Bism-Allah wa-bi-hamdih, wal salatu wal salamu alaa Rasool Allah.

Sayyidna al-Hasan. the grandson of Allah’s Messenger, salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam, requested from his uncle the description of his grandfather, in order to keep it in his mind, or attach himself to it, as he put it. Since we are at the start of the month of Rabee’ al-Awwal, the month that was honored with the birth of best of all creation, sayyidna Muhammad, salla-Allahu alayhi wa sallam, this is a great time for us to start memorizing his characteristics, peace be upon him, in order to attach ourselves to them, and keep them always on our mind, peace be upon him.

So below you will find some of his characteristics, peace be upon him, in nazm form- that is, they have been written in rhymed verse for the sake of memorization. This is the nazm of Shaykh Saleh al-Jaafari (r.a.). You will also find, insha’Allah, a translation, and an uploaded audio file of this nazm being chanted beautifully,. Listen to it as much as possible in this blessed month, and maybe even set it as your phone’s ring tone, so that the image of the Best of Creation is always with you, and this is one of the easiest and fastest ways to create a spiritual link between you and the Messenger, peace be upon him.

His head is grand and his beard is thick * His chest is broad and full of wisdom

His appearance splendid, his color white * His whiteness tinged with redness (1)

Our Prophet’s teeth are bright, straight and even * His speech most clear and eloquent

His eye-lids rimmed with black as if with kohl; he looks majestic * The intense blackness of his pupils adds to his perfection

His eyebrows fine and long with a space between them, his face round and beautiful * His joints are large and his palms wide and generous (2)

His hair is intensely black * It reaches his earlobes but does not exceed them

His nose is like a sword in the light * His forehead like a full moon in the dark

His neck like that of a statue, white and pure * Perfect and complete is his moral character

He walks as if descending from an incline * And that is from his strength

His voice one of the finest voices * It can be heard by thousands as by hundreds.

(1) His body was radiant white in the parts hidden by clothes, and tinged with redness in the parts that were exposed to sun and wind

(2) His joints were large and strong, indicating great physical strength

Sifat al-Nabiyy

And may Allah whelm the most beautiful of His creations in peace and blessings, and likewise his family and companions.