Hazrat Abdul Qadir Jilani wrote in one of his books the true meaning of being a descendant of the Prophet (peace be upon him). In short, his statement was that you are not his descendant until you have become his spiritual descendant.
In my early youth this lesson was taught to me by my grandfather: one needs to become a 'syed', it isn't something given at birth.
A few days ago I ran into this piece by Shaykh Ahmed Al-Alawi about the meanings behind the benedictions upon the Prophet peace be upon him.
http://marifah.net/articles/Salawat-alawi.pdf
In it he writes Imam Nabulusi's verse:
"Oh what glory in the tie which bonded Salman to (him)
By the utterance of TaHa, the messenger of Allah, the noblest Prophet!
"Salman is among us, indeed part of our household,
Even though he is Persian and not an Arab."
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
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