[a] Standard of respect to Sayyids

Sayyids are the descendants of Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him). A Sayyid, remains a holy descendant so long as he follows the Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him), else he is repugnant. Except Sayyids, all Muslims are alike. Allah, the Almighty clearly declares that whosoever wants to love Allah, should follow Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) so that he could be loved by Allah. On the other hand, the Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) declares: whosoever wants to love me, should love my descendants.

Thus, having regard to Holy Qur‘an and Hadith one ought to pay due regards to Sayyids. The following event would show as to where A‘lahazrat stands in this regard. Allama Arshad al-Qàdiri has written a booklet "Dil Ki Ashnai" in which he has described an event relating to A‘lahazrat. The way of description is as nice as the event itself. In short, it runs as under:

"A palanquin is placed at the doorstep of A‘lahazrat. A‘lahazrat has to go somewhere. All the people are anxiously waiting as to when he comes out of his residence to get in. Such was the time when the palanquins were in vogue. After all, A‘lahazrat comes out, extends due courtesy to the waiting people and enters the palanquin. The palanquin-bearers take the palanquin on their shoulders and go on. Just after a while, A‘lahazrat asks to put down the palanquin on the ground and asks its bearers if anyone of them is Al-i-Rasùl (descendant of Holy Prophet). The entire labor is silent nobody speaks. Upon this, A‘lahazrat says; I ask you in the name of Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him), please do tell. I am feeling the fragrance of Holy race". Now one of its bearers grows pale and says, "Work is taken from labor, its race is not questioned. I know no skill. Hence, I am doing this work. I am a Sayyid, if you ask me in the name of my Holy Grandfather." Upon this, A‘lahazrat began to weep like a baby and exclaimed, "All this has happened due to my ignorance, kindly excuse me, kindly excuse me. Not only this, A‘lahazrat put his "Amama" (turban) on the feet of that man and went on saying," Prince, kindly pardon me. Whose footwear is the greatest crown for my head, I have ridden on his delicate shoulders. Alas! what have I done! What would I reply if the Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) asked me at Mehshar: "were the shoulders of my offspring meant for your conveyance?" All the people were stunned. The whole atmosphere was stunned. What was happening was neither seen nor heard before. The greatest savant of the time was sobbing, repenting and begging excuse in such a humble manner. He did not deter unseen the Sayyid pardoned him several times. A‘lahazrat was not satisfied with this even and said, "The only atonement is that let the Holy Prince insisted and so insisted that this vice versa had to be given a practical shape and the people practically realized the standard of A‘lahazrat in regard to paying respect to the holy descendants of Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him)."

Through Hazrat Sakhawat Hussain, Khateeb of Jamia Masjid, Bareilly, I learnt of another important instance. The fact was that on being unhappy over some family matter, A'lahazrat did not take food. As a solution to this problem, a Sayyid was invited to intervene in the matter and persuade A‘lahazrat to take food and so he did. But, A‘lahazrat requested the Sayyid not to kindly intervene in his home affairs. The Sayyid reacted forthwith and said, "Okay, I will convey it as such to the Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) at Mehshar." Upon this, A‘lahazrat sought apology and took no time to accept the food. As is expected of a devout Muslim, A‘lahazrat always surrendered before a Sayyid unconditionally.

H. H Sayyid al-Ulèma Hazrat Al-i-Mustafa Marahravi, once disclosed a very interesting thing. A thought came to his mind that A‘lahazrat possessed all qualities but one. It was that he was not a Sayyid. A‘lahazrat took birth in a Pathan family. Allah could cause him to take birth in a Sayyid family. Allah does what He wants. H.H Sayyid al-Ulèma said that when he thought over the said case of palanquin, then he was forced to give a second thought to his earlier thinking. He was then able to think as to why A‘lahazrat was a non-Sayyid. If he were a Sayyid himself, how could the people know what respect should be given to a Sayyid and how he should be dealt with?

[b] Standard of faith in the words of Holy Prophet

A‘lahazrat had unflinching faith in the words of Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him). He believed: "East may be west and west may be east but what the Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) has said, can never be wrong".

Once upon a time, plague was enraging throughout Bareilly. All of a sudden, A‘lahazrat fell ill. He seemed to feel difficulty in speaking. His thyroid glands jammed. Physicians were consulted. Every Physician diagnosed that he was suffering from the same epidemic. But A‘lahazrat said, "No, I cannot suffer from plague". Please treat me otherwise on seeing plague patients, he had recited a dua (invocation) for which the Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) has said that whosoever recites this dua after seeing a patient, shall remain safe from such disease. True to my belief, the statement of Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) can never be wrong. Thus, I can never come under the clutch of plague. Accordingly, some black pepper etc. was administered and to the surprise of the attending physicians, A‘lahazrat was okay. It was a miracle of the Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) that his follower, who followed him to the full, recovered to the full.

Similarly, during his first Hajj, which he performed along with his revered mother, his ship came under the grip of a severe typhoon. The panic reached the stage that the pilgrims began to put on their Kafans (shrouds). Like everyone else, the mother of A‘lahazrat was too frightened. In order to console his restless mother, A‘lahazrat said, "O Mother! by Allah, this ship shall not sink." A‘lahazrat says that he had taken this oath relying on a Hadith that whosoever recites such and such dua (invocations) while getting in the boat or ship, remains safe. He then concentrated himself towards the Redeemer of Mankind, the Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him), with whose kindness the typhoon came to a standstill and the danger was over.

All the dangers and catastrophes can be vanished in no time with the kindness of Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) provided the standard of our faith is such as that of A‘lahazrat.

During his second Hajj, A‘lahazrat was suffering from fever. As the fever subdued, A‘lahazrat took his bath and rushed towards the Haram Sharif. In the meantime, it began to rain cats and dogs. A‘lahazrat recollected a Hadith: "Whosoever performs Tawaf amid rains, swims in the bounty of Allah". A‘lahazrat kissed the Hajr-i-Aswad and started the Tawaf forthwith, with the result that fever gripped him again. When Hazrat Sayyid Ismail Makki, a noted savant of his time, came to know of it, he said to A‘lahazrat," You did not care of you simply for a weak Hadith. Upon this, A‘lahazrat replied: "Though the Hadith is weak, yet the hope is strong."

The heart-touching point is that even a weak Hadith touched the heart of A‘lahazrat to such an extent.

[c] Standard of Prayers

A‘lahazrat used to offer all the five prayers (Namaz ba Jamaat) (congregation) in the mosque without fail. Even when he was badly ill, he would go to the mosque on chair. Usually he came to the mosque having made his Wuzu (ablution). Never did he offer his fard namaz without ‘Amama (Islamic turban) and Angarkha (cloak). He was too particular about it even when it was too hot. He did not take his Namaz a mere formality. He took it as personal appearance in the Highest court of Allah. Hence, hot and cold could not shake him from his unshakable stand.

 [d] Standard of Life

Simple living and high thinking, A‘lahazrat was an example of. He better chose to lead a simple and austere life. During his life he issued thousands of fatwas but he never charged any penny from anybody. He never charged anything for the issue of Taveez. If anybody insisted on paying something, A‘lahazrat flatly refused and made it clear that he would not sell amulets. Not withstanding, he accepted unconditional presents being sunnat. His life involved no pomp and show. Far from grand, his Madarsa was so simple. He had got no personal servants at his disposal. He never disheartened the poor. He hardly accepted feasts from the rich. To be very clear, he was not fond of worldly riches. He had not to pay any penny by way of Zakat (poor-rate) as his riches never touched the required level.

[e] Standard of Love with The Holy Prophet

Allah, the Most High calls upon the Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) to declare:

"In kuntum tohibbu-nallaha fattabe-ooni yobhib-kumullah"

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That is, if you love Allah, follow me; and Allah will love you.

The direction is double sided. On the one side, One must follow the Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) if one loves Allah, while on the other, one must follow the Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) if one wants to be loved by Allah. In other words, as far as love of Allah is concerned, the follow-up of Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) is a pre-requisite. This is what Allah declares. Now listen to what the Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) declares:

La yomeno ahadokum hatta akuna ahabba ilaihe min waledehi wa waladehi wannase Ajma‘een"

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That is, none of you is Momin (believer) unless I am dearer to him than his parents, his children and all other persons. All other persons would naturally include all relatives, friends, authorities etc. Thus, if we follow the Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him), we must follow this Hadith, we must love the Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him).

Love is a wide term. It carries several aspects. Love me, love my dog, is one of the aspects. To love the friend of beloved is to love the beloved and to hate the enemy of beloved is to love the beloved as well. The Commander of the faithful, Hazrat Ali (Allah be pleased with him) says that there are three categories of enemy, namely, (1) your enemy (2) enemy of your friend and (3) friend of your enemy.

A‘lahazrat was an embodiment of love with Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him). A‘lahazrat liked Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him); A‘lahazrat disliked those who disliked Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him). A‘lahazrat lashed out at those who liked the opponents of Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him). A‘lahazrat dedicated his entire life in lauding the Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) and in opposing the opponents of Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) through his actions, speeches, writings and teachings. Following "Love me, love my dog", A‘lahazrat loved the dogs of the street of the Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) to the extent:

"The pieces of my heart,
As a present I have brought,
O dogs of the lane of the Lord."  

"Dil ke tukre nazre hazir lai hain,
Ai sagane kuchae dildar hum"

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Each and every verse of Hadà’iq-i-Bakhshish speaks of utter love of A‘lahazrat for Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him). Once, somebody approached A‘lahazrat to write a poem in praise of Nawab Nanparah. A‘lahazrat analysed and turned Nanparah into Parah nan which means piece of bread and wrote a Na‘at which concludes with the following verses:

"Praising the prosperous, should I foster,
Unto this problem, should go my problem,
I am a beggar of my Karim,
Piece of bread is not my religion."  

"Karun midhe ahle dawal Riza,
Pare is bala men meri bala
Main gada hun apne Karim ka,
Mera din parah-i-nan nahin."

............Urdu text.........

A‘lahazrat never celebrated birthday of his own or of his sons etc. A‘lahazrat celebrated birthday function (Eid-i-Milad-al-Nabi) of Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) with all the fervor and gaiety. I have myself heard the Mufti-i-‘Azam Hind Hazrat Mustafa Riza Khan saying that A‘lahazrat had no complaint with anyone who failed to attend the Urs but A‘lahazrat definitely expressed his displeasure with those who failed to attend the holy function of the Holy Birth (Eid-i-Milad-al-Nabi) of Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) organized by A‘lahazrat at his residence.

It is usually seen that a person who is about to die, talks of the thing he loves most. Somebody talks of throne; somebody talks of wife, children, wealth or the like as the case may be. When at deathbed, A‘lahazrat remembered and remembered the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him). A little before his death, A‘lahazrat delivered his last sermon to his brethren and followers. His last word of advice is the last proof of his lasting love with Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him). A‘lahazrat spoke:

"Gentlemen, you are the simple and innocent sheep of Dear Mustafa (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) and wolves are around you, They want to misguide you. They want to mislead you. They want to drag you to the Hell with them. Beware of them. Be far from them. Deobandi, Rafdi, Naturei, Qadyani, Chakralvi — all these sects are wolves. They are having an eye on your Iman. Save your Iman from their attacks".

"Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) is the Nùr (Holy light) of Allah, the Most Glorious as the Holy Qur‘an declares. From the Nùr of Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him), Sahàba-i-kram ( ) (Venerable Companions of Holy Prophet, (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) got enlightened. From Sahàba-i-kram, Tabi‘in ( )got enlightened. From Tabi‘in Tabi‘-tabi‘in ( )got enlightened. From Tabi‘-tabi‘in, Leaders of Mujtahedin got enlightened and from them we got enlightened. Now we ask you to take this Nùr from us. We need that you may be enlightened from us. That Nùr is True love and respect of Allah and His Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him), the service and respect of Their friends and true enmity with Their enemies. In whom-so-ever you find even a bit of insult towards Allah and His Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him), be separated from him at once — no matter how so ever dear to you he may be."

A Sahàbi is a contemporary Muslim of Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him), who in state of being a Momin, must have seen the Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) with his own eyes at least once in life. A Tabi‘i is one who is a contemporary of a Sahàbi and who, in state of being a Momin, must have seen the Sahàbi with his own eyes at least once in life, Other things being equal, a Tabi‘-Tabi‘i is the one who must have seen a Tabi‘i. A Mujtahid is a jurist entitled to independent opinion in the matter of fiqah (Islamic jurisprudence) in the light of Holy Qur‘an and Hadith.

Here it is important to note that A‘lahazrat has talked of enlightenment. He has not said, "Take this Nùr from me, I do not want to retain it now." He says that he needs to get the others enlightened. He simply invites the others to partake of the said Nùr. Nor does it mean a transfer. One lamp serves to light others and this is the sense here.

[f] Standard of Presence of Mind

The presence of mind of A‘lahazrat was wonderful. He took no time to answer unanswerable questions. He took no time to outwit the wittiest fellow. Given below are some of his examples:

(i) A man saying his Namaz. While standing, instead of his eyes downcast, he was looking straight, A‘lahazrat noticed. When the man completed his Namaz, A‘lahazrat advised him to look downwards while standing in Namaz, Surprisingly, instead of thanking A‘lahazrat for his kind guidance, he took the turn and said, "While in Namaz, I set my sight towards Ka‘ba and, therefore I look straight instead of gazing down. Upon this, A‘lahazrat took no time to nonplus him and said, "It means that you must be making your Sajdah upon your chin.: Hearing this, the man said "Sorry, Please excuse me."

(ii) Once a man of zig-zag faith came to A‘lahazrat and said, "Hazrat, you say that Aulia (plural of wali) are alive in their tombs and they have had the power to help us. If it is so, then why don’t they kill a child when he makes water in the compound of his Mazar. A‘lahazrat replied forthwith: "Do you believe that Allah is Powerful," "Yes, most Powerful", the man replied. "Then why doesn’t He kill a child when he makes water in a mosque which is His house?" A‘lahazrat asked. Now that man had no reply.

(iii) "Bayna Yaday" ( )is Arabic, meaning "in front of". With a motive to substantiate that Azan-i-Sani (second call of prayer for Friday’s Namaz) should be said near the pulpit, some savant very innocently argued before A‘lahazrat: "it seems proper that under "in front of" (bayna Yaday), the distance should be taken as that of an arm’s length," A‘lahazrat quipped immediately, "the sun is just in front of us, what distance is proper to be taken then? — The distance for which a man requires 3000 years to cover." The reply of A‘lahazrat silenced the savant, who forgot his "proper" and thought proper to argue nothing more.

(iv) Once A‘lahazrat went to a Physician, whose teacher, a Nawab Saheb, was explaining Law of Gravitation to him, solids as fall on the earth, they fall because of the gravity of the earth. A‘lahazrat intervened: "According to this theory, heavy material should come on the earth late and light material soon because light thing would be pulled easily but the action is just opposite,"

Nawab Saheb: Comparatively, a solid has got more earthen particles; hence earth pulls it with more force.

A‘lahazrat: "you mean to say that everything carries gravity and pulls the thing of same class with utmost force. At Friday and Eid prayers, when Imam (who leads Namaz) is one and muqtadis (who follow the Imam) are in thousands, then the muqtadis must pull the Imam towards them."

Nawab Saheb: Here soul is a deterrent factor. Soul nullifies gravitation.

A‘lahazrat: Thousands of people join in Namaz-i-Janazah (funeral prayers). The dead body carries no soul. Thus, it is subject to gravitation. It means that the dead body should fly and get wrapped with the people offering namaz. That is Law of Gravitation must come in action and the crowd of people must pull the dead body towards them.

Nawab Saheb became speechless and could think nothing to argue further. A‘lahazrat outwitted the Nawab Saheb on all the fours.

(v) There are four fard ( ) (obligatory acts) in Wuzu
( ) viz. (1) washing the face (2) washing both the arms upto elbows (3) brushing over a quarter of the head with wet hands and (4) washing both feet upto ankles. How to make Wuzu etc. comes within the elementary knowledge of Islam. For other elementaries, please see "Elementary teachings of Islam" written by His Exalted Eminence Mawlana Muhammad Abd al-Aleem Siddiqui (revered father of Hazrat Shah Ahmad Noorani of Pakistan).

While making Wuzu, first of all, palms are washed, water is mounted into nose and it is gargled. All this is done before "washing the face" which is the first obligation. "Why is it so", somebody asked A‘lahazrat "Simply to ascertain if the water to be used is fit for Wuzu", A‘lahazrat replied so quickly. "To ascertain its color, it is poured into palms, to ascertain its smell, it is mounted into the nose and to ascertain its taste, it is gargled with", he added.

[g] Standard of Dutifulness

"One who loved for the sake of Allah, opposed for the sake of Allah, gave for the sake of Allah and refused for the sake of Allah, perfected his Iman: 

"Mun ahabba lillahe wa abghada lillahe wa ata lillahe wa mana‘a lillahe, faqadis takmala iman.
( ......Arabic text......... )

This is a famous tradition of Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him). "None of you is Momin unless I am dearer to him than his parents, his children and all other persons. This is also a famous tradition of Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him). Taking both the traditions together, there comes out a result that a true Momin is he, who surrenders before the will of Allah and His Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) unconditionally. His own likes and dislikes have no meaning. A‘lahazrat loved the lovers of Allah and His Prophet. A‘lahazrat opposed the opponents of Allah and His Prophet. Whosoever made any derogatory remark against Allah and His Prophet, A‘lahazrat took him to task, no matter, however dear and near he happened to be.

During the time of A‘lahazrat, some savants were working as back-friends of Islam at the behest of enemies of Islam. It is always difficult to lay hands on back-friends. They were holding the banner of Islam but were folding the soul of Islam. They were stealing the egg from the nest without the bird knowing it.

A‘lahazrat touched the home-truth of such savants. A‘lahazrat brought them above board. They were five, namely, (1) Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qàdyani (2) Mawlawi Rashid Ahmad Gangohi (3) Mawlawi Qasim Nanautvi (4) Mawlawi Khalil Ahmad Ambethvi and (5) Mawlawi Ashraf Ali Thanvi. A‘lahazrat declared them Kafir. They were declared Kafir because of derogatory remarks they made against Allah and His Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) through their books. A‘lahazrat pinpointed pros and cons of such derogatory wording. A‘lahazrat tried to make such savants understand. A‘lahazrat asked them to withdraw such insolent words. A‘lahazrat gave them ample time to think and mend. On being satisfied that the said savants were determined not to change their stand, A‘lahazrat condemned them as Kafir and this was his duty as a grand Mufti of Muslim Nation. He issued verdict as a judge. For full facts and figures please see "Sawaneh A‘lahazrat" by Allama Badr al-din Ahmad Qàdri Gorakhpuri, published from Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad (Bihar).

Ghulam Ahmad Qadyani was condemned as Kafir because he declared himself a prophet.

Mawlawi Rashid Ahmad Gangohi was condemned as Kafir because he declared; "Allah can tell a lie."

Mawlawi Qasim Nanutvi was condemned as Kafir because he declared, "Prophets are superior only in terms of knowledge. As far as action is concerned, apparently the Ummah (followers) sometimes become equal rather lead." He also declared: "Suppose, any other Prophet takes birth after Hazrat Muhammad (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him), even then it will make no difference in the finality of Hazrat Muhammad (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him)"

Mawlawi Khalil Ahmad Ambethvei was condemned as Kafir because he declared: "As regards Satan and the Angel of Death, the depth of their knowledge stands proven from the definitive verse of Holy Qur‘an but there is nothing as such in Holy Qur‘an to prove the depth of knowledge of Prophet Muhammad (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him). In other words, the knowledge of Satan is much wider than the knowledge of Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him).

Mawlawi Ashraf Ali Thanvi was condemned as Kafir because he declared: "Holding Ilm-i-Ghayb (knowledge of the unseen) on the part of Holy Prophet if taken as correct according to "A", raises a query whether by this ghayb, it is meant partial ghayb or total ghayb. If it is meant to be some Ghayb, then what is special in it about the Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him)? Such Ilm-i-Ghayb is also possessed by all and sundry, by every infant and every insane, rather by all animals and quadrupeds". In other words, as far as some Ilm-i-Ghayb is concerned, prophets and non-prophets, men and animals, children and lunatics, animals and beasts are all alike.

This action of A‘lahazrat was highly appreciated. All the noted savants of the World endorsed the fatwa of A‘lahazrat. A‘lahazrat issued the said fatwa through his book "Al-Motamad al-Mustanad" ( ) being his Hashiya (Marginal notes) on the book "Al-Motaqad al-Muntaqad" ( ) written by Allama Fazl-i-Rasùl Budauni. Later on, A‘lahazrat wrote a synopsis of "Al-Motamad al-Mustanad" constituting the said fatwa in Arabic under the name and style of Hussam al-Haramayn ( ) and presented the same before the savants of Arabia. As many as 33 noted savants of Arabia ratified the said fatwa and gave their valued opinions accepting A‘lahazrat as their leader, as their champion etc. Moreover, a book entitled "Al-Sawarim al-Hindiya" ( ) was published by Moulve Hashmat Ali Khan which contained separate and distinct ratification of the said fatwa by 268 savants of the then undivided India. In all, the Hussam al-Haramayn of A‘lahazrat mustered the endorsement of 301 savants, whereas the opponents could get nothing in their support. Only one thing which they could do was that Mawlawi Khalil Ahmad Ambethvi, wrote a book "Al-Mohannid Ala al-Mofannad" ( ) stating there in that A‘lahazrat misconstrued their wording on the basis of which he issued a wrong fatwa and that their beliefs were quite different from those as understood by A‘lahazrat. In rebuttal of this book, Mawlawi Naim al-din Saheb Moradabadi wrote a book "al-Tahaqiqat" ( ) disproving the charges leveled by Mawlawi Khalil Ahmad Ambethvi.

It is to be noted that the book "Al-Mohannid" carried no ratification from savants as against 301 ratification by "Hussam al-Haramayn" of A‘lahazrat. It is to be noted that according to Mawlawi Khalil Ahmad Ambethvi, one person (himself) was correct and three hundred and one savants were wrong. It is to be noted that according to Mawlawi Khalil Ahmad, their beliefs were quite different, which means that they wrote something different and believed something different. It is to be noted that the bone of contention was their writing such and such not their believing such and such. It is to be noted that Mawlawi Ashraf Ali Thanvi was a Mureed of Hazrat Imdadullah Muhajir Makki but Hazrat Imdadullah ratified the Hussam al-Haramayn of A‘lahazrat condemning Mawlawi Ashraf Ali Thanvi as Kafir. It is to noted that a Mureed ought to obey his Pir. Even obeying his Pir, Mawlawi Ashraf Ali Thanvi ought to have withdrawn his derogatory words and sought apology but he did not. It is to be noted that Mawlawi Ashraf Ali Thanvi and his associates spoke nothing against Haji Imdadullah Saheb. They only spoke against A‘lahazrat, which means that in principle they have accepted the decision of Haji Imdadullah Saheb.

By issuing the said fatwa, A‘lahazrat discharged his duty. Once while speaking at Budaun in 1984, Allama Arshad al-Qàdri rightly observed: "Nobody wants opposition in vain. Nobody wants to serve his terms in vain. Everybody wants to be called good. When the prestige of Allah and his Prophet was being challenged, it was joint the and several duty of all savants of the country, all the Sajjadas of the Dargahs of the country and all the Muslim leaders of the country to come forward and take up their positions. Since A‘lahazrat turned up to his duty and took the morcha, he is the Crown of our heads, otherwise what is our relation with him?"

When A‘lahazrat issued the said fatwa, all these back friends of Islam became enemies of A‘lahazrat. Their followers became enemies of A‘lahazrat. Their bosses, who were masterminding the plot, became enemies of A‘lahazrat. But A‘lahazrat was unmindful of such hostilities; he was mindful of this dutifulness. Please remember the following will of A’lahazrat, which should be the standard of all Muslims in the world.

"In whom-so-ever you find even a bit of insults towards Allah and His Holy Prophet (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him), be separated from him at once — no matter how so ever dear to you he may be".