Steadfastness On

Haq & Peerji

‫
ﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺮﲪﺔ‬

Transcript of a Lecture by
Mumtaz ul Fuqaha Huzoor Muhad’dith e Kabeer
Hazrat Allama Zia ul Mustafa
Qaadiri Amjadi Qibla

Translated Through The Blessings of

Ghaus ul Waqt Huzoor Mufti e Azam Hind

By A Humble Servant of Allah

Muhammad Afthab Cassim Al Qaadiri
Razvi Noori

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Name of Book: Steadfastness on Haq & Peerji

Lecture: Huzoor Muhad’dith Kabeer Allama Zia ul Mustafa Qaadiri Amjadi
Translator: Muhammad Afthab Cassim Qaadiri Razvi Noori

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 Dedication
I Dedicate This Humble Effort To
A Personality Who Was a Sincere Companion And Friend To
Huzoor Muhad’dith-e-Kabeer Qibla, And Who Was Blessed With
Great Closeness To Ghaus-Ul-Waqt
Huzoor Mufti-e-Azam Hind Radi Allahu anhu

This Translation Is Dedicated To

Al Haaj Saleh
Mohammed
(Alias) PEERJi
(Alaihir Rahma)
29th Shawwal 1423 – 3rd January 2003

May Allah Bless Us All With Closeness To His

Chosen Servants. Aameen

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 Compiler’s Note

All Praise is due to Almighty Allah, Durood and Salaams upon the Beloved
Rasool  and upon his noble family and illustrious companions, and
upon all the Ulama e Haq Ahle Sunnat wa Jama’at and upon all those who
follow those who follow the path of righteousness.

Haji Rahmatullah Bhai Qaadiri Amjadi, who is a close and devout mureed
of Huzoor Mufti e Azam radi Allahu anhu and true Aashiq of Huzoor
Muhad’dith e Kabeer, sent me the audio recording of a discourse which
Huzoor Muhad’dith e Kabeer delivered during the Chaliswa (forty day
Faateha) of Peerji alaihir Rahma. Hazrat Peerji alaihir Rahma was a devout
mureed of Ghaus ul Waqt Huzoor Mufti e Azam Hind Radi Allahu anhu.
His name was Saleh Mohammed bin Abu Bakr, but everyone knew him as
Peerji, because it was the name by which Sayyidi Sarkaar Mufti e Azam
Hind Radi Allahu anhu addressed him.

Alhamdu Lillah, I too was blessed with spending immense time in his
company as in my student days in Bareilly Shareef, he would live in my
room during Urs of Huzoor Mufti e Azam Hind radi Allahu anhu, and
whenever I went to Bombay, he would allow me to spend all my days with
him whilst there. He was originally from a place called Murdeshwar
which is in Karnataka, South India, and followed the Shafi’i Madhab. He
passed from this world on the 29th of Shawwal 1423 (3rd January 2003). His
blessed Mazaar is at the Bara Qabrastran, Marine Lines, Mumbai.

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I listened to the discourse and like all the discourses of Huzoor
Muhad’dith e Kabeer; it was full of knowledge and wisdom. It was an
amazing discourse on remaining steadfast on Haq (truth).

Huzoor Muhad’dith e Kabeer spoke on the importance of righteousness

and keeping away from the deviants, and in that he mentioned the
firmness of Peerji alaihir Rahma. Our dear Rahmatullah Bhai requested
that I should translate this discourse into English, so that it could be in a
book form. I too thought that this was a very good idea, but time did not
permit and I was unable to commence this task until now. After reaching
Arab Shareef on the 29th of Safar with the intention of Ziyaarah of
Sayyiduna Rasoolullah Sall Allahu alaihi wa Sallam and for Umrah, my
dear brother Abdul Mustafa Qaadiri Amjadi who is the son of Haji
Rahmatullah Bhai and also the mureed of Huzoor Muhad’dith e Kabeer,
and a young man whose childhood was spent in the shadow of Peerji
alaihir Rahma, repeated this request to have the discourse translated into
English.

Being in this Holy Land, I decided to try and fulfil this request and on the
2nd of Rabi ul Awwal 1437, I attempted to translate this blessed discourse
into English, here in Holy Makkah. I completed half the translation in
Makkah Shareef and decided to leave half to be translated and completed
in Madina Shareef. Alhamdu Lillah, today the 4th of Rabi ul Awwal 1437 in
Madina e Paak, I have to the best of my ability succeeded in translating
this discourse of Huzoor Muhad’dith e Kabeer (Allah preserve him) into
English and gathering it into a booklet.

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If any errors are found in this document they should be attributed to my
error in translating and not to Huzoor Muhad’dith e Kabeer.

I would like to thank all those who have assisted in making this
translation a success especially Brother Rukhsar Husain and Brother
Faheem Moosa, and Maulana Qaisar Ali Razvi who assisted in transcribing
the lecture into Urdu text.

I pray through the Wasila of Nabi Kareem Sall Allahu alaihi wa Sallam and
through the Blessings of Holy Makkah and Blessed Madina, that Almighty
Allah will accept my attempt and afford me the blessing of completing
this translation. Aameen

Sag e Mufti e Azam

Muhammad Afthab Cassim Qaadiri Razvi Noori
4th Rabi ul Awwal 1437
Al Madinatul Munawwarah

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  ‫ْﺒِ ِﻪ َ و َ ر ُﺳ ْﻮﻟ ِ ِﻪ َ ﺳ ِﻴ ّ ِﺪﻧَﺎ َ و  َﻣ ْﻮ َﻻﻧَﺎ  ُﳏ َ َّﻤﺪ نِ  ا ْﳌُ ْﺼ َﻄ ٰ َ و‬,ِ‫اﻟﺴ َﻼ ُم َ ٰ ِ ﻋﺒَﺎ ِد ِ اﻟ َّ ِﺬﻳ ْ َﻦ ا ْﺻ َﻄ ٰ  ُﺧ ُﺼ ْﻮ ًﺻﺎ َ ٰ  َﺣﺒ‬ ِ  ِ ‫اَ ْﳊﻤ ُﺪ‬
َّ ‫  َ و ﻛ َٰ َ وا َّﻟﺼﻠﻮ ُة َ و‬ َْ
ٰ ‫ِﺎاﻟﺼ ْﺪقِ َ وا َّﻟﺼ‬ ِ ِ ِ
ِ ّ ‫َ ٰ ٰاﻟﻪ و ا َْﺻ َﺤﺎﺑِﻪ اﻟ َّ ِﺬﻳ ْ َﻦ ﻗَﺎ ُﻣ ْﻮا ﺑ‬
َ

‫ﷲ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ َّﺸﻴ ْ َﻄﺎنِ  اﻟ ّ َﺮ ِﺟﻴ ْﻢ‬

ِ ‫ﻓَﺎ َ ُﻋﻮ ُذ ﺑِﺎ‬
ْ
ِ ِ ِ
‫ﺑِ ْﺴﻢ اﷲ اﻟ ّ َﺮ ْﲪ ٰﻦِ  اﻟ َّﺮﺣﻴ ْﻢ‬

‫ﲔ‬ ِ ِ َّ ‫ﻳﺎ َ أَﻳُﻬَﺎ اﻟ َّ ِﺬﻳﻦ آﻣﻨُﻮاْ اﺗَّ ُﻘﻮاْ ا و ُﻛﻮﻧُﻮاْ  َﻣ َﻊ‬

َ ‫ اﻟﺼﺎدﻗ‬ ََّ َ َ ّ َ

‫ّ َْﺴﻠِﻴْﻢ‬:‫َﱮ اﻟ ْ َﻜ ِﺮﻳْﻢ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ و َ ٰ ا ٰﻟ ِ ِﻪ َ وا َْﺻ َﺤﺎﺑِﻪ  اَﻓْ َﻀ ُﻞ ا ّﻟﺼﻠﻮ ِة  َ و اَ ْﻛ َﻤ ُﻞ اﻟ‬ ِ
ُّ ِ ّ9‫ اﷲ اﻟْﻌَﻈﻴْﻢ َ و َ ﺻ َﺪ َق َ ر ُﺳ ْﻮﻟُﻪ‘ اﻟ‬
ُ ‫َﺻ َﺪ َق‬

Let us send a love and devotion filled bouquet of Durood and Salaams in
the blessed Court of the Beloved Rasool Sall Allahu alaihi wa Sallam.

My beloved friends and respected elders of the Muslim community!

When Almighty Allah blessed us humans with excellence over all the
other creatures, it was only because Almighty Allah created us in a way,
whereby he gave us a sense of responsibility. Those who realise and are
conscious of this sense of responsibility (which Allah gave them), are the
ones who are truly regarded as honoured and exalted by Allah.

Whether the world (i.e. people of the world) regards them as common or
disgraced, it makes no difference and means nothing, because true
honour and dignity is that which is regarded as honour in the Court of
Allah.The praises of the people have no significance.

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As for those servants, who are deprived from realising their
responsibilities (i.e. their true Religious Duties), and are thus completely
heedless of these duties of theirs; Almighty Allah has seized them into
humiliation. No matter how much people honour them in the world, but
by Allah they are indeed deserving of chastisement. This is not really
honour (which they have in the world), otherwise this world has also seen
people like Pharaoh, who had a huge following, and many people sang his
praises, and they unduly supported (and praised) him.

Many powerful leaders and men of power, kings and emperors have
passed through this world. They were those whom the people
acknowledged and those whom the people regarded as honourable and
powerful, but in the Court of Allah, these people were regarded as lowly
and disgraced.

Who does not know about the kuffar e Makkah, who ruled from inside
Makkah, be it Abu Jahl or Umayya ibn Khalf, or be it anyone else (from
amongst them)! These people had immense respect and power in Makkah
(except in the Court of Allah)?

Read the Holy Qur’an, and you will see that they have no other position
except that of humiliation and disgrace. It is for this reason that I have
said that the ones with true honour in the Court of Allah are those who
realise and have the true feeling towards their (Deeni) duties, and they
remain occupied in fulfilling this obligation and duty.

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It is for this reason that Almighty Allah says in the Holy Qur’an:

ِِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ
َ ْ ‫َو َّ اﻟْﻌ َّﺰ ُة َ وﻟ َﺮ ُﺳ ْﻮﻟﻪ َ وﻟﻠ ْ ُﻤ ْﺆﻣﻨ‬
‫ﲔ‬

‘(True) Honour is for Allah, and for His Rasool, and for the Believers’
[Surah 63 Verse 8]

In other words, Honour by Allah, is the Divine Honour of Allah, or the

honour which has been bestowed upon his Rasool, and through their
blessings, that honour which has been bestowed upon the believers.

Even today, you see many powerful rulers and dictators. The world is seen
trembling in view of their tyranny, and hence the people agree with
whatever they say. On one hand they praise them, but on the other hand
the people of the world also curse them behind their backs. For such
people by Allah, there is no other path, but that of humiliation and
disgrace.

The gist of what I have mentioned is that Almighty Allah has created us,
giving us a sense of responsibility and duty. Those who realised this
reason for their creation, and understood it well, and adhered to it, they
remained honoured in the Court of Allah. In addition, those who deviated
from this reason for their creation, and have dislike for it, then they have
no position or station before Allah, except for humiliation and disgrace.

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Now if you look at the Sahaba e Kiraam, you will find that there were very
few among them who had wealth, or very few among them who owned
huge properties. Most of them were poor and needy, but till today, from
amongst all the Muslims, those Sahaba till today still have been blessed
with that exalted and excellent stations that even the greatest Wali
cannot reach. Their Amal (actions/practices) have been regarded as the
yardstick of the Shariah. Their words are accepted as confirmationof the
commands of Shariah.They have been blessed with such excellence.

Why is this? This is only because they realised their reason for creation,
more than anyone else, through the rays of Allah’s mercy which they
attained from the Blessed Court of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah Sall Allahu
alaihi wa Sallam. Such excellence has not been blessed to anyone else.
Actually, even amongst the Sahaba e Kiraam, there were those who were
very wealthy, but are those wealthy Sahaba e Kiraam regarded the most
exalted amongst all the Sahaba e Kiraam?

Undoubtedly, Abdur Rahman ibn Auf, Zubair ibn Awaam and Uthman e
Ghani Radi Allahu Ta’aala Anhum were regarded as the wealthy amongst
the Sahaba, but what can be said about the status which has been
bestowed to Hazrat Abu Bakr and Hazrat Umar Radi Allahu anhuma? They
did not possess huge amounts of wealth, but the honour, status and
excellence which has been bestowed upon them is not hidden from
anyone in this world. There are testimonies in the Holy Qur’an (regarding
them).

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These are the two (blessed personalities) whom the Beloved Rasool Sall
Allahu alaihi wa Sallam blessed with his highest power of representation
and the leader of the universe Sall Allahu Alaihi wa Sallam, used to enjoin
his work with theirs and enjoin theirs with his.

This excellence was not given to them because of wealth, but it was
because of the blessings of Deen, the responsibilities of Deen, and the rays
of love which they attained from Nabi e Paak Sall Allahu alaihi wa Sallam.
In this regard, these blessed personalities have been blessed with a very
special uniqueness; they have been blessed with a special individuality. It
is for this reason that they have been blessed with honour in this world
and in the hereafter as well, and they have been blessed with excellence
amongst all the Muslims, and they have been granted an exalted honour
in the Court of Allah.

Now, that you have understood this, then you must understand this as
well, that this excellence (and status) is not very easily achieved. One has
to strive and make immense sacrifice for this. A man can do business and
trade, by way of which he gathers wealth; he may exercise and train in
order to strengthen his body; a man gains leadership after much effort
and after serving the people, but that honour which is by Allah, cannot be
attained in this manner. To attain this honour, one must make great
sacrifices. One will be tested with regards to every enemy of Allah and His
Rasool Sall Allahu alaihi wa Sallam.

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The one who despises more in his heart the enemies of Rasoolullah Sall
Allahu alaihi wa Sallam, it is he who is more honoured in the Court of
Allah. As for that person who has the slightest soft-spot (softness) in his
heart for the enemies of Rasoolullah Sall Allahu alaihi wa Sallam, he will
be counted amongst the deprived.

It is a very easy task for a person to use flattery and compromise, and to
please everyone, in order to gain a huge following, and to keephis
relationship established with them by promising them his (false)
closeness and friendship, and in doing so thereby increasing the number
of those who follow him. This is something which is very easy to do, but it
is a very difficult task, when for the sake of Allah, one has to fight with
this person and that person and the next person and the next person and
to remain alone (by your-self in this). This is a very difficult task (i.e.
challenge).

As per his nature, man is obliged in order to gain support and to keep his
friendship established with those close to his heart, but this friendship is
only permitted as long as it does not cause the slightest harm to the
attachment he has with Allah and His Rasool Sall Allahu alaihi wa Sallam.
In addition, when it becomes such that his attachment to Allah and His
Rasool Sall Allahu alaihi wa Sallam is affected even the slightest bit by this
(detrimental) disease, and it is understood that this person has now been
afflicted by this disease, and his love and his Imaan has also been affected
by this disease, then it is from here forth that his weakness (i.e. his
downfall) starts; it is from this point forth that the path to his destruction
widens.
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This is why we have seen that the Sahaba e Kiraam never tried to grow
their numbers by keeping relations with the enemies of Rasoolullah Sall
Allahu alaihi wa Sallam, but they stood upright against every type of
difficulty on the plains of Makkah. They let the numbers of their enemies
increase, but they never left the Daaman of the Allah’s Rasool Sall Allahu
Alaihi wa Sallam.

They never allowed the spiritual sensation of the love for Allah and His
Rasool Sall Allahu alaihi wa Sallam to be removed from their hearts and
minds. It is this sacrifice of theirs which caused them to reach such great
(spiritual) heights.

Today, we people can never reach the love of the Sahaba e Kiraam or the
station of love which they possessed, but we can surely attain some
blessings from it. These are those blessings which are sufficient for our
salvation. If we only attain the blessings of their sacrifices, then this alone
is sufficient to exalt our status.

We have seen and read this Hadith in Bukhari Shareef that Sayyiduna
Mu’az ibn Jabal and Abu Musa Ash’ari Radi Allahu anhuma were sent by
Rasoolullah Sall Allahu alaihi wa Sallam as the Qaadi (Chief Justices) of
Yemen, and he Sall Allahu alaihi wa Sallam distributed two provinces
between the both of them, that on one side, one should control the affairs
and on the other side the other should control the affairs.

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Both these personalities went there. Both of them established their
headquarters at the borders of their province, so that in case they needed
to take advice from one another or if they wished to meet with one
another, they would not have to journey too far out. They both set up
their posts near the border within their own jurisdictions. They would
meet with each other daily or after a few days.

One day Hazrat Mu’az ibn Jabal Radi Allahu anhu got onto his horse and
rode to the province of Hazrat Abu Musa Ash’ari Radi Allahu anhu.

He noticed that there were huge crowds of people all around Hazrat Abu
Musa Ash’ari Radi Allahu anhu, and in the middle there was a person
whose both hands were tied to his neck. On seeing this Hazrat Mu’az ibn
Jabal Radi Allahu anhu asked, ‘What is this?’Hazrat Abu Musa Ash’ari Radi
Allahu anhu said, ‘This is that person who was a Muslim before, and now
he has turned away from Islam and has become a murtad (apostate).’

Hazrat Mu’az Radi Allahu anhu said, ‘O Abu Musa! Until he is not executed
I will not dismount.’ He said, ‘He has been brought here for this very
purpose (so dismount).’Hazrat Mu’az said, ‘First fulfil this duty, then only
I will dismount.’ He insisted that he will not dismount until he is not
given the punishment of an apostate.

Can you understand how they despised and disliked those who had
turned away from Islam? They were not even pleased to set foot on that
ground on which an apostate was, even though he was shackled and
bound.
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They could not bear him being alive (after leaving the Deen of Allah),
even though he was tied and bound. Do you understand this? Is it easy to
have such commitment today? This was the commitment and strong will
of the Sahaba e Kiraam.

Hazrat Sayyiduna Ameerul Momineen Ali e Murtaza Radi Allahu anhuwas

asked by the people, ‘What do you know about Hazrat Abu Bakr Radi
Allahu anhu?’ He said, ‘Abu Bakr Radi Allahu anhu! He is the greatest
Aalim amongst us and the bravest amongst us.’ They said, ‘But you are
braver and more courageous than him!’ He said, ‘Why are you going on
about my bravery?

Listen! When the battle of Badr was in full force, we all left Rasoolullah
Sall Allahu alaihi wa Sallam by himself and went out to face the enemy.
Each Sahabi was in combat with one of the enemy soldiers, but it was only
the foresight of Hazrat Abu Bakr Radi Allahu that he felt that the Beloved
Rasool Sall Allahu alaihi wa Sallam was by himself in the tent, and this
entire battle is in reality for him. Therefore, there is a possibility that the
enemy will attack the tent of Rasoolullah Sall Allahu alaihi wa Sallam in
large numbers, so alone he stood outside the tent and fought off the
enemy, and alone he combatted all those enemies who dared to approach
the tent of Rasoolullah Sall Allahu alaihi wa Sallam. This was his bravery
that he did not even call for support from any one of his companions (but
he defended this position by himself).

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Let me now tell you more about his valour. Once his son, Hazrat Abdur
Rahman ibn Abu Bakr was captured by the Muslim army. At that time he
had not as yet accepted Islam and was part of the enemy forcesthat
fought in Badr. He was imprisoned in Madina. It was during this time that
he was given divine guidance and accepted Islam. One day he said to his
father, ‘O my dear father! Once during the battle (of Badr) when the battle
was at its peak, you came at striking distance of my sword, but I did not
strike you, but thinking of you as my father, I spared you.’

Now listen to the response of Hazrat Abu Bakr Radi Allahu anhu! He says,
‘Abdur Rahman! This was the weakness of your kufr, that you saw a
fatherly relationship. By Allah! If you were at striking distance of my
sword, then I would not have paid heed to this relationship, that you are
my son, but all I would have seen was that the enemy of Rasoolullah Sall
Allahu alaihi wa Sallam is approaching, and that you had come out against
Rasoolullah Sall Allahu alaihi wa Sallam. I would have surely stuck your
neck with my sword’.’

Can you understand from this, that their bravery and valour was one
thing, but look at how strong was the passion of their Imaan. Look at how
powerful their Imaan was over kufr. These are the sacrifices they made
which took them to such great heights. These are the sacrifices they
made. If you observe the lives of the Sahaba e Kiraam and look at all
which they had sacrificed, you will be astonished, to think as to what
needs to be done in this era. This is why when Sayyiduna Imam Ibn Sireen
Radi Allahu Anhu was asked, ‘You have seen many Sahaba e Kiraam in
your time, so please tell ussomething about them?’
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He said, ‘You are asking about them! Listen! Their condition was such that
if you had to see them, you would think they were ‘fanatical’, and if they
saw you, then they would not have regarded you as Muslims.’

This was the situation in the period of the Taabi’een, so what is the
situation in this time?

Today, the name of Islam is more, but the true vigour of Islam is less. In
that time, the condition was such, that Imam Ibn Sireen is saying that if
those people, i.e. the Sahaba had to see you, then they would have refused
to regard you as Muslims. Think for a while, as to how exalted their status
is. They would not even accept anything which even in face-value was in
the slightest way contrary to the Sunnah of Rasoolullah Sall Allahu alaihi
wa Sallam.

There is a Hadith in Bukhari Shareef about the era when Marwan bin
Hakm was the governor of Madina. Marwan bin Hakm ascended the
Mimbar for the Eid Khutbah (sermon), but he did so before the Namaaz.
Sayyiduna Abu Sa’eed Khudri Radi Allahu anhu who is counted amongst
the younger Sahaba due to his age (who was old at that time), was present
there. Hazrat Abu Sa’eed Khudri Radi Allahu anhu lunged towards the
Mimbar and grabbed his robes and began to tug at him and drag him,
because the Khutbah of Eid Namaaz is delivered after the Eid Namaaz, and
Marwan ascended the Mimbar before the Namaaz.

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Abu Sa’eed Khudri Radi Allahu anhu grabbed hold of his robes pulling him
down. He was attempting to climb on to the Mimbar, but he (Abu Sa’eed
Radi Allahu anhu) is persistent on pulling him down. He went on saying
that Rasool e Paak Sall Allahu alaihi wa Sallam always delivered the
Khutbah after Eid Namaaz, so I will not allow you to do so before the Eid
Namaaz.

I want to ask you a question, when will an ordinary subject behave in such
a manner with the governor of any place? When? This happens when in
the sight of such a person is only the Maqaam e Nubuiwat, and all other
positions are nothing before his sight. Only then can a person do such a
thing. He is not interested in what the governor will do. He does not care
whether the governor will hang him, send him to prison, or have him
flogged.

He says to Marwan, ‘Listen! This was the manner of Rasool e Paak Sall
Allahu alaihi wa Sallam.’ He (Marwan) was much stronger so he pulled his
way up to the Mimbar (pulpit) and said, ‘O Abu Sa’eed! Whatever
knowledge you had has gone away.’ He (Abu Sa’eed) said, ‘My knowledge
is better than your knowledge.

The knowledge which I have is from Court of the Beloved Nabi Sall Allahu
alaihi wa Sallam, and in your chest is the knowledge of your desires.’ He
(Marwan) said, ‘Actually, the people do not wait to listen to my Khutbah.
They read the Eid Namaaz and go away, hence I read the Khutbah first. He
(Abu Sa’eed) said, ‘Rasoolullah Sall Allahu alaihi wa Sallam said, ‘He from
amongst you who sees any contrary action taking place, he should stop it
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with his hand, and if does not have the capability to do this, then he
should refute it with his tongue (i.e. speak against it). Additionally, if he
does not have the ability to even do this, then he should at least regard it
wrong in his heart, and after this then there is no share in Imaan’.’

In other words, if one does not even regard an evil act as evil even in his
heart, then he has no Imaan. Thus, one should realise that in this
situation one has to face many tests and difficulties.

Today, we are present here due to the passing away of Peerji alaihir
Rahma, in order to participate in this Esaal e Thawaab gathering being
held for him.

Alhamdu Lillah, I spent a very long time (i.e. many years) with Peerji. I
spent time with him in private and in public. I spent time with him during
journeys and also when he was at home. I travelled with him in India and
outside India as well. I spent time with him even in the holy lands, and I
found him to be alike at every place.He was an unsheathed sword for the
bud-mazhabs (deviants). He indeed had enmity for those who were the
enemy of Rasoolullah Sall Allahu alaihi wa Sallam; he even boycotted
those who befriended those who were the enemies. If he even found
theslightest hint of friendship for them (deviants) in someone, he would
even abstain from shaking hands which such a person. In addition, if such
a person stretched out his hand to shake hands with him, he would
immediately say, ‘Move away! I do not shake hands with (people) like
you.’Does anyone have this much fortitude today? Even the Ulama of
today do not have such fortitude.
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Once, unknowingly an unworthy person shook the hands of Huzoor Mufti
e Azam Hind Radi Allahu anhu. When he became aware of this, he asked
for water, and then washed his hands for a very long time.

Subhaan’Allah! It becomes clear that every abhorrent disease is a disease,

but that person whose Imaan is diseased is most detrimental. This is such
a dangerous disease that if touched by the hand, then there is the risk of
it contaminating the heart. This was not a risk to him (Huzoor Mufti e
Azam), but this was his teaching (to us), that if you despise someone (for
the sake of Allah and His Rasool Sall Allahu alaihi wa Sallam), then this is
how it should be.

If a person touches dry dung, he will still wash his hands, even though
nothing came onto his hand, even though it was dry dung, and this, is
even worse than dung. The apostates are in the lowest level of hell, so
what need is there to have any connection or association with them?

Do you know how wahabism spread today? How did this wahabism spread
today? How did the spread of bud-mazbiyat happen? Do you know
anything about it? This only happened because the people put behind
them the commands which Allah and His Rasool Sall Allahu alaihi wa
Sallam gave. This is the reason.

I have heard this from many Molvis and some Mullahs who are the
stooges of politics. Theysaythatperiod is no more; now the situation is not
the same (as before) to have such differences.

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The bud-mazhabs go forward and take illegitimate advantage from your
so called friendship (with them). Listen! Today bud-mazhabiyat
(deviance) has grown because of your friendships and you forging
relationships (of marriage etc.) with them.If you had truly despised them,
would they have been able to enter your Masjids? Would they have been
able to take over your Masjids? Would it have been possible for their
daughters to come into your homes? Would your daughters have liked to
go into their homes? Absolutely not! However, you have kept your
relations established with them.

I have seen Peerji always doing this work. He always refuted the bud-
mazhabs (deviants). Once, two years ago, he was journeying to the Urs in
Ghosi, and a businessman was also seated in the same (train) coach. They
were all travelling together in the same two tier. The man then asked
Peerji, ‘What is your business (occupation), in other words, what do you
do?’He said, ‘My occupation is Radd-e-wahabiyah (Refuting the wahabis). ‘

The person said, ‘What do you mean?’ He said, ‘My occupation is Radd e
wahabiyah and it is through this that I receive my sustenance.’

It is not a small thing to make such a statement. I have seen this, and I
have said this in many of my lectures, that the one who gets too much
wealth, is the one who starts to spread out his hands and legs even more
(i.e. such a person now attempts to be good with all, even with deviants,
so he can make more money), and he starts to become negligent of Imaan
and its demands.

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There are very few amongst the wealthy in whose hearts Allah keeps the
abhorrence of bud-mazhabs completely in their hearts.

Hence, I look down with contempt at those who are wealthy, yet they
forge (marital) relationships (etc.) with deviants. I reprimand such people
in private and also refute them in public gatherings. What is the reason
for this (that even after having everything they still have relations with
deviants)?

They chant the slogan of ‘Maslak e Aala Hazrat’, but what really is Maslak
e Aala Hazrat, they are not living up to it. They do not even know what it
really is.

The beauty of Peerji was that when he befriended someone it was on the
basis of Sunniyat. He would have closer friendship with that person who
was more firm in Sunniyat, and when they noticed someone who also had
relations (with deviants), he would boycott such a person (i.e. he would
disassociate himself from such a person).

If such a person (whom he knew about) attempted to enter his shop, he

would stop him from even climbing the stairs off his shop. (He would say),
‘Beware! Do not enter here.’Why did hedo this? Why? He knew well that
the love of Nabi Sall Allahu alaihi wa Sallam, and the friendship
(association) with the enemies of Nabi Sall Allahu alaihi wa Sallam can
never be gathered in one place.

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This is why Almighty Allah had blessed Peerji with great respect. I regard
this as respect and honour, because those people who had very little
knowledge (on Aqaa’id issues), by sitting with Peerji, they understood
well the fundamental differences between the beliefs of the Sunnis and
Wahabis, and they started to practice upon this, and they became
steadfast on this.

This is why I used to say that it is very important for there to be people
like Peerji (amongst us), because in Bombay the Ulama Council (i.e.
United) has destroyed (i.e. weakened) the people, and they have
attempted to bury the Janaazah of Sunniyat.

Peerji was the one person who always opposed them and stood firm
against them, and in the beginning I do not know for what status, the
Ulama began to run behind them, (chanting) Ulama council! Ulama
council!

It was during this time, that I had once come (to Bombay) during the
month of Muharram, and I got some people ready and asked them to
arrange a program against the Ulama council. I said that I will lecture
against them and that I do not need any Nazrana (gift), and (what
happened was that) the Masjid in which this program was to be held, the
Imam Saab of that Masjid, left the Masjid and fled.

He said, ‘Neither will I announce the program; nor will I partake in it,
because Allama will refute the Ulama council in it.’ (Why?) Because the
refutation of Ulama council was related to him.
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What have they been able to do? What have they done till now, these
Ulama council people? Except for this, that those who abstained from
marrying and forging relations with wahabis, today they (the same
people) are marrying and forging relationships with them. What did they
do? When a Masjid came back into the control of the Sunnis, they took
the Masjid and handed it over to them (the Wahabis) again. Is this the
great service which they have rendered?

What have they done? This, that they have traded their Imaan. They gave
a report in the newspaper, a press report, saying that putting behind us
our Religious differences; we should stand together under the banner of
one Kalima, for the sake of our political and economic benefit. Therefore,
you regard Imaan as something that should be kept behind us (i.e.
ignored)?

Worthless are those who make such statements concerning Imaan. When
I sent a question to them asking whether this statement is reeking of kufr
or not? They said, ‘But we did not say that.’ I asked, ‘Then how was this
published in the newspaper?’ They began to say that the newspaper
printed an incorrect report.’ I said, ’Give me this in writing and we will
publish it in the newspaper.’ They said, ‘No! You print it from your side.’ I
said, ‘Enough! I have understood that for you to speak against Imaan and
Islam is very easy, but when the truth about Imaan has to be said, then
you are choking, and I should give clarification for you. You make kufr
statements and I should give clarification!’ This is despotism upon
despotism, and then you lie about it.

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What you should have done, was to repent and break your ties with them
(Ulama council), but no, you regarded the respect of this world to be
greater. When these Molvis are attacked by snakes in their graves, then
only will they realise, and when the Angels of torment of the grave strike
them with their rods, then they will realise, and to realise at that time is
of no use. You still have time today.

Praise be to Allah, that our Peerji did not care about anyone or about
what anyone said or felt, but he would be occupied in this task of keeping
Sunniyat established. He would distribute books to the people, and he
would explain (the truth) to them.

For those who read and preferred English, he would arrange books in
English from England and Africa. He would arrange the translations of
Aala Hazrat’s (radi Allahu anhu) books and get people to read them, and
explain to them the importance of understanding what Imaan really is,
and what the Madhab e Haq is, and what Maslak e Aala Hazrat is. Hence,
all of you should make sure you remember Aala Hazrat’s final advice. Just
a few hours before his passing away, he had his advice recorded
(written).The gist of his advice was that, you should regard the love of
Rasoolullah Sall Allahu alaihi wa Sallam as the greatest Fard (obligation
and duty) of all Fard (obligations and duties) and the greatest need of all
needs. For Imaan is in this, and this is actually the soul of Imaan, and he
advised that we should realise that the worst Haraam is the company of
the bud-mazhabs, and we should realise this is Haraam above all Haraam,
and we should thus despise (their company). It is this which is the
requirements for the protection of your Imaan.
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Is there anyone who can reject the open, clear and absolute command
which Allah has given in the Holy Qur’an concerning severing
relationships with the kuffar and the apostates and having friendship
with them? One who rejects this will become an infidel, because there is a
direct injunction concerning this in the Qur’an, which forbids this. It is
the command of Rasool e Kareem Sarwar e Aalam Sall Allahu alaihi wa
Sallam, ‘Keep away from them and keep them away from you’.

In other words, do not let them anywhere near you, and if they attempt to
come close to you, then you should become far from them. In other
words, we should keep away from them and keep them away from us, and
the way to keep them away, is to chase them far away from you. The
beloved Rasool Sall Allahu alaihi wa Sallam, explained that, let it not be so
that they become close to you and then plunge you into fitna (i.e. mislead
you).

The meaning of plunging you into fitna means they will cause you to lose
your Imaan and cause you to become bud Aqida (corrupt and deviant).

It is mentioned in another narration that, ‘Neither should you eat or drink

with them, nor marry or have relations with them, and when they
become ill then do not visit them, and if they die, do not partake in their
Janaazah Namaaz.’(Note that all of this has been mentioned about bud-
mazhabs, i.e. deviants).

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It is further mentioned in the narration of Ibn Hib’ban that, ‘Neither
should you perform their Janaazah Namaaz and nor should you perform
Namaaz with them.’ This is not only about performing behind them, but
we should even avoid standing in the same Saff with them, because it will
be the same as performing with them, because there is a risk of damaging
your Imaan. The least is that your Namaaz will be invalidated because the
Saff has been broken (by them joining). Hence, you should not read
Namaaz behind them. If the one who is aware of his kufr and reads behind
him, and then still performs Namaaz behind such a person with the
intention of Namaaz, then he becomes an infidel. He becomes an infidel!’

This is why he (Peerji) used to properly explain all these rulings (to the
people). He would be very cautious in this regard. It is due to this
compulsion that he would seldom read Namaaz behind anyone. He would
first investigate as to which Imam it was safe to perform Namaaz behind
and then only would he perform behind him. There were very few such
Imams that he would perform behind, because nowadays it generally
happens such that some Imams are forced by the trustees to (Allah
Forbid) do Qur’an Khwaani for bud-mazhabs (deviants); this is such a
huge catastrophe (Allah Forbid).

Sometimes they say (to the Imam even if he is not asked to lead), that at
least join (the Janaazah Namaaz); you don’t have to make any Niyyat. At
least, it will still keep our association established (with them).For the sake
of their own association, they sacrifice their Imam.

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Sometimes, because of some kind of compulsion the Imam goes to one of
their places, but in reality that compulsion is not a compulsion. In the
case of compulsion only that which is ‘Iqrah e Mulji’ (when under duress
to do something without any other option, i.e. with the genuine risk of
being killed etc.) is that which is regarded as a genuine compulsion and all
these (other) so called compulsions are merely baseless. It has to be ‘Iqrah
e Mulji’ for it to be a genuine case of compulsion.

There is no room for this (baseless excuse), that he will not make Salaam
to me anymore, so I was compelled? Or, such and such person will not
perform Namaaz behind me anymore, so it was a compulsion, hence I
compromised with him. Yes, however if you find that people are not
steadfast, then you should inform them, and let them know about their
Deen (i.e. Deeni duties).In addition, he should be told about the deviance
of the deviants, so that he may end up on one side, either on this side or
on that side. There is no place in Islam for those who are on both sides, in
other words, (it is) like having lad’du (sweets) in both hands (i.e. keeping
both sides happy).

Almighty Allah blessed Peerji with the power of being an ‘Aamil’ as well
(i.e. mastery in handling supernatural issues). In a very short space of
time, he used to treat the ailments of the people, and with some Duas etc.
he would assist people to recover huge amounts that they had lost. If he
was like the other so-called ones who do this work, but compromise their
principles, then he too would have had a lot of wealth today, but no,he
would say to those (whom he assisted), (if you wish), then give this
amount to Allama’s Madrassah, I will do all your work. Some would say,
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yes indeed we will give to the Madrassah, but when their need was
fulfilled and they recovered hundreds of thousands which was lost, they
would give one or two thousand towards the Madrassah. And then Peerji
would go into Jalaal and say, ‘However, he said he would give this amount
to the Madrassah!’ I would say to him, ‘Peerji! If you tell people it is for
Madrassah, then this is how much they will give. Why do you not have
your own fee?’And he would say, ‘No, I cannot do this. It is not possible
that I should ask for myself.’

Almighty Allah blessed him with a means from which he could earn very
well, but he performed Amal for the sake of Amal, and not Amal for the
sake of wealth. He was blessed with many beautiful qualities. When we
would travel together, he would give me whatever Nazrana (gifts) people
gave him, and when I would reach here I would give it to him or to
Rahmatullah Bhai, and ask him to give it to him, but he would refuse to
take even one cent. He would say, ‘Give it to Allama’s Madrassah; I will not
take even one cent.’ Was he (Peerji) a millionaire, a billionaire, or a
trillionaire? What was he? He was such a person that if he got two meals a
day, this was sufficient for him. This was all that he needed, but he was
blessed with the nobility of Imaan.

Subhaan’Allah, on the eve of the day when he passed away, I called

Rahmatullah Bhai for something, so Rahmatullah Bhai said, ‘Peerji is not
feeling very well, please speak to him.’ I spoke to Peerji, and I made Dua
for him, ‘That may Allah give you Shifa (Cure)’, and he said, ‘No, no, just
make Dua’. Therefore, again I said, ‘Allah give you Shifa’, and he said, ‘Not
for Shifa, just make Dua.’
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I could not understand at that time that I am making Dua for his Shifa,
and he is saying, no, make Dua. Which Dua is it that he was requesting?
With the exception of Dua for Shifa, which Dua was he requesting?
Afterwards did we realise when the people started calling around, that he
said to the people a day before that, from tomorrow recite for me Surah
Mulk for forty days. He said to a young boy whoworked at his shop that,
tomorrow the shop will be closed. (The young boy said) ‘Tomorrow is
Friday right?’ He said, ‘Yes it is Friday’. (The young boy asked) ‘But why
will the shop be closed tomorrow, shops open here on Fridays?’He said,
‘Tomorrow I will pass away, but do not tell anyone, even mybrothers.’

Where have you seen a person so easily and calmly talking about passing
away? What kind of passion was in him that he did this so casually?
Usually when the thought of death appears before us, our hair stands up
and all hope is lost, and the heart stands pounding so much, as if one is
dying before death. This is what happens to a person, but Subhaan’Allah!
He said to some people, you should make Dua e Maghfirat for me. To some
he made some requests and to others some other requests. He continued
to give these messages to those who were close to him. Some of them he
just hinted to and to others he said it very clearly, like he said to the
young boy that the next day he would pass away and the shop will be
closed, and that he should not mention anything to his brothers.

I understood by all of this, that through the power which Almighty Allah
had blessed him with, for the sake of the treatment of the people, he had
received some signs, and he was prepared from beforehand.

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Allah had blessed him with a great gift of Istiqaamat (steadfastness) on
Deen, and (in the morning at Fajr) whilst performing Miswaak at the
Haudh (pond, in the Masjid), he either slipped, or by some other way fell
into the pond, and he passed away there.

It has been mentioned in the Hadith e Paak by Rasool e Akram Sall Allahu
alaihi wa Sallam that, ‘A Muslim who passes away by way of drowning is a
Shaheed (martyr), and one who passes away through being burnt in a fire
is also a Shaheed.’

Therefore, he was blessed with the station of martyrdom (Shahaadat).

This is a very great blessing and that too on a Friday. It has been
mentioned in the Hadith e Paak about passing away on a Friday, that the
one who passes away on a Friday (i.e. a believer) is given respite from the
questioning of the Nakeerain (Angels of the grave), and he is given
salvation from the punishment of the grave. This is a very great status.
Allah Almighty blessed him with great honour. I have seen in the entire
Bombay, his firmness in matters of Deen, and his steadfastness and the
manner in which he treated the deviants, and how he did not care about
what people said or thought when it came to Religious matters. His way
with the deviants was;

‘Dushman e Ahmad Pe Shid’dat Kijiye

Mulhido Ki Kya Murawwat Kijiye

Shirk Tehre Jis me Tazeem e Rasool

Us Burey Mazhab Pe La’nat Kijiye’
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This was the symbol of the life of Peerji alaihir Rahma. That Peerji has
now departed from us and this has left a huge vacuum amongst us. May
Allah by His Grace appoint someone who will fill his place. His work was
solid. He was very blessed and special.

He had preserved the very old debates and arguments of the learned
Ulama e Kiraam, and the condition of the Buzurgaan e Deen which he saw
with his own eyes, and personally heard. He had also preserved the old
letters and documents of the pious predecessors. This is what his life was
about.

It is necessary upon us that if we love Peerji, then we should keephis

manner and way alive, and we should keep aloof from the deviants.

Bud-mazhabi (Deviancy) has spread by some way throughout the world.

Now you explain to me, have you seen any Sunni becoming a bhori, have
you seen any Sunni taking admission in Imamia mission, in other words
have you seen him becoming a raafdhi or shia? Neither do you go to their
Masjid, nor do they come to your Masjid, and if he does come, then
everyone’s ears stand up (i.e. become alert), as to what is such a person
doing here. Do we marry amongst them (shias) or the bhorey’s? Why do
we not forge marital relations with them? No (true) Sunni forges marital
relations with raafdhis or Ismaeelis. Why? Because the pious predecessors
explained the ruling in the light of Qur’an and Hadith, and that Sunnat
(tradition) is continuing even till this day.

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This very same ruling was mentioned and decreed by Hazrat Allama Fazl e
Haq Khayabaadi, Hazrat Mufti Sadrud’deen Azurda, Hazrat e Maulana
Shah Makhsus’ullah, Hazrat e Maulana Fazlur Rahman Badayouni, Hazrat
e Maulana Taajul Fuhool Abdul Qaadir Badayouni, Sayyiduna Imam Ahle
Sunnat Aala Hazrat Faazil e Bareilvi, and Sayyiduna Shaykh ul Masha’ikh
Shaykh Abul Husain Noori Mia (Alaihimur Rahma).

All these Buzurgaan e Deen mentioned the same ruling about the wahabis.
This ruling remained established from their era, up to a very long time,
but when this country became free, then (these) sheep and goats also
became free, and they all became free (i.e. free thinking) in issues of
Madhab as well. This is why marriage relationships and friendships are
being forged with wahabis. Everything has started to happen.

These people go to perform Namaaz in their (bud-mazhab) Masjids, and

they (bud-mazhabs) come over to perform Namaaz in their Masjids. In
addition, if any Saudi (Wahabi) comes, then he is put onto the Mimbar to
lecture and they then perform their Namaaz behind him, and it is said the
Imam of the Haram has come. This they do not understand that an
illegitimate Imam has come. This they do not think. Think about what is
happening. Protect your Imaan.

This was the teaching of Peerji. Mine and Peerji’s Peer Huzoor Mufti e
Azam radi Allahu anhu used to also give the same teachings. The Peer of
Huzoor Mufti e Azam radi Allahu anhu, Hazrat Noori Mia alaihir Rahma
used to also give the same teachings, his Peer Hazrat Sayyiduna Aale
Rasool e Ahmadi radi Allahu anhu used to give the same teachings, and
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Aala Hazrat radi Allahu anhu also gave the same teachings, and in the
same manner all our Ulama e Kiraam gave the same teachings before
India was taken over by the British.

How did India fall to the British? It happened when the English bought of
Ismail Dehlvi, and when Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan wrote a book called,
‘Taarikh Ahle Englishiya’ in which he wrote that in Delhi there was a
group known as wahabis, and they said that it was Haraam to perform
Namaaz in any Masjid under the control of the Shah, meaning Bahadur
Shah Zafar.

Who was doing this? The wahabis! Sir Sayed himself was a wahabi. It is he
who is writing this. From this it becomes clear that the wahabis had a
huge hand and role in making the British powerful in India. Have you
realised this?

In that time, those who fought against the English were Hazrat e Maulana
Fazl e Haq Khayrabaadi, our great grand Ustaad and Hazrat e Maulana
Fazlur Rahmaan Badayouni, and Hazrat Maulana Mufti Inaayat Ahmed
Kakorwi, who is the author of Ilmus Segha, and many other Ulama e Ahle
Sunnat, who were charged by the British Government for treason. In
addition, they were imprisoned in the Andaman Islands, and even today,
the Mazaar of Hazrat Maulana Fazl e Haq Khayrabadi alaihir Rahma is
standing in the Andamans.

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It is announcing and bearing testimony that those who were martyred for
standing up against the wahabis and the British are today still present in
that part of India, on an Island surrounded by the sea.

No one can show that any wahabi was sent to the Andamans to face any
punishment or charge. These people actually received monthly financial
aid. It is written in Ashrafus Sawaaneh about molvi Ashraf Ali thanvi that,
‘Hazrat used to receive a monthly amount of 600 rupees from the British,
but Hazrat did not know from where it was coming.’

He was receiving the money, but they say that he did not know where it
was coming from. He knew very well where it was coming from, but they
were hiding it. Why was he receiving this financial aid?

This 600 rupee financial aid is from that era in which the highest earning
Ulama used to receive between five, five and a half, and six rupees. Do you
understand? This was in that time (that he was receiving 600 rupees from
the British).

Ashraf Ali died long before my time and has gone to hell long before my
time, but let me tell you that in my young age, when I first started
earning, my salary was seventy five (75) rupees, and people then used to
say that I was earning a hefty salary.

Today, if a person earns 75 rupees a day, it is still counted as nothing. This

was in that time, now think for a while as to why he was receiving this
600 rupees. This was so that they could spread deviance.
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All this information was present in books which Peerji had. He would
show it to the people and say, there read for yourself.

Now, we should all continue making Dua for his status to be elevated and
we should continue making Esaal e Thawaab for him. And one method of
Esaal e Thawaab that we should keep established, is that we should
remain steadfast on the way and manner of Peerji alaihir Rahma, which
is,

‘Dushman e Ahmad Pe Shid’dat Kijiye

Mulhido Ki Kya Murawwat Kijiye

Shirk Tehre Jis me Tazeem e Rasool

Us Burey Mazhab Pe La’nat Kijiye’

May Allah send down immense rains of Mercy and Light upon his grave.
Aameen.

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