The Blessings of Nad-e-Ali

The book Jawahir-e-Khamsah is authored by Shah Muhammad Ghaus Gwaliori رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه. This is a well-known book that contains various wazaif (spiritual supplications). Renowned Islamic scholars and Awliya, and even the great Muhaddith of the Indian subcontinent, Shah Waliullah Muhaddith Dehlvi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه, granted permission for the wazaif mentioned in this book. Sayyidi Ala Hazrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه also praised this book. Among the supplications encouraged in this book is the recitation of Nad-e-Ali.

نَادِ عَلِیًّا مَّظْہَرِ الْعَجَائِبِ تَجِدْہُ عَوْنًا لَّکَ فِی النَّوَائِبِ کُلُّ ہَمٍّ وَّ غَمٍّ سَیَنْجَلِیْ بِنَبُوَّتِکَ یَا مَحَمَّدُبِوَلَایَتِکَ یَاعَلِیُّ یَا عَلِیُّ یَا عَلِیُّ

Translation: Call upon Ali رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ, the manifestation of wonders; you will find him a helper in times of hardship. Every worry and sorrow will be removed through your Prophethood, O Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, and through your wilayah, O Ali. Ya Ali! Ya Ali! Ya Ali!^([1])

Scholars have written that whoever faces difficulty, worry, illness, grief, or has an important objective to fulfil should recite Nad-e-Ali. In Sha Allah, through its blessings, worries and sorrows will be removed, difficulties will be resolved, and success will be granted in one’s goals. While reciting Nad-e-Ali, the words بِنَبُوَّتِکَ یَا مُحَمَّد should be replaced with بِنَبُوَّتِکَ یَا رَسُوْلَ اللہ.

Sayyidi Ala Hazrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه states that calling upon the Beloved Prophet
صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم by name (i.e., saying “Ya Muhammad”) is impermissible. Scholars have explained that even if a supplication taught in Hadith contains “Ya Muhammad,” it should be recited as “Ya Rasul Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.” ^([2])

O devotees of the Messenger صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! If you are unable to write Nad-e-Ali yourself or find it difficult to recite, Dawat-e-Islami has a dedicated department called Rohani Ilaj (Spiritual Treatment). Through this department,