like your father.”

3. The Khalīfah of Mufti AꜤẓam-e-Hind, Sayyidunā Muti al-Rahman al-Riḍawī دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ, once expressed his love for Amīr Ahl al-Sunnah with words full of humility, saying: “I am a sinner, and Mawlānā Ilyas al-Qādirī Ṣāḥib is entirely righteous.”

4. Sayyidunā Shams al-Huda al-Miṣbāḥī دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ says: “It would not be an exaggeration to say that Attar is the name of the blessings of Raza.”^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                          صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

How to Attain Love for the Scholars

Dear Islamic brothers! We heard some parables of the love Amīr Ahl al-Sunnah Mawlānā Muhammad Ilyas al-Qādirī دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ has for the scholars of Ahl al-Sunnah, and their love for him. May Allah Almighty, for the sake of these blessed personalities, grant us love for the people of knowledge as well.

Come, let me briefly mention some ways through which love for the scholars can be attained:

1. It is very easy! Keep the company of those who love the scholars. اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه, love for the scholars will develop.

2. Make it a habit to watch the weekly Madani Muzakrah regularly. During the Madani Muzakrah, Amīr Ahl al-Sunnah Mawlānā Muhammad Ilyas al-Qādirī دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ seats scholars and muftis beside him. In this way, viewers recognise their rank and status, and love for them enters their hearts.

3. Study Iḥyāˈ al-ꜤUlūm (Urdu translation), volume 1, published by Maktabat-ul-Madinah.