gets pleasure from the Zikr of his beloved. The centre of our love and devotion is the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, therefore, we should abundantly do his Zikr. Zikr of Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is the blessed incantation that contains satisfaction for the hearts of devotees, expression of love and the treasure of virtues. The best way of doing it is to recite blessed Salat-‘Alan-Nabi and Salaam upon the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم more and more. If we are able to act upon the Madani In’amaat, then we will have the privilege to recite blessed Salat-‘Alan-Nabi at least 313 times. Madani In’aam no. 5 says: Today have you recited some Awrad from your Shajarah and recited at least 313 times Salat-‘Alan-Nabi?

نہ غرض کسی سے نہ واسطہ، مجھے کام اپنے ہی کام سے

تیرے ذکر سے تری فکر سے تیری یاد سے تیرے نام سے

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Friendship with friends, enmity with enemies

Dear Islamic brothers! One of the most important things amongst the demands of devotion is this as well that the way a true devotee loves every that thing which belongs to his beloved such as his friends and relatives, similarly, to bear malice against his enemies, to break ties with them are also the demands of devotion. It is not possible that a person claims to have true love for someone and develops friendship with his enemies.

‘Allamah Maulana Sayyid Muhammad Na’eemuddin Muradabadi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated: True believers cannot do it and this is not their status and Iman (faith) does not accept it that they befriend the enemy of Allah and His Rasool. (Khaza`in-ul-‘Irfan, part 28, Taht-al-Ayah: 22)

Remember! This is not enough for the devotees of Rasool to consider the enemies of the Beloved Prophet to be enemies, but rather besides their enmity they must also abstain from their culture and customs. But alas! What