Sahaba - The Blessed
At the beginning of the book (The Blessed) superiority of Ashâb of our prophet, Muhammad ´alayhissalâm, is explained along with how unjust and ignorant are those who defame Ashâb-ı-kirâm. Besides, the meaning of ijtihâd is explained. In the part of cautioning, an answer is given to the book (Hüsniyye) written by an enemy of Islam. In another part, biographies of great savants of Islam - hadrat Imâm-ı Rabbâni and hadrat Sayyed Abdülhakîm-ı Arvâsi - are explained. In the part Two Apples of the Eye of Muslims superiority of hadrat Abû Bakr and hadrat Omar is explained; in the part The First Fitna in Islam events between Ashâb-ı-kirâm are explained beautifully from the pen of hadrat Imâm-ı Rabbâni Ahmad Fârûkî Sarhandi who explains that to love all of Ashâb-ı-kirâm is a fundamental condition of being Ahl-i-sunnat.
At the beginning of the book (The Blessed) superiority of Ashâb of our prophet, Muhammad ´alayhissalâm, is explained along with how unjust and ignorant are those who defame Ashâb-ı-kirâm. Besides, the meaning of ijtihâd is explained. In the part of cautioning, an answer is given to the book (Hüsniyye) written by an enemy of Islam. In another part, biographies of great savants of Islam - hadrat Imâm-ı Rabbâni and hadrat Sayyed Abdülhakîm-ı Arvâsi - are explained. In the part Two Apples of the Eye of Muslims superiority of hadrat Abû Bakr and hadrat Omar is explained; in the part The First Fitna in Islam events between Ashâb-ı-kirâm are explained beautifully from the pen of hadrat Imâm-ı Rabbâni Ahmad Fârûkî Sarhandi who explains that to love all of Ashâb-ı-kirâm is a fundamental condition of being Ahl-i-sunnat.
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TRANSLATION<br />
of the<br />
FIRST VOLUME, 251 st. LETTER<br />
<strong>The</strong> two hundred and fifty-first letter in the first volume of the<br />
book Maktûbât-i-Imâm-i-Rabbânî, which is a compilation of five<br />
hundred and thirty-six of the explanatory and advisory letters<br />
written to scholars, governors, commanders and rulers living in<br />
various cities, by Hadrat Imâm Rabbânî, Mujaddid-i-elf-i-thânî,<br />
Ahmad Fârûqî ‘quddisa sirruh’, the greatest Islamic scholar, was<br />
written to Muhammad Ashraf, and elucidates a variety of matters<br />
such as the virtues of the Khulafâ-ir-râshidîn, (i.e. the earliest four<br />
Khalîfas, namely, Abû Bakr, ’Umar, ’Uthmân, and Alî,) ‘radiy-<br />
Allâhu ta’âlâ ’anhum ajma’în’; the superiorities of the Shaikhayn,<br />
[i.e. Hadrat Abû Bakr and Hadrat ’Umar,] ‘radiy-Allâhu<br />
’anhumâ’; the special values possessed by Hadrat Amîr, [i.e.<br />
Hadrat Alî,] ‘radiy-Allâhu ’anh’; the honours and distinctions<br />
conferred on the Ashâb-i-kirâm ‘alaihim-ur-ridwân’; and the inner<br />
nature of the wars among them.<br />
<strong>The</strong> initial part of the letter contains profound and subtle<br />
information concerning Prophets ‘alaihim-us-salawât’ and Awliyâ’<br />
‘quddisa sirruhum’. We therefore translate the latter part:<br />
Learning the fact that Hadrat Amîr’s ‘radiy-Allâhu ’anh’<br />
name is written above the gate into Paradise, I began to wonder<br />
what could be the eminence and special honours allotted for<br />
Hadrat Shaikhayn, [i.e. Abû Bakr and ’Umar,] ‘radiy-Allâhu<br />
’anhumâ’ before the gate of Paradise. I endeavoured hard to<br />
learn the matter. Eventually I attained the information that this<br />
Ummat’s, [i.e. Muslims’,] entering Paradise will be realized<br />
through the authority and permission of these two great persons.<br />
As it were, Abû Bakr ‘radiy-Allâhu ’anh’ will stand by the gate of<br />
Paradise, giving permission for entrance, while ’Umar ‘radiy-<br />
Allâhu ’anh’ will usher the fortunate in by holding them by the<br />
hand. I sense as if the entire Paradise is suffused with the nûr<br />
(lights, haloes) of Abû Bakr ‘radiy-Allâhu ’anh’. According to<br />
this faqîr [1] , Hadrat Shaikhayn have additional honours and<br />
[1] Hadrat Imâm Rabbânî ‘quddisa sirruh’ means himself.<br />
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