مَحَبَّت میں اپنی گُما یااِلٰہی     نہ پاؤں میں اپنا پَتا یااِلٰہی

رہُوں مَسْت و بے خُود میں تیری وِلا میں  پِلا جام ایسا پِلا یااِلٰہی

مِرے دِل سے دُنیا کی چاہت مِٹا کر       کر اُلْفَت میں اپنی فَنا یااِلٰہی

صَلُّوۡ اعَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                   صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه عَزَّوَجَلَّ, have you heard, how great blessings the closeness to pious saints have! The one who attends their blessed court never returns back empty-handed, rather he gets his desires and wishes fulfilled and attains many blessings. Even if a thief goes to their blessed court, he also succeeds in attaining the blessing of their company, and then he no longer remains a thief, but rather Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ grants him for the sake of His عَزَّوَجَلَّ chosen bondmen, splendid blessings like regret over sins, Salah, piety, abstinence, true repentance and ability to perform virtuous deeds. Therefore we should also request them with due reverence to make Du’a for the protection of our faith and pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, instead of worldly purposes because the existence of pious saints and their company bring about mercy for the creation. Their Du’as are very effective and merciful Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ removes our troubles and bestows mercy on us for their sake.

In his book, ‘Faizan-e-Sunnat’, Ameer Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ has said: Sayyiduna Abu Darda رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ narrated, ‘Without doubt, the blessed Ambiya عَـلَـيْهِمُ الـسَّلَام were the ‘Awtād’ of the earth. When the succession of blessed Ambiya عَـلَـيْهِمُ الـسَّلَام ended, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ made a group of people from the Ummah of Ahmad as their deputy who are called ‘Abdāl’ [رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی]. These pious people were not superior to others because of their abundant fasts, Salah, and glorification of their Creator عَزَّوَجَلَّ, but rather they were superior because of their good manners, high and true level of piety, righteous intentions, protection of their heart from the hatred towards Muslims, forbearance, patience and wisdom for the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, humility without weakness, and because of their well-wishing towards all Muslims. Thus they are the deputies to blessed Ambiya عَـلَـيْهِمُ الـسَّلَام.

They are the group of people whom Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has chosen for Himself, His knowledge and His pleasure. They are forty Ṣiddīqīn. 30 of them are such