Awrad-e-Fathiyyah: A Gift From Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani To The Common Masses Especially To The People Of Kashmir
The Spiritual
Significance Of Awrad-E-Fathiyyah, A Unique Booklet Of Wazaif (Religious
Litanies) Introduced In Kashmir By Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani
Main
Points
1. Awrad-e-Fathiyyah
talks about the oneness and attributes of Allah Almighty in melodious style.
2. Kashmiri
Muslims recite Awrad-e-Fathiyyah daily at dawn after offering obligatory fajr
prayer.
3. The messages
in this book are fully derived from the Holy Quran and the Prophet’s hadiths
and inspire the believers to seek forgiveness and praise God Almighty.
4. Awrad-e-Fathiyyah
is still considered one of the most powerful wazaif (religious litanies) for
spiritual enlightenment by the people of Kashmir.
5. Awrad
indicates that Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani was fond of religious spiritualism and
divine wisdom.
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By
New Age Islam Staff Writer
30 April
2022
Awrad-e-Fathiyyah
is the work of Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani (1312–1384 CE). He was an Iranian
scholar, poet and a Sufi Muslim saint of the Kubrawiya order. He was born in Hamadan,
Iran and preached Islam in Central and South Asia as he travelled to practice
Sufism. He travelled extensively, spending the better part of his life doing
so, and greatly contributed to the spread of the Islamic message. According to
tradition, he travelled around the world three times, spreading Islamic
teachings to countries such as China, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Pakistan. He
also chose the valley of Kashmir and sowed seeds of love, peace, and harmony
there, influencing multitudes to adopt the message of the Prophet (peace be
upon him): “There is no God but Allah and Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the
messenger of God”. In 1384 CE, at the age of 71–72, he died in Kashmir and was
buried in Khatlan, Tajikistan. Throughout his life, Hamadani was referred to as
the Shah-e-Hamadan ("King of Hamadan"), Amir-e-Kabir ("the Great
Commander"), and Ali Sani ("second Ali").
His book
Awrad-e-Fathiyyah talks about the oneness and attributes of Allah Almighty. The
messages in this book are fully derived from the Holy Quran and the Prophet’s
hadiths. He sat with a group of about fourteen hundred saints, collecting the Wazaif
they stated. Sayyid Ali Hamadani is said to have written this book and offered
it to the Prophet for approval, after which the Prophet (peace be upon him)
appeared in his dream and said, "Take this Fatiyyah," and it was then
disseminated to the common masses. Since then, after morning prayers in most
mosques, people have been collectively refreshing their souls by publicly
chanting Awrad-e-Fathiyyah with the recall of the monotheistic words mentioned
in the Quran. There have been numerous translations and readings of this text,
demonstrating its significance.
Mr
Khursheed Dar underlined the values and usefulness of Awrad-e-Fathiyyah in a
brief yet concise article titled "Awrad e Fathiyyah: A gift from
Shah-e-Hamdan." He evaluated the book in the context of Kashmir, noting
that it continues to serve the people of Kashmir even today. We have reproduced
his article below for the benefit of our readers:
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Awrad
e Fathiyyah: A gift from Shah-e-Hamdan
By
Khursheed Dar
14 April
2022
Awrad e
Fathiyyah’s centrality is monotheism. Awrad means repeated short prayers. It’s
hard to measure the spiritual significance of this unique booklet of wazaif (religious
litanies) introduced in Kashmir by Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani (1312-1384) in the
14th century. Since then the Kashmiri Muslims recite it daily at dawn after
offering obligatory fajr prayer.
Mir Sayyid
Ali Hamadani came from Hamadan, a province of the then Iran. He was divinely
guided and assisted, and was hence able to revert a large population of Kashmir
valley to the religion of Islam by way of love and peace. This unique Arabic
booklet is itself a piece of the identity of Sayyid Ali Hamadani, popular in
Kashmir as Amir-e-Kabeer and Shah-e- Hamadan.
Mir Sayyid
Ali Hamadani has authored many books and pamphlets in Arabic and Persian but
Awrad-e-Fathiyyah is one of his priceless compositions, a concise primer,
describing the unity and attributes of Allah Almighty in melodious style. It is
said that Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadan collected the Wazaif of some 1400 Auliya
e Kerams in his life and shaped it into the form of this booklet.
Later on,
he blessed it to Kashmiris as a gift. On one of his spiritual journeys Mir
Sayyid Ali Hamadani was blessed with the vision of the beloved Prophet (PBUH)
and on the same occasion was handed this booklet of Wazaif (religious
litanies) known as Awrad-e-Fathiyyah, and later on, the same journey was also
taught the proper method of reciting it in the congregation.
People of
Kashmir valley continue to benefit from this special gift of Hazrat Mir Sayyid
Ali Hamadani even to this day, and it’s still considered one of the most
powerful Wazaif (religious litanies) for spiritual enlightenment by the
people of Kashmir.
Hazrat Amir
Kabir Mir Syed Ali Hamadani (RA) has himself given an account of how he came to
give the title “Awrad-e-Fathiyyah”. “Awrad is the means to success and felicity.
After the conclusion of the Fajr prayers at dawn, devotees have been chanting
the Awradh-e-Fathiyyah in Kashmir’s mosques since the fourteenth century.
Awrad-e-Fathiyyah is a book of “Tawheed”, proved by the Quran and Sunnah of the
Prophet (peace be upon him). It is also glaring evidence of Mir Hamadani’s
mission which was based upon monotheism, peace, and love. The “Tawheed”
described in Awrad-e-Fathiyyah is the manifestation of Islamic “Tawheed” simply
and effectively so that the common masses of Kashmir would understand it and
follow accordingly. It has been translated into many languages including
Kashmiri.
In the name
of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
I seek
forgiveness from the great Allah.
Besides
whom none is worthy for being worshipped, The Living, The Eternal. I turn to
Him and seek repentance from Him.
O’ Allah!
You are the author of Peace, and from You springs Peace, and towards you is
Peace. Keep me, my Lord, in Peace and grant me entrance into the Abode of
Peace. Glory to Thee my Lord and Exalted are Thou, The Lord of Majesty and
Bounty.
O’ Allah!
Such Praise is due to you as will cover all Thy Bounties and will cover Your
other Bounties. I am full of Praise for all Your kindness, which I am aware of
and of which I am not aware of all your gifts of which I am aware, and I am not
aware of and grateful for all.
The opening
lines of ‘Awrad’ are full of Allah’s praise, an expression of gratitude for
Allah’s innumerable bounties. These lines lay strong recommendations for
seeking forgiveness from Allah, the Almighty for one’s sins. From Quranic
teachings and the hadith of the prophet (peace be upon him) seeking forgiveness
is repeatedly recommended for a believer. So in this context, Mir Sayyid Ali
Hamadani too has emphasised attaining believers’ virtues. Praising Allah and
expressing gratitude is no less than a sacred prayer for a pious Muslim. So Mir
Sayyid Ali Hamadani’s Awrad is the noblest Wazifa to purify one’s soul.
There is no
God but Allah. He is One. He has no partner. His is the kingdom. And all
praises are due to Him. And He has power over all things. There is no God
excepting Allah the All-Powerful Sovereign the One the Most Supreme.
There is no
God but Allah, the powerful the Forgiving.
The Creator
of night and day who is worshipped everywhere, whose mention is made in every
language and who is known for all goodness.
Whom each
day sees in every new glory.
There is no
God but Allah. I say so with full faith in Allah.
I say so,
seeking Protection from Allah.
There is no
God but Allah, and no one has power and strength excepting Allah, and we
worship none but Him.
There is no
God but Allah, I confess in humility and servitude.
There is no
God but Allah the Kind and the Friend who existed before everything. He will
survive everything.
There is no
God but Allah, the True Sovereign, indeed the True King and the Sustainer of
the Seven Heavens and the Sustainer of the Great Throne. Mir Sayyid Ali
Hamadani has described Allah’s greatness and powers in a grand style. Indeed,
when a believer comes to know Allah’s powers and lordship, instead of seeking
forgiveness and perfect solutions for his miseries from the gates of worldly
lords, he straightaway communicates with the eternal Lord through the prayers.
In this sense, we see that Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani has awakened the believers
and expected good deeds from them to succeed in both this world and hereafter.
Glory to my
Lord, the High, the Great Bestowal. Glory to my Lord, the High The Great
Bestowal. O’ The Bestowal. Glory to Thee! I did not worship Thee as it was my
duty to worship You. Glory to Thee! We did not seek to know You as it was our
duty to know You. Glory to Thee! We have not remembered You as we ought to have
remembered. Glory to Thee! We have not expressed gratitude to You as we ought
to do. Glory to Allah! The Ever Eternal Glory to Allah! The single, the
independent, Glory to Allah! Who holds the heavens without any support. Glory
to Allah, Who has no wife and no children. Glory to Allah, Who neither gave
birth nor was born and Who has none equal to Him. Glory to the Sovereign Lord,
the Holy One. Glory to The King of This World and that of the Angels.
From these
pious words of wisdom compiled by Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani in Awrad , we get to
know about the duties and how we must be obedient to our Lord and express
gratitude for his bounties. Istighfar (Astaghfirullah) is the gateway of relief
and happiness. Whenever you are in distress, start reciting it and Insha Allah
it will take you out of your anxiety, put you in a peaceful situation and give
you happiness and joy.
Istighfar
removes sins, and Duas are answered. Istighfar opens the door of Allah’s mercy,
and knowledge and what’s more Istighfar is the gateway to productivity and
prosperity.
Istighfar
relieves you when you feel that sadness within you, when you are disturbed and
frustrated when anxiety surrounds you, say Astaghfirullah.
Gratitude
is a crucial and significant aspect of the Islamic faith. In Awrad-e-Fathiyyah,
we also find many Quranic verses seeking forgiveness from Almighty Allah and
expressing gratitude or thankfulness to almighty Allah for his innumerable
bounties. In this way, we see Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani’s Awrad has intellectual,
spiritual, and scientific utility. It is the noblest gift of Mir Sayyid Ali
Hamadani for the people of Kashmir, which needs to be recited daily after dawn
prayers as has been the routine for centuries.
Awrad
indicates that Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani was fond of religious spiritualism and
divine wisdom. This unique booklet of Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani is committed to
memory by tens of thousands of Kashmiris, even illiterate Kashmiris. It has
been found very effective during calamities. It has been found to serve as a
real healer of the worried minds when recited with a full understanding of its
meaning.
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Source: Awrad
e Fathiyyah: A gift from Shah-e-Hamdan
URL: https://newageislam.com/books-documents/awrad-fathiyyah-mir-hamadani-kashmir/d/126897
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