THE KHATME-I KHWAJAGAN

LET US FEEL THE MUHAMMADAN LIGHT

The noble Khatme is performed at least once a week, preferably on Friday night—that is, on the night connecting Thursday to Friday—after the ‘Isha prayer. Those who cannot perform it at that time may do so up to 45 minutes after the Fajr prayer.

Those who have more time may perform this remembrance daily in the same manner. Indeed, those who wish and have the time may even perform it twice daily—once after the Asr prayer and once after the ‘Isha prayer.

To receive the Muhammadan light flowing from heart to heart into one’s own heart requires opening one’s inner being. If the heart is receptive towards the people of spiritual meaning, then the light flowing from them will naturally stream into the heart that opens itself.

When people gather to perform the Khatme collectively, if the group is fewer than 10 people, they divide among themselves and recite Surah al-Fatiha at least 7 times, while the other required recitations are shared equally. If there are more than 10 participants, each person recites Surah al-Fatiha once, and the other litanies are recited 10 times each per person, until the total prescribed number of recitations is completed.

Afterward, a supplication is made to gift the multiplied reward of the recitation. While making the du‘a or reciting the litanies, if one does not know them by heart, one may open the eyes and read from the text, mentioning the names of those to whom the reward is being gifted.

When offering the reward to the friends of Allah, each name should be mentioned with reverence, as if that person were present, and then the prescribed prayer for them should be made before moving on to the next name.

Thus, the door of our heart will open, and our face will turn towards the stream of divine light.

LET US SAY FROM THE DEPTHS OF OUR HEART…

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Bismillāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm. Al-ḥamdu lillāhi rabbi l-‘ālamīn waṣ-ṣalātu wa s-salāmu ‘alā sayyidinā Muḥammad wa ‘alā ālihi wa ṣaḥbihi ajma‘īn.

“Allāhumma yā muftih al-abwāb, yā musabbib al-asbāb, yā muqallib al-qulūb wa l-abṣār, yā dalīl al-mutaḥayyirīn, yā ğiyāth al-mustaghīthīn, ighithnī, tawakkaltu ‘alayka yā Rabbī, wa fawwaḍtu amrī ilayka, yā Fettāḥ yā Wahhāb yā Bāsiṭ. Wa ṣallallāhu ‘alā khayri khalqihi sayyidinā Muḥammad wa ālihi wa ṣaḥbihi ajma‘īn.”

SUPPLICATION

O my Lord, O Lord of the worlds… I repent with regret for all the sins I have committed until today. I promise You not to return to them, and I offer You my repentance. Grant me strength and firmness to remain steadfast in this repentance.

O my Lord, O Lord of the worlds… I lovingly greet and respectfully acknowledge the spiritual presences of all the saints and truth-seekers, from the time of our master, Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (peace and blessings be upon him) until now, through whom the Muhammadan light has reached us.

O my Lord, O Lord of the worlds… As Your servant, I have received the Muhammadan light from the final hand of initiation that has reached me, clothing both my outward and inward being with it. Protect and preserve me with Your Power.

PRACTICE

Lower the left cheek gently onto the left shoulder, close the eyes, and turn inward to the heart.
Recite “Astaghfirullāh” 33 times
Recite Surah al-Fatiha 7 times
Recite Salawat 100 times
(Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā sayyidinā Muḥammad wa ‘alā āli sayyidinā Muḥammad)
Recite “Lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh” 500 times
Recite Surah al-Fatiha 7 times
Recite Salawat 100 times

Then recite again:

Bismillāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm. Al-ḥamdu lillāhi rabbi l-‘ālamīn waṣ-ṣalātu wa s-salāmu ‘alā sayyidinā Muḥammad wa ‘alā ālihi wa ṣaḥbihi ajma‘īn.

DEDICATION OF REWARD

O Allah, O my Lord, after accepting this noble Khatme by Your Grace, grant the multiplied reward of this recitation to:

The soul of the Master of the worlds, the honor of the children of Adam, the Imam of the Prophets, the leader of the chosen ones, our master Muhammad Mustafa (peace and blessings be upon him) … and to the souls of all prophets, messengers, their families, and companions.
Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him)
- Umar al-Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him)
- Uthman Dhun-Nurayn (may Allah be pleased with him)
- Ali al-Murtaza (may Allah honor his face)
- Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him)
- Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him)
- All pure wives, Ahl al-Bayt, and companions of the Prophet
- Uways al-Qarani (may Allah be pleased with him)
Salman al-Farisi (may Allah be pleased with him)
Qasim ibn Muhammad (may Allah be pleased with him)
Ja‘far as-Sadiq (may Allah be pleased with him)
Bayazid al-Bistami (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Ja‘far al-Kharaqani (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Abu ‘Ali Fazl ibn Muhammad al-Farmadi (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Yusuf al-Hamadani (may Allah sanctify his secret)
The great Pole, Abdulkhaliq al-Ghujduwani (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Arif ar-Riwgari (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Mahmud Injir Faghnafi (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Ali ar-Ramitani (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Muhammad Baba as-Sammasi (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Sayyid Amir Kulal (may Allah sanctify his secret)

-The Sultan of the Saints, Ghawth al-A‘zam, Abdulqadir al-Gilani (may Allah sanctify his secret)

… and to all the saints of the Naqshbandiyya, Suhrawardiyya, Qadiriyya, Kubrawiyya, Rifa‘iyya, Chishtiyya, Khalwatiyya, and all other true paths, their shaykhs, followers, and adherents.

Imam of the path, the Ghawth of mankind, Shah Naqshband Bahauddin al-Bukhari (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Alauddin al-Attar (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Ya‘qub al-Charkhi (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Ubaydullah al-Ahrar (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Muhammad Zahid Qadi Samarqandi (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Darwish Muhammad Samarqandi (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Muhammad Khwajagi al-Amkenegi (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Muhammad Baqibillah (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Imam Rabbani Mujaddid Alf Thani Ahmad Faruqi Sirhindi (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Muhammad Ma‘sūm (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Muhammad Sayfuddin (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Sayyid Nur Muhammad al-Badawani (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Shamsuddin Habibullah Mirza Mazhar Jan-i Janan (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Abdullah ad-Dihlawi (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Khalid al-Baghdadi (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Osman at-Tawileyn (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Abu Bakr Ghiyathuddin (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Mustafa Kamaluddin of Erbil (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Musharraf Sherefehu-llah fi’d-darayn (may Allah sanctify his secret)
Muhammad Nuri (the Diver in the Knowledge of Allah, may Allah sanctify his secret)

FINAL PRAYER

O Allah… Deliver our gifts to them, make their souls aware of them. O Allah, count us among their followers, their adherents, and their true believers. Protect us from the evil of Satan and our lower selves. Show us the straight path in every state and action.

Āmīn. Al-ḥamdu lillāhi rabbi l-‘ālamīn.

Finally, we recite Amana r-Rasulu or Surah al-Ikhlas.

Then we say “Astaghfirullāh” 33 times and open our eyes.

LET US FEEL THE LIGHT OF MUHAMMAD