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“And We have not sent you,
[O Muhammad],
except as a mercy to the worlds.” Quran 21:107
I wanted to share something very important. Attahiyat is a very
important ‘Dua’ we repeat in our daily prayers. When I learnt the
importance of this, it melted my heart. Attahiyat is actually a part
of the conversation between Our Creator Allah , and our beloved
Prophet Muhammad Sallalahualayhiwasallam during his journey of
Al Isra Wal Miraj. When Prophet Muhammad Sallalahualayhiwasallam
met Allah , he didn’t say m$VVDODPX $ODLNXPn What is someone
going to say when he meets Allah ? We can’t wish HIM peace
because ALL sources of peace are through HIM.
So Prophet Muhammad Sallalahualayhiwasallam said:
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(All compliments, all prayer and worship are for Allah)
Allah replied:
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(Peace be upon you, Oh Prophet and Allah’s Mercy and Blessings).
To this, Prophet Muhammad sallalahualayhiwasallam replied:
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(Peace be on us and on all good slaves of Allah)
Note* Prophet Muhammad sallalahualayhiwasallam included “us”
in his reply... (and on all good slaves of Allah)
And listening to this conversation between Allah and His Messenger
Sallalahualayhiwasalam the Angels said:
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(I bear witness that no one is worthy of worship except Allah And I bear
witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger).
SubhanAllah!!!!! I now understand the importance of this conversation in our daily
prayers and how the Salat was prescribed to us. There is no word as beautiful as Allah.
No example as beautiful as Rasulallah (SAW). No lesson as beautiful as Islam. No song
as melodious as Adhaan. No charity as meaningful as Zakat. No encyclopedia as perfect
as Al-Quran. No prayer as perfect as Salat. No diet as perfect as Siyam (fasting).