same title. Why is he called Qutb-e-Madinah? How did he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه attain this title? Let’s listen to a faith-refreshing parable in relation to these questions:

Title of ‘Qutb-e-Madinah!’

In 1949, the paternal grandson of A’la Hadrat ‘Allamah Maulana Ibraheem Raza Khan Jeelani Miyan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه paid a visit to sacred Madinah. Upon his return he related this incident at his home in Bareilly: I was present in the native land of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم Madina Munawwarah that one day, I visited Maulana Ziyauddin Qaadiri Razavi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه and then I paid a visit to blessed Muwajahah of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and made Du’a: Huzoor! Enable me to meet the Qutb of Madinah Tayyibah by your favour! Jeelani Miyan then said: Afterwards I returned to my residence and saw Maulana Ziyauddin came as he used to leave his home very seldom that’s why I was extremely astonished to see him all of a sudden. I surprisingly asked: Hadrat! I have just met you, how then did you arrive instantly? Maulana Ziyauddin رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: A thought suddenly entered my mind that I should meet you, because you have called me! After this he became quiet. Jeelani Miyan said: I have just submitted my request to the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and I was privileged to meet Sayyidi Qutb-e-Madinah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه. From this it has become obvious that Maulana Ziyauddin is the Qutb of Holy Madinah. Jeelani Miyan further said: If the respect and honour of the caliph of the person is this that he is the Qutb of sacred Madinah, so what will be the status and state of his spiritual guide, A’la Hadrat regarding the closeness to the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم?

(Sayyidi Ziyauddin Ahmad Al-Qaadiri, vol. 1, pp. 469)

تم کو قطبِ مدینہ یا مُرشِد!    عُلماء نے کہا ضِیاءُ الدّین

مجھ کو اپنا بناؤ دِیوانہ        واسطہ غوث  کا ضِیاءُ الدّین

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد