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This is a very special letter by Maulana Sa'eed Ahmed Khan sahab , which I read a few months ago and found it very enlightening & inspirational. Initially I intended to post it in brother xs11ax's thread on "Anti-Jihadi culture in TJ", but unfortunately it got closed before I was able to.

This letter sent to Dr. Thanaullah sahab and Dr. Khalid sahab - two elders of the effort in India - actually consists of words of condolences, because two saathis in the Jama'at of Prof. Nadhir Ali Khan sahib passed away in the path of Allah in America. May Allah shower His Blessings on all of them. This letter gives us a good insight into what elders of TJ actually think about sacrificing one's life in the path of Allah and attaining matyrdom as Maulana Sa'eed Ahmad Khan sahab quotes Hadhrat-ji Maulana Ilyas to have said [see the red underlined words]: "The heart of every Muslim should harbour the eager desire, that it's my job in this world to seek the oppertunities of attaining martyrdom in the path of Allah. This was the eager desire of all the Sahabah."

Other related points of interest:
- Maulana explains how these physical and mental sacrifices ultimately led to guidance throughout the time of Islam.
- Maulana reveals that many saathis have attained martyrdom in the path of Allah already, especially from the time of Hadhrat-ji Maulana Yusuf . And their graves (similair to those of the Sahabah) can be found in many different countries.

Unfortunately this letter is in Urdu and I don't really have the time to translate it for the benefit of our English-speaking readers. So, if anyone could volunteer it would be appreciated greatly.




Please don't use this thread to bicker and quarrel. And take this letter for what it is and don't try to hijack the effort by going into any extremes. If moderators find it inappropriate, then please at least merge it into the above-mentioned closed thread. But I would prefere to have a own thread for this.

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Assalamu alaykum

Jazkllahu khair for sharing.

This we have heard many times in Nizamuddin markaz.

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This we have heard many times in Nizamuddin markaz.

The incident of Prof. Nadhir Ali Khan sahab's Jama'at - or - the Malfuz of Hadhrat-ji Maulana Ilyas ?

Btw. you can find this letter in the first part of Molvi Sa'eed Ahmed Khan 's Makateeb compiled by Mufti Muhammad Roshan Shah Qasmi sahab and published by Idara.

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letter of Maulana Saeed Ahmad Khan Saheb) (Makhtoobat-e-Saeed)

Dated: 2 April 1986

Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullah Wabarakatuhu

The movement of tableegh is structured upon very delicate principles. Instituting them is very simple for those who aspire for their own spiritual reformation and very difficult indeed for those who are obsessed with the reformation of others only. The principles in question are;

1) Don't ever lose your temper on any member of the consultative body (shura) even though their opinion (mashwara) is unpalatable.

2) We should not decline to proceed to the place decided upon by the shura or the Ameer. However, one should lay bare his condition before the Ameer and the shura.

3) Don't become angry with your wife, your parents or your brothers. Always act with patience and perseverance.

4) Always regard your endeavours and sacrifices as minimal. Don't ever consider them great. Don't even allow the thought to come to mind that you have spent part of your wealth and life in this path.

5) Develop love for the people of knowledge (Ulama) and the people of dhikr wether they are actively involved in tabligh or not or wether they are in favour of it or against it. Confront them with humility and visit them on a regular basis requesting their duaas.

6) Don't ever challenge the work of tabligh with ilm and dhikr. Rate all three of them as necessary. Nonetheless there is no other activity but Dawah to disseminate Ilm and dhikr amongst the entire Ummah. this is why Allah Ta'ala delegated the ambiya (prophets) as Da'ees.

8) Try making dua unto Allah with sorrow and humility.

9) Don't despise anyone no matter how illiterate or poor he maybe. Don't give preference to the rich over the poor. As a matter of fact, confront the poor with a degree of cheerfulness.

10) Don't refrain from extending the work of dawah to Muslims hailing from every walk of life and to members of the diverse sects.

11) Always keep in close contact with people working with you and ensure that they are in close contact with you as well. Just as it is important to be united with others it is more important to bring about unity within ones own folk.

12) Owing to certain circumstances there could be a slight variation in the techniques employed at various places. This should not provoke the workers of one area to raise objections against the workers of another area as this would fail to bring about their own Islah (spiritual reformation) as well as the Islah of others. In fact such inclinations of objecting against others may engender antagonistic and retaliatory sentiments. this in turn, would give rise to pride and self conceitedness.Consequently, one gets trapped in the words and configuration of Dawah, totally deprived of its reality.

13) Upon reaching another area firstly consult the older workers of that area and then commence the work.

14) If discrepancies do occur on any issue with inhabitants of another area and such discrepancies fail to be solved by the mashwara, refer the matter to responsible seniors. However, live with mutual love and affection and don't become angry with each other nor vilify each other.

15) The most excellent person is he who keeps allied to him by employing outstanding character and tact in realizing this end.

16) The second most excellent person is he who maintains unity and keeps close contact with all. Both these things (no. 15 and 16) can be achieved by he who is humble.

17) Our mission is adaptable and flexible. As a result, we are in a position to unite everybody. Satan is consistently struggling to sow seeds of enmity particularly amongst the older workers and he achieves this goal on the pretext of principles. In other words, people antagonistically challenge one another on the basis of dawah principles, whereas the the most far reaching principle is unity. Where there is a lack of unity, no other principle can be instituted.

18) A greater degree of undisciplined behaviour lies in disunity. A wise person is he who is not negligent of his personal islaah (spiritual reformation), he is not hoaxed into the deceptions of shaytaan and the Nafs nor is he beguiled by the world.

19) The one with the most outstanding character is he who benefits all, regardless of whether the second person is in favour of him or against him or whether he is a friend or an enemy or whether he is rich or poor.

20) An intelligent person is he who discerns the exigencies of the occasion. In other words he is an opportunist and he has the ability to read people, i.e understand people. Also, he sincerely and perfectly seeks the pleasure of Allah.

21) We are all immature in this field. A mature person is he who remains steadfast on this mission until death, regardless of whether he is admired and valued or not, or whether people harbour good or bad thoughts about him. Even if the responsible seniors of this field entertain evil thoughts about him, he would not in turn harbour any such thoughts. Even if everyone has to abandon him, he would not retaliate likewise but he would declare, “ I will never abandon you even if time everyone has to abandon me. “

22) This work of dawah is one of the attributes of the Ambiya (AS). Therefore, don't engage in it simply because the seniors are engaged in it or because they request you to do it, but commit yourself to it on account of its affinity with Allah and his Rasul (SAW), and because it is a commandment of Rasulullah (SAW).

23) Always ponder over the categorical verses and narrations of the Qur'an ands Ahadith and reflect over how important and fardh-'ayn (individual obligation) this mission is.

24) Acquaint yourself with the essence of this work by making du'aa unto Allah. The one before whom Allah unfurls the essence of this work is considered as a "veteran" and a mature worker in this field, whether he is well-versed in lecturing or not, or whether he is illiterate or a learned scholar.


Read more about The Delicate Principles of Dawah - Tablighi Jamaat - Islamise by www.islamise.co.uk

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The incident of Prof. Nadhir Ali Khan sahab's Jama'at - or - the Malfuz of Hadhrat-ji Maulana Ilyas ?

Btw. you can find this letter in the first part of Molvi Sa'eed Ahmed Khan 's Makateeb compiled by Mufti Muhammad Roshan Shah Qasmi sahab and published by Idara.

The malfuz of Hazrath ji Moulana Ilyas RA.

Once the incident itself by Dr Nadir Ali Khan. Doctor sahib spinal cord was injured during the accident.

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The malfuz of Hazrath ji Moulana Ilyas RA.

Once the incident itself by Dr Nadir Ali Khan. Doctor sahib spinal cord was injured during the accident.

Prof. Nadir sb db told me once tht Hazrat Maulana Manzoor Naumani sb (rah) used to say tht if anyone wishes to see a living shaheed then he should see nadir Ali khan..

wa assalam..

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Prof. Nadir sb db told me once tht Hazrat Maulana Manzoor Naumani sb (rah) used to say tht if anyone wishes to see a living shaheed then he should see nadir Ali khan..

wa assalam..

Subhanallah.

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@True Life

Jazak Allahu Khair

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Assalamu alaykum

Jazkllahu khair for sharing.

This we have heard many times in Nizamuddin markaz.

Have u heard that Mawlana Sa'eed Ahmed Khan (RAH) had given bayah to Mawlana Zakariya ( RAH) ?
Most probably not. But this issue was also mentioned in the same book from where Truelife ha quoted.

Along with the Tablig Jamat activities , Mawlana Sa'eed Ahmed Khan (RAH) practised sincerely all the prescribed spiritual exercises ( Wazifa ) and finally got Khilafat from Shaykh Zakariya (RAH).

In the letter 30 where he mentioned the name of Mawlana Ahmed Ali Lahori (RAH) , he mentioned the need of giving due importance to Sufi Shaykhs ( Pir Mashaykh ).

@ True Life
I am still waiting for your answer to my complaint about the quotation you imposed upon Mawlana ILIYAS (RAH). You should have already got enough time to give me the answer.

The the English version of the Urdu Malfuzat is available on the net. Please use google to find it.

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@ True Life
I am still waiting for your answer to my complaint about the quotation you imposed upon Mawlana ILIYAS (RAH). You should have already got enough time to give me the answer.

The the English version of the Urdu Malfuzat is available on the net. Please use google to find it.

I have a copy of the Urdu Malfuzat myself, but I could not find it in it yet. It's probably not in the book. But I'm still very sure that Maulana Ilyas said this and next time I'll meet some Akabir I'll ask them about it, although I acknowledge that I can't impose you to believe in it without a source. Sorry...

What you posted is totally off topic, so don't turn the thread into something that it is not meant to be. No one is trying to hide the effects of Tasawwuf in all our Akabir's lives, no matter in which line of Deeni work they're engaged. Even the biography I linked to in the OP mentions that Maulana Sa'eed Ahmed Khan sahab was a disciple of Shaykh al-Hadith Maulana Muhammad Zakariya sahib .