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Chapter NineĤađrat’s effort. For many years, it was Ĥađrat’s routine to performi‘tikāf in the month of Ramadan in Sahāranpūr until his migrationto Madina. Then he performed i‘tikāf there also. However, Allahu put it in Ĥađrat’s heart to revive the gatherings of dhikr of Allahu everywhere by spending his Ramadan in different countriesaround the world. After a place was designated through istikhāraand consultation [with others], it came to life with fervor for attainingthe closeness of Allah u and radiance of īmān .Ĥađrat spent his last Ramadan in South Africa and then traveledto England, the details of which have been narrated by Ĥađrat’ssuccessor, Muftī Shāhid, and his close assistant Shaikh Najīb Allāhin this book. We thought the book would be published in Ĥađrat’slifetime but fate had it otherwise. Ĥađrat’s shadow was lifted fromhis devotees and now the eyes long to see the scenes of Ĥađrat’sRamadan. The details of Ĥađrat’s travels and his daily devotionsduring the month of Ramadan as mentioned in this book will bean excellent guide for those who wish to follow Ĥađrat’s footstepsand continue Ĥađrat’s legacy and his methodology. In this way, allof the efforts of his successors and helpers are a permanent meansof reward for Ĥađrat. May Allah u raise his status and may Hediffuse the love of Allah u which Ĥađrat spread throughout hislife.The Ramadan of South AfricaMuftī Muĥammad ShāhidThe greatest objectiveAs most readers know, when Islam was spreading [throughout thelands] during the first century and people flocked towards the Dīnof Allah u the predecessors became concerned about two issues:imparting the knowledge of Dīn to the newly-converted massesand two, caring for their spiritual needs. In terms of the former,they established the schools that eventually produced thousands ofjurists [fuqahā] and hadith masters. While they gained knowledgeof the Dīn, the predecessors arranged for the latter through thekhanqās and centers of dhikr so that good deeds were imbued with81
the ramadan of shaikh muĤ ammud zakariyyĀsincerity and purity and became worthy of acceptance in the courtof Allah u. If their spiritual needs were not fulfilled, it was mostlikely that the deeds, though performed correctly, would be voidof taqwā, spirit and righteousness, resulting in their worship beingrejected [May Allah u protect us all].Therefore, the shaikhs of taśawwuf opened centers [commonlyknown as khanqās] for the spiritual development and rectificationof the students on this path and devoted their lives to this cause.Not only thousands but hundreds of thousands of people came tothese enlightened places and left with illuminated hearts. They weretreated for their spiritual sicknesses and evil traits in these spiritualhospitals and returned home imbued with the most beautiful traitsand the best of characters. Elders like Junaid, Shiblī, Ghazālī andBusţāmī 47 were born from these khanqās, who themselves helpedguide and rectify the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people.The world was illuminated by these ascetics whose hearts burnedwith the love of Allah u. The darkness of disbelief and falsehoodwas removed and only Allah u knows how many hearts becameradiated with the love of Allah u through their efforts.The scholars, jurists, and hadith masters came to the doorsteps ofthese saints of truth and purity, who then transmitted the love ofAllah u into their hearts and filled them with love of Allah u.For as long as the love of Allah u was inherited in our umma, thekhanqā and centers of dhikr continued to thrive and illuminate thehearts of men. The umma was adorned with the taqwā of Allah u,austerity, fear of Allah u, sincerity, righteousness and servitude.The unforgettable scenes of love of Allah u and sacrifice for thesake of Allah u were commonplace. However, as the ummabecame indifferent towards this major pillar of Dīn, [as happenedwith other pillars of Dīn] spending time in the khanqā becamea ‘waste of time’, and those who devoted their lives to this causebecame the butt of jokes and criticism, the umma began sheddingthese beautiful traits. As it became engulfed by the material world47 Great mashā’ikh of taśawwuf of the past82
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