TheRamadanOfShaykhAl-hadithMuhammadZakariyyaKandhelviAndOurEldersByShaykhDrMuhammadIsmailMemonMadani

Chapter EightThe gathering was overwhelmed by love [of Allah u]. At thetime, I wished from the bottom of my heart that the whole worldcould gather here and hoard this treasure of boundless blessings.Shaikh ‘Abd al-Ĥafīż logged Ĥađrat’s program for this Ramadan .He writes:Ifţār ten minutes after adhānThe dining mats were laid out fifteen minutes after śalātArrangements for seĥr and ifţār for the people in i‘tikāf wasin the masjid while everyone else ate in the courtyard of themasjidThe door of Ĥađrat’s private quarters was opened at 8 p.m.and people came in for bai‘a. The crowd of people waitingfor bai‘a began immediately after Maghrib. During this time,some students commenced their memorization of Qur’an anda large crowd formed for Ĥađrat to blow on water and salt.The adhān of ‘Ishā was at 9 p.m. and śalāt began at 9:30p.m.Shaikh Salmān [one of Ĥađrat’s nephews] led tarāwīĥ,reciting clearly and at a fast pace.At 10:30 p.m, shortly after śalāt, Sura Yāsīn was recited followedby a long du‘ā [by Shaikh ‘Abd al- Ĥāfiż Makkī]. In thedu‘ā, he supplicated for the guidance of the whole umma, thebest of the material world and the Hereafter, and for guidanceand help from Allah u. On Ĥađrat’s request, du‘ā wasalways made for protection of the Blessed Precincts against allevils. After du‘ā, Shaikh recited forty hadith of śalāt and salāmand mesmerized the gathering with his reading. This was followedby a session of Fadāīl-e- Durūd until 11:30 p.m. Then,some people rested while others recited Qur’an. The courtyardof the masjid was kept empty for people who wished toworship or recite Qur’an. Voluntary śalāt were led in six orseven groups, though some recited on their own also.Once the dining mats were laid out at 2 a.m. for seĥr, everyonewas awakened at about 2:15 a.m. [tahajjud and seĥr49