TheRamadanOfShaykhAl-hadithMuhammadZakariyyaKandhelviAndOurEldersByShaykhDrMuhammadIsmailMemonMadani

Recommendations

Info

Ramadan of the EldersOnce, lack of food and sleep and standing the whole night madehim extremely weak. His feet became bloated but the love of listeningto the Qur’an never let him rest. He wished to continue listeningto Qur’an as much as he could the whole night. In the end, whenĤađrat’s family became desperate, they called upon Shaikh ĤāfiżKifāyat Allāh and told him to excuse himself in order to make thevoluntary śalāt short. Shaikh recited a little, and then complained ofsome pains. Ĥađrat was always concerned for the comfort of others;he immediately accepted and let him go. Shaikh Kifayat Allāhwent to lie down while Ĥađrat continued praying. A while later he[Shaikh Kifāyat Allāh] felt somebody massaging his feet. When helooked up and saw it was Shaikh al-Hind he was shocked and immediatelyjumped off the bed, but Ĥađrat said, “Brother, don’t worry.You were sick; this will help you feel better.” 69After he returned the second time from Malta, Shaikh al-IslāmMadanī writes of his last Ramadan:In the blessed nights of Ramadan, Ĥađrat left for ‘Dār al-‘Ulūm[Deoband] after tarāwīĥ and all the students, teachers and staffgathered to enjoy the beautiful talks, fine points, and spiritual faiđof the shaikh of Hind. Ah! Who knew this was to be his last time.Devotions of Ĥakīm al-Umma Shaikh Ashraf ‘Alī ThānwīThe following essay is taken from Ma‘mūlāt Ashrafia:Ĥađrat himself recites in tarāwīĥ most of the time except in casesof dire necessity. He recited one and quarter part until he reachedhalf the Qur’an, then one part ever day, often finishing by the 27thof Ramadan. One must hear Ĥađrat’s recitation for himself tounderstand the beauty of his recitation. He recites slowly [tartīl]and clearly, as is the habit in tarāwīĥ. If he ever needed to recitefaster, it was as though he were reciting slowly, every word beingpronounced and clear. Ĥađrat’s way of recitating and pausing[between the ayas] is unique and inimitable. His memorizationis so good he rarely stumbles in assimilated ayas and it seems as69 Sawāniĥ-e-Shaikh al-Hind.133
the ramadan of shaikh muĤ ammud zakariyyĀif he is reciting from an open Qur’an. If anyone asks where suchand such an aya is in the Qur’an, Ĥađrat points it out immediatelyand without second thought. When Ĥađrat was in Kānpur andlead tarāwīĥ there [in his early days after graduating from ‘Dār al-‘Ulūm], the masjid would become so full that unless ifţār was eatenquickly and then one rushed to the masjid, it was nearly impossibleto find space. Prostrating after reciting the aya of prostration [sajdatal-tilāwa] was difficult because people sometimes broke their śalāt[i.e. the congregation became confused because people who were farfrom the imam thought he was bowing when he was prostrating].Ĥađrat solved this problem by following the second opinion [ofthe Ĥanafī madhhab] in which he bowed immediately after recitingthe aya of prostration. According to this opinion, the necessaryprostration can be fulfilled in bowing without having to prostrate.Despite this, Ĥađrat kept all the rak‘as the same length; it neverhappened that one rak‘a became longer or shorter than the otherbecause of reciting the aya of prostration.In Ramadan, Ĥađrat broke his fast in the school [Ĥađrat’s ownmadrasa] with the guests. The adhān was called exactly at Maghribtime. Without rushing, Ĥađrat opened his fast, washed his handsand mouth and then came to lead śalāt. Sufficient time was givenbetween adhān and śalāt so that ablutions could be performedwithout missing the opening takbīr. People in the neighborhoodalso broke their fast at home and attended congregation with theopening takbīr. Ĥađrat completed his Maghrib śalāt with theroutine aurād and then sat for dinner.For ‘Ishā, he stood in the masjid shortly before its time. Intarāwīĥ, he recited calmly and clearly. Between every four rak‘as,he read the Sunna dhikr. His bowing and prostration were the samelength as in the average śalāt. In tahajjud, Ĥađrat recited loudlyand sometimes quietly. If Ĥađrat was in i‘tikāf and was prayingtahajjud, two to four people came and stood behind him. ThoughĤađrat never objected to them standing behind him, he also nevermade a point of praying tahajjud in congregation. In fact, once ithappened that Ĥađrat woke up late. He recited according to his134
Page 2 and 3:
the ramadan of shaikh al-Ĥ adĪ t
Page 4 and 5:
the ramadan ofshaikh al-Ĥ adĪ thM
Page 6 and 7:
‏ْقَان‏ِّنَاتِ‏
Page 8 and 9:
Transliteration Table(the hamza is
Page 10 and 11:
1948This year was spent in NiŻām
Page 12 and 13:
Chapter five 15The Ramadan of Ĥađ
Page 14:
TRANSLATOR’S NOTEAll praise is to
Page 19 and 20:
the ramadan of shaikh muĤ ammud za
Page 21 and 22:
Page 23 and 24:
Page 26:
The first BookThe Ramadan of Shaikh
Page 29 and 30:
Page 31 and 32:
Page 33 and 34:
Chapter twoĤađrat Shaikh [Shaikh
Page 35 and 36:
Chapter threeThe Ramadan with Ĥađ
Page 37 and 38:
Page 39 and 40:
Page 41 and 42:
Page 43 and 44:
Page 45 and 46:
Chapter sixThe First Few I‘tikāf
Page 47 and 48:
Page 49 and 50:
Page 51 and 52:
Page 53 and 54:
Page 55 and 56:
Page 57 and 58:
Page 59 and 60:
Page 61 and 62:
Page 63 and 64:
Page 65 and 66:
Page 67 and 68:
Page 69 and 70:
Page 71 and 72:
Chapter eightRamadan of Ĥađrat in
Page 73 and 74:
Page 75 and 76:
Page 77 and 78:
Page 79 and 80:
Page 81 and 82:
Page 83 and 84:
Page 85 and 86:
Page 87 and 88:
Page 89 and 90:
Page 91 and 92:
Page 93 and 94:
Page 95 and 96:
Page 97 and 98:
Page 99 and 100:
Page 101 and 102:
Page 103 and 104:
Page 105 and 106:
Page 107 and 108: the ramadan of shaikh muĤ ammud za
Page 133 and 134: Most of this book is reproduced fro
Page 157: the ramadan of shaikh muĤ ammud za
Page 197: وآخر دعوانا احلمد ه
show all

TheRamadanOfShaykhAl-hadithMuhammadZakariyyaKandhelviAndOurEldersByShaykhDrMuhammadIsmailMemonMadani

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?