Baya – Initiation into the
Naqshbandi Sufi Order
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English Translation
Ashadu an lā ilāha ill 'Llāh wa ashadu anna Muhammadan rasoolullāh
I bear witness that there is no god except Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah.
Ashadu an lā ilāha ill 'Llāh wa ashadu anna Muhammadan `abduhu wa rasūluh (2x)
I bear witness that there is no god except Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Prophet.
Bismillāhir-rahmān ir-rahīm
In the name of Allah the Compassionate, the Merciful.
Inn'alladhīnā yuba`ūnaka innamā yuba`ūn-Allāh, yadullāhi fawqa aydīhim, faman nakatha fa-innamā yankuthu `alā nafsih wa man awfā bimā `ahad `alayhullaha fa-sayu'tīhi ajran `azhīma
Lo! those who swear allegiance unto thee (Muhammad), swear allegiance only unto Allah. The Hand of Allah is above their hands. So whosoever breaketh his oath, breaketh it only to his soul's hurt; while whosoever keepeth his covenant with Allah, on him will He bestow immense reward. [Surat al-Fath, 48:10]
النص العربي
أشهد ان لا اله الا الله , وأشهد أن محمدا رسول الله
أشهد ان لا اله الا الله , وأشهد أن محمدا عبده ورسوله (2x)
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُبَايِعُونَكَ إِنَّمَا يُبَايِعُونَ اللَّهَ يَدُ اللَّهِ فَوْقَ أَيْدِيهِمْ فَمَن نَّكَثَ فَإِنَّمَا يَنكُثُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ وَمَنْ أَوْفَى بِمَا عَاهَدَ عَلَيْهُ اللَّهَ فَسَيُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا
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