When those people were leaving, I enquired of them, ‘Where have you come from? How did you arrive? What was your purpose? And so forth.’ They replied, ‘On such and such a date, we were on a ship, when all of a sudden, a fierce wind began to blow, due to which the waves in the river quickened, and so our ship was tossed and began to sway. It was close to capsizing, and we were about to drown. At that time, we raised our hands in supplication presenting the wasilah (intermediation) of A’la Hazrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه in the court of Allah Almighty, “O Allah Almighty! For the sake of A’la Hazrat, Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه save us from this storm.” Along with this, we made a vow.

We had just made our supplication when we were graced. A figure appeared, took hold of the ship, and pulled it to the shore. اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه! Through the wasilah of A’la Hazrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه Allah Almighty saved us from drowning. We came today to fulfil the vow we made at that time.’”^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers, 25^th Safar al-Muzaffar is the ‘urs of the Imam; the pride, splendour, honour and recognition of the devotees of the noble Prophet; A’la Hazrat, Imam Ahl al-Sunnah, Shah, Imam Ahmad Raza Khan  رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه . اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه! Across the world, the devotees of the blessed Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم commemorate the ‘urs of A’la Hazrat                       رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه with great love and passion.

اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه Today, we will gain the blessings of mentioning A’la Hazrat  رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه .  The subject of today’s speech is ‘A’la Hazrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه and the science of Hadith’.

What is Hadith?  

Primarily, the words spoken by the beloved Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم , his pure actions and his blessed states are known as Hadith.  However,