SOLUTION FOR

CONFLICTS



 

This booklet was written by Shaykh-e-Ṭarīqat Amīr-e-

Aĥl-e-Sunnat, the founder of Dawat-e-Islami Ḥaḍrat
‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Muḥammad Ilyās ‘Aṭṭār Qādirī Razavī
     
   
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 Contents

Solution for Conflicts

Transliteration Chart ...................................................................... III
About this Booklet... ...................................................................... IV
Excellence of Durūd Sharīf .............................................................. 2
Do not Make Yourself Worthy of Hell! ........................................... 2
Satan Creates Arguments ............................................................... 4
Anger Causes Problems .................................................................. 4
A Particular Door of Hell ................................................................. 5
The Nūr of Mālik bin Dīnār’s Patience ............................................ 5
Three Types of People .................................................................... 6
Disaster for People with Enmity ..................................................... 7
Blocking the Way for Forgiveness ................................................... 7
Breaking Ties Unnecessarily is a Sin ................................................ 7
Excellence of Hiding Faults ............................................................. 8
How should a Muslim be? .............................................................. 8
Conceal Faults and Earn Heaven..................................................... 9
When a Fight gets heated ............................................................... 9
Punishment for Backbiting.............................................................. 9
Punishment for False Accusations .................................................. 9
Cursing is taking Revenge ............................................................. 10
The Virtue of avoiding Arguments ................................................ 10
How Muslim should be? ............................................................... 10
Hurting Muslims ........................................................................... 11
Talking Bad about Someone Leads to Punishment....................... 12

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Mischief Makers are cursed .......................................................... 14
Qurānic Method of Converting Foe into Friend............................ 14
Outcome of Good Treatment ....................................................... 15
2 Madanī Examples of confronting Evil with good ....................... 15
(1) Public Plea for Forgiveness ................................................ 15
(2) Cruel Punishment of 100 Strikes........................................ 16
Divine Command regarding Forgiveness ...................................... 17
Three Tips on how to Earn Heaven ............................................... 18
Allāĥ      will Reconcile ............................................................... 19
To Create Harmony is Sunnaĥ ...................................................... 20
Imām Hassan Made Peace ............................................................ 21
Something better than Voluntary Prayers and Charity ................ 22
Who is a Good Islamic brother? ................................................... 23
Please Honour My Requests ......................................................... 23
Reconciliation! .............................................................................. 23
16 Intentions ................................................................................. 24

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Transliteration Chart

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About this Booklet...

F or quite some time there was conflict amongst Islamic

brothers of a particular European country and efforts for
reconciliation proved to be ineffective which was consequently
affecting the Madanī work of Dawat-e-Islami. When Amīr-e-
Aĥl-e-Sunnat       
       was informed of the matter, he sent
a letter via a member of the International Affairs Department
(Majlis-e-Baīn-ul-Aqwāmī Umūr) who travelled to that
particular country from Bāb-ul-Madīnaĥ Karachi in Rajab-ul-
Murajjab (1427). “‘Aṭṭār’s letter” was read out to the Islamic
Brothers concerned who after hearing what it said, had tears in
their eyes; they apologised to each other and signed a
statement of reconciliation. This took place approximately 4
months ago and now               there is peace in that area. This
has resulted in progress in Madanī work and Madanī Qāfilaĥs
within that area.

This letter makes the reader ponder over the Hereafter and
develop fear for Allāĥ     wrath. It encourages reconciliation
and peace. This revolutionary “Aṭṭār’s Letter” is being
presented by Majlis-e-Maktūbāt-wa-Ta’wīżāt-e-‘Aṭṭāriyyaĥ with
slight changes under the name “Solution for Conflicts” to
benefit greatly the distressed community of our Madanī
Master  !   "    # $" % &  (
 '  . This pamphlet “Solution for Conflicts”

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can be read out wherever personal disputes resulted in

Muslims splitting into two groups.      &)*+  , those with fear
in their hearts will begin to tremble with the fear of Allāĥ     ,
and will reconcile with each other.

This pamphlet “Solution for Conflicts” contains warnings of

the harms of personal disputes in the light of Qurān and
Sunnaĥ and reference to other narratives as well. It will
  , pierce soft hearts and will prove to be a whip of
     &)*+
warning to those that are hard. The solution for conflicts is in
your hands. Those who want to be warned will be warned and
those who don’t will not be. Every man has his own destiny.

With the leaves of flowers even the liver of diamond can be cut
but an ignorant man

Majlis-e-Maktūbāt-e-wa-Ta’wīżāt-e-‘Aṭṭāriyyaĥ
21st Shawwāl-ul-Mukarramaĥ
1427ah - 12/11/2006

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SOLUTION FOR CONFLICTS

Allāĥ      , in whose name we begin. Satan will try to prevent you
from reading the following letter. Do not let Satan succeed.

T his Salām is from Muḥammad Ilyās ‘Aṭṭār Qādirī Raḍavī

to the Nigrān, members of the Majlis-e-Mushāwarat and
responsible brothers of the international non-political religious
movement Dawat-e-Islami of the Qurān and Sunnaĥ in ……….1.
It is a salaam that clears hatred and spreads love; reaching you
after kissing the illuminated turban of our Dear beloved Prophet
 !   ٖ  "      #  $ (
 '  and his blessed tresses and after wandering
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through the streets of Madīnaĥ,

‫ﷲ َو َﺑ َﺮ َﲝ ُﺗ ٗﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﳊ ْﻢ َو َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ ا‬ ُ ‫ﻟﺴ َﻼ ُم َﻠ َ ْﻴ‬َّ َ ‫ا‬

‫ﻞ َﺣﺎل‬ ّ ِ ُ  &َٰ  ‫ﲔ‬ ِّ ‫ َر‬%ِ ّٰ‫ا َﻟ َْﺤ ْﻤ ُﺪ ﻟِﻠ‬
َ ْ ‫ب اﻟْ ٰﻌﻠ َ ِﻤ‬

1 The city name of the European country has been removed.

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Excellence of Durūd Sharīf

The Master of Madīnaĥ and the peace of our hearts      # $" % &  (
 ' 
 ٖ 
 !   " said, “If two Muslims, who love each other for the sake
of Allāĥ      , meet each other, shake hands and send Durūd
upon the Prophet  !   ٖ  "      #  $" %  &  (
 '  , before they depart from
each other their previous sins are forgiven. (Musnad Abī Ya’lā -
Musnad Anas bin Mālik, Ḥadīš 2951, V3, P95)

Oh Allāĥ      ! Grant us all the privilege of remaining active in

the Madanī work of the Sunnaĥ inspired movement Dawat-e-
Islami. Oh Allāĥ      ! Forgive all our shortcomings and cleanse
our hearts from enmity for Muslims. Oh Allāĥ      ! Forgive
us and the whole Ummat of our Madanī Master  !  ٖ  "      # $" % & ' ( .

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Do not Make Yourself Worthy of Hell!

With good intentions and solely for the pleasure of Allah     
and reward for the Hereafter I am taking this opportunity to
help resolve your personal conflict, by addressing the problem
of severe criticism amongst brothers who despite on-going
attempts of reconciliation failed to reconcile. This has consequently
resulted causing harm to major Madanī activities. If you
brothers hold dear to my Madanī requests, study this letter
every month for at least 12 months or get all responsible brothers
together and read it out to them.      &)*F   G  you will all
succeed in perfuming Islamic society as fragrant flowers of

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‘Aṭṭār’s garden forever. However, if my suggestions are ignored

and instead of rectifying those who are wrong according to the
movement’s policies2, you expose each other’s faults without a
proper reason and you continue to fight and argue amongst
yourselves then you will, Allāĥ      forbid, continue to make
yourself worthy of Hell due to hatred, backbiting, spreading
rumours, heartbreaking, exposing faults, suspicions and other
causes of disaster. I hope this bayān, that has been compiled
with the aid of the blessings of the Holy Qurān and the blessed
sayings of the Rasūl-Allāĥ  !   ٖ  "      #  $" %  &  (
 '  by my sinful self,
will affect your hearts and minds and result in reconciliation.
     &)*F  G  my requests will not go to waste. Allāĥ      says in
the Holy Qurān, Sūraĥ Żārīyāt, verse 55,

   
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.
Translation from Kanzul-Īmān
And advise, for advice benefits the Muslims.

2In cases of conflict, Dawat-e-Islami requires that first an attempt has to be

made to rectify the responsible individual on a personal level. If this does not
solve the problem, you should approach your local, divisional, city, provisional
and then national Nigrān in the mentioned sequence within the boundaries of
Sharī’aĥ. If the problem still remains, considering you live outside of Pakistan,
you should seek assistance from the member of the International Affairs
Department (Majlis-e-Bain-ul-Aqwāmī Umūr) in Pakistan who deals with
your particular country. If the problem still remains, you should approach the
Central Consultation Board (Markazī Majlis-e-Shūrā) in Pakistan who will
make the final decision which must be accepted by every Islamic brother,
unless there is a valid Islamic reason not to do so. No member of any Majlis of
Dawat-e-Islami is beyond the boundaries of Sharī’aĥ; every Muslim must
abide by the rules of Sharī’aĥ).

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Satan Creates Arguments

Dear Islamic Brothers! Remember! The accursed Satan causes
conflicts amongst Muslims, makes them fight and kill each other
and prevents them from reconciliation. What often happens is
that if a concerned Islamic brother intervenes and makes
things better, Satan will implant suspicions and make things
worse again. Warning us against the attempts of the wretched
Satan, Allāĥ      says in the 53rd verse of Sūraĥ Banī Isrāīl,

   Q ; <"  +  G 

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Translation from Kanzul-Īmān

Undoubtedly Satan sows discord among them

In the 91st verse of Sūraĥ Māidaĥ, we are warned:

  
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Translation from Kanzul-Īmān
The devil only seeks to instil hatred and enmity between you.

Anger Causes Problems

Muslims should make sure that this mischief making and
disastrous attempt of Satan goes to waste. Indeed, there are many
dangers in the world and in the afterlife caused by personal
conflicts. A person who loses his temper very quickly often
causes mischief. People with short tempers should be warned

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of losing control of themselves due to their ego and disobeying

the commands of Allāĥ      as it could throw him into the
deep ditches of Hell. Have a look at the punishment for anger
and make efforts to save yourself from the torment of Hell.

A Particular Door of Hell

The Beloved Prophet of Allāĥ  !   ٖ  "      # $" % &  (
 '  said, “There is a
door in Hell through which those angry people will enter who
calm down only after committing a sin.” (Ittiḥāfussāda-til-Muttaqīn,
V9, P318)

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The Nūr of Mālik bin Dīnār’s Patience

The way our pious predecessor’s $" %    
  0 tolerated the
 S >
Cruelty of tyrants and the mischief of disbelievers and overcame
anger can be seen in the following narration: Sayyidunā Mālik
   ^ >
Bin Dīnār   #  &   0 rented a place to live. There was a Jewish
person living next door. The Jew hated him and so he would
throw rubbish into his   #  &  ^ > 0 house via his drain, but the
Sheikh wouldn’t complain. One day the Jew came and (sarcastically)
asked, “My drain isn’t causing any problems in it?” He   # & ^ >   0
replied very politely, “When the rubbish falls from the drain, I
sweep it up and clean the area.” The Jew asked, “Don’t you get
angry despite all the trouble it causes you”? He   #  &  ^ >   0 said
that the Merciful Lord      has said in Sūraĥ Ale ‘Imrān, verse
134:

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Translation from Kanzul-Īmān
And who control their anger and are forgiving towards mankind;
and the righteous are the beloved of Allah      .

When the Jew heard this he became a Muslim. (Tażkiraĥ -tul-

Auliyā, Żikr of Mālik bin Dinār, P51)

Dear Islamic Brothers! Did you see what blessings politeness

brings! Politeness is what caused this Jew to become a Muslim.
One of the harms of anger is that it creates hatred and enmity
and this sometimes leads to corruption and murder. Read
about the harms of hatred and enmity and tremble with fear of
Allāĥ      .

Three Types of People

Sayyidunā ibn ‘Abbās  S  L &  A e 0 narrates that the blessed
Prophet  !   ٖ  "      #  $" %  &  (
 '  said, “There are three people whose
prayers do not rise a single hand span above their heads:

1. An Imām who people despise,

2. The woman that spends the night with her husband annoyed
at her and
3. Two brothers who have fallen out with each other (without
a valid reason).” (Sunan Ibn-e-Mājaĥ, V1, P516, Ḥadīš 971)

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Disaster for People with Enmity

Sayyidunā Mu’āż bin Jabal   L  &  
 0 narrates that the Rasūl-
 f
Allāĥ  !   ٖ  "      #  $" %  &  ( th
 '  said, “On the 15 night of Sha’bān,
Allāĥ      looks at His people with mercy and forgives them
all except the polytheists and those who hold enmity in their
hearts.” (Al-Iḥsān bi-tartīb Ṣaḥīḥ ibn Ḥibbān, V7, P470, Ḥadīš 5236)

Blocking the Way for Forgiveness

Sayyidunā Abū Ĥuraīraĥ   L  &  f 
 0 narrates that the beloved of
Allāĥ  !   ٖ  "      #  $" %  &  (
 '  said, “Peoples actions are presented to
me twice every week on Mondays and Thursdays. Every believing
person is forgiven except the one who holds enmity for a
fellow Muslim brother. It is said, ‘Leave these two until they
have reconciled.’ (Al-Iḥsān bi-tartīb Ṣaḥīḥ ibn Ḥibbān V7, P471, Ḥadīš
5638)

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Breaking Ties Unnecessarily is a Sin

Dear Islamic Brothers! Remember! For Muslims to break ties
with each other due to hatred (without a proper reason) is a
sin, Ḥarām and leads to Hell. Sayyidunā Abū Ĥuraīraĥ   L  & f 
 0
narrates that the beloved of Allāĥ  !    ٖ  "      #  $" %  &  (
 '  warned, “It
is not permissible for any Muslim to avoid his fellow Muslim
brother for more than three days. He who avoids his brother
for more than three days and dies will be put into Hell.” (Sunan
Abī Dāwūd, Ḥadīš 4914, V4, P363)

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Excellence of Hiding Faults

Dear Islamic Brothers! Remember! Personal conflicts that are
not based on Sharī’aĥ usually result in long periods of suspicion,
backbiting, spreading rumours, accusations and other major
sins, consequently making both parties worthy of the punishment
of Hell. The sin of publicly spreading each others faults due to
personal conflicts has become very common therefore a great
deal of care is needed. It is very important that a Muslims
faults be kept secret if anyone becomes aware of them.
 
              there is great reward for concealing the faults of a
 
Muslim. Sayyidunā ‘uqbā bin ‘Āmir   L  &  
 0 narrates that the
 f
blessed Prophet, master of both worlds, king of the messengers,
fountain of compassion and generosity  !   ٖ  "      # $" % &  (
 '  said, “If
someone conceals a secret fault of a person after seeing it, it is
as if he has brought a girl to life who had been buried alive.”
(Al-Mu’jamul Aūsaṭ, V6, P97, Ḥadīš 8133)

How should a Muslim be?

Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ ibn ‘Umar  S  L &  A e 0 narrates that the
Honourable Messenger  !   ٖ  "      #  $" %  &  (
 '  said, “A Muslim is a
brother of another Muslim; he does not oppress him and does
not leave him unaccompanied. If a person attends the need of
his brother, Allāĥ      will complete his needs and if anyone
removes pain from a Muslim, Allāĥ      will remove pain
from him on the day of judgement and if anyone conceals the
faults of a Muslim, Allāĥ      will conceal his faults on the day
of judgment.” (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Ḥadīš 6580, P1394)

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Conceal Faults and Earn Heaven

It is narrated by Sayyidunā Abū Sa’īd Khudrī   L  &  
 f  0 , “A
person who sees a fault in his brother and then hides it will
enter Heaven.” (Kanzul-‘Ummāl, Ḥadīš 6394, V3, P103)

When a Fight gets heated

Personal conflicts usually result in a lot of backbiting. Backbiting
is a major sin, Ḥarām and leads to Hell. When hatred settles in
hearts and fights begin, a storm of backbiting and accusations
arises and pushes everyone towards Hell. The following are
two statements of our beloved Prophet  !   ٖ  "      #  $" %  & 
 ' (

concerning this matter.

Punishment for Backbiting

Our Holy Prophet  !   ٖ  "      # $" %  &  (
 '  has warned, “On the night
of ascension I passed by some people who were scratching
their faces and their chests with their nails which were made of
copper. I asked, “Oh Jibrāīl 345       #! Who are these people?” He
     # replied, “They used to eat the flesh of people (by
345 
backbiting) and they would humiliate them.” (Sunan Abī Dāwūd,
Ḥadīš 4878, V4, P353)

Punishment for False Accusations

If someone falsely accuses a Muslim of something he did not
do, Allāĥ      will keep him in ‫ َر ْد َﻏ ُﺔ اﻟْ َﺨ َﺒﺎل‬until he compensates
for it. (Sunan Abī Dāwūd, V3, P427, Ḥadīš 3597) (‫ َردْ َﻏ ُﺔ اﻟْ َﺨﺒَﺎل‬is a place
in Hell where the blood and pus of its inmates will be kept).
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Regarding the words “until he compensates for it”, Sayyidunā

Shaykh Abdul Ḥaq Muḥaddiš Diĥlvī M 7 g   &  ^ > 0      # said, “Until
he compensates for it by repenting or after being purified by
suffering its punishment.” (Ash’atul Lam’āt, V3, P290)

Cursing is taking Revenge

Remember! If you curse the man who oppresses you then you
have taken revenge. The blessed Messenger  !   ٖ  "      #  $" %  &  (
 ' 
said, “The one who curses the oppressor has taken his revenge.”
(Sunan Tirmiżī, V5, P324, Ḥadīš 3563)

The Virtue of avoiding Arguments

Muslims should avoid disputes due to their egos. If someone
hurts your feelings, it is better to avoid arguing and quarrelling
and to show forgiveness. The Holy Prophet  !   ٖ  "      #  $" %  &  (
 ' 
said, “If a person avoids quarrelling despite being right, I will
guarantee him a place in the (inner) edge of Heaven.” (Sunan
Abī Dāwūd, V4, P332, Ḥadīš 4800)

How Muslim should be?

Why are Muslims quarrelling amongst themselves? They are
supposed to protect each other. Our Holy Prophet      #  $" %  &  (
 ' 
 ٖ 
 !   " said, “A (true) Muslim is one who does not hurt others
with his tongue and hands and a (true) migrant (Muĥājir) is
one who migrates from (avoids) anything that Allāĥ      has
forbidden.” (Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī, V1, P15, Ḥadīš 10)

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In the commentary of this blessed Ḥadīš, Mufti Ahmad Yār

Khān Na’īmī   #  &  ^ > 0 said, “A true Muslim is one who is
Muslim not only literally but Islamically as well; one who does
not backbite another Muslim, swear, ridicule, or tell tales, fight
or write anything against others.” He   # & ^ > 0 also says: “A true
migrant is one who not only abandons his country but abandons
sins as well. Abandoning sins also falls under migration and
this (migration) will continue forever.” (Mirā-tul-Manājīḥ, V1, P29)

The Holy Prophet  !   ٖ  "      #  $" %  &  ' ( said, “It is not permissible
for a Muslim to stare aggressively at another Muslim.” (Ittiḥāfussāda-
til-Muttaqīn, V7, P177)

He  !   ٖ  "      #  $" %  &  (

 '  also said, “It is not permissible for a
Muslim to terrorise another Muslim.” (Kitāb-uz-Zuĥd Li ibn Mubārak,
Ḥadīš 688, P240)

Hurting Muslims
Dear Islamic Brothers! The issue of fulfilling the duties of others
is a very delicate one but unfortunately today no-one cares.
Never mind the public, even the prominent are seen to be
neglecting this vital duty. The illness of displaying anger
unnecessarily is a common problem. Even the prominent often
hurt the feelings of others out of anger but do not care. Hurting
the feelings of any Muslim without a valid reason is a major
sin, Ḥarām and will lead to Hell. A’lā -Ḥaḍrat   L  &  
 f  0 writes in
Fatāwā-e-Razavīyyaĥ Sharīf (V24, P342) with reference to
Ṭabarānī Sharīf that the Holy Prophet  !   ٖ  "      #  $" %  &  (
 '  has

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warned, “6‫ا‬ ْ ‫َﺪ ٰا ٰذ ِﱐْ َو َﻣ‬

َ ّٰ ‫ﻦ ٰا ٰذ ِﱐْ ﻓَﻘَﺪ ٰاذَي‬ ْ ‫ﺴﻠِ ًﻤﺎ ﻓَﻘ‬ ْ ‫( ” َﻣ‬If
ْ ‫ﻦ ٰا ٰذي ُﻣ‬
anyone hurts a Muslim (without a proper reason) it is as if he
has hurt me and he who hurts me it is as if he has hurt Allāĥ
     ). (Al-Mu’jamul Aūsaṭ, V2, P387, Ḥadīš 3607)

Hurting Allāĥ      and His Messenger  !   ٖ  "      #  $" %  &  (
 '  is an
evil trait of the disbelievers. Allāĥ      says in the 57th verse of
Sūraĥ Aḥzāb,

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‫۝‬l LRS  lH  #   k   #  
Translation from Kanzul-Īmān
Indeed those who trouble Allah      and His Noble Prophet – upon
them is Allah      curse in the world and in the Hereafter, and
Allah      has kept prepared a disgraceful punishment for them.

Talking Bad about Someone Leads to Punishment

Spreading people’s faults and shortcomings without valid
reasons, especially the shortcomings of Muballighīn and Sunnī
scholars can affect religious propagation very badly and can
prove disastrous in both worlds. Ala-Ḥaḍrat   #  &  ^ >   0 says, “If
any of the Aĥl-e-Sunnaĥ (scholars) make a major mistake then
it is Wājib to conceal it because, Allāĥ      forbid, people will
turn away from them (and cease to respect them) and this will
obstruct the benefit that people gain from their speeches and

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writings. To publicise (their mistakes) will be evil publicity

(which will dishonour them) and the Holy Qurān has clearly
forbidden such publicity. Allāĥ      says in Sūraĥ Nūr, verse
19,

     
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/
6  j " @  ,  i m   
Translation from Kanzul-Īmān
Indeed those who wish that slander should spread among the
Muslims – for them is a painful punishment in this world and in the
Hereafter.

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Especially, if they turned to the truth without delay. The Rasūl-

ٗ َ ‫ﺖ َﺣ ٰ ّﱵ َﻳ ْﻌ َﻤﻠ‬
 '  said, “‫ﻪ‬
Allāĥ  !   ٖ  "      # $" % &  ( َ ٍ ‫ﺧﺎهُ ﺑِﺬَ ْﻧ‬
ْ ّ‫ﺐ ﻟ‬
ْ ‫ﻢ َﻳ ُﻤ‬ ْ ‫” َﻣ‬
َ َّ َ ‫ﻦ‬
َ َ ‫ﲑا‬
(He who scorns his fellow Muslim brother for committing a sin will
indulge in that sin himself before he dies). (Fatāwā-e-Razavīyyaĥ, V29,
P94 - Jāmi’ Tirmiżī, V4, P226, Ḥadīš 2513, Dār-ul-Fikr Beirut)

There are some people who are troublemakers; give unnecessary

criticism, cause mischief and cause grief to Muslims. These people
should fear Allāĥ      because He      says in Sūraĥ Burūj,
verse 10:

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/   LN  2 7 Ln: ;  QH G 
‫ ۝‬qQ   /  H  #   k   LS
Translation from Kanzul-Īmān
Indeed, those who troubled the Muslim men and Muslim women,
and then did not repent – for them is the punishment of hell, and for
them is the punishment of fire.

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Mischief Makers are cursed

One Ḥadīš states, “Mischief (Fitnaĥ) is asleep; the curse of Allāĥ
     is upon those who awaken it.”(Jami’-us- Ṣaghīr lil’ Suyūṭī,
Ḥadīš 5975, P370, Dār-ul-Kutub-ul-‘Ilmiyyaĥ Beirut)

Qurānic Method of Converting Foe into Friend

Dear Islamic Brothers! Remember! Filth cannot be cleaned
with filth; it must be washed with water. Therefore, if anyone
mistreats you, you must make efforts to treat him kindly.
     &)*F   G , when you see the positive outcome of your kind

behaviour, you will feel peace in your heart.      ‫ﺠ ْﻴﺐ‬ ُ ‫ﷲ‬
ِ ‫اﻟـﻤ‬ ِ ‫! َوا‬
Those who forgive wrongdoers instead of taking revenge and
confront evil with good are very lucky. Encouraging this
‘facing evil with good’ behaviour, the 34th verse of Sūraĥ Ḥāmīm
Al-Sajdaĥ says:
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   m$  ٗ  , 6m  # ٗ LR t       J :

‫ ۝‬m  >     LR M H9: ; 5 =  s r
Translation from Kanzul-Īmān
O listener! Repel the evil deed with a good one, there upon the one
between whom and you was enmity, will become like a close friend.

Outcome of Good Treatment

Sayyidunā Muḥammad Na’īm-ud-Dīn Murādābādī M k & ^ >   0     #
tells us how to confront evil with good in “Khazāin-ul-‘Irfān”:
For example, confront anger with patience, ignorance with
tolerance, mistreatment with forgiveness. If someone hurts
you forgive him and the outcome will be that foes will begin to
like you like friends. Background: It has been said that this
verse was revealed regarding Abū Sufyān. Despite his intense
hostility, the blessed Prophet  !   ٖ  "      # $" % &  (
 '  treated him well,
he granted his daughter the honour of being his wife and this
resulted in him becoming a passionate devotee (of the Blessed
Prophet  !   ٖ  "      #  $" %  &  (
 '  ) and willing to sacrifice his life for
him. (Khazāin-ul-‘Irfān, P863, Ḍīā -ul-Qurān)

2 Madanī Examples of confronting Evil with good

(1) Public Plea for Forgiveness

On the day that Makkaĥ-tul-Mukarramaĥ was conquered, the
leaders and common folk of the Quraīsh were gathered around
the Ka’baĥ. These were the very same people who had been

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harsh enemies of our Beloved Prophet  !   ٖ  "      # $" % &  (
 '  for the
past 21 years. They made life difficult for our Master      # $" % &   ' 
(

 !   ٖ " and his Companions G  7 e     
 S  #. They forced the Holy
 ٖ    (
Prophet  !   "    #  $" %  &  '  and his Companions G  7 e     
 S  # to
leave Makkaĥ and migrate. These were the very tyrants that
travelled 300 miles to fight the believers and wage war against
them. Today these same people were stood with their heads
lowered waiting for the Holy Prophet  !   ٖ  "      #  $" %  &  (
 '  to
decide their fate. Our Holy Prophet  !   ٖ  "      #  $" %  &  (
 '  asked,
“Tell me, what you think will happen to you today?” They
assumed that their deaths awaits them and replied, “You are
the son of a tolerant and merciful father (and also the son of
such an uncle)” three times. The Master of both worlds  $" % &  (
 ' 
ٖ  
 !   "    # said, “I will say what Yūsuf 345  
   # said:

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Translation from Kanzul-Īmān
He said, "There is no reproach on you, this day! May Allah forgive
you - and He is the Utmost Merciful, of all those who show mercy."
(Yūsuf 92) (Sunan-ul-Kubrā-lil-Baīĥaqī,V9,P199,Ḥadīš18275,Dār-ul-Kutub-
ul-‘Ilmiyyaĥ Beirut)

(2) Cruel Punishment of 100 Strikes

Leader of millions of Mālikis, famous ‘Āshiq-e-Rasūl Sayyidunā
Imām Mālik   L  &  
 f  0 issued a fatwā in 146 A. H saying, “The
‘Abbāsid ruler Abū Ja’far has forced the public to swear the

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oath of allegiance to him therefore abiding by the rules of the

government is not obligatory for the public. This oath is legally
not valid.” As a result of this, the governor of Madīnaĥ Sharīf
ً‫ ﺷَ َﺮﻓًﺎ َّو َﺗ ْﻌ ِﻈ ْﻴﻤﺎ ً◌و َﺗﳊ ِْﺮ ﻳﻤﺎ‬6‫ﺎا‬
ُ ّٰ ‫ َزا َد َﻫ‬, Ja’far bin Sulaymān ordered his arrest
for the following charges:

1. You have rejected the existence of the ‘Abbāsid rule.

2. You have incited the public to oppose the government and
3. You are a rebel. As a penalty, he   #  &  ^ >   0 was struck 100
times until his arms had come out of his shoulder sockets
and for the rest of his life he   #  &  ^ >   0 could not lift his
arms fully. In fact, he   #  &  ^ >   0 wasn’t even able to
straighten his mantle on his blessed body using his own
hands. The narrator of this says that he was there when
the Imām   #  &  ^ >
  0 was being struck and that each time
the Imām   #  &  ^ >  0 was struck, he   #  &  ^ >  0 would recite:
‫ن‬ ْ ‫ﻢ ﻓَﺎِ َّﻧ ُﻬ‬
َ ‫ﻢ َﻻ َﻳ ْﻌﻠ َُﻤ ْﻮ‬ َّ ‫( ا َﻟﻠٰ ّ ُﻬ‬Oh Allāĥ      ! Forgive these
ْ ‫ﻢ ا ْﻏ ِﻔ ْﺮﻟ َُﻬ‬
people for they do not know the truth). The fierce strikes
resulted in him falling unconscious. The first thing that
he   # & ^ > 0 said as soon as he regained consciousness was,
“People! Be witness. I have forgiven the people that hit
me.” (Ma’din-i-Akhlāq, Part 3, P36-37)

Divine Command regarding Forgiveness

The 199th verse of Sūraĥ A’rāf talks about forgiveness:

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      y       x 7 K H j

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‫۝‬.
Translation from Kanzul-Īmān
(Oh beloved) Keep to forgiveness and enjoin kindness and turn
away from the ignorant.

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Three Tips on how to Earn Heaven

Sayyidunā Abū Ĥuraīraĥ   L  &  
 0 narrates that the Blessed
 f
Messenger  !   ٖ  "      #  $" %  &  (
 '  said, “If a man possesses three
qualities, he will be judged lightly by Allāĥ      (on the day of
resurrection) and Allāĥ      will send him to Heaven (out of
His mercy).” I asked, “Yā Rasūl-Allāĥ  !   ٖ  "      #  $" %  &  (
 '  ! What

are those qualities?” He  !   ٖ "      # $" % &  (
 '  replied, “(1) Creating
bonds with those who severe ties with you, (2) giving to those
who deprive you and (3) forgiving those who oppress you.” (Al
Mu’jamul Aūsaṭ, V1, P263, Ḥadīš 909)

Oh you Islamic brothers who passionately want to spread the

message of the Sunnaĥ! After presenting narrations and stories
revolving around forgiveness and briefly mentioning the sins
committed as a result of personal conflicts and warnings of
punishments for those sins, I will now mention, with the pure
intention in my heart of creating peace, some verses and
narrations about reconciliation.

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Allāĥ      will Reconcile

Sayyidunā Anas   L  &  
 f 0 mentions that once he was with the
Prophet  !   ٖ  "      # $" % &  ( 
 '  . He smiled. Sayyidunā ‘Umar   L   & 
 f  0
asked, “Oh Messenger of Allāĥ  !   ٖ  "      #  $" %  &  (
 '  ! May my
parents be sacrificed for you, why did you smile?” He replied,
“Two of my followers will fall on their knees in the court of
Allāĥ      . One of them will say, “Oh Allāĥ      ! He has
oppressed me, I want justice.” Allāĥ      will say, “He does
not have any good deed (to give you), what can he do?” The
man will say, “Give him my sins.” When the Blessed Prophet
 !   ٖ  "      #  $ (  ٖ 
 '  reached this point, he  !   "    #  $
" %  &  (
 '  began
" %  & 
to cry and said, “That will be a grand day because every single
person will want his burden to be lightened. Allāĥ      will
say to the oppressed, “Look at what is in front of you.” He will
say, “Oh Allāĥ      ! I see huge cities and palaces made of gold
and adorned with jewels. Which Prophet or Truthful or
Martyr are these for?” Allāĥ      will say, “There are for the
person who pays their price.” The man will ask, “Who can pay
for these?” Allāĥ      will say, “You can.”
The man will ask as to how this is possible and Allāĥ      will
say, “By forgiving your brother.” The man will then say, “Oh
Allāĥ      ! I have forgiven all that was done.” Allāĥ      will
then command, “Get up, hold your brother’s hand and both of
you go into Heaven together.” Then our Holy Prophet  $" % &  (
 ' 
 !   ٖ  "      # said, “Fear Allāĥ      and create peace amongst
people because Allāĥ      will Create peace amongst Muslims
on the day of judgement.” (Al-Mustadrak, V5, P795, Ḥadīš 8758)

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Dear Islamic Brothers! This Ḥadīš smells of the fragrance of

the divine Sunnaĥ of reconciling between Muslims and the
Prophetic Sunnaĥ of encouraging reconciliation. May Allāĥ
     make us perfume our outer and inner selves with this
fragrant Sunnaĥ and help us make great efforts to create
brotherhood amongst Islamic brothers and make our environment
a fragranced garden of peace and harmony; in fact make it an
ever scented garden of Madīnaĥ.
Our Allāĥ      has encouraged us to adopt these blessed ways
in the 10th verse of Sūraĥ Ḥujurāt,

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  7     V  Q7    .
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Translation from Kanzul-Īmān
The Muslims are brothers to each other therefore make peace
between your two brothers and fear Allah, so that you may gain
mercy.

The blessed Prophet  !   ٖ  "      #  $" %  &  (

 '  is a perfect example of
the qualities mentioned in the Holy Qurān. His blessed Sunnaĥ
provides for us an example of creating harmony amongst people.

To Create Harmony is Sunnaĥ

It is stated in Khazāin-ul-‘Irfān (P229) that our Holy Prophet
 !   ٖ  "      #  $ (
 '  was once travelling and he came across an
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Anṣār. He  !   ٖ  "      # $" % &  (

 '  stopped for a while and the animal
he was riding at the time urinated. Ibn ‘Ubbaī held his nose
out of disgust. Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ bin Rawāḥaĥ   L  &  
 0 said,
 f
“The urine of the mount of the blessed Prophet  !   ٖ  "      # $" % &  (
 ' 
smells better than your musk.” The Prophet  !   ٖ  "       #  $" %  &  (
 ' 
left that place but the argument between those two got worse
and ended in both their tribes furiously quarrelling with each
other and prepared to fight. The blessed Prophet  !   ٖ  "     # $" % &  (
 ' 
returned and reconciled the two. The following verse was
revealed at that time:

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Translation from Kanzul-Īmān
And if two groups of Muslims fight against each other, reconcile
them. (Sūraĥ Ḥujurāt: 9)

In another verse we are encouraged to make peace in these words:

1
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Translation from Kanzul-Īmān
Peace is better; and the heart is trapped in greed. (Sūraĥ Nisā: 128)

Imām Hassan Made Peace

The biographies of our pious Ancestors $" %    
  0 are painted
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and decorated with the beautiful colour which lies in practicing

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these verses of the Qurān and the traditions of our Prophet

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These people made great sacrifices to spread
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Madanī flowers of peace and harmony amongst Muslims.
A very good example of this is that of the grandson of the Holy
Prophet  !   ٖ  "      #  $" %  &  (
 '  , the honourable, the compassionate,
the chief of the youth of Heaven Sayyidunā Imām Ḥasan   L & f 
 0 .
Regarding Imām Ḥasan   L  &   (
 0 , our Merciful Prophet  $
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 ' 
 !   ٖ  "      # said, “This son of mine is a leader and Allāĥ      will
create peace through him between two groups of Muslims.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī, V2, P509, Ḥadīš 3629) Imām Ḥasan   L  &  f 
 0 became
caliph after the martyrdom of his father, Sayyidunā ‘Ali  &  3  I
Q  V    „  S   $ " %. He   L   &  
 f  0 remained caliph for 6 months and 6
days but he gave up his caliphate in order to make peace
between two groups of Muslims.

Something better than Voluntary Prayers and

Charity
Dear Islamic Brothers! Creating peace amongst people is indeed
a great Madanī task. Allāĥ      is pleased with this more than
any voluntary (nafl) prayer, fast or donation. Sayyidunā Abū
Dardaĥ   L  &  
 f  0 narrates that the chief of all the Prophets
 !   ٖ  "      # $ (
 '  said, “Shall I not tell you of an act that is better
" % & 
than Ṣalāĥ, fasting and charity?” The companions G  7 e     
 S  #
replied, “Why not (Yā Rasūl-Allāĥ    "     "     !   ٖ
     
  #  $ %   &  '  (
 ).” He
 !   ٖ  "       # $
" % & 

 (
'  said, “Creating reconciliation to cause mischief
destroys the religion.” (Musnad Imām Aḥmad, Ḥadīš 27578, V10, P422,
Dār-ul-Fikr Beirut)

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Who is a Good Islamic brother?

Did you see? How great an act creating peace amongst Islamic
brothers is. Then how good must that Islamic brother be who
shows compassion to those who are younger than him, respects
those who are older than him and loves those who are the
same age as him and wishes good and benefit for all Islamic
brothers and always tries to put a stop to evil and mischief
amongst Muslims through his kind behaviour and polite attitude.

Please Honour My Requests

Dear Islamic Brothers! Please honour my requests. Please do
not break my heart, end your anger and prove that you are
fortunate people by putting an end to your personal conflicts.
Cry and repent to Allāĥ      , forgive each other for past
mistakes. Once you have forgiven each other, please read or
listen to the following statement carefully and sign it for the
sake of your welfare in the Hereafter and to bring joy to the
heart of this sinner please send a copy to me.                 when
this letter was read out to the Islamic brothers, they ended their
conflict, made peace amongst themselves and signed the following
statement.

Reconciliation!
We (22 Islamic Brothers) have read/understood the letter (by
Amīr-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnat). We admit our carelessness, we have a
burden of regret upon our heads and we repent to Allāĥ      .
We have forgiven each other for the sake of Allāĥ      . From

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now on, none of us will criticise anyone for any past mistake
nor will we tease him or tell others about him. In’shaa-Allāĥ
     we will participate in Madanī tasks together. In the future,
if any of us does become aware of the mistake of another, we
will attempt to rectify his mistake directly without mentioning
it to anyone else. If this fails, we will try to solve the problem
according to the movement’s Tarkīb (policies).      &)*F  G 

16 Intentions
Two Madanī Flowers:

1. Without a good intention, one will not be rewarded for

any act of piety.
2. The more the good intentions one makes, the more is the
reward that one earns.

Dear Islamic Brothers! You have read Aṭṭār’s Letter “Solution

for Conflicts.”      &)*F   G  your hearts would definitely have
been penetrated. Please, for the pleasure of Allāĥ      , make
an effort to make the following 16 intentions. Our Holy
ْ ‫ﲑ ِّﻣ‬
Prophet  !   "     #  $" %  &  ' ( said: “‫ﻦ َﻋ َﻤ ِﻠ ٖﻪ‬ ٌْ ‫ﺧ‬ ِ ‫( ”ﻧ َِّﻴ ُﺔ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺆﻣ‬The
َ ‫ِﻦ‬
Intention of a Muslim is better than his action). (Ṭabarānī
Mu’jam Kabīr, Ḥadīš 5942, V6, P185)

1. I will be the first to approach Islamic brothers who are

upset with me and

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2. Relatives who are annoyed with me and make peace with

them for the pleasure of Allāĥ      .
3. I will not humiliate anyone for faults that he has made in the
past.
4. I will not spoil my relation with someone based on rumours.
5. I will avoid suspicions.
6. Finding faults.
7. Hurting feelings.
8. backbiting.
9. Telling tales.
10. False accusations and feeling joy when I see other people
in loss.
11. I will also avoid listening to backbiting and tales about other
people.
12. I will reconcile between Islamic brothers as much as possible.
13. I forgive anyone and everyone who has ever upset me for
the pleasure of Allāĥ      .
14. I forgive in advance anyone who will hurt me in the
future (Remember! Hurting a Muslim who has forgiven
you in advance without a valid reason will still earn you
the punishment for disobeying Allāĥ      ).
15. I will attempt to confront evil behaviour with good behaviour
in order to abide by the command of the Holy Qurān.

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16. I will buy and distribute at least 12 of these pamphlets

(especially to my relatives and Muslims who have fallen
out with each other).

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Give this booklet to someone else after

reading it yourself
Distribute booklets published by Maktaba-
tul-Madinah during weddings, times of sadness,
Ijtimā’āt and other such occasions and get
rewarded. Make it a habit of keeping booklets
in your shop to give to customers for free.
Give booklets to the newspaper delivery person
or to children and have them distributed in
your neighbourhood. Give a new booklet each
time and gain reward for inviting towards
good.

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