♦️♦️ *The Consequence of Disrespecting a Teacher* ♦️♦️

Mufakkir-e-Islam Hazrat Maulana Ali Miyan Sahib Nadwi (Ra) has narrated an incident. He states that a student used to study with us, whose name was Ahmad Ali Nigrami; Hazrat has also mentioned his name in his book. He said that the student was extremely intelligent. When he reached the second year of Arabic, he began learning Arabic, and by the time he reached the third year of Arabic, he could speak Arabic fluently; all the teachers were proud of him. However, when Hazrat Maulana Sayyid Sulaiman Nadwi (Ra) established his spiritual connection with Hazrat Thanwi (Ra), some students of Nadwa opposed him and went on strike, and this student was leading from the front. Before he could even graduate from his student life, he fell ill. He contracted such a dangerous illness that his family members tied his hands and feet and kept him at home. He narrates that since my brother, Abdul Ali Sahib (Ra), was a doctor, he was called to examine what kind of disease the student had fallen into. Following that, he treated him extensively, but he did not recover. I went to the service of my teacher and said, 'Hazrat, this student has troubled you a lot. Have you given him any curse?' He states that Hazrat did not give any reply. Then I said, 'Hazrat! If you have cursed him, please forgive him; I seek forgiveness on his behalf because he was an extremely intelligent student.' Hazrat did not say anything to me, so I returned.

The next day when I went, Hazrat said, 'Alright, I have forgiven him, and I have prayed for him.' He states that on the very third day, I saw him in the market walking safe and sound. I had high expectations that he would do great work, as he was a better writer than me, but after a week, it was learned that he passed away in an accident.

📚 Monthly Al-Faruq, Dhul-Qadah 1431 AH, p. 12

Narrated.