Madani Pearls Regarding The ‘Imamah [Sunnah Turban]

• It is mentioned in the 312-page book Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, published by Dawat-e-Islami’s publishing house, Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, on page 303 of part 16, ‘Tie the ‘Imāmaĥ whilst standing, and put on the Pājāmaĥ [shalwār, lower garment] 

whilst sitting. Whoever does the opposite of this (i.e. he ties the ‘Imāmaĥ whilst sitting, and puts on the lower garment whilst standing); he will be afflicted with a disease, for which there is no cure.’ 

• It is more appropriate to wrap the first fold of the ‘Imāmaĥ towards the right side of the head. (Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ, vol. 22, pp. 199) 

• The Shimlaĥ (i.e. unwrapped end of the turban) of the blessed ‘Imāmaĥ of the Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would generally hang behind his blessed back, sometimes it would be on the right hand side, and sometimes there would be two Shimlaĥs between his two blessed shoulders. To keep the Shimlaĥ on the left hand side is against the Sunnaĥ. (Ashi’a-tul-Lam’āt, vol. 3, pp. 582) 

• The length of the Shimlaĥ of the ‘Imāmaĥ should be at least the width of four fingers, and at most up to the middle of the back, i.e. approximately the length of one arm. (Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ, vol. 22, pp. 182) 

• Bind the ‘Imāmaĥ whilst standing facing the Qiblaĥ. (Kashf-ul-Iltibās fis-Tiḥbāb-il-Libās lish-Shaykh ‘Abdul ḤaqDiĥlvī, pp. 38) 

• The Sunnaĥ of the ‘Imāmaĥ is that it should not be shorter than 2½ yards in length, nor should it be longer than 6 yards, and (13) it should be bound in a dome-like fashion. (Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ, vol. 22, pp. 186) 

If you have a large kerchief with which you can produce enough folds to cover the whole head, then it will be considered as an ‘Imāmaĥ. (15) It is Makrūĥ to bind a small kerchief with which one can only produce one or two folds. (Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ – referenced, vol. 7, pp. 299) 

If Imāmaĥ is to be taken off out of some need and there is the intention of binding it again, then one sin will be erased on unwinding each fold. (Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ, vol. 6, pp. 214) 

‘Allāmaĥ Shaykh ‘Abdul Ḥaq Muḥaddiš Diĥlvī عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـقَـوِی has stated, ‘The blessed Imāmaĥ of the Beloved and BlessedProphet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was often white, sometimes black and sometimes green.’ (Kashf-ul-Iltibās fis-Tiḥbāb-il-Libās, pp. 38) 

اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Our Beloved Prophet resting under the Emerald Dome, the Mercy for the Universe صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would adorn his enlightened head with a blessed green ‘Imāmaĥ, and [for this reason] Dawat-e-Islami has made the green ‘Imāmaĥ its symbol. What an attraction the green ‘Imāmaĥ reflects! The glowing, illuminated dome on the blessed, radiant tomb of the Sovereign of Makkaĥ and Madīnaĥ, our Beloved and Noble Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰى عَـلَيْهِ وَاٰلـِهٖ وَسَـلَّم is also green! The devotees of the Prophet should also bind a green-coloured ‘Imāmaĥ in order to keep their heads green and resplendent. Also, the green colour should not be too dark; rather it should be so beautiful and bright that even in the darkness of the night, its shimmering and illuminating colour is easily seen by virtue of the blessings of the green splendours of the Green Dome. 

Naĥīn ĥay chānd sūraj kī Madīnay ko koī ḥājat 

Waĥān din rāt un kā sabz gumbad jagmagātā ĥay 

Madīnaĥ has no need for the moon, the sun, or their light 

It is illuminated by the Emerald Dome, day and night! 

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد