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Hadrat Mawlana Sa'd(db)'s talk in Hyderabad Ijtema in English.


Dear Brothers, Salam-e-masnoon. I have started translating some relevant parts of Mawlana Sa'd's bayan to the older saathis in Hyderabad into English. Hope that it will be of benefit. This is a small snippet taken from islamibayanaat and translated as a sample. I am presenting it on the forum along with Urdu transliteration so that brothers from the Subcontinent can look over the translation and correct me wherever wrong. If it is helpful then I will translate the entire bayan into English. WS.


Urdu transliteration:
……balke is kaam ke sath hamara islahi ta'lluq nahin qaayam hoga. Maulwi Ilyas saheb farmate they "ye kaam wali gar hai..khud wali banane wala kaam hai." Agar is kaam se kaamyabi ka, tazkiye ka, hidayat ka, taraqqi ka yaqin nahin hai to is kaam ko halka samajh kar chod diya jayega....is liye mere muhtaram doston, azizon, buzurgon sab se zyada zururat is kaam par yaqin aur basirat ki hai taaki hame is kaam par istiqamat ho..agar kaam se yaqin na huwa to kaam to halka samajh kar chod diya jayega..aur be asar samjh kar choda jayega....is liye ke iski taa'seer... is kaam ki ta'seer is kaam ki qurbaniyon ke pura hone mein hai..agar is kaam ki qurbaniyan aur is kaam ke mutaalibe pure nahin hue...to is kaam ka asar zahir nahin hoga..is liye mere muhtaram doston ,buzurgon aur azizon...hamein sab se pehle Allah se is kaam par baseerat mangni hai...ke Allah hamein is kaam par yaqin aur basirat ata farmawe, kyun ke basirat ke baqadr istiqamat hogi aur istiqamat ki baqadr Allah ki taraf se qubuliyat hogi....to char batein hamare liye zururi hain..mujhe char batein arz karni hain, kam par baseerat, apas ki ijtimayyiat, aur jaa'miiyyat ke hum mein jamiyat ka mizaj ho, aur chauthi cheez sifat-e-qubuliyat ke Allah ke yahan apne aap ko sifaat se qubul karwana..ye char cheezen kaam karne walon me honi chahiye...kam par baseerat, kam karne walon mein ijtimiayit, inke mizaj mein jaa'miyyat aur sifat-i-qubuliyat...to pehli chiz ye hai..is liye ke ambiya (asws) apne kaam mein basirat par hote hain....to jo haalaat, rukawatein, qaum ki taraf se eraaz, nabiyon ki dawat ka qubul na hona, ye tamam cheezen jo pesh aati hain, ye in cheezon mein, in rukawaton ke bawajud apna kaam pura karte hain is liye ke unhein yaqin hota hai apne kam se apni kamyabi ka..is liye mere muhtaram doston buzurgon, is kaam par istiqamat ka raaz ye hai ke hum is kaam ko apni zaat ke liye karein, dawat ko samajh kar chalein, ke dawat ki kya ta'seer hai aur dawat kyun di jati hai aur ye dawat kiske liye hai.....dekho dawat daa’ii ki apni zaat ke liye hai..hamare andar kabhi doosron ki islah ka jazba apni zaat ko na bhula de...ki dusron ki islah ka jazba..hamein apni zat ki taraf se befikar karde..ke asal mein dawat dai'i ki apni zaat ke liye hai....repeated......hazrat farmate they ke is kaam ko apni zat ke liye karo...jo apni zaat ke liye karega wo saleh banega....jo saleh banega Allah(ri) us se ummat ki islah ka kaam le lenge....is liye bhalai ka hukm karna, burai se rokna ye asal apni zaat k liye hai...is kaam mein hum ibtida mein apni zat ke liye karte they..jab karna aa gaya to phir hamein is kaam mein doosron ke taqaazon ne chalaya....is khayal ne hamein apni zaat ko bhula diya..ke hamari naql-o-harkat...hamari mehnat...ye to hamari apni zaat ke liye hai...dusri baat....ye hai hamare dilon mein is ka yaqin ho ke ye kaam tarbiyat aur tazkiye ke liye kafi hai...agar khuda na kere ye yaqin na paida hua andar to phir hamara ta'alluq is kaam se islahi nahin rahega..(to be continued)

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Translation:
.........rather we will not be able to establish a reformative relationship with this work (Tabligh). Maulwi Ilyas(ra) sahab used to say, "This work is Wali producing....it(by itself) can turn people into Walis". If one does not have (absolute) certitude of success, spiritual reformation, guidance and forward progress with the work......then the work will be taken lightly and discarded........which is why my respected brothers, friends and elders......what we need most is belief in the work and full understanding so that we develop firmness and fortitude (istiqama) in this work.....if one does not believe in it...then he will take it lightly and leave it....and moreover the work will be considered as ineffective and abandoned.... because the effectiveness (ta'seer) ....the effectiveness of this work is dependent upon the sacrifices that are made for it......if the sacrifices and demands of this work remain unfulfilled...then the effects of the work will not stand forth....that's why my respected friends, elders and brothers....first of all we must ask Allah for clear knowledge & full understanding (Baseerat)....so that Allah gives us belief (yaqin) and knowledge.......for one's firmness in this work will depend upon his Baseerat (understanding)...and depending upon his fortitude and firmness will Allah accept him.....4 points are important for us.........I would like to say 4 things.....1)Belief and knowledge in the work(yaqin and baseera).....2)unity(ijtimaaiyat) regarding the work.....3) Perfection and comprehensiveness (Jaami’iyyat) in carrying out the work…4) Sifat-e-qubuliyyat….qualities which make one acceptable to Allah….making oneself acceptable to Allah(for the work of Da’wa) with one’s good qualities. So the first thing is this …remember that the Anbiya (asws) used to call with full understanding & knowledge (Baseerat) …..whatever trials, whatever obstacles were placed by their people…(such as) refusal to accept their da’wa….whatever came in their way was unable to stop them….they used to complete their work…because they were absolutely convinced that their success lay in what they were doing. So my respected friends, elders and brothers, the secret of remaining firm in this work (Da’wa) is that we do this for our own selves, that we understand what Da’wa is, what are the effects of Da’wa, why it is given and for whom it is given. Look! Da’wa is actually for the Daa’ii himself. In the quest for correcting (islah) others, let us never forget ourselves. Let it not happen that we seek to correct others and become careless of our own (spiritual needs)…for remember that Da’wa is for the Daa’ii himself. Hadrat (rah) used to say, “Do this work for (the correction of) your own self. He who does it for himself (considering himself muhtaj) will become Saleh (pious). And Allah Rabb al ‘Izzat, will use him for the correction of the Ummah”. That is why inviting to good and stopping from evil is actually for our selves. We used to do this work in the beginning for our own selves, later on we were moved as per the needs of the people. This way of thinking (that we were doing something for others) made us forget ourselves (i.e. the older members), it made us forget that our talking and our working and all our efforts were all for our own selves (in actuality). The second thing…is that we believe with our hearts that this work is enough for our self reformation and self correction….Allah forbid if we do not hold this belief in our hearts then our relationship to this work will no longer remain corrective…(to be continued)
[Emphasis and material in brackets is mine to make certain points clear].