"The statement in Salat al-Fatih from the Great Axial Master and renowned Prophetic Heir, my master Ahmad al-Tijani (Allah be pleased with him and be pleased with us on his behalf), 'the Opener of what was sealed' means: the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) is the opener of the cosmic forms, for they were 'sealed' behind the veil of hiddenness (butun) and in the form of non-existence; their locks were opened through the existence of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) and came from the form of non-existence into the form of existence, from its veiledness in the realm of hiddenness into themselves within the realm of manifestation through him. For were it not for the Prophet, Allah would not have created existents or taken them from non-existence to existence. This is one of the meanings of the phrase. Another meaning is that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) opened the locks to the doors of divine mercy, and because of him those doors were opened for creation. Had Allah Most Exalted not created our master Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace), not a single existent would have received divine mercy. Allah's mercy to creation is therefore by means of His Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace)…"
—Shaykh Muhammad al-Qandusi (al-Talwin wa al-Tamkin)
اللَّهُمَّ صَل عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ ۞ الفَاتِحِ لِمَا أُغْلِقَ ۞ وَالخَاتِمِ لِمَا سَبَقَ ۞ نَاصِرِ الحَقِّ بِالحَقِّ ۞ وَالهَادِي إِلَى صِرَاطِكَ المُسْتَقِيمِ ۞ وَعَلَى آلِهِ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ وَمِقْدَارِهِ العَظِيمِ ۩
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