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The Salutation of Aisha

The Salutation of Aisha [salatu-l ''ishah] is the Prophetic benediction thatdistinguishes the Arusi-Qadiri spiritual path [tariqah]. It is one of the three

elements of theArusi-Qadiri litany[wirdu-t tarq].

In the Shafiifiqh compendium, fathu-d dayyn fi fiqhi khairi-l adyn, our

Grand-Shaikh,Imam al-Arus (may Allah perfume his resting abode),

introduces the salutation as follows:

I give below the salutation [salat] that my spiritual master [shaikh]

(i.e. Taika SahibAbdu-l Qadir al-Kirkari), may Allah have mercy on him,

advised me to recite. This is the same salutation that Lady Aisha (Allah be

pleased with her) recited ten-thousand (10,000) times every day. When the

Prophet (Allah bless him and gave him peace) came to know of it, he said to

her, You reciting this salutation once will bring you the merit of reciting a

hundred-thousand (100,000) salutations.

Our Shaikhuna has mentioned in his panacea for the body and soul, Al-Munjiyat, that reciting this salutation 1,000 times on Friday nights (i.e.

Thursday evenings) is a means to beholding the vision of the beloved Prophets

blessed countenance in ones dreams, Allah bless him and give him peace.

A slightly different version of this salutation without the words wa sallim

wa brik and wa lihi wa sahbihi is also popularly known

as durd-e-sadat. It is found in the third hizb of the famed, Dalail Al-

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KhairatofImamAbu Abdu-Llah Muhammad b. Sulaiman al-Jazuli, Allah be

pleased with him.

The luminous Koran exegete [mufassir]Imam Abu-l Fadl Jalalu-d Din al-

Suyuti, Allah be pleased with him, is reported to have said that a single

recitation of this salutation (i.e.durd-e-sadat) yields 600,000 rewards, and

anyone who recites it 1,000 times will be fortunate in both worlds.

Success is from Allah.

The Salutation of Aisha

Allhumma salli wa sallim wa brik al sayyidin Muhammadin wa lihi wa

sahbihi, adada m f ilmi-Llhi saltan dimatan bi dawmi mulki-Llh

O Allh, bestow your benedictions, peace and blessings upon our liege -lord

Muhammad, his family and companions, in the number that is in Thy

Knowledge, such that those benedictions may continue forever eternal as Thy

Kingdom.

And Allah is the Guide.