Book Name:Ashabe Khaf Ka Waqiya

In the Tafseer of Quran, namely ‘Siraat-ul-Jinaan’ published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami, it is stated: Saintly miracle can occur by a pious saint even while he is asleep and in the same way after death as well. The fact that the earth does not eat away their bodies is also the saintly miracles of pious saints. It is not necessary that a saint reveals a saintly miracle by his power and he also have it in his knowledge, but rather, sometimes saintly miracle occurs without the power of a pious saint and without his knowledge as well; as it has happened in the incident of Ashab-e-Kahf رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی عَـنْـهُم. (Siraat-ul-Jinaan, part, 15, pp. 544)

The third Madani pearl is: The construction of Masajid near the holy shrines of pious saints and celebration of their ‘Urs every year are not prohibited at all, but rather these acts are the traditions of the pious people. In the light of this event, Sadr-ul-Afadil, ‘Allamah Maulana Sayyid Mufti Muhammad Na’eemuddin Muradabadi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated: The construction of Masajid near the shrines of pious saints is an old tradition of true believers. Blessing is attained through the closeness to pious saints; therefore people use to visit the shrines of the pious saints for attaining blessings. The act of visiting graves is a Sunnah that brings about reward. (Khaza`in-ul-‘Irfan, pp. 552)

The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰى عَـلَيْهِ وَاٰلـِهٖ وَسَـلَّم would visit the blessed graves of the martyrs of the battle of Uhud in the beginning of every year and would make Du’a for them: Peace be upon you (on the right path) due to your act of being patient, and what a good abode you have of the Hereafter (which you have been blessed in return for it). (Musannaf ‘Abdur Razzaq, vol. 3, pp. 381, Hadees 6745)

Siraj-ul-Hind, Sayyiduna Shah ‘Abdul ‘Aziz Muhaddis Dihlvi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: To celebrate the ‘Urs of pious saints is proved by this blessed Hadees. (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 29, pp. 202)

Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Na’eemi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: To build a Masjid beside the shrines of the pious saints and to offer Salahs over there for attaining blessings have been proved by the Holy Quran and many blessed Ahadees. It is stated in Surah Al-Kahf: ‘لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ عَلَیْهِمْ مَّسْجِدًا(۲۱)We promise we will build a Masjid over them. (Part 15, Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 21)