Commentary on the Supplication of Salawat Sha’baniyyah

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Author(s): Jerrmein Abu Shahba

Category: Supplications

Topic Tags: Supplications

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Taught by Imam ‘Ali ibn Al Husain Zainul ‘Abideen (AS)This text is a brief commentary on the famous Supplication of Salawat Sha'baniyyah which has been taught to us by Imam Zainul 'Abideen (peace be upon him). The reader is encouraged to analyze and reflect upon the deeper meanings of each word to better appreciate this precious jewel and recite it with cognition.

Introduction

In the Name of Allah, the Merciful the Compassionate

The famous supplication of Salawat Sha’baniyyah is one of the most beautiful and valuable prayers which has been gifted to us by the mercy of the Almighty Allah (SWT) in the holy month of Sha’ban and was taught by Imam Zainul ‘Abideen (AS).

In this paper, we will attempt to analyze this supplication word by word in a rudimentary fashion and reflect together upon its deeper meaning so that we can better appreciate this prayer and recite it with cognition. This supplication is composed of nearly 100 words which we divided into 19 phrases.

We chose to study this supplication since this is one of the unique prayers which presents multitude of ideas and condenses them in a few words. Each word and phrase speaks volumes of knowledge which may be dissected thoroughly, however for the sake of brevity, we aim to simply touch the water of vast knowledge so that perhaps some light may be shed on the apparent and hidden meanings of this supplication based

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