Salat al-Badriyya
Salat al-Badriyya (Arabic: صلاة البدرية), also known as Salatullah Salamullah, is a poem composed by Indonesian scholar and poet Shaykh Ali Mansur Siddiq Bashaiban (d. 1391 AH/1971 CE) in praise of the Prophet ﷺ and the companions martyred in the Battle of Badr. It is commonly known as Sholawat Badar in Indonesia where it holds a very special status.
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عَلَى طَهَ رَسُولِ اللَّهْ ❁
صَلَاةُ اللَّهْ سَلَامُ اللَّهْ ❁
عَلَى يَسٓ حَبِيبِ اللَّهْ ❁
ʿalā Ṭāhā rasūli Llāh,
Ṣalātu Llāh salāmu Llāh,
ʿalā Yāsīn ḥabībi Llāh.
be upon Taha, the Messenger of Allah.
May the prayers of Allah and the peace of Allah
be upon Yasin, the Beloved of Allah.
وَبِالْهَادِي رَسُولِ اللَّهْ ❁
وَكُلِّ مُجَاهِدٍ لِلَّهْ ❁
بِأَهْلِ الْبَدْرِ يَا اللَّهْ ❁
wa-bi-l-hādī rasūli Llāh,
wa-kulli mujāhidin li-Llāh,
bi-ahli l-Badri yā Allāh.
and through the guide, the Messenger of Allah,
and all who strive for Allah,
for the sake of the people of Badr, O Allah!
مِنَ الْآفَاتِ وَالنِّقْمَةْ ❁
وَمِنْ هَمٍّ وَمِنْ غُمَّةْ ❁
بِأَهْلِ الْبَدْرِ يَا اللَّهْ ❁
mina l-āfāti wa-n-niqmah,
wa-min hammin wa-min ghummah,
bi-ahli l-Badri yā Allāh.
from calamities and punishment,
and from worry and sorrow,
for the sake of the people of Badr, O Allah!
جَمِيعَ أَذِيَّةٍ وَاصْرِفْ ❁
مَكَائِدَ الْعِدَا وَالْطُفْ ❁
بِأَهْلِ الْبَدْرِ يَا اللَّهْ ❁
jamīʿa adhiyyatin wa-ṣrif,
makā'ida l-ʿidā wa-lṭuf,
bi-ahli l-Badri yā Allāh.
all harm, avert
the schemes of our enemies and show us Your gentleness,
for the sake of the people of Badr, O Allah!
مِنَ الْعَاصِينَ وَالْعَطْبَا ❁
وَكُلِّ بَلِيَّةٍ وَوَبَا ❁
بِأَهْلِ الْبَدْرِ يَا اللَّهْ ❁
mina l-ʿāṣīna wa-l-ʿaṭbā,
wa-kulli baliyyatin wa-wabā,
bi-ahli l-Badri yā Allāh.
of the sinners, and deliver them from ruin
and every calamity and epidemic,
for the sake of the people of Badr, O Allah!
وَكَمْ مِنْ ذِلَّةٍ فَصَلَتْ ❁
وَكَمْ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ وَصَلَتْ ❁
بِأَهْلِ الْبَدْرِ يَا اللَّهْ ❁
wa-kam min dhillatin faṣalat,
wa-kam min niʿmatin waṣalat,
bi-ahli l-Badri yā Allāh.
And how much humiliation has been removed!
And how many favours have been granted!
For the sake of the people of Badr, O Allah!
وَكَمْ أَوْلَيْتَ ذَا الْفَقْرِ ❁
وَكَمْ عَافَيْتَ ذَا الْوِزْرِ ❁
بِأَهْلِ الْبَدْرِ يَا اللَّهْ ❁
wa-kam awlayta dhā l-faqri,
wa-kam ʿāfayta dhā l-wizri,
bi-ahli l-Badri yā Allāh.
And how many of the destitute have You provided for!
And how many sinners have You granted well-being!
For the sake of the people of Badr, O Allah!
جَمِيعُ الْأَرْضِ مَعَ رَحْبِ ❁
فَأَنْجِ مِنَ الْبَلَا الصَّعْبِ ❁
بِأَهْلِ الْبَدْرِ يَا اللَّهْ ❁
jamīʿu l-arḍi maʿa raḥbi,
fa-anji mina l-balā ṣ-ṣaʿbi,
bi-ahli l-Badri yā Allāh.
feels constricted upon the heart,
so save us from this severe affliction,
for the sake of the people of Badr, O Allah!
وَجُلِّ الْخَيْرِ وَالسَّعْدِ ❁
فَوَسِّعْ مِنْحَةَ الْأَيْدِي ❁
بِأَهْلِ الْبَدْرِ يَا اللَّهْ ❁
wa-julli l-khayri wa-s-saʿdi,
fa-wassiʿ minḥata l-aydī,
bi-ahli l-Badri yā Allāh.
and an abundance of goodness and felicity.
So make Your gifts abundant,
for the sake of the people of Badr, O Allah!
بَلِ اجْعَلْنَا عَلَى الطَّيْبَةْ ❁
أَيَا ذَا الْعِزِّ وَالْهَيْبَةْ ❁
بِأَهْلِ الْبَدْرِ يَا اللَّهْ ❁
bali jʿalnā ʿalā ṭ-ṭaybah,
ayā dhā l-ʿizzi wa-l-haybah,
bi-ahli l-Badri yā Allāh.
Rather, establish us in goodness,
O Possessor of Honour and Majesty,
for the sake of the people of Badr, O Allah!
بِنَيْلِ جَمِيعِ حَاجَاتِي ❁
أَيَا جَالِي الْمُلِمَّاتِ ❁
بِأَهْلِ الْبَدْرِ يَا اللَّهْ ❁
bi-nayli jamīʿi ḥājātī,
Ayā Jālī l-mulimmāti,
bi-ahli l-Badri yā Allāh.
to have all my needs fulfilled?
O Reliever of Afflictions,
for the sake of the people of Badr, O Allah!
بِنَيْلِ مَطَالِبٍ مِنَّا ❁
وَدَفْعِ مَسَاءَةٍ عَنَّا ❁
بِأَهْلِ الْبَدْرِ يَا اللَّهْ ❁
bi-nayli maṭālibin minnā,
wa-dafʿi masā'atin ʿannā,
bi-ahli l-Badri yā Allāh.
by granting our requests
and keeping harm away from us,
for the sake of the people of Badr, O Allah!
وَذُو فَضْلٍ وَذُو عَطْفٍ ❁
وَكَمْ مِنْ كُرْبَةٍ تَنْفِي ❁
بِأَهْلِ الْبَدْرِ يَا اللَّهْ ❁
wa-dhū faḍlin wa-dhū ʿaṭfin,
wa-kam min kurbatin tanfī,
bi-ahli l-Badri yā Allāh.
grace and compassion.
How many afflictions You dispel,
for the sake of the people of Badr, O Allah!
بِلَا عَدٍّ وَلَا حَصْرٍ ❁
وَآلٍ سَادَةٍ غُرٍّ ❁
بِأَهْلِ الْبَدْرِ يَا اللَّهْ ❁
bilā ʿaddin wa-lā ḥaṣrin,
wa-ālin sādatin ghurrin,
bi-ahli l-Badri yā Allāh.
without number or limit,
and upon his Family, radiant masters,
for the sake of the people of Badr, O Allah!
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About Salat al-Badriyya
Shaykh Ali Mansur Siddiq Bashaiban was born in Jember, East Java, on 23 March 1921 (4 Ramadan 1340 AH). After completing his early Islamic studies, he became active in public affairs and was closely associated with Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the Indonesian socio-religious movement that has since grown into the world’s largest independent Islamic organisation.
Salat al-Badriyya was composed during a period of political instability and social unrest in Indonesia. Concerned by the increasing tensions between rival political groups, Shaykh Ali sought Allah’s guidance. One night, he dreamt of a group of men dressed in white and green garments, while his wife dreamt of meeting the Prophet ﷺ. The following day, he visited the eminent scholar Habib Hadi bin Abdullah al-Hadar to seek an interpretation of the dream. Habib Hadi explained that the figures he had seen were the blessed people of Badr (Ahl al-Badr).
Inspired by this experience, and by Imam Ja’far al-Barzanji’s poem Manzumah Ahl al-Badar al-Musamma Jaliyyat al-Kadar fi Fada’il Ahl al-Badar (Arabic: منظومة أهل بدر المسماة جالية الكدر في فضائل أهل بدر), Shaykh Ali composed Salat al-Badriyya.
The following morning, a group of distinguished habaib led by Habib Ali bin Abdurrahman al-Habshi, better known as Habib Ali Kwitang, unexpectedly visited Shaykh Ali. After briefly discussing the political situation, Habib Ali asked him to recite the poem he had composed the previous night, despite Shaykh Ali having told no one about it. Deeply moved by the recitation, those present were brought to tears. Habib Ali then declared:
“O Ali Mansur! Let us fight the enemies of Islam with Salat al-Badriyya!”
According to Shaykh Ali Mansur’s diary, this gathering took place on Wednesday, 26 September 1962, at 8:00 a.m.
Soon afterwards, Habib Ali invited Shaykh Ali to Jakarta, where he recited Salat al-Badriyya before a large gathering. Habib Ali then instructed his students to print copies of the poem and distribute them among those in attendance. From there, its popularity spread rapidly throughout Indonesia, where it became especially associated with Nahdlatul Ulama and was widely recited in religious gatherings. Today, Salat al-Badriyya is recited throughout the Muslim world as a beloved poem of devotion to the Prophet ﷺ and a means of seeking Allah’s protection through the blessed people of Badr.
Shaykh Ali Mansur passed away on 24 March 1971 (26 Muharram 1391 AH) at the age of fifty. He was buried in Maibit village, Tuban Regency, Indonesia, where his grave remains a well-visited site. A large inscription of Salat al-Badriyya stands beside his resting place, commemorating the poem that became one of the most beloved Salawat in the Muslim world.
ما شاء الله
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