The Key to Arriving at the Door of the Messenger : 2 Vols

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The Key to Arriving
At the Door of the Messenger, ?,
[English/Urdu/Arabic], [2 Book Set],
'' Miftah 'ul-Wusul Ila Bab' ir-Rasul ''
[A4] Hardback - 2 Volumes.
by Shaykh Muhammad Sadiq al-'Alawi.
**Total 800+ pages.

Currently Out of Print and Unavailable

Description :

A truly unique set of books which addresses the concept of the Love of Rasulallah, Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam. We know we have to Love the Best of Creation, this book helps us understand this concept in its reality and gives us a method on how to increase, develop, and taste the reality of this essential Love.

This work is a beautiful two volume set (Volume 1 in Urdu and Volume 2 in English, though the content is different in both). It's essentially a collection of Salawat from the Arifeen as well as translated poetry of Imam Abd'Allah ibn al-Alawi al-Haddad, may Allah be pleased with him, and Praise of the Prophet, May Allah Bless Him and Grant Him Peace; as well hadiths pertaining to the permissibility of reciting Salawat and Salaam upon the Beloved Prophet, Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam, as well as proving the faith of the parents of the Messenger of Allah, Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam, plus much much more ...

A Great Gift for any month but especially for the blessed month of Rabbi al-Awwal.

Contents of Volume 2 [English with Arabic Text] :

---Acknowledgements,
---Introduction.

Section [I]. The Greatness of the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him & grant him peace,
---[1]. Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, in the Qur'an,
---[2]. The Benefits of Invoking Blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him & grant him peace,
---[3]. Forty Hadiths,
---[4]. Investing ones time in praying upon the Prophet, may Allah bless him & grant him peace,
---[5]. Glimpses of the Prophet's, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, Beauty,
-------The Beauty of his Noble Form,
----The Excellence of His Noble Character,
-------His Excellence in the Hereafter,
-------Beautiful Expressions on the Excellent Qualities of the Master of All Masters,
---[6]. Proof that the forefathers of the Prophet, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, all believed in the Oneness of Allah,
---[7]. The Faith of the Parents of the Messeneger of Allah,
-------Allah Almighty bringing the Parents of the Prophet, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, back to life,
-------The Parents of the Prophet, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, were from Ahl al-Fatra,
-------The Hadith of Muslim,
-------The Parents of the Prophet, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, were from the People of Tawhid,
---[8]. The Noble Lineage of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him & grant him peace,
---[9]. Prayers upon the Noble Forefathers of the Prophet, may Allah bless him & grant him peace,
-------Background to Salawat an-Nasab ash-Sharif.

Section [II]. The Salutations of Imam al-Haddad, may Allah have mercy upon him,
---[1]. Biographical sketch of Imam 'Abdullah ibn 'Alawi al-Haddad, rahimullah,
---[2]. An opening supplication for reciting Salutions upon the Prophet, may Allah bless him & grant him peace,
---[3]. The Salutations of Imam al-Haddad, may Allah have mercy upon him,
---[4]. The Quintet of the Mudariyya,
---[5]. The Poetry of Imam al-Haddad, may Allah have mercy upon him,
---[6]. Qasida : Messenger of Allah, the One who fulfills trusts,
---[7]. Qasida : The Token of Refuge,
---[8]. Qasida : The Mercy of Allah Almighty.

Section [III]. The Salutations of the People of Allah Almighty,
---[1]. The Salutations of Sayyid ash Shaykh Muhammad Abu al Mawahib ash Shadhili, may Allah have mercy upon him,
---[2]. The Salutations of the Elite,
---[3]. The Salutation of Shaykh 'Abdallah as-Saqaf,
---[4]. The Thousand Fold Salutation,
---[5]. The Salutation of Red Sulphur,
---[6]. The Greatest Salutation,
---[7]. Salutations and Greetings of Imam an-Nawawi, radi Allahu anhu,
---[8]. The Salutation : The Glad Tidings of Goodness.

Section [IV]. The Salutations that lead to the Vision of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
---[1]. Selections from Qasida al-Burda,
---[2]. Receiving the Vision of the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him & grant him peace,
---[3]. A Final Word.

---Appendix:
------A Prayer to End With,
------Qasida Mudariyya,
------Glossary.

Each book contains colour images of sacred places, mosques and the graves of the Friends of Allah.