Book Name:Shan-e-Sahaba
اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Dawat-e-Islami is striving to convey the call towards righteousness across the globe in approximately 104 departments. One of them is also “Majlis Rabitah bil-‘Ulama wal-Mashaaikh”. The basic purpose of this department is to make the honourable Sunni ‘Ulama and great Mashaaikh i.e. Aimmah-e-Masajid (Imams), Khutaba (sermonizers) and Peeran-e-Tareeqat (spiritual leaders) etc., aware of the religious services of Dawat-e-Islami, get their help in the Madani activities, gain their Du’as, and carry out Madani activities in the Sunni Jami’aat and Madaris. Moreover, its purpose is also to make the students of Sunni Jami’aat and Madaris attend the weekly Sunnah-inspiring Ijtima’, weekly Madani Muzakarah and different Tarbiyyati (learning) Ijtima’aat, and to make proper arrangements (meals etc.) for them.
May Allah Almighty give further progression to the department “Majlis Rabitah bil-‘Ulama wal-Mashaaikh” and give us true and firm association with the Madani environment of Dawat-e-Islami.
اٰمِيۡن بِجَاهِ النَّبِيِّ الۡاَمِيۡن صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيۡهِ وَاٰلِه وَسَلَّم
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Dear Islamic brothers! The way a major act of righteousness of any [ordinary] Muslim cannot equate to the smallest act of righteousness of a Sahabi رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ, similarly, no matter how big Wali, Ghaus or Qutb one becomes and numerous saintly-miracles are manifested through him, still he cannot reach to the level of any Sahabi.
Shaykh-ul-Hadees, ‘Allamah Mufti ‘Abdul Mustafa A’zami رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه states: All the [Islamic] scholars and great thinkers of Ummah have consensus upon the fact that the blessed companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم are “the highest ranked Awliya”; i.e. even if all the Awliya until the Day of Judgement attain the highest ranks in Wilayah [sainthood], still they cannot reach the excellences of Wilayah [sainthood] of any Sahabi at all. Allah Almighty blessed the ardent devotees of His Beloved Habib صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم with such exalted rank of Wilayah and such great saintly miracles that are not even possible to think for any other Wali. There is no doubt in the fact that the blessed companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم did not manifest as many saintly miracles as have been narrated for other blessed Awliya رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی. However, it shall be clear that the abundance of saintly miracles is not a proof to be superior in Wilayah [sainthood]; because Wilayah actually means to have closeness to Allah Almighty. One who has more proximity in the court of Allah Almighty will