of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم related to the virtues of acquiring Islamic knowledge:

1.         مَنۡ سَلَكَ طَرِيۡقًا يَلۡتَمِسُ فِيۡهِ عِلۡمًا سَهَّلَ اللّٰهُ لَهُ بِه طَرِيۡقًا اِلَي الۡجَنَّةِ: ‘Whoever walks on a path in search of knowledge, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ makes the path to Paradise easy for him.’ (Sahih Muslim, pp. 1448, Hadees 2699)

2.         مَنۡ طَلَبَ الۡعِلۡمَ تَكَفَّلَ اللّٰهُ بِرِزۡقِه: ‘One who remains in search of knowledge, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ guarantees his sustenance.

(Tareekh-e-Baghdad, vol. 3, pp. 398, Raqm 1545)

3.         The Prophet of Rahmah, the Intercessor of the Ummah, the Owner of Jannah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, ‘The one who learns one or two or three or four or five rulings about the Faraaid of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and memorizes them properly, and then teaches it to others, will enter Jannah.’

(Attargheeb Wattarheeb, vol. 1, pp. 54, Hadees 120)

Madani parable

An Islamic brother who lives at Shalimar Town (Markaz-ul-Awliya, Lahore) gave the following account: I was an extremely wicked person and had indulged in many evils such as watching films and dramas daily, teasing girls, friendship with loafers and wandering with them till late at night. Even my relatives did not like to meet me; they would resent when I went to their home and would prevent their children from meeting me.

Luckily, the dark night of my sins turned into a bright morning when a lover of the Beloved Rasool of Dawat-e-Islami met me very politely and tried to persuade me to travel with a Madani Qafilah. Impressed by his polite behaviour and his sincere invitation, I travelled with a Madani Qafilah during which the company of the lovers of the Beloved Rasool caused a Madani transformation in my life.

اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ! By the blessings of the company of the lovers of the Beloved Rasool in the Madani Qafilah, I received the gift of repentance as well as the