Hashim Amla is Mashallah a very close Mureed of Hazrat Maulana Yunus Patel Sahab damatbarakatuhum (Khlifa of Aarif Billah Hazrat e Aqdas Maulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Sahab Damatbarakatuhum in South Africa)...........................I remeber when he came to Pakistan he and Muhammad Yusuf also visited Khanqah Imadadia Ashrafia to meet Hazrat Maulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Sahab Damatbarakatuhum............Mashallah, he has gained a lot from sitting in the company of Hazrat Maulana Yunus Patel Sahab Damatbarakatuhum.