A particular calligraphic inscription in the mosque’s mihrab

Question

(1) The following inscription is installed in the Makkah Masjid in Hyderabad. Several points concerning this calligraphic inscription require clarification: [ar]«الله»، «بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم»، «لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله»، «اللهم صلى على محمد وعلى آل محمد وبارك وسلم واعلى سيدنا غوثنا أعظم محمد محيي الدين عبد القادر ﵀ يا شيخ عبد القادر شيئًا لله»

Answer

(1) Ghawth is a rank and an office, not in its literal meaning. However, since beliefs are corrupted by it — that is, people regard him as one who answers cries for help, hears everyone’s call and arrives to help — it is necessary to avoid it. (2)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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