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sa ± _________________________________________________________________ station and for his triumphs. The result of this will be that you will be given the sweet and delicious fruit of the acceptance of prayer. (Review of Religions, Urdu, Vol. 3, No. 1, p. 115) So, these are the ways to invoke. Durud − He further says: as O people! Invoke blessings on this benefactor Prophet who is a sa manifestation of the Gracious and great Benefactor God, for the recompense of favour is favour. The heart that has no appreciation of his favours either has no faith or is in pursuit to destroy the faith. O Allah! Send blessings and salutation on the un-lettered Prophet and Messenger who has satiated the latter ` ones, just as he satiated the earlier ones, and coloured them in ` his hue and linked them with pure people. (Translation from Arabic: E‘ijaz-ul-Mas h, Ruhan Khaza’in, vol. 18 ™ ™ − ¿ ± − ± − ¿ − pp. 5-6) If you invoked blessings in the manner that it took on a collective hue, it would be the kind of that manifests its Durud − effectiveness. This Hadith and the words of the Promised Messiah should clarify the matter to those who say that as Durud is not effective and they should never tire of invoking − blessings and salutations, rather they should self-reflect. The Holy Prophet has said: sa 73