Book Review: Riyaz-e-Nayeem, mawlana muraadabadi

Discussion in 'Bibliophile's Corner' started by Abu Fadl, Jan 27, 2008.

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  1. Abu Fadl

    Abu Fadl Banned

    it does not detract, but being from the noble lineage certainly adds! of course it is a special honour.

    anyway, that was not the intention here but we were asking for information purporses and is certainly an important aspect of one's biography.
     
  2. even if he was not a sayyid it would not detract from his greatness as a great alim but i always thought he was. we mustn't get a sayyid fetish though like some of our brethren who use it as an excuse to look down their noses at non-sayyids...
    pir sayyid irfan shah sahib says something beautiful that being a sayyid gives you twice the rewards but also with it comes twice the responsibility and, if u sin, twice the punishment...
     
  3. Noori

    Noori Senior Moderator

    well, the version I have printed by maktaba al-islamiah has sayyid in his name
     
  4. abu Hasan

    abu Hasan Administrator

    i have other books by the shaykh, some which include sayyid and some do not. i also faintly remember someone long ago saying that the shaykh was not sayyid - he could have been mistaken; or i could have forgotten.

    books which add sayyid on the title:

    - al kalimatu'l `ulya li iylai ilm al-mustafa : a wonderful read on the matter of ilm al-ghayb in urdu. ad-dawlah is too advanced, and this is a simplified version accessible to anybody who can read urdu.

    - riyaz e nayeem

    - sawaniH e karbala

    - khazayin al-irfan; a commentary on the qur'an.


    books that don't:

    - aTyab al-bayan raddi tafwiyatu'l eeman

    - kitab al-aqayid
     
  5. Abu Fadl

    Abu Fadl Banned

    mm the copy of khazaain-ul-Irfan that i have says Syed on it.
     
  6. I had no idea he was sayyid.

    Does Hadrat sahib have any descendants from whom it could be verified?
     
  7. abu Hasan

    abu Hasan Administrator

    i was not sure about it and was about to amend it shortly after verification. if i recall correctly, hashmi miyaN said in a speech some years ago: 'sadr al-afazil ban saktey ho, sayyid nahin ban saktey.'

    in fatawa riDawiyyah, vol.23, pg.712 [fatwa number. 354] alaHazrat is asked about an issue and mawlana nayimuddin is mentioned without the appellation of 'sayyid' whereas, usually such an appellation is mentioned particularly when referring to ulama. [if it is mentioned anywhere else, i do not know.]

    these statement are open to interpretation, and are not proof that he was not a sayyid. yet, i wanted to verify it prior to stating it. nothing against the shaykh. raHimahullah wa raDiya anhu.
     
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  8. Abu Fadl

    Abu Fadl Banned

    Why have you not mentioned that he is syed?
     
  9. beautiful poetry with a simplicity of diction which is refreshing.
     
  10. abu Hasan

    abu Hasan Administrator

    ay ibn e sa’ad rayy ki hukumat to kya milī
    zulm o jafa ki jald hi tujh ko sazaa milī

    ay shimr e naabakaar, shahīdoN key khuun sey
    kaysī sazā tujhe abhi ay naasazā milī

    ay tishna gaane khuun e jawānān e ahl e bayt
    dekhā ? key tum ko zulm ki kaysī saza milī

    kuttoN ki taraH lāsheN tumhārī saDā kiye
    ghūDī pey gor ko bhi tumhārī na jā milī

    ruswāy e khalq ho gaye barbād ho gaye
    mardūdo tum ko zillat e har do sarā milī

    tum ne ujāDa hazrat e zahrā ka būstāN
    tum khud ujaD gaye tumheN ye bad’duá milī

    dunyā parstO deen se muNh moD kar tumheN
    dunyā milī na áysh o tarab kī hawā milī

    aakhir dikhāya rang shahīdoN key khuun ney
    sar kaT gaye amaaN na tumheN ik zara milī

    paayī hai kyā naýīm unhoN ney abhī sazā
    dekheN gey woh jaĥīm meiN jis dam sazā milī
     
  11. abu Hasan

    abu Hasan Administrator

    manqibat imam husayn raDiyallahu ta'ala anhu

    aabid e kibriyaa, imām ĥusayn
    zahid e bey-riyaa, imām ĥusayn

    gul e gulzār e sayyid e aalam
    mah jabeeN khush liqaa imām ĥusayn

    hazrat e fatimah key nuur e nazar
    deen haqq kee ziyaa imām ĥusayn

    qurratu’l ayn e hazrat e haydar
    sayyid e awliyaa imām ĥusayn

    sibT e akbar ke raahat e dil o jaaN
    quwwat e mujtabaa imām ĥusayn

    deen key peshwaa imām ĥusayn
    rahnumaa muqtadaa imām ĥusayn

    jumla as’ĥāb ke qaraar e dil
    waaris e anbiyaa imām ĥusayn

    jaaN nisaaraNe deen key sarkhayl
    haadi o peshwaa imām ĥusayn

    woh shahadat ko naaz ho jin par
    ahl e sabr o razaa imām ĥusayn

    sahib e adl o daad o hilm o karam
    taaj e ahl e sakhaa imām ĥusayn

    haami e deen o naasir e millat
    deen Haqq par fidaa imām ĥusayn

    karbala ki zameeN pey khuuN se likhaa
    tum ney naam e wafaa imām ĥusayn

    tum ney dikhlaa diyaa zamaaney ko
    naqsh e sidq o safaa imām ĥusayn

    dhuum aalam meiN hai shujāát kee
    kaam aysaa kiyaa imām ĥusayn

    kaysey kaysey sitam huwey tum par
    aashiq e kibriyaa imām ĥusayn


    raah haq meiN kaTaya sab kunbaa
    marHabah marHabah imām ĥusayn

    teen din tak pyaas meiN taDpaa
    teraa sab qaafilah imām ĥusayn

    nau nihaal apney tumney nazr kiye
    fakhr e sabr o razaa imām ĥusayn

    fauj zaalim ki ruu siyaah huwee
    karkey zulm o jafaa imām ĥusayn

    teri sawlat sey terey a’adaa meiN
    tehlaka paDh gaya imām ĥusayn

    teri talwaar ka jahaaN meiN hai
    aaj tak ghalghalaa imām ĥusayn

    kaTey har waar meiN parey ke parey
    ro diye ashqiyaa imām ĥusayn

    jalwah afroz karbalah meiN huwey
    sayyid e anbiyaa, imām ĥusayn [that is sayyid e anbiya AY imām ĥusayn]

    aap ko daayimi hayaat milee
    ay Imām e hudaa imām ĥusayn

    sab jahaN meiN tumhara qabzaa hai
    faatih e karbalaa imām ĥusayn

    saari khilqat meiN ho gaye ruswaa
    tere aadaa shahaa! imām ĥusayn

    saarey aalam ke mominoN ke liye
    rab sey keeje duaa imām ĥusayn

    aap sey rakhtey haiN umeed e karam
    ranj key mubtalaa, imām ĥusayn [again, ranj key mubtalaa ummeed rakhtey haiN AY imām ĥusayn]

    is nayeem e gunaah gaar pey lutf
    ay shah e asfiyaa imām ĥusayn


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    disclaimer: some folk may think/claim that i am posting this just to ward off my 'recent behavior' that shows 'love' for yazid. the accusation that i love yazid is utterly false and an ugly slander. i don't deem it necessary clarify this; and do not care a bit for their unjust comments. we have always extolled and admired the bravery and sacrifice of imam husayn. i am not bothered with convincing anybody of my belief and this post is nothing to 'clarify' my position. it is as it has always been. wa billahi't tawfiq.
     
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  12. abu Hasan

    abu Hasan Administrator

    nalah kartey haiN aah kartey haiN
    yeh bhi koyi gunaah kartey haiN


    paaoN zakhmi huwey to honey do
    sar ko ham waqf e raah kartey haiN


    aap key hijr meiN aseer e alam
    giryah ay baadshaah kartey haiN


    dawr duuri ka duur ho jaaye
    yeh duáā sub’H gaah kartey haiN


    dil lagaana kisi sey laa haasil
    woh kisi sey nibaah kartey haiN


    garchey aasi haiN teri raHmat key
    hum umeed ay ilaah kartey haiN


    na-umeedi hai kaam kaafir kaa
    ya’s woh ruu siyaah kartey haiN


    aap key gham meiN jaan dee ham ney
    aap ko hum gawaah kartey haiN


    un ke husn e jameel kee tawseef
    anjum o mihr o maah kartey haiN


    haal e dil unsey kyaa kahey koyee
    sun ke woh waah waah kartey haiN


    husn e naa-paayedaar par yeh ghuruur
    but sitam bey-panaah kartey haiN


    ishq jo kartey hain paree-ruu sey
    naamah apnaa siyaah kartey haiN


    husn e faani bhi husn hai koyee
    umr ko kyuN tabaah kartey haiN


    husn e baatil pey naaz aur ghamzah
    kyuN yeh naamah siyaah kartey haiN


    aankh rakhtey haiN jo, nayimuddin
    dil sey ishq e ilaah kartey haiN
     
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  13. abu Hasan

    abu Hasan Administrator

    ujDey huwey diyār ko ársh e barīN banayeN to
    un pey fidā hai dil merā, naaz sey dil meiN aayeN to

    chahra e paak sey niqāb aap zaraa uThayeN to
    husn-e-khudā-numā ki shaan, shaan-e-khudā dikhāyeN to

    kushta e ishq sayyidaa, aap key naam par marey
    jalwah inheN dikhāyiye aap agar jilaayeN to

    dard o alam key mubtalaa, jin ki kahiN na ho dawaa
    dekheN woh shaan e kibriyaa, aap key dar pey aayeN to

    kartey haiN kis pey kuch sitam, kyuN ho kisi ko ranj o gham
    mawlid e Muşţafā ki ham, eyd agar manāyeN to

    bad haiN agarche ham huzur, aap ke haiN magar zaruur
    kis ko sunayeN haal e dil tum nahiN sunayeN to

    aap key dar pey gar na aayeN, kaun sa dar hai jis pe jaayeN
    saamney kis key sar jhukaayeN, aap hameN bataayeN to?

    haal meraa tabaah hai, naamah meraa siyaah hai
    heych meraa gunaah hai, aap agar bachaayeN to

    dil ki muraad un ki deed; deed hai unki dil ki eyd
    eyd nahiN hai kuch bayeed, lutf sey gar bulayeN to

    sadmeN firaq o hijr key, kis sey yeh ghamzadah kahey
    tu hi agar karam karey, dard e nihaaN sunayeN to

    rafá haiN fat’ĥ key asar; peysh hain kasr key zirar
    zeyr ko keejiye zabar, naSb adad uThayeN to

    karney ko jaan o dil fidaa rozah e paak par shahaa
    pahunchey naýīm e bey nawaa, aap agar bulāyeN to
     
  14. abu Hasan

    abu Hasan Administrator

    Sadr al-Afadil, the teacher of teachers in the last century, mawlana muhammad nayimuddin muradaabadi is a jurist, scholar, mufti, quranic exegete and an educator. he was also an excellent poet; a collection of his poems is named as 'riyaz e nayeem' / the 'garden of nayeem' or the 'garden of comfort.'

    ---
    here is a selection from his diwan.
     

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