Dear Islamic brothers, you have just heard how modest our pious predecessors   رَحْمَۃُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَیْہِمْ اَجْمَعِیْن were, such that if their gaze was to unexpectedly fall upon a woman, they would lower it at once, seeking repentance and forgiveness in the court of Allah Almighty. However, it is unfortunate that there are many who accept the awliya   رَحْمَۃُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَیْہِمْ اَجْمَعِیْن , arrange gatherings to convey reward to them, but those who try to act upon their teachings are very few. There are a small number of people who show modesty today and remain conscious of the fact that Allah Almighty is watching them and the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم sees their actions. There are very few who fear the hereafter. There are very few who keep in mind punishment of the hereafter and avoid sins. And those who have the mindset of protecting their gazes are very small in number.

اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه In today’s age, Ameer Ahl al-Sunnah Maulana Ilyas Attar Qadri  دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ  is not an individual who only imitates the lives of the pious predecessors   رَحْمَۃُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَیْہِمْ اَجْمَعِیْن himself, rather, he encourages his murids and followers to also follow these righteous people by giving them the mindset to fear Allah Almighty, be modest and protect their gazes.

Once, before setting off from U.A.E. to Karachi, he sent an email to his elder son and successor, Maulana Abu Usayd Ubayd Raza Attari Madani  مَدَّ ظِلُّہٗ الْعَالِی , a part of which is being presented here:

اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه We are scheduled to depart via P.I.A on the night between Thursday and Friday at around 12 o’clock and will land at Karachi Airport at 3am اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه. As the airport is filled with uncovered women, I do not wish to call anyone to the airport, because if I call them, they will come. However, they will be unable to avoid unlawful glances, and perhaps I will also have to answer for this on the Day of Judgement. [It might be said to me:] “When you were aware of the situation and knew that not everyone would be able to protect their eyes, why did you gather them at the airport in order to please you carnal-self?”