{"id":2844,"date":"2014-10-03T20:44:56","date_gmt":"2014-10-04T00:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/?p=2844"},"modified":"2014-10-03T20:44:56","modified_gmt":"2014-10-04T00:44:56","slug":"ulama-deoband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/?p=2844","title":{"rendered":"Ulama Of Deoband"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ulama Of Deoband\u00a0\"3333\"<\/a><\/strong>
\n\u00a0The Compassion of Muft\u012b Muhammad Shaf\u012b rahimahull\u0101h <\/strong>
\nMuft\u012b Muhammad Shaf\u012b rahimahull\u0101h fell seriously ill during the blessed month of Ramad\u0101n. Anyone in his position, ill during Ramad\u0101n and sensing the end is near, would have longed to pass away in the blessed month, for the Prophet sallall\u0101hu \u2018alayhi wasallam has said: \u201cWhen Ramad\u0101n arrives, the doors of Jannah are opened and the doors of Jahannam are closed.\u201d His illness was so severe that it was expected that he would pass away during Ramad\u0101n, but it was not to be. After the month had passed, Muft\u012b Shaf\u012b rahimahull\u0101h told his friends that during his illness he prayed to All\u0101h ta\u2018\u0101l\u0101 not to give him death in the month of Ramad\u0101n. The reason for his prayer was fear that his death would cause inconvenience to his friends and well-wishers during the blessed month.
\nShaykh-al-Hind rahimahumull\u0101h and his Simple Lifestyle <\/strong>
\nShaykh Mahm\u016bd-al-Hasan rahimahumull\u0101h, commonly known as Shaykh-al-Hind, had earned great fame throughout India. Subsequently an \u2018\u0100lim from Ajmer, Shaykh Mu\u2018\u012bn-ad-d\u012bn Ajmer\u012b rahimahumull\u0101h, decided that he would travel to Deoband to visit him. Reaching Deoband by rail, he informed a dog-cart driver that he wished to meet Shaykh-al-Hind rahimahumull\u0101h. (Although acclaimed with the title of Shaykh-al-Hind throughout the world, in Deoband he was simply known as the Big Shaykh.) The driver ascertaining that the newcomer wanted to meet the Big Shaykh, drove him up to the door of Shaykh-aI-Hind rahimahumull\u0101h. It was the hot season at the time, and when Shaykh Ajmer\u012b rahimahumull\u0101h knocked a man in a vest and loincloth answered the door. The guest said. \u2018I have come from Ajmer to meet Shaykh-al-Hind. my name is Mu\u2018\u012bn-ad-d\u012bn.\u2019 \u2018Please come in and sit down,\u2019 came the reply. After being seated the guest said, \u2018Go and inform Shaykh Mahm\u016bd-al- Hasan that Mu\u2018\u012bn-ad-d\u012bn Ajmer\u012b has come to meet him.\u2019 The man said, \u2018You have arrived at a very hot time of year,\u2019 and proceeded to fan the guest. After some time, Shaykh Ajmer\u012b rahimahumull\u0101h made his request again. The man replied, \u2018Indeed I shall inform him,\u2019 and went in, only to return with a meal. The guest again said, \u2018Brother, I have not come here to eat but to meet Shaykh-al-Hind. Introduce me to him.\u2019 \u2018Please eat,\u2019 came the reply, \u2018You shall very soon meet him.\u2019 Shaykh Ajmer\u012b rahimahumull\u0101h ate and drank until finally he started to get angry. \u2018I\u2019ve been telling you over and over again but you just won\u2019t go and inform the Shaykh!\u2019 he retorted. Thereupon the man said, \u2018The fact is there is no Shaykh-al- Hind residing here, however Mahm\u016bd (i.e. Shaykh-al-Hind) is the name of this humble one.
\nShaykh-al-Had\u012bth Mawl\u0101n\u0101 Muhammad Zakariyy\u0101\u2019s rahimahull\u0101h Zeal for Had\u012bth<\/strong>
\nShaykh-al-Had\u012bth, Mawl\u0101n\u0101 Muhammad Zakariyy\u0101 rahimahull\u0101h mentions that he and another student were studying had\u012bth from his father, Mawl\u0101n\u0101 Yahy\u0101 rahimahull\u0101h. The two of them had made a pact that they would not miss a single had\u012bth from the teacher nor would they study a single had\u012bth without wud\u016b. Now, if anyone of the two needed to be excused for a while to see to their natural needs, he would nudge the other and leave. The other would then raise questions on the had\u012bth under discussion until the other would return. Shaykh-al-Had\u012bth, Mawl\u0101n\u0101 Muhammad Zakariyy\u0101 rahimahull\u0101h says that after this had happened a few times my father caught on to what we were doing. Once, when my friend got up and went, I questioned, \u201c\u2018All\u0101mah Ibn Al-Hum\u0101m rahimahull\u0101h says in Fath-al-Qad\u012br that \u2026\u201d Upon this my father said, \u201cFor how long will I argue with your Ibn Al-Hum\u0101m rahimahull\u0101h? Until your friend returns, listen to a story.\u201d From then on it became my father\u2019s rahimahull\u0101h habit that whenever one of us had to go, then whilst waiting for the other he would enlighten us with beneficial stories of the pious.
\nShaykh-al-Had\u012bth Mawl\u0101n\u0101 Muhammad Zakariyy\u0101\u2019s rahimahull\u0101h Value of Time<\/strong>
\nThe intense dedication towards religious work and the value attached to time by Shaykh-al-Had\u012bth Mawl\u0101n\u0101 Muhammad Zakariyy\u0101 rahimahull\u0101h can be gauged from the fact that on occasions the respected Shaykh rahimahull\u0101h would not even realise that he has not eaten. It was only when some 30 hours would pass since his last meal and when the effects of hunger would begin to manifest as weakness that Shaykh-al-Had\u012bth Mawl\u0101n\u0101 Muhammad Zakariyy\u0101 rahimahull\u0101h would remember that he had not had food. His commitment to his work was one of the reasons that he received the special attention of the pious. In his autobiography, Shaykh-al-Had\u012bth Mawl\u0101n\u0101 Muhammad Zakariyy\u0101 rahimahull\u0101h narrates how he would pay regular visits to Th\u0101n\u0101 Bhawan for the printing of Badhl-al-Majh\u016bd. He would receive the final draft by Zuhr time and he would need to submit the edited version before leaving in the evening. Thus, the respected Shaykh rahimahull\u0101h would sit in a corner of the masjid reviewing the texts thoroughly until \u2018Asr time. The public lectures delivered by Shaykh Ashraf \u2018Al\u012b Th\u0101nw\u012b rahimahull\u0101h would also take place in Th\u0101n\u0101 Bhawan at this time. Hence, Shaykh-al-Had\u012bth Mawl\u0101n\u0101 Muhammad Zakariyy\u0101 rahimahull\u0101h would feel great deprivation at not being able to attend due to the demands of his research. On one occasion Shaykh-al-Had\u012bth Mawl\u0101n\u0101 Muhammad Zakariyy\u0101 rahimahull\u0101h mentioned this feeling to Shaykh Ashraf \u2018Al\u012b Th\u0101nw\u012b rahimahull\u0101h and said, \u201cPeople come from far and wide to benefit from you. Yet this unworthy one, despite being in close proximity, is unable to benefit from your lectures.\u201d In reply Shaykh Ashraf \u2018Al\u012b Th\u0101nw\u012b rahimahull\u0101h commented, \u201cDo not worry. Even though you are not in my company I am in your company. I continue to watch you and greatly admire your dedication. Indeed, this is the manner through which work is accomplished.\u201d
\n Shaykh Ashraf \u2018Al\u012b\u2019s rahimahull\u0101h Value of Time<\/strong>
\nDr \u2018Abdul Hay \u2018\u0100rif\u012b rahimahull\u0101h narrates regarding his mentor Shaykh Ashraf \u2018Al\u012b Thanw\u012b rahimahull\u0101h that: \u2018In the eyes of our respected Shaykh rahimahull\u0101h, time held great value. It would appear that All\u0101h ta\u2018\u0101l\u0101 had made valuing time part of Shaykh\u2019s rahimahull\u0101h nature. He would ensure that each second was spent efficiently and his eyes would always be on the clock. Shaykh rahimahull\u0101h would follow a strict timetable, fulfilling each allocated action at its appointed time. It is through this strict discipline that Shaykh rahimahull\u0101h was able to produce a great treasure of scholarly works and deliver priceless advices which continue to be a means of guidance.\u2019 Once, Shaykh-al-Hind (The Shaykh of India) Mawl\u0101n\u0101 Mahm\u016bd Al-Hasan rahimahull\u0101h visited Shaykh \u2018Ashraf \u2018Al\u012b rahimahull\u0101h. Shaykh Ashraf \u2018Al\u012b was a student of Shaykh-al-Hind Mawl\u0101n\u0101 Mahm\u016bd Al-Hasan rahimahull\u0101h and held him in such high regard that he would refer to him as Shaykh-al-\u0100lam (The Shaykh of the World). It so happened, that Shaykh-al-Hind Mawl\u0101n\u0101 Mahm\u016bd Al-Hasan\u2019s rahimahull\u0101h visit overlapped with the time that Shaykh Ashraf \u2018Al\u012b rahimahull\u0101h had scheduled for writing. With great politeness, Shaykh Ashraf \u2018Al\u012b rahimahull\u0101h mentioned to his teacher that this was the time he had allocated for writing and requested permission to fulfil this routine task. Shaykh-al-Hind Mawl\u0101n\u0101 Mahm\u016bd Al-\u1e24asan rahimahull\u0101h happily granted him permission. Even though the visit of his teacher entailed that Shaykh Ashraf \u2018Al\u012b rahimahull\u0101h did not feel like writing, he did not forgo his regular practice. Thus he wrote a few sentences and once again returned to benefit from the company of Shaykh-al-Hind Mawl\u0101n\u0101 Mahm\u016bd Al-Hasan rahimahull\u0101h.
\nHumbleness of Shaykh I\u2019z\u0101z \u2018Al\u012b rahimahumull\u0101h <\/strong>
\nMuft\u012b Mu\u1e25ammad Shaf\u012b\u2018 rahimahumull\u0101h relates an incident of Shaykh I\u2018z\u0101z \u2018Al\u012b rahimahumull\u0101h: \u201cOnce, we set off from Deoband on a journey with our teacher Shaykh I\u2018z\u0101z \u2018Al\u012b, known in Darul \u2018Ul\u016bm Deoband as \u2018Shaykh-al-adab\u2019 also accompanying us. When we reached the station there was still some time for the train to arrive. Shaykh I\u2018z\u0101z \u2018Al\u012b said, \u2018It is mentioned in a tradition that when going anywhere on a journey, someone should be appointed am\u012br, therefore we should appoint our leader also!\u2019 Because we were the students and he the teacher, we said, \u2018There is no need to select an am\u012br, a ready-made am\u012br is already present.\u2019 The Shaykh asked. \u2018Who?\u2019 We replied by saying. \u2018You are the teacher and we the students.\u2019 The Shaykh remarked, \u2018So you wish to appoint me as the am\u012br!\u2019 We replied, \u2018Yes of course, who else other than you can be the am\u012br?\u2019 The Shaykh said, \u2018Very well, but all the orders of the am\u012br have to be obeyed because the meaning of am\u012br is one whose orders are obeyed.\u2019 When the train arrived the respected Shaykh lifted all the luggage of his travelling companions, some he bore on his head and some in his arms, and started walking, We said, \u2018O Shaykh, what is this injustice you are doing? Let us lift it!\u2019 The Shaykh said, \u2018You have selected me as am\u012br, now you have to obey me \u2013 let me lift the luggage.\u2019 So saying he carried all the luggage on to the train. Thereafter, throughout the journey whenever any difficult or strenuous job would arise, he would personally see to it, and if we objected the Shaykh would immediately say, \u2018Look, you made me am\u012br and an am\u012br must be obeyed! Therefore obey the am\u012br!\u2019 Making him our am\u012br turned out to be very hard on us.\u201d
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Ulama Of Deoband\u00a0 \u00a0The Compassion of Muft\u012b Muhammad Shaf\u012b rahimahull\u0101h Muft\u012b Muhammad Shaf\u012b rahimahull\u0101h fell seriously ill during the blessed month of Ramad\u0101n. Anyone in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[33,52,57,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","category-misc","category-motivators","category-tazkiyah","wpcat-33-id","wpcat-52-id","wpcat-57-id","wpcat-24-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2844\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}