This is the same durood we recite in each prayer. Can someone please give me a translation of the same?? I need someone to provide it right here in this thread.
Thank you.
Re: Translation - Durood Ibrahimi
O God! Send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the House of Muhammad as You sent blessings upon Abraham and upon the House of Abraham; indeed, You are praiseworthy and glorious. O God! Bless Muhammad and the House of Muhammad as You blessed Abraham and the House of Abraham; indeed, You are praiseworthy and glorious.
taken from wikipedia
Re: Translation - Durood Ibrahimi
Thank you armughal,
Can you please explain what is referred to by "House of Abraham" in this durood? Which community is it pointing towards? It is obviously not muslims as muslims are referred to by House of Muhammad" so who is "House of Abraham"?
Thank you.
Re: Translation - Durood Ibrahimi
the word "aal" can mean family or followers....
here i think its more logical and better to use followers....
so aal-e-ibrahim wud be those who followed ibrahim (as)....
Exactly - The followers.
And who are those people who followed Ibrahim AS?
the word "aal" can mean family or followers.... here i think its more logical and better to use followers....
so aal-e-ibrahim wud be those who followed ibrahim (as)....
Re: Translation - Durood Ibrahimi
It means the Family, followers could mean those who followed them from their family.
Allah says in Quran
- 033.033 * YUSUFALI: And stay quietly in your houses, and make not a dazzling display, like that of the former Times of Ignorance; and establish regular Prayer, and give regular Charity; and obey Allah and His Messenger. And Allah only wishes to remove all abomination from you, ye members of the Family, and to make you pure and spotless. PICKTHAL: And stay in your houses. Bedizen not yourselves with the bedizenment of the Time of Ignorance. Be regular in prayer, and pay the poor-due, and obey Allah and His messenger. Allah's wish is but to remove uncleanness far from you, O Folk of the Household, and cleanse you with a thorough cleansing. SHAKIR: And stay in your houses and do not display your finery like the displaying of the ignorance of yore; and keep up prayer, and pay the poor-rate, and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House! and to purify you a (thorough) purifying.
That the people of the house means family of the Prophet is further substantiated by the following three Ayats of Sura Hud where Allah give good tidings to Hazrat Sara
- 011.071 *
YUSUFALI: And his wife was standing (there), and she laughed: But we gave her glad tidings of Isaac, and after him, of Jacob.
PICKTHAL: And his wife, standing by laughed when We gave her good tidings (of the birth) of Isaac, and, after Isaac, of Jacob.
SHAKIR: And his wife was standing (by), so she laughed, then We gave her the good news of Ishaq and after Ishaq of (a son's son) Yaqoub.
- 011.072 * YUSUFALI: She said: "Alas for me! shall I bear a child, seeing I am an old woman, and my husband here is an old man? That would indeed be a wonderful thing!" PICKTHAL: She said: Oh woe is me! Shall I bear a child when I am an old woman, and this my husband is an old man? Lo! this is a strange thing! SHAKIR: She said: O wonder! shall I bear a son when I am an extremely old woman and this my husband an extremely old man? Most surely this is a wonderful thing.
- 011.073 * YUSUFALI: They said: "Dost thou wonder at Allah's decree? The grace of Allah and His blessings on you, o ye people of the house! for He is indeed worthy of all praise, full of all glory!" PICKTHAL: They said: Wonderest thou at the commandment of Allah? The mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you, O people of the house! Lo! He is Owner of Praise, Owner of Glory! SHAKIR: They said: Do you wonder at Allah's bidding? The mercy of Allah and His blessings are on you, O people of the house, surely He is Praised, Glorious.
Re: Translation - Durood Ibrahimi
^ the word being discussed here is "aal" (not ahl-e-bayt as u r thinking)....
anyway if u read this verse, u will find that those people who r mentioned as followers of ibrahim (as) r also mentioned and if u look up the tafseer u might find more....
Quran 3:68
Lo! those of mankind who have the best claim to Abraham are **those who followed him*, and this Prophet and those who believe (with him); and Allah is the Protecting Guardian of the believers. *
^ the word being discussed here is "aal" (not ahl-e-bayt as u r thinking)....
anyway if u read this verse, u will find that those people who r mentioned as followers of ibrahim (as) r also mentioned and if u look up the tafseer u might find more....
Quran 3:68 Lo! those of mankind who have the best claim to Abraham are **those who followed him*, and this Prophet and those who believe (with him); and Allah is the Protecting Guardian of the believers. *
The Sura is called Al-e-Imran meaning
****THE FAMILY OF 'IMRAN, THE HOUSE OF 'IMRAN
***** 003.033 *
YUSUFALI: Allah did choose Adam and Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of 'Imran above all people,-
PICKTHAL: Lo! Allah preferred Adam and Noah and the Family of Abraham and the Family of 'Imran above (all His) creatures.
SHAKIR: Surely Allah chose Adam and Nuh and the descendants of Ibrahim and the descendants of Imran above the nations.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصْطَفَىٰٓ ءَادَمَ وَنُوحًۭا وَءَالَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَءَالَ عِمْرَٰنَ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿٣٣﴾
Re: Translation - Durood Ibrahimi
is durud mentioned in Glorious Quran ? if it is then where,quote verse plz ? did Prophet send durud to himself ?
is durud mentioned in Glorious Quran ? if it is then where,quote verse plz ? did Prophet send durud to himself ?
From my understanding DURUD in its form that it is mostly recited, as DUROOD E IBRAHI, is not mentioned word to word in Quran e Hakim.
The way that the word SALLE ALA in DUROOD is translated in Urdu language, by most Muslim Sects is as Salaamti. In the Arabic language, there is no single translation available for SALLE ALA, however numerous near translations are available, like sending Salamti . The Muslim Fiqa that I have got converted to few years back, are of the opinion that it is a Divine mystery, that no ordinary being can reach the depths of.
AALE MUHAMMAD is the Blessed Family of Prophet Muhammad. If one remembers the reference to an event in many an Islamic books, about when Nabi (PBUH) spread his black chadar to cover Bibi Fatima (A.S), Imam Ali (A.S), Imam Hassan(A.S) and Imam Hussain(A.S) in the prsence of Hazrat Jibraeel(A.S), and expressed the words that There four are the Family of the Last Prophet.
After the Last Prophet PBUH, the two modes of guidance are the Quran and Ahl-e-Bait with their Descendant Imams. So if one can not APPARENTLY find any thing in Quran, due to lack of understanding basically, one should consult the other beacon of guidance.
*In the Name of God; the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful *
“ Allah and His Angels send blessings on the Prophet, O you who believe! send your blessings on him, and solute him a thorough salutation”. (33:56) One of the best ways to know the personality of great men is to study their literature and listen to their words. As Imam Ali states in Nahjul-Balagha : "Man is hidden behind his tongue” meaning by our words we introduce ourselves not with our certificates.
Different people according to their job use different jargons. Politicians have their own jargons, as physicians do, as drivers do etc. The jargons of truck drivers are different from professors. Therefore, when people talk you can more or less depending on your skills in this field can tell which class of society do they belong to.
Today, being the birthday anniversary of Imam Reda (a.s.) I would like to present to you a very fragrant flower from the garden of Imam Reda , i.e. a wisdom word of him. The Hadith is regarding the meaning of Salawat, something that we every day offer many times. However, many of us may not know enough if any about the significance of it.
First of all lets read the Hadith:
Sheikh Sadouq one of our distinguishing Olama' who was living in the 4th century AH has written a book named ‘Oyoun-Akhbarul-Reda' meaning ‘the fountains of the wisdom words of Imam Reda' . I quote the Hadith under the consideration from this book.
Imam Reda (a.s.): “O Allah ! send your blessings onto the one that Daily Prayers is honored with having the Salawat on him'.
Salam and Salawat on the Prophet is an established fact in the Quran. In Sura 33 Aya 56 we recite:
“ Allah and His Angels send Salat on the Prophet, O you who believe! send Salat on him, and solute him a thorough salutation”. (33:56)
As far as I know sending Salam and Salawat to the prophet of Islam, is one of the distinguishing characteristics of our Prophet, of which the previous prophets were deprived. Muslims across the world from the time the above Aya has been revealed up to the Day of Great Judgment are bound to send their Salawat onto the Prophet of Islam. Muslims five times a day when they call for Adhan and Eqama and even in their daily Prayers send their Salawat onto the Prophet of Islam.
This is due to the Divine Promise that “And We raised high for you your esteem” 94:4)
*The Etiquette of Presence *
When you are at the presence of a highly respected person you use high titles, like : His Eminence, Dr. Sh. etc. However, when he is absent and we are talking about him we may not bother about those titles. In Islamic Erfan the abpve expression is used firstly for Allah (s.w.t) and then for 14 Infallible. Muslim Gnostics believe they are and they should be always at the presence of Allah and the 14 infallible, and hence, they always mention those name with high respect. I don't ever remember that Imam Khomeini (r.a.) ever mentioned the name of Allah (swt) without any of His Divine Attributes.
Salawat on the Prophet and his pure progeny comes in this regards.
The Virtues of Salawat:
the most valuable deeds in your Scale:
An atonement for the sins:
“Whoever, can not make an atonement for his sins, then he should repeatedly send Salawat on the Prophet and his Ahlul-Bait, for it destroys the sins thoroughly.”
A key to the grant of supplication:
There are many Hadiths stating that in order to have your supplication granted start your supplication with Salawat and end it with Salawat. Because, Salawat is an absolutely granted supplication and Allah (swt) is more merciful than to accept the beginning of your supplication and the end of it , but does not grant the one in the middle.Remembering the Prophet is equal to remembering Allah:
“Whoever remembers God will receive 10 rewards, and whoever remembers the Prophet will receive 10 rewards, for Allah has joined His Messenger to Himself.”
According to a Hadith fro Imam Reda (a.s.) Salawat is equal to Tasbih, Tahlil and Takbir.
- The best Word (Dhikr) in the Holy Mosque:
Someone came to Imam Sadiq (a.s.) and said to him that he visited the Holy Mosque in Mecca . During his rituals he could not remember any other supplication except Salawat. The Imam replied you had remembered the best supplication.
- Salawat ,a treatment to amnesia.
It is practically proven that Salawat will treat the forgetfulness.
- Daily Prayers is invalid without Salawat.
All of the Maraje' agree that Salawat in Tashahod is compulsory and on the condition it is not mentioned intentionally then the Prayers is invalid. Also, Shafe' and Hanbali hold the same opinion for the second Tashahod.
**Salawat in the universe:
*The entire universe is asking the blessings for the Prophet. ‘Allah and His Angels are sending the blessings to the Prophet'. This is why the Prophet is ‘the blessings for the universe'. Following this natural process the believers are recommended to send the blessings onto the Prophet. As a matter of fact, all of the Islamic rules are harmonious with the natural laws. That's why Islam is called the religion of nature (Fetrat). The universe is constantly asking the blessings for the ‘blessing of the world' and therefore the believers are also recommended to follow this natural law.
**The Meaning of Salawat: *
P1: Salawat is the plural form of Salat which simply means ‘to call' (Do'a). The reality of calling is that the person who calls tries to attract the attention of the one who is called to. This type of attracting the attention if it comes from a higher is called Rahmat (blessing) and if it comes from a lower is called Do'a (pray).
P2: It is an established fact in Islamic Erfan that the existence of the Prophet Mohammad (saww) is the first existent came from Allah. In other words, his existence is on the peak of the cone of the creation. That means the blessing of existence which contains all other blessings comes to the prophet first and then goes to others. The prayer of people to Allah does not reach Him unless through His Messenger, as the blessings of Allah does not reach His creatures unless through His Messenger.
Therefore, the Salawat of Allah to the Prophet since it comes from Allah the Omnipotent, He is sending the constant blessings to His Messenger and hence, the Prophet becomes ‘ Rahmatun-lelalamin' (blessing for the universe). As, the Salawat of people to the Prophet is to pray to God to send His blessings to them through the Prophet who is Rahmatun-Lelalamin.
Salawat of the Angels: As the Imam (a.s.) stated in the above Hadith , the Salawat of the angels is ‘Tazkeiah' . Tazkeiah means to exonerate and immaculate. What does it mean?
Each one of the angels is the resemblance of one of the beautiful attributes of God. No angel can ever resemble all Divine beautiful attributes. Whereas, the Prophet, being the most perfect man, held all of the Divine beautiful attributes. This is why his statue is higher than the angels. To this end, the angels are constantly exonerating and immaculating the Prophet in the sense that he is free from their efficiency. This is the meaning of prostration of the angels before Adam. That means the angels are the servants of the Prophet and his Ahlul-Bait.
*How to perform the Salawat: *
What appears in the Quran about the way Salawat must be conducted is to send it on to the Prophet. There is nothing regarding ‘Aal' (his pure family).
To this end, the Shiite will be questioned as why and on which basis do they add ‘Aal' to the Salawat ?
The answer of this question lies down under the circumstances in which the Aya was revealed.
Most of the interpreters of the Quran have quoted that once the Aya under the consideration was revealed , the companions asked the Prophet of Islam; O Messenger of God ! we know how to say Salam to you but how should we send Salawat onto you (which was something new for them). The Prophet (saww) replied: Say:
‘Allahuma salle alaa Mohammad wa Aale Mohammad Kama Salayta Alaa Ibrahim Ennaka Hamidun Majid.'
Apart from numerous Sunni resources who have quoted the above Hadith, Imam Reda (a.s.) in a debating meeting with the distinguishing Sunni scholars has mentioned the Hadith and all agreed upon its accuracy.
More over, there are some other Hadiths in which the Prophet has warned people to send an incomplete Salwat onto him. When he was asked what did he mean by incomplete Salawat , he replied: that is to send a Salawat to me and not to join my Aal with me.
It is interesting to quote that Muslim in his Sahih has opened a chapter under the heading:
*‘ Chapter of Salat on the Prophet' *
He has mentioned only two Hadiths in that chapter about the way the Salawat ought to be conducted. In the both Hadiths it is mentioned to say: Mohammad and Aal Mohammad. However, it seems Muslim himself or perhaps the publisher has ignored the contents of the chapter and when on the top of the chapter the name of the Prophet has been mentioned it is typed in front of it : Sallalahu alayhe Wa Sallam, the ‘Aal' is omitted.
In short, one of the reasons that the Prophet (saww) added his ‘Aal' to his name could be the Aya of Mobahila
Re: Translation - Durood Ibrahimi
Salamunalakum...
Muslim/ Chapter 14: THE TASHAHHUD IN PRAYER
Book 004, Number 0793:
'Abdullah (b. Mas'ud) said: While observing prayer behind the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) we used to recite: Peace be upon Allah, peace be upon so and so. One day the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said to us: Verily Allah is Himself Peace. When any one of you sits during the prayer. he should say: All services rendered by words, by acts of worship, and all good things are due to Allah. Peace be upon you,0 Prophet, and Allah's mercy and blessings. Peace be upon us and upon Allah's upright servants, for when he says this it reaches every upright servant in heaven and earth (and say further): I testify that there is no god but Allah and I testify that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. Then he may choose any supplication which pleases him and offer it.
When the Messenger of Allah ascended into the Divine Presence he said, Attahiyyatu lilLahi, wassalawatu waltayyibat, “Greetings to Allah, and prayers and all good things.” To this Allah replied, Assalamu alayka ayyuhal Nabi, wa rahmatulLahi wa barakatuhu, “Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy and blessings of Allah”; so the Prophet said, Assalamu alayna wa ‘ala ibaad Allah as-saliheen, “Peace be upon us, and upon Allah’s righteous servants.”
You should recognize these words, for we speak them during the time we sit up after every two rak’as of prayer. It is said that the rest was also spoken during the Ascension: that the Messenger of Allah said, “I bear witness that there is no god but Allah” and that Allah Most High replied, “And I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.” Thus in our own prayer, we repeat the dialogue between Allah and His Messenger during the mi’raj.
The Hanafis:
"attahiyyatu lillahi wassalawatu wattayyibatu wassalamu 'alayka ayyuha
annabiyyu warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu, assalamu 'alayna wa 'ala `abadillahi assaliheena, ash-hadu anna la ilaha illa Allah, waAsh-hadu
anna Mohammmedan 'abduhu warasuluhu."
The Malikis:
"Attahiyyatu lillah, azzakiyyatu lillah, attayyibatu assalawatu lillah.
Assalamu alayka ayyuha annabiyyu warahmatu allahi wabarakatuhu,
assalamu alayna wa 'ala 'abadi Allahi assaliheena, ash-hadu anna la
ilaha illa Allah, wa ash-hadu anna muhammadan 'abduhu warasuluhu.
The Shafi'is:
"Attahiyyatu almubarakatu assalawatu attayyibatu lillah, assalamu
'alayka ayyuha annabiyyu warahmatu allahi wabarakatuhu, assalamu alayna
wa 'ala 'abadi allahi assalaiheena. Ash-hadu anna la ilaha illa Allah,
wa ash-hadu anna sayyidana muhammadan rasulu Allah."
The Hanbalis:
"Attahiyyatu lillahi wa-assalawatu wa-attayyibatu. assalamu 'alayka ayyuha annabiyyu warahmatu allahi wabarakatuhu, assalamu alayna wa 'ala
'abadi allahi assalaiheena. Ash-hadu anna la ilaha illa Allah, wahdahu la shareekalah, wa ash-hadu anna sayyidana muhammadan 'abduhu wa- rasuluhu. Allahumma salli ala Muhammadin."
so it's a hadith not verse...
(Reference= sunniforum.com and Sahih-i Muslim)