*The face of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was more beautiful than the moon for several reasons;

   *The moon only shines at night, whereas the face of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم shines at all times; both day and night.

   *The moon only shines (fully) on 3 nights, but the face of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم shines at all times, in every day and every night.

   *The light of the moon only falls upon bodies, but the face of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم illuminates the hearts as well as the bodies.

   *The moon only grants light to physical things, whereas the face of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم grants light to faith.

   *The moon diminishes and then increases again, whereas the face of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is free from diminishing.

   *The moon can become eclipsed, but the face of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم will never become eclipsed.

   *The running of the physical world is dependent upon the moon, whereas the world of faith is dependent on the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 8, p. 60, summarised)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! We were hearing about the poetry of A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه and his devotion to the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. One benefit of listening to the poetry that is rooted in Prophetic love is that it increases one’s love for Allah Almighty and devotion to the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. However, the condition is that the poetry is sound, and the one writing the poetry possesses the fear of Allah Almighty and devotion for the Prophet, alongside being aware of the necessary rulings of the Shari’ah.

Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‘Allamah Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qaadiri دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ presents some guidance on this matter in his book, ‘Kufriyah Kalimat kay baray mayn suwal jawab’, where he writes: ‘The summary of