In the age that we live in, our days have become our nights and our nights have become our days. We are continually focusing on this temporary life, turning a blind eye to that which matters, such as the teachings of the best of creation, the one who uttered the supplication: “O Allah: my nation, my nation!” It is none other than the Prophet Muhammad ï · º. Our pious predecessors understood the importance of one’s tongue being moist with the remembrance of the beloved. They ensured that some - if not all - of their time was enveloped in the prayers upon the Prophet Muhammad ï · º. This compilation is unique in that each form of prayer highlights the connection between the Messenger ï · º and the Names and Qualities of Allah ï · ». In addition, each form includes a unique supplication for the one reciting it. The reciter of these prayers thus finds himself engaging in the remembrance of Allah ï · » by calling Him through His Most Sublime Names, and asking Him to send prayers and increase the honour and rank of the Messenger ï · º. By doing this, he obtains the virtues and reward of sending prayers upon the Prophet ï · º, and also supplicates to Allah, asking Him such amazing things that we are generally unable to think of when asking of Him. The author, Habib Umar bin Hafiz, a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad ï · º, is one of the great luminaries of our time. This book has been made available to English speakers for whom we ask Allah to make it a means to attain proximity, in this life and the Hereafter, to Him and the Prophet Muhammad ï · º.
