The Commentary of Al-Qasidah — Page 3
Introduction 3 Here, today, on 29th June 1956, or 19th Dh i Qa‘dah 1375 A. H. , on Friday, I performed two rak‘ at 6 of voluntary prayer and after offering ‘A s r prayer, I invoked Dur u d 7 seventy times upon my master, the chief of the Prophets, Kh a tamun-Nabiyy i n [the Seal of the Prophets], Hadrat Mu h ammad, may peace and blessings of All a h be upon him, and I have written these few words as an introduction with the intention to write the commentary of the Qa si dah. I have determined that every time I sit down to write the explanation of this Qa si dah, I will perform two rak‘ a t of voluntary prayer and shall invoke Dur u d upon the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of All a h be upon him. I humbly supplicate to my Lord: O All a h, just as You cured Hadrat ‘All a mah Muhammad al- Bu s air i , may Your mercy be upon him, from a long illness as a reward for his Qa si dah in praise of our beloved Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of All a h be upon him, O All a h, also cure me from my long illness as a reward for writing the commentary of this blessed Qa si dah, which was written by a true lover of our beloved master, the Holy Prophet Mu h ammad, may peace and blessings of All a h be upon him. I also pray that You provide me with multiple opportunities to serve Islam, because the real cure and granting of opportunities to serve are in Your Hands. All a humma A m i n [Our All a h, accept this prayer]. 6 A cycle of the formal prayer prescribed upon Muslims. (Publishers) 7 To invoke salutations upon the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa (Publishers)