TheRamadanOfShaykhAl-hadithMuhammadZakariyyaKandhelviAndOurEldersByShaykhDrMuhammadIsmailMemonMadani

the ramadan of shaikh muĤ ammud zakariyyĀShaikh al-Ĥadīth [Shaikh Zakariyyā] compiled the daily routinesof the elders [akābir] in the month of Ramadan and published itunder the name “Ramadan of the Elders.” I thought [and manyagreed with me on this] that it would be best to include Shaikh’sown devotions in the month of Ramadan in this booklet and haveit published herein.The details of the Shaikh’s Ramadan are not available in any onebook. We found that numerous articles were written on this subjectby various people and published in different places; also some of thesearticles were short and concise while others more detailed. At anyrate, I was only able to locate articles from the following sources:1. In his Āp Bītī (autobiography), Shaikh Zakariyyā writes abouthis routine and practices during the month of Ramadan.Shaikh Abū al-Ĥasan ‘Alī Nadwī [aka ‘Alī Miāń] in his book,“The Biography of Shaikh al-Ĥadīth” devotes a whole chapterto this topic.2. Shaikh Nūr al-Ĥasan wrote a booklet under the name “TheWay of Shaikh al-Ĥadīth in the Month of Ramadan”3. Shaikh Muĥammad Yūsuf Ludhiānwī wrote on Shaikh’sRamadan of 1400/1980 in the “Baśā’ir aur ‘Ibar” section of themonthly Bayyināt.4. Shaikh Taqi al-Dīn Nadwī in his book, “Śuĥbate ba Auliyā”writes on the Ramadan of 1391/1971.5. Shaikh ‘Abd al-‘Azīm Nadwī Mażāhirī also wrote on Shaikh’sRamadan of 1400/1980.6. Shaikh Muftī Shāhid wrote on the Ramadan of 1401/1981.Though information about Shaikh’s Ramadan is not limitedto the aforementioned articles, they are the primary sourcesfrom which most of this booklet is put together. As previouslymentioned, this booklet is being published as an appendix toShaikh’s own book, “Ramadan of the Elders.”Undoubtedly, this booklet will be of great benefit in showinghow the elders valued every minute of this blessed month and inencouraging us to follow in their footsteps.xxii