First, clean the heart!

In his booklet ‘Ashkon ki Barsat’ page 14, Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, the founder of Dawat-e-Islami, ‘Allamah Maulana Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri Razavi Ziyaee دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـه has narrated a parable: Sayyiduna Imam Fakhruddin Raazi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said, ‘Imam-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه once went to a (non-Muslim) debtor to receive the payment. On the way close to his home, his blessed shoe was accidently covered with mud. To remove the mud, when he (رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه) shook his blessed shoe; the mud flew and got stuck onto the wall of that fire-worshipper (debtor). He (رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه) became worried! Because by scraping the mud off the wall, it would also damage the wall; and if he left the mud there, the wall would remain dirty. Pondering over this, he (رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه) knocked on the door. The non-Muslim debtor came out and saw Imam-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه (he thought that Imam-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه had arrived to demand for the repayment of the debt), he began making excuses about the repayment, however, Imam-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was only concerned about the mud that got stuck onto the wall, and he humbly apologised to the debtor and said, ‘Please tell me how to clean your wall?’ Witnessing the Divine fear and restlessness of Imam-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه regarding human rights, that fire-worshipper was deeply moved and said, ‘O Imam of the Muslims! The mud that messed the wall can be cleaned off later, first clean the mud/dirt off my heart and revert me to Islam, therefore, upon witnessing the piety of Imam-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه, the non-Muslim embraced Islam.’

(Tafseer Kabeer, vol. 1, pp. 204)

جو بے مثال آپکا ہے تَقوٰی، توبے مثال آپکا ہے فَتوٰی

ہیں علم و تَقوٰی کے آپ سنگم، امامِ اعظم ابو حنیفہ

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Annoying others

O lovers of the beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, who profess their love for Imam-e-A’zam Abu Hanifah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه! Have you noticed the extent to which