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this servant will attempt to post some beneficial excerpts, in verbatim, from Adab aur Ikhtilaaf-e-Rai (Respects and the Differences of Opinion), a talk in booklet form originally given by Hakeem ul Islam Hadhrat Maulana Qari Muhammad Tayyib .



MAULANA THANWI AND MAULANA AHMED RAZA KHAN (ALLAH HAVE MERCY ON BOTH OF THEM)

I have witnessed the fact that Hadhrat Moulana Thanwi differed on numerous subjects from Moulana Ahmed Raza Khan Sahib, Allah's mercy be upon him. Their differences covered the topics of Qiyaan, Urs, Meelad, etc. but in spite of this, whenever his name happened to be mentioned in a Majlis, he used to say, "Moulana Ahmed Raza Khan Sahib."

On one occasion an individual sitting in the Majlis mentioned his name without adding "Moulana" to his name saying, "Ahmed Raza Khan." Hadhrat became angry and scolded him saying, "He is an Aalim after all in spite of the fact that there are differences of opinion between us, you are disrespecting the position he has been granted. How can this be correct? Differences of opinion is another matter altogether. It is a separate issue that he considers me to be on error pertaining to certain issues. What is the meaning of such condescension, such disrespect for him?" Moulana Thanwi took exception to the fact that the term "Moulana" was not used for the person who opposed Hadhrat Moulana Thanwi and who was totally disrespectful to Hadhrat Thanwi .

Moulana Thanwi was from among the Ahl-e-Ilm, the people of knowledge. If and when someone's name occurred he used to consider respect for that person to be necessary. Even though it was a person who bore absolute enmity towards him, he never allowed respect to leave his side.