Bandagi :: Meditation

Gem No. 4: Creating the Light of NOOR Mowlana Murtazâ Ali (a.s.) Within Oneself

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

Ya Ali Madad! This post has five parts.

Part 1. Knowledge Section on Bandagi:

The practice of luminous prayer (bandagi) at a luminous time leads to purity. The mechanism for creating the Light of NOOR Mowlana Murtazâ Ali (a.s.) within oneself is the practice of luminous prayer (bandagi) (with a luminous word (bol) if you are blessed with it) at a luminous time (early hours of the morning). The reward of this practice (and of abundant remembrance (dhikr) during the rest of of the day and night) leads to purification of the soul and enlightenment, as described in verse 162 of Kalâmê Mowlâ:

Badee fajar jagê nê bandagi karê,
to tu(n) nêkee kamâyâ
jo ees vêrâe jâgyâ,
so bandageesê nêkee pâyâ
The one who remains awake in the early hours of the morning
and performs his special luminous prayer (bandagi),
has indeed earned for himself purity.
If he remains awake at this time,
he has attained purity through luminous prayer (bandagi).
subu sâdak jâgo bhâi,
karo zikr ilâhi
namâz tasbi bandagisêthi,
hovê dil safâee .....162
Remain awake at the early hours of the morning brothers,
and perform the luminous remembrance of God.
Through prayers (namaz, Du'a),
divine remembrance (dhikr, recitation of tasbis),
and luminous prayers (bandagi) the heart is purified. .....162

Part 2. Dhikr Section:

On the occasion of the upcoming Darbars in Dubai and in the USA, here is a dhikr track to invoke two additiuonal attributes of the Light of Eternal Ali which is manifest in our present and living Imam, Noor Mowlana Shah Karim Al-Hussaini Hazar Imam (a.s.):

Let us reflect on the 55th and 42nd beautiful name of Allah:

055	Al-Wali	The Protecting Associate	He who is the Friend of His righteous devotees.	Yaa-Wali
042	Al-Karim	The Bountiful One	He who is Generous and Munificent.	Yaa-Karim

For today's session, let us use a bouquet of Ya Wali, Ya Karim tasbi to appreciate the Lord's protection and generosity upon us.

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Ya Wali, Ya Karim
O Mowla! You are our Protecting Associate
and You are the Bountiful One

Recited by Noorallah Juma

Al-hamdu lillahi rabbil 'alamin.
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds!

Part 3. Anant Nâ Nav Chhugâ Verses (Chhugo Number 2, verses 6 to 10):

Recited by Shafiq Rawji

Āshāji	kathan pohoro kaljug tano tēmā(n) mahēr karo e murārji sāmi emhi jāni mehēraj karjo mayā karo e murār Hari ana(n)t ...................................	6
Oh Lord	The most difficult period is that of the present era In it have mercy upon us Oh the Exalted one Oh Lord realising this fact have only mercy and have (a great deal of) compassion Oh the Exalted one Hari You are eternal; ........................	6
Āshāji	kētāk ākdā amēj vinyā tēha tano kapāsji eni ritē karinē kā(n)tyā tēnu(n) sutaraj khās Hari ana(n)t ...................................	7
Oh Lord	How many pods of aak were selected by myself only from which a yarn was prepared From it we wove or spun which resulted in a cotton like substance Hari You are eternal; ........................	7
Āshāji	nāri farti tiyā(n)j kā(n)tati tamē suno nar sujanaji amāro nar am ghar āvashē nakala(n)ki chatur nirvān Hari ana(n)t ...................................	8
Oh Lord	The spinning process was done entirely through the movement of the wife's bodily limbs You who are the Lord, the Supreme Judge please listen Our Husband will come to our homes He who is the Pure, Perfect and Intelligent without any doubt Hari You are eternal; ........................	8
Āshāji	vāt sā(m)bharo nārij tani tē satsu(n) vinvē jānji ketik vātē mēhēr mora jogiyā nav chhugāni vēnti parmāno Hari ana(n)t ...................................	9
Oh Lord	Listen only to what the (devoted) wife says She pleads truthfully in complete humility In how many different words have I expressed my devotional attitude towards my Merciful the substance of which is contained in the supplications Hari You are eternal; ........................	9
Āshāji	Hasan Husēnki ālaj kahie sohi Hasan sāhā khāsji Pir Hasan Kabirdin bolyā ho sāmi puro hamāri āshā hari ana(n)t ana(n)t hari anatē(n)jo sāmi shāh anantē(n)jo a(n)t tu(n)hē jānējē Hari ana(n)t ...................................	10
Oh Lord	If we only consider the progeny Hazarat Hasan and Imam Husein then Hasan Shah is indeed one of them Pir Hasan Kabirdin spoke to the Lord fulfil our hopes and wishes Hari You are eternal; ........................	10

Part 4. Angelic Salwat
Let us recite angelic salwats to invoke Divine grace and mercy.

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Allâhumâ salli alâ Muhammadin wa âle Muhammad:
O Allah! Bestow Peace on and through Muhammad and his Descendants

33 beads recited by Noorallah Juma

101 beads recited by Noorallah Juma

Al-hamdu lillahi rabbil 'alamin.
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds!

Part 5. Global Prayers and Three Grand Aspirations
Through the barakat of spiritual knowledge, tasbis and angelic salwat by many individuals of the global Jamat, O Noor Mowlana Hazar Imam, bless the global Jamat with:

Spiritual and luminous tayid (help) to advance materially, spiritually and intellectually;
Sunshine in our spiritual hearts and actualization of the inner vision of the Truth;
Empowerment to present a Material Nazrana of time, knowledge and financial resources;
Empowerment to present a Spiritual Nazrana in the form of a pure heart which is in a state of constant dhikr; and
Empowerment to present a Luminous Nazrana in the form of a sound heart (qalb-i salim) which is in a state of constant dhikr and enlightenment.

Haizinda — Qayampaya
(Our Present Imam is Living and His NOOR is Eternal)

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Article by Dr. Noorallah Juma