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incident is related in the Qur’aan in Soorah al-Anfal (8): 48:
“(Remember) when Shaytaan made their (evil) deeds seem fair
to them and said: ‘No one of mankind can overcome you this
day (of the battle of Badr) and verily, I am your neighbor (for
each and every help).’ But when the two forces came in sight of
each other, he ran away and said: ‘Verily, I have nothing to do
with you. Verily! I see what you see not. Verily, I fear Allah for
Allah is severe in punishment.” 309
Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi’s Grandfather comes back
after Death!
A strange incident is mentioned in Ashrafus-Sawaneh (biography
of Ashraf Ali Thanvi) about the great-grandfather of Ashraf Ali
Thanvi, Muhammad Fareed. He was accompanying a marriage
procession when it was attacked by a band of thieves.
Muhammad Fareed died defending the procession and was
buried near the tomb of Pir Samauddin. An Urs (festival) was
held at his grave for many years. The biographer writes, “After
his martyrdom a strange incident occurred. At night, he returned
to his home as if he was alive and gave some sweets to his family
members saying, ‘If you do not tell (about my visit) to anyone, I
shall keep coming this way.’ But the family members feared that
the people may suspect something wrong when they see the
children eating sweets, so they disclosed the incident and after
this he did not return.” 310
309 Soorah al-Anfal (80): 48.
310 Ashraf as-Sawaneh, vol.1, p.12.
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