Now, due to the passing of the Prophet, my heart is shattered and my bone will remain broken forever
If only I could have been buried in my grave before the apparent passing of my Master!
(Al-Mawāĥibu-li-dunyāĥ-lil-Qasṭalānī, Vol. 3, p. 394)
Dear Islamic brothers! The devotee of the Holy Prophet, the Guide on the Path of Love, Sayyidunā Abū Bakr رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ expressed his love and devotion in these verses with such passion and feeling. For the sake of the pure tears of Ṣiddīq Al-Akbar رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ which flowed out of the grief for the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, if only we too could be blessed with eyes which cry due to grief for the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الْحَبِیۡب صَلَّى الـلّٰـہُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
‘Allāmaĥ Imām ‘Abdur Raḥmān Jāmī قُـدِّسَ سِـرُّهُ الـسَّامِی has narrated a faith-refreshing dream from the last days of the blessed life of the First Caliph, Sayyidunā Ṣiddīq Al-Akbar رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ in his famous book ‘Shawāĥid-un-Nubūwwaĥ.’ A portion of that narration is presented as follows, ‘Sayyidunā Abū Bakr رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ has said, ‘Once, during the final part of the night, I was blessed