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Transliteration Chart ..........................................................................ii
Du’ā for Reading the Book ................................................................iii
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Glad Tidings of Intercession ............................................................1
Auspicious Birth ..............................................................................1
An Event of Childhood....................................................................2
First Fatwā.......................................................................................3
A’lā Ḥaḍrat’s Expertise in Mathematics ............................................3
Amazing Power of Memory..............................................................5
Memorising the Qurān in Just One Month......................................5
Love for the Holy Prophet ..........................................................6
Refraining from Flattering the Governors.........................................7
Beholding of Muṣṭafā in Wakefulness ........................................8
Glimpses from Character .................................................................9
A Unique Way of Sleeping............................................................. 11
The Train Kept Halted! ................................................................. 11
Books............................................................................................. 12
Translation of the Holy Qurān ...................................................... 13
The Sad Demise............................................................................. 14
Wait in the Court of the Holy Prophet .................................... 15
Table of Contents
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Du’ā for Reading the Book
Read the following Du’ā (supplication) before studying a
religious book or Islamic lesson, , you will
remember whatever you study.
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YYYYāāāā AllahAllahAllahAllah ! Open the portal of knowledge and! Open the portal of knowledge and! Open the portal of knowledge and! Open the portal of knowledge and
wisdom for us, and have mercy on us! O the One whowisdom for us, and have mercy on us! O the One whowisdom for us, and have mercy on us! O the One whowisdom for us, and have mercy on us! O the One who
is the most honourable and glorious!is the most honourable and glorious!is the most honourable and glorious!is the most honourable and glorious!
(Al-Mustaṭraf, vol.1, pp.40, Dar-ul-Fikr, Beirut)
NNNNote:ote:ote:ote: Recite Durūd Sharīf once before and after the Du’ā.
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Glad Tidings of Intercession
The Prophet of mankind, the peace of our heart and mind, the
most generous and kind ٖ ﻋ ʄ said, “Whoever recites
Durūd upon me, I will intercede for him.” (Al-Qawl-ul-Badi’, P117,
Dār-ul-Kutub-ul-‘Ilmiyyaĥ Beirut)
ʄﻋʏ ʄȹ ʄ
Auspicious Birth
A’lā Ḥaḍrat, Imām of Aĥl-e-Sunnaĥ, Reviver of Sunnaĥ,
Eradicator of Bid’aĥ, Scholar of Sharī’aĥ, Guide of Ṭarīqaĥ,
‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Al-Ḥāj Al-Ḥāfiẓ Al-Qārī Ash-Shaĥ Imām
Aḥmad Razā Khān ﻋ was born on Monday, 10th
Shawwāl, 1272 A.H. (14th
June 1856) at the time of Ẓuĥr Ṣalāĥ
in Jasūlī, one of the areas of Bareilly Sharīf, India. The name
corresponding to the year of his birth is Al-Mukhtār. (Ḥayāt-e-
A’lā Ḥaḍrat, V1, P58, Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, Bāb-ul-Madīnaĥ Karachi)
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His birth name is Muhammad. His grandfather called him
‘Aḥmad Razā’ and he became famous with the same name. (Al-
Malfūẓ, Part 1, Page-3, Mushtāq book corner, Markaz-ul-Auliyā - Lahore)
ʄﻋʏ ʄȹ ʄ
An Event of Childhood
Sayyid Ayyūb ‘Alī ﻋ says that when A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ
was a child, a teacher used to come to his house to teach him
the Holy Qurān. One day, while teaching, the teacher asked A’lā
Ḥaḍrat ﻋ again and again to utter a word from a
Qurānic Ayah but he ﻋ could not utter it as his teacher
asked him to do. The teacher would pronounce the word with
a Zaber but A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ pronounced the same word
with a Zaīr. When A’lā Ḥaḍrat’s grandfather Maulānā Razā
‘Alī Khān ﻋ noticed this situation he called A’lā
Ḥaḍrat ﻋ closer and asked for the Holy Qurān so that
the correct word could be seen. On seeing the Holy Quran, he
discovered that the scribe had mistakenly written Zaber in
place of Zaīr, i.e. what A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ uttered was
correct. His grandfather ﻋ asked, “Aḥmad Razā! Why
did you not utter the word as your teacher did?” A’lā Ḥaḍrat
ﻋ politely replied, “I tried to utter as the teacher did
but I felt as if I did not have control over my tongue.” When
similar incidents took place many times, the teacher asked A’lā
Ḥaḍrat ﻋ in solitude, “Son! Be honest with me; I
promise I will not tell anybody, are you a human being or a Jinn?”
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A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ replied, “All praise be to Allah , I
am a human being, however, I have been blessed with the
Benevolence and Bounty of Allah .” (Ḥayāt-e-A’lā Ḥaḍrat, V1,
P68, Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ Karachi)
ʄﻋʏ ʄȹ ʄ
First Fatwā
At the age of 13 years, 10 months and 4 days, a Dastār
(certification of the completion of Islamic studies) was conferred
on A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ as he had completed all the traditional
Islamic disciplines from his respected father Maulānā Naqī ‘Alī
Khān ﻋ . On the very same day, he ﻋ wrote a
Fatwā in reply to a query. Finding the Fatwā correct and
accurate, his exalted father Maulānā Naqī ‘Alī Khān ﻋ
delegated to him the office of Muftī and A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ
continued the services of Iftā till his demise. (Ḥayāt-e-A’lā Ḥaḍrat,
V1, P279, Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, Bāb-ul-Madīnaĥ Karachi)
A’lā Ḥaḍrat’s Expertise in Mathematics
A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ was blessed with unimaginable treasure of
knowledge in innumerable disciplines. He made his contribution
to about fifty disciplines and wrote valuable books. He possessed
expertise in almost every discipline. He had such perfection in
‘Ilm-e-Tawqīt (science of the determination of timings of Ṣalāĥ
and Fasting) that he would set his clock merely by looking at
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the sun in daytime and the stars at night. The time he set was
always accurate and never differed by even a single minute.
A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ was exceptionally skilled in mathematics.
Once, Dr. Zīā-ud-Dīn, the vice chancellor of ‘Alī Gařĥ University,
who possessed foreign degrees and awards, visited A’lā Ḥaḍrat
ﻋ to seek the solution to a mathematical problem.
A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ asked him to express his problem. He
replied “It is not so easy to express this problem.” He ﻋ
asked again, “Express a bit!” The vice chancellor described the
full complexity of the problem but, to his astonishment, A’lā
Ḥaḍrat ﻋ instantly provided a satisfactory solution!
Stunned by listening to the correct answer, Dr. Zīā-ud-Dīn
said, “I had made up my mind to go to Germany for the
solution to this problem but fortunately our Professor of Islamic
studies, Maulānā Sayyid Sulaymān Ashraf Sahib guided me to
come here. It seems as if you were already looking into the
solution to the same problem in some book.” He went back
pleased and satisfied. He became so impressed by the grand
personality of A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ that he grew beard and
became regular in offering Ṣalāĥ and observing fasts in Ramadan.
(Ḥayāt-e-A’lā Ḥaḍrat, V1, P223-228, Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, Bāb-ul-Madīnaĥ
Karachi)
A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ also possessed considerable proficiency
in Taksīr, Astronomy and ‘Ilm-e-Jafar etc.
ʄﻋʏ ʄȹ ʄ
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Amazing Power of Memory
Abū Ḥāmid, Sayyid Muhammad Kacĥocĥawī ﻋ says
that when people felt exhausted in search of the articles of
jurisprudence for the completion of their answers, they went
to A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ who provided the correct references
immediately. A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ would promptly give such
replies as this clause is present with so and so wording in so and
so line of so and so page of so and so volume of Rad-dul-Muḥtār;
that clause is present in so and so line of so and so page of Dur-
re-Mukhtār; this wording is available in so and so line
/page/volume of ‘Ālamgīrī. Likewise, he ﻋ would tell
exact wording with accurate page and line number of the books
of Islamic jurisprudence such as Ĥindiyaĥ, Khaīriyaĥ, Mabsūṭ
etc. When the original books were referred to, the same
wordings, lines and pages as uttered by A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ
were found. All we can say is that he had memorized the last
1400 years books by virtue of divinely bestowed power of
memory. (Ḥayāt-e-A’lā Ḥaḍrat, V1, P210, Maktaba-tut-Madīnaĥ, Bāb-ul-
Madīnaĥ Karachi)
ʄﻋʏ ʄȹ ʄ
Memorising the Qurān in Just One Month
Sayyid Ayyūb ‘Alī ﻋ states that one day A’lā Ḥaḍrat
ﻋ said, “Some unaware people write the title of ‘Ḥāfiẓ’
with my name whereas I don’t deserve it as I am not a Ḥāfiẓ of
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the Holy Qurān.” Sayyid Ayyūb ﻋ further says that
A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ started memorising the Qurān from the
very same day. Probably, the duration for this memorization
was from having made the Wuḍū for Ṣalā-tul-‘Ishā to the
commencement of Jamā’at of Ṣalā-tul-‘Ishā. A’lā Ḥaḍrat
ﻋ memorised one Pāraĥ (section) every day and he
finished the 30th
Pāraĥ on the 30th
day. On one occasion, A’lā
Ḥaḍrat ﻋ said, “I have memorized the Holy Qurān in
sequence making efforts. I have done so in order that the
utterance of the people who write ‘Ḥāfiẓ’ as a title with my
name may not turn out wrong.” (Ḥayāt-e-A’lā Ḥaḍrat, V1, P208,
Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, Bāb-ul-Madīnaĥ Karachi)
ʄﻋʏ ʄ ȹ ʄ
Love for the Holy Prophet
The personality of A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ was a symbol of
profound love for the Exalted Prophet ʄﻋٖ . The
intensity of the love of A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ for the Holy
Prophet ʄﻋٖ may be realized by reading his poetic
masterpiece ‘Ḥadāiq-e-Bakhshish’ in which every line on every
page is an obvious proof of his immense love for the Exalted
Prophet ʄﻋٖ . Every single line which he ﻋ
has written in praise of the Holy Prophet ʄﻋٖ
from the bottom of his heart testifies to his immense love &
admiration for the Exalted Prophet ʄﻋٖ . He never
wrote any poem in flattery of any worldly lord because he had
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adopted obedience and devotion to the Exalted Prophet
ʄﻋٖ with heart and soul. He ﻋ expressed
his sentiments in the following couplet:
Inĥayn jānā Inĥayn mānā na rakĥā ghayr say kām
Lillaĥ-il-Ḥamd mayn duniyā say Musalmān gayā
Refraining from Flattering the Governors
Once, various poets composed poems in the praise and
compliment of the Count of Nan-Para (district Behraich-UP,
India). Some people requested A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ to
compose a poem in praise of the count. In reply to this, A’lā
Ḥaḍrat ﻋ wrote a hymn in praise of the Exalted
Prophet ٖ ﻋ ʄ with the following opening couplet:
Woĥ kamāl ḥusn-e-Ḥuḍūr ĥay kay gumān-e-naqṣ jaĥān naĥi
Yaĥī phūl khār say dūr ĥay yaĥī sham’a ĥay kay dĥuwān naĥi
And in the closing couplet, A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ put the
word “Nān Pāraĥ” so beautifully!
Karūn madḥ-e-aĥl-e-duwal Razā Pařay is balā mayn merī balā
Mayn gadā ĥoon apnay Karīm ka merā dīn pāra-e-nān naĥi
A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ says, “Why should I compliment the
rich? I am a beggar of the court of the Benevolent Prophet
ʄﻋٖ . My religion is not ‘Para-e-Nān.” ‘Pāraĥ’ means a
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piece and ‘Nān’ means bread, which implies, “It is none of my
business to gain pieces of bread by flattering lords; ȹ I
am not a puppet of the worldly lords.”
Beholding of Muṣṭafā in Wakefulness
When A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ went to perform Hajj for the
second time, he kept reciting Durūd & Salām in front of the
sacred tomb till late night with the desire of beholding the
Exalted Prophet ٖ ﻋ ʄ but, in the first night, he was
not predestined to be blessed with this privilege. On this
occasion, he wrote a famous lyric1
in whose opening couplet he
expressed the hope of attachment with the merciful Prophet
ٖ ﻋ ʄ .
Woh sūay lālaĥ zār pĥirtay ĥayn
Tayray din ay baĥār pĥirtay ĥayn
In the closing couplet, he sadly expressed his worthlessness in
this way:
Koī kyun pocĥay tayrī bāt Razā
Tujĥ say shaīdā ĥazār pĥirtay ĥayn
(In the second line of the above written couplet, A’lā Ḥaḍrat
ﻋ humbly used the word ‘dog’ for himself, however,
Sag-e-Madīnaĥ has written ‘Shaīdā’ (meaning: one who is deeply
in love) in honour.
1 A type of poem
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Having presented the lyric, while he was sitting reverentially
waiting for beholding, his fortune smiled as he was blessed
with beholding the Holy Prophet ٖ ﻋ ʄ with open
eyes in wakefulness. (Ḥayāt-e-A’lā Ḥaḍrat, V1, P92, Maktaba-tul-
Madīnaĥ, Bāb-ul-Madīnaĥ Karachi)
ˠȹ ! May we be sacrificed on those eyes that beheld
the beloved Prophet ٖ ﻋ ʄ in wakefulness! He was
deservedly blessed with this privilege as he was devoted to the
Holy Prophet and engrossed in his love, which is evident from
his poetry.
Glimpses from Character
A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ said, “If someone split my heart into
two pieces, he will see ٰﻟِا َﻵـّٰﻠاﻟـ َّﻻِا َɟُɟـ inscribed on one piece and
اﻟ ُلْﻮُﺳَّر ٌَﺪّﻤَﺤُﻣـّٰﻠـِɟ on the other.” (Savāniḥ Imām Aḥmad Razā, P96, Maktaba
Nūria Razawīyyaĥ Sukkur)
Tājdār-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnat, Shaĥzādaĥ-e-A’lā Ḥaḍrat, Ḥuḍūr Muftī-
e-A’ẓam Hind Maulānā Muṣṭafā Razā Khān ﻋ says in
Sāmān-e-Bakhshish:
Khudā aik per ho to aik per Muhammad ٖ ﻋ ʄ
Agar qalb apnā do Pāraĥ karun mayn
In the eyes of the eminent and respected scholars and saints of
his time, A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ was fully captivated in the
love of the Exalted Prophet ٖ ﻋ ʄ . He was often
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found gloomy due to being away from the Holy Prophet
ٖ ﻋ ʄ . When A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ read the
blasphemous statements written by the ‘paid blasphemers’, tears
would well up in his eyes. He ﻋ forcefully refuted
them so that they may be diverted to writing against him in
reaction rather than against the Exalted Prophet ʄٖ ﻋ .
A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ often felt proud that Allah has
made him a shield for the protection of the glory of the Noble
Prophet ٖ ﻋ ʄ in his era. He would refute their
blasphemous statements forcefully and bitterly so that they
become engaged in using their energy against him and, for that
span, they would not blaspheme the beloved and blessed
Prophet ٖ ﻋ ʄ . He says in Ḥadāiq-e-Bakhshish:
Karun tayray nām pay jān fidā
Nā bas aik jān do jaĥān fidā
Do jaĥān say bĥī naĥi jī bĥarā
Karun kya kařořon jaĥān naĥi
A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ never let the poor go empty handed. He
ﻋ would always help them. Even in the last moments
of his life, he made a will to his relatives to look after the poor,
serve delicious food to them and never rebuke them.
A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ often remained busy with writing and
compiling books. He ﻋ offered Ṣalāĥ with Jamā’at
(Congregation) throughout his life. He ﻋ would
consume very little amount of food, and sleep for only one and
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a half or two hours daily. (Ḥayāt-e-A’lā Ḥaḍrat, V1, P96, Maktaba-tut-
Madīnaĥ, Bāb-ul-Madīnaĥ Karachi)
A Unique Way of Sleeping
At the time of sleeping, Ala Ḥaḍrat ﻋ would place his
thumb on his index finger forming the word ‘ ّٰﻠاﻟɟ ’. He ﻋ
would never stretch out his legs while asleep. He would sleep
on his right side with both hands combined and placed under
his head. He ﻋ would then bend his legs. In this way
his body would portray the word ‘ ُﻣَﺤَّﻤﺪ ’. (Hayat-e-A’lā Ḥaḍrat, V1,
P99, Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, Bāb-ul-Madīnaĥ Karachi)
These are the unique manners of the devotees of Allah and the
lovers of His noble Prophet ٖ ﻋ ʄ .
Nām-e-Khudā ĥay ĥāth mayn nām-e-Nabi ĥay żāt mayn
Muĥr-e-Ghulāmī ĥay pařī, likĥay ĥuway ĥayn nām do
ʄﻋʏ ʄȹ ʄ
The Train Kept Halted!
Once, A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ was travelling from Peeli-Bheet
to Bareilly by train. During the journey, the train stopped at
Nawāb-Ganj train station for two minutes. Since the time of
Maghrib-Ṣalāĥ had started, A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ came out of
the train along with his companions to offer Ṣalāĥ on the
platform. The companions were worried as to what they would
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do if the train departed, but A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ was very
calm. He ﻋ got the Azan uttered and started the
congregational Ṣalāĥ of Maghrib. On the other hand, the driver
turned the ignition on, but mysteriously, the train did not
move at all. Senior officers, the station master and other people
assembled to look into the problem. The driver told them that
there was no engine trouble. Suddenly, a Pundit (Hindu priest)
yelled, “Look over there! A ‘Darvesh’ is praying, perhaps that’s
the reason why the train is not moving!” A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ
was mobbed by a lot of people. Having completed his Ṣalāĥ, as
soon as A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ boarded the train along with
his followers, the train started moving.
It’s true that the one who devotes himself to divine commandments,
everything abides by his commands.
Books
A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ wrote approximately 1000 books on
different topics. He ﻋ wrote millions of ‘Fatāwā’ (legal
rulings) from the period 1286 A.H. to 1340 A.H., but
unfortunately, all of them could not be recorded. Those which
were copied have been compiled under the title ‘Al-‘Aṭāyā-e-
Nabawiyyaĥ fil Fatāwā-e-Razawīyyaĥ.’ The latest edition of
‘Fatāwā-e-Razawīyyaĥ’ consists of 30 volumes, 21656 pages,
6847 questions-answers and 206 booklets. (Fatāwā-e-Razawīyyaĥ
(New Edition) V30, P10, Razā foundation, Markaz-ul-Auliyā Lahore) An
ocean of argumentation is turbulent in each Fatwā. His thorough
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knowledge of Qurān, Aḥadiš, Fiqĥ, Mantiq (logic) etc. can be
judged only by a deep study of his Fatāwā.
An introduction of some of his other books:
‘
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’: A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ wrote this
booklet condemning those who slander Allah by
associating the vice of “telling lies” with Him. This booklet was
a death blow to the opponents’ fabricated standpoint.
‘ ’: In this book, A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ ,
through Ayahs of the Holy Qurān, has proven that the earth is
stationary refuting the scientific theory regarding the motion
of earth. His other precious books include, ‘ ’, ‘
ۡ
’,
‘ ’, ‘ ’, ‘ ’ etc.
ʄﻋʏ ʄȹ ʄ
Translation of the Holy Qurān
The Urdu translation of the Holy Qurān on the part of A’lā
Ḥaḍrat ﻋ is superior to all other Urdu translations of
the present era. (Savāniḥ Imām Aḥmad Razā, P373, Maktaba Nuria
Razawīyyaĥ Sukkur) The translation written by A’lā Ḥaḍrat
ﻋ is called ‘Kanz-ul-Īmān.’ A’lā Ḥaḍrat’s spiritual successor,
Maulānā Sayyid Na’īm-ud-dīn Murādābādī ﻋ has
written a brief exegesis of Kanz-ul-Īmān.
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The Sad Demise
Deriving the year of his demise from a Qurānic Ayah, A’lā
Ḥaḍrat ﻋ gave the news of his demise four months
and twenty days before. That Qurānic Ayah is as follows:
Translation from Kanz-ul-Īmān
Rounds of silver utensils and goblets will be there for them.
(Sawanih Imām Aḥmad Razā, P384, Maktaba Nuria Razawīyyaĥ Sukkur)
Ala Ḥaḍrat ﻋ passed away on 25th
Safar-ul-Muẓaffar
1340 Ĥijrī (1921) on Friday at 2:38 p.m. (according to Indian
Standard Time). As soon as the Mūażżin uttered , A’lā
Ḥaḍrat Imām-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnat, Mujaddid of Ummaĥ, revivalist
of Sunnaĥ, eradicator of Bid’aĥ, scholar of Sharī’aĥ, guide of
Ṭarīqaĥ, ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Al-Ḥāj Al-Ḥāfiẓ Al-Qārī Ash-Shaĥ
Imām Aḥmad Razā Khān ﻋ departed this life.
ۤ
ھٰۡ
Even today, his blessed shrine is the focal point for visitors in
Bareilly Sharīf.
ʄﻋʏ ʄȹ ʄ
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Wait in the Court of the Holy Prophet
On 25th
Safar-ul-Muẓaffar (1340 A.H.), a Syrian scholar
dreamed in Baīt-ul-Muqaddas that he was present in the great
court of the Exalted Prophet ʄﻋٖ ; Holy Prophet’s
Companions ʝ and Awliyā (Allah’s friends ȹȸ )
were also present and there was total silence. It seemed as if
they were waiting for someone. The Syrian scholar humbly
asked the beloved Prophet ٖ ﻋ ʄ , “O Prophet of
Allah ʄﻋٖ ! May my parents be sacrificed on you!
Who is being awaited?” The beloved Prophet ʄٖ ﻋ
replied “We are waiting for Aḥmad Razā.” The scholar asked,
“Who is Aḥmad Razā?” The beloved Prophet ٖ ﻋ ʄ
replied, “He is an inhabitant of Bareilly in India.” When the
saint awoke, he immediately journeyed from Syria to Bareilly
Sharīf to meet A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ , but to his dismay, he
learnt that A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ had passed away on the
same day (i.e. 25th
Safar, 1340 A.H.) when he had seen the
Holy Prophet ʄﻋٖ in the dream waiting for
“Aḥmad Razā.” (Savāniḥ Imām Aḥmad Razā, P391, Maktaba Nuria
Razawīyyaĥ Sukkur)
Yā Ilāĥī jab Razā Khuwāb-e-girān say sar utĥāye
Dawlat-e-baīdār ‘ishq-e-Muṣṭafā ٖ ﻋ ʄ kā sātĥ ĥo
ʄﻋʏ ʄȹ ʄ
21. A Brief Biography of Imām Aḥmad Razā Khān ﻋ
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A’lā Ḥaḍrat ﻋ and Cucumber
Imām Aḥmad Razā Khān ﻋ was once invited for a
meal. The food had been served but all the people present over
there were waiting for Imām Aḥmad Razā ﻋ to begin
eating. He ﻋ picked up a piece of cucumber and ate it.
Then he ﻋ ate the second and the third. Following
suit, all the guests stretched their hands out towards the container
of cucumber, but the Shaykh ﻋ stopped them and
asked for all the cucumber to be given to him. Hence, he ate all
the cucumber on the dinning-mat. The Shaykh ﻋ was
known to eat very little, therefore, when he ﻋ ate all
the cucumber, the guests were astonished. The guests inquired
as to why he ate all the cucumber. The Honourable Shaykh
ﻋ replied that the first piece was bitter, and so were
the second and the third. Since eating cucumber is a Sunnaĥ of
the Exalted Prophet ٖ ﻋ ʄ , and this cucumber was
bitter, he did not want anyone to spit out the bitter cucumber.
May Allāĥ bless him and forgive us for his sake!
Mujĥ ko Mīthay Muṣṭafā ﻋ ʄ ٖ kī sunnaton say piyār hay
ˠȹ do jahān mayn apnā bayřā pār hay
Sunnaĥs of the beloved Prophet ﻋ ʄ ٖ , I love them all
In both worlds ˠȹ I will not fall
ʄﻋʏ ʄȹ ʄ
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