company of the blasphemers and the people of impious manners!
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
What is the belief of the Ahl-e-Sunnat about Sayyiduna ‘Umar Farooq-e-A’zam رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ? It is essential to know about it. On page 241 of the book ‘Bahar-e-Shari’at’, volume 1 [the 1250-page publication of Maktaba-tul-Madinah, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], it is stated: After the blessed Prophets عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّـلَام, Sayyiduna Siddeeq-e-Akbar is the most excellent personality in all the creatures of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ i.e. among all human beings, jinns and angels, then (after him), the most eminent person is Sayyiduna ‘Umar Farooq-e-A’zam then Sayyiduna ‘Usman-e-Ghani then Sayyiduna ‘Ali رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی عَـنْـهُم. A person who mentions Sayyiduna ‘Ali کَـرَّمَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی وَجۡـھَـهُ الۡـکَـرِیۡم as superior to Siddeeq or Farooq رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُمَا is the one who has corrupt-beliefs and has gone astray. (Bahar-e-Shari’at)
Sahabah mayn hay afzal hazrat-e-Siddeeq ka rutbah
Hay un kay ba’d a’la martabah Farooq-e-A’zam ka
On page 974 of the translation of the Holy Quran ‘Kanz-ul- Iman with Khaza`in-ul-‘Irfan’ published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has ordered in Surah Al-Hadeed, part 27, verse 29: