Na’eem-ud-Deen Muradabadi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه, Mufti Amjad Ali A’zami رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه, Ziya-ud-Deen Madani رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه and other pious people and saints; did all of them not love the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم with their heart and soul? Without doubt, all of them were great devotees of the Messenger. In fact, they were those who distributed the love of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم to others. If Mount Uhud is blessed and unique due to this love, then are the Awliya not blessed and unique?

Now consider this: Mount Uhud loves the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and thus became blessed and sacred. Furthermore, the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم even gave the order to eat from the leaves of a tree growing upon it, and gain blessings this way. Thus, we come to know that whosoever is accepted in the court of the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, becomes blessed, and everything connected to it also becomes full of blessings. The Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم taught us and desires that these things are considered blessed, and for us to gain blessings from them.

The matter does not end here. It was further commanded in this Hadith: ‘وَلَوْمِنْ عَضَاھِھٖ’ ‘Even if the thorns of the tree growing upon Uhud are attained (they should be chewed to attain blessings)’. (Jami’ al-Sagheer, p. 21, Hadith 239)

Allamah Manaawi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه states: ‘Thorns are not things meant to be chewed normally. In order to do so, one will have to go through great difficulty. The meaning of this statement of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم highlights the fact that Mount Uhud is blessed. If one cannot easily attain blessings from its trees, then one should place himself in difficulty in order to do so!’ (Derived From, Fayz-ul-Qadeer, jazz 1, p. 239, under the Hadith 239)

We come to know that if a person has to queue up in long queues and go through several hardships just to behold the sacred relics, draw