Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 26
Pilgrimage to Mecca 25 escort Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen for the initial circuit of Ka ‘ aba (the House of Pilgrimage) known as a Tawaaf-e-Qadoom and it is rendered immediately upon arrival in Mecca. Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen had heard that any prayer made on the first sighting of the Ka ‘ aba is accepted. Keeping his tradition, Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen prayed: Oh my Lord, I am ever in need of thy mercy and blessings and I have a host of prayers, so my Lord, grant me the wish that whenever I pray and implore Thy mercy and blessings Thou bestow on me that favour. Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen says in his book, Mirqaatul Yaqeen (p. 111): I believe in God, and in His great mercy, Who accepted my prayer. Whenever I came across atheists, non-believers, and philosophers in debates, I always triumphed over them on account of the acceptance of the prayer that I made on the first sighting of the House of God. Teaching of Hadith It is a matter of high blessing that a young man of 25 years, on his first Hajj , should take upon himself the learning of Hadith (Sayings of the Holy Prophet sa ). While in Mecca, he got in touch with three scholars and learnt a lot from them. He learnt Abu Dawud from Sheikh Muhammad Khizraji. Syed Hussain taught Maulana Sahib Sahih Muslim. He was an authority on six books of Hadith, Sihaah-e-Sittah and Mu ’ attaa taught by Hadhrat Maulavi Rahmatullah Kirya-nalwi Mohaajir Mecca. Sheikh Muhammad Khizraji had a command on Sihahe-Sitta. His method of teaching was simple; he avoided debate and discussion. Once Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen was learning Abu Dawud , a point arose which led to a discussion. The question was, "It was evident from Abu Dawud that one should go in