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July 2016 Shawwaal 14373

DITORIAL

Information ExplosionBy: Hazrat Maulana Ilyaas Patel Sahib

Never before has it been possible to access so

much of information with such ease. Daily, new

books grace the shelves of libraries and living rooms.

More magazines, periodicals and pamphlets are being

published than ever before. Furthermore, literally at

the press of a button, thousands of books on tafseer,

hadith, fiqh, Islamic history and almost every other

topic can be accessed. On-line courses and

innumerable websites, all in the name of Islam, are at

ones fingertips. Indeed there is a huge explosion of

information which is bombarding us from every

direction. The major challenge is how to handle this

information explosion?

The most critical issue in this regard is WHO is

giving out the information? This itself will also

determine another critical aspect: How authentic is the

information? Though we generally take these issues

very lightly, especially in this age of the information

explosion, yet it could very well be a matter oflife and

death the death of ones Imaan. Hence Ibn-Sireen

(Rahmatullahi-Alaihi), who was among the greatestTaabieen (companions of the Sahaaba Raziyallahu

Anhum), firmly stated: This knowledge is Deen.

Therefore, beware of who you take your Deen from?

(Shamaail-e-Tirmizi).
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HEART ATTACK

The above statement has two fundamentallessons. The first lesson is that one must have a

teacher who one learns Deen from. It is therefore

extremely tragic that, due to the advancement in

technology, many peoples teacher has become the

internet or computer programs. Imagine a person with

a severe heart condition referring to the internet fortreatment. He stumbles upon an advert marketing a

product which promises a miraculous cure for his

ailment. If the ailing person decides to take this

unknown product from an unknown person for his

heart condition, what will any sane person think of

him? More crucial than treating the physical heart isthe health of the spiritual heart. Therefore, can just

any website, online course, blog, or just any book or

person be OK to learn Deen from??? Is the fancy label

in the form of catchy slogans, glossy titles and a

captivating style of writing a good enough basis to rely

on the product?Such a careless attitude carries an

extremely severe risk of a spiritual heart attack!!!

Furthermore, nobodys knowledge is reliable in

any field if it is not acquired from an expert teacher in

that field. Any person who claims to be a doctor,

lawyer or engineer due to having studied all the

material on the subject from books and on the internet,

will surely be shunned by every intelligent person. He

will also be legally prevented from practicing in that

field. This is simply due to him not having learnt his

field from a recognised teacher, who himself learnt

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similarly from an expert, all the way to the top. Having

a teacher is therefore essential.

ORATORY

The second lesson in the statement of Ibn-

Sireen (Rahmatullahi-Alaihi) was to choose a teacher

carefully, ensuring that he is reliable in Deen. Taking

just anyone as a teacher is very dangerous. Often thebasis for taking Deen from someone is merely the

persons oratory skills, or his apparent expertise in

Islamic sciences or his proficiency in the Arabic

language. This alone is not sufficient, especially when

Hazrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) has warned

of such scholars who will have knowledgeabletongues but hearts of wolves.

In another narration he cautioned against

scholars who are people with tongues sweeter than

honey but hearts more bitter than aloe (which is very

bitter).

Oratory skills alone are, therefore, no basis for

such a critical choice. History bears testimony that over

the centuries many scholars with completely corrupt

beliefs have swayed thousands of people with their

oratory or flowery writings and their apparent expertise

in Islamic sciences. While many simple people followed

such deviated scholars and organisations, a great

number of those who were carried away by the

outward sophistication of an organisation or the

apparent intellect of a so-called scholar were the

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wealthy and educated class. Consider one example.

The deviation and corruption in the beliefs of the false

prophet and the founder of the Qaadiaani movement,

Ghulam Ahmed Qaadiaani, are easily understood by

even ordinary laymen when it is explained to them in

the light of the Holy Quraan and Sunnah. Yet, many of

his followers up to this day are highly educated. They

were caught up by what appeared to be excellent

scholarship but in reality they were entrapped into

rejecting some of the most fundamental beliefs of a

Muslim. Yet others fell into complete confusion after

being misled into believing that if one follows one of

the four Imaams of fiqh (Imaam Abu Hanifah, Imaam

Shaafiee, etc.) one will be following something other

than the true Deen. Hence they abandoned following

the true Imaams and Mujtahids (jurists) who were

masters and experts in the knowledge of the Holy

Quran and Sunnah. In place of the Imaams of fiqh,

they then began following the interpretations of

modern day scholars whose knowledge of Deen is but

a mere fraction of the knowledge of the great Imaams.

DISCERN

Thus it has always been fundamentally

important to first check WHO or WHERE one learns

Deen from. The information explosion has increased

this importance by a million times. If one listens to or

reads just anything and everything without having

thorough knowledge of the Holy Quraan and Sunnah,

one will not be able to discern what is correct or what

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is not. Therefore, the best route is to refrain from

referring to any unknown sources. Once Sayyidina

Umar Faarooq (Raziyallahu-Anhu) requested permission

from Hazrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) to read

the Torah and benefit from its wisdoms. Hazrat

Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) strongly forbade him

from doing so, despite the fact that the Holy Quraan

has itself declared the Torah as guidance. The reason

for the prohibition was that the Torah was greatly

interpolated and distorted by the Jews. Furthermore,

the Holy Quraan was still not entirely revealed and

Deen was not yet completed. Hence due to this

situation even somebody of the calibre of Sayyiduna

Umar Faarooq (Raziyallahu-Anhu) may not have been able

to immediately discern what was authentic and

unchanged and what was the distortion of the Jews.

This incident clearly highlights the key aspect which is

the ability to DISCERN what conforms to the word and

spirit of Deen and what does not. This is not possible

without thorough knowledge. Therefore, the only resort

is to turn to someone WHO is reliable.

GUIDELINES

This begs the crucial question: How does one

determine WHO is reliable? A few guidelines gleaned

from the Holy Quraan and Sunnah are:

The person must be knowledgeable.

He must be a pious person. This refers to one

who fulfils all the obligations of Deen, adheres to

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the Sunnah and who is not a flagrant sinner.

The people who associate with him generally

progress in Deen and become more conscious of

adopting the Sunnah in their lives.

He should be a person who is blessed with

Sharhus-Sadr (an enlightened heart). The signs

of Sharhus-Sadr that have been explained in the

Hadith are: He is disinclined from the world, his

heart is focussed towards the Hereafter and he

prepares for death.

The great Muhaddith Ibraahim Nakhaee states:

When people would come to learn Deen from

someone, they would look at his character, his

salaah and his general condition.

COMMON SENSE

A common sense approach is to determine

what the learned and pious think of the person. This

will be a good indication of whether one is making a

sound choice. The situation is similar to that of a

person seeking a good doctor to treat a complicated

illness. He will generally check two things: What is

the success rate of that doctor and what do other

doctors have to say about him. The same approach

must be adopted to a much greater extent to find theright guide in Deen. With each passing day, more

and more information will continue to explode from

every source and media. Let us firmly stick to

someone WHO is reliable so that the wrong

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information does not explode our Deen!

TAFSEER( C o m m e n t a r y o f t h e H o l y Q u r a n ) By: Hazrat Maulana Mufti Muhammad Shafi Sahib(Rahmatullahi Alaihi)

SURAH AL BAQARAH

Note: This part of Tafseer is the remaining portion ofSurah Al-Baqarah Tafseer and hence connected withthe previous chapter of Surah Al-Baqarah Tafseer.

On the other hand, miracles happen directly

under divine command without the intervention of

physical causes. For example, the Holy Quran tells

us how the tyrant Namrud (Nimrod) threw Sayyidina

Hazrat Ibraheem Alaihis Salaam into a blazing fire, and

how Allah Taala commanded the fire to grow cold

for him, but not so cold as to do him harm and thefire obeyed the command, and, instead of scorching

him, provided a place of safety. This was a direct

divine act, and hence a miracle. Now, we sometimes

hear of men who, having applied certain chemicals

to their body, can enter a fire without being

scorched. This is not a miracle, for the operative

cause is of a physical nature that is, the chemicals.

These chemicals are not known to people in general,

and they are deluded into believing such a

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performance to be a supernatural event going

beyond the realm of the habitual. The Holy Quran

itself leaves no doubt as to a miracle being directly

an act of Allah Taala Himself. In the battle of Badr,

the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam took up a

handful of pebbles, and threw them at the army of

the infidels, which blinded their eyes. Referring to

this miracle, the Holy Quran says:

When you threw (the pebbles), it is not you who threw, but

Allah who threw (them) (8:17).

The statement is explicit enough, and means

that the miraculous result produced by a handful ofpebbles was not the work of the Holy Prophet

Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, but the act of Allah Taala

Himself.

Miracle & Magic: How to distinguish between

them?

Having explained the difference between the

nature of a miracle and that of magic, we must turn

to another important question --- the results

produced by each of them being in appearance the

same, how is the common man to know the

difference between the two? In fact, Allah Taala has

given to each certain characteristic features which

can help the common man to distinguish miracles

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from magic. Firstly, miracles are manifested through

those whom everyone knows to be clean in body,

pure in deeds and God-fearing. On the contrary,

magic shows its effectiveness through those who are

unclean in body, dirty in deeds, shunning the

worship of Allah and His remembrance. This is a

distinction which everyone can observe with his own

eyes. Secondly, Allah Taala has so ordained thingsthat if a man pretends to be a Prophet and claims to

perform miracles, and yet tries to perform magic, his

magic is never effective, but he can be effective in

magic so long as he does not lay a claim to prophet

hood.

Magic & Prophets:

As to the question whether magic can have an

effect on Prophets, we shall say that it can. As we

have explained above, magic operates throughphysical causes and Prophets are not immune to the

influence of physical causes. Just as they feel the

effects of hunger and thirst, fall ill and get healed

through the operation of apparent physical causes,

in the same way they can be affected by the hidden

operations of magic, which are no less physical. Let

us add that being affected by magic does in no way

goes against the dignity of the station of prophet

hood --- no more than would thirst or hunger.

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(To be continued, Insha-Allahu-Taala)

Tas-heelul Ahadeeth

Translation

Sayyidna Abu Umamah Bahili Raziyallahu Anhu

relates that Sayyidina Hazrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu

Alaihi Wasallam) said:I stand surety for a home on

the side of a paradise for one who will give up

quarreling although he may be in the right; and a

home in the center of paradise for one who will

give up lying even in joke; and a home in the

highest paradise for one whose behavior is

excellent.Abu Dawood

ommentary

Hazrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)

guarantees Jannah for each of the following:

A person who avoids quarreling even though

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he may be correct.

A person who never lies not even in joke.

A person who has good character / behavior.

Just as this Hadith shows us the intense

dislike of quarreling and lying and the virtue of

good character, it also teaches us that we should

not even lie when making jokes.

Lessons

1. To abstain from quarreling and speaking lies.

2. To adopt good character.

Translation

Sayyidna Umar bin Khattab Raziyallahu Anhu

relates that he heard Sayyidina Hazrat Rasulullah

(Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) say: If you relycompletely on Allah Taala, He will sustain you in

the same way as He provides for the birds. They

go out in the morning with their stomachs empty

and return filled in the evening.

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ommentary

The birds are very feeble creation of Allah

Taala, yet they never die of starvation. The

question is: Who sustain them? From where do

they get their food? And the answer is most

definitely Allah Taala.

We learn from this Hadith that if man relies on

Allah Taala, Allah Taala will sustain him just as he

sustains the birds. When man places full reliance on

Allah Taala, he will never fear a shortage in his

sustenance just as the birds never fear any shortage

or lack of sustenance.

However, this does not negate the importance

of adopting the worldly means (e.g. a burglar alarm

for security, a business or employment for earning

or living etc.) in fact, the Quran and Sunnah

commands us to adopt the worldly means. The

meaning of reliance on Allah Taala (tawakkul) is

that after adopting the worldly means one relies

only on Allah Taala and not the worldly means.

Lessons

1. Place your trust on Allah Taala as He is the

provider of all ones deeds.

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2. Do not rely only on worldly means.

Seerat-e-Paak

Seeratul Mustafa Sallallahu Alaihi WasallamBy: Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Idrees Kaandhelwi Sahib Rahmatullahi A laihi

Translated By: Mufti Muhammad Kadwa Sahib andMaulana Muhammad Muhammady Sahib

(Continued from the previous issue of AN-NOOR)

Maternal lineage

Haashim:

Haashim was the first to initiate the custom of

sending off two trade caravan a year; a caravan to

Syria in summer and a caravan to Yemen in winter.

According to this unvarying custom, a caravan

would set out in every season of the year. Over

desolate swathes of land, through scorching deserts

and dangerous journeys by land and sea, these

caravans would travel in winter towards Yemen and

beyond going right up to as for as Ethiopia. Negus,

the emperor of Ethiopia was exceedingly hospitable

towards Haashim and would present a number of

gifts to him. In summer, the caravan would travel to

Syria (including Jordan and Lebanon), Gaza and

Ankara (which was then the capital of Rome).

Heraclius, the Byzantine emperor would also

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approach Haashim with utmost respect and would

often present gifts to him.

Haashim initiated two journeys for himself and for his people,

A journey in winter whilst another journey in summer.

Haashim secured assurances of extensive

protection from the Yemeni as well as the Roman

governments for his trade caravans. Since the trade

routes of Arabia were not really safe from robbers.

Haashim put in place a pact with all various tribes of

the peninsula assuring them that we (Makkans)

would freely transport your basic necessities to you

whilst you in turn should pledge a safe passage to

all our caravans passing through your tribal lands.

As a result of Haashims brilliant strategy, all the

trade routes leading to and from Makkah wererendered safe.

Allah Taala also draws the attention of the

Quraysh to his bounty in the following words:

o o

o o

(With the grace of Allah) Due to the habituated custom of the

Quraysh, their habitual custom of setting forth in winter and

summer, (as a form of gratitude), they should worship Allah,

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the Lord of this house, He Who has fed them against hunger

and shielded them from fear. (Al_Quraysh verses 1-4).

During the days of Hajj, Haashim would feed

all the pilgrims with meat, roti, saweeq and dates.

He would also provide Zam Zam water to them. He

would make similar provisions for them at Mina,

Muzdalifa and Arafaat.

Umayyah bin Abdu Shams was incrediblyperturbed by Haashims generosity and he became

upset over Haashims influence over the Arabs.

Umayyah also attempted to feed the pilgrims just as

Haashim was feeding them. However, in spite of his

privileged affluence, he was unable to compete wi thHaashim.

This is the catalyst that sparked off a

succession of the relentless hostilities between the

banu Haashim and the banu Umayyah clans.

On one occasion, Haashim accompanied a

trade caravan that halted at Madinah (probably en

route to Syria). His gaze fell on a woman in the

market place of Madinah. Apart from her exceptional

beauty, her exquisite facial features portrayed a

woman of noble reputation and keen intelligence.

Haashim made some enquiries to establish whether

she was married or single. He learnt that she was

married to Asihah bin Jallah from whom she

mothered two sons; Amt and Mabad. As ihah later

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divorced her.

(To be continued , Insha-Allahu Taaala)

Blessed Companions

Raziyallahu Taala Anhum Ajmaeen

By: Shaikhul-Hadeeth Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Zakariyya Sb.Rahmatullahi-Alaihi

Fear of Allah TaaAla

azrat UmarRaziyallahu Anhuand the fear

of Allah Taala

Hazrat Umar Raziyallahu Anhuasked:Why arethese children crying?

The woman replied: because they are

hungry.

Hazrat Umar Raziyallahu Anhuasked: What is in

the pan?

The woman replied: Only water, to soothethe children, so that they may go to sleep in the

belief that food is being prepared for them. Ah! On

the Day of Qiyaamah, Allah Taala will judge

between (Hazrat) Umar (Raziyallahu Anhu) and me,

for neglecting me in my distress.

(Hazrat) Umar (Raziyallahu Anhu)(weeping) said:May Allah Taala have mercy on you! How can

(Hazrat)Umar (Raziyallahu Anhu)know of your distress?

The woman replied: When he is our Ameer,

he must keep himself informed about us.

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Hazrat Umar Raziyallahu Anhu returned to the

town and immediately went to Baitul-Maal to fi l l a

sack with floor, dates, fat and clothes, and also

drew some money. When the sack was ready, he

said to Aslam: Now put this sack on my back,

Aslam.

Aslam protested: No please, Amirul-

Momineen! I shall carry this sack.

Hazrat Umar Raziyallahu Anhurefused to listento Aslam, even on his persistent requests to allow

him to carry the sack, and remarked: What! Will

you carry my load on the Day of Qiyaamah? I

must carry this bag, for it is I who would be

questioned (in the Hereafter) about this woman.

Aslam most reluctantly placed a bag onHazrat Umars Raziyallahu Anhu back and he carried

it with a swift pace right to the womans tent.

Aslam followed at his heels. He put a little flour

and some dates and fat in the pan and began to

stir. He blew (with his mouth) into the fire to

kindle it.Aslam says: I saw the smoke passing

through his thick beard.

After some time, the food was ready. He

himself served it to the family. After they had

eaten to their fill, he made over to them the litt le

that was left for their next meal. The children werevery happy after their meal and began to play

about merrily. The woman felt very grateful and

remarked: May Allah Taala reward you for your

kindness! In fact you deserve to take the place of

Khalifah instead of (Hazrat) Umar (Raziyallahu

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Anhu).

Hazrat Umar Raziyallahu Anhu consoled her

and said: When you come to see Khalifah, you

will find me there.

He sat for a while at a place close by and

kept on watching the children. He then returned to

Madinah. On his way back, he said to Aslam: Do

you know why I sat there, Aslam? I had seen

them weeping in distress; I liked to see themlaughing and happy for some time.

It is said that Hazrat Umar Raziyallahu Anhu

used to recite Surah Kahf, Surah Taha and other

such Surahs when leading Fajr Salah and would

weep so much, that his crying could be heard wayback to several rows. Once he was reciting Surah

Yousufin Fajr , when he came to the verse:

I only complain of my distress and anguish unto Allah,

(S12:V86)

He wept so much, that he could not recite

any further. In Tahajjud Salah, he would

sometimes fall to the ground and would get

indisposed with excessive weeping.

Such was the fear of Allah Taala in Hazrat

Umar Raziyallahu Anhu, whose name struck terror in

the hearts of the mightiest kings of his time. Even

today, the people are filled with awe when they

read about him. Is there any person in power

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today who is prepared to show such kindness to

the people in his charge?

(To be continued, Insha-Allahu Taala)MALFOOZAAT

Statements and Anecdotes of Faqeehul-Ummat

Hazrat Maulana Mufti Mahmood Hasan

Gangohi Sahib

.

Compiled By: Hazrat Maulana Mufti Farooq Meeruti Sahib(Daamat- Barakatuhum)

Matters pertaining to Hadith

Hazrat HawwaAlaihas Salaamwas created from

the rib of Aadam Alaihis Salaam

Q: Is it established from any authentic hadeeth

that Hazrat Hawwa Alaihas Salaamwas created from

the rib of Aadam Alaihis Salaam?

A: In an authentic hadeeth it is mentioned:

(Women are created from a rib)

Under the commentary of this Hadeeth,

Mulla Ali Qari writes:

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(Women refers to the origin of women or the entire species

of women or the mother of all women, and rib refers to the

rib of (Hazrat) Aadam Alaihis Salaam).

The entire Hadeeth is as follows:

Women have been created from the rib which

can never be straightened. Benefit can only be

derived by keeping the crookedness. If you try to

straighten it, it will break and breaking it is

divorcing her. (Mishkaat, Vol 2, Pg 280 with

reference to Muslim).

Knowledge is still in our family

Once, Hazrat Shah Abdul Azeez Rahmatullahi

Alaihi requested some water whilst studying. His

father, Hazrat Shah Waliyyullah Rahmatullahi Alaihi

became extremely sad and said, It is sad that

knowledge has left our family.

His wife comforted him and said, Do not

worry. We will soon come to know the truth of the

matter. Instead of pouring water into the glass,she poured vinegar and gave it to Shah Abdul

Azeez.

Shah Abdul Azeez drank all the vinegar

without even realizing what he had drunk.

On observing this, Hazrat Shah WaliyyullahRahmatullahi Alaihi said, Alhamdulillah, knowledge is

still part of our family.

We are the dispensers and you are the doctors

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Once, Hazrat Sulaiman bin Mahraan al-

Amash Rahmatullahi Alaihi, the ustaad of HazratImam Abu Yousuf Rahmatullahi Alaihiand also one of

the narrators of Bukhari asked Hazrat Imam Abu

Yousuf Rahmatullahi Alaihi a masalah.

After receiving the answer, Hazrat Sulaiman

Rahmatullahi Alaihi asked Hazrat Imam Abu YousufRahmatullahi Alaihi, From where did you deduce this

masalah?

Hazrat Imam Abu Yousuf Rahmatullahi Alaihi

replied, I understood this masalah from a certain

hadeeth which you narrated to me.

Hazrat Sulaimans Rahmatullahi Alaihi eyes

swelled with tears and he said, I knew this

hadeeth even before your parents were married

but I have only understood it now. Our example is

that of a dispenser and a doctor.

(We are the dispensers and you are the

doctors).

In kitaabul-Janaaiz of Trimizi Shareef, it isstated:

(The fuqahaa possess a better understanding

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of the hadeeth).


Etiquette

Etiquettes for studentsBBy: Hazrat Maulana Siddiq Ahmad Baandwi Sahib

Rahimahullahu-TaalaBB

Continue from the previous issue of AN-NOOR

TThhiirrdd EEttiiqquueettttee

Respect for Asaatizah (Teachers)

The student should not decide for himselfwhich kitaabs should be studied. In former times,

the students would leave all matters pertaining to

their studies for their ustaadhs to decide, resulting

in them being successful in their endeavours. But ,

when students started deciding for themselves

which courses and kitaabs to study, they were

deprived of knowledge.

Hazrat Imam Bukhari Rahmatullahi Alaihi had

started learning kitaabus Salaah under Hazrat

Muhammad bin Hasan Rahmatullahi Alaihi. Hazrat

Muhammad bin Hasan Rahmatullahi Alaihi suggested

to him, It is more appropriate for you to study

hadeeth because I find that you have an affinity

for Hadeeth. Hazrat Imam Bukhari Rahmatullahi

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Alaihiaccepted the advice of his ustaadh. The world

then witnessed that he became the leader of the

Muslims in the field of Hadeeth. From this incident,

we also understand that if a student has

proficiency in a certain field, he should make an

effort to attain expertise in that field. Thereafter,

he should disseminate it. He should not make

decisions on his own, rather he should consult with

his ustaadh.

Hazrat Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam was

commanded in the Quran to make mashwarah

(consult), whereas there was no person more

intelligent than him. Thus, Hazrat Rasulullah

Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam would consult the Hazraate

Sahabah Raziyallahu Anhum to such an extent that

matters pertaining to his personal life, would also

be discussed through mashwarah.

Hazrat Ali Raziyallahu Anhu said:

There is no person who was destroyed after

making mashwarah.

There is a famous saying that men are of

three types:

One is a perfect person.

The second is half person.

The third can be categorized as a person

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who is non-existent.


Sulook

Potions for the HeartA Translation of Dawa-e-Dill

By: Hazrat Peer Zulfiqaar Ahmad Naqashbandi SahibDaamat-Barakatuhum

Continue from the previous issue of AN-NOOR

he world is not a place of

entertainment

The world is a place of trial

Allah Taala created man from His complete

power, and sent him to this world for a short

period of time. This world is a place of tests and

trials. It is not a holiday destination. It is a pity

that we had made it such.

We have been created so that we can be

tested.

The world is a place of trials.

Every person is being tested through

different methods. While Allah Taala testesone by

giving him, He tests another by taking from him.

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One man goes to purchase a shroud for his dead

son, while another goes to purchase a suit for his

sons wedding. One youth brings his wife home as

a bride, while another carries his wifes dead body

to the graveyard. One is very successful in

business, while another has suffered a huge loss.

One is in state of health while another is very sick.

Every one of these people is being tested. The

world is therefore a place of trials, although times

and circumstances keep changing.

Such days we rotate among the people.

[Al-imran 03:140- only the relevant portion of the aayah is

documented]

Allah Taala continually changes the nature

of the days among the human beings.

When Allah Taalagives, He sees whether we

are grateful or not, and when he takes, whether

we are patient or not. Both the grateful one and

the patient one will go to Jannah.

This is why a Mumin cannot be a loser,

whatever the circumstances. This is very

important lesson for us, which we must remember

at all times. (To be continued, Insha-Allahu-Taala)

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Family Bond

BRINGING UP

CHILDREN IN ISLAMBy: Hazrat Maulana Dr. Muhammad Habibullaah Mukhtaar Sahib

Translated by:Jenab Rafiq Abdurrahmaan Sahib

(Continue from the previous issue of AN-NOOR)

Critically examine society

The social point of view must be considered too

when rearing a child and building character. The child

must be trained to observe society carefully and,

whenever the need arises, to offer constructive

criticism and suggestions. One will learn to contribute

ones share too in the building up society. One mustspeak the truth and be courageous and bold.

The principles and steps that help develop a

childs powers of observance, criticism and guidance

of public opinion are discussed here.

Moulding public opinionIslam requires the guiding of public opinion

along correct lines, to command whatever is

virtuous and to forbid that which is disapproved of.

It is a duty placed on the entire Ummah. This
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obligation is placed on every Muslim, be he a ruler,

aalim or a non-aalim, man, woman, young, old,

employer or employee. Np-one is exempted from

this responsibility. It is for this reason that Muslims

are known as the best Ummah1. This facet has been

made incumbent on all Muslims.2When the Noble

Rasuul Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam took his followers

allegiance, he also placed on them the duty ofguiding.3Society must keep an eye on the individual

and the individual on society. The Noble Rasuul

Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallamgave an example of people in

a boat who drew lots. Some acquired a place on the

top deck and some on the lower deck. When the

ones on the lower deck wanted water, they had togo past the ones on the upper deck. The ones on

the lower deck said, If we madea hole in our part,

we would not trouble the ones above us. Yet if the

ones on the top deck left them (to do as they

pleased), all would perish. If they restrained the

lower deck people all would be saved.4

The Israelites invited the wrath of Allah Taala,

the Most High, on themselves when they gave up

their duty of commanding others to do good and

forsake evil.5 In spite of their sinful life and the

excesses committed by them , their scholars ate

1Surah Aali Imraan, 3:110.2Surah Tawbah, 9:71.3Bukharii and Muslim.4Bukharii and Trimizi.5Surah Maai-dah, 5:78.

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and drank with them and mingled with them,

although their pronouncements went unheeded.1(To be continued, Insha-Allaahu-Taaala)

Great Personality

Rahimahullahu Taala

By: Hazrat Allamah Muhammad Ibn Yusuf Salihi Dimashqi ShafieeRahmatullahi-Alaihi

(Continue from the previous issue of AN-NOOR)

Hazrat Imam Sahibs Allah-consciousness,meditation and his withdrawl from futile pursuits

Khatib Baghdadi narrates that Asad Ibn Amr

said:

Overcome by fear of Allah Taala, Hazrat

Imam Abu Hanifahs Rahmatullahi Alaihi weeping

could be heard right outside. On hearing his

excessive weeping, even his neighbours were

overwhelmed with pity for him.

Waki Ibn Jarrah narrates:

By Allah! Hazrat Imam Abu Hanifah Sahib Rahmatullahi

Alaihi was a man of great trust. His heart was br imming

with the sublimity and grandeur of Allah Taala. He used

to give preference to the satisfaction of Allah Taalaabove all else. If a sword had to be run over his neck for

the pleasure of Allah Taala, he wou ld have endured i t

because he was of the abrar (very pious).

1Trimizi.

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Yahya Ibn Main says that he heard Yahya Ibn Said Qattan saying:

By Allah! We sat in the company of Hazrat Imam Abu

Hanifah Rahmatullahi Alaihi and we heard many religiousissues from him. I swear by Allah! When I used to look

towards his face, I used to be overcome with firm

conviction that this man is very fearful of Allah Taala.

Qasim Ibn Man narrates:

Hazrat Imam Abu Hanifah Rahmatullahi Alaihi once spent

the entire night weeping and repeatedly reciting the

following verse in Salah:

o

Nay, the hour (of judgment) is the time promised to

them and the hour will be most grievous and most

bitter. (Surah Qamr Verse 46).

Yazid Ibn Kumait, a pious saint, narrates:

Hazrat Imam Abu Hanifah Rahmatullahi Alaihi was very

fearful of Allah Taala. One night, Ali Ibn Husain rec ited

Surah Iza Zulzilatil Ardu in Eisha Salah whilst Ha zra t

Imam Sahib Rahmatullahi Alaihi was a lso behind him.

When the people departed after Salah, I saw Hazrat

Imam Sahib Rahmatullahi Alaihi sitting in deep thought

and taking long breaths. I said to my self that I might as

well depart so that his concentration does not waver.


CAMPUS ROUND-UPFayyaaz Ahmad Zarroo

The worship of Itikaaf-1437 AHEvery year, in the blessed month of Ramazaan, the numberof such Muslim men who throng the campus of Darul-

Uloom Raheemiyyah Bandipora Kashmir for performing the

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worship of Itikaaf in its spacious Masjid -Shareef in thecompany of the Honourable Chancellor-cum-Spiritual

Master, Hazrat Maulana Mufti Muhammad RahmatullahSahib Qasmi Daamat-Barakatuhumis increasing, Alhamdu-Lillah.In the current year, a large gathering performed the worship

of Itikaaf in the last ten days of Ramazanul-Mubarak here.The reason is that the Itikaaf performed here yields much

benefits than the Itikaaf being performed at other places ofthe state. And after performing the worship of Itikaaf here,

the majority of such Muslim men show a discernibleimprovement in their character, behavior, duty in offi ce and

in business transactions in the market.The Spiritual Master, Hazrat Maulana Mufti Muhammad

Rahmatullah Sahib Qasmi Daamat-Barakatuhum, teachesguiding principles for achieving Tazkiyah (purifying the

inner-soul) to the people who perform the worship of Itikaaf

here and persuades them to shun sins, bad habits anddetestable traits by delivering soothing speeches during thedays of Itikaaf in the Masjid-Shareef of Raheemiyyah

varsity regularly. Their soft and spiritual lessons on ethicsand morals make the attendees of Itikaaf able to devotethemselves fully to Zikrullaah: the remembrance of Allah

Taala every time. And spending the minutes and the hoursof ones life under the limits of Islamic Shariah is very

similar to remembering Allah Taala every time.

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