Who Will Intercede for Ahmad Raza Khan?

Question

Respected and honoured Mufti and the other noble ulama, patrons of Dar al-Ulum Deoband — may your exalted shade endure! As-salamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. After presenting the state of affairs, what is submitted to you is this: we are the people of West Bengal. In our areas and surroundings most people, indeed the great majority, have from time immemorial been believers in, trusters of and followers of the ulama of Deoband; on that basis they accept all our masa’il, obligations and fatwas without…

Answer

Respected Sir, may your honour be increased! As-salamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. Your esteemed letter was received; on reading it I learned of your distress. The permanent occupation of one section of people is precisely this: it keeps turning the common people against the ulama of the people of truth (ahl al-haqq)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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