In the 1960s, Al-Gillani was invited to the city of Faisalabad by the grand scholar of Pakistan Muhadith e Azam e Pakistan Maulana Sardar Ahmed Qadri to attend the opening ceremony of Jamia Rizvia. To welcome Al-Gillani and for his protocol, Maulana Sardar Ahmed Qadri arranged for rolls of white silk to be spread the entire journey from his Madrassa to the Railway Station. It is reported that a small spot had been left uncovered near the door of the Madrassa and Maulana Sardar Ahmed Qadri kneeled down and used his own beard to sweep this area clean.[12]