feelings of his heart, and praises and extols his beloved through the aid of poetry, because one’s heartfelt passions can be expressed in a beautiful manner through the use of poetry. A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه also used Na’ts to express his devotion to the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. The poetic work of A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه, known as ‘Hadaiq-e-Bakhshish’, is a great collection of poetry that is full of devotion to the Prophet. Every single line of poetry that was penned by A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه is in accordance to the Shari’ah.

The landscape of the universe and Hadaiq-e-Bakhshish

If we were to ponder, then we will come to realise that this universe is full of many wondrous scenes. Everyone views these scenes and sights from his own perspective. A scientist views them in light of his science. A geographer views them in light of his own knowledge. A chemist perceives them in light of chemistry. Whereas, A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه, who was a true devotee of the Prophet, viewed all of these scenes through the lens of devotion to the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, and he رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه would mention these observations in the form of poetry.

His poetic work, Hadaiq-e-Bakhshish, contains many scenes which have been explained whilst drowned in devotion to the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. From these many wonders is the Sun also, which is illuminating the entire world with its light, and has been lighting up the world for thousands of years, yet its splendour is not decreasing, rather, it comes out each day and spreads its light. Through its rising and setting, the world is running its course, and it holds a key position in the wonders of the universe.

What is the reality of the sun in A’la Hadrat’s رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه book of love? When the generosity of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is mentioned, A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states:

Jis ko qurs-e-mahr samjha hay jahan ay mun’imu!
Un kay khawan-e-jood say hay aik naan-e-saukhtah

(Hadaiq-e-Bakhshish, p. 136)

Meaning, O kings! O rulers! The thing which the entire world refers to as the sun, the thing that the people call the sun, and which is known as the sun;