Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza - Reviver of twenty first century

His Family and Childhood

95 Pearls of Wisdom by Ala Hazrat

95 Pearls of Wisdom by AlaHadrat
at his 95th URS Anniversary

[25th Safar 1435 Hijri]

Golden Page of Human History (Prophet of Islam)

Prophet of Islam (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) occupies an exalted,

everlasting and the most unique position in the religious history of

mankind. Of all the Founders of Religion only Prophet of Islam (sallal

laahu alaihi wasallam) is the first and the last to claim that the Message

which he brought from Allah Ta'ala to mankind is absolutely complete and

final, that his dispensation shall remain in force till the end of the

world, and after him no Divine Messenger will come to modify, add, subtract

or abrogate any of his teachings. In him, the institution of Prophethood

attained its full, final and most perfect form.

URS, is bidah ?

Urs, is done annually for a saint by his disciples (Mureeds). They hold this Urs in the mosque near the grave of the saint. They recite the Qur’an and various scholars give lectures on different topics of Islam. The audience are allowed to question the scholars on anything they wish. At the end a du’a is said and then hospitality is done for the people. The hospitality is solely done for the blessings.

Esale sawab: Raise the spiritual status of the deceased.

To put simply, Esal e Sawab is nothing other than to ask Allah for the forgiveness of our sins, and to raise the spiritual status of the deceased.

This may be achieved through various practices, such as the offering of du’as [supplications], to recite the Qur’an, to offer Qurbani [at Eid al Adha], and also, to perform a compulsory Hajj [fard] on the behalf of the deceased.

Raf ul yadain : A detail study of how raf'ul'yadain is obsolete

Raf al yadain simply means to raise the hands during prayer.

When people begin their Salaah, they raise their hands to signify that they have left all things and submitted themselves towards Allah alone. This also signifies the individuals’ testimony of Allah’s Unity.

The Hanafis, [as members of the Ahl as Sunna wa’al Jamma] believe that this act (raising hands to the level of the ears) should only be undertaken at the start of the prayer and not during it.

Taqleed: In reality, everyone does Taqleed in one way another.

Taqleed can be defined as the acceptance of a Mujtahid’s‘ statements

(Fatwa, without knowing his references (evidences)).

[Tazeeb, by Imam-Nawai and Irshaad-ul-Fahool by Qadhi Shawkani].

There is a consensus amongst the majority of Muslims that we should follow

the four major Imams in matters of Shari’ah. Such as:

· Those matters in which there is no direct, single and clear meaning in

sources of Shari’ah.

· When there exists a difference of opinion between the Sahabah upon an

issue, the Imams have tried to show the similarities in them.