April 2014 - 1

April 2014 Jamadiuth Thani 1435
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Editorial
Emergency Session of
Raabitah-e-Madaaris-e-Islamiyyah Arabiyyah
Darul-Uloom Deoband (Branch Jammu & Kashmir)

On 05 March 2014 Wednesday, an emergency session
of Raabitah-e-Madaaris-e-Islamiyyah Arabiyyah (RMIA) Darul-
Uloom Deoband branch J ammu & Kashmir was called by its
esteemed President, Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Rahmatullah
Sahib Qasmi Daamat-Barakatuhum, at Darul-Uloom Raheemiyyah
Bandipora Kashmir. The session was attended by the
respected members of Majlis-e-Aamilah (Working Committee)
and Majlis-e-Taleemi (Education-Board) of RMIA Darul-Uloom
Deoband branch J &K, besides the prominent scholars of Islam
and respected teachers of Deeni-Madaaris of the J &K state.
It was a brainstorming session in which the consequences of
RTE Act and Madrassa-Board like highly topical issues,
besides examinations, curriculum and mechanism for imparting
education and training, were discussed. Next day, that is, on 06
March 2014, a general-session of RMIA was convened and it
was attended by all the heads and responsible persons of
Deeni-Madaaris of all the districts of the J &K state. Besides
resolving to strengthen Raabitah-e-Madaaris-e-Islamiyyah
Arabiyyah (RMIA) branch J ammu & Kashmir, the general-
session passed the following resolutions unanimously.
1. A demand was made for exempting Madrassas and
Islamic institutions of the J &K state from RTE Act bringing
it into line with the rest of the country as the Parliament
had already exempted Madrassas and religious institutes
from RTE Act by making amendment to the Act.
2. The general-session reiterated that for upholding the
autonomy of such Madrassas that are following the
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no need of setting up of government-based Madrassa-
Board as a very capable and competent Madrassa-Board
is already in existence there, and the same is functioning
efficiently under the dynamic leadership of the great
scholars of Darul-Uloom Deoband.
3. The session stressed that Deeni-Madaaris shall give
particular attention to the teaching of Urdu, Mathematics,
English, Science & Social Science in the elementary
classes of the Holy Quran, and the same is already on
the curriculum of Darul-Uloom Deoband.
4. The session called upon the Madrassas with emphasis to
keep on organizing reformative programmes and events
for ridding the society of waywardness, immodesty,
immorality, drug abuse and to free the Muslim society
from the burden of un-Islamic customs being practised on
the occasions of marriage and funeral.
5. The RMIA session underlined the need for setting up part-
time institutes: Deeni-Makaatib for teaching the Holy
Quran and the basics of Islam in every Masjid and
Mahalla for school-going children.
6. The session underscored that the respected Imams
should teach the classes of translation and Tafseer of the
Holy Quran for common Muslims at their respective
Masaajid.
7. This general-session of RMIA repeated the demand with
an urgent need that the Urdu language should be made
the medium of teaching at schools and colleges, as per
early times, in view of the dangers to the future generation
of Kashmir of becoming unrelated to Deen.
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Fayyaz Ahmad Zaroo

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TAFSEER
( Commentar y of the Hol y Qur an)
By: Hazrat Maulana Mufti Muhammad Shafi Sahib (Rahmatullahi Alaihi)

SURAH AL-BAQARAH

Note: This part of Tafseer is the remaining portion of Surah Al-
Baqarah Tafseer and hence connected with the previous chapter of
Surah Al-Baqarah Tafseer.
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Are they not aware that Allah Taala knows what they
conceal and what they manifest? And some among
them are illiterate who have no knowledge of the Book
but have some fancies, and they do nothing but make
conjectures. So, woe to those who write the Book with
their hands and then say, This is from Allah , so that
they may gain a small price out of it. Then, woe to them
for what their hands have written, and woe to them for
what they earn. (Verse 77-79)

Allah Taala reminds the J ews that He is
omniscient, and knows what they try to keep concealed
as well as what they say or do openly. So, it would
make no difference at all, if the hypocrites tried to
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group, not to disclose the verse of the Torah which
speaks of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu-Alaihi-Wasallam). For,
Allah Taala Himself had, no different occasions,
informed the Muslims in the Holy Quran as to the
hypocrisy of certain J ews and as to the testimony of the
Torah also.
Verse 77 deals with the educated ones among
the J ews, while verse 79 speaks of those who were
unlettered. These men had no understanding. Then, the
J ewish scholars did not give them correct or proper
information about their religion. No wonder, their minds
were stuffed only with baseless superstitions which they
found very pleasant and flattering.
Since the dishonesty of their scholars was the
real cause of their superstitiousness, the crime of the
former was greater than that of the latter. So, Verse 79
turns to the J ewish scholars. They were greedy and
self-seeking, and in order to please the people for
receiving money and respect from the, they used to
misrepresent divine injunctions, going so far as to
change the words of the Torah or distort the sense,
pretending all the while that this was just what Allah had
said or meant. The Verse 79 announces a grievous
punishment for these two sins-distorting the Word of
Allah and earning money by doing so.
A doctrinal point
Verse 78 says that the illiterate J ews follow that
Zann, that is to say, their fancies or conjectures. Some
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the word has been used here, and come to the
erroneous conclusion that it is not legitimate to accept
or follow any view or injunction based on Zann, which
they always translate as a fanciful supposition. This,
no doubt, is one of the lexical meanings of the word, but
only one. Let us explain that the Holy Quran uses the
word Zann in three ways:-
1. To signify perfect certitude-Those who are certain that
they are going to meet their Lord (2:46)
2. To signify the greatest likelihood And he said to him
whom he thought was the more likely of the two to be
released from the prison (12:42).
3. To signify a mere fanciful supposition as in the present
verse. The Zann which the Holy Quran prohibits us to
follow is that of the third kind. This verse condemns the
J ews for having followed this kind of Zann which consists
in a fanciful opinion that is not supported by a respectable
argument or goes against a valid one. On the contrary, it
is necessary to follow the Zann of the first two kinds.
When certain ahadith or certain arguments and
conclusions in the Shariah are described as resting on
Zann, it is done according to the second signification of
the word. One cannot avoid this kind of Zann in any
sphere of life, and the Shariah requires us to accept and
follow it. Certain verses of the Holy Quran, of course,
condemn those who follow their Zann, but to apply this
condemnation to all the possible cause, and to use such
verses for rejecting all the legitimate arguments and
injunctions of the Shariah based on Zann is to betray
ones ignorance of the Holy Quran.

(To be continued, Insha-Allah)

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Tas-heelul Ahadeeth

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Translation:
Sayyidna Ibn Umar (Raziyallahu-anhuma) reports
that Hazrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu-Alaihi-Wasallam) said:
J ibraeel (Alaihis-Salaam) continuously advised me
regarding the neighbour (to be good to him) until I
thought that soon he would make the neighbour an
inheritor. (Bukhari, Muslim)

Commentary:
We are all aware that when a man leaves the
world, his neighbour does not inherit from his estate.
The object of this Hadith is to highlight the rights of the
neighbour.
The extent of the neighbours right may be
understood from the fact that even non-Muslim
neighbours have rights.
Hazrat Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said that
there are three types of neighbours viz:

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1. The Muslim neighbour who is also your relative.
He has three rights:
a. The right of being a Muslim.
b. The right of being your relative.
c. The right of being your neighbour.
2. The Muslim neighbour who is not your relative.
He has two rights:
a. The right of being a Muslim.
b. The right of being your neighbour.
3. The non-Muslim neighbour: He has only one
right:
a. The right of being your neighbour.

(Note: The above does not mean that he
has the right to be your neighbour or the
right to be a Muslim etc. it means that he
has one right over you because he is a
Muslim and he has another right over you
because he is your neighbour).

Lesson:

The neighbour has many rights over one.
A Muslim must be kind and respectful to his
neighbour, whether the neighbour be a Muslim or
Kaafir.

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Seerat-e-Paak
Nabi
s Love for Children

By: Hazr at Maulana Abu Talhah Muhammad Izhar ul Has an Mahmood Sahib
Translated By: Hazrat Mufti Afzal Husain Elias Sahib

LOVE SHOWN TOWARDS
CHILDREN IN GENERAL

TEA CH IN G CH IL DREN W ITH LOVE A N D A FFECTIO N :

A child is advised not to throw
stones at dates:
Hazrat Amar-Ibn-Abbas (Raziyallahu-anhu) narrates
the following incident of his childhood in these words:
As young boy I would go into the date-gardens of
the Ansaar and break dates of the trees by throwing
stones at them. One day they caught me and brought me
to Hazrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu-Alaihi- Wasallam) complaining
about my action. Hazrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu-Alaihi- Wasallam)
asked me why I threw stones at the dates and I said so
that I could drop them from the tree.
Hazrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu-Alaihi- Wasallam) then
advised me thus, Do not throw stones at the dates, but
eat that which falls off the trees. (He advised him thus as
throwing stones harms the trees.) He then placed his
hand over my head and made the following Duaa, O
Allah you satiate his stomach. (Abu-Dawud)

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In other words, with great love and affection he
thought him that he should not throw stones at the trees,
but eat that which fell off the trees, and in the same breath
he made Duaa for him.

Hazrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu-Alaihi-Wasallam)
teaches a child how to skin an animal:
Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri (Raziyallahu-anhu) narrates
that the Hazrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu-Alaihi-Wasallam) passed
by a child of approximately twelve to thirteen years of age
whilst the child was busy skinning an animal.
He told the lad, Hang on. Let me show you how to
skin an animal.
He then placed his fist between the skin and body
of the animal pushing his hand forward until he reached
the shoulder of the animal. He then told the lad, Now this
is how you skin an animal.
Hazrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu-Alaihi-Wasallam) then went
to the Masjid and led the congregation in Salah without
renewing his ablution (wuzu). (Ibn-Majah)

Let me teach you a few lessons, son:

Hazrat Ibn-Abbas (Raziyallahu-anhu) says that he
was once travelling on the same conveyance as Hazrat
Nabi Akram (Sallallahu-Alaihi-Wasallam) was seated behind.
Hazrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu-Alaihi-Wasallam) addressed him
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commands of Allah Taala and he will protect you.
Implement the orders of Allah Taala and you will
always find Him before you. When you ask, ask of Allah
Taala alone. When you seek assistance, seek
assistance from Allah Taala alone. Remember, If the
entire creation has to gather and try to bring benefit to
you in any way, they will not be able to benefit you
accept to the extent decreed for you. Remember, if the
entire creation had to try and cause harm to you, they
will not be able to cause any harm to accept to the
extent decreed for you. (Musnad-e-Ahmad)
Hazrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu-Alaihi-Wasallam) first turned
him attention forwards himself, and then taught him the
above mentioned important lessons. Those parents to
whom this Hadith is learnt should teach their children
these important lessons of life. This is binding upon you
as a parent. Children are also urged to extract time from
their parents for purposes of learning such lessons as this
is your right.
Do not make a live object
your target, children:
Hazrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu-Alaihi-Wasallam) once saw
a few children from amongst the Ansaar playing at a
certain spot. Since Hazrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu-Alaihi-
Wasallam) had encouraged archery, these children had tried
a chicken and made it their target. Hazrat Nabi Akram
(Sallallahu-Alaihi- Wasallam) immediately stopped them and told
them not to cause pain to something with life in this
manner. (Musnad-e-Ahmad) (To be continued, Insha Allah)

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ADVICES

THE DEOBAND ULAMA
AND THEIR LOVE FOR
HAZRAT RASULULLAH

From the teachings and advices of Faqeehul-Ummat, Hazrat
Mufti Mahmood Hasan Sahib Gangohi (Rahmatullahi-Alaihi)

Compil ed by: Hazrat Maul ana Muhammad Rahmatull ah Sahi b Kashmi ri
(Daamat- Barakatuhum)

(Continued from the previous issue of AN-NOOR)

Quest ions posed t o Hazrat Muf t i Sahib (Rahmatullahi-alaihi)

Question One
Question: What is the position of a persons Salah in
which the vision of Hazrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu-alaihi-
wasallam) comes to ones heart intentionally or
unintentionally?
Answer: "If one concentrates so deeply on the vision
that he negates everything else including Tauheed (The
Oneness of Allah Ta'ala), then this has been termed Shirk.
Who would he be calling out to when he reads,
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we seek assistance)? On the other hand, mere imagination
does not harm one's Salah in any way. When one reads
Durood-Shareef, then naturally the thought goes
towards Hazrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu-alaihi-wasallam). This
is acceptable.

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Question Two

Question: What was the kayfiyat (condition) of Hazrat
Gangohi (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) when these questions were
posed to him?
Answer: Brother, those who are acquainted in this
field would be able to explain better.

Question Three

Question: "would people ask Hazrat Maulana
(Rahmatullahi-alaihi) controversial questions? "

Answer: "Yes, those Masaail wherein differences of
opinion were also asked, for example Meelaad, Qiyaam
(standing and reciting Salaam), Niyaaz, Faatihah, etc.
The esteemed rector of Darul-Uloom Deoband,
Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Ahmad Sahib (Maulana
Qari Muhammad Toyyib Sahib's father) dreamt that he
was with Hazrat Haaji Imdadullah Sahib in Makkah-
Mukarramah. Hazrat Haaji Sahib (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) was
saying, "When there seems to be some permissibility
for meelad and qiyaam in the Fiqh-kitaabs (books of
Islamic J urisprudence), why do you people condemn
these practices so strongly?" To this Maulana
Muhammad Ahmad Sahib replied, "Hazrat, there is no
leeway in this regard. Had there been any permissibility
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firm stand against it." Hazrat Haaji Sahib (Rahmatullahi-
alaihi) then said, "There must be some leeway in this."
Maulana Muhammad Ahmad Sahib again confirmed,
"Hazrat, there is no leeway."
Hazrat Haaji Imdaadullah Sahib (Rahmatullahi-alaihi)
then asked, "What if we get Hazrat Nabi-e-Kareem
(Sallallahu-alaihi-wasallam) to sanction (these actions), then
what (would you say)?" Maulana replied, In that case
there would be no need for us to stop them. We are
stopping people from this practice because of Hazrat
Nabi-e-Kareems (Sallallahu-alaihi-wasallam) command."
As he was saying this, Hazrat Nabi-e-Kareem
(Sallallahu-alaihi-wasallam) arrived and said, "Brother,
this youngster (Maulana Muhammad Ahmad) is
correct". He mentioned this to Hazrat Haaji Sahib
(Rahmatullahi-alaihi) who immediately responded, "This
is correct. This is right." Hazrat Haaji Sahib
(Rahmatullahi-alaihi) then stood up and began lowering
his head. He continued to do so until he reached the
ground. Then he raised his head. He said the words
correct and right seven times. This reaction of
Hazrat Haaji Sahib (Rahmatullahi-Alaihi) was done in the
manner the kings of the past were revered. When
Maulana Muhammad Ahmad Shah Sahib saw Hazrat
Nabi-e-Akram (Sallallahu-alaihi-wasallam), he
immediately stood up in one corner with his hands
folded in respect.

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When Hazrat Haaji Sahib (Rahmatullahi-alaihi)
finished, Hazrat Nabi-e-Kareem (Sallallahu-alaihi-
wasallam) asked, "May I leave now? Haaji Sahib
(Rahmatullahi-alaihi) replied, As Hazrat Nabi Akram
(Sallallahu-alaihi-wasallam) wishes. Whilst Hazrat
Rasulullah (Sallallahu-alaihi-wasallam) was returning, he
passed close to where Maulana (Ahmad Sahib) was
standing. Maulana gained courage and asked, "The
description of Hazrat Muhammad (Sallallahu-alaihi-
wasallam) which we read in the Ahaadith is different
(from what I am seeing now). Your appearance at
present is that of Maulana Rashid Ahmad Gangohi
(Rahmatullahi-alaihi). I am confused." Hazrat Nabi-e-
Kareem (Sallallahu-alaihi-wasallam) explained, "My actual
description is indeed what you have read in the
Ahaadith, but because you have great love and
respect for Hazrat Maulana Gangohi (Rahmatullahi-
alaihi), I have appeared in his form. [End of the
dream].
Maulana Haafiz Ahmad Sahib (Rahmatullahi-alaihi),
who was in India, wrote a letter to Hazrat Haaji Sahib
(Rahmatullahi-alaihi) in Makkah Mukarramah, where he
was residing, relating this dream to him. Hazrat Haaji
Sahib (Rahmatullahi-alaihi), overjoyed (on reading the
letter) said, "Write down this dream and when I die
place it in a niche in my grave."
(To be concluded, Insha-Allah)

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MALFOOZAAT

Statements and Anecdotes of Faqeehul-
Ummat, Hazrat Maulana Mufti Mahmood
Hasan Gangohi Sahib
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Compiled By: Hazrat Maulana Mufti Farooq Meeruti Sahib
(Daamat- Barakatuhum)

The things that came with
Aadam (Alaihi-Salaam) from Jannah

Allah Taala admitted Aadam (Alaihi-Salaam) and
Hazrat Hawwa (Alaihaa-Salaam) into J annah and
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would be of the wrongdoers.] 2:35

However, Hazrat Aadam (Alaihi-Salaam) had come
to the tree and partook of its fruit. The fibres of the fruit
got stuck in his teeth and he broke a branch of a tree
to use as a toothpick. The clothing that he was
wearing which covered his body, as fingernails cover
the fingertips, fell off his body. As soon as it fell off, his
modesty and shame overcome him. Whichever tree he
approached to break its leaves, moved away. It was
the fig tree that offered its leaves. Hazrat Aadam (Alaihi-

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Salaam) took its leaves and covered his body. The
jewellery of J annah that Hazrat Aadam (Alaihi-Salaam)
was wearing also fell off his body except for a ring that
he had placed in his mouth. After Shaitaan had caused
him to err, he rested against a boulder.
When Hazrat Aadam (Alaihi-Salaam) was sent to
earth, the leaves on his body, the boulder that he
rested against and the branch that he broke to use as
a toothpick came along as well. All the trees of J annah
cried when Hazrat Aadam (Alaihi-Salaam) had erred
except for the oud tree. Hence, the oud tree was also
sent to earth.
On coming to earth the fig leaves dried up with the
wind and fell off their bodies. A deer ate the leaves that
fell off Hazrat Aadams (Alaihi-Salaam) body and a worm ate
the leaves that fell off Hazrat Hawwas (Alaihi- Salaam) body.
The leaves eaten by the deer turned into musk and the
leaves eaten by the worm turned into silk. Therefore, only
men are allowed to wear perfumes that emit a beautiful
fragrance and not women (i.e. when leaving the home).
Similarly, only women are allowed to wear silken clothing
and not men.
When they became naked, an angel brought wool
that was removed from a sheep being reared in
J annah. The angel came to Hazrat Hawwa (Alaihaa-
Salaam) and said, Prepare a set of clothing for yourself
and one for Hazrat Aadam (Alaihi-Salaam). Hazrat
Hawwa (Alaihaa-Saalam) said, I have been given a
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for Hazrat Aadam (Alaihi-Salaam). Therefore, it is a
necessary duty of the wife to serve her husband.
The angel then ordered Hazrat Aadam (Alaihi-
Salaam) to earn a living for himself and Hazrat Hawwa
(Alaihaa-Salaam) and he showed him the different
methods of earning. Hazrat Aadam (Alaihi-Salaam) said,
I have to earn for two, myself and Hawwa. So the
expenditure of the wife is the responsibility of the
husband. Therefore, the sons share is double the
daughters share in inheritance, as mentioned in the
Holy Quran:
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[For the son is double the share of the daughter.] 4:11

The oud tree was given the punishment of being
burnt and the smoke that it emits has a beautiful scent.
This is its only usage.
The ring that Hazrat Aadam (Alaihi-Salaam) kept in
his mouth became the ring of Hazrat Sulymaan (Alaihi-
Salaam).
The branch that he had broken to use as a
toothpick became the staff of Hazrat Moosa (Alaihi-
Salaam) through which three thousand miracles were
exposed. The boulder against which he rested became
the Hajr-e-Aswad (black stone) towards which ones
sins are forgiven. In the beginning, it was extremely
white and shiny. The entire area that its radiance
reached is known as the Haram.

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Sulook
Potions for the Heart
A Translation of Dawa-e-Dill

By: Hazrat Peer Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqashbandi Sahib
Daamat-Barakatuhum
Cont i nued from t he previous i ssue of AN-NOOR

Bec ome a sinc er e and ac t ive aal im

THE COMPLAINT OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS
WORLD
On the other hand, we have heard of people
dying of overeating. Imam Muslim (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) was
looking for hadith, and had some dates by his side.
He was so engrossed in his search that he kept on
eating one date after another without knowing. He
overate, and died as a result. Therefore, we do have
examples of people in his career dying of hunger or
thirst. All Praise be to Allah Taala, He opens up the
doors of sustenance for the seekers of Ilm. This is
what people fear; saying that if one becomes an
Aalim, where will he get his food? O slaves of Allah
Taala! You will get your sustenance from the same
source that Allah Taala fed the Prophet of Allah
Taala!
Anyway, we were talking about Imam Shaafiee
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that of eating all the food.
The daughters also had a second complaint:
What had laid out a prayer mat and placed water for
ablution in his room. In the morning, we found that both
the prayer mat and water remained untouched. It
seems that he did not even pray Tahajjud.
Furthermore, since there is no facility for ablution
in the Masjid, people perform wuzu in their homes
before leaving for the Masjid. Your guest just got up
and left for the Masjid with you; we do not know how he
performed his prayers without wuzu!
Imam Shaafiees (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) r eply
Imam Shaafiee (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) replied, Truth of
the matter is that when I began eating, there was so
much Noor in the food that with every mouthful I took, I
experienced my chest filling with Noor. I thought to
myself that, I may never get to taste food from such
pure, Halaal earnings again; why dont make it part of
my body? This is why is ate all the food, and made it
part of me.
Allahu-Akbar!!
He then said, I then lay down, but the Noor of
the food was so much, that I could not get any sleep. I,
therefore, began reflecting over some Ahadith. One
hadith had been troubling me for some time:
The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu-Alaihi-Wasallam) told a
small boy whose pet bird had died,

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Therefore, I began concentrating on the meaning
of these few words. As a result, I managed to solve
forty Fiqh Masaail issues related to these words. After
this, since my wuzu was still intact, I got up and prayed
the Fajr-Salah with the same wuzu.
This was the state of our pious predecessors.
Therefore, the first step is to gain Ilm, and the
second is to act upon that Ilm. However, it does not
end here; there is a further step, which is the
development of Ikhlaas (sincerity).
The impor tance of sincer ity
A deficit in Ilm can be made up by actions, and
deficit in actions can be made up by sincerity. However,
a deficiency in sincerity cannot be made up for. One
needs to perform ones actions solely for the pleasure
of Allah Taala, this is what will be sufficient. Allah
Taala accepts the deeds of the person who acts upon
his Ilm for Allah Taalas sake only. The scholars of
Deoband were granted total acceptance throughout the
world because of their Ikhlaas.
The clean, pure deed of an Aalim is brighter than
that of a mere worship
Where else would the eyes behold such a Taj
Mahal of Ikhlaas?
(To be Concluded, Insha-Allah)

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Family Bond

BRINGING UP
CHILDREN IN ISLAM

By: Hazrat Maulana Dr. Muhammad Habibullaah Mukhtaar Sahib
Translated by: J enab Rafiq Abdurrahmaan Sahib


Cour age and br aver y
Sayyidna Hazrat Umar (Raziyallahu-Anhu) sent four
hundred dinaars to Sayyidna Hazrat Abu Ubaydah
(Raziyallahu-Anhu) and instructed the carrier to see what
he would do with the money. Sayyidna Hazrat Abu
Ubaydah (Raziyallahu-Anhu) made Duaa for the sender.
Then he immediately bestowed small amounts of the
grant on various people. He kept nothing for himself.
Sayyidna Hazrat Umar (Raziyallahu-Anhu) then sent a
similar amount to Sayyidna Hazrat Muaaz (Raziyallahu-
Anhu). He gave similar instructions to the slave who
carried the amount to observe how the grant was used.
Sayyidna Hazrat Muaaz (Raziyallahu-Anhu) did the same
as Sayyidna Hazrat Abu Ubaydah (Raziyallahu-Anhu) was
already done. His wife lamented, We are also poor!
Give some to us too. Only two dinars were left.
Sayyidna Hazrat Muaaz (Raziyallahu-Anhu) threw them
towards her. When the slave reported the story to
Sayyidna Hazrat Umar (Raziyallahu-Anhu) he said, They
are all brothers to each other.
In the times of Sayyidna Hazrat Umar (Raziyallahu-

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Anhu) there was a severe famine. A carvaan made up of
a thousand camels belonging to Sayyidna Hazrat
Uthmaan (Raziyallahu-Anhu) arrived from Shaam (Syria).
Several merchants offered to buy all of it. He asked
them what profit they would pay. Five per cent, they
said. He answered that he could get higher profit than
that. They began to argue with him, saying that they did
not know of any merchant who would offer him more
than their quote. He said to them, I know of one who
repays a profit of more than seven hundred to a
dirham. He then recited the verse of the Noble Quran
in which Allah Taala mentioned this profit.
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O traders!
Bear witness with me that I donate all this to the poor
people of Madinah Munawwarah!
Whenever Sayyidna Hazrat Salamah bin Dinar
visited Sayyidna Hazrat Muaawiyah (Raziyallahu-Anhu) he
would call out: O employee, Assalamu-Alaikum!
People advised him that to correct himself, saying, O
Hazrat Muaawiyah! You are the employee of this
Ummah. Sayyidna Hazrat Abu Hazim (Raziyallahu-Anhu)
would talk to Khalifah Sulaymaan bin Abdulmalik in a
similar outspoken manner.
Respecting the rights of others
To care for the rights of society is a necessary
part of Islams excellent psychological principles. The
psychological principles are inner motivating forces
while the consideration of the rights of others are the

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apparent consequences. The former may be described
as the spirit and the later as the body. Teach children to
respect the rights of their parents, elders, relatives,
neighbours, teachers and companions.
The rights of parents
Parents have important rights. This must be
explained to children. It is their privilege that their
children treat them with civility, obey them, serve them
and treat them well. Teach them the ahadith which
state the rights of parents. Some of these ahadith are
stated here.
Sayyidna Hazrat Aaishah (Raziyallahu-Anha) said,
A person comes to the Noble Rasul (Sallallahu-Alaihi-
Wasallam). With him was an old man. He asked the
person, who is this with you? The person replied, My
Father. He said, Do not walk in front of him; do not sit
before he sits; do not address him by his name; do not
cause him to swear.
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The pleasure of Allah Taala lies in the pleasure of
parents
The doors of J annah are open for those who
take care in the way they treat their parents. If the
parents are displeased, then Allah Taala, the
Exalted, is displeased too. Allah Taala will remain
displeased as long as amends are not made.
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Majma-uz Zawaaid
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Bukhari

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Great Personality

Rahimahullahu Taala
By: Hazrat Allamah Muhammad Ibn Yusuf Salihi Dimashqi Shafii
Rahmatullahi-Alaihi


Hazrat Imam Sahi b s j uri sprudential skill i n the
light of the other Imams

14. Hazrat Shaddad Ibn Hakim (Rahmatullahi-alaihi)
Hazrat Khatib (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) narrates that
Shaddad Ibn Hakim (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) Said: I havent
witnessed a Faqih (jurist) as sublime and great as
Hazrat Imam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullahi-alaihi).
15. Hazrat Makki Ibn Ibrahim (Rahmatullahi-alaihi)
Hazrat Khatib (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) that Hazrat Makki Ibn
Ibrahim (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) said: Hazrat Abu Hanifah
(Rahmatullahi-alaihi) was the greatest Alim of his times.
16. Hazrat Yahya Ibn Saeed (Rahmatullahi-alaihi)
Hazrat Khatib (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) that Yahya Ibn
Maeen (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) said: I heard Hazrat Yahya
Ibn Saeed (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) Qattan Saying: We are
unable to speak lies before Allah Taala by claiming
that we heard an opinion better than that of Hazrat
Imam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullahi-alaihi). We have

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selected his opinion (over others).
Hazrat Yahya Ibn Maeen (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) says:
Whilst issuing Fatawa, Hazrat Yahya Ibn Saeed
Qattan (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) would always refer to the
opinions of the people of Kufa and from these people
he would accept and adhere to the opinion of Hazrat
Imam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullahi-alaihi).
Hazrat Khatib (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) narrates that Hazrat
Yahya Ibn Maeen (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) heard Hazrat Yahya
Ibn Saeed (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) saying: How wonderful and
brilliant are the opinions of Hazrat Imam Abu Hanifah
(Rahmatullahi-alaihi).
17. Hazrat Nazr Ibn Shumail (Rahmatullahi-alaihi)
Nazr Ibn Shumail (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) said: The people were
all asleep and negligent of the science of Fiqh. Hazrat
Imam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) threw open its doors
and jolted the people awake. He expounded and
revised this science.
18. Hazrat Abu Yahya hammani (Rahmatullahi-alaihi)
Abu Yahya Hammani said: I havent witnessed anyone
better than Hazrat Imam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullahi-alaihi).
Abu MUhamamd Harithi narrates that Hazrat
Abu hammani (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) said: From his
contemporaries, whoever I have compared to Hazrat
Imam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) in any virtue, I always

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found him to be more excellent. I havent come across
any saint as virtuous, devoted and well-versed in the
field of Fiqh than Hazrat Imam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullahi-
alaihi).
15. Hazrat Musir Ibn Kudam (Rahmatullahi-alaihi)
Hafiz Musir ibn Kudam (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) said: Whoever
makes Hazrat Imam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) an
intermediary between himself and Allah Taala, I hope
no fear will overcome him and that person will not be
considered guilty of failing to be cautious.
Hazrat Qadi Abul Qasim Ibn Kas (Rahmatullahi-alaihi)
narrates that Hazrat J afar Ibn Awn (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) said:
Hazrat Musir Ibn Kudam (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) was once
asked as to why he abandoned the opinions of his
contemporaries for opinion of Hazrat Imam Abu Hanifah
(Rahmatullahi-alaihi). He responded: Because of the validity
of his opinion. If you can present an opinion better than
his, I will readily accept that opinion.
He also narrates that Hazrat Musir Ibn Kudam
(Rahmatullahi-alaihi) said: We attained the science of Hadith
with Hazrat Imam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullahi-alaihi) but he
surpassed us. Then we opted from ascetism
(abandoning the world) and he outstripped us in this as
well. Thereafter, we attained Fiqh with him and his
juristic excellence is before you.

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L etter s to the E di tor
Shock and outrage
Dear Editor,
Apropos Shock and outrage AN-NOOR, February
2014 by Muhtaram Fayyaz Ahmad Zaroo Sahib. After
reading this thoughtful editorial, I am anxious about such
thousands of boys and girls of our community who are
enrolled at so many private schools running across the
Kashmir valley, and maximum of them are being taught there
bad stuff in the name of Islam. Thanks a lot for raising
awareness of the dangers of such distorted and insolent
series of books authored by Miss Safia Iqbal.
AN-NOOR is the only Islamic journal of the J &K state
which is so vigilant that any conspiracy to damage or distort
Islamic principles and ethics is being exposed before its
launch. The great efforts by the esteemed Editor-in-chief of
AN-NOOR, Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Rahmatullah Sahib
Qasmi Daamat-Barakatuhum, to thwart the onslaught of enemies
of Islam is truly appreciated. I appeal to all the respected
readers of AN-NOOR to introduce this beneficial journal to
more and more people and by doing so they would establish
Sadaqah-e-Jaariyah for themselves.

Muhammad Azhar
Darish-Kadal Chowk Srinagar

Stunning News
Dear Editor,
Apropos Shock and outrage AN-NOOR, February 2014.
We were stunned by the said editorial. Depicting the Holy
Prophet Sallallahu-alaihi-wasallam, other Messengers of Allah
Taala and the noble Companions in a visual way is highly
offensive to each and every Muslim of the world, and Miss

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Safia Iqbal had committed serious offence by authoring this
insolent book. The said editorial is carrying an important
message for the whole Muslim world that they should take
great care of their children to watch what kind of books they
are being taught at their schools in the name of Islam, and
what kind of extra-curricular activities they are being involved
in the name of sports and entertainment.
A lot of thanks to the esteemed Editor-in-chief of AN-NOOR
for publishing such a knowledgeable, reformative, spiritual
and worthy journal. May Allah Almighty reward them in this
world and in the Hereafter, Aameen.
F. Akram
Eidgah Srinagar.

Tragic accident

Dear Editor,
How sad it was to know that the noted Spiritual Master of the
country-cum-esteemed rector of Darul-Uloom Raheemiyyah
Bandipora, Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Rahmatullah Sahib
Qasmi Daamat-Barakatuhum, has been injured in a tragic road
accident at Nussu Bandipora. Nowadays, accidents occur
even when we are not at fault. And it has been proved now
that, in the said accident, the Sumo-driver was at fault who hit
Hazrat Maulana Sahibs Alto car, not on the curve, but on the
straight road strip of Nussu Bandipora. We wish a speedy
recovery for Hazrat Maulana Sahib and pray for a long-cum-
healthy living for Hazrat Maulana Sahib with Aafiyah.

Suhail Nabi & Muneer Ahmad Shigan
SMC Karan-Nagar Srinagar

Attention Pleasee
The esteemed readers of AN-NOOR may feel free to send their
letters on email address as follows:
raheemiyah@gmail.com

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CAMPUS ROUND-UP
Fayyaz Ahmad Zar oo

Khanqah-Majlis
Do not wish to be very wealthy
Ask for Barakah in Maal, give Sadaqah regularly

In the last week of February 2014, the
monthly Khanqah-Majlis was held at Khanqah-e-
Mahmoodiyyah of Darul-Uloom Raheemiyyah
Bandipora. A large gathering of Saalikeen was
present in the Majlis. The spiritual Master-cum-
esteemed rector of Darul-Uloom Raheemiyyah
Bandipora, Hazrat Maulana Muhammad
Rahmatullah Sahib Qasmi Daamat-Fuyoozuhum,
discoursed on the merits and demerits of wealth:
Maal and advised the gathering that a true Muslim
should not wish to be very wealthy as handling of
wealth as per the Islamic principles is very difficult.
Hazrat Maulana Sahib narrated the tragedy of a
notorious man, Thalabah, who pestered the Holy
Prophet Sallallahu-alaihi-wasallam for praying to
Allah Taala to bestow him wealth. After the pray
by the Holy Prophet Sallallahu-alaihi-wasallam, he
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spend the bestowed wealth as per the Islamic
principles, and hence his end was very bad. Ask
Allah Taala for Barakah in Maal and give Sadaqah
regularly, Hazrat advised. Hazrat further advised
that one should spend from the good things for the
good pleasure of Allah Taala. The Majlis was
concluded with Duaa.

Hazrat Maulana Sahib is recuperating

The sad news was reported earlier that the
esteemed rector of Darul-Uloom Raheemiyyah,
Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Rahmatullah Sahib
Qasmi Daamat-Barakatuhum, was injured in a
tragic road accident when their Alto car was
rammed by a speeding Sumo-cab at Nussu
Bandipora on 10 March 2014. Hazrat is now
receiving treatment for the injuries at the
Raheemiyyah Campus and is responding well to
treatment. Doctors advised Hazrat complete rest
while expecting Hazrat to make a full and speedy
recovery. Flocks of people are visiting
Raheemiyyah Campus regularly asking after the
recuperating condition of Hazrat Maulana Sahib
Madda-zilluhu affectionately.

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