TheRamadanOfShaykhAl-hadithMuhammadZakariyyaKandhelviAndOurEldersByShaykhDrMuhammadIsmailMemonMadani

the ramadan of shaikh muĤ ammud zakariyyĀrusted hearts, were read aloud, the hearts of listeners becameilluminated.This Ramadan, in the gathering after ‘Aśr, one could see thateveryone was entranced in the reading session. Sometimes, if aheartrending incident came up, some people, unable to controltheir inner state, cried out and shuddered.The reading session continued until a short time before ifţār.The people sitting in i‘tikāf and the guests that had arrived earliersupplicated while newcomers wished to see and meet withĤađrat. Sometimes they insisted and argued with the organizersto be allowed to meet with Ĥađrat. Since this was against therules, they would be patiently and respectfully told that the timefor handshaking is only after Fajr. If they became unruly [as wasthe case many times], it would take time to calm the situation.The hosts and organizers quickly laid down the dining matsand arranged the food on the mats professionally. People sat inrows on the mats, supplicated until ifţār and then broke their fastat ifţār.Part 3Ta’aththurāt (Impressions)Taĥdīth bi al-Ni‘ma [A postscript to the book Faiđ-e-Shaikh]Sufi Muĥammad Iqbāl MadanīWhat did I get from Ĥađrat’s company in Ramadan of 1400/1980?This year, many fortunate and worthy people progressedamazingly, as has been already mentioned by Shaikh YūsufLudhiānwī in his article in Bayyināt magazine and as has beenwitnessed by hundreds of people present at that time. However,what did I gain from it? Shaikh ‘Abd al-Ĥāfiż Makkī asked to me towrite something with the hope that people may benefit from it.One of the many books read in the reading session was my ownbook Faiđ-e-Shaikh. One of the scholars present in the readingsession of my book came to me later and said, “Your book wasexcellent except for one thing. You wrote that you have been68