his burial into the grave, to the extent that he will see the Noble Rasool              صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم lowering him into the grave with his own merciful hands. (Afzal-us-Salawat ‘ala Sayyid-is-Sadat, pp. 151)

اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ! By the blessing of attending the weekly Ijtima’ of Dawat-e-Islami, one gets the privilege of reciting this Salat-‘Alan-Nabi every Thursday. You too, make the intention of attending the weekly Sunnah-inspiring Ijtima’ every Thursday regularly.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب    صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

11. Consoler of the grave

Sayyiduna Ibraheem Bin Adham رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه says that after shouldering a bier, I said: May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ bless me in my death. Then a Ghaybi (unseen) voice was heard saying, ‘And also after the death.’ Upon hearing this, the state of fright overcame me. When people had buried him, I sat beside the grave and started pondering over matters of the Hereafter. All of a sudden, a very handsome man came out of the grave, wearing neat and clean clothes which was giving off a fragrant smell. He said to me, ‘O Ibraheem!’ I said, ‘Labbayk’, then I asked him, ‘May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ have mercy on you! Who are you?’ He replied, ‘I am the one who said, ‘And also after the death’ from the Takht. I said, ‘What is your name?’ He replied that ‘my name is Sunnah and I am sympathetic to human beings in the world and Noor (light), a friend and consoler in the grave and a leader and guide to paradise on the Day of Judgement’. (Sharh-us-Sudoor, pp. 204)

12. Noor of Tahajjud

The Beloved and Blessed Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم once said to Sayyiduna Abu Zar Ghifari رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ: How much of preparation do you make when setting out for a journey! What would be the preparation for the Day of Judgement! O Abu Zar (رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ)! Should I not inform you about the thing that benefits you on the Day of Judgement? Sayyiduna Abu Zar Ghifari رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ humbly said: May my parents be sacrificed for you, please do tell me. So the Beloved