Remembering our Beloved Prophet
Illustration taken from a "Falnameh," a sixteenth century Persian book of prophesies. Artist unknown; watercolor painting; Mohammed is the veiled figure on the right. Currently housed in The Saxon State Library, Dresden, Germany, part of an exhibition that was displayed at The Library of Congress in 1996.
Nur al-Huda, our Prophet, the Light of Guidance
The Light of guidance has come!/His splendor, it revives us/His meeting, it honors us/Lord lavish blessings on him/Welcome and great ease to him!/Through him great bounties reached us/With his presence comes our care/Lord, lavish blessings on him/His was a momentous birth/This is the kind and the caring/He came with a wholesome heart/Lord lavish blessings on him/O you Mercy to the Worlds/O you Unending Grace/Intercessor, Trustworthy/Lord lavish blessings on him/You act as if you love him/but love demands constancy/if you want to be near him/Lord lavish blessings on him/Our Ahmad, the Chosen One/An ocean, pure and faithful/In praising you is healing/Lord lavish blessings on him
Follow along in Arabic or English with al-Kauthar’s rendition of Nur al-Huda/The Light of Guidance
ahlan bihi wa-sahlan/Welcome and great ease to him!
ahlan bihi wa-sahlan/Welcome and great ease to him!
qad taba fihi-l-majla/Through him great bounties reached us
halla’l-hana mudh halla/With his presence comes our care
salla alayh Mawlana/Lord lavish blessings on him
Nur ul-Huda wafana/The Light of Guidance has come!
Nur ul-Huda wafana/The Light of Guidance has come!
bi-husnihi ahyana/His splendor, it revives us
wa-bil-liqa hayana/His meeting, it honors us
salla alayh mawlana/Lord lavish blessings on him
hadha’l-milad ul-ʿazhim/His was a momentous birth
hadha’l-milad ul-ʿazhim/His was a momentous birth
hadha ar-raʾuf ur-rahim/This is the kind and the caring
hadha ar-raʾuf ur-rahim/This is the kind and the caring
hadha ar-raʾuf ur-rahim/This is the kind and the caring
ata bi-qalbi salim/He came with a wholesome heart
ata bi-qalbi salim/He came with a wholesome heart
salla alayh Mawlana/Lord lavish blessings on him
Nur ul-Huda wafana/The Light of Guidance has come!
Nur ul-Huda wafana/The Light of Guidance has come!
bi-husnihi ahyana/His splendor, it revives us
wa-bil-liqa hayana/His meeting, it honors us
salla alayh Mawlana/Lord lavish blessings on him
Ahmadna-l-mustafa/Our Ahmad, the Chosen One
Ahmadna-l-mustafa/Our Ahmad, the Chosen One
baharu-s-safa wal-wafa/An ocean, pure and faithful
baharu-s-safa wal-wafa/An ocean, pure and faithful
baharu-s-safa wal-wafa/An ocean, pure and faithful
fi’l-madhu fihi shifa/In praising you is healing
fi’l-madhu fihi shifa/In praising you is healing
salla alayh Mawlana/Lord lavish blessings on him
Nur ul-Huda wafana/The Light of Guidance has come!
Nur ul-Huda wafana/The Light of Guidance has come!
bi-husnihi ahyana/His splendor, it revives us
wa-bil-liqa hayana/His meeting, it honors us
salla alayh Mawlana/Lord lavish blessings on him
salla alayh Mawlana/Lord lavish blessings on him