<div style="text-align: center;"> <b style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Bodoni MT Black';">Glad tidings for the pious</span></b></div> <p align="center" style="text-align: center; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Bodoni MT Black';">in the Holy Quran and the Hadith</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Bodoni MT Black';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 19pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 19pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;">We can understand the status of the saints with the fact that Almighty Allah has declared His love for them. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 19pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;">The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) has obviated their wide recognition. The saints are given glad tidings about their recognition personally as well. In dreams, they are given glad tidings of high stations. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 19pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;">The grace and benevolence on these saints has been described by ‘Allama Nasiruddin Baydhawi (May Allah shower His mercy on him) in these words:<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 19pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><strong><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;">Translation</span></strong><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;">: These are the glad tidings which are given to the pious through the words of Almighty Allah and the blessed tongue of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). Honors are rained upon them through pure dreams, divine inspirations and spiritual unveilings. They are given glad tidings through angels before their demise. The angels greet them in the hereafter. They are given glad tidings of peace and solace and of being granted success and honors. (<st1:city w:st="on">Anwaar</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on">Ut</st1:state> <st1:city w:st="on">Tanzeel</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on">Wa</st1:state> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Asrar</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on">Ut</st1:state></st1:place> Ta'aweel Lil Baydhawi, Surah Younus-64)</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"> </span></p>