TheRamadanOfShaykhAl-hadithMuhammadZakariyyaKandhelviAndOurEldersByShaykhDrMuhammadIsmailMemonMadani

Chapter twoĤađrat Shaikh [Shaikh Zakariyyā]and the Month of RamadanThe revival and propagation of this dying Sunna was destinedto take place at the hands of a personality who was the inheritorof his predecessors’, teachers’, and mentors’ sublime character andspirituality. He became an author of many books and is seen as onewho picked up where his predecessors had left off and succeeded inreviving the Dīn.One thing common to all the ‘ārifīn was their devotion toworship, recitation of Qur’an, seclusion from the material world,and fervor for worship during every second of this blessed month.Ĥađrat contributed much to the attainment of these attributesby increasing the intensity of the seclusion from the materialworld and in the fervor brought towards attaining the pleasureof Allah u. This is better understood with a humorous episodefrom the life of the Shaikh, which also serves as a reminder of theextraordinary awe with which he approached and celebrated themonth of Ramadan.It was difficult enough for anyone to meet with the Shaikh,but to talk to him was completely out of the question,especially when it was his routine to finish one Qur’an plus alittle more every day [in case Ramadan was 29 days]. In thatcase, there was no chance of meeting him, despite his lovefor guests who came to meet him and his hospitality towardsthem.8