Except that this story has no basis as discussed by Dr. 'Allamah Khalid Mahmud in Mutali'ah Barelwiyyat. Also read what Mawlana Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri had to say about the distortions of Ahmad Rida Khan regarding Hakim al-Ummah Mawlana Thanwi in Al-Muhannad ‘ala l-Mufannad. Mawlana Thanwi endorsed the Al-Muhannad ‘ala l-Mufannad. http://www.deoband.org/2010/11/aqida...he-innovators/