{"id":209,"date":"2014-09-20T08:43:35","date_gmt":"2014-09-20T08:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/80.93.25.32\/?p=209"},"modified":"2014-09-24T10:37:44","modified_gmt":"2014-09-24T10:37:44","slug":"munaajaat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/misbah\/infocus\/munaajaat\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Munaajaat<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prayer is the contemplation of life from the highest point of view. Prayer brings one close to Allah Ta\u00b4aala, the Creator of the universe. One of the most intimate forms of prayer in which a devotee engages in a personal dialogue with Allah is <em>\u2018munaajaat\u2019<\/em>. Verses of<em> munaajaat<\/em> composed by Awliyaullah<sup>AS<\/sup>, especially Amirul Mumineen Moulana Ali<sup>SA<\/sup> and Moulana Imam Ali Zain al-Abideen<sup>SA<\/sup> are a powerful means of intercession for the fulfillment of desires.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nThe 51st Dai, Syedna Taher Saifuddin<sup>RA<\/sup> would compose a <em>munaajaat<\/em> every year on <em>Lailatul Qadr<\/em> and bestow on Mumineen the opportunity to join him in his intimate prayers to Allah. The 52nd Dai, Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin<sup>RA<\/sup> continued his revered father\u2019s tradition. Maula\u2019s<em> munaajaat<\/em> chronicled contemporary events of <em>Dawat<\/em> and reflected events happening around the world that affected Mumineen. By reciting the <em>munaajaat<\/em>, Mumineen joined Maula in his contemplation of life, about matters of temporal and spiritual importance; and got a glimpse into his concerns and his hopes; his objectives and his ambitions for <em>Dawat<\/em> and the children of <em>Dawat<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In the same manner, his <em>mansoos<\/em>, the 53rd Dai Mutlaq, Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin<sup>TUS<\/sup> composed a <em>munaajaat<\/em> this <em>Shehre Ramadan<\/em> and bestowed upon every mumin the privilege of reciting it in <em>Lailatul Qadr<\/em>. Recitation of his <em>munaajaat<\/em> enlightens the soul and mind, leads to the fulfillment of desires, redemption from sins and betterment in the quality of life.<\/p>\n<p>It is indeed befitting that Maula\u2019s<sup>TUS<\/sup> very first <em>munaajaat<\/em> should begin with <em>Bismillah<\/em>: the most sublime of all beginnings. His each word is a reminiscence of Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin<sup>RA<\/sup> which culminates in a verse in which he describes the plight of Mumineen at the loss of their beloved <em>Dai<\/em>. He says, \u201cThe destitute of the Madinah of <em>Dawat<\/em> and their children cry aloud with anguish, \u2018Oh <em>Maula<\/em>! Where did you go?\u2019\u201d. An allusion to the children of Madinah who would stand outside their houses in anticipation of Moulana Imam Ali Zain al-Abideen<sup>AS<\/sup> , asking when will he come?<\/p>\n<p>Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin<sup>TUS<\/sup> seeks the intercession of the <em>Panjatan<\/em> in the very manner in which Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin<sup>RA<\/sup> sought, indicating that every act of his will be an attempt to emulate his predecessor and his appointer. While describing the virtues of Moulatona Fatema<sup>SA<\/sup>, Aqa Maula<sup>TUS<\/sup> highlights the lofty meanings and signs contained in her deed of preparing <em>rotis<\/em> with her own hands, emphasizing that making<em> roti<\/em> is not a trivial task.<\/p>\n<p>Among the many things that Maula<sup>TUS<\/sup> seeks for Mumineen in his munaajaat are ease of difficulty, earning of a halal livelihood, protection from haram, forbearance in obedience and that Allah accept Mumineen\u2019s deeds of namaaz, zakaat and rozah. Maula<sup>TUS<\/sup> prays for the protection of the Holy Sites that are under threat and that may peace prevail on earth. Aqa Maula\u2019s<sup>TUS<\/sup> earnest desire to see a<em> haafiz al-Quran<\/em> in every house finds expression in his prayers when he says, \u201c(O Allah,) Provide succour for the one who endeavours to memorise the Quran so that he can memorise it in its entirety and draw good into his house through its recitation.\u201d Maula<sup>TUS<\/sup> also prays for the return of those who have been led astray from <em>Haqq<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>munaajaat<\/em> is replete with prayer for the betterment of Mumineen and at the same time it also calls them towards those deeds that will ensure their betterment. The word <em>\u201cDai\u201d<\/em> has two meanings: \u2018the one who calls towards something,\u2019 and \u2018the one who supplicates.\u2019 These two meanings and these two tasks blend together seamlessly and become one in <em>munaajaat<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prayer is the contemplation of life from the highest point of view. Prayer brings one close to Allah Ta\u00b4aala, the Creator of the universe. One of the most intimate forms of prayer in which a devotee engages in a personal dialogue with Allah is \u2018munaajaat\u2019. Verses of munaajaat composed by AwliyaullahAS, especially Amirul Mumineen Moulana &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":446,"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209\/revisions\/446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}