Sahaba - The Blessed

Ahl as-Sunnat means (the path adhered to by) Muslims who
love and follow the Ahl-i-Bayt and all the Ashâb-i-kirâm ‘radiy-
Allâhu ta’âlâ ’anhum ajma’în’. For there is only one path followed
commonly by the Ahl-i-Bayt and by the Ashâb-i-kirâm: the path
guided by the Messenger of Allah ‘sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’.
Some people have been following a wrong path invented by the
enemies for the purpose of demolishing Islam from within. They
have been carrying on an animosity campaign against a great
majority of the Ashâb-i-kirâm ‘radiy-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’anhum
ajma’în’. In order to deceive the Muslims, they say that they are
lovers of the Ahl-i-Bayt and that they have been following the path
guided by the Ahl-i-Bayt. Thus they sully those great people of
Islam and the most beloved guides of the Sunnî Muslims with their
irreligiousness and heresy. May Allâhu ta’âlâ guide them back to
the right course! May He protect all Muslims from lapsing into that
heresy which leads to perdition! Âmîn.
The highest of Awliyâ is Siddîq-i-ekber [1] , next comes Fârûq [2] ,
And next after Zi-n-nûrayn [3] is Alî Walîyullah.
The other Sahâba, may all be auspicious to mention;
All the Ashâb-i-kirâm, I love for the sake of Allah.
’Ashara-i-mubashshara [4] , Fâtima, Hasan and Husayn,
Were blessed with the good news of ‘Paradise’ by Allah.
None else can be guaranteed Paradise; otherwise,
It’d be a claim to the unknown, which none knows but Allah.
And next after all the Sahâba, of the entire Ummat,
All the Tâbi’în are most virtuous Awliyâillah.
[1] Hadrat Abû Bakr as-Siddîq ‘radiy-Allâhu ’anh’.
[2] ’Umar ul-Fârûq ‘radiy-Allâhu ’anh’.
[3] ’Uthmân Zinnûrayn ‘radiy-Allâhu ’anh’.
[4] The ten Sahâbîs who were given the good news that Allâhu ta’âlâ had
guaranteed them Paradise. These ten Sahâbîs were Abû Bakr, ’Umar,
’Uthmân, Alî, Talha, Zubayr bin Awwâm, Abd-ur-Rahmân bin ’Awf,
Sa’d ibn Abî Waqqâs, Sa’îd bin Zayd, Abû ’Ubayda bin Jerrâh
‘ridwânullâhi ta’âlâ ’alaihim ajma’în’.
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