3 September 2013 Editorial

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Exam Time
By: Maulana Ilyas Patel Sahib

O Allah, please help me to get an A. O Allah, at least let me get a good pass. O Allah, save me from failing. These are some of the fervent duas made in utmost humility at this time of the year. Many are aspiring for an A while others are just praying that they do not fail. Together with fervently praying, thousands of learners burn the midnight oil, sacrifice many leisures and pleasures and toil hard to pass the exams or to excel. Let alone the learners, even their parents and other relatives are praying for their success. PASS AWAY While every learner is certainly encouraged to do his best, the reality of the success of the exams at school or university should never be forgotten. It is a very minute success with extremely temporary benefit. At the most, it will help one for some years to earn a living. In some cases it is not even for a few days. Some people passed, celebrated, andpassed away before the next morning. Therefore, while working hard to pass, never

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forget that one day one will also pass away. One should also prepare for that day. Upon passing away, there will be an immediate exam in the grave. Every person will be questioned about who was his Rabb (Sustainer), what was his religion and he will be asked about the personality of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu alaihi wasallam). The questions of this exam have not just been leaked they have been openly announced. The answers however will be dependant on ones actions in this world, not ones knowledge. The one who obeyed Allah Ta`ala will exclaim, Rabbi Allah (My Rabb is Allah.). The one who followed his desires against the commands of Allah will say: Alas, I do not know. The same applies to the other questions. DAY OF JUDGEMENT Similarly, on the Day of Judgement there will be an exam. Every person will be questioned about how he spent his life, and specifically how he spent his youth, what was the manner of earning his wealth and where did he spend it and how much did he practise upon his knowledge. The results of this exam are serious. It is a matter of heaven or hell. May Allah Ta`ala grant us Jannah and save us

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from Jahannum. Hence, never forget the main exam. Prepare for that NOW, since it could commence at any moment. HOW WILL YOU CELEBRATE? Furthermore, when the results of the miniscule exams are announced, how does one celebrate? By performing two rakaats of Salaat-ush-Shukr (salaah of thanksgiving), giving sadaqah (charity) and pledging to Allah Ta`ala to remain obedient to Him, or by participating in sinful parties and other vices? When the good news comes, will we forget Allah Ta`ala, the One who we begged for help to pass? Will we stop going to the Musjid and instead head for the clubs and vice dens??? It is indeed an occasion to cry, nay... to sob and shed tears of blood, if we express our joy in a manner that violates the commands of our Most Merciful and Most Kind Allah who enabled us to pass. Moreover, we would be failing in the main exams if we celebrate our passing by engaging in sin. May Allah Ta`ala keep us steadfast on Deen and help us to pass the exams in the grave and Hereafter. Aameen.

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TAFSEER
(Commentary of the Holy Quran)
By: Maulana Mufti Muhammad Shafi Sahib (Rahmatullahi Alaihi)

SURAH AL-BAQARAH
Note: This part of Tafseer is the remaining portion of Surah AlBaqarah Tafseer and hence connected with the previous chapter of Surah Al-Baqarah Tafseer.

In order to emphasize what the present verse has said, the next verse tells the story of another group of earlier transgressors and of the dreadful punishment which overtook them all of a sudden.

Verse 65 - 66

O O
And certainly you have known those among you who transgressed in (the matter of) the Sabbath. So, we said to them, Become apes, living in disgrace. Thus, we made it a deterrent for those around and after them and a lesson for the God fearing. (Verse 65 66)

The episode belongs to the time of Sayyidina

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Dawud (Alaihis salam) Allah Taala had appointed Saturday as the Sabbath, or the sacred day, for the Israelites; it was specially set apart for prayers and worship, and hence fishing was prohibited on this day. But these people lived on the sea-shore, and were very fond of fish. Al-Qurtubi says that the Israelites, at first, invented all sorts of clever pretences for catching fish on Saturday, and gradually started doing so openly. There now grew a division amongst them on this point. On the one hand were these transgressors, and, on the other, some scholars and pious men who tried to dissuade them from such disobedience. When the former paid no heed to them, the latter broke away altogether from the sinners, and began to live in a separate part of the town. One day they felt no sound was coming from the other part of the town. Growing curious, they went there and found that all the transgressors had been changed into apes. Qatadah says that the young ones had become apes, and the old ones swine. The apes could recognize their relatives and friends, and would approach them weeping out of remorse, and seeking their sympathy and help. Then all of them died after three days. As to the question whether the apes and the swine we see today bear any kinship to these Israelites who had been metamorphosed, the

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correct position is that people who have been metamorphosed into beasts by Allah Taala as a punishment cease to breed, and leave no progeny behind. According to a hadith reported by Imam Muslim from the blessed Companion Hazrat Abdullah ibn Masud (Raziyallahu anhu), some people asked Hazrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) whether the apes and the swine were the descendants of the metamorphosed Jews. Hazrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) reminded them that apes and swine existed in the world even before, and said that when Allah Taala sends down this particular kind of punishment on a people, the race comes to an end with this, and there is no further breeding.1
1

Some modernizing Muslims have tried to explain away this metamorphosis by suggesting that these disobedient Jews did not actually and physically turn into beasts, but that the change was only psychological in so far as they acquired the evil characteristics of apes and swine. To say such a thing is to deny an explicit statement of the Holy Quran, which no Muslim can do, if he wishes to remain a Muslim. Moreover, in denying the possibility of physical change, the modernizers are also denying the power of Allah Taala and putting limitations on it. Even as a piece of literary exegesis, the modernist interpretation is flimsy. For, even before the punishment fell on them, these Jews had been displaying the moral and psychological traits of beasts: the greed of swine and the craftiness of apes. Where was, then, the change which the Holy Quran declares to be a punishment for the offenders and a warning for others? Our modernists are, in fact, all too ready to swallow without batting an eye-lid the most preposterous and unfounded notions, only if they come from the West. So, they have complete certitude with regard to Darwins speculation, that the apes evolved into man, although no verifiable data has yet been gathered to support the contention; but when it comes to the statement in the Holy Quran that men were changed into apes, they look askance at it, although this kind of change is rationally and logically as possible as the other.

9 September 2013

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Tas-heelul Ahadeeth

Translation:
Sayyidia Abu Saeed Khudri (Raziyallahu anhu)

reports that Hazrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: Do no abuse (swear) my Sahabah (companions)
(Raziyallahu anhum), for if one of you were to spend the

equivalent of mount Uhud in gold (in the path of Allah Taala) he would not reach the mud nor half-a-mud of my Sahabah. (Bukhari)

Commentary:
The mudd was a measurement prevalent during the time of Hazrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi
Wasallam) and his Sahabah (Raziyallahu anhum). In

present times the mudd would equal approximately

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3.296Kg of wheat. If the people of the latter generations spend gold equivalent to Mount Uhud (in the path of Allah Taala, charity etc), they would never attain the reward earned by the Sahabahs mudd and half-a-mudd. This Hadeeth clearly illustrates the status of the Sahabah in the eyes of Allah Taala and His Rasul (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). The Quran and the teachings of Hazrat Rasulullah
(Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) have reached us through

these

illustrious

personalities.

It

is

therefore

imperative that we revere them at all times.

Lesson:
1. We must always respect the Sahabah. 2. We cannot equal the sacrifices and contributions of the Sahabah (Raziyallahu
anhum) irrespective of what we do.

Translation:

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Sayyidia Muadh bin Jabal (Raziyallahu anhu) narrates that he heard Hazrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi
Wasallam) saying: My love is incumbent for those who

love each other for my pleasure, sit with each other for my pleasure, visit each other for my pleasure and spend on each other for my pleasure. (Malik)

Commentary:
There is probably no religion in the world that denies the virtue of the qualities mentioned in this Hadeeth. We however learn form this Hadeeth that these qualities are so beloved in the eyes of Allah Taala that he would most undoubtedly shower His love upon those who possess such qualities on condition that they were done for the pleasure of Allah Taala. Any action, no matter how insignificant it my seen, could be the source of untold reward from Allah Taala if done solely for His pleasure.

Lesson:
1. Whatever is done for the pleasure of Allah Taala will reap tremendous rewards, even

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mundane things as meeting friends and visiting one another.

Seerat-e-Paak Nabi s Love for Children

By: Maulana Abu Talhah Muhammad Izharul Hasan Mahmood Sahib
Translated By: Mufti Afzal Husain Elias Sahib

LOVE SHOWN TOWARDS CHILDREN IN GENERAL

A person who takes care of an orphan child:
Hazrat Suhail Ibn Saad (Raziyallahu Anhu) narrates that Hazrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said, The person who takes care of an orphan child and I will be as close as these two fingers in Jannat. (He indicated by raising his index and middle fingers.)
(Bukhari Shareef)

It has bee narrated in another Hadith that Hazrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) has said: The best of Muslim homes is that home wherein an orphan is taken care of and shown kindness to and the worst of Muslim homes in that home wherein an orphan is ill-treated. (Ibn majah) Hazrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu
Alaihi Wasallam)

is

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reported to have said that the one who passes his hand over the head of an orphan for the pleasure of Allah Taala will receive a reward for every strand of hair on the head of the child. He who takes care of an orphan child will be as close as these two fingers to me in Jannat. (Indicating to their closeness by means of his index and middle fingers.) (Mussaad-e-Ahmed) Our beloved master showed great love and affection towards children in general, but the love he showed to an orphan child is unimaginable. This is greatly due to the fact that he was an orphan himself. Therefore he devoted special attention towards them and encouraged taking care of them. Secondly, since an orphan has no shoulder to lean on, Islam and the Quran stress on showing love, taking care and keeping happy an orphan child.

Look for a youngster who will be able to serve me:

Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Hantab says on the authority of Hazrat Anas (Raziyallahu Anhu) that Hazrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) asked Abu Talha to bring such a young child to him who would be able to serve him. So, Hazrat Abu Talha (Raziyallahu Anhu) put him (Hazrat Anas Raziyallahu Anhu) behind him on his conveyance and proceeded to Hazrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). Hazrat Anas (Raziyallahu Anhu) says that in this way he

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served Hazrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) until the battle of Khaibar. Whenever Hazrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) would halt at any place he would read the following dua: Allaahuma ini auzhu bika minal hummi wal huzni wal ajzi wal kasli wal bukhli wal jubni wa dhalid dayni wa ghalabatir-rijaali. Translation: O Allah I seek refuge in You from all forms of worries and grief and from weakness and laziness and from miserliness and cowardliness and from being overwhelmed by debts and being overpowered by people. (Bukhari Shareef)

Her child was with her:

Hazrat Anas Ibn Maalik (Raziyallahu Anhu) narrates that a woman came along with her child to Hazrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). After engaging in some conversation with Hazrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) he began to praise her and said, The Ansaar are beloved to me, but you are twice as beloved. (Bukhari Shareef) Beloved children, those who migrated from Makkah to Madinah with Hazrat Nabi Akram ( Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) were indeed very beloved to him due to their sacrifices and firm Imam. As for those who resided in Madinah, the Ansaar, they were beloved to

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him for they gave preference to him and showed more love to him than their wealth, family, tribes and honour. Above all, they followed him in total.
(To be concluded, Insha Allah)

ADVICES

THE DEOBAND ULAMA AND THEIR LOVE FOR HAZRAT RASULULLAH

From the teachings and advices of Faqeehul Ummat,Hadhrat Mufti Mahmood Hasan Gangohi (Rahmatullahi Alaihi)
Compiled by: Hadhrat Moulana Muhammad Rahmatullah Sahib Kashmiri (Daamat Barakatuhum)

Hazrat Maulana llyaas (Rahmatullahi Alaihi)

After Salah, I decided to go to another Masjid because of the intense heat and the huge crowd. I discreetly slipped away. After searching for a while, I found another Masjid but it was hot there as well. However, there was no crowd. I sat down in the courtyard of the Masjid to take a rest when I heard the sound of tilaawat (recitation) of Qur-aan Shareef echoing towards me from within the Masjid. Someone was peacefully reciting the Quraan Shareef in this intense heat. Upon looking carefully, I realised it was Hadhrat Moulana Ilyaas Saahib (Rahmatullahi Alaihi). He had also left the Ijtima like myself, but I left to get some comfort and rest, whereas he had come out to find some quiet place to

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perform his Awwaabeen Salah. Moulana Ilyaas (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) used to say, My exhaustion is dispelled by means of Salah. Hadhrat had travelled extensively through out Mewat. He did not get an opportunity to rest at any place. The jamaat reached its destination at the latter portion of the night. Whilst the others retired to bed, Hadhrat Moulana quietly woke up and started his Salah. This was their deep love for Allah Taala.

Maulana Ahmad Shah (Rahmatullahi Alaihi)

Maulana Ahmad Shah was a student and mureed of Hazrat Gangohi (Rahmatullahi Alaihi). He was very thin and short. His beard and hair was white (grey). He was a resident of Hasanpur, Muraadabaad. He once mentioned to Maulana Ihtishaamul Hasan Sahib (Rahmatullahi Alaihi), Brother, I am going to a certain place. Please come with me. Those people have invited me. They want to erect a building and want me to lay the foundation. Join me so that I may lay the foundation with your hands. Maulana Ihtishaam Sahib (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) accepted the offer. Maulana Ahmad Shah appointed Maulana Ihtishaam Sahib as the ameer of the journey and they both proceeded. On the way Maulana Ahmad Shah Sahib fell very ill with a severe bout of diarrhoea. He was in the habit of remaining in wudhu all the time. He woke up many times

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at night to relieve himself. When they reached their destination, Maulana Ihtishaam Sahib, seeing his condition said to him, Hazrat, your ameer is now instructing you that tonight you should not wake up for Tahajjud because your health has deteriorated alot. Hearing this, Maulana Ahmad Shah kept silent. When about a quarter hour was left for subh saadiq, he gripped the toe of Maulana Ihtishaam Sahib and shook it. He woke up to find Maulana Ahmad Shah weeping bitterly. Tears were streaming down his eyes. In shock, Maulana Ihtishaam Sahib asked him, Hazrat, what is the matter? He replied, Its been 57 years since I had taken bay-at at the hands of Hazrat Maulana Gangohi (Rahmatullahi Alaihi). From then until today not a single tahajjud has been missed by me. You are the Ameer of the journey and you have forbidden me (from performing tahajjud). I beg of you in the name of Hazrat Gangohi (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) to please grant me permission to perform tahajjud. Maulana Ihtishaam Sahib who was by now shocked, gave him permission saying, Go go You may perform your tahajjud. One person saw a disabled man dragging himself on the road. He asked him, Who are you? Where do you come from? Where are you heading to? He replied, I am coming from Samarqand. I am going to visit the Baitullah Shareef in Makkah Mukarramah. The person then asked him, When did you begin this journey? He replied, Ten years ago.

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(To be concluded, Insha Allah)

MALFOOZAAT

Statements and Anecdotes of FaqeehulUmmat Hazrat Mufti Mahmood Hasan Gangohi ..

Compiled By: Mufti Farooq Meeruti Sahib Daamat Barakatuhum

Will the janat also enjoy from the bounties of jannah?

It is explicitly mentioned in the Quran that the Jinnaat will be punished in Jahannum for their sinning and kufr (disbelief). Allah Taala says in the Quran:

(On you will be sent a flame of fire and a smoke. Then no defense will you have.) [55:35] In another verse Allah Taala says:

(I will fill Jahannum with jinn and man.) [11:119]

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As far as their enjoying the bounties of Jannah, then there is no explicit mention of it in the Quran or Hadeeth. Therefore, Hazrat Imam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) remained silent on this issue. [The following appears in Al-Ashbah wan-Nazaair, Pg 226:

Translation: There is no difference of opinion in the Jinns being responsible to fulfill Sharee obligations. The believing jinn will enter Jannah and the kaafir Jinn will enter Jahannum. The only difference that arises is with regards to the reward of the obedient jinn. Bazzaaziyyah (a fiqh kitaab) has adopted a view that is different to others. He says that the jinn will not receive any reward. In the tafseers it appears that Imam Abu Hanifah has remained silent on this subject.) What was done to the copies of the Quran other than those prepared by Hazrat Uthmaan
(Raziyallahu anhu)

It is recorded in As-Siyar-ul-Kabeer (a book of Imam Muhammad (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) that the copies of the Quran other than those prepared by Hazrat

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Uthman (Raziyallahu anhu) were torn. (Those copies of the Quran were not in accordance to the Quraishi dialect although initially permission was granted to recite them for the sake of ease). The word (he burnt it) appears in some narrations. In other narrations the word (he burnt it) appears. On the basis of this narration the fuqaha have allowed the burning of frayed Islamic literature although this is not the best option. The better option would be to bury them in such a place on which people do not walk. 1 (Ad-Durr-ul-Mukhtaar, Vol 5, Pg 271).
Serpent taking over a treasure

Hafiz Ibnu Qayyim Kitaab-ur-Rooh:

(Rahmatullahi Alaihi)

has written in

Whenever a treasure is buried a serpent takes hold of it. Someone then said, Hazrat! It seems that the reason is that it has some familiarity with the treasure, therefore, on the Day of Qiyamah, the undischarged wealth of Zakaat will turn into a serpent Hazrat then said, It appears in the Quran.

It should be buried in such a way that the bare pages should not be placed on the ground. Rather, it should first be wrapped in a clean piece of cloth and then a slate etc. should be placed over it before heaping the sand over it.

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(The wealth that they covetously withheld shall be tied to their necks on the Day of Resurrection.) [3:180] It is mentioned in the hadeeth that the wealth will speak out: (I am your wealth. I am your treasure.)
(To be continued, Insha Allah)

Sulook

Potions for the Heart

A Translation of Dawa-e-Dill
By: Hazrat Peer Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqashbandi Sahib Daamat-Barakatuhum

Become a sincere and active Aalim

Continued from the previous issue

The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)

Allah Taala blessed him with Ilm and made him the leader of the first and last generations of this world. How much knowledge he had! Allah Taala says in the Quran that, O My beloved:

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And has taught you what you did not know. The grace of Allah Taala on you has always been great. [An-Nisa 04:113 Only relevant portion of the Aayah is documented] We get many more such examples from the Holy Quran, that the honour and high status he attained were the result of his Ilm.

What is Ilm?
I once had the honour of sitting in the company of Hazrat Mufti Shafi Sahib (Rahmatullahi Alaihi). He was asking the students about the meaning of Ilm. Someone said knowledge, another said recognition; everyone was giving their opinions, while Hazrat remained silent. A little while later one student told him, Hazrat, please tell us, The knowledge of the elders is of a higher level; his explanation was amazing. He said, Ilm is that radiance, after the attainment of which one cannot rest without putting it into practice. If you have this, then you have ilm. Otherwise, you are just carrying a burden. In the Holy Quran, Allah Taala likens the scholars of Bani Israeel, Balam Ibn Baoor, to dogs.

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If we so willed but he clung to the earth and followed his desires. [Al-Araf 7:176 only relevant portion of the Aayah is documented] They followed their own desires,

So, his example is like the example of a dog. [Al-araaf 07:176 only believe portion of the ayab is documented
(To be Concluded, Insha-Allah )

Family Bond

BRINGING UP CHILDREN IN ISLAM

By: Maulana Dr. Muhammad Habibullaah Mukhtaar Sahib Translated by: Jenab Rafiq Abdurrahmaan Sahib
(Continued from the previous issue)

Responsibility for community training

Taqwa alone is the source of social virtues and perfection. The only way to keep away from corruption, mischief and sins is by adopting taqwa in ones life.

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Here are some examples of the influence taqwaa has on the character and actions of people. Different valuable garments were available at the shop of Sayyidina Younis bin Ubaid (Raziyallahu anhu). During his absence, the nephew sold a garment valued at two hundred dirhams for double its value to a Bedouin. Sayyidina Younis ( Raziyallahu anhu) met the buyer after he had offered his salah. He asked him, How much did you pay for this? Four hundred dirhams. Sayyidina Younis asked him to return the garment to his shop as the price was two hundred dirhams. But where I live, it is worth five hundred dirhams and I have bought it of my own accord, the Bedouin argued. No, come with me please! At the shop, he returned two hundred dirhams to the man and reprimanded his nephew for being careless. The incident concerning mother and her daughter is well known. The mother told her daughter to add water to milk. The daughter reminded her that the Amirul Mumineen (Commander of the Faithful) had prohibited it. The mother protested, The amirul Mumineen is not here! The daughter then reminded her, But Allah is watching us. This is taqwa. It is a firm belief that Allah Taala is present and watching.

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We must ensure that our children grow to this level of imaan very early in their values.

Brotherliness
Brotherliness develops a sense of mildness, love and respect for fellow Muslims. A sense of cooperation is aroused for selflessness, compassion and forgiveness for each other, inspite of the ability to retaliate. It also saves them from doing anything that might harm others, or injure their honour and nobility. Islam emphasizes the cultivation of brotherly feelings only for the sake of Allah Taala Most High.
(To be continued, Insha Allah)

Great Personality

Rahimahullahu Taala
By: Allamah Muhammad Ibn Yusuf Salihi Dimashqi Shafii Rahmatullah Alayhi

(Continued from the previous issue)

Imam Sahibs jurisprudential skill in the light of the other Imams views
Hazrat Rabi Ibn Sulaman narrates that he heard Hazrat Imam Shafe (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) saying: The people are all dependents of Hazrat Imam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) in the field of Fiqh. Iman

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shafe is also reported to have said: I havent seen a greater Faqih (jurist) than Hazrat Imam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullahi Alaihi). According to Khatib Baghdadi, the words I havent seen appearing int his narration means I havent come across because Imam Shafe did not see Hazrat Imam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullahi Alaihi). Hazrat Abdul-Qasim Ibn Kaus (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) narrates that Hazrat Imam Shafi (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) said: The person who did not study Hazrat Imam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullahi Alaihi)s books cannot excel in IIm nor can he ever become a Faqih (jurist). Hazrat Abu Yaqoob Yousuf Ibn Ahmad Makki (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) narrates from Harmalah that Hazrat Imam Shafe (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) said Both Hazrat Imam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) and his Faqih were admittedly indisputable. 4. Hazrat Sufyan Ibn Uyayah (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) Khatib Baghdadi narrates that Hazrat Sufyan Ibn Uyaynah (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) said: My vision has not fallen upon anyone like Hazrat Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullahi Alaihi). Hazrat Qadi Abu Abdullah Sayrami (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) narrates that Sufyan Ibn Uyaynah is reported to have advised: He who wishes to learn Ilmul Maghazi (the study of the military expeditions of Hazrat Rasulullah

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(Sallallahu alaihi wasallam), should proceed to

Madinah Munawarah and if he wishes to study the laws of Hajj, he should proceed to Makkah Mukaramah. And as for he who wishes to become well-versed with the science of Fiqh, he should set out for Kufah and sit in the study-circle of the students of Hazrat Imam Abu Hanifah
(Rahmatullahi Alaihi). It has been reported that Hazrat Sufyan Ibn Uyaynah said: There are only four (pre-eminent) Ulama in our times; Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Abbas (Rahmatullahi Alaihi), Hazrat Shabi, Harzat Imam Abu Hanifah and Hazrat Sufyan Thawri (Rahmatullahi Alaihim) 5. Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Mubarak (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Mubarak (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) is reported to have said, Hazrat Imam Abu hanifah (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) was the most eminent of all jurists. I havent witnessed anyone as skilled as him in the field of fiqh (Jurisprudence). Hazrat Khatib (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) narrates that Hafiz Abdur Razaq Ibn Humam (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) said that he heard Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Mubarak saying: If anyone had the right to employ logical reasoning in Dini issues, then Abu Hanifah would have had the right to employ logical reasoning.

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Hazrat Khatib (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) has also narrated that Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Mubarak (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) is reported to have said: Hazrat Imam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) was an Ayat (a sign). One person sitting there enquired: O Abu Abdur Rehman (Rahmatullahi Alaihi)! Was he an Ayat (sign) of goodness or of evil? he replied: How! The word Ayat is only used for goodness and not for evil as the Arabs say, He is a Ghayat (ultimate) in evil and Ayat (sign) in goodness. He thereafter recited the following verse: And We had made the son of Hazrat Maryan and his mother an Ayat (sign of Our Power). (To be continued, Insha- Allah) Childrens Corner

Story
Edited By: Mufti Afzal Husain Elias Sahib

THE LION AND THE MOUSE

Once when a lion was asleep in his den, a little mouse began running up and down in search of some food. This soon woke the lion up and he placed his huge paw upon the

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mouse. As he opened his big jaws to swallow him, the mouse begged, Pardon, O King! Please forgive me this time and I shall never forget it. Who knows, I may be able to do your good turn some day. The lion was so amused at the idea of the mouse being able to help him that he lifted up his paw and let him go. Some time later the lion was out in the jungle when he was caught in a trap set by some hunters. As he lay there unable to move, he prayed to Allah Taala for help. Just then the little mouse and his friends happened to pass by and saw the said plight in which the lion was. Remembering the favour that the lion did for him, the mouse and his many friends soon gnawed away the ropes with their razor sharp teeth. Was I not right said the little mouse, little friends may prove to be great friends and none may be looked upon as unimportant. The

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lion agreed and thanked Allah Taala for his freedom and safety. Friends! Hazrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu

alaihi wasallam), has told us that if we have mercy upon those on earth. Allah in the skies will them have mercy upon us. The esteemed readers of AN-NOOR may feel free to send their letters on email address as follows: raheemiyah@gmail.com

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Fayyaz Ahmad Zaroo