regarding Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه, in order to gain mercy and blessings.

Imam Ahmad Raza Khan’s aversion to arrogance

The Khalifah of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه, Mawlana Sayyid Ayyub Ali Razavi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه mentions, a man would visit Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه and sometimes, he رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه would visit the man too. On one occasion, Imam Ahmad Raza Khan was with this person, whilst a poor man from a village was sitting on a broken bed towards the edge of the courtyard. The man, who was the owner of the home, began to look at the poor person angrily, such that the poor man became embarrassed and left. The Imam was troubled by the man’s arrogance, but he did not say anything. After some days, the man then went to visit the Imam. The great Imam made space for him to sit when a barber named Kareem Bakhsh arrived to shape the Imam’s beard. The barber began to wonder where he should sit, until Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه said, “Brother Kareem Bakhsh! Why are you standing? Muslims are brothers to one another.” He then indicated for him to sit next to the other man. As soon as the barber sat down, the man became angry like a hissing snake. He immediately stood up and left, never to return.^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

O devotees of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan! Look at his excellent Madani mindset of establishing equality and brotherhood between Islamic brothers, no matter what their conditions are. The great Imam has told us, regardless of whether you are great, rich respected and lofty in worldly rank or from a noble family, you do not have the right to think lowly of another Muslim. You do not have the right of disgracing someone who earns through permissible means. In fact, a Muslim