The Verdict of the Quran and Sunnah — Page 31
The Verdict of the Holy Quran and Sunnah 31 Ch a chra n appears to be like Madinah and Kot Mithan like Baitullah; Apparently, it is our beloved Farid, but deep within, it is All a h. No one at the time of this poem’s publication considered it worthy of criticism, nor do they now. Every sensible person understands that such statements are but a testament to divine blessings, the purpose of which is to make plain that the Light of All a h shines upon Makkah and Madinah, and by their means, All a h’s Light also descends upon such villages. The question of whether or not these villages possess the same status as Makkah and Madinah—God forbid—does not even arise. Accordingly, H a j i Imd a dull a h Muh a jir Makki used to say: Wherever this impoverished one should reside, That place shall be Makkah and Madinah and the Tomb [of the Holy Prophet sa ]. ( Khairul-Af a d a t , Malf uza t Maul a n a Ashraf ‘Al i Th a nv i , published by Id a rah Isl a miyy a t Lahore, August 1982) Similarly, Sheikhul-Hind [the Sheikh of India], Maul a n a Mahmood H asan, has said the following about Maulav i Rash i d Ahmad of Gangoh in elegy: