Excellence in Forgiving & Tolerance

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Dua for Reading the Book

ead the following Du (supplication) before studying a

religious book or Islamic lesson, , you willremember whatever you study:

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Y Allah ,! Open the portal of knowledge and wisdom for usand have mercy on us! O the One Who is the Most Honourable

and Glorious!

(Al-Mustaraf, Vol. 1, pp. 40)

Note:Recite alt-Alan-Nab once before and after the Du.

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Table of Contents

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Virtue of reciting alt-Alan-Nab ..............................................1

Madan Prophets forgiveness............................................................2

Three reasons for easy accountability.................................................3

Palace in Paradise...............................................................................3

Honour is enhanced by forgiving.......................................................3

Who is the most dignified?.................................................................4

Whoever does not forgive is not forgiven..........................................4

Best manners of this world & the Hereafter........................................ 4

Forgive and be forgiven......................................................................5

Forgiver granted forgiveness without accountability.........................5

Forgave the person, who tried to assault............................................6

Prayer of guidance for the oppressors................................................7

Pardoned the magician.......................................................................7

Esteem of the Blessed Prophet ......................................................8

Forgive them seventy times daily.......................................................8


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Tolerance of Al-arat upon receiving abusive letters.................... 9An important Madan will................................................................ 10

Important excerpts from Fatw-e-Razawiyya............................... 12

One who changed the identity!........................................................ 13

Slandering isarm......................................................................... 14

Fulfilling all the requirements of reconciliation for those who have

departed from Dawat-e-Islami......................................................... 15If you dont wish to work with Dawat-e-Islami then........................ 17

O Allah ...........................................................! Be my witness 18Declaration of war against backbiting.............................................. 19

I forgive Ilys Qdir......................................................................... 22

Madan pleas to the creditors........................................................... 22

A mute girl spoke up........................................................................ 23


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Three reasons for easy accountabilityarat Sayyidun Ab urara has narrated, TheMost Beloved Prophet said, Whoever hasthree things, Allah will take his account with ease and willenter him in Paradise (with His Mercy.) Then the Companions

asked, O Prophet of Allah! What are those things?He (

) replied:1. Endow those who deprive you.2. Mend relations with those who try to break off ties with

you; and

3. Forgive those who are unjust towards you. (Mujam Awsa,Vol. 4, pp. 18, ad 5064)

Palace in Paradise

arat Sayyidun Uba bin Kaab has narrated thatthe Most Dignified Prophet said, Whoeverprefers that a palace be built for him in Paradise, should forgivethe person who is unjust with him, and give to the one whodeprives him and mend relations with the one who tries to break

ties with him. (Al-Mustadrak, Vol. 3, pp. 12, adi 3215)

Honour is enhanced by forgiving

The Mercy for the Universes, the Final Prophet said, Charity does not lessen the wealth and if a person forgives


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this reward? The announcer will reply, For them who forgive.Then thousands of people will stand up and enter Paradise,without any accountability. (Mujam Awsa, Vol. 1, pp. 542, adi 1998)

Forgave the person, who tried to assault

On page 604 of Srat-e Muaf [the 862-page publication of

Maktaba-tul-Madna, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], it is cited: Once during journey, the Eminent andRespected Prophet was asleep. Meanwhile,Ghawra bin ri seized his sword and took it out of thesheath, with intent to kill him. When the Prophet woke up, Ghawra asked, O Muammad! Who will save youfrom me? Allah replied the Holy Prophet .Upon hearing the voice of Prophethood, he was aghast and thesword dropped from his hand. The Holy Prophet seized the sword and asked, Now who will save you from me?Ghawra pleadingly implored and requested for his life. TheHoly Prophet let him go and forgave him.When Ghawra returned to his tribe, he told them that he hadreturned from a person who is the best amongst whole of

mankind. (Ash-Shif, Vol. 1, pp. 106)

Salm us par kay jis nay khn kay piysaun ko qabyn d

Salm us par kay jis nay glyn sun kar duyn d

Salutes for the one who forgave those, who intended to take his life;


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Esteem of the Blessed Prophet The mother of the believers, Sayydatun isha iddqa said that the Holy Prophet wouldneither utter foul language out of habit, nor would he do it as aformality. Neither was he amongst the people who holler in themarketplace, nor would he return an evil act with evil. He would

rather forgive and tolerate. (Jmi Tirmi, Vol. 3, pp. 409, adi 2023)

Forgive them seventy times dailyA person came into the court of the Prophet andsaid, O Prophet! How often should we forgive our servants?The Prophet remained silent. He iterated again,and the Prophet remained silent. When askedfor the third time, then the Prophet replied,Seventy times a day. (Jmi Tirmi, Vol. 3, pp. 381, adi 1956)

The renowned commentator of the Quran, Muft Amad YrKhan Nam has commented on this ad, In theArabic language, the number seventy implies several times orin abundance. Thus, the narration implies that they should beforgiven several times every day. However, one should remember

that they should be forgiven only in those situations when theirmistakes are unintentional, or their mistakes damage only thepersonal property of the employer. They should not be forgivenwhen they make mistakes out of the wickedness of theircharacter, or when their mistakes are detrimental to Islam,public assets or national interest. (Mirt-ul Manj, Vol. 5, pp. 170)


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Despite this, , up until now - the time of writingthis - Dawat-e-Islami continues to excel and thus far no groupis even close to par with Dawat-e-Islami.

I have served a good part of my life in organizational [volunteer]work therefore, in the light of my experiences I present myMadan will before all the Islamic brothers and Islamic sisters,

for the sole purpose of the betterment of the Hereafter:

Please remember one thing and hold on to it tightly that aslong as I am alive and even after my death, once you have joinedDawat-e-Islami, do not start a parallel group with a differentidentity (e.g. other than green turban-cloth etc.) and/or a differentpattern of work. Even though, you initiate some activities toenhance our religious work, it would be highly unlikely for youto safeguard yourself from backbiting, libel, having bad opinionsof others, disheartening others, having enmity towards fellowMuslims, and nursing mutual hatred etc. Not only you, butmany other Muslims may also fall prey to these grave sins.

If anyone considers that he has yielded enormous service forthe religion by formulating a separate group then, I would like

him to also consider if he divulged in backbiting, calumny orother such portent sins. If not, then kudos to him. In addition,if he was entangled in these sins then he should ask from hisown conscience whether his Mustaab[Virtuous CommendableActs] carry greater weight or does backbiting and other suchsins carry a heavier burden, in the Hereafter? If the heart is


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fearful of Allah, the person has benefited by his knowledge andhis conscience is alive than his answer will be that only onesinful backbiting phrase uttered is heavier than all his lifetimesMustaab, as there is no accountability for avoiding Mustaabdeeds but backbiting could lead to punishment in the Hereafter.

Thus, it can be concluded that by forming a separate group after

joining Dawat-e-Islami the element of loss (i.e.collectively overpowers) has overwhelmed the benefits whether

you are debarred by the organization or withdrew by yourself.

Important excerpts from Fatw-e-Razawiyya

Realistically speaking, performance of any religious work,which is neither Far, Wjib nor Sunnat-e-Makkada and itsperformance nurses hatred among Muslim, then it is better toabandon it even though it is a Mustaab. To bring awarenessregarding the significance of Muslim unity, at one place mymaster, Al-arat, [Imm Amad Raz Khn] hasnarrated: In order to please the hearts of the people and tounite the Muslims it is permissible for one to avoid the Mustaabso that the people do not despise him and thus hatred amongpeople may be avoided. As the Merciful and CompassionateProphet preserved the construction of theKabah, along the pattern of the Qurash, so that the newly convertsto Islam may not face any misconceptions. (Fatw Raawiyya (Jadd), Vol. 7, pp. 680)


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Further, it is ordered to avoid Mustaab when it engenders hatredamongst Muslims. My master, Al-arat [Imm AmadRaz Khn] stated a Madan principle to establishlove and tolerance amongst the Muslims: Value the dislike of thepeople over adopting Mustaab. Strive your utmost to avoiddissension and discord [Fitna], hurting others, causing grief,and engendering hatred and malice. [This rule does not refer

to giving up the Far, the Wjib and the Sunna, whether theyare emphasized or not]. (Fatw Raawiyya (Jad d), Vol. 4, pp. 528)

Furthermore, my master, Al-arat [Imm Amad Raz Khn] stated one of the rules of Islamic jurisprudence: i.e. It is vital to remove thecauses of evil than attaining good. (Fatw Raawiyya (Jad d),

Vol. 9, pp. 551)

One who changed the identity!

The rest of those who has parted from Dawat-e-Islamis identity[the green turban-cloth etc.] and without agreement of Islamic

jurisprudence do not oppose Dawat-e-Islami and are renderingreligious services without indulging in backbiting and calumny,may Allah Almighty accept their righteous endeavours. Onthe other hand, those individuals who have given up Dawat-e-Islamis identity and have formed separate groups, and opposeDawat-e-Islami, without any lawful reason, they try to weakenthis Madan movement of spreading the call to righteousness.


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Hereafter. My master, Al-arat Imm of Al-us-Sunna,Mauln, Ash-Shah Imm Amad Raz Khn hasstated in Fatw Razaviyya: And unfortunately if any SunniMuslim makes a mistake, then it is Wjib to conceal it, otherwisepeople will, Allah forbid, not stay devoted to them and inturn whatever benefit was being derived from their speechesand writings, for the service of Islam and Sunna, would be

disrupted. Allah forbid, publicity and publication of thesemistakes and shortcomings will tantamount to slander andslandering is arm. Allah :has said in the Glorious Quran

Those who desire that scandal should spread among the Muslims,

for them is the painful torment in this world and the Hereafter.

[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Sra Nr, Juz 18, ya 19)

(Fatw Raawiyya (Jad d), Vol. 29, pp. 594)

Fulfilling all the requirements of reconciliation for those

who have departed from Dawat-e-Islami

Whoever has departed from Dawat-e-Islami, if he is displeasedwith me, or with the Markaz Majlis-e Shr [Central Advisory


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Body], if I have hurt their feelings or compromised their rightin any way, I offer them my humblest apology. My sons,Nigrn-e-Shr and the members of the Markaz Majlis-e Shrare all seeking for forgiveness as well. I plead you to forgivethem and me, for the sake of Almighty Allah and HisDistinguished Prophet .With the intent toplease Allah and His Prophet we all havepardoned all those who have violated our rights. Further, Iwelcome them back, with open arms, all those individuals whohave formed their own groups and organizations, either becausethey were dissatisfied with someone, or because of disagreementswith the organization. I invite all of them, open-heartedly, toreconcile up with me for the sake of the Allah and HisProphet . With the intent to seek the pleasureof Allah I am ready to reconcile, unconditionally, withevery discontented Muslim brother. Yes, those individuals whowant to rectify organizational matters of disagreement throughdialogue, our doors are wide open for them as well. Pleasecontact us, at the earliest, and arrange to sit and talk with theCentral Shr. If you direct, and if it is possible, I will also jointhe discussion to settle your concerns and differences. Come

and join us! Lets all get united and with the mercy of Allah and the benevolent gaze of His Prophet . , we will jointly render Madan services for our

religion and crush the evil plans of Satan along the way.


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backbiting, please keep on locking shut, all the doors thatcould lead to backbiting. Whoever has parted with the Madanenvironment under your responsibility, please try to recall 112times if they ever slandered you and in retaliation, you might havecaused them any grief or they might have gotten disheartened byyour backbiting and that might have caused them to distancethemselves from the righteous Madan environment. If any of

these circumstances hold true, then with righteous intent atheart, and to seek the pleasure of Allah Almighty ,immediately beg and plead to them for their pardon, preferablywith tears [of remorse] strolling down your cheeks. Do not askthem to come to you, but my dire wish is that you would gopay them a visit and try to convince them to rectify theirreasons of discontent and beg for their pardon.

Moreover, regarding the Islamic brothers who have departedfrom Dawat-e-Islami, I would suggest you to persuade them, tobeg and plead with them, and somehow bring them back to therighteous Madan environment of Dawat-e-Islami and engagetheir services in the propagation of Sunna.

(Those individuals who do not have any official responsibilityin the organization, they can also participate in this reconciliationeffort but do not touch those individuals who have beenofficially debarred from Dawat-e-Islami. In their case followthe decisions of the appropriate members of Dawat-e-Islami).


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`Madna, Karachi (Pakistan). The treatments there were nothaving any effect either. Six months had passed in thatcondition. Then, she was privileged to attend the Islamicsisters weekly Sunna-inspiring Ijtim, which starts at 2:30pm every Sunday, in the basement of Dawat-e-Islamis GlobalMadan Markaz, Faizn-e-Madna. There an Islamic sister,through her individual efforts, inspired her to attend twelve

consecutive Ijtims. Consequently, while attending the weeklycongregations in sequence, on 8thof Raman 1430 A.H. it washer sixth Ijtim. Towards the end of that Ijtim, during the

recitation of the alt-o-Salm, , she suddenlyspoke up!

arat-e-Shabbr-o-Shabbar kay ufal

l ar fat aey Nn-e-ussan

On behalf of the Grandsons, ward off calamities and pain

O Grandfather of ussan

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