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'''Yā Muḥammad''' (]: '''يا محمد'''), or Ya Rasullallah (Sallallaho Alaihi Wassalam) is an expression used by the Muslims, which means "''Oh Muhammad''".
'''Yā Muhammad''' ({{langx|ar|يَا مُحَمَّد}} "O Muhammad") is an ] expression invoking ].<ref name="IA-YR">{{cite web | url=http://www.islamicacademy.org/html/Articles/English/Ya.htm | title=Proclaiming the words 'Ya RASOOLALLH' | publisher=Islamic Academy, 1251 Shiloh Rd. Plano TX 75074 | access-date=2014-09-15}}</ref><ref name="UM-YR">{{cite web | url=http://www.usmanimosque.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=68 | title=Concept Of Nidaa Ya Rasoolallah (Calling Oh Messenger Of Allah) | publisher=Usmani Mosque, 308 St Saviours Road, Leicester LE5 4HJ | access-date=15 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207043518/http://www.usmanimosque.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=68 |archive-date=7 December 2013 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>


==Definition== ==Definition==
The phrase means "O ". Literally, the word ''Yā'' means O (a ], signifying a direct address to a person). It is a common prefix used by Arabs to call each other. Someone named Zaid will be addressed in Arabic as ''Yā Zaid''. The phrase means "O Muhammad". The word ''yā'' indicates the ], signifying direct address to a person. It is a common prefix used by Arabic speakers before personal names.<ref name="UM-YR"/>


==Use== ==Use==
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It is used to seek intercession through the prophet or his family, companions and venerated figures. The majority of its practitioners are the ] and ] including the ].{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} The vocative ''yā'' when used with ''Allāh'' is used to call upon ] for help.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.maktabah.org/en/item/226-the-validity-of-saying-ya-rasoolallah-peace-be-upon-him|title = The Validity of Saying Ya-Rasoolallah - Maktabah Mujaddidiyah}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.islamicacademy.org/html/Articles/English/Ya.htm|title = Proclaiming the words 'Ya Rasool ALLAH'}}</ref>


===Use in Various Parts of the World=== ===Mourning of Muharram===
During the ], spontaneous slogans of '']'', ''Ya ]'', and ''Ya Rasul Allah'' ({{langx|ar|يَا رَسُولُ الله}} "O Messenger of God") are common. On such occasions, the slogans demonstrate support.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Sir Henry Yule|author2=Arthur Coke Burnell|editor1-last=Crooke|editor1-first=William|title=Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive|date=1903|publisher=J. Murray|page=|isbn=9780710028860 |edition=The University of Michigan|url=https://archive.org/details/hobsonjobsonagl00croogoog|access-date=15 September 2014}}</ref>
Muslims regularly uses this phrase or Ya Rasullallah (Sallallaho Alaihi Wassalam) to call the Prophet in distress.They take this from the Quran ,Hadees and from the usage of companions of Prophet of Islam.

===Use to Call a stranger===
In ], ''Yā Muḥammad'' is used to address a stranger in order to begin a conversation. It is considered one of the polite and respectful ways to address a stranger, as Muhammad is considered as the most respectful name anyone can be called, hence its popularity among Muslims worldwide.

===Request for strength===
''Ya Ali'' is mostly used as a request for strength by the ] and ] in the phrase ''Ya Ali Madad'' (''یا علی مدد'', ''Ali, help!''). He is established as the strongest bravest chivalrous warrior that fought with the prophet, and he is also an ] by Shia School of thought, and he is the ] by Sunni School of thought among Muslims. There is a tradition of using these phrases as slogans in religious gatherings meant to increase one's level of morale and also in situations demanding religious passion. For example, two or more people having to lift a weight and would say ''یا علی مدد'' aloud (mostly in Pakistan).

===Remembrance of Muharram===
During the ], spontaneous slogans of ''Ya Hussain'', ''Ya ‘Ali'' and ''Ya Rasulul-Lah'' "Messenger of God!" are very common. On such occasions, the slogans are mostly demonstrations of strong support.

===Pilgrimage===
Some Muslims visiting the grave of Muhammad recite ''As-salatu as-salamu alayka, Ya Rasulul-Lah'' "Greetings and peace be upon you, O Messenger of God". Some Muslims use similar kinds of greetings while visiting graves and shrines of other holy personalities.

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==References== ==References==
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1. http://www.islamtomorrow.com/wasila/1.asp Sunni Hanbali Position from Islam Tomorrow

2. ] in his “al-Tarikh al-kabir”,

3. ] in his “Sunan”, where he said it was rigorously authenticated (SAHIH)

4. ] in “Amal al-yawm wa al-layla”

5. ] in “Ma’rifa al-Sahaba”

6. ] in “Dala’il al-nubuwwa”

7. Mundhiri in “al-Targhib wa al-tahrib”

8. ] in “Majma’ al zawa’id wa manba’ al-fawa’id”

9. Tabarani in “al-Mu’jam al-kabir”

10. ] in his “Sahih”


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Yā Muhammad (Arabic: يَا مُحَمَّد "O Muhammad") is an Arabic expression invoking Muhammad.

Definition

The phrase means "O Muhammad". The word yā indicates the vocative case, signifying direct address to a person. It is a common prefix used by Arabic speakers before personal names.

Use

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It is used to seek intercession through the prophet or his family, companions and venerated figures. The majority of its practitioners are the Shias and Sunnis including the Sufis. The vocative yā when used with Allāh is used to call upon God for help.

Mourning of Muharram

During the mourning of Muharram, spontaneous slogans of Ya Hussain, Ya Ali, and Ya Rasul Allah (Arabic: يَا رَسُولُ الله "O Messenger of God") are common. On such occasions, the slogans demonstrate support.

References

  1. "Proclaiming the words 'Ya RASOOLALLH'". Islamic Academy, 1251 Shiloh Rd. Plano TX 75074. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  2. ^ "Concept Of Nidaa Ya Rasoolallah (Calling Oh Messenger Of Allah)". Usmani Mosque, 308 St Saviours Road, Leicester LE5 4HJ. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  3. "The Validity of Saying Ya-Rasoolallah - Maktabah Mujaddidiyah".
  4. "Proclaiming the words 'Ya Rasool ALLAH'".
  5. Sir Henry Yule; Arthur Coke Burnell (1903). Crooke, William (ed.). Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive (The University of Michigan ed.). J. Murray. p. 419. ISBN 9780710028860. Retrieved 15 September 2014.


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