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Salat al-Taj (Arabic: صلاة التاج; the Prayer of the Crown), or Darood Taj as it’s commonly known in the Indian subcontinent, is a well-known prayer upon the Prophet ﷺ. It was originally composed by Shaykh Abu Bakr bin Salim, a scholar and gnostic born in the town of Tarim in the Hadhramaut Valley of South Yemen on 13 Jumada al-Thani in 919 AH (corresponding to Saturday August 16, 1513 CE). Among his titles was Fakhr al Wujud, meaning “the Pride of Existence”.

Arabic, Transliteration and Translation

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ ❁ صَاحِبِ التَّاجِ وَالْمِعْرَاجِ وَالْبُرَاقِ وَالْعَلَمِ ❁ دَافِعِ الْبَلآءِ وَالْوَبَآءِ وَالْقَحْطِ وَالْمَرَضِ وَالْأَلَمِ ❁ اِسْمُهُ مَكْتُوبٌ مَرْفُوعٌ مَشْفُوعٌ مَنْقُوشٌ فِي اللَّوْحِ وَالْقَلَمِ ❁ سَيِّدِ الْعَرَبِ وَالْعَجَمِ ❁ جِسْمُهُ مُقَدَّسٌ مُعَطَّرٌ مُطَهَّرٌ مُنَوَّرٌ فِي الْبَيْتِ وَالْحَرَمِ ❁ شَمْسِ الضُّحَى ❁ بَدْرِ الدُّجَى ❁ صَدْرِ الْعُلَى ❁ نُورِ الْهُدَى ❁ كَهْفِ الْوَرَى ❁ مِصْبَاحِ الظُّلَمِ ❁ جَمِيلِ الشِّيَمِ ❁ شَفِيعِ الْأُمَمِ ❁ صَاحِبِ الْجُودِ وَالْكَرَمِ ❁ وَاللهُ عَاصِمُهُ ❁ وَجِبْرِيلُ خَادِمُهُ ❁ وَالْبُرَاقُ مَرْكَبُهُ ❁ وَالْمِعْرَاجُ سَفَرُهُ ❁ وَسِدْرَتُ الْمُنْتَهَى مَقَامُهُ ❁ وَقَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ مَطْلُوبُهُ ❁ وَالْمَطْلُوبُ مَقْصُودُهُ ❁ وَالْمَقْصُودُ مَوْجُودُهُ ❁ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ ❁ خَاتِمِ النَّبِيِّينَ ❁ شَفِيعِ الْمُذْنِبِينَ ❁ أَنِيسِ الْغَرِيبِينَ ❁ رَحْمَةٍ لِلْعَالَمِينَ ❁ رَاحَةِ الْعَاشِقِينَ ❁ مُرَادِ الْمُشْتَاقِينَ ❁ شَمْسِ الْعَارِفِينَ ❁ سِرَاجِ السَّالِكِينَ ❁ مِصْبَاحِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ ❁ مُحِبِّ الْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْغُرَبَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ ❁ سَيِّدِ الثَّقَلَيْنِ ❁ نَبِيِّ الْحَرَمَيْنِ ❁ إِمَامِ الْقِبْلَتَيْنِ ❁ وَسِيلَتِنَا فِي الدَّارَيْنِ ❁ صَاحِبِ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ ❁ مَحْبُوبِ رَبِّ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَالْمَغْرِبَيْنِ ❁ جَدِّ الْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَيْنِ ❁ مَوْلَانَا وَمَوْلَى الثَّقَلَيْنِ ❁ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ ❁ نُورٍ مِنْ نُورِ اللهِ ❁ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُشْتَاقُونَ بِنُورِ جَمَالِهِ ❁ صَلّوُا عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا

Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Sayyidinā wa Mawlānā Muḥammad(in), ṣāḥibi t-tāji wa-l-Miʿrāji wa-l-Burāqi wa-l-ʿalam(i), dāfiʿi l-balā’i wa-l-wabā’i wa-l-qaḥṭi wa-l-maraḍi wa-l-alam(i), ismuhu maktūbun marfūʿun mashfūʿun manqūshun fi-l-lawḥi wa-l-qalam(i), sayyidi l-ʿarabi wa-l-ʿajam(i), jismuhu muqaddasun muʿaṭṭarun muṭahharun munawwarun fi-l-bayti wa-l-ḥaram(i), shamsi ḍ-ḍuḥā badri d-dujā ṣadri l-ʿulā, nūri l-hudā, kahfi l-warā miṣbāḥi ẓ-ẓulam(i), jamīli sh-shiyam(i), shafīʿi l-umam(i), ṣāḥibi l-jūdi wa-l-karam(i), wa Llāhu ʿāṣimuhu, wa Jibrīlu khādimuhu, wa-l-Burāqu markabuhu, wa-l-Miʿrāju safaruhu, wa Sidratu l-Muntahā maqāmuhu, wa qāba qawsayni maṭlūbuhu, wa-l-maṭlūbu maqṣūduhu wa-l-maqṣūdu mawjūduh(u), sayyidi l-mursalīn(a), khātimi n-nabiyyīn(a), shafīʿi l-mudhnibīn(a), anīsi l-gharībīn(a), raḥmatin li-l-ʿālamīn(a), raḥati l-ʿāshiqīn(a), murādi l-mushtāqīn(a), shamsi l-ʿārifīn(a), sirāji s-sālikīn(a), miṣbāḥi l-muqarrabīn(a), muḥibbi l-fuqarā’i wa-l-ghurabā’i wa-l-masākīn(i), sayyidi th-thaqalayn(i), nabiyyi l-ḥaramayn(i), imāmi l-qiblatayn(i), wasīlatinā fi-d-dārayn(i), ṣāḥibi qāba qawsayn(i), maḥbūbi rabbi l-mashriqayni wa-l-maghribayn(i), jaddi l-Ḥasani wa-l-Ḥusayn, mawlānā wa mawlā th-thaqalayn(i), abi l-Qāsimi Muḥammadi bni ʿAbdi Llāh(i), nūrin min nūri Llāh(i), yā ayyuha l-mushtāqūna bi-nūri jamālihi, ṣallu ʿalayhi wa ālihi wa-aṣḥābihi wa sallimū taslīma.

O Allah, send prayers upon our master and patron Muhammad, the possessor of the crown, the Mi’raj, the Buraq and the flag, the repeller of hardships, epidemics, droughts, diseases and pain. His name is written, exalted, combined and engraved upon the tablet and pen. The master of both Arabs and non-Arabs, whose body is sanctified, fragrant, pure and illuminated in the House and the Sanctuary.

He is the bright sun, the full moon of the dark night, the foremost in loftiness, the light of guidance, the cave of refuge for mankind, the lantern in darkness. He is of beautiful character, the intercessor for nations, the possessor of graciousness and generosity.

Allah is his protector, Gabriel his servant, the Buraq his mount, the Mi’raj his voyage, the Lote Tree of the Uppermost Limit his station, two bows’ length or nearer the object of his quest; that which is sought is that which he desires and that which he desires is that which he finds.

He is the master of the Messengers, the Seal of the Prophets, the intercessor of sinners, the comforter of strangers, the mercy for the worlds, the delight of divine lovers, the object of yearning, the sun of the gnostics, the lamp for travellers upon the path to Allah, the lantern of those brought near, the lover of the poor, the strangers and the destitute.

The master of the two weighty things (humans and Jinn), the Prophet of the two sanctuaries, the Imam of the two Qiblas, our means of salvation in both abodes, the one at two bows length, the beloved of the Lord of the two Easts and the two Wests, the grandfather of Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn, our protector and the protector of the two worlds, the Father of Qasim, Muhammad, the son of Abdullah, a light from the light of Allah.

O you who yearns for the light of his beauty, invoke abundant blessings and peace upon him, his family and Companions.

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Darood Taj Original Version

Over the years, the original rendition of Darood Taj it has been altered and added to by scholars from the Indian subcontinent to give the version displayed above. Darood Taj in its original form, as penned by Shaykh Abu Bakr bin Salim, is as follows:

اللهم صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ ❁ وَبَارِكْ وَكَرِّمْ ❁ بِقَدْرِ عَظَمَةِ ذَاتِكَ الْعَلِيَّةِ ❁ فيِ كُلِّ وَقْتٍ وَحِيْنٍ أَبَدًا ❁ عَدَدَ مَا عَلِمْتَ وَزِنَةَ مَا عَلِمْتَ وَمِلْءَ مَا عَلِمْتَ ❁ عَلَىٰ سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ ❁ صَاحِبِ التَّاجِ وَالْمِعْرَاجِ وَالْبُرَاقِ وَالْعَلَمِ ❁ وَدَافِعِ الْبَلآءِ وَالْوَبَآءِ وَالْمَرَضِ وَالْأَلَمِ ❁جِسْمُهُ مُطَهَّرٌ مُعَطَّرٌ مُنَوَّرٌ ❁ مَنِ اسْمُهُ مَكْتُوبٌ مَرْفُوعٌ مَوْضُوعٌ عَلَىٰ اللَّوْحِ وَالْقَلَمِ ❁ شَمْسِ الضُّحَى ❁ بَدْرِ الدُّجَى ❁ نُورِ الْهُدَى ❁ مِصْبَاحِ الظُّلَمِ ❁ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ سَيِّدِ الْكَوْنَيْنِ وَشَفِيعِ الثَّقَلَيْنِ ❁ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ ❁ سَيِّدِ الْعَرَبِ وَالْعَجَمِ ❁ نَبِيِّ الْحَرَمَيْنِ ❁ مَحْبُوبٍ عِنْدَ رَبِّ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَالْمَغْرِبَيْنِ ❁ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُشْتَاقُونَ لِنُوْرِ جَمَالِهِ صَلّوُا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا

Allāhumma ṣalli wa sallim, wa bārik wa karrim, bi-qadri ʿaẓamati dhātika l-ʿaliyya(ti), fī kulli waqtin wa-ḥīnin abada(n), ʿadada mā ʿalimta wa zinata mā ʿalimta wa mil’a mā ʿalimta, ʿalā Sayyidinā wa Mawlānā Muḥammadin wa ʿalā āli Sayyidinā wa Mawlānā Muḥammad(in), ṣāḥibi t-tāji wa-l-Miʿrāji wa-l-Burāqi wa-l-ʿalam(i), wa dāfiʿi l-balā’i wa-l-wabā’i wa-l-maraḍi wa-l-alam(i), jismuhu muṭahharun muʿaṭṭarun munawwarun, mani smuhu maktūbun marfūʿun mawḍūʿun ʿalā-l-lawḥi wa-l-qalam(i), shamsi ḍ-ḍuḥā, badri d-dujā, nūri l-hudā, miṣbāḥi ẓ-ẓulam(i), abi l-Qāsimi, sayyidi l-kawnayni wa shafīʿi th-thaqalayn(i), abi l-Qāsimi Sayyidinā Muḥammadi bni ʿAbdi Llāh(i), sayyidi l-ʿarabi wa-l-ʿajam(i), nabiyyi l-ḥaramayn(i), maḥbūbin ʿinda rabbi l-mashriqayni wa-l-maghribayn(i), yā ayyuha l-mushtāqūna li-nūri jamālihi, ṣallu ʿalayhi wa sallimū taslīma.

O Allah, send prayers and peace, and blessings and honour, by the greatness of your Highest Essence, in every moment and every instant, forever, as much as Your knowledge, as much as the weight of Your knowledge, as much as the depths of Your knowledge, upon our master and patron Muhammad and the Family of our master and patron Muhammad, the possessor of the crown, the Mi’raj, the Buraq and the flag. And the repeller of hardships, epidemics, diseases and pain. His body is pure, fragrant and illuminated, whose name is written, exalted, and placed upon the tablet and pen. He is the bright sun, the full moon of the dark night, the light of guidance, the lantern in darkness. The Father of Qasim, the master of the two worlds and the intercessor of the two weighty things (humans and Jinn). The Father of Qasim, Muhammad, the son of Abdullah, the master of both Arabs and non-Arabs, the Prophet of the two sanctuaries, the beloved of the Lord of the two Easts and the two Wests. O you who yearns for the light of his beauty, invoke abundant blessings and peace upon him.

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Darood Taj Benefits

Since its composition, Darood Taj has found universal fame and many of the righteous (saliheen), gnostics (ʿarifeen) and seekers (murideen) have adopted it as part of their daily readings and recite it in abundance. A regular recitation of this prayer is known to:

  • Purify the heart
  • Increase provision (rizq)
  • Provide protection from the effects of magic (sihr), envy (hasad) and jinn
  • Help overcome grief and sadness
  • Avert calamities
  • Provide a vision of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

Specific goals can be attained by reciting Darood Taj a specific number of times and / or at specific times of the day:

  • For purification of the heart – 7 times after Fajr, 3 times after Asr and 3 times after Isha daily
  • For increased provision – 7 times between Tahajjud and Fajr or 7 times after Fajr daily
  • For protection from magic and jinn and to overcome disease, or other calamities – 11 times daily
  • For protection from enemies, oppression and envy or to overcome poverty, sadness and grief – 41 times after Isha for 40 consecutive days or once daily
  • To fulfil a specific purpose or need – 40 times between Isha and Fajr
  • To receive divine inspiration – 100 times daily for 3 whole years
  • To receive a vision of the Prophet Muhammad – 170 times every Thursday night for 40 consecutive Thursday nights
  • To recover from an illness – 11 times, blow upon water and drink the water
  • To attract love of a creation – 111 times for 40 consecutive nights in seclusion

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Line by Line

Darood Taj line by line for memorisation purposes.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Sayyidinā wa Mawlānā Muḥammad(in)
O Allah, send prayers upon our master and patron Muhammad
صَاحِبِ التَّاجِ وَالْمِعْرَاجِ وَالْبُرَاقِ وَالْعَلَمِ
ṣāḥibi t-tāji wa-l-Miʿrāji wa-l-Burāqi wa-l-ʿalam(i)
the possessor of the crown, the Miʿraj, the Buraq and the flag
دَافِعِ الْبَلآءِ وَالْوَبَآءِ وَالْقَحْطِ وَالْمَرَضِ وَالْأَلَمِ
dāfiʿi l-balā’i wa-l-wabā’i wa-l-qaḥṭi wa-l-maraḍi wa-l-alam(i)
the repeller of hardships, epidemics, droughts, diseases and pain
اِسْمُهُ مَكْتُوبٌ مَرْفُوعٌ مَشْفُوعٌ مَنْقُوشٌ فِي اللَّوْحِ وَالْقَلَمِ
ismuhu maktūbun marfūʿun mashfūʿun manqūshun fi-l-lawḥi wa-l-qalam(i)
His name is written, exalted, combined and engraved upon the tablet and pen
سَيِّدِ الْعَرَبِ وَالْعَجَمِ
sayyidi l-ʿarabi wa-l-ʿajam(i)
The master of both Arabs and non-Arabs
جِسْمُهُ مُقَدَّسٌ مُعَطَّرٌ مُطَهَّرٌ مُنَوَّرٌ فِي الْبَيْتِ وَالْحَرَمِ
jismuhu muqaddasun muʿaṭṭarun muṭahharun munawwarun fi-l-bayti wa-l-ḥaram(i)
whose body is sanctified, fragrant, pure and illuminated in the House and the Sanctuary
شَمْسِ الضُّحَ
shamsi ḍ-ḍuḥā
he is the bright sun
بَدْرِ الدُّجَى
badri d-dujā
the full moon of the dark night
صَدْرِ الْعُلَى
ṣadri l-ʿulā
the foremost in loftiness
نُورِ الْهُدَى
nūri l-hudā
the light of guidance
كَهْفِ الْوَرَى
kahfi l-warā
the cave of refuge for mankind
مِصْبَاحِ الظُّلَمِ
miṣbāḥi ẓ-ẓulam(i)
the lantern in darkness
جَمِيلِ الشِّيَمِ
jamīli sh-shiyam(i)
he is of beautiful character
شَفِيعِ الْأُمَمِ
shafīʿi l-umam(i)
the intercessor for nations
صَاحِبِ الْجُودِ وَالْكَرَمِ
ṣāḥibi l-jūdi wa-l-karam(i)
the possessor of graciousness and generosity
وَاللهُ عَاصِمُهُ
wa Llāhu ʿāṣimuhu
Allah is his protector
وَجِبْرِيلُ خَادِمُهُ
wa Jibrīlu khādimuhu
Gabriel his servant
وَالْبُرَاقُ مَرْكَبُهُ
wa-l-Burāqu markabuhu
the Buraq his mount
وَالْمِعْرَاجُ سَفَرُهُ
wa-l-Miʿrāju safaruhu
the Mi’raj his voyage
وَسِدْرَتُ الْمُنْتَهَى مَقَامُهُ
wa Sidratu l-Muntahā maqāmuhu
the Lote Tree of the Uppermost Limit his station
وَقَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ مَطْلُوبُهُ
wa qāba qawsayni maṭlūbuhu
two bows’ length or nearer the object of his quest
وَالْمَطْلُوبُ مَقْصُودُهُ
wa-l-maṭlūbu maqṣūduhu
that which is sought is that which he desires
وَالْمَقْصُودُ مَوْجُودُهُ
wa-l-maqṣūdu mawjūduh(u)
and that which he desires is that which he finds
سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
sayyidi l-mursalīn(a)
he is the master of the Messengers
خَاتِمِ النَّبِيِّينَ
khātimi n-nabiyyīn(a)
the Seal of the Prophets
شَفِيعِ الْمُذْنِبِينَ
shafīʿi l-mudhnibīn(a)
the intercessor of sinners
أَنِيسِ الْغَرِيبِينَ
anīsi l-gharībīn(a)
the comforter of strangers
رَحْمَةٍ لِلْعَالَمِينَ
raḥmatin li-l-ʿālamīn(a)
the mercy for the worlds
رَاحَةِ الْعَاشِقِينَ
raḥati l-ʿāshiqīn(a)
the delight of divine lovers
مُرَادِ الْمُشْتَاقِينَ
murādi l-mushtāqīn(a)
the object of yearning
شَمْسِ الْعَارِفِينَ
shamsi l-ʿārifīn(a)
the sun of the gnostics
سِرَاجِ السَّالِكِينَ
sirāji s-sālikīn(a)
the lamp for travellers upon the path to Allah
مِصْبَاحِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ
miṣbāḥi l-muqarrabīn(a)
the lantern of those brought near
مُحِبِّ الْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْغُرَبَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ
muḥibbi l-fuqarā’i wa-l-ghurabā’i wa-l-masākīn(i)
the lover of the poor, the strangers and the destitute
سَيِّدِ الثَّقَلَيْنِ
sayyidi th-thaqalayn(i)
the master of the two weighty things (humans and Jinn)
نَبِيِّ الْحَرَمَيْنِ
nabiyyi l-ḥaramayn(i)
the Prophet of the two sanctuaries
إِمَامِ الْقِبْلَتَيْنِ
imāmi l-qiblatayn(i)
the Imam of the two Qiblas
وَسِيلَتِنَا فِي الدَّارَيْنِ
wasīlatinā fi-d-dārayn(i)
our means of salvation in both abodes
صَاحِبِ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ
ṣāḥibi qāba qawsayn(i)
the one at two bows length
مَحْبُوبِ رَبِّ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَالْمَغْرِبَيْنِ
maḥbūbi rabbi l-mashriqayni wa-l-maghribayn(i)
the beloved of the Lord of the two Easts and the two Wests
جَدِّ الْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَيْن
jaddi l-Ḥasani wa-l-Ḥusayn
the grandfather of Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn
مَوْلَانَا وَمَوْلَى الثَّقَلَيْنِ
mawlānā wa mawlā th-thaqalayn(i)
our protector and the protector of the two worlds
أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ
abi l-Qāsimi Muḥammadi bni ʿAbdi Llāh(i)
the Father of Qasim, Muhammad, the son of Abdullah
نُورٍ مِنْ نُورِ اللهِ
nūrin min nūri Llāh(i)
a light from the light of Allah
يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُشْتَاقُونَ بِنُورِ جَمَالِهِ
yā ayyuha l-mushtāqūna bi-nūri jamālihi
O you who yearns for the light of his beauty
صَلّوُا عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا
ṣallu ʿalayhi wa ālihi wa-aṣḥābihi wa sallimū taslīma
invoke abundant blessings and peace upon him, his family and Companions.

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