predecessors رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی. Undoubtedly, he has gained such a lofty status of Ishq-e-Rasool (deep devotion to the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم) that he is also rated amongst the top prominent devotees of Rasool. Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat is a perfect paradigm of ‘Aashiq-e-Madinah’ that when he is apparently away from Madinah, Zikr of Madinah and Zikr of Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم always remain on his lips and when there is a good news of blessed journey of Madinah for him from the court of Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, he experiences varying spiritual state, breaks down in flood of tears and appears to be a perfect role model of following blessed Na’at verses:

مدینے کا سَفَر ہے اور میں نَمدیدہ نَمدیدہ

جَبِیں اَفسُردہ اَفسُردہ بدن لَرزیدہ لَرزیدہ

Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, the founder of Dawat-e-Islami, ‘Allamah Maulana Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qaadiri Razavi Ziyaee    دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـه was privileged to embark on the journey of Hajj and Madinah Munawwarah many times. Whatever he experienced is not possible to mention as it was, however, let’s listen to a brief description of his journey to Madinah Munawwarah.

As the time for his departure to Madinah Munawwarah drew closer, the condition of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـه was absolutely changed and the atmosphere was phenomenally spiritual. He was a virtual picture of his following couplets:

آنسوؤں کی لَڑی بن رہی ہو      اور آہوں سے پَھٹتا ہو سینہ

وردِ لَب ہو "مدینہ مدینہ"        جب چَلے سُوئے طیبہ سفینہ

Everyone may not be able to comprehend this unique exhibition of true devotional love, because normally visitors of Madinah Munawwarah laugh and rejoice. He has endeavoured to develop the Madani mindset of such types of visitors of Madinah in his following couplet: