Author/Compiler: (Attributed to the works of Imam Ahmed Raza Khan and subsequent scholars of the Ahl-e-Sunnat wal Jama'at; often compiled by Majlis-e-Raza or similar publishers) Genre: Islamic Devotional Poetry (Na’at, Salam, Manqabat), Spiritual Literature Language: Urdu (with Arabic and Persian influences) Introduction: Lighting the Second Lamp of Raza’s Garden Shama Shabistan e Raza (The Candle of the Garden of Raza) is a celebrated series of anthologies in Sunni Barelvi literature. After the resounding success of Part 1, Part 2 arrives not as a mere sequel, but as an essential continuation—a deeper walk through the illuminated garden of praise for Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). This volume aims to collect and preserve the poetic masterpieces of Imam Ahmed Raza Khan (founder of the Barelvi movement) and his disciples, ensuring that the "candle" of love for the Prophet never extinguishes.
If you read it as poetry, you will admire its craft. If you recite it as devotion, you will find your heart changed. That is the enduring magic of Shama Shabistan e Raza .
Author/Compiler: (Attributed to the works of Imam Ahmed Raza Khan and subsequent scholars of the Ahl-e-Sunnat wal Jama'at; often compiled by Majlis-e-Raza or similar publishers) Genre: Islamic Devotional Poetry (Na’at, Salam, Manqabat), Spiritual Literature Language: Urdu (with Arabic and Persian influences) Introduction: Lighting the Second Lamp of Raza’s Garden Shama Shabistan e Raza (The Candle of the Garden of Raza) is a celebrated series of anthologies in Sunni Barelvi literature. After the resounding success of Part 1, Part 2 arrives not as a mere sequel, but as an essential continuation—a deeper walk through the illuminated garden of praise for Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). This volume aims to collect and preserve the poetic masterpieces of Imam Ahmed Raza Khan (founder of the Barelvi movement) and his disciples, ensuring that the "candle" of love for the Prophet never extinguishes.
If you read it as poetry, you will admire its craft. If you recite it as devotion, you will find your heart changed. That is the enduring magic of Shama Shabistan e Raza .