TheRamadanOfShaykhAl-hadithMuhammadZakariyyaKandhelviAndOurEldersByShaykhDrMuhammadIsmailMemonMadani

Chapter sevenThe Ramadan of Ĥađrat in theBlessed PrecinctsĤaĎrat spent some of his Ramadan in the Blessed Precincts.In his first years, he spent three Ramadan in the company of hisshaikh Shaikh Khalīl Aĥmad Sahāranpūrī in 1338/1920, 1344/1926,and 1345/1927, the details of which can be found under the sectionof Ĥađrat Khalīl Aĥmad Sahāranpūrī’s Ramadan. After that, hespent the Ramadan of 1389/1969, 1393/1973, and 1398/1978 in theBlessed Precincts also.Ramadan of 1389/1969In 1388/1968, the elders of tablīgh travelled together for hajj [as theydid every other year). In their meeting, it was decided that Ĥađratwould accompany them for hajj that year [1389/1969] though hewas unable to due to some tablīgh-related issues. After their return,Ĥađrat intended to go for ‘umra (lesser pilgrimage). Coincidentally,Shaikh ‘Alī Miāń was already booked to go for ‘umra, therefore in1389/1969 both Ĥađrat and Shaikh ‘Alī Miāń departed for ‘umratogether. In those days, I was working in Dammām. I boarded aflight from Riyadh and carried a thermos of cold Zamzam waterwith me for Ĥađrat [knowing he loved cold Zamzam water].When I presented it to him, he said, “Oh, I am fasting.” Ĥađratmade a point of keeping his ablution and fast at every station of hisjourney in Sahāranpūr, Delhi, Jeddah, Makka and Madina. Ĥađratsuffered severe incontinence for a long time but he still made the41