The Red Sulphur of Ghawth al-A'dham

In the name of Allah, the Universally Merciful, the Singularly Compassionate. O Allah, bestow Your most benevolent
blessings eternally,

,and Your most bountiful favors everlastingly, and Your choicest salutations graciously and abundantly

,on the most venerated reality of mankind who is the mine of intrinsic property of faith

,the mountain of divine beneficence, the abode of divine mysteries

,the central pearl of the necklace of the Prophets

.the precursor of the Army of the Messengers and most Excellent of All Creation

,bearer of the Banner of Highest Glory, holder of the Reigns of Resplendent Dignity

,witness to Eternal Mysteries, beholder of Pre-eternal Lights

;the true interpreter of the eternity and perenniality; the fountainhead of divine knowledge, forbearance and wisdom



revealer of the Secret of Overflowing Generosity both partial [in this world] and universal [in the Hereafter], pupil of the
Eye of Existence both heavenly and earthly

;who is the soul of the Universe; who is the fountain of the life of both the worlds




who is endowed with the most elevated rank of servantship; who is illuminated by the mysteries of divinity; who is the
;owner of privileged stations and lovely honours

,who is the Chief of all (spiritualists) and embodiment of all virtues; who is the Supreme Intimate Friend

.and most Noble Beloved of his Lord, for whom the most high ranks and praiseworthy stations have been reserved

.Whose Apostleship has been ratified by clear arguments and witnesses

.Who has been made dominant and victorious by awfulness and miracles, the possessors of honours and dignity

,The primordial and eternal light; Our Master and Prophet Muhammad

who is praised in the domain of pre-creation and phenomenal creation. He is the gateway to divine mercy for the witness
.and the witnessed

.He is the court for the witnesses and subject of the witness. He is the reality of everything and light of guidance




,He is the innermost secret of each mystery and in himself such a theophany which has unveiled the veils of mysteries

from whom all kinds of effulgence are manifested. He is the hidden secret, manifest light, lord of all perfect in every
,respect

opener of the treasure of bounties, seal of the prophethood, first of the creation, last of appearance, veiled from the eye of
,wisdom

unveiled to the eye of love, last to come, gatherer of the people at his feet at Doomsday, forbidder of evil, enjoiner of good,
,the admonisher

the succourer, the patient, the grateful, the bower out of humility, worshipper of the Lord every moment, the effacer of
,every falsehood

,the most excellent, the most sublime, the adorer of his Lord. His faithful, the trustful worshiper of His Lord

living apart from worldly enticements, standing at the Divine Court, sitting in prayer, the bower, the prostrater, the utmost
,obedient, the witness, the friend, embodiment of virtues

evidence of Divine Unity, irrefutable argument, the one chosen for obedience, submissive in the Divine sanctuary, the
submissive, (to Allah the Exalted)

the righteous, the seeker of Divine help, the embodiment of truth, the revealer of truth, the full moon, the Chief of the
,Apostles, Ta Ha, Ya Sin, wrapped up in the mantle

,the clothed one, the Chief of all the Messengers, the leader of all the righteous, seal of the prophethood







,the beloved friend of the Lord of Universe, the chosen Prophet

,the chosen Messenger. The just, the Justice, the subtle one, the knower, the most wise, the knowledgeable

.

the dominant, the kind hearted, the compassionate, the forgiving, the appreciative, the high, the kind, Your eternal light and
Your right path

,O Allah shower blessings upon Muhammad, Your servant, Your Messenger, Your close friend

,Your Elect, Your beloved friend, Your Prophet, Your trustworthy, Guide unto You, Your confider

,Your Elect, leader of the good, guide toward good, the Messenger of mercy

,the unlettered Prophet, the Arab, the Quraish, the Hashmite, the Abtahi

,the Makki, the Madani, the Tihami, the witness, the observer of Your Beauty

,the nearfriend,


the blessed servant, the beloved, the intercessor

,the respected, the exalted, the elegant, the admonisher, the bringer of good tidings

,


the Warner,
the benevolent, the clement, the most generous, the gracious, the pure










,the blessed, the established in Divine presence, the truthful, the affirmed, inviter towards You with Your permission

the radiant lamp which encompassed the entire realities and emerged successful

,and excelled all the creations whom You made Your beloved friend, whom You called upon and conversed in secret

whom You brought near to You and made him monitor. On whose advent You sealed apostleship, guidance, glad tidings,
warning, and prophethood

,and helped him by conferring on him awfulness, made the clouds to put shadow on him

,made the downing sun return for him, split the moon for him

You made porpoise, gazelle, wolf, dry date-tree, roasted meat of goat, camel, mountain, lump of clay, trees, and stone speak
.to him

.For whom You made sweet water burst forth from his finger

For whom You made heavy rain fall down in draught and famine by his invocation








.which made barren land, rocks, hilly places, dry fields, deserts, stones, clay hills fertile

,You carried him by night from the Masjid of Mecca to the Masjid of al-Aqsa

.and from there to seven spheres from there to the Lote Tree of the Boundary from there to Two-bow length or closer

.To whom You did show your greatest signs. You bestowed on him the august and exalted position

,You addressed him, conversed with him in Your presence

favoured him to see You with his bodily eyes. You reserved for him the elevated position of Chief mediator and

intercessor .great

anxiety utmost be the day of

Day which would
on the Resurrection
and disturbance

,You made him eloquent in speech and pearls of wisdom. You made his nation the best of all nations

.and pardoned their sins from the beginning to the end








,He who conveyed Your message, fulfilled the trust, advised his Ummah, banished the trouble

.
enlightened the darkness and he waged holy war against infidelity and worshipped his Lord until he returned to eternal
.abode

.O Lord of Honour and Power, place him at the Lauded Station so that all his predecessors and successors envy him

O my Lord, exalt his name

and make his religion dominant and his Shariah everlasting and endow him with abundant sublimities and in the Hereafter
accept his intercession in respect of his Ummah

and elevate him to prominent rank and award him the best recompense and return. Make the blessedness of his
Praiseworthy station manifest to all the predecessor and successors

.






.Award him precedence over all the favourites of Divine presence

.O my Lord, accept his most effective (right of) intercession and elevate him more to august rank

.
.Also fulfil his desire in the world and the Hereafter as you have done in the case of Ibrahim and Moses

O Allah, join him with those of your bondsmen who are highly honored and venerated in respect of sublimity and miracles
and whose ranks are lofty in your presence
.




.and who are highly regarded near You and whose intercession is very strong in your court

O Allah, honor his authority and make his evidence prominent, and grant him his request in respect of the people of his
.house and his progeny

.O Allah, make his offspring and his followers true adherent to his wont which may provide satisfaction to him

.

What recompense have You given to each prophet on behalf of his community, give the best reward to our patron on behalf
.of us and also give good return to all the Prophets

O Allah! Shower blessings and peace on our master in number equal to the eyes that see

and the ears that listen. O Allah! Shower blessings and peace on him in number equal to those who have sent blessings to
him

.and equal to those who have not sent blessings to him

.Send blessings and confer peace in the manner You like and pleased that blessings be sent to him

.

.Send blessings and confer peace in the manner which befits his majesty




O Allah! Send blessings and confer peace on him and on his family in number equal to the bounties of Allah Most High and
.His beneficence

,O Allah! Send blessings and confer peace on him and on his family, on his companions, on his progeny, on his grandsons

,on his wives, on his children, on the pious people of his house, on his kins

on his father-in-law on his son-in-law, on his friends, on his followers, on his helpers who are the store-house of his secrets
,and mines of his light

and who are the treasure of Truth, who are the leaders of the people

.and are the stars of guidance for their followers. Infinite blessings and peace be on all of them

O Allah be pleased with his companions for ever and equal to the number of Your creations

,and equal to the weight of Your Throne, and equal to the ink of Your words

Let this blessings and salutations continue as long as You are remembered by those who glorify you and by those who
.forget to glorify You

Such blessings be on him as it please Yourself and deserving for Your prophet and a cause of our weal and prosperity and
,grant him the right of mediation

and the august and the highest status. O Allah, bestow on him the Lauded Station

.and award him the Banner of Praise and the Heavenly Fountain (Kauthar) where all the thirsty folk would assemble

,O my Lord, shower blessings on all his brother prophets and messengers

saints of his community, the righteous, the angels of access

and our patron Shaikh Mohyuddin Abdul Qadir Jilani who occupies nearest place in Divine Presence and is the guardian]
[of divine mysteries. This addition is made by Shaikh Abdul Haq

.May allof
them be blessed by the Lord









O Allah! Bless our master Muhammad and his progeny who is the first primordial light

,and whose advent is mercy for the entire universe



equal in number to Your creation that has left and equal in number which has yet to come and as many as there were
;fortunate in them and as many as there were unfortunates in them

.the blessings which could encompass all the numbers and encircle all the limits

.Such blessings which have no limit, nor time-scale, nor end, nor estimation

Your those blessings that have been bestowed on him and presented in the presence of the Prophet and accepted there and is
.liked by the venerated Prophet

Such eternal blessings be on him as You are Eternal Yourself and lasting as You are Everlasting and have no end, beyond
.your knowledge

Such blessings be on him which may please You and please Your Beloved and by the virtue of which you are pleased with
.us

.Such blessing which may fill the heavens and earth

Such blessings by the grace of which You accept our supplications and purify our baser-self, bring to life our dead souls,
solve our complex problems, banish all our trials and tribulations, by virtue of which Your grace and beneficence may
.permeate our affairs and affairs of all the Muslims


O Allah, bestow unceasing benedictions on us, put up with our transgressions, keep us steadfast on his right path, and help
,us, and keep us in peace

.make our matters easy by keeping our bodies and souls undisturbed

Confer peace and safety on our faith and creed, in our worldly matters and in the Hereafter. Our end should be on the
.Quran and Sunnah

Gather us with your Beloved friend in Paradise without indulging us in prior torment

.in the condition You are pleased with us and not angry with us

.By Your grace, make our end without trouble in peace and safety

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Glory to Your Lord, The Lord of Honour and Power! He is free from what they ascribe And Peace be on the Apostles and
.Praise is due to the Lord of the World. The Most Merciful of all the mercifuls

Translated by Muhammad Riaz Qadiri from the book: The Sultan of Saints Mystical Life and Teachings of Sheikh Abd-ul
(Qadir Jilani, Radhi Allahu anhu
Darood Kibrit Ahmar Sharif is the elective powerful instrument for spiritual and material progress of the Chishti Order, also
its power is beyond description. It has also a specific way of recitation that renders it very effective, but this way of
recitation is not known to everyone. Anyhow in his bounty HHH Pir Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari, RA, has given
permission to anyone to recite this Darood because its benefits are such that can perceive also impure hearts. On the
.contrary its secret way of recitation is reserved to those who are authorized
Darood Kibrit Ahmar Sharif is full of barqaat (Divine, Spiritual Blessings). Furthermore the name of this Darood is also
worth of some considerations. Infact the name of this Darood is Darood of the Red Sulfur. Red indeed is one of the colors
of tasawwuf and sulfur is an element well known in Alchemy. One of the meanings of the symbol related to the red color is
that of transformation. Sulfur is also an element used in alchemy to transform substances, thus we may say that red sulfur
stresses the aspect of a permanent transformation which derives by the continuous recitation of this composition in praise of
.the Holy Prophet Sall Allahu alayhi wa sallam