one thing i forgot to mention - as i moved to the hadith explanation. rakhshan hilaal - means the crescent shines. the crescent is harbinger of a new month, of celebration, of eid; and a metaphor for change - the dawn of a new era. and it is that day in badr - with a constellation of stars surrounding the full moon - they heralded the dawn of a new era. gird e mah dast e anjum mein rakshaN hilaal... and the rise of the crescent - which banished the darkness of disbelief and injustice on the battlefield of badr. ===== additional explanations: hilal also means the crescent shaped whiteness on one's nails, and it is this alahazrat has alluded in another verse describing the beauty of his fingernails: eid e mushkil kushayi kay chamkay hilaal nakhunon ki bisharat pay lakhon salam the crescent of the festival of the easing of hardship shine, a billion salutes on the glad tidings given by his blessed fingernails.. ----- so the hilaal, in gird e mah dast e anjum mein rakhshaN hilal can also mean the blessed hands of the Prophet ﷺ as he has said in another verse: do qamar do panjah e khur, do sitaray das hilaal unkay talway, panjay naakhun paa e at'har yeediyaan two full moons, two suns, two stars and ten crescents his (two) soles, his open palms, his feet and heels, and his fingernails [open palms with five fingers spread are like a sun] --- one of the meanings of hilaal is dust. and it is here that the Prophet ﷺ, threw a handful of dust which is described in the qur'an as: "you did not throw it when you threw; rather it was Allah who threw it" [] so the entire couplet can also be read as the description of RasulAllah ﷺ himself present in the battlefield of badr. gird e mah, dast e anjum mein rakhshan hilaal badr ki daf' e zulmat pay lakhon salam. the allusion to dust (as one of the meanings) from his hand (dast) can also be drawn; the first word can also be read as gard=dust. these words are hints to other aspects of the event, though they are not direct translations. ---- hilal also has another meaning: a spell of rain, and is an allusion to the rain that fell that night. see taj al-arus, v31 p.146 Allah ta'ala knows best.
https://x.com/ridawipress/status/1901722761929576870 alahazrat describing the event of badr: gird e mah, dast e anjum mein rakhshaaN hilaal badr ki daf' zulmat pay lakhon salam surrounding the moon, in the hands of the stars, dazzling crescents a billion salutes on the full moon [badr] that banished darkness amazing word play in these couplets as usual mah - hilal - badr moon - cresent - full moon gird e mah - around the moon, surrounding the moon are dast e anjum - here dast may be used to mean "group of stars" or a constellation. or the literal: dast=hand: thus, "in the hands of the stars" the crescent is also a metaphor for sword; so in the hands of these stars {as said in another hadith: "as'haabi ka'n nujum = my companions are like stars} are swords and they are rallying towards the moon - i.e. RasulAllah ﷺ rakhshan = dazzling, shining; rakhshan hilaal = dazzling swords. as iqbal has said in his lines:"khanjar hilal ka hai qawmi nishan hamara" badr = full moon; but it is also the place where the first decisive battle for truth and islam was fought: the full moon banishes darkness, literally; the battle of badr banished the darkness of disbelief, ignorance and tyranny that had enveloped the land. so, a billion salutes to the companions - ahl badr. --- this is actually a reference to the sahih hadith of bukhari, 3952 where the sahabi miqdad said "we will surround you - to protect you and to fight for you" ibn masuud said: i was present with miqdad ibn aswad in that battle; and that i should be his companion is far beloved to me than everything else. he [miqdad] came to the prophet ﷺ and he was praying against the idolators and he said: [miqdad said:] we will not say as the people of Musa alayhis salam told him: "you and your Lord Almighty both go and fight.." [mai'dah, v24]. rather, we will fight with you, for you; on your right, on your left, and in front of you, behind your back. [i.e. from all sides] [ibn masuud says:] i saw the Prophet ﷺ and his face lighted up and he was pleased.[ibn masuud says:] i saw the Prophet ﷺ and his face lighted up and he was pleased. now read the couplet again: gird e mah, dast e anjum mein rakhshan hilaal badr ki daf' e zulmat pay lakhon salam.
17th ramadan. the battle of badr. ghazwat badr al-kubra. the destined day on which the tide turned. sayyiduna RasulAllah ﷺ supplicated to Allah ta'ala: "O Allah, if You will let this small army of islam to perish, never again will You be worshipped on earth" mages taken from internet. wikimedia, x, googlemaps etc. the above is masjid al-areesh, the spot where the Prophet's ﷺ tent was pitched and where he did the dua. badr was a small town about 120 km from madinah. in this map i have captured badr madinah and makkah. the schematic is taken from wikimedia. madinah in the north badr towards the coast makkah in the south zooming in on badr - masjid areesh, where the noble prophet ﷺ had alighted; the badr battlefield - and the graveyard where the martyrs are buried. https://t.co/AFI1uutjEO
