he would send food for them from his house. Therefore, we should also try our best to look after students of knowledge according to our ability. For example, those who have the ability should buy Islamic books, clothes and fulfil the living needs of poor students according to the weather for the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ with other good intentions and be among the helpers of Deen. Who knows! By the blessing of this virtuous act, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ may get pleased with us. Who knows! By the blessing of this virtuous act, we may be forgiven.

Look! Just like we want our children to eat best the best food and wear the best clothes. Just think! How much we look after our children in the cold weather that perhaps my child may get a cold. My child’s condition is such that he is not able to even bear cold wind, nor hot wind. Similarly, students gaining knowledge of Deen also have basic necessities that need fulfilling.

اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه! Under the supervision of the Madani movement of the devotees of Rasool, Dawat-e-Islami, there are over 700 Jami’aat established, where over 50,000 students [male and female] have the privilege of acquiring the knowledge of Deen. You should help Dawat-e-Islami through Sadaqat-e-Wajibah and Naafilah. اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه this help of yours will make your grave better and will also help you on the Day of Judgement.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

O devotees of Awliya! There are many blessings of the company of pious people. One of them is to recognise the traps and deception of the Nafs.

Shaykh ‘Abdul Qaadir Jeelani رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه indicates towards this very point and says: ‘مَنْ اَکْثَرَ مِنْ مُّخَالَـطَۃِ الْعَارِفِیْنَ بِاللّٰہِ عَـرَفَ نَفْسَہٗ’ Whoever stays in the company of those people who recognise Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ (i.e. Awliya رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـه), then he will recognise his Nafs. (Al-Fath-ur-Rabbani, pp. 180)

He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه further states: Verily, one of the attributes of Awliya رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـه is that when they look at a person and spiritually concentrate (on their heart),