3 January 2014 Editorial

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The Message of Seerat of Hazrat Nabi Akram Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam for the Muslim Ummah
By: Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Rahmatullah Sahib
(Daamat Barakatuhum)

Translated By: Fayyaz Ahmad Zaroo

Such a person is very fortunate who clung to Hazrat Nabi-e-Akram Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam and got the blessed connection of being an Ummati of KhaatamunNabi een !"ast of the prophets#$ Hazrat %uhammad-eArabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam& 'his blessed connection is so great that a messenger among the resolute messengers of the past like Hazrat Iisaa Alaihissalaam desired to have such a connection !Fathul-Baari#& His desire subse(uently was fulfilled$ so the time will come$ close to the )ay of )oom$ when Hazrat Iisaa Alaihissalaam will reappear on this earth& And he will not come into the world at that time designated as prophet$ but he would come to lead the %uslim community as an Ummati of the Holy *rophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam& +n the arrival from the heavens$ Hazrat Iisaa Alaihissalaam would offer Salaah behind ,mam %ahdi as a declaration that he is -oining Ummat-e-%uhammadiyyah as an Ummati& Now the need arises for his introduction$ so Hazrat Iisaa Alaihissalaam needs no introduction as he has been introduced in greater detail in the Holy .ur an&

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'here are meticulous details discussed in the Holy .ur an about his childhood$ his growing up$ his name and lineage$ the hostile attempts by the /ews to trap and kill him and his being raised alive onto the heavens& %oreover$ Hazrat Nabi Akram Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam has given full details in Ahadith about such events and circumstances that will take place on his Nuzool0 coming to the world$ the second time& *resently$ two sects are indulged in spreading misconceptions in such persons who are not well versed in religious knowledge& 'he %irzaa ee sect is misleading the public into believing in the death of Hazrat Iisaa Alaihissalaam and hence buried at Khanyar Srinagar so that they can prove their point that .adiyaani0 A Notorious "iar$ is a prophet in place of Hazrat Iisaa Alaihissalaam& 1hristians are busy in giving the people a false belief of the 1rucifi2ion claiming that Hazrat Iisaa Alaihissalaam has been crucified as a scapegoat for the past and the future sins of human beings& However$ the Holy .ur an has re-ected both the thoughts outright and described such assumptions as false and absurd& 'herefore$ the ,slamic belief of the whole %uslim Ummah is that neither Hazrat Iisaa Alaihissalaam was crucified nor killed$ but he was raised alive onto the heavens& ! Surah Nisaa#& And it will be close to the )ay of /udgment when he shall come down from the heavens !Bukhari & Muslim#$ subse(uently$ he will be proud on -oining in Ummat-e-

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%uhammadiyyah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam& At that time$ the 1hristians will become %uslims after observing Hazrat Iisaa Alaihissalaam -oining the %uslim Ummah& !For further
details please refer to Aqeedatul-Islam, Attasreeh bima tawaatur fi uzool-e-Maseeh, !ar"uma us-Su ah#

So$ the need of the hour is that Ummat-e%uhammadiyyah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam has to strengthen its connection with the beloved *rophet$ Hazrat Nabi Akram Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam and has to hold him Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam dearer than parents$ progeny and the entire human beings& 'he members of %uslim Ummah has to shape up their sayings and thoughts$ acts and gestures$ desires and emotions of hearts in accordance with the sacred and blessed sayings of Hazrat Nabi Akram Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam& And they have to profess and promulgate before the people of the world that the summaries and the details of beliefs$ deeds and ethics$ brought by Hazrat %uhammade-Arabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam$ are the only versions that are right and practicable& And what is besides these versions being preached and promulgated in the world$ that is either included in %agzoob-e-Alaihim 3roup !'hose who have incurred Allah s wrath# or in 4aaleen 3roup !'hose who have gone astray#& ,f there is any path of salvation$ that is the only path of Hazrat %uhammad-eArabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam& 'his is the %essage of Seerat of Hazrat Nabi Akram Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam for the %uslim Ummah$

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and the same message has to be made public widely&

Love for Hazrat Rasulullah

5y0 %aulana )awood 6owda Sahib

All praises to Allah 'a ala and choicest blessings upon our beloved *rophet Hazrat %uhammad !Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam#& ,t is necessary to have love for the Noble *rophet Hazrat %uhammad !Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam#& Allah 'a ala says in the 3loroius .ur an emphatically stressing this point0
Say: If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives (partners), your family, the wealth which you have acquire, that business, the closure of which you fear and the homes which you love, are more beloved to you you than Allah Ta ala, !is "essen#er (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), and fi#htin# in !is path, then wait till Allah Ta ala sends !is command$ And Allah Ta ala does not #uide the disobedient people%$ 7Surah 'aubah$ 89#

:e learn from this verse that nothing should prevent one from fulfilling the commandments of Allah 'a ala$ His %essenger !Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam# and in emigrating of waging holy war& ,f one s near and dear ones$ wealth and all material things$ comfort and ease etc& are a barrier and obstacle from carrying out necessary duties which

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have to be carried out by %uslims$ then await the command of punishment from Allah 'a ala& 'his is the real test of true love for Allah 'a ala and Hazrat ;asulullah !Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam#& 'hose who concern themselves with bodily ease and hanker after this world$ engross themselves in worldly pleasure and befriend non%uslims and their ways$ thereby neglecting their ,slamic duties$ cannot find the path to genuine success& 'he beloved *rophet !Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam# said0
&one of you can be a true believer until I become more beloved to him than his father (parents), his children and all people$%

<very individual s lifestyle and actions will bear testimony of their true love for Hazrat ;asulullah !Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam#& %erely e2pressing love verbally and claiming to have love for Allah 'a ala and Hazrat ;asulullah !Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam# in the heart is not sufficient& 'he proof of this claim must be apparent in one s physical self$ dressing$ lifestyle$ dealings$ character and all internal matters& +nce Hazrat Umar ;aziyallahu Anhu said to Hazrat ;asulullah !Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam#0
' (asulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi )asallam)*

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+esides my own self, ,ou are most beloved to me than everythin# of this world$%

Hazrat ;asulullah !Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam# responded and said0

&o, ' -mar*%

Hazrat Umar #azi$allahu A hu pondered over this for a while that why is Hazrat ;asulullah !Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam# negating this claim of love for him and suddenly understood that there was some deficiency in his claim so immediately he said0
' "essen#er of Allah* &ow ,ou are more beloved to me than my own self$%

:e must understand how important and necessary it is to have love for Hazrat ;asulullah !Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam#& 'he person who has no love for Hazrat ;asulullah !Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam# suffers from weakness of %imaa !faith#& Allah 'a ala Himself e2presses love for Hazrat ;asulullah !Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam# in many verses of the 3lorious .ur an and many verses bear testimony to the anger and displeasure of Allah 'a ala for those who were disrespectful and displeased Hazrat ;asulullah !Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam#& ,n one verse a basic principle is mentioned for those who harm and cause inconvenience to Hazrat ;asulullah !Sallallahu Alaihi

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Wasallam#& Allah 'a ala says0 And those who harm (asulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi )asallam) for them is a severe punishment$%

+nce Utaibah ,bni Abi-"ahab was very rude and disrespectful to Hazrat ;asulullah !Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam# so he !Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam# supplicated to Allah 'a ala and said0
' Allah* Set upon him one of your do#s$%

Although the disbelievers did not bring faith upon Hazrat ;asulullah !Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam#$ they knew very well that he !Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam# was the final *rophet and whatever he !Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam# uttered was true& Utaibah s father understood that his son had no chance and his fate will be -ust as Hazrat ;asulullah ! Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam# had desired$ so he took e2treme precautions& His son should go regularly to Syria on business trips and after this incident$ security around him was tightened to the ma2imum& +n one such trip$ whilst camped at night$ Utaibah slept in the middle of everybody with great fortification surrounding him& A tiger came by and smelt everyone from one side until it reached and found Utaibah& 'he tiger killed him& %ay Allah 'a ala embed His love and the love of Hazrat ;asulullah !Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam# in our hearts and make us loyal and true believers&

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Aamee

TAFSEER
(Commentary of the Holy Quran)
By: Maulana Mu(ti Muhammad Sha(i Sahib (Rahmatullahi Alaihi)

SURAH AL-BAQARAH
Note& !his part of !afseer is the remai i ' portio of Surah AlBaqarah !afseer a d he (e (o e(ted with the pre)ious (hapter of Surah Al-Baqarah !afseer*

'he murderer had his supporters who wanted to hide his crime$ and hence began accusing different people& 5ut Allah 'a ala willed that the criminal should be brought to book$ and appointed a miraculous way of identifying him = that is$ the dead body of the murdered man should be touched with a part of the flesh of the sacrificial cow& :hen this was done$ the dead man came back to life$ announced the name of his murderer$ and died again& 'his miraculous event is a manifestation of the omnipotence of Allah 'a ala$ and Holy .ur an presents it as an argument against those who deny the ;esurrection of the dead for the "ast /udgment&

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6erse >? says that this precedent should induce people to make use of their reason$ and see that what has happened in the past instance can as easily happen in the future instance& :ith regard to this event one may ask as to why Allah 'a ala made the ;esurrection of the dead man depend upon his being touched with a part of flesh when he had the power to bring the man back to life without the intervention of any such device@ or$ one may ask as to why the dead man should have been brought back to life when the name of the murderer could have been revealed even otherwise& ,n answer to this$ we shall say that Allah 'a ala is omnipotent$ and does not act under any kind of compulsion$ but that all His actions proceed from His all-embracing wisdom& %oreover$ it is He alone who knows$ and can know$ the raiso d+,tre of what He does& 'he Shari ah does not oblige us to discover the raiso d+,tre of each and every divine act$ nor is it necessary or possible that we should be able to comprehend the raiso d+,tre in each case& 'he best way in such a case is to accept what Allah 'a ala or the Holy *rophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam has said$ and to keep (uiet& "et us say a word about the arrangement and se(uence of the events& 6erse >8 relates how a man

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was murdered$ and people started accusing each other& 'his is the beginning of the story which has been related earlier in verses A>->B& 'his chronological order has not been preserved in the narration$ but inverted$ and this re-arrangement has a subtle significance& 'his long section of the Surah !1hapter# has been dealing with the transgressions of the ,sraelites$ and this is -ust what the Holy .ur an intends to bring out in narrating different stories$ the narrating of stories not being an ob-ect in itself here& 'he present story is meant to show two misdeeds = firstly$ committing a murder and then trying to hide it@ secondly$ raising uncalled-for ob-ections to divine commandments& ,f the chronological order had been kept up$ the readers would have supposed that it was only the first of these that was really intended$ while the second was added only by way of completing the story& 'he present arrangement clearly shows that both the misdeeds have been e(ually emphasized& Injections and related consideration ,n this incident the statement of the murdered man was considered evidence for condemning the murderer$ because Allah 'a ala had informed Sayyidina Hazrat %usa AlaihisSalaam through revelation that the man would$ on coming back to life$ speak the truth& +therwise$ one cannot be declared as being

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guilty of murder without proper evidence$ the rules of which have been laid down by the Shari ah
!To be continued, Insha Allah)

Tas-heelul Ahadeeth

Translation:
,t is narrated from Sayyidina Abu Hurairah that Hazrat ;asulullah
!Sallallahu Alaihi

!#azi$allahu a hu# Wasallam#

said0 C%ay his nose be covered in dustD %ay

his nose be covered in dust$ %ay his nose be covered in dustDE ,t was asked0 C:hose$ + %essenger of Allah 'a alaFE He replied0 C'hat person who finds both his parents or one of them in old age and fails to enter /annah& !Muslim#

Commentary:
'he phrase literally translates Gmay the nose be covered in dust and is normally used to refer to disgrace&

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Hazrat ;asulullah !Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam# in this Hadeeth makes dua for the destruction of that person whose parents or one of them are in old age and he fails to serve them$ due to which he is deprived of entering into /annah& 'he .ur an and Sunnah command us to obey our parents even if they may be disbelievers$ provided that they do not command us to transgress the Shari ah& :e must never forget that /annah lies at the feet of our mothers$ and our fathers are the doors of /annahD

Lesson:
B& +ur parents are a blessing for us& 8& :e must obey and serve our parents& ?& Hailure to serve our parents and failure to keep
them happy will deprive a person from entering /annah&

Translation:

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Sayyidina

Abu

Hurairah

!#azi$allahu

a hu#

narrates that a person said0 G+ messenger of AllahD , have some relatives with whom , maintain family ties$ but they continue breaking their relationship with me& , am good to them but they ill-treat me& , tolerate them !their mischief# but they ignore me & Hazrat ;asulullah !Sallallahu
Alaihi Wasallam#

said0 C,f the matter is as you

e2plain then it is as though you are feeding them hot ashes$ you will always have an assistance from Allah so long as you continue in this manner&E

Commentary:
5esides being ungrateful$ they are disobeying Allah 'a ala by breaking their relationship with one and they therefore deserve severe punishment& +n the contrary$ if one ignores their evil attitude and continue being good to them$ Allah 'a ala will assist one& :e should at all times remember the rights of our relatives& 'he Holy .ur an not only encourages$ but also warns us of family ties because$ if we do not fulfill their rights they would argue against us in the Hereafter&

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Lesson:
B& %aintain good relations with all family members
even though they may ill treat one&

Seerat-e-Paak Nabi *s Love for Children

By: Maulana A u Talhah Muhammad !"harul Hasan Mahmood Sah#
Translated By: Mu(ti A(zal Husain +lias Sahib

LOVE SHOWN TOWARDS CHILDREN IN ENERAL

Hazrat Nabi Akram Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam hears the crying of a child
Hazrat Urwah ,bn 4ubair that Hazrat Nabi Akram
-#azi$allahu A hu.

narrates once
ha. and

!Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam#

entered the house of Umme Salamah -#azi$allahu A

heard the sound of a child crying& He asked them$ CAre you people not going to treat the child for the evil glances that have cast a spell over himIherFE !i&e& in accordance with the teachings of ,slam the child should be definitely treated&# !%uwatta ,mam %aalik#&

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:e learn from various Ahaadeeth that the evil glance most certainly has an effect on the person whom the glance is cast upon& 'herefore the advice of Ulama should be sought and necessary steps within the limits of Shari ah should be taken&

Hazrat Nabi Akram Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam visits my father

Hazrat Abdullah ,bn 5usr that Hazrat Nabi Akram
-#azi$allahu A hu.

narrates once

!Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam#

visited my father& His father brought Hais !a type of food made from melted butter$ flour and dates# and some water& He presented both these to Hazrat Nabi Akram
!Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam#&

Hazrat Nabi Akram

!Sallallahu

Alaihi Wasallam#

drank from the water and made over the

remainder to the person seated to his right& Hazrat Nabi Akram

!Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam#

thereafter

partook of the dates& , watched as he flicked the pips of the date with the inde2 and middle finger of the left hand out of the plate in which the dates were& :hen Hazrat Nabi Akram
!Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam#

stood up to leave my then

father also got up with him and re(uested that he made dua for us& Hazrat Nabi Akram
!Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam#

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made dua in the following words0 Allaahumma baarik lahum fee maa razaqtahum wag fir lahum warhamhum. Translation0 / Allah0 1ra t them blessi 's i their suste a (e, for'i)e them a d show mer($ o them*
Abu .awood$

Daughters are a shield from the fire of Jahannum (hell)

A woman once came begging to the door of Ummul %u mineen Hazrat Aa ishah
-#azi$allahu A ha.

accompanied by her two young daughters& At that particular time$ there was nothing but a single date in the palace of the king of both worldsD Hazrat Aa ishah
-#azi$allahu A ha.

gave this one date to her&

'he motherliness of a mother in her could not allow herself to eat the whole date or even half of it while her children look on& She therefore broke it into two and gave each child half while she remained hungryD Hazrat Aa ishah
-#azi$allahu A ha.

was

astonished at the love this poor mother had displayed towards her children& :hen Hazrat Nabi Akram
!Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam#

arrived$ she narrated the entire

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incident to him& Hearing this Hazrat Nabi Akram !Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam# said$ When a person is gi en daughters and
is tested b! means of them" and he#she shows kindness to them" these daughters will become a shield from the fire of $ahannum for such a person.
"uslim$

AD

!C"#

$%" D"&'AND (LA)A %A+RA$ RA#(L(LLA%

*ro, -he -ea.hin/s and advi.es of *a0eehul1(,,a-2 %a3ra)uf-i )ah,ood %asan 4an/ohi (Rahmatullahi Alaihi)
Compiled by: Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Rahmatullah Sahib Kashmiri (Daamat- Barakatuhum) (Continued from the previous issue of AN-NOOR)

AND $%"!R L& " *&R

After teaching the sixth period on a Thursday, Hazrat Sheikhul Hind -#ahmatullahi Alaihi. would usually come from Deoband to Gangoh to visit Hazrat Maulana Gangohi -#ahmatullahi Alaihi.. Once, Hazrat Sheikhul Hind's friend, who was very close to him during his student days had later on become a government employee, asked, O Mahmood, tell me, what is there in Gangoh, that you go there every Thursday? Hazrat -#ahmatullahi Alaihi. replied, O ignorant one! You haven't experienced the benefits.

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Come with me one day. He agreed to go along. Coincidently, the day he accompanied Hazrat, it turned out to be one of the days of urs at the Mazaar of Shah Abdul Qudoos Gangohi -#ahmatullahi Alaihi.. Initially, Hazrat Maulana Gangohi -#ahmatullahi Alaihi. used to leave Gangoh in these days but when he became blind, he wouldnt stay behind. However, he would not come to the Khanqah on these days. He used to come for all the Salah and lead the congregation himself. The organizers of the urs were considerate to stop their qawwaali (music festival) from the time of azaan until the musallis had completed their sunnats after Salah. Hazrat did not allow anyone to visit him during the days of urs. He would not even shake hands with anyone. Hazrat Sheikhul Hind -#ahmatullahi Alaihi. reached Gangoh at night and proceeded directly to Hazrat's house. As soon as Hazrat saw him, he began reprimanding him. He also instructed him to return to Deoband immediately. Another friend of Sheikhul Hind -#ahmatullahi Alaihi., Shah Mazhar Husain Sahib Gangohi (he was the brother of Maulana Fakhrul Hasan Sahib Gangohi, who had written marginal notes on Abu Dawood), who was also present, said, Hazrat, they did not come to attend the urs. They have come to visit you." Hazrat -#ahmatullahi Alaihi. replied, I am fully aware of that. I am not so simple minded. They have come to visit me, but they have passed through the crowd that is attending the urs. Thus, they have increased

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their numbers and Hazrat Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam has said, Whoever increases the number of any group of people, he is counted to be from amongst them. Thereafter, Shah Mazhar Husain Sahib took them home saying, At least eat something before you go. Hazrat Sheikhul Hind -#ahmatullahi Alaihi. broke down into tears saying, Hazrat instructed me to leave immediately. With what face should I eat?" Hence he departed immediately from Gangoh. After the urs had finished, he came back to visit Hazrat Gangohi -#ahmatullahi Alaihi..

Some incidents of how the senior Ulama of Deoband were given such an honourable Maut (death)
It is the result of this extreme love for Allah Ta'ala that He calls his beloved servants with such honour to him.
&, Hazrat Maulana Rashid Ahmad Gangohi's
Alaihi. -#ahmatullahi

grandson, Maulana Saeed Gangohi, was an ustaad in Darul-Uloom Deoband. He had been ill for some time. One day, he enquired, Has the Asar azaan been given? Someone answered, Yes, the azaan has been called out. He then requested the attendant saying, Assist me to make wuzu. Someone replied, You are unable to make wuzu (due to weakness). He said, Okay, help me to make tayammum. After making tayammum, he asked them to change his lungi. The assistant changed his lungi. He then requested them to make him sit up

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straight. Thus he was raised to a sitting position. He had just begun his Salah and his soul departed. 2. The Ameer of Tabligh in Delhi, Hazrat Maulana Inaamul Hasan Sahibs father lived in Saharanpur. One day, his father slept for a short while at midday. He woke up for Zuhr Salah and made wuzu. It was his habit to perform his farz Salah standing directly behind the Imaam. As usual, he went to the first saff and began his sunnats. He made ruku and thereafter went into sajdah. He completed the first sajdah and as he was about to go into the second sajdah [from the jalsah (sitting) position], his soul was taken away and his head fell uncontrollably into the next sajdah. This is how he passed away. 3, Sheikh Rashid Ahmad Sahib -#ahmatullahi Alaihi. was a member of the Shura (advisory committee) of Darul-Uloom Deoband. When he was ill, he mentioned to a certain doctor, I only want you to treat me because I have trust in you that you will not administer any doubtful medication to me. In the late portion of the night, he fell seriously ill and the doctor was called. As the doctor was getting ready to examine him, the Sheikh requested that he be given a few minutes to read his Tahajjud Salah. He was lying down on the bed and had no strength to get up. He was unable to perform wuzu so he made tayammum, began his Salah and in the midst of his Salah, he passed away. -!o be (o (luded, I sha-Allah.

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)AL*&&+AA$

Statements an! Ane"!otes o# $a%ee&'lUmmat Ha(rat )'#ti )a&moo! Hasan an*o&i ,,

Co,5iled 'y6 )uf-i *aroo0 )eeru-i #ahib Daamat- Barakatuhum

The incident of a Sahib-e-Kashf (one who recei es ins!iration"

A person once passed by a graveyard and saw pearls scattered about and the dead were out of their graves collecting them& However$ there was one person who was out of his grave$ but not collecting the pearls& 'he passer-by went up to him and en(uired from him regarding the whole scene that he was witnessingF %eceased& 'he family members and friends of the dead send 'hawaab !reward# to them that take the form of pearls as you see& *asser-by0 :hy are you not collecting the pearlsF )eceased0 , made my son memorize the .ur an and

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daily he recites the entire .ur an and passes on the 'hawaab to me& :hy should , then -oin the others in their 'hawaab& *asser-by0 :ho is your son and what does he doF )eceased0 'his is his name and he sells sweetmeats in a certain market& 'he ne2t morning the passer-by went to the market and found a youngster selling sweetmeats and his lips were continuously moving& He asked the youngster0 *asser-by0 :hat is the matterF , see your lips continuously moving& )eceased s son0 %y father had made me memorize the entire .ur an and he is now late& ,t is my daily practice that , recite the entire .ur an and pass on the thawaab to him& After a few days$ the man passed by the same graveyard and saw the very same man now collecting pearls with the rest of the dead& :hen asked the reason for also collecting he replied$ C%y son has passed away and there is nobody to send me thawaab& 'he ne2t morning the passer-by went to the market and made en(uiries about the youngster selling the

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sweetmeats& 'he people replied that he had passed away&

(To be continued, Insha Allah)

#uloo7

+otions #or t&e Heart

A Translation o# Dawa-e-Dill
Daamat-Barakatuhum
Continued from the revious issue of !"#"$$R

'y6 %a3ra- 8eer +ulfi0ar Ah,ad Na0ashbandi #ahib

Be"ome a sin"ere an! a"ti,e Aalim The efforts of our $#ous $rede%essors #n the $ursu#t of #lm
+ur pious elders made huge sacrifices in the pursuit of ilm& 'hey struggled and remained steadfast& 'he %adrasah was like a home for them$ and books were their shroud& 'heir lives were centered on teaching and learning& 'his is why Sufyan thawri #ahmatullahi Alaihi said that no one is better than a sincere seeker of knowledge& Such a person is so full of blessings that even the Angels of blessings& 'his is why it is said that when Allah 'a ala is pleased with

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an ordinary %uslim$ He makes a palace in /annah for him& However$ when Allah 'a ala is pleased with a student or scholar$ He builds a prosperous city for him in /annah& /ust as we have rulers in this world ruling over their own domination$ if Allah 'a ala is pleased with a scholar of ,slam$ He will give him his own city in /annah& 'his is why it is said that0

Whoe)er remai s i the pursuit of ilm, 2a ah will remai i pursuit of him*

,t is a great favour of Allah 'a ala that He accepts His worshippers for the pursuit of ilm& 'he seekers of ilm are very fortunate@ Allah 'a ala has chosen them and loves them the most& 'he Holy .ur an is proof of this& Allah 'a ala states0

!he We (o )e$ed the Book as a herita'e to those of /ur sla)es whom We (hose*
7Surah Hatir ?J0J8 = only relevant portion of the Aayah is documentedK

'herefore$ the one who inherits the 5ook is the beloved of Allah 'a ala& ,t is such a great mercy of Allah 'a ala that He has accepted our lives for the

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pursuit of the ,lm of the .ur anD :e should therefore be thankful to Allah 'a ala and follow the course of ac(uiring ,lm with hardwork and true zeal&

!!o be 3o
*a,ily 'ond

(luded, I sha-Allah .

BR!&'!&' () CH!*+RE& !& !S*AM

By: Maulana -r, Muhammad Habibullaah Mu.htaar Sahib $ransla-ed by6 /enab Ra(i0 Abdurrahmaan Sahib
(1ontinued (rom the 2re3ious issue o( AN-NOOR)

For,#-#n, and .-erloo/#n,

'his is a great mental attribute& 'his characteristic entails forgiving the offender and yielding one s rights no matter how oppressed one is& However$ first$ the aggrieved person must be strong enough to retaliate !and forgive in spite of being capable of seeking redress#& Second$ the oppression must not involve a violation of ,slamic rites$ otherwise the forgiveness is misplaced and is tantamount to a surrender$ which is disgraceful and frustrating& ,t is a good habit to forgive and condone& +ne must encourage this habit !Surah 5a(arah$ 808?>#& ,t is instrumental in fostering love and friendship ! Surah

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Hussilat 7Haa %eem Sa-dahK$ 9B0?9#& ,t is a feature of the

pious !Surah Hur(aan$ 8J0A?@ Surah Aali ,mraan$ ?0B?9#& +ur Salaf Saaliheen !pious predecessors# were a complete e2ample of forbearance$ tolerance and absolution& Some incidents are narrated here& +nce the Khaleefah %amoonur-;asheed summoned his slave& +n not getting a response$ he called him again in a louder voice& A 'urkish slave appeared$ complaining$ C:hatD Has a slave no right to eat or drinkF Hardly have , moved away from you and you call me again& How long will this go onFE on hearing this outburst$ the Khaleefah$ his head lowered$ kept (uiet for a long time& Hinally$ he remarked$ C,f the manners of the master are good$ the behavior of the servants are bad& :e cannot became bad-mannered to improve the manners of our servants&E 4ainul Aabideen bin Al-Husain ;aziyallahu Anhuma once summoned his slave& He called out twice but no reply was forthcoming& :hen the slave did come$ he asked him$ C)id you not hear meEF C:hy$ no$ , did hear you&E C'hen why were you so slow to respondFE asked the master& Sayyidina

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'he slave s reply was$ C, do not fear you& , am aware of your good manners&E He said$ C'hanks to AllahD %y slave is not afraid of me&E
-!o be (o ti ued, I sha Allah.

4rea- 8ersonali-y

Rahimahullahu Taala
'y6 Alla,ah )uha,,ad !bn 9usuf #alihi Di,ash0i #hafii Rahmatullah Alayhi

(1ontinued (rom the 2re3ious issue o( AN-NOOR)

'azrat Imam (ahib)s jurisprudential skill in the light of the other Imams
A& (uf!aan

Thawri !#ahmatullahi alaihi#

;aising his head once again$ he looked about him and when he saw nobody about$ he said0 C%ost definitely$ Hazrat Abu Hanifah used to easily get to the intricacies of ,lm& 5y AllahD He was a man who held firmly onto the ,lm of )een& He used to prevent the people from all Haraam !forbidden# activities& He was always in the pursuit of ac(uiring the Ahaadeeth of only reliable narrators& He would always be tracking down the latter ;asulullah !instead of the former# actions of Hazrat
Sallallahu Alaihi :asallam&

,n his (uest for the

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truth$ in whatever condition he discovered the GUlama of Kufa$ he accepted it and rendered it part of his %azhab& Some people have leveled baseless allegations against him whilst we remained silent& :e seek Allah 'a ala s forgiveness for this shortcomingE&
A& Imam

Awza)i !#ahmatullahi alaihi#

Khatib 5aghdadi narrates that GHazrat Abdullah ,bn %ubarak ;ahmatullahi Alaihi said0 C, went to Syria to meet ,mam Awza i ;ahmatullahi Alaihi& , found him in 5eirut& He asked me0 C+ KhurasaniD :ho is this 5id ati !heretic# in Kufa referred to as Abu HanifahFE , returned home and started perusing the Kitabs of ,mam Sahib all over again& , e2tracted a few selected masaa il and made a note of them& , continued this activity for three days& +n the fourth day$ , appeared before him with the book in which , made notes& He was a %uazzin as well as an ,mam& :hen he saw the book in my hand$ he asked0 C:hat book is thisFE , handed the book over to him& He came across a %as alah upon which , had written$ CNu man ,bn 'habit saysE& After calling out the Azan$ he continued studying the first part of the book while standing& He thereafter placed the book in his sleeve and performed the Salah& +nce again he started reading the book until he completed it& He then asked0 C+ KhurasaaniD :ho is this person Nu man ,bn 'habitFE ,

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replied CHe is a Shaikh , met in ,ra(&E He advised me0 CHe is a man of outstanding virtue from amongst the %asha ikh& 3o and attain a tremendous amount of ,lm from him& , submitted0 CHe is the same Abu Hanifah whom you had prohibited me fromE&
(To be continued, Insha- Allah)

Letters to t&e E!itor

+oisono's Boo-s
4ear editor, 'here are so many books with attractive titles written on different topics of ,slamic Shari ah& +ne day , bought some such books from a famous bookshop in Srinagar& :hen , started reading these books at my home$ , found the books are containing poison$ that is$ these books are written on the blessed companions of our beloved *rophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam$ however$ the authors have strongly criticized the lifestyle of the blessed companions and have libelled them& Such kind of poisonous books would certainly destroy the faith0 <imaan of a %uslim reader& 'herefore$ we should be very cautious while choosing any ,slamic book for studying ,slam&

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*uhammad (hafeeq +han. ,ulwama +ashmir.

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Attention Pleasee
The esteemed readers o( AN-NOOR may (eel (ree to send their letters on email address as (ollo4s:

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Fayya" Ahmad 0aroo

Esteeme! re"tor o# Ra&eemiyya& ,arsity atten!s a meetin* o# )a.lis-e-S&oora at Dar'l-Uloom Deo/an!

'he esteemed rector of )arul-Uloom ;aheemiyyah 5andipora$ Hazrat %aulana %uhammad ;ahmatullah Sahib .asmi 4aamat-Barakatuhum attended a meeting of %a-lis-e-Shoora at )arul-Uloom )eoband on L M N )ecember 8OB?& 'he current issues of crucial importance and budget of )arul-Uloom )eoband were discussed in the said meeting&

Uni,ersity li/rary 'n!er "onstr'"tion at Ra&eemiyya& "am0's

)arul-Uloom ;aheemiyyah is constructing a

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university library at its campus Nusoo %ahmoodabad 5andipora on modern lines and placing latest facilities in it& 'his pro-ect costs a huge amount$ so donation to this academic work is needed much& -or details contact& Nazim )arul-Uloom ;aheemiyyah 5andipora ./0123441342/ Account 5umbers for this purpose&
B& 1urrent Account )arul-Uloom ;aheemiyyah@ /ammu M Kashmir 5ank 0 ..6/././..../174. ), 1urrent Account )arul-Uloom ;aheemiyyah@ State 5ank of ,ndia 0 //664/18172.