Though Shah Aal-e-Rasool رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was extremely cautious in terms of giving authority and permission of Khilafat. Having noticed such favours, a man from monastery could not resist and asked: O honourable Shaykh! In your family, Khilafat is conferred to anybody after a great devotion and spiritual exercise. But you have immediately bestowed your Khilafat upon him. Relating the excellence and importance, Shah Aal-e-Rasool رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه stated: People approach me with blotted hearts and dirty Nafs (self); so it takes plenty of time to purify them but he came with the purification of Nafs, and he needed spiritual connection which I have granted to him. Thereafter, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه addressed to the attendees: For a long period, I was concerned about a matter but اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ today I felt a huge surge of relief. On the Day of Judgement, when the Rab عَزَّوَجَلَّ will ask that what have you brought?, to which, I will present my [noble] disciple ‘Ahmad Raza Khan (رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه)’. (Anwaar-e-Raza, pp. 378)

اس کی ہستی میں تھا عمل جَوہر                    سنّتِ مصطفے کا وہ پیکر

عالمِ دین صاحبِ تقوٰی                 واہ کیا بات اعلٰی حضرت کی

Attributes of the pious people

Dear Islamic brothers! It is learnt that the standard of acceptance and excellence in the sight of our pious predecessors رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی is also piety and asceticism. Being merely renowned and famous is not the standard of excellence, being aged is not the standard of excellence at all, being beautiful and good-looking apparently is not the standard of excellence at all, being highly qualified is not the standard of excellence at all, being influential is not the standard of excellence at all, being owner of big shot and house is not the standard of excellence at all, one with valuable mobile and vehicle is not the standard of excellence at all, being charming conversationalist is not the standard of excellence at all, one with expensive dress is not the standard of excellence at all.

Hujjat-ul-Islam, Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Bin Muhammad Ghazaliرَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated in Ihya-ul-‘Uloom: Undoubtedly, on the Day of Judgement, those people will be nearer to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ who would have