A poem written by the famous Imam al Busiri of Egypt in veneration of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

1. Muhammadun ashraful a’rabi wal ajami 
Muhammadun khayri man yamshi ‘ala qadami 
Muhammad – noblest of the Arabs and the non-Arabs 
Muhammad – best of all those who walk upon two feet 

2. Muhammadun baasitul ma’ruufi jaami’uhu 
Muhammadun saahibul ihsaani wal karami 
Muhammad – most expansive giver of all good things 
Muhammad – the master of excellence and generosity 

3. Muhammadun taaju rusliLlahi qaatibatan 
Muhammadun saadiqul aqwaali wal kalimi 
Muhammad – crown of the Messengers of God, without exception 
Muhammad – in speech and word the one most true 

4. Muhammadun thaabitul meethaaqi haafizuhu 
Muhammadun tayyibun akhlaaqi wash-shiyami 
Muhammad – utterly reliable in keeping truths 
Muhammad – whose character and qualities are excellent indeed 

5. Muhammadun ruwiyat bin nuuri teenatuhu 
Muhammadun lam yazal nuuran minal qidami 
Muhammad – his substance watered by light 
Muhammad – a light still shining from before eternity 
 
6. Muhammadun haakimun bil ‘adli dhu sharafin 
Muhammadun ma’dinul in’aami wal hikami 
Muhammad – fair and wise in judgement, the noble one 
Muhammad – source of kindness and wisdom 
 
7. Muhammadun khayru khalqiLlahi min Mudarin 
Muhammadun khayru rusliLlahi kullihimi 
Muhammad – finest of God’s creation, who came from Mudar 
Muhammad – of all God’s Messengers the best  
 
8. Muhammadun deenuhu haqqun nadeenu bihi 
Muhammadun mujmilan haqqan ‘ala ‘alami 
Muhammad – his creed is true, by it we profess our faith 
Muhammad – eminent, the embodiment of truth

9. Muhammadun dhikruhu rawhun li anfusina 
Muhammadun shukruhu fardun ‘alal umami 
Muhammad – to mention him brings refreshment to our souls 
Muhammad – praising him is a duty upon all peoples 
  
10. Muhammadun zeenatud dunya wa bahjataha 
Muhammadun kaashiful ghammaati waz dhulami 
Muhammad – the beauty of the world and its splendour 
Muhammad – who lifts the veils of darkness and distress 
  
11. Muhammadun Sayyidun taabat manaaqibuhu 
Muhammadun saaghahur Rahmaanu bin ni’ami 
Muhammad – a master, whose virtues bring delight 
Muhammad – the Most Merciful fashioned him from grace 

12. Muhammadun safwatul Baari wa kheeratuhu 
Muhammadun taahirun min saa’irit-tuhami 
Muhammad – the flower of the Creator, and His elect 
Muhammad – pure beyond all suspicion 

13. Muhammadun daahikun lid dayfi mukrimuhu 
Muhammadun jaaruhu wallahi lam yudami 
Muhammad – smiling and cheerful to his guest to honour him 
Muhammad – by God, no neighbour of his was ever wronged! 
 
14. Muhammadun taabatid dunya bi bi’thatihi 
Muhammadun jaa’a bil ayaati wal hikami 
Muhammad – this world was made delightful by his being sent 
Muhammad – he came with signs and with wisdom  
 
15. Muhammadun yawma ba’thin naasi shaafi’una 
Muhammadun nuuruhul haadi minaz dhulami 
Muhammad – our intercessor on the Day mankind is resurrected 
Muhammad – whose light is the guide out of darkness 
  
16. Muhammadun qaa-imun liLlahi dhu himamin 
Muhammadun khaatamun lir rusli kullihimi 
Muhammad – dedicated to God, he of the highest aspiration 
Muhammad – the Seal of the Messengers, every one of them.

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10 - As Salatu'l Badriyyah

This album has been a long time coming. It showcases a very specific form of Islamic devotional singing from South Asia / The Indian Subcontinent, commonly referred to as “Na’at”, literally “description” in the Arabic origin of the word, and specifically in praise of The Prophet (ﷺ). Most of the more commonly spoken languages in this region have a na’at tradition – Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, and others. For this album, I’ve selected a few from my most favourite Urdu ones that I’ve heard and sung growing up. (There’s more than a few that I’ve deferred for future releases.)

For those who are new to the Na’at genre, it comprises of poems recited in solo acapella, without any dependence as such on any accompanying percussion or backup vocals. This is a difficult genre to excel in – there’s nothing whatsoever for the vocals to hide behind, and it takes a certain amount of fearlessness to do this live. Many talented and accomplished contemporary reciters have experimented in recent years by adding a vocal chanting percussion, but I wanted to go totally old school with this rendition.


DEDICATIONS:
I’m specifically dedicating this album to first to the elders in my family – both sets of my late grandparents, and both sets of my wife’s late grandparents. My wife’s grandmother, Nani Ammi, was the most recent to pass away from among our grandparents. Whenever we would visit her, after our meals, she would make the entire family go silent (all 536 of them!), sit me down by her knees, and announce, “Everyone will be silent now! My son will recite some na’at!” I now make it a habit to recite a na’at every time I visit her grave in Sheffield UK, and have hope in my Lord’s generosity that He allows her to hear it.

This album is also dedicated to my parents and to my parents-in-law, who have always appreciated these na’ats every time I’ve recited them in their presence.

And lastly, this album is also dedicated to our dear recently departed sister, Sr. Parween Baksh, who would often request these Urdu recitations whenever we would visit her home and would enjoy them greatly.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Many thanks go to my wife, Dr. Bano Murtuja, who had been encouraging me for over a decade to record and release a na’at album. She was also instrumental in the actual recording process by being my soundboard and director in the studio. Like many of my professional achievements, this wouldn’t have happened without her involvement and encouragement.

Thanks are also due to my dear friend Mohamed Adel Rassoul, who snapped the picture on the cover art when we visited the Best Of Creation (ﷺ) in March of 2022, and to my producer in Toronto, Norm Sabourin, who did an amazing job with the final production, creating just the right ambience for a sound that’s entrancing, contemplative, and sacred.

All album credits, lyrics, and translations, will insha’Allah be posted on the Discography page when this album becomes publicly available on Monday, Dec 12, 2022.


Please recite the Fatiha** and send prayers on the Beloved Messenger (ﷺ) on behalf of everyone who has worked to bring this song to you.

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** The first chapter of the Holy Qur’an

Selawat Nuriah by Ustaz Ismail Hashim (Madeehul Mustafa)

Faqirah IlalLah

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