Dear Islamic brothers! Today is the 29^th night of the month of Zul-Qa’da-til-Haraam. The month of Zul-Hijja-til-Haraam is about to begin. The blessed ‘Urs of the disciple and caliph of A’la Hadrat, Shaykh-ul-Arab-o-‘Ajam, Qutb-e-Madinah, ‘Allamah Maulana Ziyauddin Ahmad Madani Qaadiri Razavi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه is celebrated on the 4^th of this month. In relation to this, today we will have the privilege of listening to some incidents of his blessed life. Let’s, first of all, listen to a parable.

Do not store water!

The disciple and caliph of Sayyidi Qutb-e-Madinah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه, Maulana ‘Aarif Ziyaee رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated: Once in the days of Hajj there was a severe shortage of water in sacred Madinah. In the same days, a large number of guests used to come to Qutb-e-Madinah, that’s why water was used more than the regular use. Sometimes, it also happened that he did not have water even to drink. I used to get water from a place over there), and tried my best to keep some small tanks full of water all the time.

One day, Qutb-e-Madinah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه went to perform Wudu, so his gaze fell on the small tanks of water. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه asked me: What is in these tanks?  I humbly replied: Huzoor (your honour)! As there is a shortage of water, therefore water is stored in them so that guests may not face any problems if they come in the night. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: It is not right; water is short and you have stored it; take it away now and give it to people. In those days, there were a large number of Hujjaj and the streets were also narrow. It was not easy to get water, but it was not possible either to refuse to disobey the order of Qutb-e-Madinah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه. Therefore, I did as I was ordered.

(Sayyidi Ziyauddin Ahmad Qaadiri, vol. 1, pp. 421, slightly modified)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Importance of absolute trust in Allahعَزَّوَجَلَّ!

Dear Islamic brothers! From the above-mentioned incident, it can be judged that Sayyidi Qutb-e-Madinah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was a man who had complete trust