’ (1) (the Vast One)

Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Yā Mujīb – (the Responsive One)

This prayer is taken from Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz’s collection of prayers using Allah’s beautiful names in which he calls upon Allah by His beautiful names and then asks Him to bestow prayers upon His Beloved by those names. Finally, he asks Allah for a portion of those attributes which belong to Allah and which He has bestowed upon His Messenger ﷺ. Continue reading Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Yā Mujīb – (the Responsive One)

Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Karim (the Generous)

Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Jalil (the Majestic)

Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Hafiz (the Guardian)

Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Halim (the Forbearing)

On the Light of the Prophet ﷺ

Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)

What does it mean when we say that the Prophet ﷺ is created from Allah’s light?

This has been reported in several hadith narrations. In reality there is no light other than the light of Allah and every light is derived from His divine light. Allah says: Allah is the light of the heavens and earth.[1] The foundation of created light is the light of the Prophet ﷺ. His light and spirit was the first thing that Allah created before He created any physical things. He is the first in the created world. There are a number of things which are mentioned as being the first thing that Allah created, such as the Throne, the Foot-stool and the Pen. These things were created before other things and were among the first things to be created, but they were created after the light of the Prophet and were derived from his light.

[1] Al-Nur, 24:35