TheRamadanOfShaykhAl-hadithMuhammadZakariyyaKandhelviAndOurEldersByShaykhDrMuhammadIsmailMemonMadani
TheRamadanOfShaykhAl-hadithMuhammadZakariyyaKandhelviAndOurEldersByShaykhDrMuhammadIsmailMemonMadani TheRamadanOfShaykhAl-hadithMuhammadZakariyyaKandhelviAndOurEldersByShaykhDrMuhammadIsmailMemonMadani
Chapter FiveIn these first few years at Sahāranpūr, Ĥađrat did not performi‘tikāf but as has been mentioned previously, spent most of histime reciting Qur’an at his home, [kacha ghar] only leaving thehouse for the obligatory śalāt and Sunna. There were few murīdsand devotees around him at the time since Ĥađrat did not takepeople in bai‘a [pledge]. Instead, he sent whoever wished to takebai‘a with him to Shaikh Madanī or Ĥađrat Raipūrī, as he didwhen they came for i‘tikāf. Despite his efforts to send everyoneoff to Shaikh Madanī and Ĥađrat Raipūrī some people insistedon staying in Sahāranpūr with Ĥađrat, who then advised them tospend all their time in the masjid. Thus, they devoted all their timeto worship in the masjid, except for the gathering after ‘Ishā withĤađrat, which was the only opportunity they had to meet withĤađrat in the day.He once said in the Ramadan of 1390/1970:About 25 years back, the first people to come for Ramadanwere Shaikh ‘Abd Allāh Kursīwala and Pehlwān. Aside fromthem, the few others that came commuted between theirhomes and Sahāranpūr and did not actually reside here.Altogether, we would have about 25-30 people in Ramadanin those days.An AnecdoteOne can imagine the amount of time Ĥađrat devoted to worshipduring the month of Ramadan by the following incident, asnarrated by Ĥađrat in his Āp Bītī:My close friend, Ĥakīm Ţayyib Rāmpūrī [the father ofanother of my close friends Shaikh ‘Āmir] came to visit mefrequently in those days. He came for a very short time andwas good at providing quick rundowns of the latest news, sohe was allowed to visit whenever he wished.Once, in Ramadan he came at 8 or 9 a.m. He said to MaulwīNaśīr,17
the ramadan of shaikh muĤ ammud zakariyyĀ“Open the door.”Maulwī Naśīr responded, “It is Ramadan.”He decided to knock on the door himself, but Maulwī Naśīrstopped him. Maulwī Naśīr explained,“If he is sleeping, you will ruin his sleep, and if he is awake,he is probably praying voluntary śalāt. So knock if you want,but you’re probably not going to get a response.”Ĥakīm Śāĥib got angry and walked on to the school. 20 On theway, he met Shaikh Manżūr Aĥmad Śāĥib who said,“Ĥakīm Śāĥib, what are you doing here? Don’t you knowthe Shaikh is in Ramadan?” Hearing this, Ĥakīm Śāĥib felthis anger towards Maulwī Naśīr cool. After this, he enteredupon Nāżim Śāĥib [the dean of the school] who was dictatingletters at the time.Nāżim Śāĥib was surprised and said,“Ĥakīm Jī, what are you doing here? The Shaikh is inRamadan.”Ĥakīm Jī stood up and went to Muftī Śāĥib’s room. Muftīlooked up at him and said the same thing.Ĥakīm Śāĥib finally said, “Isn’t there any time I can meet theShaikh?”Muftī Śāĥib replied, “Half an hour after tarāwīĥ. ”Ĥakīm Śāĥib said, “But I have to return to Rāmpūr.”Muftī Śāĥib then said, “He will come fifteen minutes beforeẒuhr śalāt; if you can catch him then, well and good. Otherwisethe only other time is when he returns home after Ẓuhr.”Hakim Sahib did come to the masjid before Ẓuhr but I hadalready started my Sunna. After Ẓuhr, I made intention forSunna again. He waited for a long time but, seeing no endto my śalāt [I recited one part twice] he took off for a stroll.When he returned I had already gone up to my room and was20 School refers to the madrasa [traditional Islamic school] of Mażāhir al-‘Ulūm in Sahāranpūr, U.P. India. Madrasa is translated as school throughout thebook and either refers to Mażāhir al-‘Ulūm or Dār al-‘Ulūm Deoband unlessotherwise indicated.18
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the ramadan of shaikh muĤ ammud zakariyyĀ“Open the door.”Maulwī Naśīr responded, “It is Ramadan.”He decided to knock on the door himself, but Maulwī Naśīrstopped him. Maulwī Naśīr explained,“If he is sleeping, you will ruin his sleep, and if he is awake,he is probably praying voluntary śalāt. So knock if you want,but you’re probably not going to get a response.”Ĥakīm Śāĥib got angry and walked on to the school. 20 On theway, he met Shaikh Manżūr Aĥmad Śāĥib who said,“Ĥakīm Śāĥib, what are you doing here? Don’t you knowthe Shaikh is in Ramadan?” Hearing this, Ĥakīm Śāĥib felthis anger towards Maulwī Naśīr cool. After this, he enteredupon Nāżim Śāĥib [the dean of the school] who was dictatingletters at the time.Nāżim Śāĥib was surprised and said,“Ĥakīm Jī, what are you doing here? The Shaikh is inRamadan.”Ĥakīm Jī stood up and went to Muftī Śāĥib’s room. Muftīlooked up at him and said the same thing.Ĥakīm Śāĥib finally said, “Isn’t there any time I can meet theShaikh?”Muftī Śāĥib replied, “Half an hour after tarāwīĥ. ”Ĥakīm Śāĥib said, “But I have to return to Rāmpūr.”Muftī Śāĥib then said, “He will come fifteen minutes beforeẒuhr śalāt; if you can catch him then, well and good. Otherwisethe only other time is when he returns home after Ẓuhr.”Hakim Sahib did come to the masjid before Ẓuhr but I hadalready started my Sunna. After Ẓuhr, I made intention forSunna again. He waited for a long time but, seeing no endto my śalāt [I recited one part twice] he took off for a stroll.When he returned I had already gone up to my room and was20 School refers to the madrasa [traditional Islamic school] of Mażāhir al-‘Ulūm in Sahāranpūr, U.P. India. Madrasa is translated as school throughout thebook and either refers to Mażāhir al-‘Ulūm or Dār al-‘Ulūm Deoband unlessotherwise indicated.18