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This booklet was written by Shaykh-e-Ṭarīqat Amīr-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnat, the founder of Dawat-e-Islami Ḥaḍrat ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Muḥammad Ilyās ‘Aṭṭār Qādirī Razavī

������� �� ���� � �� ��� ������� �� in Urdu. The translation Majlis has translated this booklet into English. If you find any mistakes in the translation or composing, please inform the translation Majlis on the following address and gain Šawāb.

Translation Majlis (Dawat-e-Islami)

‘Alami Madanī Markaz, Faizān-e-Madīnaĥ, Mahallaĥ Saudagran, Old Sabzī Mandī, Bāb-ul-Madīnaĥ, Karachi, Pakistan.

Contact #: +92-21-34921389 to 91 [email protected]

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No matter how lazy Satan makes you feel, read this booklet in its entirety.

Benefit of Durūd Sharīf The Sultan of Madīnaĥ -tul-Munawwaraĥ, the King of Makka-tul-Mukarramaĥ ��� �!�( ��� � �( �� �� ��$  �5����6  ���  ��# �7 said, “Oh people! Indeed the one who recited Durūd upon me abundantly in the world will be the one to be judged quickly and to escape the hardships of the Day of Judgement.” (Firdous-ul-Akhbār, V5, P375, Ḥadīš 2810)

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A person narrates: I went to the Madīnaĥ-tul-Aūliyā (City of the Saints), Multan Sharīf and visited the glorious shrine of Ghoūš Baĥā-ul-Ḥaq wad-Dīn Żakariyaĥ Multānī ;��� �� ��  �< �� �!  �=� ���> to offer my salām (regard). After offering Fātiḥaĥ, as I was about to leave, I saw a person who was busy in Du’ā. I stopped and

1 A while ago, this incident was reported in a Gujrātī newspaper. I learnt a great lesson from it, therefore I am presenting what I can remember together with a few of my own views and comments so that Islamic brothers and sisters can also learn a lesson from it.

Sag-e-Madīnaĥ �?-@A-B

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looked at him. He was tall and thin, and his face was full of sadness. The reason I stopped was because he had a small container of water hanging around his neck and the fingers of his right hand were dipped into it.

When I looked at his face, he seemed familiar. Therefore, I waited for him to finish his Du’ā. After he had finished, I greeted him. He replied and looking at me thoughtfully he recognised me.

A slight smile appeared on his dry lips which disappeared quickly and replaced by sadness. After asking him how he was, I asked him the reason for hanging a container of water around his neck with his fingers dipped into it. Giving a painful sigh he said:-

“I have a small grocery shop. Once a beggar came to my shop and asked for help. I took out a coin and placed it in his palm. Whilst leaving, he prayed for me. The next day he came again and after taking the coin he left in the same manner. He became regular, and each time I would give him something. Sometimes he would sit at my shop, and tell me his sad stories. Listening to his painful stories would make me feel sorry for him. I sympathized with him. Soon we became friends. Many days passed by until one day I felt that something was wrong because I had not seen him for a some days. I began to worry thinking that he might have fallen ill. I had not seen his house, but I knew that he lived in a deserted area outside the city. After searching for him I found his hut. On entering, I saw some old items scattered around, including some broken utensils. The walls and contents showed signs of poverty and need. He was

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lying on a broken bed on one side of the room, and seemed to be in a great deal of pain. He was extremely ill and it seemed that he would not recover. I made Salām and stood next to his bed. He opened his eyes and after seeing me, a little glimmer of brightness appeared in his eyes. He gestured to me to sit next to him. He moved his lips with great difficulty and in a low tone e said “Brother! Please forgive me as I have lied to you a lot.” I replied “What? How is that?” He said, “The sorrowful stories that I told you were lies. I have been making up similar stories to other people to get money. Now that there appears no chance of me surviving, I have to tell you the truth:

I was born in a middle class family. I was married and had children. I became lazy to work and ended up becoming addicted to begging. My wife hated my profession of begging and we argued regularly over this matter. Gradually as time passed, my kids grew up and I gave them a good education. They obtained decent jobs and now they also upset with me. They insisted that I stop begging but I was addicted and helpless to stop myself from this disease. I loved wealth a lot and I did not want to leave the wealth which I received without working. As time went on, our dispute became unbearable and finally I left my wife and children and came to live in this hut.”

After saying this, he pointed towards a pile of rubbish, which was in one corner of the hut, and said, “Move the rubbish aside and under it you will find four sacks. Open one of the four sacks.” I did as I was told. As soon as I opened the sack, I was shocked to see that it was full of bundles of money! This beggar now seemed very mysterious

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to me. He said, “All four sacks are full of money. My brother! I have trusted you and let you in on my secret so now you will have to do what I say. You will, won’t you?” After I agreed, he said, “Look! I have loved this wealth a lot. For the sake of this wealth I destroyed my family. I did not eat well, nor did I wear good clothes, I would look at my money and become overjoyed.” He then paused for a while and said, “Bring a few bundles of notes to me so that I can admire them!!” I took out a few wads from the sack and gave them to him. A sudden shine appeared in his eyes as he took the bundles with his shaky hands and placed them on his chest. One by one, he started kissing the wads. He kissed each wad and placed it on his eyes and said, “My will is a special will and you will have to act according to it. My will is that I want you to bury my life’s achievement, these four sacks, with me after I die.” I promised that I would act according to his will. He kept on kissing the notes with pride until suddenly a frightening scream emerged from his throat and disappeared into the atmosphere. I trembled with fear as I saw his hand that was holding the notes, fall and hang off the side of the bed. His head tilted sideward’s and his soul left his body.

I pulled myself together and quickly gathered all the notes that were on his chest and on the ground and put them back in the sack. I made a tight knot on the opening of the sack and returned them under the pile of rubbish. With the help of some trustworthy individuals, I was successful in digging a big grave and burying the mysterious beggar along with the four sacks of money.

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After a while, I began experiencing losses in my business to the extent that I became heavily indebted. The debtors kept on harassing me but there was no way for me to repay them. One day, I remembered my friend the ‘Mysterious Beggar’ I felt so foolish for having buried the sacks of money with him according to his will. Obviously, the money could not benefit him in the grave. If I kept it with me, I would have been rich. Satan deceived me with the idea that it was not too late to recover the money from the grave. I had kept this secret to myself and had used an excuse regarding the sacks during burial. The money was still in the grave. This idea sounded good and I became determined to extract the money from the grave.

One night, I gathered the necessary tools to dig the grave and went to the graveyard. I stood near the grave and a terrifying silence surrounded me. My heart was pounding with fear and I was perspiring profusely. Finally I gathered enough courage and began digging the grave. After digging two to three strokes, I gained confidence. After a while I managed to dig a hole in the grave. All I had to do was put my hand inside the grave, but again I began losing courage. My body began trembling with fear and various horrifying thoughts entered my mind. Something within me was urging me to go back, and stop destroying myself by taking this Ḥarām (taboo) money. But finally, greed overcame me and the vision of being rich motivated me and gave me the courage to continue. I was very close to my goal. The lust for money made me forget the consequences and I put my right hand into the grave. I searched for the sack when my hand touched something searingly hot. I screamed due to the intense pain and fear and my scream

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disappeared into the horrifying silence of the graveyard. I removed my hand from the grave and ran away as fast as could.

My hand was badly burnt and I felt intense pain. I wept and begged for forgiveness from Allāĥ ��C�/�(��D�- but the pain of my hand remained. I have been to many physicians and herbal-doctors without success. I get relief only when my fingers are dipped in water; so I try to keep my hand in the water as much as I can.”

After hearing this horrifying story, I became disgusted with the world. I began loathing the lust for worldly power and money and I remembered the following verse from the Holy Qurān:

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Translation from Kanz-ul-Imān

In the name of Allāĥ � �C �/ �( � �D�-, the most Affectionate, the Merciful. Piling of more wealth kept you heedless until you

saw your graves. (Pāraĥ 30, Sūraĥ 102, Verses 1 and 2)

Dear Islamic Brothers! Reflect on the destruction caused by the love of money. The beggar died whilst kissing his Ḥarām (taboo) money and his friend who went to retrieve this Ḥarām money got into trouble. May Allāĥ ��C�/�(��D�- forgive both the mysterious beggar and his friend and may Allāĥ ��C�/�(��D�- accept these Du’ā on our behalf.

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The world has hundreds of lessons

But its colours & hues have blinded you

Have you ever paid attention to this?

The once lively palaces are now deserted?

This world is not a place to put your heart in

This is a place of example, not an amusing spectacle.

Wealth can buy medicine, not cure!

Dear Islamic Brothers! Many Madanī pearls of wisdom can be learnt from this incident. Especially for those who are always greedy or worried about making money, those who earn money but do not care if it is Ḥarām or Ḥalāl, those people who do not pray on time with Jamā’at or even miss their Ṣalāĥ because of business dealings and those who seek peace in this life with money. Remember! Wealth can buy medicine, not cure. Money can attract friends, not loyalty. Wealth can cause destruction but it cannot prevent death. Wealth can bring you fame but not respect.

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Dear Islamic Brothers! Those who have taken to begging as a profession can learn many lessons from the incident of the ‘Mysterious Beggar.’ Remember! To beg as a profession is Ḥarām (forbidden) and can take a person to Hell. The one who begs without any Shar’ī reason is seeking the fire of Hell for himself and the more money he earns in this manner, the more entitled he will be for the fire. Read four blessed Aḥāḍiš regarding this:

1. The person who begs even if he is destitute, and does not have children to support, will arise on the Day of Judgement in such a manner that he will have no flesh on his face. (Shu’abul-ul-Imān, V3, P274, Ḥadīš 3526, Dār-ul-Kutub-ul-‘Ilmiyyaĥ

Beirut)

2. The person who begs without need, it is as if he eats burning coal. (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabīr, V11, P.208 , Ḥadīš 3506, Dār Iḥyā-ut-Turāš-

ul-‘Arabī Beirut)

3. The one who begs in order to increase his wealth, he seeks burning (in Hell) whether he begs for more or less. (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, P518, Ḥadīš 1041, Idāraĥ- Ibn-ul- Ḥazm Beirut)

4. The one, who begs so that he can increase his wealth, is seeking a hot stone of Hell. It is up to him if he seeks more or less. (Al-Iḥsān bi-tartīb, Ṣaḥīḥ ibn-e-ḥabbān ,V5,P.166, Ḥadīš 3382, Dār-ul-Kutub-ul-‘Ilmiyyaĥ Beirut)

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2) Sparks of fire and smoke from the grave2

He used to pray five times a day. Apart from being wealthy, he was also very kind hearted. He used to help poor people and widows open-heartedly and even met the costs of marriage of many orphans. He had also performed Ḥaj. One morning, in 1973, he died. Because of his kind and sociable nature he was loved by all his neighbours and friends, therefore many people gathered at the graveyard. The grave was ready. As soon his body was brought near the grave, something terrifying happened!! The grave closed up!!! Everyone was astonished by this. The grave was dug once again. When they were about to lower his body into the grave, the same thing happened! This happened once more. Finally, they managed to bury him successfully on the fourth attempt. After praying for him and after moving away just a few steps the ground began to tremble. Everyone turned back to see what was happening. What they saw was extremely terrifying! Cracks had appeared on the grave and sparks and smoke were coming out of the cracks and sound of shouting and screaming could be heard from within the grave. After seeing this, everyone was filled with terror and they ran away as quickly as possible. Everyone was concerned and wondered how this apparently very pious, kind, and noble person could be punished. On inquiring and learning about his past they discovered that the deceased was very intelligent from childhood and benefited from a good education. On completing his education, he used

2 This horrifying incident was published in Nawā-e-Waqt magazine as a true story. It is being presented in my own words so that Islamic brothers and sisters can learn a lesson

from it Sag-e-Madīnaĥ �?-@A-.

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bribery and other influential sources to obtained employment in a government office. He became addicted to the habit of bribery. He bought a plot of land using the bribery money and accumulated a vast amount of wealth. He performed Ḥaj with this money and he used to help people from his Ḥarām (taboo) earnings. We seek the refuge of Allāĥ ��C�/�( ��D�- from His �- ��C�/�( ��D wrath.

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If you go on apparent beauty

You will be deceived by the temporal world

This beautiful snake will bite you

Do not be negligent or you will regret

One day you will die, finally there is death

Do what you wish, but finally there is death

Dear Islamic Brothers! Did you see the horrifying result of earning money through Ḥarām means? Remember! According to a Ḥadīš, the one who gives a bribe and the one who takes it are both destined for Hell. (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Awsaṭ lil-Ṭabarānī, V1,

P550, Ḥadīš 2026, Dār-ul-Kutub-ul-‘Ilmiyyaĥ Beirut)

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Charity given from Ḥarām (taboo) earnings is not

accepted

Good deeds performed using this Ḥarām wealth are of no use because Allāĥ ��C�/�( ��D�- is pure and accepts only pure things. The Beloved of Allāĥ, the Mercy to the Worlds ��� �!�( ��� � �( �� �� ��$  �5����6 ���  ��# �7 has said, “The person who earns Ḥarām (taboo or forbidden) money and gives it away in charity, it will not be accepted from him. Whatever he spends will be devoid of blessing, and that which he leaves behind in this world, will become a cause of him going to Hell.” (Sharḥ-u-sunnaĥ-lil-baghwī, V4, P.205/206, Ḥadīš 2023, Dār-ul-Kutub-ul-‘Ilmiyyaĥ Beirut)

Destructive effect of a morsel of Ḥarām food

It is narrated that when a morsel of Ḥarām food enters the stomach of the children of Adam, the angels of the earth and the sky will curse him until that morsel remains in his stomach and if he were to die in this state, his destination would be Hell. (Mukāshafa-tul-Qulūb, P10, Dār-ul-Kutub-ul-‘Ilmiyyaĥ Beirut)

3) A crooked grave

On 27th Jamād-ul-Awwal 1411 Ĥijrī, a police officer's body was brought to the Rataĥ-Amrāl graveyard in Rawalpindi. When his body was about to be lowered into the grave, it suddenly became crooked! At first, everyone blamed the grave-digger so they dug another grave. When the body was about to be lowered in the grave, the grave became crooked again!! The people became

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scared and worried. The same thing happened for the third time. The grave would become so crooked that burying the body would be difficult. Finally, everyone attending the funeral prayed for the deceased and decided that no matter what, they would bury him in the fourth grave. So, even though the grave was crooked, they forced the body into the grave and managed to bury him. We seek the refuge of Allāĥ ��C�/�( ��D�- from His �- ��C�/�( ��D wrath.

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Death neither left Caesar nor Dārā

Even defeated Alexander the Great

All went with unfulfilled desires

Their fame and fortune left behind

This world is not a place to put your heart in

This is a place of example, not an amusing spectacle

Dear Islamic Brothers! A great lesson can be learnt from this terrifying incident of the police officer. Allāĥ ��D�- ��C�/�( knows best as to what sins the police officer had committed which became a lesson for us. Those who seek status and fame should read the following incident carefully:

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Will be thrown into hell

Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ ibn ‘Abbās �  �V �W ��������X�?�- has narrated that the Beloved of Allāĥ ��� �!�( ��� ��( �� �� ��$  �5����6 ���  ��# �7 said, “The person who became the leader of ten people and made decisions about them and whether they approved of his decisions or not, he will be brought on the Day of Judgement in such a manner that his hands will be tied to his neck. If he makes decisions according to the rulings revealed by Allāĥ ��C�/�( ��D�- and does not take bribes and is not unjust, he will be freed. If he goes against the rulings revealed by Allāĥ �(��D�- ��C�/ and took bribes and made unfair decisions, his hands will be tied together and he will be thrown into Hell and will not find himself at the bottom even after 500 years.” (Al-Mustadrak lil-Ḥakīm, V5, P140, Ḥadīš 7151, Dār-ul-Ma’rifaĥ Beirut)

4) The deceased sat upright

Read about the horrifying incident of a cloth trader of Jawĥar-Ābād (Tando Adam, Pakistan) and fear the wrath of Allāĥ ��C�/�( ��D�-: According to a newspaper report, a body was brought to the graveyard. As soon as the Imām had started the funeral Ṣalāĥ the deceased sat upright! People got frightened and ran away. The Imām also stopped the Ṣalāĥ and with the help of some people made the deceased lie down. This happened three times. The Imām asked the relatives of the deceased whether the deceased used to take interest. They said yes. The Imām refused to perform the funeral Ṣalāĥ! When the people lowered the body into the grave, it sunk into the ground. People covered

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it with soil and went home without reading Fātiḥaĥ. We seek the refuge of Allāĥ ��C�/�( ��D�- from His �- ��C�/�( ��D wrath.

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Interest & bribes are disgusting

And the punishment in Hell acute

Four narrations on the prohibition of interest

Dear Islamic brothers! These kind of frightening incidents are disclosed to enable us to worry about the consequences of committing sins and start acting upon the sunnaĥ of the Holy Prophet ��� �!�( ��� � �( �� �� ��$  �5����6 ���  ��# �7. Apart from the punishments that are made public, the sinners can also face other punishments. In this terrifying incident, the deceased has been exposed as taking interest. Indeed, interest is a very bad. Read four Aḥāḍiš in order to understand this:

1. It is mentioned in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: The Prophet �5����6 ���  ��# �7��� �!�( ��� ��( �� �� ��$  cursed the one who took interest, the one who gave interest, the one who recorded it and the one who bore witness to it and said: They all are equal. (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, P862, Ḥadīš 1598,

Dār- Ibn-ul- Ḥazm Beirut)

2. It is mentioned in Sunan Ibn-e-Mājaĥ that the Holy Prophet ��� �!�( ��� ��( �� �� ��$  �5����6  ���  ��# �7 said: “Interest is a collection of 73 sins and the lowest sin in these is a man committing adultery with his mother.” (Sunan Ibn-e-Mājaĥ, V3, P72, Ḥadīš 2274/2275)

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3. It is mentioned in Musnad Imām Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal that the person who takes even one dirham of interest intentionally, it is worse than committing adultery 36 times. (Musnad Imām

Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal, V8, P223, Ḥadīš 22016, Dār-ul-Fikr Beirut)

4. It is narrated in Sunan Ibn-e-Mājaĥ that the Holy Prophet ��� �!�( ��� ��( �� �� ��$  �5����6  ���  ��# �7 said: “On the night of Ma’rāj (ascension) I passed by some people whose stomachs were like houses and were filled with snakes which were visible from the outside. I asked, “Oh Jibrāīl %�& ��'��  ��� �� ��$! Who are these people?” He %�& ��'��  ��� �� ��$ replied, “These are those who took interest.” (Sunan Ibn-e-Mājaĥ, V3, P71/72, Ḥadīš 2273, Dār-ul-Ma’rifaĥ Beirut)

The great commentator of the Qurān, Muftī Aḥmad Yār Khān ��  ��� �� ��$Y���?� �"�  �Z� �4 comments on this Ḥadīš Sharīf saying: “Today if

even a small worm is found in the stomach, it affects the health and makes one restless. Now imagine the state of the one whose stomach is filled with snakes and scorpions, and the pain he will go through. We ask Allāĥ ��C�/�( ��D�- for His   ��C�/�( ��D�- refuge. (Mirā-tul-Manājīḥ, V4, P259, Al-Qurān publications, Markaz-ul-Aūliyā Lahore)

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5) The grave was full of scorpions

In a village, a barber's final moment of life was approaching and people asked him to recite the Shaĥādaĥ3. He did not answer so

3 This is the wrong way to ask someone to recite the Shaĥādaĥ. The correct way is to go close to the dying person and start reciting the Shaĥādaĥ so that the person dying remembers it and starts reciting it.

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he was asked to recite the Shaĥādaĥ again. Due to the terrifying hardships of death, he abused the Shaĥādaĥ4 and died after a short while. When he was about to be buried, everyone began screaming because the grave that was dug for him was full of scorpions! The people covered the grave and dug another one but even that was full of scorpions as well. Consequently they put the body in the grave and covered it. We seek the refuge of Allāĥ ��C�/�( ��D�- from His �- ��C�/�( ��D wrath.

Earnings from shaving beards is Ḥarām

Those barbers who shave the beards of others, or trim it less than the size of one fist, and make a living out of this dreadful sin should learn a lesson from this horrifying incident. The earnings out of such work are Ḥarām. All those who get their beards shaved or trimmed to less than the size of one fist in length should fear the wrath of Allāĥ ��C�/�( ��D�- because this act is Ḥarām. It is mentioned in Waqār-ul-Fatāwā, part 1, page 259: “It is Ḥarām to shave the beard, doing this act is Ḥarām, getting it shaved from someone is Ḥarām and the earning from it is also Ḥarām (taboo).”

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Islamic ruling of Ḥarām property

There are two types of Ḥarām property:

4 It is mentioned in Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, part 4, page 158 that a ruling of disbelief cannot be placed on a person if he utters words of disbelief at the time of death because perhaps it was due to the pain of death death that he uttered these words while in a state of

unconsciousness. (Durr-e-Mukhtār, V3, P96, Dār-ul-Ma’rifaĥ Beirut)

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1. Ḥarām property that is obtained by stealing, bribery, force and other things related to this. The one who receives such property is never considered as the true owner of this property. The ruling according to Sharī’aĥ is that it is obligatory upon him to return the property to the rightful owner. If the owner is not alive, it should be given to his heirs/inheritors and if the heirs/inheritors are not found then without the intention of reward it should be given as charity.

2. The second example of Ḥarām property is that which is acquired by earnings due to a profession from which Ḥarām earning is obtained, for example, interest, barbers who shave the beard or trim it less than a fist etc. The same ruling also applies to this but the only difference is that it is not Farḍ to return the property to the owner or his inheritors. He can give it to charity without the intention of gaining reward but it is better if he returns it to the owner or inheritors. (Fatāwā-e-Razavīyyaĥ, V23, P.551-552 etc)

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Repent Allāĥ’s ��C�/�( ��D�- Mercy is Vast

Lest punishment in the grave be great

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Madanī incident of selflessness

I would like to present a Madanī incident which took place with an Islamic sister: In an area of Mumbai, India, the weekly sisters Ijtimā’ of Da’wat-e-Islāmī the international non-political movement for the propagation of the Qurān and Sunnaĥ took place on 22nd Ṣafar-ul-Muẓaffar 1428 Ĥijrī (12 March 2007). At the end of the Ijtimā’ a new Islamic sister came to a responsible Islamic sister and told her that she had lost her slippers. The responsible Islamic sister presented her slippers to the new Islamic Sister. Another Islamic sister, who had been in the Madanī environment for approximately 7 months, was also present. She came forward and said, “Can’t I even make this much of a sacrifice for Dawat-e-Islami?” After saying this, she took off her slippers and persuaded the new Islamic Sister to accept them and went home barefoot.

When she went to sleep, her destiny changed. She saw the Beloved Prophet ��� �!�( ��� ��( ���� ��$  �5����6 ���  ��# �7, whose blessed face shone like the moon and an old Muballigh of Da’wat-e-Islāmī wearing a Green Imāmaĥ Sharīf (turban) sitting at the blessed feet of the Beloved Prophet ��� ��( ���� ��$  �5����6 ���  ��# �7 �� � �!�( . The Holy Prophet � �� ��$  �5���� 6 ���  ��# �7�� � �!�( ��� ��( � began to speak and said to her, “The words which you uttered at the time of giving the sandals, i.e. ‘Can’t I even make this much of a sacrifice for Dawat-e-Islami’ were liked very much by me. (Apart from this, The Holy Prophet ���  ��# �7�� � �!�(  ��� ��(  ���� ��$  �5����6  reassured her)

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Dear Islamic Brothers! Did you see? What a beautiful Madanī incident of selflessness and what can be said about the blessings of selflessness. The Holy Prophet ��� �!�( ��� � �( �� �� ��$  �5����6 ���  ��# �7 has said, “The person who gives to others what he desires for himself, will be forgiven by Allāĥ ��C�/�( ��D�-.” (Ittiḥāfussāda-til-Muttaqīn,

V9, P779, Dār-ul-Kutub-ul-‘Ilmiyyaĥ Beirut)

Dear Islamic Brothers! Can’t you sacrifice just three days in a month to travel on the Madanī Qāfilaĥ in order to have a better hereafter? It is time to think deeply! Can’t we make this much of a sacrifice for Da’wat-e-Islāmī?

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May Allāĥ ��C�/�( ��D�- bless you in this world O Da’wat-e-Islāmī your fame be widespread

Oh Allāĥ ��C�/�(��D�-! Give us the ability to show selflessness and give open heartedly while making good intentions. Give us martyrdom with Imān beneath the blessed dome in the beautiful city of Madīna-tul-Munawwaraĥ, make our place of burial in Jannat-ul-Baqī and make us companions of your Beloved �� � �!�( ��� � �( �� �� ��$  �5����6  ���  ��# �7 in Jannat-ul-Firdoūs.

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Glad tidings of being a neighbour of the master [

� ��C�/�( ��D�-  M �\  ����� ���� numerous Jami’āt (Islamic Universities) under the

name of “Jāmi’aĥ-tul-Madīnaĥ” have been established by Da’wat-e-Islāmī to teach Dars-e-Niẓāmī (‘Ālim course) free of charge to Islamic brothers and Islamic sisters.

�  M �\  ����� ���� ��C�/�( ��D�- in 1427ah approximately 160 students from these

Jami’āt travelled in the path of Allāĥ ��C�/�( ��D�- for 12 months. Initially they enrolled in the Madanī Qāfilaĥ Course, during which their morale was boosted. 77 students were inspired and offered to go on Madanī Qāfilah for the rest of their lives. The enthusiasm of the students was further boosted further by this most blessed incident. One lover of the Master of both worlds, King of the universe ��� �!�( ��� ��( ���� ��$  �5����6 ���  ��# �7 was blessed with seeing the Beloved Prophet   �5����6  ���  ��# �7��� �!�(  ��� � �(  ���� ��$ in his dream; the Master’s ��� �!�( ��� ��( �� �� ��$  �5����6  ���  ��# �7 sweet petal-like lips began to move, flowers of mercy began to drop from them, and he �� � �!�( ��� ��( ���� ��$  �5����6 ���  ��# �7 said, “All those who have offered themselves for their entire lives on Madanī Qāfilah will be with me in Heaven.” This lover began to feel regret and thought to him, “I wish I’d have been amongst those fortunate people.”The Beloved of Allāĥ, knower of the unseen, the faultless ��# �7��� �!�( ��� ��( �� �� ��$  �5����6 ���  realised my inner thoughts and said, “If you want to be amongst them then offer your entire life (to serve Madanī Qāfilaĥs).”

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The Blessings of Sunnaĥ-Inspired Speeches

What follows is the summary of a Pakistani Islamic brother’s sworn statement:

From 1987 to 1990 I was affiliated with a political movement. The increasing corruption and mischief (in Pakistan) made my family talk me into leaving the country, so I ended up travelling to Amman, and on 3/11/90 I started work in a garment factory in Muscat (the capital).

In 1992 an Islamic brother associated with Da’wat-e-Islāmī joined our factory as a labourer. As a result of his Infirādī Koshish (individual effort) ��C�/�( ��D�-  M �\  ����� ��� � I began to pray my Ṣalāĥ. The environment in the factory wasn’t any good at all, in just our department there were about 8 or 9 cassette players and songs were played all the time in several different languages, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashtu, Hindi, Bengali etc, with the volume always turned up.

��C�/�( ��D�-  M �\  ����� ���� due to the blessings of the company of this ‘Ashiq-e-Rasūl I had begun to hate music; so we both decided that we would buy sunnaĥ-inspired cassettes distributed by Maktaba-tul-Madinā and play them in the factory. In the beginning we faced objections and criticism, but we didn’t give up, and   M �\  ����� ���� ��C�/�( ��D�- I began to see the blessings of these sunnaĥ-inspired speeches; the speeches that inspired me the most were The First Night in the Grave, Colours of the World, Unfortunate Groom, The Talking Grave, and 3 Graves (all in Urdu). (You can buy these recorded speeches from bookstalls called Maktaba-tul-Madinā in your own countries)

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I began to contemplate about the afterlife, and hate sins. The speeches inspired a few others as well who began to approach the movement. The Ashiq-e-Rasūl who had created this Madanī transformation inside my heart left his job and returned to Pakistan. I had 90 sunnaĥ-inspired cassettes sent over from Pakistan. To begin with, there were only 50 or 60 men in the factory who would pray their Ṣalāĥ but as a result of listening to these speeches ��C�/�( ��D�-  M �\  ����� ���� this number had increased to somewhere between 200 and 250.

We contributed to buying an expensive 400 watt speaker that we fixed to the wall so that we could listen to the speeches with ease. We decided that we would listen to Qurān recitation from 7:00 - 8:00 in the morning, poetry in praise of our dear Master ��� �!�( ��� � �( �� �� ��$  �5����6  ���  ��# �7 from 8:00 - 9: 00, and then a sunnaĥ-filled speech from 9:00–10:00. Slowly and gradually we formed a collection of 500 cassettes. Apart from me, 5 other Islamic brothers had decided to join Da’wat-e-Islāmī.

��C�/�( ��D�-  M �\  ����� ���� we began a Masjid Dars, and then slowly and gradually we started a sunnaĥ-inspired weekly Ijtimā’ (gathering) in our factory which would be attended by approximately 250 Islamic brothers. Then we started a Madrasaĥ-tul-Madinā (for adults). Islamic brothers (within the factory) began to practice the Sunnaĥ; several of them adopted the blessed Sunnaĥ of growing a beard, a symbol of love for our Beloved Madanī Prophet ��� �!�(  ��� � �(  �� �� ��$  �5����6  ���  ��# �7, 20 to 25 Islamic brothers began to wear the blessed turban. Our manager used to object to us listening to the cassettes at first but the sound of the speeches

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vibrated in his ears again and again and eventually he too was influenced and began to pray his Ṣalāĥ; he also grew a fist long beard.

The Islamic brother further says: I have returned to Pakistan and at the moment I am trying to serve the Sunnaĥ as a servant (Nigrān) of the Mushāwarat of a division in Karachi. Sunnaĥ-inspired cassettes sold by Maktaba-tul-Madinā brought an enormous change in my life and that is why I wish every Islamic brother and Islamic sister would listen to at least one sunnaĥ-inspired speech or Madanī Mużākaraĥ (answers-questions) every single day, ��]^�_  �Y�� � ��C�/�( ��D�- this will bring huge blessings in both worlds.

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