22 REFLECTIONS FROM

FATAAWA RAZVIYYAH
HONOURING ‘ABU BAKR’
THE FIRST KHALIFA

Compiled & Translated Through the Blessings of

Ghaus ul Waqt Huzoor Mufti e Azam Hind ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬

By A Humble Servant of ALLAH

Muhammad Afthab Cassim Qaadiri Razvi Noori

Published For Free Distribution By

Imam Mustafa Raza Research Centre
Durban, South Africa

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 DEDICATION
I Dedicate This Humble Effort To

UMMUL MOMINEEN, SAYYIDATUNA

A’ISHA SIDDIQA
Radi Allahu Anha

In The Love of My Shaykh e Kaamil

Huzoor Sayyidi Taajush Shariah Allama Imam Mufti

Mohammed Akhtar Raza Khan Qadri Azhari‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬

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Sayyidah Khadija Goolam Rasool

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 TO LOVE SIDDIQUE E AKBAR IS TO LOVE NABI KAREEM ‫ﷺ‬
Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Shakeel Saaheb Qaadiri Ridawi (U.K.)
Founder & Head of Zia e Akhtar Islamic Academy

﷽
‫ن� ن‬
‫��ده و ���ى ��ى' ر�و�ه ��� يرىم‬

All Praise be to Allah Almighty, Peace and Blessings upon our Master
Sayyiduna Rasool Allah ‫ﷺ‬, upon the Khulafa e Raashideen, His Noble
Companions, His Illustrious family, upon all of the Aulia e Kiraam and
upon all those who will follow them until the last day.

My dear brother in Islam Hadrat Mufti Afthab Sahib Qibla (Allah

Almighty preserve him) has once again made an essential
contribution for the Ahlus Sunnah in presenting 22 Reflections From
Fataawa Razviyah Shareef, Honouring Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique
The First Khalifa ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

A Muslim can truly only claim his love for Rasul Allah ‫ﷺ‬, if he
attempts to follow the manner and blessed Sunnah of the Beloved
Messenger of Allah Almighty ‫ﷺ‬, in loving whom they love.

Loving those Whom Allah Almighty and His Beloved Habeeb ‫ ﷺ‬love,
whom Sayyiduna Umar, Sayyiduna Uthman, and Mawla Ali
Radi’Allahu’Anhum love. Whom all the Ahle Bait e Kiraam and the
‫ن‬
Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ��ھم‬love, and whom all the Saheehul Aqeedah
Sunnis love. Who is none other than Khalifa e Awwal, Yaar e ghaar,
Sayyiduna Siddique al Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

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We are given such an opportunity after the reading of this book to
enlighten ourselves and to teach our children, true love for the
beloved of the Most Beloved Sayyiduna Rasool Allah ‫ ﷺ‬in Sayyiduna
Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

After going through this beautiful book you will wholeheartedly agree
with what Hadrat Mufti Afthab Sahib Qibla has written in one of his
commentaries:

This further proves that the adherents of the Ahle Sunnat are on Haq,
and all the others are deviants. We should thus continuously remind
ourselves and our families, that there is only one path, and that is the
path of the Ahle Sunnat.

In this day and age this blessed path is also known as Maslak e Aala
Hazrat, for it is The Sign of Recognition of the True Ahle Sunnat Wal
Jama'at. Those who slander even a single Companion of Nabi
Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬are deviants and have gone astray, and such people and
such sects are indeed distant from The Mercy of Almighty Allah and
they are deprived from the Intercession of His Most Beloved Nabi
‫ﷺ‬. We should always remember the important message which

Ghaus ul Waqt Huzoor Sayyidi Mufti e Azam e Hind conveyed to us

through his spiritual poetry when he said,

Jo Mazhab Ahle Sunnat Ke Ilaawa

Bana Hai Wo Jahannam Ka Gar'haa Hai

Any Belief System Which Is Against The Ahle Sunnat Is Conflicted, A

Dark Abyss of Hell It Is, It Is Completely Obscured

Hadrat Mufti Afthab Sahib Qibla is a great asset for the Ahlus Sunnah,
who not only understands the needs of the English speaking Sunni
population, but also is fulfilling this need on a constant basis. I am

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grateful, thankful and honoured that Hadrat blesses this Ahqar to go
through his works and it is his kind generosity and humility that he
has granted me the honour and opportunity to add a comment to his
beautiful work.

I pray from the bottom of my heart that Allah Almighty showers his
unbound bounties upon him, and makes this contribution as a means
of great Sadaqah e Jaariayah for his blessed parents. May Allah
Almighty allow all his translations to become accepted far and wide
and reward him in abundance. May Allah Almighty grant Huzoor
Muhad’dith e Kabeer Qibla a long healthy life and bless all of us with
blessings.

- Faqeer Muhammad Shakeel Qaadiri Ridawi Ghufira Lahu

-Zia e Akhtar Islamic Academy (U.K.)

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 AN UNBIASED SCHOLARLY ANALYSIS
Hazrat Allama Maulana Mufti Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi
Amjadi Darul Ifta, Masjid e Khalid, Durban, South Africa

﷽
‫�ا�دا و �� ي��ا و ����ا‬

The Exceptionally Scholarly and Spiritual Personality of Imam e Ahle

Sunnat Sayyidi Huzoor Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and his universal Deeni and
reformative monumental achievements need no introduction. The
Academic World is today left stunned by the luminous reformative
and renewal accomplishments which Imam e Ahle Sunnat Sayyidi
Huzoor Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬achieved in his short sixty-three year life
span.

His published and unpublished works, his annotations and his

appendices in more than fifty different sciences and arts bear
credible testimony to the magnitude of his knowledge. Twelve bulky
volumes of his Fataawa (Religious Edicts) have already appeared in
the world domain, which has now spanned to thirty volumes after its
translation and classification.

Imam e Ahle Sunnat, Sayyidi Huzoor Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was the
greatest and most responsible Aalim and Mufti of the Shari’ah and
the Grand Reviver of the nation in his era, and this is why he
controlled and stopped all the evil disruptions of the time, and he
supported the Maslak e Ahle Sunnat with complete devotion, by
opposing and refuting all the false sects of the era.

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He elucidated and made clear the Maslak of the Noble Pious
Predecessors, by refuting all the corrupt and deviant sects. Like the
other deviant sects Imam e Ahle Sunnat, Sayyidi Huzoor Aala Hazrat
‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬also intensely refuted that Raafdhi and the Tafdheeli sects.

There are two general groups amongst the Raafdhis. One of them
accepts the ‘Khulafa e Thalaasa’ (The First Three Khulafa) as being the
righteous and duly appointed ones, but it regards Hazrat Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬as
being superior to all of them. These are the Tafdheeliya.

The second group does not accept any one of the Khulafa e Thalaasa
to be a righteous Khalifa, but they declare them as being usurpers
and they regard Hazrat Ali e Murtadha ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬as the immediate first
Khalifa. They make the Sahaba e Kiraam, especially Hazrat Ameer
Mu’awiyah ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, the target of their curses and slanders.

When the Rawafidh raised their heads in India and blasphemed

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against the Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن ضين‬and when they propagated
their false beliefs which lead to deviance, then Imam e Ahle Sunnat,
Sayyidi Huzoor Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � نن‬refuted the corrupt and deviant
beliefs of the Rawafidh and the Tafdheeliya.

He further penned detailed books refuting them while at the same

time he wrote books in support of the pre-eminence and honour of
the Khulafa e Raashideen, especially regarding the grandness, which
has been afforded to the Khulafa e Thalaasa, while he also wrote
books proving the pre-eminence of the Shaykhain Kareemain, such as
Raddur Rafadhah, Al Adil-latut Taa’inah Fī Azaanil Malaa’inah,
Ghaayat-ut Tahqeeq Fi Imaamatil Aliy’yi Was Siddique, Matla’ ul
Qamrain Fi Ibaanate Sabaqatil Umarain, Az Zulaal ul Anqa Min Bahri
Sabaqatil Atqa etc.

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Nowhere else are we able to observe that which has been
meticulously and perfectly written, while explaining the unique and
outstanding Beliefs of the Maslak e Ahle Sunnat, as quoted in the
above mentioned books.

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There is no doubt that the status of the Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ ی���م ��رض� ضوان‬is
greater and more superior to the entire Ummah. Now until
Qiyaamat, no matter how much of Ibaadat (worshipping) or Riyaazat
(spiritual exercise) one may do, he can never be equal to them (the
Sahaba). This Grand Excellence is afforded to every Sahabi. Even
‫ن‬
though all the Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ت��ا�ٰی ���م‬are the Radiant Stars of
Guidance, but the greatest amongst all of them is Hazrat Sayyiduna
Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

There is consensus amongst the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jama’at regarding

this. After reading the Ahadith e Mubaaraka, and especially the
beautiful sayings of Hazrat Sayyiduna Ali ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, it becomes completely
impossible for any devotee of Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬to disregard his virtues.

The propagator of Maslak e Aala Hazrat, the embodiment of

knowledge and sincerity, the Khalifa of Huzoor Taajush Shariah and
Huzoor Muhad’dith e Kabeer, Mufti Muhammad Afthab Cassim
Qaadiri Razvi Noori Saaheb Qibla, the founder of Imam Mustafa Raza
Research Centre, Durban, South Africa, has presented a superb
English translation of numerous extracts in the praise and virtues of
Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬from the numerous books
found in Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef, with explanations and
annotations, and he has made a splendid effort to bring it into the
public view, under the name ‘22 Reflections From Fataawa
Razviyyah, Honouring ‘Abu Bakr’ The First Khalifa’

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Alhamdu Lillah, this humble servant was blessed with the honour of
reading the entire book. Like always, I was once more very impressed
after reading the book. Indeed, upon Huzoor Afthab e Millat, are the
special blessings of the Masha’ikh e Kiraam, especially Murshid e
Kareem Huzoor Taajush Shariah ‫ ��یی ہ ��ر��ہ‬and my Honourable Teacher,
Huzoor Muhad’dith e Kabeer ‫دام ظ��ہ ��نی ظ�ا‬.

It has been seen that whenever he moves his pen and applies his
mind to any topic, then through the blessings of the Masha’ikh, he is
seen successfully doing justice to that topic and subject. If with the
sight of love and spiritual allegiance, whilst wearing the spectacles of
love, the readers peruse the topics which have been presented in this
book, especially the explanations and annotations of the book, in
other words, the ‘Compiler’s Humble Observation’, you will confirm
the words of this humble servant, and you will instinctively admire
and applaud that which you are reading.

Huzoor Afthab e Millat is that genuine and eminent communicator of

Maslak e Aala Hazrat, who is extremely sincere, intelligent and the
possessor of Allah given capabilities and competence. His study of
Religious Works is so extensive, that in a very short space of time, he
presents an abundance of authentic references to fortify and
establish what he is saying.

The superb manner in which he has quoted Qur’anic verses, Ahadith,

Statements and Views of the Ulama and the A’imma and the
beautiful poetic couplets from the Masha’ikh of Bareilly Shareef in his
explanations and annotations while compiling this book, proves that
compiling such a book is indeed his share.

He has explained such beautiful points regarding the praises and the
virtues of the Sahaba e Kiraam, especially Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr
Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬that it causes one’s Imaan to be refreshed, and one’s

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Aqida to be further fortified. Finally, this humble servant takes the
pleasure of commending Hazrat Mufti Saaheb Qibla on the successful
completion and publication of this exemplary and scholarly
achievement.

It is my Dua that Allah protects and preserves his academic and

scholarly swiftness and spontaneity and accepts his illustrious and
marvellous services, and grants him further blessings.

‫ٓآ� ین نن �یآ برب ���آ�� ین نن ب��بآہ سبی د ���ر�� ین نن ��ی آل�ہ ��بی ہ و��م‬

Seeker of Duas

-Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi

The Imam & Khateeb of Masjid e Khalid &

A Humble Servant of Sacred Knowledge At Amjadi Darul Ifta
Chatsworth, Durban, South Africa

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 COMPILER’S NOTE

﷽
‫ن� ن‬
‫��ده و ���ى ��ى' ر�و�ه ��� يرى‬

All Praise is due to Allah Almighty, Who sent as a Saviour to the universe, His
Most Beloved Nabi ‫ﷺ‬. Countless Durood and Salaams upon The One Who
Brightens our Destiny, The Greatest Example of Generosity, The Grandest
Treasury of Piety, The Most Noble And Exalted Personality, The Grandest
Gift to all of Humanity, Our Intercessor In The Court of Allah Almighty, The
Greatest Station of Refuge and Sanctity, The Nabi of Every Nabi, The Master
of Every Sahabi, The Hope of The Ummati, Muhammad Mustafa Rasool e
Arabi ‫ﷺ‬.

Peace And Blessings Upon His Noble And Illustrious Family, Who Are Indeed
The Most Beautiful Example of Nobility, And Upon His Every Distinguished
Sahabi, Who Are The Stars Of Pure Integrity, Especially Upon The Paradigm
of Loyalty, Upon Whom Descended Allah’s Special Mercy, Who Gave
Everything For The Sake of Allah’s Nabi, In Pure Aid And Charity, A Great
Fountain of Generosity, Honoured By The Ahle Bayt Of The Beloved Nabi ‫ﷺ‬,
Revered By Hazrat Umar, Hazrat Uthman And Maula Ali, Hazrat Abu Bakr
Siddique, Beloved Companion of The Beloved Nabi ‫ﷺ‬.

Peace And Blessings Upon Our Master Hazrat Ghaus e Azam Jilani, Sultan ul
Hind Khwaja Mu’eenud’deen Chishti And Upon Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam
Ahmed Raza Khan Qaadiri Baraakati, The Noble Father of Hujjatul Islam
Allama Haamid Raza Khan Qaadiri And Huzoor Mufti e Azam e Hind Ash
Shah Imam Mustafa Raza Khan Qaadiri Razvi Noori, The Shaykh e Kaamil of
Sadrush Shariah Imam Qadi Amjad Ali Aazmi, The Pious Forefather of Sayyidi
Taajush Shariah Imam Mohammed Akhtar Raza Khan Qaadiri And The
Inspiration And Vision of Sayyidi Muhad’dith e Kabeer Allama Mufti Ash

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Shah Zia ul Mustafa Qaadiri Amjadi, That Raza, Whose Fataawa Razviyyah
Shareef Is The Treasure-Chest of Scholarly Integrity, Which Flows With Gems
of Authenticity And Reliability, As It Refutes Every Wahabi, Deobandi And
Raafdhi.

By the Grace of Almighty Allah, The Mercy of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah

‫ ﷺ‬and the Blessings of the Awliya and Masha’ikh, especially my

Beloved Shaykh e Kaamil Huzoor Sayyidi Taajush Shariah Imam

Akhtar Raza Khan Qaadiri Azhari ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and my mentor Sultan ul
Fuqaha Huzoor Sayyidi Muhad’dith e Kabeer Hazrat Allama Mufti Zia
ul Mustafa Qaadiri Qibla, and the Duas of the Beloved Son of my
Murshid e Kareem, Qaa’id e Millat Hazrat Allama Mufti Asjad Raza
Khan Qaadiri Razvi Qibla and the Blessings of my Beloved Parents
(Allah exalt them in Jannah), you have before the book, ‘22
REFLECTIONS FROM FATAAWA RAZVIYYAH HONOURING ABU BAKR
THE FIRST KHALIFA’

This book is a selection of twenty-two excerpts in honour of

Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬extracted from the world renowned
Hanafi Encyclopedia, The Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef, of Sayyidi Aala
Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat Ash Shah Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Qaadiri
Barakaati Razvi Sunni Hanafi Bareilvi ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

I initially shared these as a post on Whatsapp for twenty-two days to

honour Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬based on the date of his
Wisaal being the 22nd of Jumada Al Thaani. I then decided a few days
back to attempt to write a brief explanation in the form of an
observation to each of the blessed statements.

Alhamdu Lillah, this was completed successfully by the Grace of

Almighty Allah and His Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬and this book is being
launched online for the ‘Yaum e Siddique e Akbar’.

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I would like to place on record as always my wholehearted thanks
and appreciation to Aalim e Nabeel Hazrat Allama Maulana
Muhammad Shakeel Saaheb Qaadiri Ridawi Qibla, the Founder and
Head of Zia e Akhtar Islamic Academy (United Kingdom), for
proofreading this book and for making valuable suggestions.

I must also thank Hazrat Allama Maulana Mufti Quaiser Ali Razvi
Misbahi, the Founder and Head Mufti of Amjadi Darul Ifta
(Chatsworth, South Africa), for reading through this book and for
making valuable suggestions and for his support and inspiration
throughout this project. He has been a great source of support and
encouragement during this task. I pray through the Sadqa of Nabi
Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬that Almighty Allah blesses all our Ulama e Ahle Sunnat
with prosperity in Deen and Duniya and with good health and Barkat
in their sustenance. Aameen.

I must also thank as always Brother Rukhsar Hussain Qaadiri Amjadi

(Birmingham, UK), Brother Faheem Moosa Qaadiri Razvi (Gweru,
Zimbabwe), and Maulana Ahmed Sabir Suliman Qaadiri Razvi for their
input in reading through the document, and for their continuous
efforts for the sake of Maslak e Aala Hazrat. I would also like to thank
Aashiq e Taajush Shariah Brother Shahbaz Raza Qaadiri Razvi (India)
for designing the beautiful cover for this book. My special thanks to
Hamdard e Qaum o Millat Haji Mohammed Ali Guman Qaadiri Razvi
(Noori Masjid Netherlands), Haji Farhad Guman Qaadiri Razvi (Noori
Masjid Netherlands) Janaab Badr Al Husain (Luton), Janaab Asif
Majeed (Luton), Brother Aamir Shahbaz (Norway), Haji Atif Raza
(Malawi), Haji Junaid Raza (Malawi), Janaab Muzammil Razvi (Sydney,
Australia) and all my other well-wishers for their moral support as
always during this project.

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I must also thank all the staff and well-wishers of Imam Mustafa Raza
Research Centre especially Brother Zaheer Hoosen and Haji
Mahomed Amod and all others who have assisted in any way
possible during this noble project.

Last but not least, I must thank my wife and children for their support
and patience, during the lengthy hours I spend working. It is my
sincere Dua that Almighty Allah through the Wasila of Nabi Kareem
‫ ﷺ‬blesses us all with firmness in Imaan and sincerity in A’maal.

I pray that Almighty Allah grants all our Masha’ikh especially Huzoor
Sayyidi Muhad’dith e Kabeer Qibla and Huzoor Sayyidi Qaa’id e Millat
Qibla long life, and may their shade remain over our heads forever. I
pray that this humble effort is accepted in the Court of Almighty Allah
and that it will serve as a means of benefit to the Ahle Sunnat, and
may it be a means of blessing to my Beloved Parents and a means of
salvation for me, my wife and my children. Aameen.

�‫ب‬ � ‫خ‬
‫و ��ی ال�ہ تن�ا�ی ��ی خ� ی�ر �� ت�ہ سبی د خ�ا ��د و ��ہ وا��ابہ ا �� ین خن‬

Kaam Wo Le Lijiye Tum Ko Jo Raazi Kare

Theek Ho Naam e Raza Tum Pe Karoroñ Durood

Sag e Mufti e Azam

-Muhammad Afthab Cassim Qaadiri Razvi Noori

Imam Mustafa Raza Research Centre
Durban, South Africa

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 THE FIRST REFLECTION
A BEAUTIFUL DISCUSSION WITH MAULA ALI,
ABOUT THE BELOVEDS OF THE MOST BELOVED NABI ‫ﷺ‬

Naz’zaal Bin Sabrah ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says that we once found Ameerul Momineen
Maula Ali ‫ �رم ال�ہ ت��ا�ی و�ج ہہ ��� ییرم‬in a very cheerful mood.

We said, O Ameerul Momineen! Tell us about your Beloved Friends?

He said, All the Sahaba of Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬are my Beloved Friends.

We said, Tell us about your special Beloved Friends?

He said, There is no Sahabi of Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬who is not my Beloved

Friend.

We said, Tell us about Abu Bakr Siddique?

He said, He is that personality whom Almighty Allah named

‘Siddique’ on the tongues of (Hazrat) Jibreel e Ameen and
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Muhammadur Rasoolullah ‫( ��ی ال�ہ ت��ا�ٰی ی����ا و��م‬i.e. They both addressed him as
‘Siddique’). He was the Khalifa of Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬.
Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬was pleased with him (i.e. selected him) to lead us in
our Deen, so we are also pleased with him (i.e. preferred him) for
our worldly affairs.

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We said, Tell us about Umar Bin Khat’tab? He said, He is that
personality, whose name Almighty Allah kept as ‘Farooq’. He
separated the truth from falsehood. I heard Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬saying,
O Allah! Grant honour to Islam, through Umar Bin Khat’tab.
We said, Tell us about Uthman?

He (Maula Ali) said,

‫ذٰﻟک اﻣﺮء ﺗﺪ�ٰي �ي اﻟﻤﻼء اﻻ ﻋ�ي ذاﻟﻨﻮرﻳﻦ �ﺎن ﺧ�ن رﺳﻮل اﷲ ﺻ�ي اﷲ �ﻌﺎ�ٰي ﻋﻠﻴہ‬
‫وﺳﻠﻢ اﺑﻨتﻴہ ﺿﻤﻦ ﻟہ �ي اﻟﺠﻨﺔ‬

He is that personality, who is called Zun-Noorain (The Possessor of

Two Lights) in The Highest Assembly of The Angels. He was blessed
with being the Husband to two of the Noble Daughters of Sayyid e
Aalam ‫ﷺ‬. Sarwar e Aalam ‫ ﷺ‬guaranteed him a Mansion in
Paradise. [Fataawa e Razviyyah Shareef, Volume 30, With Reference
To Kanz ul Ummal From Khaithama, Laalaka'i and 'Ushaari In
Presenting The Virtues of Siddique e Akbar And The Noble
Companions, Hadith 36698]

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 COMPILER’S HUMBLE OBSERVATIONS

The personality who is narrating this narration is Hazrat Naz’zaal bin

Sabrah Al Hilaali Al ‘Aamiri ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. He is a renowned Tabi’een. Imam
Sha’bi narrated Hadith from him. He was a companion of Hazrat
Sayyiduna Ali e Murtadha ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. He narrated from Hazrat Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and
from Ibn Mas’ud ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. Sha’bi, Dah’haak, Abdul Malik bin Maysarah
and Isma’eel bin Raja’ narrated Hadith from him.

In this narration, we are able to observe the love which was present
�
between the Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن ضين‬. We can see that Sayyiduna
Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is being asked about who his beloved and dear friends are,
and he is responding by saying that all the Companions of Nabi
Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬are his Beloved Friends.

He also says that there is no Sahabi of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬who

is not beloved and dear to him. From this, it becomes evident that
Hazrat Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is saying that, no matter if it is Hazrat Abu Bakr, Hazrat
‫ض‬
Umar, Hazrat Uthman, Hazrat Bilal or Hazrat Amir Mu’awiyah ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ ���م‬,
they are all beloved to me. This statement of Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is a clear
refutation of the Raafdhis who say that Hazrat Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬was displeased
‫ض‬
with Hazrat Abu Bakr, Hazrat Umar and Hazrat Uthman ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ���م‬and they
slander the other Companions of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬.

�
It is further ascertained that, when all the Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن ضين‬
are his Beloveds, then those who slander any Sahabi of Rasoolullah
‫ ﷺ‬is slandering and attacking the Beloved Friends of Maula Ali ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬

and hence such people who slander those who are beloved to Maula
Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬are not the true followers and lovers of Maula Ali ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, but
they are the enemies of Maula Ali ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

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We are able to observe further in this narration, how Sayyiduna Ali e
Murtadha ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬praises the First and Righteous Khalifa of Islam, Hazrat
Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬.

He is clearly saying that he is that personality whom Almighty Allah

named ‘Siddique’ on the tongues of Hazrat Sayyiduna Jibreel ‫ ��يي ه �����م‬and
on the Sacred Tongue of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬. In other words,
he is saying that Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬is so trustworthy that
Sayyiduna Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬regarded him as ‘Siddique’ and Sayyiduna
Jibreel ‫ ��يي ه �����م‬addressed him as ‘Siddique’. He is also telling us that the
Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬and Sayyiduna Jibreel e Ameen ‫ ��يي ه �����م‬addressed
Hazrat Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and honoured him as
‘Siddique’ because Almighty Allah granted this Grand Honour to
Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

This is why Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬ says about
Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬:

Asdaq us Saadiqeeñ Sayyid ul Mut’taqeeñ

Chashm o Gosh e Wizaarat Pe Laakhoñ Salaam

The Most Truthful of The Truthful,

The Leader of The Pious Congregation

Upon The Eyes And The Ears of The

Ministerial Position, Millions of Salutations

Hazrat Sayyiduna Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬then says that which is indeed what the
entire Ahle Sunnah believes. In other words, he is saying that
Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is not just a Sahabi, but he is the
Khalifa of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬. Now, after this he says,
Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬was pleased with him (i.e. selected him) to lead us in
our Deen.

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What does this really mean? It means that Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is telling us
that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬was so pleased with Hazrat Abu Bakr
Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬that He ‫ ﷺ‬chose Hazrat Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬for the
�
protection of the Deen of all the Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن ضين‬and he
was also chosen for the most important duty of a Muslim, which was
to lead the Salaah when the Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬was unwell (in the
eyes of the world) before departing from this physical world to
journey towards His ‫ ﷺ‬Grand Kingdom in the Hereafter, from where
He ‫ ﷺ‬controls all the affairs of the universe.

So, Sayyiduna Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is saying that when Allah’s Most Beloved
Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬commanded Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬to lead the
�
Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن ضين‬in Salaah (in Namaaz), then we all knew
that which was obvious to us from before. In other words, we always
knew that there is none amongst us like Abu Bakr Siddique‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, and
this was confirmed when Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬commanded him to lead
�
the Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن ضين‬in Salaah, or else Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬
would have asked anyone else to lead the Salaah, but He ‫ﷺ‬
specifically Commanded Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬for this Grand
Duty. After mentioning that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬was pleased
with Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬as the Imam of the Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى‬
�‫��� ج‬
‫ ي �م ا ��ن نين‬, Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬goes a step further and says that, So we are

pleased with him (i.e. preferred him) for our worldly affairs as well.

In saying this, Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is making it very clear that when Nabi
Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬chose and appointed Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬to
lead us in Salaah which is the greatest form of Ibaadat, then we knew
for sure that it is he, who is also best for all our other affairs.
Therefore, Hazrat Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says that all the companions and this
includes himself as well, were pleased with Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu
Bakr ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬as their Imam in Deen and as their Imam in their worldly
affairs, thus they were all pleased with him being the First Khalifa of
Islam.
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This is why Hazrat Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬commenced by saying that, He was the
Khalifa of Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬. Then, only thereafter did he speak about
him being best for their Deen and for their worldly affairs and this is
evidence that Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was always pleased with Hazrat Abu
Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬being the First Khalifa of Islam and there was
�
consensus regarding this amongst the Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن ضين‬.

This also proves that all of them agreed to the Blessed Sequence of
The Beloved Khulafa of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, with Sayyiduna Abu Bakr
Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬being the First Khalifa, Sayyiduna Umar e Farooq ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
being the Second Khalifa, Hazrat Sayyiduna Uthman Zun-Noorain ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
being the Third Khalifa and Hazrat Sayyiduna Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬being the
Fourth Khalifa. This is why Hazrat Naz’zaal bin Sabra also asked first
about Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, then about Hazrat Umar e
Farooq ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and then about Hazrat Uthman e Ghani ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. If this
beautiful unity amongst the Khulafa e Arba’ of Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬and
�
amongst all the Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن ضين‬had to be elegantly strung
together as pearls of love, then this couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat
Imam Ahle Sunnat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says it beautifully. The Has’saan ul Hind ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
says,

Tere Chaaroñ Hamdam Haiñ Yak Jaan Yak Dil

Abu Bakr, Farooq, Usman, Ali Hai

Your Four Closest Companions Are,

One Soul And One Heart In Harmony

United Together Are Abu Bakr,

Farooq, Usman And Maula Ali

Hazrat Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬thereafter mentions the distinction of Hazrat Umar e
Farooq ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and says that he personally heard the Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬
saying, O Allah! Grant honour to Islam, through Umar Bin Khat’tab.
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What more needs to be said about that personality regarding whom
the Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬made such a Blessed Dua. This alone tells us
that Hazrat Umar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was made a means for the Muslims to be
fortified and for Islam to grow with honour.

Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬also says that Hazrat Umar e Farooq ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is that
blessed personality who separated the truth from falsehood and this
is why Sayyiduna Umar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is known as Farooq. This is why he
further says that, He is that personality, whose name Almighty Allah
kept as ‘Farooq’.

This message of Sayyiduna Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is beautifully manifested in a

couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬wherein he says,

Faariq e Haq o Baatil Imaam ul Huda

Taigh e Maslool e Shiddat Pe Laakhoñ Salaam

The Righteous Leader, Between Truth & Falsehood,

The Point Of Distinction,

Upon The Naked Sword of Strictness,

Millions of Salutations

Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬then speaks about the grandness of Hazrat Sayyiduna
Uthman Zun-Noorain ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and mentions the honour which has been
afforded to him and in doing so, he makes it very clear that Uthman e
Ghani ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is known as Zun-Noorain, but he is not just known in this
world as Zun-Noorain, but he is known by this Grand Title in the
Highest Assembly of the Angels, for he is the blessed personality who
attained that honour which none other has attained.

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In other words, he was blessed with making Nikah to two of the
Blessed Daughters of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬. After Sayyidatuna Ruqay’yah ‫ر ض�ى‬
‫ن‬
‫ ا��� تن�ا�ى ���ا‬passed away, The Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬gave Sayyidatuna Umme

Kulthum ‫ ر ض�ى ا��� تن�ا�ى ض���ا‬in the Nikah of Hazrat Uthman e Ghani ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

Hazrat Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬then says that the Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬took the
guarantee of Blessing Hazrat Uthman e Ghani ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬with a Mansion in
Jannah. Now, why did he say this? He is saying this to explain the
Grand Excellence of Hazrat Uthman e Ghani ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, but he is also doing
this to refute those who slander Hazrat Uthman e Ghani ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, and
this is a refutation of the Raafdhis who slander the other three
Khulafa and say that they are apostates (Allah Forbid). Here, Maula
Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is in fact saying that such people should be shunned; for I
have heard personally that Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬guaranteed him his place
in Jannat. So, he is indeed in Holy Paradise, and the possessor of two
lights here and in the hereafter. Thus, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle
Sunnat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says,

Noor Ki Sarkaar Se Paaya Doshaala Noor Ka

Ho Mubaarak Tum Ko Zun-Noorain Jor’a Noor Ka

From The Royal Household of Light,

You Received Two Mantles of Light

Congratulations O Possessor of Two Lights,

Upon Receiving A Pair of Lights

It can be concluded from this beautiful narration of Hazrat Naz’zaal

bin Sabra ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬that Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬taught the world and the Muslims
of every era to honour all the Companions of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and he
clearly announced that the First Righteous Khalifa of the Muslims is
Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

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Thus, all the Sahaba e Kiraam regarded Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬as their
pride and their honour. Thus, Ustadh e Zaman Allama Hasan ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
says,

Huwe Farooq o Uthman o Ali Jab Daakhil e Bay’at

Bana Fakhr e Salaasil, Silsila, Siddique-e-Akbar Ka

Into The Oath of Allegiance, When Farooq, Uthman And Ali Took Admission
The Pride of All Spiritual Chains, Became The Grand Chain of Siddique e Akbar

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 THE SECOND REFLECTION
A LESSON FROM THE NOBLE FAMILY OF THE FIRST KHALIFA,
ABOUT HONOURING THOSE WHO REFUTE THE ENEMIES OF
RASOOLULLAH ‫ﷺ‬

It is reported from ‘Ata bin Abi Rabah ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬that Hazrat Has’saan (Ibn
Thaabit) ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬once visited Ummul Momineen A’isha Siddiqa ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض���ا‬. So,
Ummul Momineen ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض���ا‬had a large cushion (i.e. a seat of honour)
set for him (to sit on).

(Hazrat) Abdur Rahman bin Abu Bakr ‫( ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬i.e. the son of Siddique e
Akbar‫ )ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬then arrived. (On seeing this blessed scenario) He
(politely) enquired, You are having him sit on a seat of honour?

So, Ummul Momineen ‫( ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض���ا‬i.e. A’isha Siddiqa The Daughter of
Hazrat Siddique e Akbar) said,

He used to respond on behalf of Rasoolullah ‫( ﷺ‬i.e. he used to

refute the unbelievers) and he would give relief to the Sacred Heart
of the Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬from the anguish of the unbelievers.
[Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef, Volume 30, With Reference To Kanz ul
Ummal, As Reported By Ibn Asaakir, Hadith 36955]

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 COMPILER’S HUMBLE OBSERVATIONS

The personality who is narrating this narration is Hazrat ‘Ata bin Abi
Rabah ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. He is a renowned Tabi’ee. His name was Abu Muhammad
‘Ata bin Aslam and he was well-known by the epithet Abu Rubah. He
was born during the Uthmani Era in 27 Hijri. He was blessed with
meeting and taking blessings from numerous grand personalities, a
few amongst whom are Sayyiduna Ibn e Ab’bas, Sayyiduna Ibn Umr,
Sayyiduna Ibn Zubair, Sayyiduna Mu’awiyah, Sayyiduna Usama bin
‫ض‬
Zaid, Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah and Sayyiduna Zaid bin Arqam ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ ���م‬
etc.

He had many students. Amongst them, a few are, Imam Ya’qub bin
‘Ata, Imam Abu Ishaq Sabi’ee, Imam Mujahid, Imam Zuhri, Imam
Ayub Sikhtiyaani, Imam A’mash and Imam Awza’i etc. He narrated
Hadith from Hazrat A’isha Siddiqa ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and Hazrat Abu Hurairah ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
etc. Imam Azam Abu Hanifa ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬also took his blessings.

Imam Abu Hanifa ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬said about him, I have not seen any person
like him. He journeyed from this world into the hereafter in the year
115 Hijri in Makkah Shareef.

Hazrat Has’saan ibn Thaabit is a Beloved Sahabi of the Beloved Nabi

‫ﷺ‬. He was the Blessed Poet of the Grand Court of the Beloved

Rasool ‫ﷺ‬. In this narration, it is as clear as day that the Beloved Wife
of The Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬and the Beloved Daughter of Sayyiduna
Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, honoured Hazrat Sayyiduna Has’saan ibn
Thaabit‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and she did not do this only because he is a Sahabi, but
she did this because he used to recite the Na’at of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬
and while doing so, he would refute the enemies of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬.

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Now, why did Hazrat Sayyiduna Abdur Rahmaan bin Abu Bakr ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
ask her about her reason for honouring Sayyiduna Has’saan ibn
Thaabit ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and placing a seat of honour for him?

He obviously knew the reason for this, but he did so, so that the
status and the excellence of Hazrat Has’saan ibn Thaabit ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬may
also be confirmed by the blessed words of Sayyidatuna A’isha Siddiqa
‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and so that until Qiyaamat the Muslims will know that to refute

the enemies of Allah and His Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬is not extremism, but it is an
act of honour and blessings.

In fact, Sayyidatuna A’isha Siddiqa ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض���ا‬and Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan
bin Abu Bakr ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬were giving a grand lesson to the Muslim world.
They were teaching us a lesson of true love and they were teaching
us the manner and the way of the ‘Grand House of Abu Bakr’.

They were teaching us that we should love and honour those who
speak out against deviants and those who speak out against the
enemies of Almighty Allah and His Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬.

To further support that which Sayyidatuna A’isha ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض���ا‬did in honour
of Hazrat Has’saan ibn Thaabit‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, we should look at a Hadith which
is present in the Shama’il e Tirmizi.

There is a Hadith in the Shama’il e Tirmizi which speaks about the

honour which the Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬granted Hazrat Has’saan ibn
Thaabit‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, and this further supports why Sayyidatuna A’isha Siddiqa
‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬treated him with such respect. In other words, she did this

because she was aware of how Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬treated him and how
pleased Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬would be when Hazrat Sayyiduna Has’saan
Ibn Thaabit ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬would recite Na’at and at the same time respond on
behalf of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and refute the Kuffar e Makkah.

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The Grand Imam of this era, Huzoor Sayyidi Muhad’dith e Kabeer,
Hazrat Allama Shah Mufti Zia ul Mustafa Qaadiri Amjadi Qibla says
about the Hadith in the Shama’il, It has been mentioned in other
narrations (as well) that Hazrat Has’saan ibn Thaabit ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬used to
recite lengthy Na’ats in Praise of Rasool e Akram ‫ ﷺ‬in poetic form
and this has been mentioned in other Ahadith and in the Shama’il e
Tirmizi as well.

It is mentioned in the Hadith of Shama’il e Tirmizi and in other

narrations that the Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬would have a platform placed
for Hazrat Has’saan ibn Thaabit ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬in Masjid un Nabawi Shareef and
he would stand on the Grand Mimbar (Pulpit) and recite the Na’at of
Huzoor e Akram ‫ﷺ‬.

It must also be noted that while reciting the Na’at of The Beloved
Rasool ‫ﷺ‬, Hazrat Has’saan ibn Thaabit ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬would also refute the
enemies of Almighty Allah and His Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬on behalf of the
Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬, and Rasool e Akram Noor e Mujas’sam ‫ ﷺ‬would
say, Verily Almighty Allah Aids Has’saan With The Support of
Jibra’eel ‫ ��یی ہ �����م‬For As Long As He Is Praising Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬And
Responding On Behalf of Allah’s Rasool ‫ﷺ‬.

It must thus be noted that Sayyidatuna A’isha Siddiqa ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was
treating Hazrat Sayyiduna Has’saan ibn Thaabit‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬with such
respect, because it gave comfort to the Sacred Heart of Nabi Kareem
‫ ﷺ‬when Hazrat Has’saan ibn Thaabit ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬refuted the enemies of

Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, as the Kuffar e Makkah had caused immense

anguish to Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, due to the manner in which they
opposed the spread of Islam and in how they mercilessly persecuted
�
the Noble Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن ضين‬and also because they were
refusing to accept the Deen of Almighty Allah.

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As food for thought, after looking at the initial narration and then the
supporting narration which is in the Shama’il, it is evident that to
beautify the Masjid and to lay a stage for the recital of Na’at Shareef
is permissible.

�
It also proves that it is the way of the Noble Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م‬
�‫ج‬
‫ا ��ن نين‬i to refute the enemies of Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬while reciting Na’at

Shareef. It also proves that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬was pleased

with this manner of Hazrat Has’saan ibn Thaabit‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and made Dua
for him as well. This should be a clear warning for those people who
become upset when the deviants (Badmazhabs), who are indeed the
enemies of Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬are refuted during lectures and during Na’at
recitals, and claim that refuting them is being too harsh and extreme.

For such people we say, go back to this Hadith and observe the
manner of Sayyidatuna A’isha Siddiqa ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. Let us remind such people
that our Imam Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬has already given us the
formula for such situations.

He says,

Dushman e Ahmad Pe Shiddat Kijiye

Mulhidoñ Ki Kya Murawwat Kijiye

Over The Enemies of Nabi Ahmad, Adopt Strictness,

Towards The Heretics, Do Not Show Any Kindness

Those who oppose this, are opposing the manner which was
prevalent during the Sacred Gatherings which took place in Masjid un
Nabawi Shareef, in the Grand Presence of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬.
Opposing this, is the way which leads to Sulhe Kul’liyat (i.e. to
becoming agents of unholy unity) and this takes such people into the
dungeons of destruction.

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Sayyidatuna A’isha Siddiqa ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is in fact saying to us that, learn from
me how to honour those who refuted the enemies of Nabi Kareem
‫ﷺ‬, and increase the Na’at of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and while doing so, do

not shy away from refuting the deviants and do not care about them.

Rather, you should burn their hearts and souls and let them burn in
their enmity while you praise Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬.

This is why Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam e Ahle Sunnat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬said,

Ghaiz Me Jal Jaa-eñ Be-Deenoñ Ke Dil

Ya Rasool’Allah Ki Kasrat Kijiye

May The Hearts Of The Deviants, Burn In Anger And Distress,

Ya Rasool’Allah! In Abundance, Continue to Profess

Kijiye Charcha Unheeñ Ka Subh o Shaam

Jaane Kaafir Par Qiyaamat Kijiye

Day And Night His Praises, Always Do Profess,

Upon The Souls Of The Unbelievers, Let There Be Distress

While mentioning her reason for honouring Hazrat Sayyiduna

Has’saan ibn Thaabit ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, Hazrat Sayyidatuna A’isha ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض���ا‬says, He
used to respond on behalf of Rasoolullah ‫( ﷺ‬i.e. he used to refute
the unbelievers) and he would give relief to the Sacred Heart of the
Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬from the anguish of the unbelievers.

This means that the Sacred Heart of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬is comforted
and He ‫ ﷺ‬is pleased when the heretics are refuted. So, we further
understand that the message which, ‘The Grand House of Siddique e
Akbar’ gave to the Ummah is that, your refutation of the enemies of
Almighty Allah and His Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬will grant you the

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Pleasure of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, and when He ‫ ﷺ‬is pleased with you,
then Almighty Allah is indeed pleased with you.

It is this which is in fact Maslak e Aala Hazrat and it is this which all
the pious predecessors taught us throughout their lives. If this very
same message is conveyed in the words of the Has’saan ul Hind
Sayyiduna Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, then one would say,

Khuda Ki Raza Chaahate Haiñ Do Aalam

Khuda Chahata Hai Raza e Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬

Both The Worlds Are Yearning, For The Pleasure of Almighty Allah
The Pleasure of Almighty Allah, Is In What Pleases Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬

One other point which is derived from this narration and from the
manner of Sayyidatuna A’isha Siddiqa ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ ن���ا‬, is that it is permissible
and the way of the pious predecessors to make special seating
arrangements for the sincere and true Ulama and for the Masha’ikh
and for those who are true reciters of the Na’at of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬.

This is also a refutation of those who complain and object when the
Masha’ikh and the Ulama e Haq are honoured with special seating
arrangements during the gatherings of the Ahle Sunnat.

To further attain the blessings of the Narration which we are

discussing, I would like to present the source narration, which
prompted the blessed manner of Hazrat A’isha Siddiqa ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض���ا‬. In other
words, I will present here for the sake of Barkat, the Hadith of
Shama’il e Tirmizi which I have mentioned earlier. The Hadith is as
follows:

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‫ﺎن ﺑْ ﹻﻦ ﺛﹷﺎﺑ ﹻ ٍﺖ ﹻﻣ ْﻨ� ﹷ ﹱ�ا �ﹻي‬ ‫ﹻﺸﹷ ﹷﺔ ﻗﹷﺎﻟ ْﹷﺖ � ﹷ ﹷ‬Ò‫ﹷﻋ ْﻦ ﹷﻋﺎ‬
‫ﺎن ﹷر ﹹﺳﻮ ﹹل اﷲﹻ ﺻ�� اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴه وﺳﻠﻢ � ﹷﹷﻀ ﹹﻊ ﻟ ﹻ ﹷﺤ ﹽﹷﺴ ﹷ‬
‫ﹷﺎ� ﹷﻋ ْﻦ ﹷر ﹹﺳﻮ ﹻل اﷲ ﹻ ﺻ�� اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴه وﺳﻠﻢ أﹷ ْو ﻗﹷﺎ ﹷل ﻳﹹ ﹷﻨﺎﻓ ﹻ ﹹﺢ‬
‫ ﹱﹻﻤﺎ ﹹ�ﻔ ﹻ ﹹ‬Ò‫اﻟ ﹷْﻤ ْﺴﺠﹻﺪﹻ ﹷ� ﹹﻘ ﹹﻮم ﹷﻋﻠ ْﹷﻴهﹻ ﻗﹷﺎ‬
‫ﹷﻋ ْﻦ ﹷر ﹹﺳﻮ ﹻل اﷲﹻ ﺻ�� اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴه وﺳﻠﻢ ﹷو ﹷ� ﹹﻘﻮ ﹹل ﺻ�� اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴه وﺳﻠﻢ إ ﹻ ﹽﹷن اﷲﹷ ﻳﹹ ﹷﺆﻳﹽﹻ ﹹﺪ ﹷﺣ ﹽﹷﺴ ﹷ‬
‫ﺎن‬

‫س ﹷﻣﺎ ﻳﹹ ﹷﻨﺎﻓ ﹻﺢﹹ أﹷ ْو ﹹ�ﻔ ﹻ ﹹ‬

‫ﹷﺎ� ﻋﹷ ْﻦ ﹷر ﹹﺳﻮ ﹻل اﷲﹻﺻ�� اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴه وﺳﻠﻢ‬ ‫ﺑﹻﺮﹹوحﹻ اﻟْ ﹹﻘ ﹹﺪ ﹻ‬

It is reported from Sayyidatuna A’isha Siddiqa ‫ ;ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض���ا‬She says,

Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬would have a Mimbar (Pulpit) erected for (Hazrat)
Has’saan ibn Thaabit ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬in the Masjid Shareef.

He (Hazrat Has’saan) would stand erect on the Mimbar and he would

recite the praises of Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬, or he would respond on behalf of
Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬, and the Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬would say, Verily
Almighty Allah Aids Has’saan With The Support of Jibra’eel ‫ ��یی ہ �����م‬For
As Long As He Is Praising Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬And Responding On Behalf
Of Allah’s Rasool ‫ﷺ‬. [Shama’il e Tirmizi]

Why then should we not love that personality dearly, who is so

Beloved to The Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬and who has been blessed with
such honour that Sayyiduna Jibreel ‫ ��يي ه �����م‬is in support of him. We
should humble ourselves and always regard ourselves humble
mendicants in the Court of Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬for through him we
will attain nearness to Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, and this will be or salvation
here and in the hereafter. Ustadh e Zaman thus beautifully says,

Ilaahi Rahm Farma, Khaadim-e-Siddique-e-Akbar Huñ

Teri Rahmat Ke Sadqe, Waasta Siddique-e-Akbar Ka

O Allah! Have Mercy, I Am A Servant In The Devotion of Siddique e Akbar

Through Your Divine Mercy And The Mediation of Siddique e Akbar

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FOR THE SIDDIQUE, THE WORLD MEANT NOTHING, IN THE
LOVE OF MUSTAFA ‫ ﷺ‬HE SACRIFICED EVERYTHING

Ameer ul Momineen Umar e Farooq ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says, One day,

Huzoor ‫ ﷺ‬Commanded us to give Sadaqa (Charity in the Way of
Allah). Fortunately, I was very wealthy in those days. So, I said to
myself (in my heart) that, if there ever was a day when I would be
able to excel over (surpass) Abu Bakr (in giving charity), then today
is that day. So, I presented half of my wealth in The Court of The
Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬.

The Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬said, (O Umar)!

‫ﻣﺎ ا�ﻘﻴﺖ ﻻﻫﻠک‬

What Did You Leave Behind For Your Family?

I said,

‫ا�ﻘﻴﺖ ﻟﻬﻢ‬

I Have Left Behind (Something) For Them (As Well)

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He ‫ ﷺ‬said,

‫ﻣﺎ ا�ﻘﻴﺖ ﻻﻫﻠک‬

What Did You Leave Behind For Your Family?

(In other words, how much did you leave behind for them?) I said,

‫ﻣﺜﻠہ‬

Equal To It

(In other words, I have brought half my wealth here and I have left
behind half my wealth for my family).

Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬then arrived, after gathering and bringing with
him whatever he had in his possession. Sayyid e Aalam ‫ ﷺ‬said,

‫ﻳﺎ اﺑﺎﺑ�ﻣﺎ ا�ﻘﻴﺖ ﻻﻫﻠک‬

O Abu Bakr! What Have You Left Behind For Your Family?

He said,

‫ا�ﻘﻴﺖ ﻟﻬﻢ اﷲ ورﺳﻮﻟہ‬

I Have Left Behind Allah Almighty And

His Beloved Rasool ‫( ج�ل ج����ہ و ��ی ال�ہ ت��ا�ٰی ��تی ہ و��م‬For My Family)

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So, I (Hazrat Umar‫ )ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬said,

‫ﻻ أﺳﺒﻘه إ�� �يء أﺑﺪا‬

I Will Never Be Able To Excel Over And

Surpass Abu Bakr In Anything

Daarimi, Abu Dawud, Tirmizi, Shaashi, Ibn Abi ‘Aasim and Ibn e
Shaaheen reported in Sunnah and Haakim in Mustadrak, and Abu
Nu’aim In Hilya, and Baihaqi in Sunan, and Zia in Mukhtara, and all of
them narrated it from Ameer ul Momineen (Umar e Farooq) ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.
Daarimi, Abu Dawud And Tirmizi have classified it as being Hasan
Sahih. [Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef Vol.30 With Further Reference
To Sunan e Tirmizi, Sunan Abu Dawud, Sunan Daarimi, Kanzul
Ummal Hadith Number 35611]

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 COMPILER’S HUMBLE OBSERVATIONS

The personality who is narrating this Hadith Shareef is Hazrat Umar e

Farooq ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. We already know that he is the second Khalifa of Islam,
and a Beloved Sahabi of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬who stood firmly against the
enemies of Almighty Allah and His Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬, for the
strength and the defence of Deen e Mustafa ‫ﷺ‬.

The actual text of the Hadith Shareef which Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
quoted in Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef, has been reported in Kanz ul
Ummal with the following words,

‫ﻋﻦ ﻋﻤﺮ أﻣﺮﻧﺎ رﺳﻮل اﷲ ﺻ�� اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴه وﺳﻠﻢ ﻳﻮﻣﺎ أن ﻧﺘﺼﺪق وواﻓﻖ ذﻟﻚ ﻣﺎﻻ‬
‫ ﻓﻘﺎل‬،‫ ﻓﺠﺌﺖ ﺑﻨﺼﻒ ﻣﺎ�ي‬،‫ ﻓﻘﻠﺖ اﻟﻴﻮم أﺳﺒﻖ أﺑﺎ ﺑ� إن ﺳﺒﻘﺘه ﻳﻮﻣﺎ‬،‫ﻋﻨﺪي‬
‫ ﻗﺎﻟﻤﺎ أ�ﻘﻴﺖ‬،‫ أ�ﻘﻴﺖ ﻟهﻢ‬،‫رﺳﻮل اﷲ ﺻ�� اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴه وﺳﻠﻤﻤﺎ أ�ﻘﻴﺖ ﻷهﻠﻚ ﻗﻠﺖ‬
‫ ﻓﻘﺎﻟﻴﺎ أﺑﺎ ﺑ�! ﻣﺎ أ�ﻘﻴﺖ‬،‫ وأ�� أﺑﻮ ﺑ� ﺑ�ﻞ ﻣﺎ ﻋﻨﺪه‬،‫ﻟهﻢ ﻗﻠﺖ ﻣﺜﻠه‬
‫ﻗﻠﺖ ﻻ أﺳﺒﻘه إ�� �يء أﺑﺪا‬. ‫ﻷهﻠﻚ ﻓﻘﺎل أ�ﻘﻴﺖ ﻟهﻢ اﷲ ورﺳﻮﻟه‬

This Hadith Shareef says that which Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul
Barkat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬mentioned in the translation of the Hadith Shareef in
Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef. I have quoted the actual text above for
the sake of attaining its blessings.

If we read this Hadith Shareef carefully and ponder over the message
of Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, it will further strengthen
the Aqida of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jama’at. In this narration, Hazrat
Umar e Farooq ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is mentioning how one day he thought about
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surpassing Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬in virtues, so he decided to
bring half of his wealth to the Grand Court of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and he
left half of his wealth for his Noble Family. Now, a very important
part of this narration, are the following words of Sayyiduna Umar e
Farooq ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬:

‫ﻓﻘﺎل رﺳﻮل اﷲ ﺻ�� اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴه وﺳﻠﻤﻤﺎ أ�ﻘﻴﺖ ﻷهﻠﻚ‬

So Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬ said, What Did You Leave Behind For Your
Family?

My reason for saying that, this is a very important part of this Hadith,
is because it proves that the Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬was aware of the
condition of the heart of Hazrat Sayyiduna Umar e Farooq ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, and
He ‫ ﷺ‬knew well what Hazrat Umar e Farooq ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was thinking and
He ‫ ﷺ‬also knew that Hazrat Umar e Farooq ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was thinking about
this with a pure intention. This is why Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬asked him
about what he left behind for hi family. In other words, why did the
Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬specifically ask this question to Hazrat Umar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
on that particular day? And why did He ‫ ﷺ‬not just ask, What did you
bring?

Why did He ‫ ﷺ‬ask, What Did You Leave Behind For Your Family? He
‫ ﷺ‬asked this, because He ‫ ﷺ‬knew that today My Beloved Umar

wishes to supersede and surpass My Siddique in virtues, and He ‫ﷺ‬

knew that My Siddique is also on his way to My Sacred Court with his
offerings of love as well. So, Huzoor e Akram Noor e Mujas’sam ‫ﷺ‬
asked this question to Sayyiduna Umar e Farooq ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬as soon as he
arrived with his offerings, and then when Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
arrived, Huzoor Sarwar e Kaunain ‫ ﷺ‬asked him the very same
question.

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From this, it is clear that Hazrat Umar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬only thought in his heart
about surpassing Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬on that particular
day, and he did this so that he may be blessed further by the Beloved
Rasool ‫ﷺ‬. However, when Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬asked Hazrat Umar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
the question, and then later asked the same question to Hazrat Abu
Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, then Huzoor ‫ ﷺ‬was in fact telling Hazrat Umar e
�
Farooq ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and all the Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن نين‬, that it is indeed
blessed and virtuous to compete with one another for virtue and to
attain nearness in the Court of Allah and His Rasool ‫ﷺ‬, but
understand, that no matter how much all of you do, you cannot
reach the level of love which My Siddique has, for you left half of
your wealth for your Noble Family and brought half of it for Allah’s
Deen and My Siddique brought everything upon My Call and left
Allah and His Rasool ‫ﷺ‬, for his Noble Family. In other words, when
Huzoor e Akram ‫ ﷺ‬asked this question to both of them, He ‫ ﷺ‬did
this, so that until Qiyaamat the Muslims may understand the
grandness and the excellence and the superiority of Hazrat Abu Bakr
Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬in every manner.

In other words, if the Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬did not ask either of them
about what they had left behind for their families, none would have
known the answer of Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and none would have
known how great the sacrifices of both these Beloved Companions of
the Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬were on that Blessed Day. It was this, which
brought Hazrat Sayyiduna Umar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬to his final conclusion, in which
he said,

‫ﻗﻠﺖ ﻻ أﺳﺒﻘه إ�� �يء أﺑﺪا‬

I Will Never Be Able To Excel Over (And Surpass)

Abu Bakr In Anything

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This, statement of Sayyiduna Umar e Farooq ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬conveys a very
powerful message to the world. In other words, Hazrat e Farooq ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
is saying that he realised on that day that he will never be able to
supersede Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬in virtues and excellence,
and this proves the Aqida of the Ahle Sunnat, that no matter how
great even a Wali may be, he cannot reach the status of a Sahabi.

In these words of Umar e Farooq ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is also a devastating blow to
the Deobandis who say that (Allah Forbid), As for the issue of deeds
(actions), then in this the Ummati occasionally appears to be equal
and sometimes even surpass the Prophets.

In other words, this statement of Hazrat Umar e Farooq ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is
announcing that, when Hazrat Umar and all the Noble Sahaba e
�
Kiraam ‫ ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن ضين‬cannot be equal in virtues and in deeds to Hazrat
Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, then how can anyone ever think about being
equal to or surpassing a Nabi in any way. This statement of Sayyiduna
Umar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is further announcing that those who make such
statements are evil deviants and they are not on the path of the
�
Beloved Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن ضين‬.

This Hadith Shareef also proves that the Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬has been
blessed with knowledge of the unseen and He ‫ ﷺ‬is aware of the
condition of the hearts of the people, and that nothing is hidden from
Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, even if it is only something which one thinks about
in his or her heart. Murshid e Kareem Huzoor Sayyidi Taajush Shariah
‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬beautifully says,

Mahbit e Wahi o Sakeena As Salaam

Ghaib Daan o Ghaib e Beena As Salaam

Upon The Source of Revelation & Inner Peace, Salutations

Upon The Knower of Unseen, The Seer of The Unseen, Salutations

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This entire discussion tells us how devoted Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was
and how he was always willing to sacrifice everything upon the Call of
The Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬. Ustadh e Zaman Allama Hasan ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬portrays
this devotion in a splendid manner. He says,

Lut’aaya Raah-e-Haq Meiñ, Ghar Ka-ee Baar, Is Muhabbat Se

Ke Lut’-Lut’ Kar Hasan, Ghar Ban Gaya, Siddique-e-Akbar Ka

Many Times, In The True Path, He Sacrificed His Home In Love & Devotion
Hasan! So Many Sacrifices, Gave Birth To The Mansion of Siddique e Akbar

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 THE FOURTH REFLECTION
YA RASOOL’ALLAH ‫ !ﷺ‬YOUR HUMBLE SLAVES,
YOUR ABU BAKR AND YOUR BILAL ARE!

Hazrat Maulana Al Aarif Bil’laahil Qawi, Maulavi Qad'dasa Sir’rahul

Ma’nawi quoted in Mathnawi Shareef (as he presents in a poetic
style the words of) Hazrat Siddique ‘Ateeq ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬when he presented
himself in the Grand Court of Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬after freeing Hazrat Bilal ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬:

� �‫�د� آزاد � �ُو‬ � �� ‫� �دو ��ن‬

Guft Maa Do Bandagaan e Koo e Too

Kardamash Azaad Hum Bar Roo e Too

He Said, We Are Both Slaves of Your Court Indeed,

For Your Sake, Him (Sayyiduna Bilal) I Have Freed

It needs to be seen how much the Jinn of Wahabism will throw

tantrums and how high the flames of Najdiyat will leap, after
seeing what Hazrat Siddique Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is saying to his Beloved
Master and his Beloved King ‫ ﷺ‬in the first line of this couplet.
[Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef Vol.30, Page 462, With Reference to
Mathnawi Shareef]

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 COMPILER’S HUMBLE OBSERVATIONS

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam e Ahle Sunnat Ash Shah Imam Ahmed Raza
Khan ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬has presented here a beautiful couplet from the Mathnawi
Shareef of Imam Jalaalud’deen Rumi ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

The Mathnawi Shareef of Sayyiduna Imam Jalaalud’deen Rumi ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is
one of the most beautiful and spiritually enlightening books in Pure
Sufi Poetry, with each couplet conveying the message of True Love
for Almighty Allah and His Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬.

Hazrat Sayyiduna Imam Jalaalud’deen Rumi ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is a renowned Sufi
and a celebrated Sufi Poet. He is indeed from amongst the Awliya
Allah and spent his entire life absorbed in the Love of Almighty Allah
and His Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat showed immense love and
reverence to Hazrat Imam Jalaalud’deen Rumi ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. He always
addressed him with words of honour and with grand titles.

In one of his Fataawa he refers to Imam Jalaalud’deen Rumi ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬with
the following words, A Grand Personality, A Grand Pillar of The
Ulama and Pious Ones, The Elite One Amongst The Mystics, And The
Awliya, Maulavi, Ma’nawi Sayyidi Jalaalul Millati Wad-Deen Rumi.

Subhaan’Allah! This was always the manner of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat

Azeem ul Barkat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬when he addressed the Grand Ulama and
Masha’ikh.

Every word which he wrote while addressing them, flowed with

pearls of love and respect. By presenting this couplet of Sayyiduna
Imam Jalaalul Millati Wad-Deen,
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 Guft Maa Do Bandagaan e Koo e Too
Kardamash Azaad Hum Bar Roo e Too

He Said, We Are Both Slaves of Your Court Indeed,

For Your Sake, Him (Sayyiduna Bilal) I Have Freed

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is explaining the beauty of
the message and the beauty of the poetry of Imam Jalaalud’deen
Rumi ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. In other words, his eloquence was such that he presented
an entire narration in a single couplet.

Alhamdu Lillah, the reflection of Rumi’s mystical poetry can also be

found in the Kalaams of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. When one reads the
Kalaams of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, one immediately feels that he
most certainly inherited his eloquence from the likes of Imam
Jalaalud’deen Rumi ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

So, in this couplet of Sayyiduna Imam Jalaalud’deen Rumi ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬we are
able to observe the love and the respect which Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu
Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬displayed in the Grand Court of Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬. We are also able to understand the humility which
Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬exhibited, whilst in the Holy
Presence of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬.

This couplet of Imam Jalaalud’deen Suyuti ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is conveying many
important messages to the seekers of true love. It is telling us that,

1. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is the one who was given the
good fortune of having our Master, Sayyiduna Bilal e Habshi ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
freed from his evil slave masters.

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2. The Grand Respect and Honour which Sayyiduna Abu Bakr
Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬displayed, while he presented himself in the Grand
Court of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬.

3. The sincerity and humility of Hazrat Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ‬
‫� ننہ‬, for when he went into the Grand Court of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬after

having Sayyiduna Bilal ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬freed from Umayya, he did not say, I have
come after freeing Bilal ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, but he said, We are both slaves of Your
Court.

4. After having freed Sayyiduna Bilal ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی‬
‫ ال�ہ � نن ہ‬made his intentions very clear. He clearly stated that he had

Hazrat Bilal ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬freed for the sake of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬.

In other words, this couplet of Hazrat Sayyiduna Imam Jalaalud’deen

Rumi ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬which Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam e Ahle Sunnat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬quoted,
is announcing the Aqida of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jama’at.

In other words, this couplet of Imam Jalaalud’deen Rumi is saying to

us that it is permissible to call yourself the slave and the servant of
the Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬, for this was the manner of the Sahaba e
Kiraam and this was the manner of the Imam amongst the Sahaba e
�
Kiraam ‫ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن ضين‬, Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, for he
referred to himself and to Sayyiduna Bilal as, the slaves of Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬.

�
This was indeed the manner of the Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن ضين‬and
Grand Sahaba e Kiraam like Hazrat Umar e Farooq ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬also imitated
this manner of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and this is why once
while standing on the Mimbar (Pulpit), Hazrat Umar e Farooq ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
declared,

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 ‫ﻛﻨﺖ ﻣﻊ رﺳﻮل اﷲ ﺻ�ي اﷲ �ﻌﺎ ٰ�ي ﻋﻠﻴه وﺳﻠﻢ وﻛﻨﺖ ﻋﺒﺪہ وﺧﺎدﻣه‬

I Was With (i.e. In The Holy Company of) Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬,

And I Was His ‫ ﷺ‬Slave And His ‫ ﷺ‬Servant

In his renowned work Fataawa Africa, Huzoor Sayyidi Aala Hazrat

Azeem ul Barkat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬quotes a verse of the Holy Qur’an and says that,
Almighty Allah says,

‫ﹽﹷ‬
� ‫ؕ ا ﹻ ﹽﹷن ا ﹷ‬
‫ﷲ ﹷ� ْﻐ ﹻ ﹹ‬ ‫ﹹﻗ ْﻞ ٰ�ﻌ ﹷﹻﺒﺎد ﹷﹻي اﻟ ﹻﺬﻳْ ﹷﻦ ا ْ ﹷ‬
�‫ﹷ�ﻓ ْﹹﻮا ﹷﻋ�ٰٓي اﹷ ْ� ﹹﻔ ﹻﺴہﹻ ْﻢ ﹷﻻ ﹷ� ْﻘ ﹷﻨ ﹹﻄ ْﻮا ﹻﻣ ْﻦ ﹽﹷر ْﺣ ﹷﻤﺔﹻ اﷲﹻ‬
‫ؕ اﹻﻧ ﹽﹷ ٗہ ہﹹ ﹷﻮ ا ْﻟ ﹷﻐﻔ ْﹹﻮ ﹹر اﻟﺮﹽﹷﺣ ْﹻﻴ ﹹﻢ‬
�‫اﻟﺬﹽﹹ ﻧ ْﹹﻮ ﹷب ﹷﺟﻤﹻ ْﻴ ﹱﻌﺎ‬

‘Say O Beloved! (Address Your Entire Ummah In This Manner) O My

Servants (Slaves) Who Have Done Injustice Unto Their Souls! Do Not
Be Disillusioned From The Mercy Of Allah. Verily Allah Pardons All
Sins. Verily It Is He, Who Is The All-Forgiving, The Most Merciful.’
[Surah Az-Zumr (39), Verse 53]

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضن‬also presents another couplet of Hazrat
Jalaalud’deen Rumi ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and says,

Hazrat Maulavi Ma’nawi Qad’dasa Sir’ruhu states in the Mathnawi

Shareef:

‫� �� را�اں � ��د‬  ‫�ہ �د �ا�ا � درر�د‬

In other words, The Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬Himself Referred To The Entire

Ummah As His Slaves; Read In The Qur’an, It Says, Say O Beloved! O
My Servants (My Slaves)!

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A detailed discussion regarding one referring to himself as the ‘Abd’
(i.e. the slave and servant) of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬can be perused in the
Fataawa Africa of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

Regarding the initial message which we are discussing, after quoting

the couplet of Sayyiduna Imam Jalaalud’deen Rumi ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, Imam e Ishq
of Muhabbat, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says,

It needs to be seen how much the Jinn of Wahabism will throw

tantrums and how high the flames of Najdiyat will leap, after
seeing what Hazrat Siddique Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is saying to his Beloved
Master and his Beloved King ‫ ﷺ‬in the first line of this couplet.

In other words, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬as per his habit and as per
the manner of Hazrat Sayyiduna Has’saan ibn Thaabit ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, is refuting
the deviants (badmazhabs), and in doing so, he is saying that let’s
now see what these evil deviants have to say about this couplet of
Imam Jalaalud’deen Rumi ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, and let’s see what they will do after
seeing what Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar is saying about himself and
Sayyiduna Bilal ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض���ا‬in the Court of The Grand King, Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬.

In other words, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is saying that these deviants
will still try to find some excuse so that they can forbid the Muslims
from referring to themselves as the slaves of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, but
they will never be successful, no matter how much they leap and no
matter how much they burn in their fury and envy, for this manner
has been verified by the ‘Best Amongst The Best’.

This is why Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬ says when
addressing the deviants in one of his Kalaams:

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 Deo Ke Bandoñ Se Ham Ko Kya Gharaz
Ham Haiñ ‘Abd e Mustafa Phir Tujh Ko Kya

With The Slaves of The Devil, We Have Absolutely Nothing To Do,

We Are The Slaves of Mustafa, Then Why Does It Bother You?

Teri Dozakh Se To Kuch Cheena Nahiñ

Khuld Me Pahuncha RAZA Phir Tujh Ko Kya

From Your Hell Fire, To Snatch Anything, We Do Not Wish To,

When Raza Has Reached Paradise, Then Why Does It Bother You?

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 THE FIFTH REFLECTION
EQUAL TO ABU BAKR BEING, NONE OTHER,
RASOOLULLAH ‫ﷺ‬, WAS REGARDING

Imam Abu Umar Ibn Abdul Birr reported a Hadith from Mujaalid, who
reported it from Sha’bi that he said that, Hazrat Ibn Ab’bas ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬was
asked, or that it was asked from Ibn Ab’bas ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬that, Who Was The
First To Accept Islam Amongst The People? He said, Did You Not
Hear These Couplets of Has’saan Ibn Thaabit?

‫� ﹷت ﹷﺷ ْﺠﻮ ﹱا ﹻﻣ ْﻦ أﹷ�ي ﹻ� ﹷﻘ ٍﺔ‬‫ﹽﹷ‬

ْ ‫إﹻذا ﺗﹷ ﹷﺬ‬
‫ْ� أﹷ ﹷ‬
‫ﺧﺎ≈ أﺑﺎ ﺑﹷ ْ� ٍﺑﹻﻤﺎ ﻓ ﹷﹷﻌﻼ‬ ْ ‫ﻓﹷﺎذ ﹹ‬

‫ﹷﺧ�ْ�ﹷ اﻟ�ﹷ�ﹻﻳﹽﹷﺔﹻ أﹷ ْ�ﻘﺎهﺎ وأﹷﻋْ ﹷﺪﻟﹷهﺎ‬

‫�ﹷ ْﻌ ﹷﺪ اﻟ ﹽﹷﻨ ﹻ� ﹽﹻي ﹷوأﹷ ْوﻓﺎهﺎ ﺑ ﹻ ﹷﻤﺎ ﹷﺣ ﹷﻤﻼ‬

‫ﹽﹷ‬
‫ﹷواﻟﺜﺎ�ي ﹷاﻟ ﹽﹷﺘﺎ� ﹻ ﹷي ﹷ‬
‫اﻟﻤ ْﺤ ﹹﻤﻮ ﹹد ﹷﻣ ْﺸ ﹷه ﹹﺪ ﹹه‬

‫ﹷوأﹷ ﹽﹷو ﹹل اﻟ ﹽﹷﻨﺎ ﹻ‬

‫س ﻣﻨﻬﻢ ﹷﺻ ﹽﹷﺪ ﹷق ﹽﹹ‬
‫اﻟﺮ ﹹﺳﻼ‬

‫ﹽﹷ‬
‫واﻟﺜﺎ�ﹷي اﺛْ ﹷﻨ� ْ ﹻن �ﹻي ا ْﻟ ﹷﻐﺎر اﻟ ﹹْﻤﻨ ﹻ‬
‫ﹻﻴﻒ ﹷوﻗ ْﹷﺪ‬
‫اﻟﻌ ﹹﺪ ﹽﹹو ﺑهﹻ إذْ ﹷﺻ ﹷﻌ ﹷﺪ ا ْﻟ ﹷﺠ ﹷﺒﻼ‬
‫ﻃﺎف ﹷ‬
‫ﹷ‬
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(I Am Presenting An Explanatory Translation of The Couplets)

When The Affliction of A Trustworthy Brother,

You Are Remembering

The Accomplishments of Your Brother,

Abu Bakr, Do Be Remembering

After The Nabi ‫ﷺ‬, The Most Pious

And Just In The Creation, He Is Being

He Fulfilled With Devotion,

That Which Entrusted To Him, Was Being

He Is The Second of The Two, Praiseworthy,

His Grand Stance Is Being

And Amongst The People, The First

To Accept The Prophets, He Is Being

In The Grand Cave, The Second of

The Blessed Two, Abu Bakr Was Being

The Enemies Went In Circles,

As The Mountain They Were Climbing

Abdur Rahmaan informed us (and) he reported from Ibn Abdullah

Makki, who reported from Aabid Zubaidi Madani, who reported from
Fulaani, who reported from Ibnus Sunnah, who reported from
Shareef, who reported from Ibn Arkamash, who reported from Ibn
Hajr Asqalani, who reported from Kamaal Abul Ab’bas; He said, Abu
Muhammad Abdullah bin Husain bin Muhammad Abit-Taa’ib
informed me (reported to me), who reported from Muhammad bin

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Abi Bakr Balkhi, who reported from Hafiz Salafi, who reported from
Abu Imran Musa bin Abi Talmeed, who reports from Imam Abu Umar
Yusuf Abdul Birr (and) Ibn Abdul Birr says in Al Isti’aab there is a
narration that, Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬said to Has’saan (Ibn Thaabit), Did you
say anything about Abu Bakr (i.e. any couplet)?

Hazrat Has’saan said, Yes, and he recited these couplets to

Huzoor ‫ﷺ‬, and the fourth couplet in that poem is,

‫ﹽﹷ‬
‫واﻟﺜﺎ�ﹷي اﺛْ ﹷﻨ� ْ ﹻن �ﹻي ا ْﻟ ﹷﻐﺎر اﻟ ﹹْﻤﻨ ﹻ‬
‫ﹻﻴﻒ ﹷوﻗ ْﹷﺪ‬
‫اﻟﻌ ﹹﺪ ﹽﹹو ﺑهﹻ إذْ ﹷﺻ ﹷﻌ ﹷﺪ ا ْﻟ ﹷﺠ ﹷﺒﻼ‬
‫ﻃﺎف ﹷ‬
‫ﹷ‬

In The Grand Cave, The Second of The Blessed Two, He Was Being
The Enemies Went In Circles, As The Mountain They Were Climbing

So, the Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬became pleased on listening to these

couplets, and He ‫ ﷺ‬said, O Has’saan! You Have Done Well!

And there is also a fifth couplet reported in this poem:

‫و�ﺎ ﹷن ﺣ ﹻﺐﹽﹷ ﹷرﺳﻮ ﹻل اﷲﹻ ﻗﺪ ﹷﻋﻠ ﹻ ﹹﻤﻮ‬

‫ﹻﻣ ﹷﻦ اﻟ�ﹷ�ﹻﻳﹽﹷﺔﹻ ﻟ ْﹷﻢ � ْﹷﻌﺪﹻ ﹹل ﺑهﹻ ﹷر ﹹﺟﻼ‬

And Those Who Love Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬Are Most Certainly Knowing,

Equal To Abu Bakr, None Other, Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬Was Regarding

[Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef Vol.28, Page 612-614, With Reference

To Al-Isti’aab Fi Ma’rifatil Ashaab]

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 COMPILER’S HUMBLE OBSERVATIONS

Regarding Hazrat Sayyiduna Ibn Ab’bas ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, Huzoor Sayyidi Taajush
Shariah ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says, Hazrat Ibn Ab’bas ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬is a Sahabi of Huzoor ‫ﷺ‬
and he is the fortunate one who was blessed with immense
blessings from the Court of Huzoor ‫ﷺ‬. He was the son of Ab’bas Ibn
Abdul Mut’talib who was the paternal uncle of Sarkaar e Do Aalam
‫ﷺ‬. He was also a Great Faqih (Expert Jurist) and a Grand

Commentator of the Holy Qur’an.

The First Narration: In the first narration, it is being reported that

Imam ul Mufas’sireen, Hazrat Sayyiduna Abdullah Ibn Ab’bas ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
was asked about who accepted Islam first (i.e. amongst the adult
males) and he answered by saying, Did You Not Hear These Couplets
of Has’saan Ibn Thaabit?

The first point to note here is that Imam ul Mufas’sireen is being

asked about who accepted Islam first, and he is saying, Did You Not
Hear These Couplets of Has’saan Ibn Thaabit?

In other words, this statement of Sayyiduna Abdullah Ibn Ab’bas ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬
is telling us about the authenticity of the poetry of Hazrat Sayyiduna
Has’saan ibn Thaabit ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and this is also clear proof, that to cite and
recite the poetry and the words of reliable and authentic scholars of
Deen as evidence, in order to explain the grandness of the pious and
to extract the messages of guidance from them, is permissible and
the manner of the Sahaba e Kiraam, such as the Great Faqih and
Mufas’sir, Hazrat Sayyiduna Abdullah Ibn Ab'bas ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬.

It is very clear here that he directed those who asked him the
question, towards the couplets written by Sayyiduna Has’saan Ibn
Thaabit ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.
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 �
This once again proves that the Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن ضين‬regarded
what he presented as authentic, for he was blessed with presenting
his couplets in the Grand Court of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and this is the
most powerful seal and stamp of his reliability and the authenticity of
his blessed poems.

Now, if one studies the couplets of Hazrat Has’saan Ibn Thaabit ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
one would notice that Hazrat Has’saan ibn Thaabit ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was
explaining the following things about Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬:

1. The Grand Excellence of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and about
how much he strived for the Pleasure of Almighty Allah and His
Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬.

2. Whenever you face affliction in the way of Allah and His Beloved
Rasool ‫ﷺ‬, remember the sacrifices of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی‬
‫ال�ہ � نن ہ‬, for he was the trustworthy person who fought through afflictions

and accomplished all that he wished for, in the love of Almighty Allah
and His Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬.

3. He affirms that after the Beloved Nabi ‫( ﷺ‬and all the Ambia and
�
Mursaleen ‫) ی���م ����وۃۃ و�����م‬, the greatest amongst the entire creation is Hazrat
Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

4. He explains that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique is such a trustworthy

and loyal personality that he fulfilled and discharged righteously,
every responsibility which was entrusted to him by Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬, and he did this with complete sincerity and devotion.
In other words, even when he made Hijrat with Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, he
showed his true sincerity and devotion and was willing to sacrifice his
life in the Love of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬.

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This is why Hazrat Sufi Jameel e Qaadiri ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬ beautifully says about
the Hijrat,

Khatm Kar Di Jaañ Nisaaari Hazrat-e-Siddique Ne

Jab Ke Makkah Se Huwi Hijrat Rasoolullah Ki

Hazrat e Siddique Sealed, The Station of True Devotion

When From Holy Makkah, Migrated Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬

5. He is explaining the stance of Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and

his determination in the love of the Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬and he is
telling us that he was the first to accept (i.e. publicly declare) his
Islam from amongst all the people and he is further telling us that by
�
accepting Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, one accepts all the Ambia e Kiraam ‫ ي���م �����م‬,
for he said that he accepted all the Prophets.

6. He is affirming that in the verse of the Holy Qur’an:

‫ﺛﹷﺎ� ﹻ ﹷي اﺛْ ﹷﻨ� ْ ﹻن إﹻذْ ه ﹷﹹﻤﺎ �ﹻي ا ْﻟ ﹷﻐﺎرﹻ إﹻذْ ﹷ� ﹹﻘﻮ ﹹل ﻟ ﹷﹻﺼﺎﺣ ﹻﺒﹻه ﹻﻻﹷ ﹷﺗ ْﺤﺰ ﹷ ْن إ ﹻ ﹽﹷن اﻟ ﹽﻠ ﹷه ﹷﻣ ﹷﻌﻨﹷﺎ‬

Whilst The Two of Them Were The Only Two Souls In the Cave;
When He Would Say To His Most Beloved Companion, Do Not Be
Distressed! Verily, Allah Is With Us. [Surah Tauba (9), Verse 40]

The two personalities which are being referred to are Sayyiduna

Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬and His ‫ ﷺ‬Most Beloved Companion, Sayyiduna
Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and that this refers to the blessed incident
during the Hijrat of Nabi ‫ﷺ‬, when Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬was
in the Cave of Thawr with Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and when the Kuffar e
Makkah were climbing the Mountain and they were unable to see
Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and Hazrat Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬even though they
were so close.
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The unbelievers were so close but they were going around in circles,
and they were unable to locate Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, and His ‫ ﷺ‬Beloved
Companion, for Almighty Allah was protecting Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and
Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

In the Tafseer (commentary) of this verse, Sadrul Afaadil Allama

Sayed Na’eemud’deen Muradabadi ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says in Khaza’in ul Irfan that,
This refers to Sayyid e Aalam ‫ ﷺ‬and Hazrat Abu Bakr ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. In other
words, (when) Sayyid e Aalam ‫ ﷺ‬was saying this to Hazrat Abu Bakr
Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

Sadrul Afaadil further presents the following Ruling and Law: (He
says), This verse proves the Sahabiyat of Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr
Siddique ‫( ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬i.e. that he is indeed a Sahabi). Hasan bin Fadhl said,
The one who rejects the Sahabiyat of Hazrat Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, is
a rejecter of a Qur’anic Dictum, and has thus become a Kaafir
(unbeliever).

Sadrul Afaadil further says that (by saying this) Sayyid e Aalam ‫ﷺ‬

gave further contentment to the heart (of Siddique e Akbar).

While discussing the verse of the Holy Qur’an and the translation of
Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, I must point out the beautiful choice of
words used by the Great Imam. He says,

‫غ‬
 � � � � ��‫�ف ددوو �ن � � ب بب ووه ددوو�ن �رر � � � ب بب اا� بياارر � ��ر‬
� �‫� االلّٰه �ررے ساا‬

Whilst The Two of Them Were The Only Two Souls In the Cave;
When He Would Say To His Most Beloved Companion, Do Not Be
Distressed! Verily, Allah Is With Us.

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Here, the word which Sayyidi Aala Hazrat used is ‘Jaan’ which means
‘Soul’ or ‘person’ etc. and his choice of the word ‘Soul’ was to also
show that the Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬is indeed the ‘Soul’, and Hazrat Abu Bakr
Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is the Manifestation of ‘The Soul’.

This can be further understood from a couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat

Imam Ahle Sunnat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬when he describes this moment when the
unbelievers where searching the mountains and they were unable to
locate the Beloved Nabi ‫ﷺ‬. He says,

Jaan Haiñ Jaan Kya Nazar Aaye

Kyuñ `Adu Gird e Ghaar Phirte Haiñ

He Is The Soul, How Can The Soul Be Seen (By An Ordinary Being)?
So Around The Cave, Why Are His Enemies Aimlessly Wandering

The Second Narration: Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
presents a second narration from Ibn Abdul Birr, wherein he says in
Al Isti’aab that that there is a narration wherein it is reported that,
Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬said to Has’saan (Ibn Thaabit), Did you say anything
about Abu Bakr (i.e. any couplet)? Hazrat Has’saan said, ‘Yes’, and
he recited these couplets to Huzoor ‫ﷺ‬.

Subhaan’Allah! In this narration, we find that Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬

Himself asked Hazrat Has’saan Ibn Thaabit ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬if he had said
anything (i.e. if he had composed any couplets) about Hazrat
Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and Hazrat Sayyiduna Has’saan Ibn
Thaabit ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬replied in the affirmative.

After replying, Hazrat Has’saan Ibn Thaabit ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬immediately

understood that by the Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬asking if he had written
anything about Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, it meant that Huzoor
‫ ﷺ‬already knew that he had written something about Hazrat Abu

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Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and so he immediately recited the beautiful
couplets in praise of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and The Beloved
Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬was pleased and commended him by saying, O Has’saan!
You Have Done Well!

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬then says that Hazrat Sayyiduna Has’saan Ibn
Thaabit ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬also recited a fifth couplet which is:

‫و�ﺎ ﹷن ﺣ ﹻﺐﹽﹷ ﹷرﺳﻮ ﹻل اﷲﹻ ﻗﺪ ﹷﻋﻠ ﹻ ﹹﻤﻮ‬

‫ﹻﻣ ﹷﻦ اﻟ�ﹷ�ﹻﻳﹽﹷﺔﹻ ﻟ ْﹷﻢ � ْﹷﻌﺪﹻ ﹹل ﺑهﹻ ﹷر ﹹﺟﻼ‬

And Those Who Love Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬Are Most Certainly Knowing,

Equal To Abu Bakr, None Other, Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬Was Regarding

Now, even from this couplet, it is clear that Hazrat Has’saan Ibn
Thaabit ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬announced that, which was the Aqida of all the Noble
�
Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن ضين‬and he declared that, which is the belief
of all the Muslims, even till this day. In other words, he declared that
only if you truly regard Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬as the most unique
Companion and the Most Beloved Companion of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, do
you truly love Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬, for none was regarded by Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬as
being like Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

Another important point which is evident from this entire discussion

and both these beautiful narrations, is that, it has always been the
manner of the Muslims from the Blessed Era of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬to
pay tribute to and to honour the most pious ones amongst them, and
it was their manner, to say words of praise and poems about those
who are their leaders, and those who are the true lovers of
Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬.

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This, in itself is proof, that to compose and recite Manqabats etc. in
praise of the Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and the Awliya e Izaam, has been
the manner of the Muslims, and Praise be to Allah, this Kalaam of
Hazrat Has’saan Ibn Thaabit ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is the foundation of such
compositions, which are written and recited in the love and in tribute
to the Pious Servants of Allah.

Thus, those who oppose the remembrance of the pious, should know
that Sayyiduna Has’saan Ibn Thaabit ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬taught us this blessed way,
and the Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬commended him for doing so. In fact, the
Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬Himself asked him if had said anything (i.e.
composed anything) about Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. So, not only did the
Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬commend this, but He ‫ ﷺ‬also encouraged it.

Alhamdu Lillah, we are those who follow in the Sacred Footsteps of

the Pious Predecessors for their path and their way, is the way of the
�
Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن ضين‬. Always remember, that if we hold firmly
to this path, we will be saved from trepidation in this world and in
the hereafter. If we remain steadfast on the way of the Pious with
sincerity, Allah Almighty will protect us and save us from the deceit of
Shaitaan and He will save us by His Mercy from being led astray. This
is why Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says,

Tere Ghulaamoñ Ka Naqsh e Qadam Hai Raah e Khuda

Wo Kya Bahak Sakay Jo Ye Suraagh Le Ke Chale

The Sacred Footprints of Your True Servants,

Is The Path To Allah Almighty

How Can They Ever Go Astray,

Who Follow These Footsteps Judiciously

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 THE SIXTH REFLECTION
A MAGNIFICENT NARRATION
ABOUT SIDDIQUE E AKBAR'S INTERCESSION

I (Imam Ahmed Raza ‫ )ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬say, that this was also reported from
Hazrat Anas bin Maalik ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, just as Imam ‘Adi narrated it in Kaamil,
with his own chain (of transmission, which read as follows):

It has been reported to us by our Reliable Master, The Bright Proof,

The Mufti of The Hanafi Order In Makkah The Protected, The Leader
of the Jurists and The Hadith Masters, My Master and My Teacher,
Abdur Rahmaan bin Abdullah bin Abdur Rahmaan Siraaj. He reported
from The Splendour of The Ulama, A Virtuous Predecessor Holding
The Position of The Ifta (An Islamic Jurisprudence Centre), Maulana
Jamal bin Abdullah bin Umar Makki. He reported from The Seal of
The Huf’faz and The Muhad’ditheen, Maulana Muhammad ‘Aabid bin
Shaykh Ahmad Ali Sindi, thereafter Zubaidi, thereafter Madani. He
reported from Maula Muhammad Saleh Fulaani Umari. He reported
from Shaykh Muhammad Ibn us Sunnah Fulaani Farooqi. He reported
from My Master, Sayyid Shareef Muhammad bin Abdullah. He
reported from The Accomplished Scholar And Hadith Master, Sayyidi
Ali Ajhoori.

He reported from Imam Shamsud’deen Ramali. He reported from

Shaykh ul Islam Zainud’deen Zakariyyah Ansari. He reported from The
Erudite Scholar of The World, The Mountain of Preservation, Allama
Shihabud’deen Abul Fadhl Ahmed Bin Hajr Asqalani. He reported
from Abu Ali Muhammad bin Ahmed Mahdawi. He reported from
Yunus bin Ishaaq. He reported from Abul Hasan Ali bin Muqay’yar.

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He said, It was reported to us from Abu Kareem Shahr-zoori. It was
reported to us by Isma’eel bin Mas’adah bin Jurjaani. It was reported
to us by Abul Qaasim Hamzah bin Yusuf Sahmi Jurjaani and Abu Amr
Abdur Rahmaan bin Muhammad Al Farsi, and Abu Ahmad Abdullah
bin ‘Adi Jurjaani narrated to us a Hadith (and) Husain bin Abdul
Ghaf’far Al ‘Azdi narrated to us a Hadith (and) Sa’eed bin Katheer bin
‘Ufayr reported to all of us a Hadith, that Fadhl bin Mukhtar reported
from Ab’baan (and) He reported from Anas‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. He said that
Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬said to (Hazrat) Abu Bakr ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬,

‫ﻋﻦ اﻧﺲ ﻗﺎل رﺳﻮل اﷲ ﺻ�ي اﷲ �ﻌﺎ�ي ﻋﻠﻴہ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻻ�ي ﺑ�ﻣﺎ اﻃﻴﺐ ﻣﺎﻟک ﻣﻨہ‬
‫ﺑﻼل ﻣﺆذ�ي وﻧﺎﻗ�ي اﻟ�ي ﻫﺎﺟﺮت ﻋﻠﻴہﺎ وزوﺟﺘ�ي اﺑﻨﺘک و واﺳيﺘ�ي ﺑﻨﻔﺴک وﻣﺎﻟک‬
‫�ﺎ�ي اﻧﻈﺮ اﻟﻴک ﻋ�ي ﺑﺎب اﻟﺠﻨﺔ �ﺸﻔﻊ ﻻﻣ�ي‬

Your Wealth Is So Pure. It Is Through It, That My Mu’adh’dhin Is

Bilal, And I Have My Female Camel On Which I Made Hijrat
(Migrated), And You Gave Your Daughter In My Nikah, And You
Supported Me With Your Life and With Your Wealth. It Is As If I Am
Looking At You Standing At The Gate of Jannat (Paradise),
Interceding For My Ummat. [Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef, Vol.28,
Page 520-521, With Reference To Al-Kaamil Li Ibn ‘Adi]

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 COMPILER’S HUMBLE OBSERVATIONS

Hazrat Sayyiduna Anas bin Maalik ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬the primary narrator of this
Hadith Shareef is a Beloved Sahabi of the Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬. Huzoor
Sayyidi Taajush Shariah ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says about Hazrat Sayyiduna Anas Ibn
Maalik ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬that,

Anas Ibn Maalik ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is a distinguished and great Sahabi. He was a
Special Khaadim of Huzoor ‫( ﷺ‬i.e. He was one of those fortunate
enough to have served Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬as a duly appointed
Khaadim).
He personally said, for ten years I remained in the service of Huzoor
‫ﷺ‬, (but such was the blessing of Huzoor ‫ )ﷺ‬that He ‫ ﷺ‬did not

even say a word to me (i.e. reprimand me). If I did not do

something, He ‫ ﷺ‬would never ask why I did not do it, and even if I
did something which was not needed, He ‫ ﷺ‬would never say, why
did you do such.

He requested special Dua from Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, so Sarkaar ‫ ﷺ‬made

Dua for him by saying, O Allah! Grant Him Barkat (Abundance) In His
Wealth And In His Children, And Grant Him Long Life, And Forgive
His Sins.

Through this Dua of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, he was blessed with so many
children that he says, In my lifetime I buried ninety-eight of my own
children. The blessings of the Dua of Sarkaar ‫ ﷺ‬was such, that his
orchard would bear fruit twice (instead of once). He had in his garden
a rose which emitted the fragrance of musk.

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We are able to once again observe from this narration how much the
Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬loved Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. Some very
important points can also be understood from this Hadith Shareef.

1. Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬certified the purity of the wealth of Hazrat Abu

Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. In other words, the wealth of Hazrat Sayyiduna
Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was Halaal to such a degree, that Allah’s Most
Beloved ‫ ﷺ‬declared the pureness of the wealth of Sayyiduna Abu
Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

In other words, by declaring the purity of the wealth of Siddique e

Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضن‬., Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬was giving him glad-tidings and telling
him that, all that he has and all that he has spent, is indeed accepted
in the Court of Almighty Allah. Just this statement of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬
announces the grand acceptance which Sayyiduna Abu Bakr
Siddique‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬has received in the Divine Court of Almighty Allah and in
the Blessed Court of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬.

2. Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬said that it is through the wealth of Hazrat Siddique e

Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬that Hazrat Bilal e Habshi ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬became His ‫ﷺ‬Mu’adh’dhin.
Here, there are two very important points to note. The first being
that Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬is confirming that it was Hazrat Abu Bakr
Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬who in fact purchased Hazrat Bilal ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬from his slave
master and freed him in the way of Allah, in the Love of Allah and His
Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬. The second point which should be noted is the
grandness of Hazrat Bilal ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, and whether anyone says it or not,
Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬referred to him as, ‘His ‫ ﷺ‬Mu’adh’dhin’. In other
words, there are many Mu’adh’dhins, but there is none like Hazrat
Bilal ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬for the Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬referred to him as ‘His’. Even for
this, Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬credited Hazrat Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. In other words,
every Azaan which Sayyiduna Bilal ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬called out was a means of
blessings and reward for Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

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3. The female camel which Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬journeyed on during the
Hijrat was also through the kindness of Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr
Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. In saying this, Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬was in fact honouring
Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬for being the apparent means to His ‫ﷺ‬
successful journey during the Hijrat.

4. The Beloved Daughter of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬,
Sayyidatuna Ummul Momineen A’isha Siddiqa ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض���ا‬is the Beloved
Wife of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬. So, Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬is once again showing
how sincere and devoted Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was, that he
even gave the hand of his beloved daughter in the Mubaarak Hand of
Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬.

5. The Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬is speaking about how Hazrat Abu Bakr
Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was at all times willing to sacrifice his wealth and his
life in His ‫ ﷺ‬Love.

There are numerous instances when Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
gave all his wealth for the Pleasure of Almighty Allah and His Beloved
Rasool ‫ﷺ‬, and on numerous instances, he risked his own life, for the
Life and the Honour of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬.

I have already explained this in earlier observations. However, one of

these moments stands out more than any other moment, and that is
when Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was bitten by the
venomous snake in the Cave of Thaur.

This was a time when any other person would have died due to the
potency of the venom of that particular snake, but Hazrat Abu Bakr
Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬survived because Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬placed His ‫ ﷺ‬Sacred
Saliva on the Blessed Toe of Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. The reality is that
during that blessed moment, Hazrat Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬had
already given his life in the Love of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬.
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Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضن ہ‬ beautifully explains this by
saying,

Siddique Balke Ghaar Me Jaan Us Pe De Chuke

Awr Hifz e Jaañ To Jaan e Furooz e Ghurar Ki Hai

Upon Him In The Cave, His Life, Siddique In Fact Sacrificed,

Whereas One’s Greatest Duty, Is To Make Sure, His Life Is Protected

Manifesting the blessings of his Murshid Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬,

Hazrat Allama Sufi Jameel ur Rahmaan Qaadiri ‫ ��یی ہ ��ر��ہ‬says,

Rafique-e-Mustafa Siddique-e-Akbar Ghaar-e-Teera Meiñ

Haiñ Jaañ Dene Ko Aamaada, Rafaaqat Is Ko Kehte Haiñ

In The Dark Cave, Siddique e Akbar, The Dearest Companion of Mustafa

Is Ready To Sacrifice His Life; True Companionship, This Is Called

6. The Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬said to Hazrat Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬that, It
Is As If I Am Looking At You Standing At The Gate of Jannat
(Paradise), Interceding For My Ummat.

When The Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬says that, ‘it is as if’, then it means that
He ‫ ﷺ‬is not just saying this but He ‫ ﷺ‬is already seeing Hazrat Abu
Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬standing at the Gate of Paradise interceding for
His ‫ ﷺ‬Ummah.

So, this is a clear message for the deviants especially the Raafdhis
who slander Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, and on the Day of
Qiyaamat, when he stands at the Gate of Jannat, only those who
truly love Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬will enter, and only they will be given
admission into Holy Paradise.

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This is the Grand Status of the Companion of The Cave, who was
willing to sacrifice his life and everything else in the love of his
Master, Sayyid e Aalam ‫ ﷺ‬and this is why Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬praised
him in the above mentioned narration in such a beautiful manner, for
none other can truly praise him for what he did for the sake of Deen
e Islam and in the Service of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬.

Thus, Ustadh e Zaman Allama Hasan‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬beautifully says,

Bayaañ Ho Kis Zabaañ Se, Martaba Siddique-e-Akbar Ka

Hai Yaar e Ghaar, Mahboob e Khuda, Siddique-e-Akbar Ka

With Which Tongue Can I Describe The Distinction of Siddique e Akbar

In The Cave, Allah’s Beloved, Is The Companion of Siddique e Akbar

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 THE SEVENTH REFLECTION
SIDDIQUE E AKBAR’S HAND,
IS IN THE BELOVED NABI’S SACRED HAND ‫ﷺ‬

Our Imam and the Imam of the entire Ahle Sunnat, Sayyidi Aala
Hazrat Ash Shah Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Qaadiri Barakaati ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬so
beautifully says in Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef about our Master and
the Master of our Masters, The Most Beloved of The Most Beloved
Rasool ‫ﷺ‬, Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬:

At The Age of Sixteen, He (Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ )ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬Held
The Sacred Feet of Huzoor Pur Noor Sayyid e ‘Aalam ‫( ﷺ‬i.e. He
Attached Himself To Nabi Kareem ‫)ﷺ‬, And Held Firmly To Them,
For The Rest of His Life. Even Now, He Is Resting Beside The Holy
Presence (And) On The Day of Qiyaamat, He Will Rise With His Hand
In The Sacred Hand of Huzoor ‫( ﷺ‬And) Like A Shadow, He Will Enter
Into The Heights of Paradise, Together With Him ‫ﷺ‬. When Huzoor e
Aqdas Announced His ‫ ﷺ‬Prophethood, He Immediately Brought
Imaan (Believed) Without The Slightest Hesitation.

Thus, Hazrat Sayyiduna Imam Abul Hasan Ash’ari ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says,

‫ﻟﻢ ﻳﺰل اﺑﻮﺑ� اﻟﺼﺪﻳﻖ ر�ي اﷲ �ﻌﺎ�ٰي ﻋﻨہ �ﻌ�ن اﻟﺮﺿﺎ ﻣﻨہ‬

Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬Always Remained Seeking The
Pleasure of Sarkaar e Aqdas ‫ﷺ‬. [Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef,
Vol.28, Page 457, With Reference To Irshaad us Saari Sharh e
Bukhari of Imam Al Qastalani]

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 COMPILER’S HUMBLE OBSERVATIONS

Here, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is giving a short but amazingly perfect
account of the life of Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. It
seems as if Sayyidi e Aala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is gathering an
entire ocean into a goblet. He is making some very important points
in this short but informative statement, which flows and glows with
the love for Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

He is explaining the sincerity and the devotion of Khalifat ul

Muslimeen Hazrat Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. Sayyidi Aala
Hazrat Imam e Ahle Sunnat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is mentioning that Sayyiduna Abu
Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was sixteen years of age when he completely
attached himself to Sayyiduna Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬, and he further
mentions that ever since then, Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬never
detached himself from the Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬.

In saying this, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is paying
tribute to the loyalty and the devotion of Hazrat Sayyiduna Siddique
e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. While doing this, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is also
teaching us a very important lesson. He is telling us that this is the
unmatched and supreme love which Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬had for
Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, for Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬truly understood the
meaning of attaining success in this world and in the hereafter.

In other words, he knew that he should hold firmly to the Mubaarak

Feet of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, for even at this tender age of sixteen he
understood, that the only and the true means to attaining closeness
to the Court of Almighty Allah, is through Sayyid e ‘Aalam
Muhammadur Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬.

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In other words, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is telling us,
that if we wish to understand the means to success and salvation in
this world and in the hereafter, then we should follow the Blessed
Footsteps of that Blessed Personality, who attached his life and his
soul to the Sacred Feet of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, without erring in this
devotion for even a single moment. He knew well that he would get
whatever he wished for, through Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, and this is the
message which Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat is conveying to
the Muslim Ummah in his above mentioned statement of Fataawa
Razviyyah Shareef.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is in fact telling us, that
Hazrat Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was so absorbed in the Love
of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬from a young age, that he sacrificed everything
for Aaqa e Do Aalam ‫ ﷺ‬and he knew that better than anyone else,
that remaining attached to the Sacred Feet of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬would
grant him a special place here and in the hereafter.

In other words, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was humbling
himself at the Sacred Feet of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and announcing, that if
you wish to reach the heights of true success, then hold firmly to the
Sacred Feet of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, for this is The Grand Gateway to The
Court of Almighty Allah, and This is The Grant Gateway to true
success and salvation. Thus, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says,

Ba-Khuda, Khuda Ka Yahi Hai Dar Nahiñ Awr Ko-ee Mafar Maqar
Jo Wahaañ Se Ho Yahiñ Aa Ke Ho Jo Yahaañ Nahiñ To Wahaañ Nahiñ

By Allah! It Is This Alone Which Is The Gate To Almighty Allah,

There Is No Other Destination, For The Homeless

Whoever Is Connected There, Is Humbly Present Here,

Whoever Is Disconnected From Here, There, He Is Totally Aimless

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Apart from all the other blessings which Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬will
receive on the Day of Qiyaamat, for his kindness and generosity,
Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is also speaking about that unique and
beautiful reward which he has been blessed with and which is
incomparable. What is this special reward and blessing? It is that
even till this day, he is resting beside Rasool e Akram Noor e
Mujassam ‫ﷺ‬, and he will be blessed with rising on the Day of
Qiyaamat with his hand in the Sacred Hand of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, and
he will enter into Jannat with Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬like a shadow.

Subhaan’Allah! What a beautiful description of the excellence of

Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬has been presented in this statement by Imam
e Ishq o Muhabbat Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. This is just as it has been
mentioned in the Hadith Shareef and as quoted by Huzoor Sayyidi
Sadrush Shariah ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬and numerous Muhad’ditheen. It is reported in
the Hadith Shareef that on the Day of Qiyaamat,

The Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬Will Be The First To Rise From His ‫ ﷺ‬Blessed
Rauda e Anwar. He ‫ ﷺ‬Will Rise With The Hand of Hazrat Abu Bakr
Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. In His ‫ ﷺ‬Right Hand And The Hand of Hazrat Umar
eFarooq ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. In His ‫ ﷺ‬Left Hand, Followed By All The Muslims
Buried In The Holy Cemeteries of Makkah Mukarramah And
Madinatul Munaw’wara. The Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬Will Take All of
Them With Him And Walk Towards The ‘Plains of Resurrection’.

In the last portion of the text which I have presented from Sayyidi
Aala Hazrat ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, the Great Imam presents the statement of Hazrat
Sayyiduna Imam Abul Hasan Ash’ari ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬in which he says, Hazrat Abu
Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬Always Remained Seeking The Pleasure of
Sarkaar e Aqdas ‫ﷺ‬.

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This statement of Sayyiduna Abul Hasan Ash’ari ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬supports the
description of Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and the
purpose of his life which Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬beautifully
presented.

This is why Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬follows up the description with
the Blessed Statement of Hazrat Abul Hasan Ash’ari ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, which
affirms that whatever Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬did in
his entire life, was to seek the pleasure of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬.

He did this, for he knew better than all others, that in the Pleasure of
Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬is The Pleasure of Almighty Allah, and thus he spent
his entire life attached to the Sacred Feet of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and he
remained seeking the Pleasure of Sayyiduna wa Maulana Muhammad
Mustafa ‫ﷺ‬.

This is also what Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬taught all his life. It was this
message of Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬which he
expounded, when he so eloquently said,

Khuda Ki Raza Chaahate Haiñ Do Aalam

Khuda Chahata Hai Raza e Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬

Both The Worlds Are Yearning, For The Pleasure of Almighty Allah
The Pleasure of Almighty Allah, Is In What Pleases Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬

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 THE EIGHTH REFLECTION
COME TO ABU BAKR SIDDIQUE WHEN YOU
DO NOT FIND ME, SAID THE BELOVED NABI ‫ﷺ‬

Imam e Ishq o Muhabbat, Parwaana e Sham’e Risaalat, Sayyidi

Sarkaar Aala Hazrat, Imam e Ahle Sunnat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬quotes numerous
narrations to prove that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is the First
Khalifa of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬. Amongst those narrations, are these two
Imaan refreshing narrations:

The First Narration: (Hazrat) Anas ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬states, The Bani Al Mustaliq
sent me in the Court of Huzoor Sayyidul Mursaleen ‫( ﷺ‬i.e. The
Leader of The Rasools) so that I may enquire from Huzoor ‫ ﷺ‬about
whom we should send our Zakaat Funds to, after Huzoor ‫( ﷺ‬departs
from this physical world). He ‫ ﷺ‬said, To Abu Bakr.

I asked, If he were to have any misfortune (i.e. if something happens

to him and he passes away), then whom should we give it to?
He ‫ ﷺ‬said, To Umar. I asked, and when he departs (from this world)?
He ‫ ﷺ‬said, To Uthman.

This Hadith was narrated by Haakim in Mustadrak from (Hazrat) Anas

‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, and he said that this Hadith is Sahih ul Isnaad (i.e. it has an

authentic chain of transmission). [Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef,

Vol.28, Page 475 With Reference To Al Mustadrak Lil Haakim]

The Second Narration: A noble woman presented herself in the Holy

Court (of The Beloved Nabi ‫ )ﷺ‬and asked a few questions. Huzoor e
Aqdas ‫ ﷺ‬commanded her to come at another time.

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She said, What happens if I come and I do not find Huzoor ‫( ﷺ‬i.e.
what if You have journeyed from this world)? The Beloved
Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬said, If You Do Not Find Me, Then Come To Abu Bakr.

This Hadith has been reported by Shaykhain (Imam Bukhari and

Imam Muslim) from (Hazrat) Jubair ibn Mut’im ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. [Fataawa
Razviyyah Shareef, Vol.28, Page 475 With Reference to Bukhari
Shareef and Muslim Shareef]

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 COMPILER’S HUMBLE OBSERVATIONS

I have already briefly discussed Sahabi e Rasool Hazrat Sayyiduna

Anas bin Maalik ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬in an earlier observation. Here, we are observing
that Hazrat Anas bin Maalik ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬talks about a time when he was sent
into the Sacred Court of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬by the Bani Mustaliq to ask
about certain matters. The Banu Mustaliq was one of the tribes of
Arabia and the Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬had taken an army against them.

In this narration, Sayyiduna Anas ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is saying that they sent him to
Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬to ask about whom they should pay their Zakaat
Funds to after Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬departed from this physical world,
and the Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬said that it should be paid to Hazrat Abu
Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

When it was asked about what should be done after Hazrat Abu Bakr
‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, He ‫ ﷺ‬commanded that it be paid to Hazrat Umar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and He

‫ ﷺ‬stated that after him, it should be given to Hazrat Uthman ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬has brought this narration as one of the
many narrations which he presented to prove that Hazrat Abu Bakr
Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is indeed the First Khalifa of the Muslims and that
Hazrat Umar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬came after him and then Hazrat Uthman ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and
then Maula Ali ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

From this, we are once again able to understand the exalted position
which Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬has been afforded in the Grand
Court of The Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬.

By Nabi Kareem first saying, ‘Abu Bakr’, it does not only show that he
is the First Khalifa of the Muslims after Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, but it also
once again shows the Ilm e Ghaib of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬. The Beloved
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Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬did not say, give it to whoever you find, but He clearly said,
To Abu Bakr. This means that the Beloved Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬already
knew that indeed after Him ‫ﷺ‬, when the people come to sort out
their affairs, they will come to Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, for he
will be on the Grand Position of the Khalifa of The Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬then strengthens this true
position by presenting another Hadith Shareef which has been
reported by Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬, which is on the
authority of Hazrat Jubair bin Mut’im‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

Hazrat Jubair bin Mut’im ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is a Beloved Sahabi of The Beloved
Rasool ‫ﷺ‬. His Blessed Name is Jubair and his appellation is Abu
Muhammad. Amongst his famous students are Naafi’ bin Jubair,
Muhammad bin Jubair, Sulaiman bin Sard bin Musay’yib and Ibrahim
bin Abdur Rahmaan bin Awf etc. There are approximately sixty-five
Ahadith in the Books of Hadith which are narrated by him. He learnt
Ilm ul Ansaab (i.e. The Science of Genealogy) from Hazrat Sayyiduna
Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and he was an expert in this science.
[Tahzeeb ut Tahzeeb]

From this Hadith, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬brings
proof that Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is the First Khalifa
of the Muslims.

Again in this Hadith Shareef, Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬said to the woman,

‘Come To Abu Bakr’. This again proves that Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬was
indeed aware that Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬will be
the First of Khalifa of Islam and that when she does come back, she
will not find Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬there, but she will find Hazrat Abu Bakr
Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬as the Khalifat ul Muslimeen.

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From this discussion, The Blessed Sequence of the Khulafa of The
Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬is once again affirmed. It must also be noted that,
by the Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬asking those who asked about this
situation, to go to Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and so on and so
forth, it means that the Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬was also telling the
Sahaba e Kiraam and the entire Ummah, that these will be the ones
who will stand firm in the matters of Deen and through them, all your
affairs will be resolved and the enemies will not be able to get a
foothold against you, for as long as they are your leaders, and thus,
the darkness of Kufr will further be alleviated and brightness will
prevail through this blessed Chain of Light.

Hazrat Sufi Jameel e Qaadiri so beautifully conveyed this very

message, when he said,

Mit’ee Taareeki-e-Kufr-o-Dalaalat, Roshni Phayli

Abu Bakr-o-‘Umar ‘Usmañ ‘Ali Shab’beer-o-Shab’bar Se

The Darkness of Unbelief & Wickedness Disappeared, Light Appeared

Through Abu Bakr, Umar, Usman, Ali, Hasan & Husain, It Radiated

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 THE NINTH REFLECTION
THE DECREE OF MAULA ALI REGARDING
SIDDIQUE E AKBAR'S SUPERIORITY

Imam Abul Qaasim Isma’eel bin Muhammad Ibn Al Fadhl Al Talhi

narrates in Kitaabus Sunnah (that),

‫اﺧ��ﻧﺎ اﺑﻮﺑ� ﺑﻦ ﻣﺮدوﻳہ ﺛﻨﺎ ﺳﻠﻴﻤﻦ ﺑﻦ اﺣﻤﺪ ﺛﻨﺎ اﻟﺤﺴﻦ ﺑﻦ اﻟﻤﻨﺼﻮر اﻟﺮﻣﺎ�ي ﺛﻨﺎ‬
‫داؤد ﺑﻦ ﻣﻌﺎ ذ ﺛﻨﺎ اﺑﻮ ﺳﻠﻤﺔ اﻟﻌﺘ�ي ﻋﺒﺪاﷲ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺪاﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦ ﻋﻦ ﺳﻌﻴﺪ ﺑﻦ ا�ي �وﺑﺔ‬
‫ﻋﻦ ﻣﻨﺼﻮر ﺑﻦ اﻟﻤﻌﺘﻤﺮ ﻋﻦ اﺑﺮاﻫﻴﻢ ﻋﻦ ﻋﻠﻘﻤﺔ ﻗﺎل ﺑﻠﻎ ﻋﻠﻴﺎ ان اﻗﻮاﻣﺎ �ﻔﻀﻠﻮﻧہ ﻋ�ي‬
‫ا�ي ﺑ� و ﻋﻤﺮ ﻓﺼﻌﺪ اﻟﻤﻨ�� ﻓﺤﻤﺪ اﷲ واﺛ�ي ﻋﻠﻴہ ﺛﻢ ﻗﺎل ﻳﺎ اﻳﻬﺎ اﻟﻨﺎس اﻧہ ﺑﻠﻐ�ي ان‬
‫ﻗﻮﻣﺎ �ﻔﻀﻠﻮ�ي ﻋ�ي ا�ي ﺑ� وﻋﻤﺮ وﻟﻮﻛﻨﺖ �ﻘﺪ ﻣﺖ ﻓﻴہ ﻟﻌﺎﻗﺒﺖ ﻓﻴہ ﻓﻤﻦ ﺳﻤﻌﺘہ �ﻌﺪ‬
‫ﻫﺬاﻟﻴﻮم �ﻘﻮل ﻫﺬا ﻓہﻮ ﻣﻔ�� ﻋﻠﻴہ ﺣﺪ اﻟﻤﻔ��ي ﺛﻢ ﻗﺎل ان ﺧ�� ﻫٰﺬه اﻻﻣﺔ �ﻌﺪ ﻧبﻴﻬﺎ‬
‫ ﻗﺎل و�ي اﻟﻤﺠﻠﺲ اﻟﺤﺴﻦ ﺑﻦ ﻋ�ي ﻓﻘﺎل‬، ‫ ﺛﻢ اﷲ اﻋﻠﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﺨ�� �ﻌﺪ‬، ‫اﺑﻮﺑ� ﺛﻢ ﻋﻤﺮ‬
‫واﷲ ﻟﻮﺳ� اﻟﺜﺎﻟﺚ ﻟﺴ� ﻋﺜﻤﺎن‬

Abu Bakr bin Mardwiyah reported to us a Hadith (that) Sulaiman bin

Ahmed reported to us a Hadith (that) Hasan bin Mansoor Rumaani
reported to us a Hadith (that) Dawood bin Mu’adh reported to us a
Hadith (that) Abu Salama Atki Abdullah bin Abdur Rahman reported
to us a Hadith. He reported from Sa’eed bin Abu ‘Aruba. He reported

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from Mansoor bin Mu’tamir. He reported from Ibrahim. He reported
from Hazrat Alqama ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

Hazrat Alqama ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says, Ameer ul Momineen (Maula Ali) Kar’ram
Allahu Wajha-hu received information that some people were saying
that he is more superior to Hazrat Siddique and Hazrat Farooq ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬.
After hearing this, he ascended the Mimbar (Pulpit). After Praising
and Glorifying Allah, he said,

O People! I have received information that some people say that I

am more superior to Abu Bakr and Umar. If I had already decreed
the ruling before this, then I would have most certainly punished
them. From today, whoever I hear saying this, then he is a
‘Fabricator’ (i.e. A False Accuser) and he will be punished as per the
punishment of a ‘Fabricator’. (In other words, eighty lashes is the
necessary punishment).

He (Maula Ali) then said, Indeed after Nabi ‫ﷺ‬, the most superior in
the Ummah is Abu Bakr, thereafter Umar and Allah Knows Best who
is most superior after them.

Alqama ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says, Sayyiduna Imam Hasan Mujtaba ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was also
present in that gathering. He (Hazrat Imam Hasan) said, By Allah! If
he were to take the name of a third person, he would have taken
�
the name of Uthman ‫ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن نين‬. [Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef, Vol.28,
Pages 480-481, With Reference To Izaalatul Khafa ‘An Khilaafatil
Khulafa]

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 COMPILER’S HUMBLE OBSERVATIONS

The Primary Narrator of this Hadith is Hazrat Sayyiduna Alqama ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.
He was a Taabi’ee and was blessed with attaining blessings from
numerous Sahaba e Kiraam, amongst whom are, Hazrat Umar, Hazrat
�
Uthman, Hazrat Ali and Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Mas’ud etc. ‫ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن ضين‬.

We are able to observe in this narration that Hazrat Maula Ali ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
did not tolerate any disrespect against Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
or any of the other Khulafa of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬.

It is very clear from this narration that when he heard about those
who were saying that he is more superior to Hazrat Abu Bakr
Siddique and Hazrat Umar e Farooq ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, he convened an assembly
and stood on the Mimbar, and while standing on the Mimbar (Pulpit),
he declared his judgement, which was binding then and which is
binding now.

Hazrat Ameer ul Momineen, The Fourth Righteous Khalifa of Nabi

Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, The Lion of Allah, Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬publicly declared that
had he already given the ruling on this matter, then he would have
punished those who made such statements and he would have
metered out eighty lashes to them for this offense.

This statement of Sayyiduna Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬should be a lesson to those who
make claims like those who made such claims in that era. Such
people should know that they have no value in the Court of Maula Ali
‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and on the Day of Qiyaamat they will deprived of the pleasure

and the special attention of Maula Ali ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

The displeasure of Sayyiduna Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is clear in this decree which he
announced from his Mimbar. It can be seen that not only did Maula
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Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬publicly announce his decree, but he also publicly announced
his view and his stance on the issue of the Khilafat by saying, Indeed,
After Nabi ‫ﷺ‬, The Most Superior In The Ummah Is Abu Bakr,
Thereafter is Umar And Allah Knows Best Who Is Most Superior
After Them.

Thereafter, the words of Hazrat Alqama ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬further proves that this
stance of Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬regarding Hazrat Abu Bakr ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and Hazrat
Umar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and the Sequence of The Khilaafat, was supported by the
Noble House of Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬as well. This is why Hazrat Alqama ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
further says that Hazrat Sayyiduna Imam Hasan ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was also present
there when Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬declared this decree and he said that if
Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬were to mention a third person, then he would have
surely mentioned Hazrat Uthman ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. Now, this further proves that
this Blessed Sequence was also well-known by the Beloved Sons of
Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and it is this which led to the affirmation by Sayyiduna
Imam Hasan Mujtaba ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

It is thus the Aqida of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jama’at that we should
�
follow the consensus of the Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن ضين‬and we
should accept all the Khulafa of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬as per the Grand
Status which has been afforded to each. We should never speak or
even think ill about any one of the Khulafa or any Sahabi of Nabi
Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, for these Grand Khulafa spent their lives in the
Honourable Service of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and as The Nightingales of
The Blessed Court, they spent their days and nights in the Love of
Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬. Sufi Jameel e Qaadiri beautifully says,

Jis Ke Bulbul Haiñ Abu Bakr-o-‘Umar, Uthmañ, ‘Ali

Rashk-e-Jannat Hai Wo Bostaan-e-Habeeb-e-Kibriya

Whose Nightingales Are Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman And Ali

The Desire of Paradise Is That Garden of The Beloved of Allah Almighty

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 THE TENTH REFLECTION
THE CONSENSUS OF THE NOBLE DESCENDANTS OF ZAHRA
BATOOL, ABOUT THE SIDDIQUE OF THE BELOVED RASOOL
‫ﷺ‬

Imam Ahmed reports in his Musnad (regarding the narration of) Zil-
Yadain ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬from Ibn Abi Haazim.

‫ﻗﺎل ﺟﺎء رﺟﻞ ا�ي ﻋ�ي ﺑﻦ اﻟﺤﺴ�ن ر�ي اﷲ �ﻌﺎ�ي ﻋﻨہﻤﺎ‬

He said, A person presented himself at the Luminous Court of Ali bin

Husain ‫(ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬Imam Zainul Aabideen) and said,

‫ﻣﺎ�ﺎن ﻣﻨﺰﻟﺔ ا�ي ﺑ� وﻋﻤﺮ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨ�ي ﺻ�ي اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴہ وﺳﻠﻢ‬

What was the honourable position of Abu Bakr and Umar in the
Holy Court of Sayyid e Aalam ‫?ﷺ‬

So, He (Imam Zainul Aabideen ‫ )ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬said,

‫ﻣﻨﺰﻟﺘﻬﻤﺎ اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ وﻫﻤﺎ ﺿﺠﻴﻌﺎہ‬

The same which is their honourable position at this moment, that

they are resting beside Huzoor ‫ﷺ‬. [Fataawa Razviyyah Vol.28, Page
482-483, With Reference to Musnad Ahmed bin Hambal]

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Daraqutni reports from Hazrat Imam Baaqir ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬that he said,

‫اﺟﻤﻊ ﺑﻨﻮ ﻓﺎﻃﻤﺔ ر�ي اﷲ �ﻌﺎ�ي ﻋﻨہﻢ ﻋ�ي ان �ﻘﻮﻟﻮا �ي اﻟﺸﻴﺨ�ن اﺣﺴﻦ ﻣﺎﻳﻜﻮن ﻣﻦ‬
‫اﻟﻘﻮل‬

It Is The Consensus And Concurrence of The Noble Descendants of

Hazrat Batool Faatima Zahra (Peace And Salutations Upon Her
Noble Father, And Peace And Blessings Upon Her And Upon Them
All) That You Should Say The Best of Words When Discussing Abu
Bakr And Umar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬.

(In other words, it is obvious that the best of words will be spoken
about those who are the best). [Fataawa Razviyyah Vol.28, Page
483, With Reference to As Sawa’iq ul Muhriqah, Referenced To
Sunan e Daraqutni]

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 COMPILER’S HUMBLE OBSERVATIONS

After discussing the earlier narration which spoke about the

announcement of the decree of Hazrat Sher e Khuda Maula Ali ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬,
we now have two narrations which Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle
Sunnat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬presents with reference to two of the Noble Descendants
of Batool Zahra Sayyidatuna Faatima ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض���ا‬.

The First Narration: The first is about a brief yet amazing discussion
which took place in the Holy Court of Sayyid e Saj’jaad Hazrat
Sayyiduna Imam Zainul Aabideen ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. It must be noted that
Sayyiduna Imam Zainul Aabideen’s Blessed Name is in fact Ali bin
Husain ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. Hazrat Sayyiduna Imam Zainul Aabideen ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is the
Beloved Son of Sayyiduna Imam Husain ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, so that makes him the
Noble Grandson of Sayyidatuna Faatima Zahra ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض���ا‬and Maula Ali ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ‬
‫� ننہ‬. He is the personality who survived the Battle of Karbala by the

Grace of Almighty Allah.

Imam Zainul Aabideen ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is that personality about whom Imam
Zuhri‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says, (In my era) I have not seen any Quraish more
excellent than Imam Zainul Aabideen‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. Hazrat Sayyiduna Ibn
Ab’bas‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬used to look at Imam Zainul Aabideen‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and refer to
him as ‘The Beloved of The Beloved’.

His Beloved Grandson, Hazrat Sayyiduna Imam Ja’far As Saadiq‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
says that, When my Noble Grandfather, Hazrat Imam Zainul
Aabideen‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬would recite the Holy Quran, then the beauty of his
recitation attracted the people towards him, and all those listening
to him would become so overwhelmed (profoundly absorbed) with
the fear of Allah, that each would not know the condition of the
other.

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It is this Noble Personality, who is being mentioned in this Narration,
and it is he who was asked about the Grand Position of Sayyiduna
Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬in The Grand Court of Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬, and he responded by saying,

‫ﻣﻨﺰﻟﺘﻬﻤﺎ اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ وﻫﻤﺎ ﺿﺠﻴﻌﺎہ‬

(It Is) The Same Which Is Their Honourable Position At This

Moment, That They Are Resting Beside Huzoor ‫ﷺ‬.

Subhaan’Allah! What a beautiful and love-filled answer by Hazrat

Sayyiduna Imam Zainul Aabideen ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬about Hazrat Abu Bakr and
Hazrat Umar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬. He is being asked about the Grand Position of
both these blessed personalities, and he is basically telling those who
asked the question, that why are you asking me such a question,
when their position is already so clear and manifest. In other words,
he is saying that, these are those personalities that are so fortunate
and so blessed that even today, they are resting beside The Beloved
Rasool ‫ﷺ‬, and just as they are closest to the Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬now,
while they are resting in the Sacred Chamber of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬,
they were also blessed with such closeness in the Grand Court of
Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬during their worldly physical lives. Hazrat Sufi Jameel
e Qaadiri Portrays this response of Hazrat Sayyiduna Imam Zainul
Aabideen ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬beautifully,

Qurb Dunya Meiñ Tha Us Sarkaar Se Siddique Ka

Ba’ad Rahlat Bhi Rahi Qurbat Rasoolullah Ki

In This World The Siddique Was Blessed,

With Closeness In That Holy Court

Even After Passing Away, He Retained,

This Closeness To Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬
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The Second Narration: The second narration is from Hazrat
Sayyiduna Imam Baaqir ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. This Blessed Personality is one of the
Radiant Stars of the Ahle Bayt of Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬. Hazrat Sayyiduna
Imam Baaqir ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is the Noble Son of Hazrat Sayyiduna Imam Zainul
Aabideen ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and the Noble Grandson of Sayyiduna Imam Husain
Shaheed e Karbala ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. He is also the Noble Father of Sayyiduna
Imam Ja’far As Saadiq ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

The Distinguished Student of Imam Azam Abu Hanifa ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, Hazrat
Sayyiduna Imam Qaazi Abu Yusuf ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says, I asked Imam Abu
Hanifa‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬if he had met Imam Baaqir‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and he said, Yes, I Did
Meet Him, And I Asked Him About An Islamic Ruling. He Explained It
So Beautifully, That Never Before Have I Heard Anyone Explain It In
This Manner.

It is in As Sawa’iq ul Muhriqah that the word Baaqir is associated with

the word ‘Baaqir ul Ard’, which means to tear open the earth and
unveil its treasures. Imam Baaqir‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was given this title Baaqir,
because he opened the Secret Doors of Spiritualism and expounded
the beauties and splendours of Ruhaniyah.

Now, in this narration which is reported from this Treasure Trove of

Knowledge and Wisdom, it is being reported that he declared that, it
is the consensus of the Noble Descendants of Sayyidatuna Faatima
Zahra ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض���ا‬that when there is a discussion taking place and Hazrat
Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and Hazrat Sayyiduna Umar e
Farooq ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬are mentioned, then they should be addressed with the
best of words.

Now, as mentioned in Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef, the best of words

are spoken about those who are the best (of people). This narration
of Sayyiduna Imam Baaqir ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is another refutation against those
who claim to love the Noble Descendants of Sayyidatuna Faatima

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Zahra ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض���ا‬and they claim love for the Ahle Bayt of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬,
yet they shamelessly slander the Sahaba e Kiraam of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬
and they make Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬one of the main targets
of their disrespectful and evil attacks.

This Narration should serve as an eye opener for those who claim to
be ‘Sunni’ and still try to defend those who slander the Sahaba e
�
Kiraam ‫ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن نين‬.

Those who oppose Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬are
clearly opposing the Consensus of the Noble Descendants of
Sayyidatuna Faatima Zahra ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض���ا‬and such people can never be the
true lovers and the true devotees of the Ahle Bayt e Athaar.

Hazrat Sufi Jameel e Qaadiri ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬conveys this message in a very clear
and direct tone. He says,

‘Abas Hai Us Ko Ahl-e-Bayt Se Da’wa Muhabbat Ka

Jo Munkir Ho Gaya Siddique-e-Akbar Ki Khilaafat Ka

For His Noble Family, Futile Is His Claim of Love & Affection
To Siddique e Akbar’s Khilaafat, If He Shows Any Opposition

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 THE ELEVENTH REFLECTION
AFTER MUSTAFA ‫ ﷺ‬ABU BAKR IS THE BEST
AND AFTER HIM UMAR IS BEST

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says, It is reported in
Sahih Bukhari Shareef from our Master, The Son of our Master, Imam
Muhammad bin Hanafiyah, The Son of Maula Ali ‫�رم ال�ہ ت��ا�ی وج�و�ہ �ا‬:

‫ﻗﻠﺖ ﻻ�ي اي اﻟﻨﺎ س ﺧ�� �ﻌﺪ اﻟﻨ�ي ﺻ�ي اﷲ �ﻌﺎ�ي ﻋﻠﻴہ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻗﺎل اﺑﻮﺑ� ﻗﺎل ﻗﻠﺖ‬
‫ﺛﻢ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺎل ﻋﻤﺮ‬

I Asked My Noble Father ‫ �رم ال�ہ ت��ا�ی و ج�ہہ‬About Who Is Best Amongst The
People After Nabi ‫ ?ﷺ‬He Said, Abu Bakr. I Asked, Who Then? He
�
Said, Umar ‫ر ض�ی ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن نين‬. [Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef Vol.28, Page 480,
With Reference to As Sawa’iq ul Muhriqah] Imam Bukhari in his
Sahih and Ibn Majah in his Sunan through the path of Abdullah Ibn
Umar bin Salamah reports from Ameer ul Momineen (Maula Ali) ‫�رم ال�ہ‬
‫ ت��ا�ی و ج�ہہ‬that he used to say,

‫ﺧ�� اﻟﻨﺎس �ﻌﺪ رﺳﻮل اﷲ ﺻ�ي اﷲ �ﻌﺎ�ي ﻋﻠﻴہ وﺳﻠﻢ اﺑﻮﺑ� وﺧ�� اﻟﻨﺎس �ﻌﺪ‬
‫اﺑﻮﺑ� ﻋﻤﺮ ر�ي اﷲ �ﻌﺎ�ي ﻋﻨہﻤﺎ‬

The Best Amongst The People After Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬Is Abu Bakr And
The Best In The People After Abu Bakr Is Umar‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬. This Hadith is
from Ibn Majah. [Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef Vol.28, Page 480, With
Reference to Sahih Bukhari Shareef and Sunan Ibn Majah]
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 COMPILER’S HUMBLE OBSERVATIONS

Here as well, we have two more Narrations which Sayyidi Aala Hazrat
Imam Ahle e Sunnat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬quoted regarding the superiority which has
been bestowed upon Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and Hazrat Umar
e Farooq ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

The First Narration: This narration is from Hazrat Muhammad bin

Hanafiyah ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. Hazrat Muhammad bin Hanafiyah ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is the Noble
and the Beloved Son of Hazrat Sayyiduna Ali e Murtadha ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. His
Name is Muhammad Ibn Ali Ibn Abi Taalib.

He was famously known as Muhammad bin Hanafiyah. His mother

was Sayyidah Khawla bint Ja’far Hanafiyah. As per one view, it is said
that he was known as Muhammad Ibn Hanafiyah due to his mother,
and others have said that it is due to the tribe which she belonged to,
that he was called ‘Hanafiyah’. He was a very blessed and pious
personality and is counted amongst the Taabi’een.

In this narration as well, Hazrat Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad bin

Hanafiyah ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is clearly stating the view of Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬wherein he
openly declared that the best amongst the people after Nabi Kareem
���
‫( ﷺ‬i.e. after Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬and all the Ambia ‫ ) ي �م �����م‬is Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu

Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬followed by Hazrat Sayyiduna Umar e Farooq ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.
This narration supports the numerous other narrations in which
Hazrat Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬proclaims the grandness of Hazrat Sayyiduna
Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

The Second Narration: The second narration further supports the

first narration and it thus further strengthens the Aqida of the Ahle
Sunnat Wal Jama’at, that Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is indeed the
First Khalifa of the Muslims and not only is he the first Khalifa, but as
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Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬used to say, The best amongst the people after Nabi
Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬is Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

In these narrations, we have the blessed statement of Maula Ali ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
which is being reported by his Noble Son Hazrat Muhammad Ibn
Hanafiyah‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

The second Narration from Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬further emphasises that,
this was always the view and the stance of Hazrat Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬when it
came to the Afzaliy’yat of Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

It is clear from here, that the blessed personalities have always

taught us to adopt the path of respect and honour, and to remember
that if anyone claims to love Maula Ali ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, then true love is to follow
in his footsteps and to accept his Blessed Statements as the
benchmark for such matters.

In other words, we should observe the love which the Grand Khulafa
had for one another, and we should observe with the eyes of love,
how they always praised and paid tribute to one another. The
�
statements of the Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن ضين‬should always echo in
our hearts and in our ears. We should always remember that after
�
Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and all the Ambia e Kiraam ‫ ي���م �����م‬Hazrat Sayyiduna
Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is granted the most exalted position in the
Deen of Allah and His Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬, and no matter what anyone
says or does, they can never take away this honour which has been
afforded to him.

We must thus love him and all the Khulafa and all the Sahaba e
�
Kiraam ‫ ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن نين‬as we have been commanded to, and we should do
so without transgressing any limits.

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Each of us must understand that, each of them have been blessed
with a Special Distinction, and all of them have been blessed with
Special Degrees of Honesty, Integrity and Dignity and a position
which is Saintly. This is why Hazrat Sufi Jameel ur Rahmaan Qaadiri ‫��یی ہ‬
‫ ��ر��ہ‬says,

Siddique Haiñ Jaan Sadaaqat Ki, Farooq Haiñ Shaan ‘Adaalat Ki

Usman Haiñ Kaan Muraw’wat Ki, Haidar Ki Wilaayat Kya Kehna

Hazrat Siddique Is Indeed The Soul of Truth & Honesty

Hazrat Farooq Is The Honour of Justice & Integrity

Hazrat Usman Is The Mine of Nobility And Dignity

So Splendid Was The Sainthood of Hazrat Haidar Ali

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 THE TWELFTH REFLECTION
SIDDIQUE E AKBAR'S POSITION, IN THE
EYES OF THE MASTERS OF OUR NATION

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬quotes the following narration to further
prove the superiority of Hazrat Abu Bakr ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬:

Imam Abul Hasan Daraqutni reports from Jundub ‘Asadi that some
people from Kufa and Jazeera visited Imam Muhammad bin Abdullah
Mahaz bin Hasan Muthan’na bin Hasan Mujtaba bin Ali e Murtadha ‫�رم‬
‫ہہ‬
‫ ال�ہ ت��ا� ی و ج�و �م‬and they asked him about Abu Bakr and Umar Radi Allahu

Anhuma.

The Renowned Imam turned towards me with love and said,

‫اﻧﻈﺮ واا� ٰي اﻫﻞ ﺑﻼدک �ﺴأﻟﻮ�ي ﻋﻦ ا�ي ﺑ� و ﻋﻤﺮ ﻟﻬﻤﺎ ﻋﻨﺪي اﻓﻀﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻋ�ي‬

Look At The People of Your City, They Are Asking Me About Abu
Bakr And Umar! According To Me, They Are Both Superior Than Ali
‫ض�ی‬
‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ ھ�ا‬. [Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef Vol.28, Page 484, With Reference

to As Sawa’iq ul Muhriqah]

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬further explains:

He (Imam Muhammad bin Abdullah Mahaz) is the paternal grandson

of The Grand Imam Hazrat Imam Hasan Mujtaba and the maternal
grandson of Imam Husain Shaheed e Karbala.

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His Blessed Appellation is 'Nafs e Zakiyyah' (A Very Pious Personality).
His Noble Father Hazrat Abdullah Mahaz is the first person who was
blessed with the honour of being both, Hasani and Husaini.

This is why he is known as 'Mahaz' (pure and unmixed). He was the

leader of the Bani Haashim in his Era. His Noble Father was Hasan
Muthan'na and his Noble Mother was Hazrat Faatima Sughra bint
Imam Husain (Peace And Blessings Upon Their Noble Father, And
Upon All of Them).

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 COMPILER’S HUMBLE OBSERVATIONS

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬has given a beautiful
introduction to Hazrat Muhammad bin Abdullah Mahaz bin Hasan
Muthan’na bin Hasan Mujtaba bin Ali e Murtadha‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is giving this concise, yet powerful
introduction to this great Imam, so that we may understand that
such a great Imam, who is the paternal grandson of Hazrat Sayyiduna
Imam Hasan ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and the maternal grandson of Hazrat Imam Aali
Maqaam, Sayyiduna Imam e Husain ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and the Noble Son of Hazrat
Sayyiduna Imam Abdullah Mahaz ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is the one who is narrating this
Blessed Narration.

The great Imam made it very clear that according to him Hazrat Abu
Bakr and Hazrat Umar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬have been blessed with the Grandest
Position (after Nabi Kareem ‫)ﷺ‬.

This again, is a narration from ‘The House of The Most Noble Ones’,
and this is once again a refutation of the Raafdhis, who spend all of
their energy attacking Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and
numerous other Companions of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬.

This further proves that the adherents of the Ahle Sunnat are on Haq,
and all the others are deviants. We should thus continuously remind
ourselves and our families, that there is only one path, and that is the
path of the Ahle Sunnat.

In this day and age this blessed path is also known as Maslak e Aala
Hazrat, for it is The Sign of Recognition of the True Ahle Sunnat Wal
Jama’at. Those who slander even a single Companion of Nabi Kareem
‫ ﷺ‬are deviants and have gone astray, and such people and such

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sects are indeed distant from The Mercy of Almighty Allah and they
are deprived from the Intercession of His Most Beloved Nabi ‫ﷺ‬.

We should always remember the important message which Ghaus ul

Waqt Huzoor Sayyidi Mufti e Azam e Hind ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬conveyed to us
through his spiritual poetry when he said,

Jo Mazhab Ahle Sunnat Ke Ilaawa

Bana Hai Wo Jahannam Ka Gar’haa Hai

Any Belief System Which Is Against The Ahle Sunnat Is Conflicted,

A Dark Abyss of Hell It Is, It Is Completely Obscured

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 THE THIRTEENTH REFLECTION
THE CONSENSUS OF THE MEN OF EMINENCE
ON THE MATTERS OF PRE-EMINENCE

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam e Ahle Sunnat Ash Shah Imam Ahmed Raza
Khan Qaadiri Barakaati ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says,

In his renowned and blessed book (Saba’ Sanaabil Shareef); Hazrat

Meer ‫( ق�دس �رہ ��� نن�یر‬i.e. Hazrat Meer Sayyid Abdul Waahid Bilgirami ‫ )ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬has
presented a comprehensive explanation on the matter of Tafdheel
(i.e. pre-eminence and excellence) with superb emphasis and intense
admonition.

I (Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam e Ahle Sunnat ‫ )ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬have the honour of
quoting a few letters from his blessed words. He states regarding the
consensus on the creed of the Awliya e Kiraam, the Muhad’ditheen,
the Fuqaha and all those on the path of righteousness, as follows:

 ‫وا�ع  دار�  �  ا� از  �  �  �  ا�ءا� �  ��  �  و�  از‬

 ‫وے  �  �روق  �  و�  از  وے  �ن  ذى  ا�ر�  �  و�  ازو ے‬
‫تض‬
�‫� � ت ٰ ے � ر� ا� �� � ا‬ ‫ض‬

And There Is Consensus Upon This, That After The Ambia, The
Greatest Excellence (Pre-Eminence) Amongst All The Humans Is
Afforded To Abu Bakr Siddique, After Him, To Umar e Farooq, After
Him, To Uthman Zun-Noorain, And After Him, To Hazrat Ali e
�
Murtadha ‫ر ض�ی ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن نين‬.

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He further states,

‫� � از � � � � � �ن و�ر‬

The Pre-Eminence of The Khatanain (i.e. Hazrat Uthman e Ghani

And Hazrat Ali e Murtadha) Is Less Than That of The Shaykhain
(Hazrat Siddique e Akbar And Farooq e Azam), But There Is No Flaw
And Weakness In This.

He then said,

 �  �  �‫ا�ع  ا�ب  و��  و�  ��  و��  ��  ا‬

�‫�ہ وا� �ہ ا‬

There is consensus of the Sahaba e Kiraam, Taabi’een, Tabe’

Taabi’een and all the Ulama of the Ummah on this Aqida (belief).
[Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef Vol.28, Pages 486-487, With Reference
To Saba' Sanaabil Shareef]

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 COMPILER’S HUMBLE OBSERVATION

In this discussion, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is
presenting evidence on the Grandness of Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar
‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬from the work of another distinguished and renowned

personality, who is from amongst the Grand Masha’ikh of the

Masha’ikh of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

In other words, he is presenting evidence from Saba’ Sanaabil

Shareef, which is the renowned work of Hazrat Sayyiduna Meer
Sayyid Abdul Waahid Bilgirami ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

Hazrat Sayyiduna Meer Sayyid Abdul Waahid Bilgirami ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is a great
Wali and was renowned as one of the greatest Sufis of his era. He
was a true Darvesh and was a powerful Spiritual Master to those
whose hearts were in need of spiritual enlightenment. He was known
amongst the expert Scholars as ‘Sanad ul Muhaq’qiqeen’. He
departed from this world on the 3rd of Ramadaan ul Mubaarak and
his Blessed Mazaar Shareef is in Bilgiram Shareef.

By presenting the statements of Hazrat Sayyid Meer Abdul Waahid

Bilgirami ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is also
refuting those who claim to be Sayyids, yet they slander Hazrat
Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. Such people are in reality not
amongst the true Saadaat and rather, they are drowning in the
turbulent seas of Shia’ism. By Hazrat Meer Sayyid Abdul Waahid
Bilgirami ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬decreeing that amongst all the humans, the greatest
�
status after the Ambia e Kiraam ‫ ی���م ����وۃۃ و�����م‬belongs to Hazrat Abu Bakr
Siddique, then to Umar e Farooq, and then to Uthman Zun-Noorain
�
and then to Hazrat Ali e Murtadha ‫ ر ض�ی ا��� ت��ا�ى ي���م‬is as per that which has
come down in generations regarding the consensus of the Ahle Bayt
e Athaar.
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This has always been the view and the Aqida of the Men of
Eminence, on the matters related to Pre-Eminence. Another very
important point mentioned in the statement of Hazrat Sayyid Meer
Abdul Waahid Bilgirami ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is that even though the Pre-Eminence of
the Khatanain is less than that of the Shaykhain, there is no flaw or
weakness in this.

As mentioned before, the Khatanain refers to Hazrat Sayyiduna

Uthman e Ghani and Hazrat Sayyiduna Ali e Murtadha ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬and
Shaykhain in this sense refers to Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique
and Hazrat Sayyiduna Umar e Farooq ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬.

This point is of utmost importance, because some people think that

when it is said that Hazrat Abu Bakr and Hazrat Umar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬are
honoured with Pre-Eminence, they feel that the status of Hazrat Ali ‫ر ض�ی‬
‫ ال�ہ � نن ہ‬is being belittled. Allah Forbid, such a view is baseless and has no

truth whatsoever, because those who make such foolish statements,

should go back to the statements of Sayyiduna Maula Ali, Sayyiduna
Imam Hasan, Sayyiduna Imam Zainul Aabideen, Sayyiduna Imam
Baaqir, Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Ibn Hanafiyah and Hazrat
�
Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Ibn Abdullah Mahaz ‫ر ض�ی ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن نين‬.

According to their foolish objections and corrupt views, it would

mean that (Allah Forbid) all these Noble Members of the Noble
Household of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬are belittling Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and that
by his own statements about the Maqaam of the Shaykhain ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬
Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is belittling himself.

There is indeed no sense in this, and there are no grounds for holding
such appalling views and thoughts. This is why Hazrat Sayyid Meer
Abdul Waahid Bilgirami, A Pure Sayyid, made it very clear that this in
no way proves any flaw or weakness.

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The closing statement of Hazrat Sayyid Meer Abdul Waahid Bilgirami
‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬which Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬quoted from

Saba’ Sanaabil Shareef is the stamp and seal to this discussion, as he

once again reiterates that which all the Beloveds have been saying.

In other words, he reiterates that this is not something which is new

when it comes to the Pre-Eminence of Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr
Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. He says that this consensus has been coming down
since the day that Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique was appointed
as the Khalifat ul Muslimeen, and ever since, this has been the Ijma’
of the Sahaba e Kiraam, the Taabi’een, the Tabe’ Taabi’een and all
the Ulama of the Ummah. In other words, this is the true Aqida and it
is this which the true Muslims adhere to without any reservation.

Thus, it is important to keep a perfect balance in matters related to

the Ahle Bayt and the Sahaba e Kiraam of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬. Those
who claim to love the Ahle Bayt and leave the Sahaba, will not attain
salvation, and those who claim to love the Sahaba and leave the Ahle
Bayt, will not attain salvation. The Ahle Bayt e Athaar is The Grand
Ship of Salvation, and the Sahaba e Kiraam Are The Glowing Stars of
Guidance. We should once again remember what Sayyidi Aala Hazrat
Imam e Ahle Sunnat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬taught us, when he said,

Ahl e Sunnat Ka Hai Bera Paar Ashaab e Huzoor

Najm Hai Awr Naaw Hai ‘Itrat Rasoolullah Ki

The Ahle Sunnat’s Flotilla of Success

Are Mustafa’s Companions of Eminence

Like Stars They Are, While Rasoolullah’s

Noble Family Are Arks of Deliverance

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 THE FOURTEENTH REFLECTION
SIDDIQUE E AKBAR'S INDIVIDUALITY
AS EXPRESSED BY MAULA ALI

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat Ash Shah Imam Ahmed Raza
Khan ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬presents a beautiful narration from Maula Ali ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
regarding Hazrat Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬:

Imam Hafiz ul Hadith Khaithama bin Sulaiman Qarshi, Imam

Daraqutni and (Imam) Muhib’bud’deen Tabari etc. report from
Hazrat Imam Hasan Mujtaba Radi Allahu Anhu (that) Hazrat
Sayyiduna Ali e Murtadha ‫ �رم ال�ہ ت��ا�ی و�ج ہہ ��� ییرم‬said,

ٍ ‫ان اﺑﺎ ﺑ�ٍ ﺳﺒﻘ�ي ا�ٰي‬

،‫ وﻗﺪم اﻟہﺠﺮة‬،‫ﺳﺒﻘ�ي ا�ٰي اﻓﺸﺎء اﻟﺴﻼم‬،‫ارﺑﻊ ﻟﻢ اوﺗﻬﻦ‬
‫ ﻳﻈﻬﺮ اﺳﻼﻣہ واﺧﻔﻴہ‬، ‫وﻣﺼﺎﺣبﺘہ �ي اﻟﻐﺎرواﻗﺎم اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻧﺎ ﻳﻮﻣﺌ ٍﺬ ﺑﺎﻟﺸﻌﺐ‬

Indeed, Abu Bakr Took Precedence (i.e. Surpassed Me) Towards

Four Things, Which I Did Not Get:

1. He Openly (i.e. Publicly) Declared His Islam Before Me.

2. He Made Hijrat (i.e. Migrated to Madina) Before Me.

3. He Became The Companion of The Cave of Nabi ‫ﷺ‬.

4. He Established Namaaz In Such A Condition, Whilst I Was Still In

The Houses (Amongst The People). He Would Publicly Declare His
Islam, Whilst I Concealed Mine (Due To Me Being Very Young).
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Imam Qastalani states in Mawahib ul Laduniy’yah that,

،‫ و�ﺎن ﻣﺴﺘﺨﻔﻴﺎ ﺑﺎﺳﻼﻣہ‬، ‫اول ﻣﻦ اﺳﻠﻢ ﻋ�ي اﺑﻦ ا�ي ﻃﺎﻟﺐ وﻫﻮ ﺻ�ي ﻟﻢ ﻳﺒﻠﻎ اﻟﺤﻠﻢ‬
‫واول رﺟﻞ ��ي ﺑﺎﻟﻎ اﺳﻠﻢ واﻇﻬﺮ اﺳﻼﻣہ اﺑﻮ ﺑ� ﺑﻦ ا�ي ﻗﺤﺎﻓﺔ ر�ي اﷲ �ﻌﺎ�ٰي‬
‫ﻋﻨہﻤﺎ‬

The First Male To Bring Imaan (Amongst The Children) Is Hazrat Ali
Bin Abi Taalib Radi Allahu Anhu, Whilst He Was Still A Child And He
Had Not Reached The Age of Puberty As Yet. He Used To Keep His
Islam Concealed, And The First Arab Man (Adult Male) Who Openly
Declared His Imaan Is Abu Bakr Bin Abi Quhafa ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬. [Fataawa
Razviyyah Shareef, Vol.28, Page 463, With Reference To Al
Mawahib ul Laduniy’yah Shareef]

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 COMPILER’S HUMBLE OBSERVATION

This is another splendid narration from Hazrat Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬and in
this narration Sayyiduna Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is once again, personally
paying tribute to Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and
describing some of the unique traits and blessings which Hazrat
Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬received.

Hazrat Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says that these are those blessed traits and
qualities, by which Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬surpassed him as
well. He also speaks about Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬publicly
declaring his Islam. This public declaration proves the bravery and the
courage of Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, that he did not
care about what the Kuffar e Makkah said or did, all he cared about
was the Deen of Almighty Allah, which he had received through the
Sacred Hands of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬.

Hazrat Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬then said that Hazrat Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
made Hijrat before him. In other words, he is telling us that
Sayyiduna Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬chose Hazrat Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬to make
Hijrat with him, while Sayyiduna Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was Commanded to rest in
the Mubaarak Bed of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬.

Even though Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was blessed with this Blessed Privilege
and Honour, he still says that Hazrat Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was the
fortunate one to make Hijrat before him.

In other words, he is saying that Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was
chosen by Almighty Allah and His Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬to accompany
Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬during the migration from Makkah Mu’azzamah to
Madina Munawwarah.

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Hazrat Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is then mentioning another special Blessing which was
afforded to Hazrat Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. In other words,
he is saying that Hazrat Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was the fortunate one
who became the Companion of The Cave of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and a
verse of the Qur’an was revealed which mentions the Beloved Nabi
‫ ﷺ‬and His ‫ ﷺ‬Companion, and it further mentions the conversation

between The Most Beloved ‫ﷺ‬, and His ‫ ﷺ‬Beloved Companion.

So again, Hazrat Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is mentioning The Pre-Eminence of
Hazrat Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, as he too regarded that
Companionship in the Cave to be a unique one.

He is also appreciating by this statement, that Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬
attached himself like a shadow to Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬all his life and
even during the Hijrat and while in the Cave with Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬as
well.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬conveys this message
eloquently in the following couplets of his world renowned Salaam,
Mustafa Jaan e Rahmat Pe Laakhoñ Salaam:

Saaya e Mustafa Maaya e Istafa

‘Izz o Naaz e Khilaafat Pe Laakhoñ Salaam

The Shadow of Mustafa, He Who Attained

The Honour Of This Pure Distinction,

Upon The Pride And Honour of The Station

of Caliphate, Millions Of Salutations

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 Ya’ani Us Afzal ul Khalq Ba’ad Ar-Rusul
Thaani-Yathnain e Hijrat Pe Laakhoñ Salaam

Explicitly, After All The Rasools,

He, Who Is Best In The Creation,

Upon The Second of The Two Who

Migrated, Millions Of Salutations

Finally, Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬mentions that he was very young when he
formally accepted Islam and kept his Islam concealed, as being a child
he would be shunned by the elders of his home, but this did not
mean that he was less devout, even at this young and tender age.

However, Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says that this honour of publicly declaring
his Islam was another special Blessing which was bestowed upon
Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

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 THE FIFTEENTH REFLECTION
THE REWARD OF SIDDIQUE E AKBAR'S SINCERITY
WILL BE GIVEN TO HIM, BY ALLAH ALMIGHTY

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬presents this beautiful
narration in Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef:

‫وا�ج اﻟ��ﻣﺬي ﻋﻦ ا�ي ﻫﺮﻳﺮة ﻋﻦ اﻟﻨ�ي ﺻ�ي اﷲ �ﻌﺎ�ي ﻋﻠﻴہ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻣﺎﻻﺣﺪ ﻋﻨﺪﻧﺎ ﻳﺪ‬
‫اﻟﻘﻴﻤﺔ وﻣﺎ �ﻔﻌ�ي‬
ٰ ‫اﻻوﻗﺪ �ﺎ ﻓيﻨﺎہ ﻣﺎﺧﻼ اﺑﺎﺑ� ﻓﺎن ﻟہ ﻋﻨﺪﻧﺎ ﻳﺪا ﻳ�ﺎﻓﻴہ اﷲ ﺑہﺎ ﻳﻮم‬
‫ﻣﺎل اﺣﺪ ﻗﻂ ﻣﺎ�ﻔﻌ�ي ﻣﺎل ا�ي ﺑ� وﻟﻮﻛﻨﺖ ﻣﺘﺨﺬا ﺧﻠﻴﻼ ﻻﺗﺨﺬت اﺑﺎ ﺑ� ﺧﻠﻴﻼ اﻻ‬
‫وان ﺻﺎﺣﺒﻜﻢ )اي ﻣﺤﻤﺪ اﺻ�ي اﷲ �ﻌﺎ�ي ﻋﻠﻴہ وﺳﻠﻢ( ﺧﻠﻴﻞ اﷲ‬

Tirmizi mentioned a Hadith (with his own merit) from Abu Hurairah ‫ر ض�ی‬
‫ال�ہ � ننہ‬. He narrates from Nabi ‫( ﷺ‬that The Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬said), I

have returned the favour of every person, except for that of Abu
Bakr, for upon Me is that favour of his, which Almighty Allah will
reward on the Day of Qiyaamat, for the wealth of none was as
beneficial to Me, as was the wealth of Abu Bakr, and If I were to
make anyone my Friend (Most Beloved) Then I Would Most
Certainly Make Abu Bakr My Friend. And Know! Your Master (Nabi
Muhammad ‫ )ﷺ‬Is The Friend (Most Beloved) of Almighty Allah.
[Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef Vol.28, Page 517-518, With Reference
To Al Jaami’ut Tirmizi]

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Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat Radi Allahu Anhu presents yet
another beautiful narration. He says,

When Huzoor e Aqdas ‫ ﷺ‬said,

�‫ﻣﺎ�ﻔﻌ�ي ﻣﺎل ﹽﻗﻂ ﻣﺎ�ﻔﻌ�ي ﻣﺎل ا�ي ﺑ‬

The Wealth of None Was As Beneficial To Me, As Was The Wealth

of Abu Bakr.

Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬Began To Weep, and He Said,

‫ﻫﻞ اﻧﺎ وﻣﺎ�ي اﻻﻟک ﻳﺎ رﺳﻮل اﷲ‬

Who Is The Master (Owner) of My Life And My Wealth Except For

You, Ya Rasool’Allah ‫( !ﷺ‬In other words, Ya Rasool’ Allah ‫ !ﷺ‬My
Life And My Wealth Belongs To You).

Ahmad reported this in his Musnad with a Sahih chain of

transmission from Abu Hurairah Radi Allahu Anhu. [Fataawa
Razviyyah Shareef Vol.30, Page 438, With Reference To Musnad e
Imam Ahmad]

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 COMPILER’S HUMBLE OBSERVATION

Here, we have two narrations which Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul

Barkat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬has presented in his Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef.

The First Narration: The first Hadith is a narration from Jaami’ut

Tirmizi and the narrator of the Hadith is Hazrat Abu Hurairah ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.
Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is that Sahabi of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬
who is well known to all and more so to those who have the zest to
study the Sciences of Hadith and the Hadith Narrators.

Murshid e Kareem Huzoor Sayyidi Taajush Shariah ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬refers to

Hazrat Imam Abu Hurairah ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬as Imaam ul Muhad’ditheen and the
one who narrated the most (narrations) from Sarkaar ‫ﷺ‬. He
narrated Five Thousand, Three Hundred and Seventy Four Ahadith, of
which Bukhari and Muslim have unanimously agreed to Three
Hundred and Twenty five; (a further) Ninety-Three narrations are in
Bukhari and One Hundred and Ninety Ahadith have been reported by
Imam Muslim.

Huzoor Sayyidi Taajush Shariah ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says, Hazrat Abu Hurairah ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
personally explains why he was called Abu Hurairah. He says, I would
graze goats as a shepherd and in my sleeve I used to keep a cat which
I used to play with, so the people began to call me Abu Hurairah
‘Father of the Kitten’ and this became my epithet. According to one
view, it is reported that Huzoor Sarwar e Aalam ‫ ﷺ‬saw him playing
with a kitten so Huzoor ‫ ﷺ‬kept his epithet Abu Hurairah. So, there
can be a connection and conformation in both these narrations, in
this sense that Huzoor Sarwar e Aalam ‫ ﷺ‬first gave him this name. In
other words, there were others present in the same tent with Huzoor
‫ﷺ‬, close to where he used to graze the animals, so when Sarkaar ‫ﷺ‬

saw him with the kitten, Sarkaar ‫ ﷺ‬referred to him as Abu Hurairah,
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and it cannot be denied that, on listening to Sarkaar ‫ ﷺ‬the Sahaba
who were present there also followed in the manner of Sarkaar ‫ﷺ‬
and called him Abu Hurairah, ‘The Father of The Kitten’. Thus, it
seems that Huzoor ‫ ﷺ‬first referred to him by this name and the
others also preferred it and hence he became famous by this name.
[Duroos ul Bukhari Lil Imam Akhtar Raza Al Qaadiri]

When one looks at this Hadith Shareef, one will find once again, that
Sayyiduna Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬is blessing Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
with a special honour and distinction.

Allahu Akbar! What can be said about that Mubaarak Personality,

regarding whom, The Best and The Greatest in Allah’s Creation, The
Master of Intercession, The Bestower of Salvation, The Saviour of The
Nation, The One Who Was Blessed With The Divine Vision, Hazrat
Muhammad e Mustafa ‫ ﷺ‬is saying, I have returned the favour of
every person, except for that of Abu Bakr, for upon Me is that
favour of his, which Almighty Allah will reward on the Day of
Qiyaamat.

Who is there that can really do any favour upon Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬,
when the Noble Father of Sayyidatuna Faatima Batool, Who is Allah’s
Most Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬is Himself, The Greatest Favour of Almighty
Allah upon the Believers!

Almighty Allah says in the Holy Qur’an,

‫ﷲ ﹷﻋ� ﹷي اﻟ ﹹْﻤ ْﺆ ﹻﻣﻨﹻ� ْ ﹷن اﹻذْ ﹷ� ﹷﻌ ﹷﺚ ﻓ ْﹻﻴہ ﹻ ْﻢ ﹷر ﹹﺳ ْﻮ ﹱﻻ ﹽﹻﻣ ْﻦ اﹷ ْ� ﹹﻔ ﹻﺴہﹻ ْﻢ‬

‫ﹷﻟ ﹷﻘ ْﺪ ﹷﻣﻦﹽﹷ ا ﹹ‬

Indeed, Allah Did A Great Favour Upon The Muslims,

That He Sent In Them, From Within Them, A Rasool
[Surah Aal e Imran (3), Verse 164]
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Sadrul Afaadil Allama Sayyid Na’eemud’deen Muradabadi ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says,
that, A ‘Minnat’ (Gracious Favour) refers to a Great Blessing, and
indeed the Blessed Arrival of Sayyid e Aalam ‫ ﷺ‬is the Greatest
Favour and Blessing ever. [Khaza’in ul Irfan]

There is no doubt that Almighty Allah did a Great Favour, in fact, the
Greatest Favour upon us, that He sent the Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬for our
Guidance, and it is our Imaan and our Aqida that whatever we have is
through the Sadqa and the Blessings of Nabi ‫ﷺ‬.

We have Islam because of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, we have the Holy Qur’an
because of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, and we have every bounty and every
favour because of the Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬, and thus the Greatest
Favour and The Greatest Blessing is Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, and this is why
we celebrate and honour the Moulood of the Beloved Nabi ‫ﷺ‬, for it
is the Most Blessed and Momentous Occasion, when Almighty Allah
Blessed the Universe with The Greatest Favour, in the Form of His
Habeeb Muhammadur Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬.

He ‫ ﷺ‬is the Greatest Favour and Blessing of Almighty Allah, and yet
He ‫ ﷺ‬is acknowledging and Honouring Hazrat Sayyiduna Siddique e
Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬to such a degree that Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬is saying that, only
Allah can reward the kindness and the favours which Hazrat Abu Bakr
Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬exhibited towards Him ‫ﷺ‬.

What more can be said about the splendour of Hazrat Sayyiduna

Siddique Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, when Habeebullah ‫ﷺ‬, Who is the Honour of
Hazrat Sayyiduna Adam ‫ ��يي ه �����م‬and every Nabi and The One, Who will
be blessed with The Greatest Station of Praise on the Day of
Qiyaamat is praising Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬with these
words.

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Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is being praised by Him ‫ ﷺ‬who says,

‫ �دم ﻓﻤﻦ دوﻧہ‬،‫اﻟﻘﻴﻤﺔ ﺗﺤﺘہ‬

ٰ ‫ واﻧﺎ ﺣﺎﻣﻞ ﻟﻮاء اﻟﺤﻤﺪ ﻳﻮم‬، �‫اﻻ واﻧﺎ ﺣبﻴﺐ اﷲ وﻻ ﻓ‬
‫ واﻧﺎ اول ﻣﻦ ﻳ�ک ﺣﻠﻖ‬، �‫اﻟﻘﻴﻤﺔ وﻻ ﻓ‬
ٰ ‫و اﻧﺎ اول ﺷﺎﻓﻊ واول ﻣﺸﻔﹽﻊ ﻳﻮم‬، �‫وﻻ ﻓ‬
‫ واﻧﺎ ا�م اﻻوﻟ�ن‬، �‫اﻟﺠﻨﺔ ﻓﻴﻔﺘﺢ اﷲ �ي ﻓﻴﺪ ﺧﻠﻨﻴﻬﺎ وﻣ�ي ﻓ�اء اﻟﻤﺆﻣﻨ�ن وﻻ ﻓ‬
�‫واﻻٰ�ﻳﻦ ﻋ�ي اﷲ وﻻ ﻓ‬

Hear You! And I Am Habeebullah (i.e. The Most Beloved Of Allah),

And I Say This Without Any Pride, And On The Day Of Qiyaamat I
Will Raise The Banner Of Praise, Under Which Will Be Adam And All
Others Including Him, And I Say This Without Any Pride, And I Am
The First Who Will Intercede And The First Whose Intercession Will
Be Accepted And I Say This Without Pride, And I Will Be The First To
Shake The Chain On The Door Of Jannat. Almighty Allah Will Open
The Door For Me And Enter Me Into (Paradise), And With Me Will
Be The Poor People Of My Ummat, And I Do Not Say This Out Of
Pride And Boastfulness; And I Am The Most Honourable Before
Allah, From Amongst All The Former And Latter Ones, And I Do Not
Say This Out Of Pride. [Tajal’li Al Yaqeen of Imam Ahle Sunnat]

Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬is saying that the wealth of none has benefitted Him
‫ ﷺ‬more than Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬whereas in the real

sense none can truly benefit Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and this is the humility
of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and His ‫ ﷺ‬love and appreciation which He ‫ ﷺ‬is
showing towards Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. The reality is that, it is
through Him ‫ ﷺ‬that the entire universe is benefitting. It must be
noted here that whenever Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique spent his
wealth, he spent it for the sake of Allah’s Deen and upon the Call of
Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬to give in the Way of Almighty Allah, but Nabi
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Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬is saying that Siddique e Akbar’s wealth benefitted Him
‫ﷺ‬, whereas the Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬did not ask Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬

for any wealth to be spent on Him ‫ ﷺ‬personally, but He ‫ ﷺ‬asked for

this wealth to be spent in the Way of Allah Almighty.

We understand from this, that to spend in the Love of Nabi Kareem

‫ ﷺ‬is to indeed spend in the Way of Allah, and to spend in the Way of
Allah, is to indeed spend in the Love of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬.

So, from this it can be ascertained that when we spend for the
Moulood of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, then we are not wasting, but we are
indeed spending for the Deen of Allah and for the Pleasure of Allah
and His Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬.

So, when the Badmazhabs (deviants) forbid this, they are forbidding
the Muslims from spending in the Way of Allah, for it is proven that
spending in the Love of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬is to spend in Allah’s Way,
and the beautiful example of this is that of Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, for
when he had our Master Hazrat Sayyiduna Bilal ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬freed, he did so
in the Love of Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬and this was regarded as him having
Hazrat Sayyiduna Bilal ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬freed in the Way of Allah.

Subhaan’Allah! In this narration, that Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬and The

Master of Allah’s entire creation is saying that the wealth of Abu Bakr
Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬benefitted Him ‫ ﷺ‬most, whereas He ‫ ﷺ‬is the Grand
Distributor of all Allah’s Blessings, for He ‫ ﷺ‬said,

‫اﹻﻧ ﹽﹷ ﹷﻤﺎ اﹷﻧﹷﺎ ﻗﹷﺎﺳ ٌﹻﻢ ﹷواﷲﹹ � ْﹹﻌ ﹻﻄﻲ‬

Verily! I Am The Distributor (of All Allah’s Bounties),

And Allah Is The Giver. [Bukhari Shareef, Muslim Shareef]

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While explaining this Hadith Shareef in a beautiful poetic style,
Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬eloquently gathers this
Hadith Shareef in a couplet of love, in which the great Imam of the
Ahle Sunnat says,

Rab’b Hai Mu’tee Ye Haiñ Qaasim

Rizq Us Ka Hai, Khilaate Ye Haiñ

The Creator Is The Giver, He ‫ ﷺ‬Is The One Distributing

Sustenance Is His (Allah’s), He ‫ ﷺ‬Is The One Nourishing

Thereafter, the Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬said that if He ‫ ﷺ‬were to make

anyone His ‫ ﷺ‬Friend (i.e. Most Beloved), He ‫ ﷺ‬would most certainly
make Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬His ‫ ﷺ‬Khalil.

There is no doubt that the Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬made Sayyiduna Siddique

e Akbar His ‫ ﷺ‬nearest and Dearest Companion and this is why even
till this day, Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is resting beside Nabi
‫ﷺ‬. Thereafter, Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬said, And Know! Your Master (Nabi

Muhammad ‫ )ﷺ‬Is The Friend (Most Beloved) of Almighty Allah.

Here, the Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬is declaring that He ‫ ﷺ‬is the Closest and
the Most Beloved in The Divine Court of Almighty Allah. So, in this, it
is being implied that this is the excellence of Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬,
that the Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬would choose him as His ‫ ﷺ‬Khalil and since
the Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬is indeed the Most Beloved of Allah, Siddique e
Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is indeed the Best in the entire creation after the Ambia
and Mursaleen, for he is the Beloved of the Most Beloved of Almighty
Allah ‫ﷺ‬.

The Master of Kaleemullah, Najiyullah, Maseehullah, Safiyullah and

Khaleelullah; Habeebullah Sayyiduna Muhammadur Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬is
praising Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique’s ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬loyalty and generosity,
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whereas on the Day of Qiyaamat all of them will be chanting the
Praises of Muhammadur Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬. Thus, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat
Imam e Ahle Sunnat‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says,

Kaleem o Najeeh, Maseeh o Safi, Khaleel o Razi, Rasool o Nabi

Ateeq o Wasi Ghani o Ali Sana Ki Zabaañ Tumhaare Liye

Nabi Moosa And Nabi Nooh, Nabi Esa

And Nabi Adam The Special Being,

Nabi Ibrahim & Nabi Isma’eel & With

Them The Other Nabis & Rasools Are Being

Hazrat Abu Bakr & Hazrat Umar,

Hazrat Uthman & Hazrat Ali The Saintly Being,

With Their Tongues, It Is You Indeed,

Whom They Are All Respectfully Praising

The Second Narration: This narration is connected to the first one

and in it, it is being reported that Hazrat Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬began
to weep when Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬mentioned about his wealth
benefitting Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬more than anyone else.

The response of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is a truly beautiful
one. While weeping he said, Who Is The Master (Owner) of My Life
And My Wealth Except For You, Ya Rasool’Allah ‫!ﷺ‬

In other words, Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was teaching us the
true meaning of Love, for he was implying that, Ya Rasool’
Allah ‫ !ﷺ‬My life and my wealth belong to You, so whatever I have
spent for Deen is all given to me by You.

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As for the deviants who object when we say that whatever we have is
from Sayyiduna Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬, they should revisit these Golden
Words of Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, and we the Sunni Bareilvis
should be proud that we hold the same Aqida which was the Aqida of
Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

In other words, he regarded everything that he had, to be from Nabi

‫ﷺ‬, for it was his Aqida that whatever Allah Wills to give us is through

Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬.

It was the Aqida of Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬that Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬is the
Owner of our lives and our wealth and of everything else, for He ‫ﷺ‬
has been granted this Grandness by His ‫ ﷺ‬Creator, Almighty Allah.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat portrays this Aqida of Sayyiduna

Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬in a single couplet, by eloquently saying,

MaiñTo Maalik Hee Kahunga Ke Ho Maalik Ke Habeeb

Yaani Mahboob o Muhib Me Nahiñ Mera Tera

As The Master I Will Refer To You,

For You Are The Beloved of The Almighty

In The Beloved & He Who Loves Him,

There Is No Mine And Yours In Reality

Thus, in following in the Sacred Footsteps of Sayyiduna Siddique e

Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬we believe that everything which we own is from Nabi
Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, and like Siddique e Akbar generously spent in the Love of
Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and sacrificed all this wealth upon the Nabi ‫ﷺ‬, we
the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jama’at, the Sunni Bareilvis, will follow his way
and try to spend on the Moulood and on the Name of Nabi Kareem
‫ﷺ‬, and no matter how much the Najdis burn in the flames of enmity.
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We will announce that which our Imam, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬

announced when he said,

Un Ke Naam e Paak Par Dil Jaan o Maal

Najdiya Sab Taj Diya Phir Tujh Ko Kya

Upon His Blessed Name, My Heart, My Soul And All My Wealth Too,
If I Sincerely Sacrificed, O Najdis, Then Why Does It Bother You?

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 THE SIXTEENTH REFLECTION
ABU BAKR, UMAR, UTHMAN & ALI, BELOVED ARE
ALL THE BELOVEDS OF OUR BELOVED NABI ‫ﷺ‬

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam e Ahle Sunnat Ash Shah Imam Ahmed Raza
Khan Qaadiri Barakaati ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬presents another discussion from Saba’
Sanaabil Shareef.

Hazrat Meer Sayyid Abdul Waahid Bilgirami ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says, Makhdoom
Qaazi Shihabud’deen wrote in Tayseer ul Huk’kaam that,

‫تتت ث‬
� ‫ت‬
 �  � �‫�وم �� �ب ا�� در  ى �را �م ��  � � و� �ر‬
‫ى‬
 ‫ے  ��  ز�ا  �  ا�  ا��  ا��  �  ��  �  �  اں‬
 �‫از�  او�  �  ��  واو�ر�  �  �  ے  �  �  و�  او  ا‬
‫ؤ‬
 ‫ا�� ؤؤ�  �  �  �ب  �  و�  اوا�  ا��  �ن  �  �ن‬
 �‫�  و�  اوا�  ا��  �  �  ا�  ��  �  ر�ان  ا‬
 � ‫�� � ا� كستىكہ ا� ا�� � را � �ا�او از �ارج‬
 � �‫وكسىىكہ اور ا �  ا � ا�� ا� � و� � � او از روا‬

No Wali can ever reach the Grand Status of a Nabi, because in the
�
light of the Hadith, after the Ambia (‫) ي���م �����م‬, Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is
the greatest amongst all the Awliya, and he never reached the
Grand Status of any Nabi.

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After Abu Bakr Siddique is the Grand Station of Ameer ul Momineen
Umar bin Khat’tab and after him is the Grand Station of Ameer ul
Momineen Uthman bin ‘Affan, and after him is the Grand Station of
�
Ameer ul Momineen Ali bin Abi Taalib ‫ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن ضين‬. The one who does
not accept Ameer ul Momineen Ali e Murtadha ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬as a Khalifa, is
from amongst the Kharijis, and the one who accepts him to be more
superior to Abu Bakr and Umar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬, is from amongst the Raafdhis.
[Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef Vol.28, Pages 487-488, With Reference
to Saba’ Sanaabil Shareef]

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 COMPILER’S HUMBLE OBSERVATION

This is yet another beautiful statement by Hazrat Meer Sayyid Abdul

Waahid Bilgirami ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. This statement of Hazrat Meer Sayyid‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is
self-explanatory and very clear. There is no doubt that, no matter
how great a Wali may be, he will never be able to reach the status of
a Nabi. However, here Hazrat Sayyid Meer ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is saying something
very important. He says, Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬Is The Greatest
Amongst All The Awliya, And He Never Reached The Grand Status of
Any Nabi.

In other words, neither can any Wali reach the status of a Nabi, nor
can they ever reach the status of Sahabi, for the Sahabi has reached
the highest level of Wilaayat amongst the people, and the greatest
amongst them is Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. Hazrat Meer Sayyid‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is
saying that none who is really a Wali will even think or make the
claim of being equal to a Nabi or even close in Status to a Nabi, for
Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique who is the greatest after the
Ambia and the Mursaleen never claimed such, and could not reach
�
such, for that is unique to the Ambia e Kiraam ‫ ي���م �����م‬.

This statement also refutes the claims of the Wahabis, the

Deobandis, the Raafdhis and the Qadianis etc. who make such
blasphemous and evil statements. An example of such blasphemy is
that of the evil Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani which Huzoor Hujjatul
Islam Hazrat Allama Shah Mufti Haamid Raza Khan ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬mentioned in
his book‘As Saarim ur Rab’baani’. He says that the evil Mirza said,
Almighty Allah says that He will create an equal to the Messiah,
who will not only be equal, but who will supersede him in every
way. This will be Ghulam Ahmed.

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Na’oodhu-Billah! This is the state of these evil ones. Hence, Hazrat
Meer Sayyid Abdul Waahid Bilgirami ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is refuting the Qadianis and
all the deviants in this statement. Thereafter, he reminds us
regarding the Grand Sequence of the Khulafa of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, and
then says that those who reject Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬as a Khalifa, are from
amongst the Kharijis and those who reject the Pre-Eminence of
Hazrat Siddique e Akbar and Hazrat Umar e Farooq ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬are from
amongst Raafdhis.

In this, once again, is the refutation of the deviants, and this closing
statement of Hazrat Sayyid Meer Abdul Waahid Bilgirami ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬proves
that even the opening words of his statement were in the refutation
of the deviants, and this is why he closed that statement with the
direct refutation of the Kharijis and the Raafdhis, while announcing
that the greatest status after the Ambia and Mursaleen belongs to
Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬amongst the people. Ustadh e Zaman thus
proclaims,

Rusul Awr Ambia Ke Ba’ad, Jo Afdal Ho ‘Aalam Se

Ye ‘Aalam Meiñ Hai Kis Ka Martaba, Siddique-e-Akbar Ka

In This World, After The Rasools & Ambia,

The One With The Highest Position

In The World, Who Has This Status?

It Is The Grand Position of Siddique e Akbar

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 THE SEVENTEENTH REFLECTION
THERE IS NO ‘SPIRITUAL GUIDE’ LIKE OUR NABI ‫ﷺ‬,
AND LIKE THE SIDDIQUE THERE IS NO DEVOTEE

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam e Ahle Sunnat Ash Shah Imam Ahmed Raza
Khan Qaadiri Barakaati ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬quotes another beautiful statement from
Saba’ Sanaabil Shareef which is related to the previous discussion.

Hazrat Meer Sayyid Abdul Waahid Bilgirami ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says,

 ‫از�  ��  دا�  �  در�ں  �  �  �  �  ا� �  و�  �ے‬

 � ‫�ا� و� � ا�� ��ے �� ا‬

From here (i.e. from the previous discussion) it must be understood

that, No Peer (Spiritual Guide) Like Muhammad Mustafa ‫ ﷺ‬And No
Mureed (Devotee) Like Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬Has Been Born In
The Universe.

He then says,

 ��‫اے  ��  !  ا��  ��  ��  �  �  �  �ط  و‬

 ��‫ا�د � �  �د ا�� � و� � در�� �� �  �رے و‬
 �  ‫��  �  ر�  �  ��  ا�ں  و��  �  ا�ب  از  �ل‬
� � �� � ��‫� ا�ر ا‬

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O My Beloved! Even though the Impeccable Grandness of The
Shaykhain (Hazrat Abu Bakr And Hazrat Umar) should be regarded
as being much higher than the Khatanain (Hazrat Uthman and
Hazrat Ali), it should not be in a manner whereby the thought of the
Status of The Khatanain being deficient and defective, crosses your
mind. In fact, their Grand Excellence and that of all the Sahaba, is
far beyond the human mind and human thoughts. [Fataawa
Razviyyah Shareef Vol.28, Page 488, With Reference to Saba’
Sanaabil Shareef]

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 COMPILER’S HUMBLE OVSERVATION

Here, we have two more beautiful and enlightening statements by

Hazrat Meer Sayyid Abdul Waahid Bilgirami ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. This is a statement
which once again portrays the eminence of Sayyiduna Siddique e
Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬in a very beautiful manner. He says, No Peer (Spiritual
Guide) Like Muhammad Mustafa ‫ ﷺ‬And No Mureed (Devotee) Like
Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬Has Been Born In The Universe.

Subhaan’Allah! Hazrat Meer Sayyid ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is presenting here the
essence and the spirit of love. He is telling us that if you want to learn
how to be a devotee and a true disciple of a Shaykh e Kaamil, then
learn from the life of Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. Learn how he sacrificed
everything for the love of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬who is the Greatest
Shaykh and Murshid, in order to attain Special Nearness in the Court
of Almighty Allah and His Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬. This statement of
Hazrat Sayyid Meer ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬takes one towards the heights of a Grand
Spiritual Journey.

We also understand from this statement, that there is no Master on

this earth Like Sayyiduna Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬and that there is no
follower, devotee, adherent, and disciple in this world like Hazrat
Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

In this statement, the relationship between Sayyiduna Siddique e

Akbar and his Master Sayyiduna Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬, is being presented in
a very beautiful and marvellous manner, which only those who
understand the true nearness between a Shaykh e Kaamil and devout
Mureed, will truly understand, and indeed, neither was there and nor
will there ever be another Spiritual Master like Sayyiduna Rasoolullah
‫ﷺ‬, while there will be no devotee as loyal and as submitted to his

Master, as Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar was to Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬.

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Thus, Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is regarded as the most Pious
in the Ummah and has been blessed with this honour, for he had
completely surrendered himself to every command of Nabi Kareem
‫ﷺ‬. He knew well, that to obey the Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬is to obey Allah

Almighty, and thus, he was honoured as being the most pious in the
Ummah, and this is why the pious of every era and every Mureed and
every Peer, will always regard him as their Grand Spiritual Master,
after Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬.

Hazrat Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬admired and observed the Beloved
Rasool with such profound love and devotion, that none could see
that which Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬saw, for he was totally
absorbed in the Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬and this afforded him this grand
status.

Hazrat Sufi Jameel e Qaadiri ‫ ��یی ہ ��ر��ہ‬beautifully says,

Chashm-e-Siddique Se Dekhe Ko-ee Un Ki Soorat

Noor Hee Noor Nazar Aaye Rasool-e-‘Arabi

With The Eyes of Siddique, Someone Should Look At His Countenance

Full of Light And Radiance, He Will See The Arabian Rasool

In the statement which follows, Hazrat Meer Sayyid Abdul Waahid

Bilgirami ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬advises his near and dear ones and his disciples, by
saying that, we should always keep the perfect balance amongst the
Beloved Sahaba of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and we should be very careful
never to transgress these limits.

He is explaining that true love is not in loving some of the

Companions and disregarding some, but the true love for Nabi
�
Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬is in honouring all the Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج��� ين ضن‬as per
the Grandness that has been afforded to them from the Court of
Almighty Allah and His Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬, and this must be done
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without thinking that some have been granted a greater status,
because others have some weakness or flaws.

He reminds us to never allow such thoughts to even cross our minds

�
and he says that the true excellence of the Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن نين‬
is something which none of us can truly imagine, for their grand
excellence is beyond our minds and our thoughts.

In saying this, he is teaching us a grand lesson of love. In other words,

he is teaching us that we should not regard Siddique e Akbar and
Umar e Farooq ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬to be superior in the sense that Uthman e Ghani
and Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬have some weaknesses or flaws and thus they
were not blessed with this level of grandness.

Hazrat Meer Sayyid Abdul Waahid Bilgirami ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬is in fact taking us on
a very blessed spiritual journey in both these statements which have
been quoted by Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬from the Saba’ Sanaabil
Shareef.

He is allowing us to learn how to honour the Beloved Companions of

Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and he is taking us on a journey of love in these
statements, so that we may understand that in true love, you love all
those who sincerely love the one whom you claim to love, and all
those whom he loves.

In other words, if you love Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬then you must love
Umar e Farooq, Uthman e Ghani and Ali e Murtadha. And if you love
Maula Ali ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬then you must love Siddique e Akbar, Umar e Farooq
and Maula Ali and every Sahabi of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬. It is only then
that you will understand what true love is, and only then will you will
be saved from transgressing the limits while claiming love.

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We are being taught not to allow Shaitaan to whisper evil thoughts
into our hearts. In other words, we should not allow shaitaan to fog
our minds and hearts. We must know that all the Sahaba and the
Pious Ones always honoured Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬because he has
been blessed with this Great Honour from the Court of Allah and His
Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬.

Ustadh e Zaman Allama Hasan ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬manifests the rays of this
message in his tribute to Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬by saying,
‫ت‬
ْ
Khuda Ikraam Farmaata Hai, ‫ ااَت�ٰي‬Keh Ke Qur’añ Meiñ
Kareñ Phir Kyuñ Na Ikraam, Atqiya Siddique-e-Akbar Ka

In The Holy Qur’an, Allah Honours Him

By Saying, ‘The Most Pious Person’

Why Then Should The Pious Ones,

Not Show Veneration To Siddique e Akbar

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 THE EIGHTEENTH REFLECTION
OUR NABI ‫ ﷺ‬DECLARED CLEARLY,
SIDDIQUE AND UMAR, DO AID THE UMMATI

While explaining that the Pious Servants of Allah are appointed to

assist us and benefit us, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Radi Allahu Anhu brings
as evidence, a verse from the Holy Qur’an. Almighty Allah says,

�ٌ �‫ﹻﻜﹷ ﹹﺔ ﹷ� ْﻌ ﹷﺪ ذﹷﻟﹻﻚﹷ ﻇﹷ هﹻ‬Ò‫ﹷﻓإ ﹻ ﹽﹷن اﷲﹷ ه ﹷﹹﻮ ﹷﻣ ْﻮ ﹷﻻ ﹹه ﹷو ﹻﺟ�ْ�ﹻﻳ ﹹﻞ ﹷو ﹷﺻﺎﻟ ﹻﺢﹹ اﻟ ﹹْﻤ ْﺆﻣﹻﻨ ﹻ� ﹷن ﹷواﻟ ﹷْﻤ ﹷﻼ‬

Then Undoubtedly, Allah Is His Benefactor And Jibra’eel And The

Pious Believers And After That, Even The Angels Are In
Support. [Surah At-Tahreem (66), Verse 4]

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat Radi Allahu Anhu then says, It is
in the Hadith that Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬said about the Tafseer
(commentary) of this verse that,

These Pious Believers are Abu Bakr Siddique and Umar e

Farooq (Radi Allahu Ta’aala Anhuma).

Tabrani reported this in Kabeer and Ibn Mardawiyah and Khatib

reported it from Ibn Mas’ud Radi Allahu Anhu. [Fataawa Razviyyah
Shareef Vol.30, Page 418, With Reference to Mu'jam Al Kabeer]

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 COMPILER’S HUMBLE OVSERVATION

Here, Huzoor Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬presents a
Hadith Shareef which is the Tafseer of Surah At-Tahreem (66), Verse
4, and after presenting the verse of the Holy Qur’an, he presents the
Hadith of the Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬, wherein the Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬said,
These Pious Believers are Abu Bakr Siddique and Umar e Farooq.

There is no doubt that none knows the Holy Qur’an and none
understands the Holy Qur’an better than Sayyiduna Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬
and thus none will ever present a commentary and an explanation of
the verses of the Holy Qur’an better than Huzoor e Akram Noor e
Mujas’sam ‫ﷺ‬, upon whom The Holy Qur’an was revealed.

This is why Murshid e Kareem Huzoor Sayyidi Taajush Shariah ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
�
says, The condition of the Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ ر ض� ضوان ال�ہ تن�ا�ی �یی ھم ا ج���ن ضین‬was such that
Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Mas’ud ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬learnt the Holy Qur’an from
Sarkaar ‫ﷺ‬, and (also) Hazrat Ibn Ab’bas ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض����ا‬learnt the Holy Qur’an
from Huzoor ‫ﷺ‬, and after them, their students learnt it.

He further says that, It is reported from Mujahid, that he recited the

Holy Qur’an thirty times to Hazrat Ibn Ab’bas ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. It is further
stated that when the people would learn the Qur’an from Hazrat
Abdullah Ibn Mas’ud ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬then until such time that he did not
become a complete Aalim of ten verses, he would not teach him
any further.

Huzoor Sayyidi Taajush Shariah ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬then concludes, From this it is
evident that explaining the Holy Qur’an and explaining the Hadith is
primarily the Exalted Station and the Exalted Status which is
afforded to Sarkaar ‫ﷺ‬. [Duroos ul Bukhari Lil Imam Akhtar Raza Al
Qaadiri]
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This Hadith Shareef has been reported by Hazrat Abdullah Ibn
Mas’ud ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and the above statements of Huzoor Sayyidi Taajush
Shariah ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬already tells us about the knowledge of this Blessed
Companion of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬who learnt the Holy Qur’an from
Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Ab’bas ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬.

By the Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬saying that, These Pious Believers are Abu
Bakr Siddique and Umar e Farooq, is proof that Hazrat Sayyiduna
Abu Bakr Siddique and Hazrat Sayyiduna Umar e Farooq ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ن��ھ�ا‬are the
helpers of the Believers, and this further explains the grand
excellence which has been bestowed upon both of them.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬mentions in the same
discussion in Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef that, in the Qira’at (i.e.
manner of recitation) of Hazrat Ubay bin Ka’ab ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬it was like this,

��‫ﻜﺔ �ﻌﺪ ذﻟک ﻇہ‬Ò‫وﺻﺎﻟﺢ اﻟﻤﻮﻣﻨ�ن اﺑﻮﺑ� وﻋﻤﺮ واﻟﻤﻼ‬

(In other words) The Pious Muslims Abu Bakr And Umar, And After
That, Even The Angels Are In Support. [Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef
Vol.30, Page 418]

It can also be understood from the Hadith of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬

regarding the Tafseer of Surah At-Tahreem (66), Verse 4, that by Nabi
Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬saying that the Pious Muslims in the verse refers to Hazrat
Abu Bakr and Hazrat Umar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬, it further proves that after the
Ambia and the Mursaleen, they are the Most Exalted amongst the
people and they are also the Most Exalted and the Most Elite
amongst the Pious Servants of Almighty Allah.

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Surah At-Tahreem (66), Verse 4, and the Tafseer by Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬
further proves the Aqida of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jama’at, that Hazrat
Jibreel e Ameen and The Pious Believers and The Angels are all
appointed to assist the Muslims and that to seek the Aid of the
Beloveds of Almighty Allah is totally permissible, and this is why
Almighty Allah mentioned them after His Name.

Thus, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam e Ahle Sunnat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬also says, Here,
With His Name, Almighty Allah is stating the names of His Beloved
Servants (that) Allah and Jibra’eel and Abu Bakr and Umar are
Helpers. [Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef Vol.30, Page 418]

In other words, it is being explained that to seek the Aid of Sayyiduna

Jibra’eel ‫ ��يي ه �����م‬and to seek the Aid of Hazrat Abu Bakr and Hazrat Umar
‫ض�ی‬
‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ھ�ا‬and the Pious Believers, is in fact seeking the Aid of Almighty

Allah, for they assist us by the Will and the Permission of Almighty
Allah, and this is why, in the Tafseer of the verse,

‫ﺎک �ﹷ ْﺴ ﹷﺘ ﹻﻌ� ْ ﹹن‬

ؕ ‫ﹷو اﹻﻳﹽﹷ ﹷ‬

And From You Only Do We Seek Help

[Surah Faateha (1), Verse 4]

Sadrul Afaadil Allama Sayyid Na’eemud’deen Muradabadi ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says,

In this we are being educated and informed that to ask (seek)
assistance, through a means, or without a means, is in actual fact
assistance attained from Almighty Allah, since all things, means,
helpers and associates are through the Grace of Allah. He Alone is the
True Helper.

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The servants of Allah should ponder on this, and they should realise,
that everything is through the Grace of Allah. To regard seeking
assistance from the Ambia and Awliyah as Shirk, is a false belief, since
seeking the assistance of the chosen servants of Allah is the Help of
Allah.

If this Ayat (verse) means that which the Wahabis say, then what will
be said concerning the verses in the Qur’an?

ٍ ‫اﹷﻋ ﹻ ْيﻨﹹ ْﻮ� ﹻ ْي �ﹻ ﹹﻘ ﹽﹷﻮة‬

Assist (Support) Me With Strength.

[Surah Al-Kahf (18), Verse 95]

And the verse,

‫ا ﹻ ْﺳ ﹷﺘ ﹻﻌ ْيﻨﹹ ْﻮا ﺑﹻﺎﻟﺼﹽﹷ �ْ� ﹷو اﻟﺼﹽﹷ ﻠٰﻮة ﹻ‬

Seek Assistance From (Through) Patience And Namaaz (Salaah)

[Surah Al-Baqarah (2), Verse 153]

Why has this been said, and why is it that in the Hadith there is
evidence with regards to seeking assistance from the pious servants
of Allah? [Khaza’in ul Irfan]

From this, it becomes very clear that the Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬is also
saying that the Pious Servants of Almighty Allah are our helpers and
the most powerful of helpers amongst the pious are Hazrat Abu Bakr
and Hazrat Umar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬. It is also clearly mentioned in the Tafseer of
Surah Faateha, Verse 4, by Sadrul Afaadil ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬that the Pious
Personalities are our helpers.
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The Hadith which is the Tafseer of Surah At-Tahreem (66), Verse 4, is
clear refutation of the deviant and corrupt beliefs of the Wahabis and
Deobandis, who forbid Muslims from seeking assitance from the
pious by misinterpreting the Tafseer of ‘And From You Only Do We
Seek Help’, as they use the verse wrongly, to mislead the masses.

While on the discussion of the pious being able to assist us and they
being appointed from the Court of Almighty Allah as the helpers of
the Believers, it must be noted that when the pious are our helpers
and when Jibra’eel ‫ ��يي ه �����م‬is our helper (i.e. one who assists us in times
of need), then indeed The Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬who is the Greatest in
Allah’s Creation even Aids Jibra’eel ‫ ��يي ه �����م‬and He ‫ ﷺ‬Aids Hazrat Abu
Bakr and Hazrat Umar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬and everyone else, and thus to seek the
Aid of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and to seek the Aid of His ‫ ﷺ‬Beloveds is
proven from the Hadith of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬which is the Tafseer of
the verse which Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬presented above.

It is in Al Istimdad that, it is also stated in Lawaaqih ul Anwaar ul

Qudsiyah:

‫ﺪ‬Ò‫�ﻞ ﻣﻦ �ﺎن ﻣﺘﻌﻠﻘﺎ ﺑﻨ�ي او رﺳﻮل او و�ي ﻓﻼ ﺑﺪ ان ﻳﺤ�ہ و ﻳأﺧﺬ ﺑﻴﺪہ �ي اﻟﺸﺪا‬

Whosoever Is Connected To Any Nabi, Rasool Or Wali, Then Most

Certainly That Rasool Or Wali Will Appear And Hold His Hand (i.e.
Aid Him) During Any Hardship (Which He Faces). [Al Istimdaad With
Reference To Lawaaqih ul Anwaar ul Qudsiyah]

We should thus never fall into the traps of the deviants and we
should hold firmly to the Blessed Word of our Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬and the words
of the Beloveds of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬while remembering the message
of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

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 Sunniyo! Un Se Madad Maange Jaawo
Paray Bakte Raheñ Bakne Waale

O Sunnis! His Extraordinary Aid, From Him, Continue Seeking

Let Those Who Are Always Grumbling, Go On Babbling

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 THE NINETEENTH REFLECTION
THE SIDDIQUE ATTESTS TO THE ISRA PUBLICLY, WHILE
REFUTING THE ACCURSED ABU JAHL DIRECTLY

When Huzoor e Aqdas ‫ ﷺ‬mentioned that He ‫ ﷺ‬had journeyed to

Baitul Maqdis and that he had gone at night and returned on the very
same night, the accursed Abul Jahl’s heart became overjoyed, for he
felt that (Allah Forbid) he had now found a clear reason to prove Him
‫ ﷺ‬wrong, and consequently the cursed one did not make his false

accusation apparent, but he said, Did you go today at night? He ‫ﷺ‬

said, Yes. He then said, Did you return tonight as well? He ‫ ﷺ‬said,
Yes. He said, Will you say this in front of all the others as well? He ‫ﷺ‬
said, Yes. So, he called out to the Quraish, and all of them gathered,
and he wanted Huzoor ‫ ﷺ‬to once again repeat what He ‫ ﷺ‬had said.
So, Huzoor e Aqdas ‫ ﷺ‬repeated the same.

Snapping his armpits, in a mocking manner, the unbeliever went to

Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. He thought that on hearing such an impossible
claim, he (Siddique e Akbar) would also dismiss it and he would not
attest to it. He then said to Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, Did you hear something
new? Your Beloved Friend is saying that, I went to Baitul Maqdis
tonight and I returned on the very same night. Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
said, Is this what He ‫ ﷺ‬is saying? He said, Yes, He is currently
present in this Haram. Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬said, Then, Wal’laah (By Allah)!
He ‫ ﷺ‬Has Spoken The Truth. This Is Only About A Distance Between
Makkah And Baitul Maqdis. When It Comes To Him ‫ﷺ‬, I Even Attest
To This Regarding Him ‫ ﷺ‬That, Heavenly Revelations Descend Upon
Him, Morning And Evening. [Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef, Vol.29,
Page 634]

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 COMPILER’S HUMBLE OBSERVATION

In this discussion from Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef, Sayyidi Aala

Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is presenting the gist of a narration
whilst speaking about the Isra and the Me’raj of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬. The
manner in which Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬presents the gist of a Hadith
Shareef causes the heart to pound in spiritual ecstasy.

From this, we are able to understand many important points:

1. After Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬went for Isra and Me’raj on the eve of Isra
and when He ‫ ﷺ‬returned, He ‫ ﷺ‬made it known that He ‫ ﷺ‬had gone
on this Great Journey Physically.

2. Huzoor ‫ ﷺ‬mentioned that He ‫ ﷺ‬had gone in a short space of

night and returned on the same night. The Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬said
this very clearly and openly, and that which Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬said, is
as per the Divine Word of Almighty Allah, for the Qur’an clearly
mentions this and Almighty Allah says in the Holy Qur’an, about this
Blessed Journey of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬:

‫ْ�ام ﹻ إ�ﹻ ﹷ� اﻟ ﹷْﻤ ْﺴﺠﹻﺪﹻ اﻷﹷﻗ ﹷْ�ي اﻟﹽﹷ ﹻﺬي‬ ‫ﹹﺳ ْﺒ ﹷﺤ ﹷ ﹽﹷ‬
‫ﺎن اﻟ ﹻﺬي أﹷ ْ ﹷ‬
‫�ى �ﹻ ﹷﻌ ْﺒﺪﹻه ﹻ ﻟ ْﹷﻴ ﹱﻼ ﹽﹻﻣ ﹷﻦ اﻟ ﹷْﻤ ْﺴﺠﹻﺪﹻ اﻟ ﹷ ﹷ‬
‫ﺑﹷ ﹷﺎر ْﻛ ﹷﻨﺎ ﹷﺣ ْﻮ ﹷﻟ ﹹه ﻟﹻنﹹ� ﹻ ﹷﻳ ﹹه ﹻﻣ ْﻦ آﻳﹷﺎﺗ ﹻ ﹷﻨﺎ إﹻﻧ ﹽﹷ ﹹه ه ﹷﹹﻮ ﹽﹷ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻤﹻﻴ ﹹﻊ ﹷ‬
‫اﻟﺒﺼﹻ��ﹹ‬

Pure Is He (Allah), Who Took His (Chosen) Servant In A (Short)

Portion of Night, From Masjid e Haraam To Masjid Aqsa, Around
Which We Have Kept Blessings, So That We May Show Him Our
Great Signs; Undoubtedly, He Is All Hearing, All Seeing. [Surah Bani
Isra’eel (17), Verse 1]

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3. Abu Jahl, the wicked, malicious, accursed, scoundrel became
overjoyed when he heard this as he thought that this was impossible,
and no one would accept it, and he felt that he had finally found
something to use against Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬.

This may sound like his normal behaviour because he was always an
enemy of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and thus the enemy of Islam, but
something that we should take note of in this, is that till this day, this
is the way of the malicious Kuffar and they usually do not oppose the
believers on intricate matters directly, but they approach them in the
guise of trying to just have a discussion and to only ask questions, but
their intentions are evil and their aim is to undermine the Deen of
Allah and His Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬, as was the intention and the evil
scheme of Abu Jahl, when he heard about the Isra and the Me’raj.

4. The line of questioning by Abu Jahl the accursed one, was

malicious and the response of our Master Nabi Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬was
The Truth without the need to be pretentious, for this is Allah’s
Habeeb ‫ ﷺ‬and He ‫ ﷺ‬is indeed ‘As Saadiq Al Ameen’ (The Honest
And The Trustworthy). One other point to note regarding the
questioning of Abu Jahl, is that even this evil and wretched person
knew that when the Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬said this to him, then He ‫ ﷺ‬would say
the same, no matter what, and He ‫ ﷺ‬would say it to a single person
or to an entire congregation of people. This is why he asked Nabi ‫ﷺ‬
if He ‫ ﷺ‬would say it in front of everyone, for he already knew that
Huzoor ‫ ﷺ‬would surely do so, and his plan was to let Huzoor ‫ ﷺ‬say
this in front of the Quraish, so that they may (Allah Forbid) ridicule
Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, and refute what He ‫ ﷺ‬was saying.

5. After hearing the claim of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, Abu Jahl went looking
for Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and when he saw Hazrat
Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬he walked towards him snapping his arms, like
people did in those days, while making noises with their armpits, in
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order to mock someone. He did this because he felt he would be
successful that day and that he would win Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
over. He felt that this was his chance to create a doubt in the mind of
Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, for whom in that era would believe that a
person went in a short space of time all the way to Baitul Maqdis and
then returned in a short space of time on that very night.

6. A question arises here and the answer further proves the

Grandness of Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. Why did Abu Jahl go to Siddique
e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬first and why did he not go to an entire group of
Muslims? Why only to one person?

The answer is clear. Abu Jahl the evil one, did this because he knew
well that after Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, there is none who is more
honourable amongst the Muslims than Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and he
also knew well that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is the most
beloved and the most near and dear person to Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬. This
is why he asked, Did you hear something new? Your Beloved Friend
is saying that, I went to Baitul Maqdis tonight and I returned on the
very same night.

Even the most evil and wicked person amongst the Kuffar, Abu Jahl
knew that there is none with a greater status amongst the Muslims
after Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, except for Hazrat Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar
‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and this is why he went to him, for he knew that Hazrat Siddique

e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was the most influential personality after Nabi Kareem
‫ﷺ‬, and him going to Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was a strategy he had

devised to oppose Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬.

He assumed that when Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬heard what
Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬is saying, he would dismiss it and he would not
support this statement of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, but his strategy was
always a failed strategy, even before he went to Sayyiduna Siddique
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Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and even before he tried his best to implement it, for this
is the Beloved of the Most Beloved ‫ ﷺ‬whom he was intending to
deceive.

7. What Abu Jahl failed to foresee was that this was not just any
ordinary influential Arab, but this was the True Aashiq of Nabi
Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬who was about to be blessed with the honour of being
‘The Siddique’ and the one who truthfully and honestly testified and
attested to the Peerless Grandness of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬.

8. Subhaan’Allah! The Blessed Answer of Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬

causes the heart to enter a state of spiritual ecstasy, while the mind
and the rest of the body becomes spiritually electrified by it.

Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar’s response to the evil Abu Jahl teaches us

how to respond to those who speak against Nabi e Akram, Noor e
Mujas’sam, Saahib-ut Taaj Wal Me’raj, Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa
‫ﷺ‬. He taught a grand lesson of love and Imaan to all the Muslims

until the Day of Qiyaamat, by his perfect answer.

When Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬replied, he did not only attest
to Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬having made this journey in a short portion of
night, but he attested to Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬having Ilm e Ghaib and he attested
to Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬being Allah’s Nabi and to Wahi being revealed
upon Nabi ‫ﷺ‬. He testified to all of this and much more in a single
statement of love, devotion and loyalty to Allah’s Habeeb ‫ ﷺ‬and he
did this by saying, ‘Wal’laahi’. He did this by taking an Oath in Allah’s
Name, for this was his faith and his conviction in Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬.

It is important to note here, that Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬did
not say to Abu Jahl the accursed, give me a moment, let me first go
to Nabi Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬and ask him about this, but he immediately
said that if this is what my Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬has said, Then, Wal’laahi
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(By Allah)! He ‫ ﷺ‬Has Spoken The Truth. This Is Only About A
Distance Between Makkah And Baitul Maqdis. When It Comes To
Him ‫ﷺ‬, I Even Attest To This Regarding Him ‫ ﷺ‬That, Heavenly
Revelations Descend Upon Him, Morning And Evening.

This statement of Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬proves that

Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was truly absorbed in the love of
Allah and His Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬, and he knew that when the Nabi ‫ﷺ‬
said this, then this is Haq (The Truth) and no matter what anyone
says, Siddique will testify to it, because Siddique accepted Allah as
One, because the Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬said so, he accepted the Holy Qur’an as the
Divine Word of Allah, because the Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬said so, he
accepted Abu Jahl as being accursed, because Allah’s Beloved Nabi
said so, and he accepted from the tongue of that cursed one the
information about this Blessed Journey, because he said that Allah’s
Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬said so. This, is why he is the Siddique and this is why he is
the Most Beloved of the Most Beloved Nabi ‫ﷺ‬.

9. In fact, by this statement, Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was

celebrating the Me’raj of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and he was, in fact,
Saluting the Grandness of the Groom of the Night of Me’raj ‫ ﷺ‬and
he was praising the Beloved Nabi ‫ﷺ‬. In other words, he was taking a
Qasm and rendering the Na’at of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬while refuting the
Abu Jahl, the enemy of Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬and teaching us a grand
lesson, that when you are approached by the enemies of Rasoolullah
‫ ﷺ‬then render the Na’at of the Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬and while doing so,

refute the evil enemies and cause their hearts to burn in their
enmity.

In following in the Noble Footsteps of the Siddique, my and your

Imam Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬sends salutations upon The Groom of
the Night of Ascension and incinerates the hearts of deviants, as he
announces in the love of Mustafa Jaan e Rahmat ‫ﷺ‬,
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 Shab e Asra Ke Dulha Pe Daa-im Durood
Nausha e Bazm e Jannat Pe Laakhoñ Salaam

Upon The Groom of The Eve Of Ascension, Perpetual Benedictions

Upon The Groom of The Heavenly Assembly, Millions Of Salutations

10. Another point to note here is that when Siddique e Akbar

testified to this Grand Journey and when he attested to it by saying,
Then, Wal’laah (By Allah)! He ‫ ﷺ‬Has Spoken The Truth, he was in
fact also affirming and announcing that, Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬Journeyed
Physically By The Will of Allah In A Short Space of Night And
Returned Physically In A Short Space of Night, And This Was Not A
Dream, But It Was A Physical Journey With Body And Soul, Or Else
Abu Jahl Would Have Never Come To Him If The Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬Said That It
Was A Dream, For Anyone Can Claim To Have Dreamt Something.

11. So, in that single statement of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
is also proof that Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬went on the Isra and Me’raj
physically with body and soul, and not in a dream, or else there
would have been no need for Abu Jahl and the Kuffar to object to
this, and there would have been no need for Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬to
refute them. His taking an Oath in Allah’s Name and affirming the
Blessed Word of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬proves that this was a physical
journey like none other.

This is why Khalifa e Aala Hazrat, Allama Mufti Mahmood Jaan

Peshawari ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬quotes that, Shaykh Muhaq’qiq Abdul Haq Muhad’dith
e Delhvi ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬states in Ashi’atul Lam’aat that, If the Me’raj was only a
dream, then there would have been no need for all the opposition
to it, and the Mushrikeen would have never made an issue of it.
[Eedha e Sunnat With Reference To Ashi’atul Lam’aat Sharh
Mishkaat]

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So, this statement of Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique is an Ocean
of Gems regarding the Me’raj of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and it proves that
our Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬went and returned before anyone even realised
that He ‫ ﷺ‬had left His ‫ ﷺ‬Sacred Bed, for the Isra and the Me’raj of
Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬is unique and its uniqueness is because it is, ‘The Miracle of
Miracles’ and the one who testified to it is indeed, ‘The Miracle of
The Beloved Rasool ‫’ﷺ‬.

This is why the Grand Muhad’dith of this era, The Ghazaali and The
Grand Imam of this time, Huzoor Sayyidi Muhad’dith e Kabeer Qibla
says, My Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬Is Unique In His ‫ ﷺ‬Power of Miracle. Every
Miracle Is An Individual Miracle, But By Allah! The Me’raj Is Not Just
A Single Miracle, But It Is The Unique Collectiveness of Numerous
Miracles. This Is Such A Blessed Miracle That We Cannot Even
Decode How Many Other Miracles Are Gathered Within It.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬portrays the return from this Glorious
Journey in a couplet which glows as one of the Lustrous Pearls in the
Radiant Necklace of Gems, in his unmatched Qasida e Me’rajiyah:

Khuda Ki Qudrat Ke Chaand Haq Ke, Karoroñ Manzil Me Jalwa Kar Ke

Abhi Na Taaroñ Ki Chaa-o Badli, Ke Noor Ke Tarke Aa Liye Thay

By The Divine Power of Allah, After Countless Stations,

The Moon of Righteousness Comfortably Navigated

He Returned Before The Glare of The Stars Started To Dim,

And The Rays of Dawn Had Not As Yet Penetrated

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SIDDIQUE E AKBAR DIRECTED ABDUR RAHMAAN,
TOWARDS MUSTAFA ‫ﷺ‬, THE SOUL OF IMAAN

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬speaks about a time when
Hazrat Abdur Rahman Ibn Auf ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬had returned to Makkah Shareef
after a business journey, before accepting Islam and the advice which
Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬gave him.

Hazrat Abdur Rahman Ibn Auf ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬on returning (to Makkah Shareef)
asked Siddique e Akbar ‫( ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬about what he had heard from an
elderly person about Nabi ‫)ﷺ‬. So, he (Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique)
said,

(The One Whom You Are Talking About) Is Muhammad Ibn

Abdullah. Almighty Allah Has Sent Him Towards The Entire
Creation, As His Rasool ‫ﷺ‬. So Present Yourself In His ‫ ﷺ‬Holy Court.

[Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef, Vol.30, Page 634, With Reference to

Kanz ul Ummal]

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 COMPILER’S HUMBLE OBSERVATION

This blessed statement of Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is a

portion of a lengthy Hadith from Kanzul Ummal which Sayyidi Aala
Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬quoted in Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef.

This advice which Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬gave to Hazrat
Sayyiduna Abdur Rahmaan Ibn Auf ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬when he had not as yet
accepted Islam, was indeed the inspiration which took him to the
Sacred Feet of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬where he was blessed with accepting
Islam at the Most Sacred Hands of The Greatest in Allah’s Creation,
Sayyiduna Muhammad e Arabi ‫ﷺ‬.

In this short but beautiful and enlightening statement Sayyiduna Abu

Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬said, Almighty Allah Has Sent Him Towards The
Entire Creation, As His Rasool ‫ﷺ‬. It must be noted that this
statement of Hazrat Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is yet another
statement of love, devotion and true conviction.

Together with it, this statement of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
is as per the Command of Almighty Allah in the Glorious Qur’an and it
is this which is the Aqida of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jama’at, which is
that Almighty Allah sent Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬towards the entire creation
as a Rasool.

Almighty Allah says in the Holy Qur’an,

‫ﺎس إ� ﹻ�ي ﹷر ﹹﺳﻮ ﹹل اﻟﻠﹽهﹻ إﹻﻟ ْﹷﻴﻜﹹ ْﻢ ﹷﺟﻤﹻﻴ ﹱﻌﺎ‬

‫ﹹﻗ ْﻞ ﹷﻳﺎ أﹷ ﹽﹹﻳ ﹷهﺎ اﻟﻨﹽﹷ ﹹ‬

(O Beloved) You Say, O People (Mankind)! Indeed I Am Allah’s

Rasool Towards All of You. [Surah Al-A'raf (7), Verse 158]
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Almighty Allah says,

‫ﹷو ﹷﻣ ٓﺎ أﹷ ْر ﹷﺳ ْﻠ ﹷﻨـٰﻚﹷ إ ﹻ ﹽﹷﻻ � ﹷ ٓﺎ ﹽﹷﻓ ﹱﺔ ﻟﹽﹻﻠﻨﹽﹷﺎ ﹻ‬

‫س‬

(And O Beloved) We Have Sent You Not, But With Such A Universal
Prophethood Which Encompasses The Entire Mankind. [Surah Saba
(34), Verse 28]

Almighty Allah says,

‫ﹷو ﹷﻣ ٓﺎ أﹷ ْر ﹷﺳ ْﻠ ﹷﻨـٰﻚﹷ إ ﹻ ﹽﹷﻻ ﹷر ْﺣ ﹷﻤ ﹱﺔ ﻟﹽﹻﻠ ﹷْﻌـ ٰ ﹷﻠﻤﹻ� ﹷن‬

And We Have Sent You Not, But As Mercy Unto The Worlds
[Surah Al-Ambia (21), Verse107]

It is reported from Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬ that the
Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬said,

‫أ ﹹ ْر ﹻﺳﻠ ﹹْﺖ إ�ﹻ ﹷ� ا ْﻟ ﹷﺨﻠ ﹻْﻖ � ﹷ ﹽﹷﺎﻓ ﹱﺔ‬

I Was Sent Towards The Entire Creation.

The Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬said,

‫ﺎﺻ ﹱﺔ ﹷو� ﹹ ﹻﻌ ْﺜ ﹹﺖ إ�ﹻ ﹷ� ا ْﻟ ﹷﺨﻠ ﹻْﻖ � ﹷ ﹽﹷﺎﻓ ﹱﺔ‬

‫ﺎن اﻟ ﹽﹷﻨ ﹻ� ﹽﹹي ﻳﹹ ْﺒ ﹷﻌ ﹹﺚ إ� ﹻ ٰ� ﻗ ْﹷﻮ ﹻﻣهﹻ ﹷﺧ ﹽﹷ‬
‫�ﹷ ﹷ‬

Every Nabi Was Sent Specifically Towards His Nation And I Have
Been Sent Towards The Entire Creation (The Entire Universe).

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All of these verses and Ahadith e Mubaarak clearly announce that
every Nabi came towards his particular nation, but Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬
came towards the entire creation. He ‫ ﷺ‬is Allah’s Most Beloved, and
Almighty Allah sent him towards both the worlds, meaning towards
the entire creation, be they in the heavens or on the earth.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬expresses this in one of
his poetic stanzas, with the following words,

Apne Maula Ka Pyaara Hamaara Nabi

Donoñ Aalam Ka Dulha Hamaara Nabi

The Most Beloved Of My Creator, Is Our Nabi

The Groom of Both The Worlds, Is Our Nabi

I would like to now present here the detailed narration as presented

by Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬which explains the reason behind this
meeting between Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan Ibn Auf ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and Hazrat
Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and how Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan ibn
Auf ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬took the blessed advice of Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and was
blessed with the honour of becoming a Sahabi e Rasool ‫ﷺ‬.

Before Sayyid e Aalam ‫ ﷺ‬announced His ‫ ﷺ‬Nubuw’wat, Hazrat

Abdur Rahmaan Ibn Auf ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬used to go to Yemen on business trips.
(Whilst there) He used to live at the home of an elderly monk by the
name Askalaan Bin Awaakir. He would often ask him about the
situation in Makkah Mu’azzamah. (He would ask) Has any famous
and highly celebrated personality been born from amongst you? Has
anyone from amongst you opposed your Religion? He (Abdur
Rahmaan) would dismiss it (i.e. he would say nothing like this has
happened as yet).

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After the Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬announced His ‫ ﷺ‬Nubuw’wat, and
when he (Abdur Rahmaan) had gone once again (to Yemen), the
elderly monk said, I will give you glad-tidings about that which is
better for you than your business. Almighty Allah has sent His Chosen
Nabi from amongst your nation. He has revealed His Divine Book
upon Him. He forbids idol worshipping, and He invites (the people)
towards Islam. He Commands righteousness and personally acts
accordingly. He forbids falsehood, and he is the destroyer of it. He is
a Hashmi and O Abdur Rahmaan, you are His maternal uncle. Return
swiftly (to Makkah) and present yourself in His Court and bear
testimony to Him (As Allah’s Nabi ‫)ﷺ‬, and convey these couplets on
my behalf in His Grand Court.

He composed a few couplets in which he testified to the Risaalat of

Nabi ‫ﷺ‬, and his yearning (to visit Him ‫)ﷺ‬, and then presented a
valid excuse for not being able to reach His ‫ ﷺ‬Grand Court, due to
his extreme old age. He then requested the Special Aid (Intercession)
of Sarkaar e Aali ‫�� توات ال�ہ و����ہ ��تی ہ‬.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says, I am presenting here (just) two of those
couplets (which he wrote):

‫ﻓﺎﻧﺖ �زي وﻣﺴ��ا�ي‬ ‫اذا ﻧﺎي ﺑﺎﻟ ﹽﺪﻳﺎر �ﻌﺪ‬

‫ﻳﺪﻋﻮا اﻟ��اﻳﺎ ا�ي اﻟﻔﻼ�ي‬ ‫ﻓﻜﻦ ﺷﻔﻴ�ي ا�ٰي ﻣﻠﻴک‬

While By Great Distances, The Cities Are Separated,

You Are My Sanctuary & Tranquillity, O Allah’s Beloved

So, Be My Intercessor, In The Divine King’s Court, O Beloved,

Towards True Salvation, The Creation, It Is He Who Has Invited

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So, on returning (to Makkah Shareef) Abdur Rahman Ibn Auf ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
asked Siddique e Akbar ‫( ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬about what he had heard from an
elderly person about Nabi ‫)ﷺ‬. So, he (Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique)
said, (The One Whom You Are Talking About) Is Muhammad Ibn
Abdullah. Almighty Allah Has Sent Him Towards The Entire
Creation, As His Rasool ‫ﷺ‬. So Present Yourself In His ‫ ﷺ‬Holy Court.

So, he (Abdur Rahmaan Ibn Auf) presented himself in The Grand

Court of Huzoor e Aqdas ‫ﷺ‬. On seeing him, Huzoor e Aqdas ‫ﷺ‬
began to smile, and He ‫ ﷺ‬said, I am looking at a deserving face,
which is being welcomed towards virtue. (He ‫ )ﷺ‬then said, Tell me
about the message which you have for Me? He said, Which
message? He ‫ ﷺ‬said, Deliver the message which was entrusted to
you by the one who has sent the message. Let it be known, the
descendants of Hameer Khawaas are from the believers. On hearing
this, (Hazrat) Abdur Rahmaan ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬immediately became a Muslim
and he then rendered those couplets in the Holy Presence of Huzoor
‫ﷺ‬.

Sayyid e Aalam ‫ ﷺ‬said,

‫رب ﻣﻮﻣﻦ �ي وﻟﻢ ﻳﺮ�ي وﻣﺼﺪق �ي وﻣﺎﺷﻬﺪ�ي اوﻟٰﺌک اﺧﻮا�ي‬

In other words, There Are Some Believers Who Brought Imaan In

Me, Who Have Not Seen Me, And There Are Some of Them Who
Testified To Me (Being Allah’s Nabi) Who Could Not Present
Themselves In My Presence. These People Are My Brothers. (The
word ‘brothers’ has been used to honour them, and was said in
humility). [Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef, Vol.30, Page 634, With
Reference to Kanz ul Ummal]

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Subhaan’Allah! This is an amazing narration which Sayyidi Aala
Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬has presented in an explanatory style in Fataawa
Razviyyah Shareef, and it shows that when Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan
Ibn Auf ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬came to Makkah Shareef after meeting the elderly Monk
in Yemen and after listening to what he had to say, and after
receiving the glad-tidings from him, he did not go to anyone else. He
specifically went to Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

This further proves that Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was
always regarded as a noble personality and it also tells us that his
advice was valued and thus when he said to Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan
ibn Auf ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬to go to Nabi ‫ﷺ‬, he immediately did so as he was
satisfied with what Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬said about Nabi ‫ﷺ‬. This
narration also tells us that when Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan ibn Auf ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
presented himself in the Court of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, the Beloved Nabi
‫ ﷺ‬recognised him and asked him about the message which he had

brought and Huzoor ‫ ﷺ‬welcomed him towards virtue, with a

beautiful smile.

This was the Ilm e Ghaib of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, for Huzoor ‫ ﷺ‬knew that
he had met the elderly monk and that the monk had given him the
couplets to present in the Court of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, and the closing
words of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬prove that He ‫ ﷺ‬knew that the elderly
monk was from far away and that even though he did not see Nabi
‫ ﷺ‬and even though he was unable to present himself in the Holy

Presence of Nabi ‫ﷺ‬, he believed in Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and had written

a beautiful Na’at in Praise of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, and he had already
accepted that Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬is the Intercessor in the Court of
Almighty Allah, here and in the hereafter. This is why he requested
Huzoor ‫ ﷺ‬to intercede for him in The Divine Court of Almighty Allah,
for he knew that none will receive salvation on the Day of Reckoning,
without the Beloved Nabi’s Intercession. Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam e
Ahle Sunnat announces our Aqida regarding the Shafa’at
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(Intercession) of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬in this beautiful couplet, which also
shares the feelings of the Blessed Personality from Yemen,

Ay Shaafa’ e Umam Shah e Zee-Jaah Le Khabar

Lillah Le Khabar Meri Lillah Le Khabar

O Intercessor of The Ummah, O My Esteemed Master, Please Rescue Me

For Allah's Sake, Please Rescue Me! For Allah's Sake, Please Rescue Me

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 THE TWENTY-FIRST REFLECTION

THE SIDDIQUE TOOK ABU QUHAFA

TO THE COURT OF NABI MUSTAFA ‫ﷺ‬

Abu Qur’rah Moosa ibn Taariq reports from Moosa ibn Ubaidah, who
reports from Abdullah ibn Dinaar, who reports from Hazrat Abdullah
ibn Umar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬that,

‫ﻗﺎل ﺟﺎء اﺑﻮﺑ� ﺑﺎ�ي ﻗﺤﺎﻓﺔ �ﻘﻮدہ ﻳﻮم ﻓﺘﺢ ﻣﻜﺔ ﻓﻘﺎل رﺳﻮل اﷲ ﺻ�ي اﷲ �ﻌﺎ�ٰي‬
‫ﻋﻠﻴہ وﺳﻠﻢ اﻻ ﺗﺮﻛﺖ اﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﺣ�ي ﻧأﺗﻴہ ﻗﺎل اﺑﻮﺑ� اردت ان ﻳأﺟﺮہ اﷲ واﻟﺬي �ﻌﺜک‬
‫ﺑﺎﻟﺤﻖ ﻻﻧﺎ ﻛﻨﺖ اﺷﺪ �ﺣﺎ ﺑﺎﺳﻼم ا�ي ﻃﺎﻟﺐ ﻟﻮ�ﺎن اﺳﻠﻢ ﻣ�ي ﺑﺎ�ي‬

(In other words) On the Day of Fateh Makkah (The Grand Victory At
Makkah), Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬presented himself in the Court of
Huzoor Sayyid e Aalam ‫ ﷺ‬holding the hand of Abu Quhafa (His
Father who was not as yet a Muslim). Huzoor e Akram ‫ ﷺ‬said, Why
did you not leave this old man where he was, so that I would have
gone personally to him. Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬said, I wished that I
should allow him to attain the reward from Allah. I take an Oath by
Him, Who sent You With The Truth, I would have felt greater
happiness than I feel upon my father accepting Islam, if Abu Taalib
would have become a Muslim. [Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef, Vol.29,
Page 634, With Reference to Al Asaaba]

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 COMPILER’S HUMBLE OBSERVATION

The Primary Narrator of this Hadith Shareef is Hazrat Abdullah Ibn

Umar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. Murshid e Kareem Huzoor Sayyidi Taajush Shariah Ash
Shah Imam Akhtar Raza Khan Qaadiri Azhari ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬says about him that,
he is Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Umar Ibn Khat’tab ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض�یھ�ا‬. He is Qarshi,
Adawi, Makki. He accepted Islam with his father during his childhood,
and made Hijrat with his father. He participated in all the battles
after the Battle of Khandaq (Trench). He is from amongst those six
Sahaba who narrated the most Ahadith.

He narrated two thousand six hundred and thirty Ahadith, of which

one hundred and seventy Ahadith are Mut’tafaq Alaih. Imam Bukhari
also narrated eighty-one individually and Imam Muslim narrated
thirty-one individually. He passed away in either 73 or 74 Hijri, three
months after Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Zubair ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

This narration presented by Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬discusses the
moment when Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬took his
father Abu Quhafa who was not a Muslim as yet, into the Court of
Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬on the day of Fateh Makkah, so that he may accept
Islam at the Blessed Hands of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and so that he may be
blessed with being a Sahabi.

Subhaan’Allah! This was the best gift that any son could have given
to his father. Hazrat Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬gave his father the Gift of
Imaan, The Gift of being a Sahabi and The Gift of Jannah, for when he
took his father by the hand and led him into the Court of Nabi
Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, he was in fact taking his Beloved Father towards Allah’s
Habeeb ‫ ﷺ‬and towards salvation.

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It can be further understood from this narration that Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬
was already aware by His ‫ ﷺ‬Ilm e Ghaib, that Abu Quhafa would be
coming hand in hand with Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬because Nabi ‫ﷺ‬
said, Why did you not leave this old man where he was, so that I
would have gone personally to him. In other words, Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬
knew where he was and from where he was being brought.

These words of respect which Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬mentioned was because He ‫ﷺ‬

already knew that Abu Quhafa ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬was coming to accept the Deen
and thus Huzoor ‫ ﷺ‬said these words to him in honour of him coming
towards the Deen of Allah and in allowing him to see how Islam
teaches people to respect the elderly.

This was the kindness and compassion of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and the
immense humility of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬. Another reason that seems
apparent here is that Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬said this because Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬
brought him into the Court of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬holding his hand and
Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬blessed him further for he was the father of His
Beloved Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬. Such is the kindness and the generous
nature of our Aaqa ‫ﷺ‬, that no matter how weak one may be, if he
goes with sincerity towards Nabi ‫ﷺ‬, he will be blessed with the
Showers of Nabi Kareem’s ‫ ﷺ‬Mercy.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬beautifully captures in words the rays of the
generosity of Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬by saying,

Tum Wo, Ke Karam Ko Naaz Tum Se

Me Wo Ke Badee Ko ‘Aar Aaqa

Generosity Admires You, For You Are So Impressive, My Master

Whereas I Am Such, That Even Sin Looks At Me Being Negative, My Master

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Now, as for the answer which Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬gave
when Huzoor ‫ ﷺ‬said that He ‫ ﷺ‬would have gone towards the
elderly Abu Quhafa, was a beautiful and heart warming one. He said
that he had brought him to Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬so that he may attain the
blessings and the rewards for this from Allah Almighty.

In other words, he was announcing that if one strives to attain

closeness to the Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬he will attain the Special Mercy of
Almighty Allah. He also did this so that his father could be amongst
those chosen ones who was blessed with accepting Islam on a Day
which will be remembered in History forever, for it was the Day when
the Mercy of Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬forgave all those who caused so much of pain
�
and discomfort to Him ‫ ﷺ‬and to the Sahaba e Kiraam ‫ر ض� ضوان ا��� تن�ا�ى ي���م ا ج���ن ضين‬.

Another point which comes to mind is that in this is a lesson that if

you go into the Court of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬through the Wasila and the
Mediation of the Beloveds, you too will become a beloved. Hazrat
Abu Quhafa ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬went in the hand of Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬making
Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬his Wasila, and The Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬thus
showered him with kindness he too became amongst the most
Beloved Ones in the Ummah, with being blessed with the status of
Sahabiyat, and this was the reward which he was to attain from the
Court of Almighty Allah and thus Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬took him by
the hand to Nabi ‫ﷺ‬, so that he may attain this reward of Islam and
Imaan, and so that he may attain acceptance in the Court of Almighty
Allah, through the Beloved Nabi ‫ﷺ‬.

From this it is clear that none can attain nearness in the Court of
Almighty Allah without the Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬. Ghaus ul Waqt Huzoor
Sayyidi Mufti e Azam e Hind Ash Shah Imam Mustafa Raza Khan
Qaadiri ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬destroys the deviants by announcing this true message,
when he said,

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 Wasl e Maula Chahate Ho To Wasila Dhoond Lo
Be Wasila Najdiyo! Har Giz Khuda Milta Nahiñ

If You Desire To Attain Closeness To The Almighty, Then Seek Out A Mediator
O Najdis! Without A Mediator, Closeness To Allah, You Will Never Find

Daaman e Mahboob Chor’ay Maange Khud Allah Se

Aise Mardak Ko Khuda Se Mud-da’a Milta Nahiñ

They Leave The Blessings Of The Beloved, And Ask Directly From Allah
His Wish From Allah, Such A Malicious Person, Will Never Find

The closing words of Siddique Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ننہ‬were, I would have felt
greater happiness than I feel upon my father accepting Islam, if Abu
Taalib would have become a Muslim.

In other words, at this moment he was excited and overjoyed by his

Father accepting Islam, but even in such a time, he said that it would
have pleased him even more, had Abu Talib the uncle of Nabi Kareem
‫ ﷺ‬accepted Islam.

This statement is proof that Abu Taalib had not accepted Islam and in
even his final moments, he refused the invitation to accept Islam due
to the fear of being insulted by his people, whereas he had done
everything in his life to support Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬, but he did not
accept Islam. This shows that without Islam and Imaan, there is
nothing, no matter how much good one does.

Huzoor Sayyidi Taajush Shariah ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says about Abu Taalib that, Abu
Taalib bore witness,

‫و ﻟﻘﺪ ﻋﻠﻤﺖ ﺑﺎن دﻳﻦ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺧ�� أدﻳﺎن اﻟ��ﻳﺔ دﻳﻨﺎ‬

‫ﻟﻮ ﻻ اﻟﻤﻼﻣﺔ أو ﺣﺬاري ﺳﺒﺔ ﻟﻮﺟﺪﺗ�ي ﺳﻤﺤﺎ ﺑﺬا≈ ﻣبيﻨﺎ‬
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In other words (he said), I know that that the Deen of Muhammad is
the Best Deen amongst the Deen of all of the creation. Had I not
feared being reproached and being insulted (by the Quraish), you
would have found me accepting it clearly (openly).

So, he refused to accept (the Deen and True Message). He knew it,
and he used to acknowledge it with his tongue and knew it in his
heart, but he refused to accept it, so he too is a Kaafir (unbeliever).
[Duroos ul Bukhari]

To end this discussion, I would like to quote the following words

regarding Fateh Makkah, as written by Hazrat Allama Maulana Hafiz
Mohammed Idrees Razi ‫ ��یی ہ ��ر��ہ‬in his renowned book, Manifestations of
The Moon of Prophethood.

He says, On the 10th of Ramadaan 8 Hijri coinciding with 630 C.E.

Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬marched with 10 000 soldiers towards Makkah, to
triumph over the Kuffaar.

He further writes about the Mercy of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬on the Day of
Fateh Makkah, The bloodthirsty enemies of Islam were presented
(before Him ‫)ﷺ‬, each with his head lowered, waiting, anticipating
what the judgement would be regarding them, each (of them) hoping
and wishing for pardon in some way.

Today, if Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬only signalled to his companions, it would be

sufficient for the enemies to have lost their lives. There was no better
time or moment for vengeance against those who oppressed the
believers, but may we be sacrificed at the feet of our Master ‫ﷺ‬, The
Mercy unto the worlds’ ‫ ﷺ‬and upon his generosity and kind
heartedness. Instead of vengeance, Rasoolullah ‫ ﷺ‬announces, O’
People of Makkah! Do Not Be Afraid! That, Which You Are
Contemplating, Will Not Happen, But As Of Today, All of You Are
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Free To Leave. [Mahtaab e Risaalat Ki Jalwa Reziyaañ -
Manifestations of The Moon of Prophethood]

Subhaan’Allah! This is the day when Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬brought
his father hand in hand to accept Islam at the Sacred Hands of Nabi
Kareem ‫ﷺ‬. It was the Day when the Mercy of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬was
flowing more than a Shoreless Ocean. Such Mercy and such
Forgiveness, History has never seen, nor will it see, for this is the
Mercy of Him ‫ﷺ‬, Who is Rahmatulil ‘Aalameen.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam e Ahle Sunnat Ash Sha Imam Ahmed Raza
Khan Qaadiri Barakaati ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬says,

Jis Ki Do Boond Haiñ Kawthar o Salsabeel

Hai Wo Rahmat Ka Darya Hamaara Nabi

Kawthar & Salsabeel Are His Two Drops Of Mercy,

Indeed The Grand Ocean Of Mercy, Is Our Nabi

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 THE TWENTY-SECOND REFLECTION
SIDDIQUE E ABKAR’S GENTLENESS WAS THE
MANIFESTATION OF MUSTAFA’S ‫ ﷺ‬GENTLENESS

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬mentions in Fataawa

Razviyyah Shareef, whilst presenting a lengthy narration that it is
reported that,

The People Said That Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬Was So Gentle (As The
Khalifa) That When The Muslim Children Would See Him, They
Would Rush Towards Him Saying, Father! Father! And He would
Run His Hands Over Their Heads.

[Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef, Vol.30, Page 463, With Reference To

Taarikh e Damashq & Kanz ul Ummal]

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 COMPILER’S HUMBLE OBSERVATION

This blessed statement is the final statement in the discussion on the

Twenty Two Reflections From Fataawa Razviyyah Honouring
Siddique e Akbar The First Khalifa, wherein I have attempted to
select these statements from a vast discussion in the Fataawa
Razviyyah Shareef of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬to
pay tribute to Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬.

In this final statement, we are able to observe the simplicity, humility

and gentleness of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬as the First
Khalifa of Islam. Even though he was the Khalifa of the Muslims, he
manifested the pure gentleness of his heart. This was to the extent
that the children referred to him as ‘Father’.

This alone tells us how gentle and how kind a personality he was. As
mentioned in the above statement, he would not shun the children
when they approached him, but he treated them with kindness and
love and he would run his hands over their heads with affection.

This gentle nature of Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬is that which
he was blessed with from his closeness of Nabi Kareem ‫ﷺ‬. He knew
well the beauty and the blessings in gentleness and kindness and he
followed the command of Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬even in running his hand over the
heads of the children.

‫ﹻﺸﹷ ﹷﺔ ﹷﻋﻠ ْﹷﻴکﹻ ﺑﹻﺎﻟ ﹽﹻﺮﻓ ﹻْﻖ ﹷواﹻﻳﹽﹷﺎ ﹻک ﺑﹻﺎ ْﻟ ﹷﻐ ﹷﻀ ﹻﺐ ﹷوا ْﻟ ﹹﻔ ْﺤ ﹻﺶ ا ﹻ ﹽﹷن اﻟ ﹽﹻﺮﻓ ﹷْﻖ ﹷﻻ ﻳﹷﻜ ﹹ ْﻮ ﹹن‬Ò‫ﻗﹷﺎ ﹷل اﻟ ﹽﹷﻨ ﹻ� ﹽﹹي ﷺ ﻟ ﹷﹻﻌﺎ‬

‫� ﹻ ْي ﹻﺷي ْ ٍٔي ا ﹻ ﹽﹷﻻ ﹷزاﻧ ﹷ ﹹہ ﹷوﻻﹷ ﻳﹹ ْﻨﺰﹷ ﹹع ﹻﻣ ْﻦ ﹷﺷي ْ ٍٔي ا ﹻ ﹽﹷﻻ ﹷﺷﺎﻧﹷہﹹ‬

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It is reported in Muslim Shareef that the Beloved Nabi ‫ﷺ‬ said to
‫ض‬ ‫ض‬
Sayyidatuna A’isha Siddiqa ‫ر�ی ال�ہ ���ا‬,
Make gentleness (i.e. softness and
empathy) necessary (upon you) and abstain from abusiveness and
harshness, for gentleness gives beauty to that which possesses it
and that from which it is removed, becomes flawed. [Bahaar e
Shariat Vol.16 With Reference To Muslim Shareef & Mishkaat
Shareef]

‫ٓ�ة ﹻ‬ ‫ﹷﺎل اﻟ ﹽﹷﻨ ﹻ� ﹽﹹي ﷺ ﹷﻣ ْﻦ اﹹ ْﻋ ﹻﻄ ﹷﻲ ﹷﺣ ﹽﹷﻈ ﹹہ ﹻﻣ ﹷﻦ اﻟ ﹽﹻﺮﻓ ﹻْﻖ اﹹ ْﻋ ﹻﻄ ﹷﻲ ﹷﺣ ﹽﹷﻈ ﹹہ ﹻﻣ ْﻦ ﹷﺧ� ْ� ﹻ ﹽﹹ‬
‫اﻟﺪﻧ ْ ﹷﻴﺎ ﹷو ْاﻻ ﹻ ﹷ‬ ‫ ﹻﺸﹷ ﹷﺔ ﻗﹷﺎﻟ ْﹷﺖ ﻗ ﹷ‬Ò‫ﹷﻋ ْﻦ ﹷﻋﺎ‬
‫ٓ�ة ﹻ‬ ‫� ﹷم ﹷﺣ ﹽﹷﻈ ﹹہ ﹻﻣ ْﻦ ﹷﺧ�ْ� ﹻ ﹽﹹ‬
‫اﻟﺪﻧ ْ ﹷﻴﺎ ﹷو ْاﻻ ﹻ ﹷ‬ ‫� ﹷم ﹷﺣ ﹽﹷﻆ�ﹽہﹹ ﹻﻣ ﹷﻦ اﻟ ﹽﹻﺮﻓ ﹻْﻖ ﹹ ﹻ‬
‫ﹷو ﹷﻣ ْﻦ ﹹ ﹻ‬

It is reported from Sayyidatuna A’isha ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض���ا‬that the Beloved Nabi ‫ﷺ‬
said, Whosoever received a share of gentleness, has received the
share of good for this world and the hereafter, and the one who is
deprived from the share of gentleness, has been deprived from the
good of the world and the hereafter. [Bahaar e Shariat Vol.16 With
Reference To Sharhus Sunnah & Mishkaat Shareef]

‫ﺎن ﻓ ﹷﹷﻤﺎ �ﹹ ﹷﻘ ﹽﹻﺒﻠﹹ ﹹﻬ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﹷ�ا� ﹻ ٌﹽي ا�ﹻ ﹷي اﻟ ﹽﹷﻨ ﹻ� ﹽﹻي ﷺ ﹷﻓ ﹷﻘﺎ ﹷل اﹷ ﹹ� ﹷﻘ ﹽﹻﺒﻠ ْﹹﻮ ﹷن ﹽﹻ‬
‫اﻟﺼب ْ ﹷﻴ ﹷ‬ ‫ﹻﺸﹷ ﹷﺔ ﻗﹷﺎﻟ ْﹷﺖ ﹷﺟﺎ ﹷء ا ْ ﹷ‬Ò‫ﹷﻋ ْﻦ ﹷﻋﺎ‬
‫ﹷک اﹷ ْن ﻧﹷﺰﹷ ﹷع اﷲﹹ ﹻﻣ ْﻦ ﹷﻗﻠْﺒ ﹻ ﹷ‬
‫ک اﻟﺮﹽﹷ ْﺣ ﹷﻤ ﹷﺔ‬ ‫ﹷﻓ ﹷﻘﺎ ﹷل اﻟ ﹽﹷﻨ ﹻ� ﹽﹹي ﷺ اﹷ ْو اﹷ ْﻣﻠ ﹻ ﹹ‬
‫کﻟ ﹷ‬

It is in Sahih Bukhari and Muslim on the authority of Umm-ul-

Mo’mineen A’isha ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ ض���ا‬that a Bedouin said to the Nabi ‫‘ ﷺ‬You
(people) kiss children (affectionately) and we do not do this.’ Huzoor
‫ ﷺ‬said, What can I do if Allah has removed mercy (compassion)

from your heart? [Bahaar e Shariat Vol.16 With Reference To

Bukhari Shareef & Muslim Shareef & Mishkaat Shareef]

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‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ ﹹﻐ ﹷﻼ ﹹم ﹷﻳت ْﹻ� ﹱﻓﹷﺎ ْﻣ ﹷﺴ ﹹﺤ ْﻮا ﺑ ﹻ ﹷﺮاﺳ ٖﹻہ ٰﻫﻜﹷ ﹷﺬا‬
‫س ﻗﹷﺎ ﹷل ﻗﹷﺎ ﹷل ﹷر ﹹﺳ ْﻮ ﹹل اﷲﹻﷺ اﹻذﹷا� ﹷ ﹷ‬
ٍ ‫ﹷﻋ ﹻﻦ اﺑْ ﹻﻦ ﹷﻋﺒﹽﹷﺎ‬
‫ﺎن ﻟﹷ ﹹہ أﹷ ٌب ﻓﹷﺎ ْﻣ ﹷﺴ ﹹﺤ ْﻮا ﺑ ﹻ ﹷﺮأْﺳ ٖﹻہ ٰﻫﻜﹷ ﹷﺬا ا�ﹻٰي ﹷﺧﻠ ٍْﻒ ﹻﻣ ْﻦ ﹹﻣ ﹷﻘ ﹽﹷﺪﻣﹻ ٖہ‬
‫ا�ﹻٰي ﻗ ﹽﹷﹹﺪامٍ ﹷوا ﹻ ْن � ﹷ ﹷ‬

Tabrani reported in Awsat on the authority of Abu Hurairah ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬that
Huzoor ‫ ﷺ‬said, If a boy is an orphan, then when passing your hand
over his head, run your hand towards the front (i.e. back to front). If
the child has a father, then when passing your hand over his head,
run the hand towards the neck (nape, i.e. front to back). [Bahaar e
Shariat Vol.16 With Reference To Mu’jam Al Awsat & Kanz ul
Ummal]

Regarding the blessed statement that we are discussing, it must be

noted that it was presented by Sayyidi Aala Hazrat regarding the time
when Sayyiduna Umar Farooq ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬became the Khalifa after Hazrat
Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬journeyed from this world towards
the Holy Court of The Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬and when due to his
strictness the people were unsure how to react to him, because they
were so accustomed to the gentle nature of Sayyiduna Siddique e
Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, and thus in the narration they mention the above words
about his gentleness. So when Umar e Farooq ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬heard about this,
he gathered the people and sat on the Mimbar where Sayyiduna Abu
Bakr Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬used to stand. In other words, he made the foot
area of Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬his seat of honour, and then he stood
up while addressing them and he said to them,

‫ﻛﻨﺖ ﻣﻊ رﺳﻮل اﷲ ﺻ�ي اﷲ �ﻌﺎ ٰ�ي ﻋﻠﻴه وﺳﻠﻢ وﻛﻨﺖ ﻋﺒﺪہ وﺧﺎدﻣه‬

I Was With Rasoolullah ‫ﷺ‬, And

I Was His ‫ ﷺ‬Slave And His ‫ ﷺ‬Servant.

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Since, I have mentioned the journey of Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr
Siddique ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬, and this book is being officially launched on the 22nd of
Jumada Al Thaani, which is the day of the Wisaal of Sayyiduna
Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬and this day is known as Yaum e Siddique e
Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬I want to present the following brief discussion.

The world knows that Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬spent his
entire life in the sincere service of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬and he remained
absorbed in the love of Nabi Kareem ‫ ﷺ‬until the end of his worldly
life. He would often think about the hereafter and about the day
when he would be present in the Court of Almighty Allah.

Hazrat Sa’eed ibn Mansur ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬has reported in his Sunan on the
authority of Mu’awiyah bin Qur’rah ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬that Hazrat Abu Bakr
Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬often made the following Dua, O Allah, allow the latter
of my life to be good and let me pass from this world while
performing good deeds. The best day of all my days will be the day
when I make Your Deedar (i.e. when I am blessed with Your Divine
Vision).

This is that Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬regarding whom Imam Ibn Asaakir
reported on the authority of Hazrat Anas ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬that the Beloved Nabi
‫ ﷺ‬said, It Is Compulsory Upon My Ummat To Be Thankful To Abu

Bakr And To Love Him.

So, we should always honour and pay tribute to all the Companions
of the Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬, especially Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr
Siddique ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬who sacrificed everything in the Love of Almighty Allah
and His Beloved Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬and who all the Sahaba e Kiraam regarded
as their leader. Almighty Allah blessed him with the greatest honour
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after all the Ambia and the Mursaleen ‫ ي���م �����م‬. As mentioned earlier, he
is blessed with such a great honour, that even today, he is resting
beside The Greatest in Allah’s Creation, The Most Beloved of
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Almighty Allah, The Mercy Unto The Worlds, Sayyiduna Wa Maulana
Muhammad Mustafa ‫ﷺ‬.

He is that fortunate personality that after he left this world, and

when his Blessed Janaazah was taken to the Court of The Beloved
Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬and permission to lay him to rest in the Holy Chamber was
requested, the Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬welcomed him with the Message of
Love from His ‫ ﷺ‬Rauda e Mubaarak. Sufi Jameel e Qaadiri ‫ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضنہ‬
portrays that blessed moment while paying tribute to Sayyiduna
Siddique e Akbar ‫ ر ض�ی ال�ہ � ضن‬with the following couplet,

Sahaba Jab Janaazah Hazrat-e-Siddique Ka Laaye

Chale Aawo Mere Pyaare Nida Aayi Ye Andar Se

When The Sahaba Brought The Janaazah of Hazrat e Siddique Forward

‘Come Towards Me O My Beloved’, From Inside The Invite Emanated

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 SAYYIDUNA SIDDIQUE E AKBAR

The First Adult Male Who Accepted Islam Without Hesitation

Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar The Meccan Lion

The One Who Won Our Nabi's Love & Affection

Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar The Leader Of Our Nation

The Father of Sayyidatuna A’ishah, The Mother Of The Muslim Nation

Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar The Great Man Of Vision

The Chosen One Who Accompanied Our Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬During Migration

Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar, Always An Example In Action

The One Who Testified To The Me'raj Without Hesitation

Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar, The Greatest Companion

The First Khalifa Of Islam Without Any Intrusion

Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar, The Beloved Nabi’s Decision

The One Who Sacrificed Everything Without Worldly Ambition

Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar, The Possessor Of True Deeni Passion

The One Who Saved Hazrat Bilal From Slavery And Affliction
Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar, The Great Hero, The Champion

The Epitome Of Prophetic Love, Sincerity & Affection

Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar, A True Lover On A Mission

The Matchless Example Of Sincerity And True Devotion

Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar, The Luminous Illustration

He Who Led The Sahaba in Salaah On Our Nabi's ‫ ﷺ‬Instruction

Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar, The Imam To Every Companion

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 The One Who Fought The Rejecters Of Zakaat To Remove Corruption
Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar, The Eradicator Of Exploitation

The Eradicator Of Hypocrisy, The Destroyer Of Deviation

Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar, The Defender Of The Religion

The One Who Served The Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬With True Love & Devotion
Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar, The Epitome Of Adoration

The Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬Guaranteed His Absolute Salvation

Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar, Our Wasila To Redemption

Hazrat Umar’s Beloved, Hazrat Uthman's Hope & Maula Ali's Inspiration
Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar, The Most Beloved Companion

The One Who Rode Beside Our Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬During Every Expedition
Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar, The Companion On Every Holy Mission

The One Who Was Welcomed By The Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬At His Sacred Station
Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar, Heaven Is His Destination

The Most Exalted After The Prophets & Messengers In The Entire Nation
Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar, The Possessor of An Exalted Position

The One Resting Beside The Nabi ‫ﷺ‬, In Complete Absorption

Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar, My Nabi’s ‫ ﷺ‬Heavenly Companion

The One Who Will Rise With The Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬On The Day Of Resurrection
Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar, Has Been Granted This Station

About His Excellence Taajush Shariah Wrote In Complete Devotion,

Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar, Aala Hazrat’s Inspiration

The One Without Whom None Will Attain Salvation

Sayyiduna Siddique e Akbar, Afthab’s Gateway To Salvation

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 THE EPITOME OF TRUTH AND PURITY

In Mustafa’s Love ‫ ﷺ‬Everything Was Sacrificed By Siddique e Akbar

The Flag of The Nabi’s ‫ ﷺ‬Deen, Was Raised High By Siddique e Akbar
There Is No Other Devotee Of The Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬Like Siddique e Akbar
The Devotee Of The Lamp Of Risaalat, Is Indeed Siddique e Akbar

The Example Of The Love Of The Soul Of The Universe Is Siddique e Akbar
In His Love For The Family Of The Nabi, Peerless Is Siddique e Akbar
You Are The Nabi’s ‫ ﷺ‬Beloved, And Our Beloved Is Siddique e Akbar
The Lamp Of That Path Of Love, Is Siddique e Akbar

From The Sacred Court Of Light, The Lamp Is Siddique e Akbar

Such A Beloved Of Mustafa ‫ ﷺ‬Is Indeed Siddique e Akbar
Mustafa ‫ ﷺ‬Had No Shadow, But His Shadow Was Siddique e Akbar
The Shadow Of The Prophetic Light, Indeed Was Siddique e Akbar

Under The Shade Of Mustafa’s ‫ ﷺ‬Mercy Is Resting Siddique e Akbar

Besides The Beloved Nabi ‫ ﷺ‬Resting Peacefully Is Siddique e Akbar
In Worldly Life They Were Together, Now Together Is Siddique e Akbar
Indeed, A Truly Special Prophetic Endowment Is Siddique e Akbar

The Strength And Aid Of Ghaus And Khwaja Is Siddique e Akbar

Aala Hazrat Is Truly Yours, Supporting Raza Is Siddique e Akbar
The Protector Of Maslak e Aala Hazrat, Is Siddique e Akbar
The Fortification of The Maslak Of Is Siddique e Akbar

After The Ambia & Mursaleen The Greatest Is Siddique e Akbar

The Soul Of Umar You Are, The Splendour Of Uthman Is Siddique e Akbar
Peerless In Knowledge & Wisdom, The Pride Of Haidar, Siddique e Akbar
The Afthab (Sun) Of Knowledge & Wisdom, Is Hazrat Siddique e Akbar

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 THE POLAR STAR OF THE SKY OF THE BELOVED

The Beloved Of The Most Beloved ‫ ﷺ‬, Hazrat Siddique e Akbar

Chosen By Allah As The Mustafa’s ‫ ﷺ‬Beloved, Hazrat Siddique e Akbar

The Polar Star Of The Sky Of The Beloved, Hazrat Siddique e Akbar
Ever Radiant In The Love Of The Beloved, Hazrat Siddique e Akbar

You Are Umar, Uthman And Ali's Beloved, Hazrat Siddique e Akbar
You Freed Sayyidi Bilal For Allah's Beloved, Hazrat Siddique e Akbar

First To Accept The Word Of The Beloved, Hazrat Siddique e Akbar

The First Khalifa Of The Most Beloved, Hazrat Siddique e Akbar

You Laid Down Your Life For Your Beloved, Hazrat Siddique e Akbar
Your Life & Wealth Was For Your Beloved, Hazrat Siddique e Akbar

The Companion Of The Cave, So Beloved, Hazrat Siddique e Akbar

Resting Today Beside The Most Beloved, Hazrat Siddique e Akbar

Your Hand Is In The Hand Of The Beloved, Hazrat Siddique e Akbar

You Will Rise Again With Allah's Beloved, Hazrat Siddique e Akbar

Your Enemy Is The Enemy Of The Beloved, Hazrat Siddique e Akbar

Your Beloved, Is Mustafa’s ‫ ﷺ‬Beloved, Hazrat Siddique e Akbar

A’ishah Siddiqa Is Indeed Your Beloved, Hazrat Siddique e Akbar

Truly Loved And Truly Beloved, Hazrat Siddique e Akbar

My Taajush Shariah Is Raza's Beloved, Hazrat Siddique e Akbar

Through Him Make Afthab Your Beloved, Hazrat Siddique e Akbar

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