Rishikesh

Date:20/07/2007 URL:  The prayer for all  RISHIKESH BAHADUR DESAI  None would imagine that the piety-filled prayer that emerges from the  tomb of the Prophet in Madina  has its roots in Bidar. It was written  by Hazrat Ishqui, a poet from Bidar  HOARY PAST A file photo of Rajya Sabha member, the late Maqsood Ali  Khan, felicitating Rashid Ahmed Rashid in Bidar. Rashid was called  Shayar-e-Hayat by fans  The air around the Masjid –E-Nabavi in Mecca in Saudi Arabia  reverberates with the sound of the prayer “Ya Shafi Ul Wara Salam Un  Alaik…”, five times a day, everyday. This mosque, also called the  Mosque of Prophet Mohammad, co ntains the tomb of Prophet Mohammad and  is considered holy by Muslims all over the world.  The prayer sung here is written in praise of the Prophet. This  beautiful piece of Arabic poetry is the creation of Hazrat Ishqui, who  lived in Bidar in Karnataka nearly 200 years ago. The saint poet  Hazrat Ishqui is revered across the globe. His religious writings in