tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43629035169993476652024-03-02T09:29:06.189-08:00Darul Uloom Bhera SharifMuhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-72776275937576671062023-07-06T00:34:00.002-07:002023-07-06T00:34:21.611-07:00Pir Karam Sha sahib Personality<p> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The Simple Man</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-4051 alignleft" data-attachment-id="4051" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="download1" data-large-file="https://www.musharrafhussain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/download1.jpg" data-medium-file="https://www.musharrafhussain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/download1.jpg" data-orig-file="https://www.musharrafhussain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/download1.jpg" data-orig-size="197,255" data-permalink="https://www.musharrafhussain.com/pir-muhammad-karam-shah/download1/" decoding="async" height="255" loading="lazy" src="https://www.musharrafhussain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/download1.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; float: left; height: auto; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 24px !important; margin-top: 6px; max-width: 100%;" width="197" />Civilian societies and various governments have honoured Pir Sahib’s service to Islam. The government of Pakistan awarded him the Sitara lmtiaz (Star of distinction), Al-Azhar University honoured him with a gold medallion in 1993. He served on various government bodies as well as being the judge on the Shariah bench of the supreme court. Apart from being the head of the great Chishti order with thousands of Mureeds and hundreds of scholars, teachers and Imams, he was a simple man. He lived in a small room next to the library situated in the centre of the college, he never ate from the langer (free meals). His meals came from his home, which was a hundred yards from the college. Furthermore, he never took a salary from the college. He lived off his inherited 100 acre estate. Undoubtedly he was an example of a true Muslim. He died on the 7th of April (10th Dhul Hijjah) l998 in Islamabad. Thus set the sun, which had been shining for nearly half a century; teaching, preaching and writing Quran and Hadith.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Abu Zuhra, one of the renowned professors of Cairo University paid a glowing tribute to his able student, Muhammad Karam Shah on his departure from Al-Azhar in 1954 “<em style="box-sizing: border-box;">My spiritual friend and intelligent student Muhammad Karam Shah. Our first meeting was on the Rahman’s spiritual table when you reminded me of defending and fighting for the truth. I have found you striving to achieve lofty ideals, and far from vanity. After every meeting with you I felt new blessings and found your spirit to be free from the worldly anxieties. My son, you have made me realise that East is not only the place of sunrise but also the place of spiritual horizon. My son, you have made me understand that Muslims are one nation and the distance of countries and cities doesn’t matter in this relationship.</em>“</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Source: Dr. Musharraf Hussain UK</p>Muhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-8031545327449589602023-07-06T00:31:00.005-07:002023-07-06T00:32:03.483-07:00Pir Karam Shah sahib as a Writer<p><span face="Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">Writing books has always been one of the fruitful activities of Muslim scholars for promoting knowledge and scholarship. Pir sahib has written numerous books in Urdu and essays on variety of topics. His articles have appeared in different journals and in Zia-e-Haram in particular. This is a monthly magazine which Pir sahib started publishing in 1970 and it has since been serving an important purpose. Its editorial often highly political represented the voice of the serious and enlightened Muslims of Pakistan and therefore acts as a reminder to the secularist authorities and socialists that they must tread carefully.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">In 1977, during the Nizam-e-Mustafa movement he wrote and spoke vehemently against Bhutto’s socialist regime and was consequently imprisoned. He started writing a commentary of the Quran in 1960 and this commentary Zia-ul-Quran was completed in 1979. This is in 5 volumes and spread over 3600 pages. It is written in beautiful literary Urdu. The translation of the Quran is near literal yet flows in Urdu idiom conveying the true sense of the majestic book. He cites all the famous commentaries like Tabari, Qurtabie, Ibn-Kathir, Kashaf of Zarnakhshari Baidawi and Roohul Ma’ani as well as using most authentic lexicons like Mufridat of Raghib and Lisnul Arab.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">However his magnum opus must be Zia-un-Nabi. This is a book on the life of the blessed Prophet (peace be upon him), which is approximately four thousand pages in seven volumes. It is written in poetical and fluent Urdu, which is full of passion. It represents a successful combination of scholarly information with literary style. Covering every aspect of the greatest man’s (peace be upon him) life in depth based on original Arabic sources. The loving aspect of the biography is an outstanding feature of this book. The reader is infused with the love of the Prophet (peace be upon him), which flows from every page of this magnificent book.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Source : Dr. Musharraf Hussain UK</p>Muhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-59047696642694448012023-07-06T00:30:00.004-07:002023-07-06T00:33:01.251-07:00Pir Karam Shah sahib as a Teacher.<p> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The Teacher</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">When Pir Muhammad Karam Shah started the college of Arabic and Islamic studies, he was confronted by a multitude of problems; lack of finance, lack of properly trained teachers and lack of parents willing to dedicate their children for Islam. However, more perplexing problems arose about the syllabus. Should he teach the conventional Darse-Nizami (a 300 year old religious syllabus) or devise a new one? Which would better cater for the needs of today? He wisely decided to formulate a modern syllabus, which would incorporate the essential Islamic sciences from the Darse-Nizami:</p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 26px; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 21px;">Arabic grammar</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 21px;">Fiqh and the principals of Fiqh</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 21px;">Logic</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 21px;">Tafseer</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 21px;">Hadith and the principals of Hadith</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 21px;">contemporary subjects like; English language, Economics, Political science and Urdu</li></ul><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Students were expected to sit internal exams as well as the state exams. The timescale was eight years to complete the course. The track record of exam success has astonished everyone. The degree awarded by the college is now recognised as a Masters degree by the Punjab University. Pir sahib himself taught Arabic Grammar, Fiqh and Hadith.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">For the last fifteen years of his life, he concentrated on teaching Hadith to the final year students. Traditionally, this has been regarded as the most honourable teaching post as Shaykh ul Hadith and is the most coveted post in Muslim seminaries. He was no ordinary teacher, he had a mission to educate and train young men in Islamic sciences. Moreover, to infuse in them the enthusiasm, the zeal and commitment to serve Islam. The maxim that enthusiasm is contagious was clearly evident in his classes. I had the privilege of sitting at the master’s feet during the one year course in Hadith (1991-1992).</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-4049 alignright" data-attachment-id="4049" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="220px-Shaykh_karam_shah_1" data-large-file="https://www.musharrafhussain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/220px-Shaykh_karam_shah_1.jpg" data-medium-file="https://www.musharrafhussain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/220px-Shaykh_karam_shah_1-206x300.jpg" data-orig-file="https://www.musharrafhussain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/220px-Shaykh_karam_shah_1.jpg" data-orig-size="220,320" data-permalink="https://www.musharrafhussain.com/pir-muhammad-karam-shah/220px-shaykh_karam_shah_1/" decoding="async" height="320" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px" src="https://www.musharrafhussain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/220px-Shaykh_karam_shah_1.jpg" srcset="https://www.musharrafhussain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/220px-Shaykh_karam_shah_1.jpg 220w, https://www.musharrafhussain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/220px-Shaykh_karam_shah_1-206x300.jpg 206w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; float: right; height: auto; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 24px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 6px; margin: 6px 0px 21px 24px; max-width: 100%;" width="220" />He was 73 years old then but still taught full-time despite having diabetes. He began his day by praying Fajr with the congregation and then having breakfast. From 8:30am till 11:30am he would teach in the girls college, annexed to the main college. Thereafter he would take our Hadith class till 2:30pm. He would read the Hadith and explain it’s meaning, analysing it grammatically and highlighting any moral and spiritual lessons and divulge its literary and grammatical intricacies. All this in beautifully spoken Urdu punctuated with couplets from Rumi’s Mathnavi, or Hafiz Shiraz’s Gulistan or Urdu couplets from Iqbal who he admired enormously. Hearts were moved and tear glands stimulated. Since the spoken words came from a sincere and loving heart, they entered straight into the hearts! His encyclopedic knowledge coupled with the divine love created a special atmosphere in the classroom, which captivated the hearts and minds of his students.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Another distinguishing feature of his teaching was that he didn’t stop at just imparting knowledge and information but further urged the students to apply it in their lives. Encouraging them and spurring them to become the guardians of Islam. Emphasising the importance of sincerity that is freeing of intentions from all impurities to please Allah. He would also dwell on tawakkul, trust in Allah and having complete reliance on him. Instructing the future religious leaders of the Muslims, he would say “<em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Allah is your greatest supporter, You must put trust in him.</em>”</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">He always urged his students to follow the Sunnah. Himself, he was an exemplary role model of a devout Muslim, a dynamic and energetic Mujahid. He inspired his students, friends and Mureeds with love for Islam. Pir Karam Shah was not only a brilliant teacher but a benevolent spiritual director. The aim of his teaching programme was to produce people dedicated to Allah and to serve the Muslims. This is a far cry from the modern seats of learning, where only the intellect is developed but the soul is left untouched and aping. It’s no wonder that brought students from all over Pakistan to his college. To cater for these growing needs so far twenty-five branches of the college have been opened country-wide, where more than 3500 students are studying the Deen of Islam fulltime. Inspired by this charisma, devotional life and enthusiasm, many of his students have established Mosques, Madrassah’s and Schools not only in Pakistan but in other places including Britain, Norway, France, Italy, America, Canada and several African and Middle Eastern countries.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Source: Dr. Musharraf Hussain. UK</p>Muhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-74368283955168473962023-07-06T00:29:00.003-07:002023-07-06T00:29:31.501-07:00Tribute to Pir Karam Shah Sahib<p> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The Responsibility</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">In 1957 after the death of his father, Pir Muhammad Karam Shah took on the responsibilities of the Khanqah (place for spiritual retreat) and the Madrassah. He proved himself to be a highly capable administrator, a brilliant teacher and an eminent scholar. He had a vision, he wanted to make education his primary concern. To establish an educational institute that would produce religious scholars, Imams, teachers all dedicated to the cause of Islam. This is how he saw things in Pakistan:</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">“<em style="box-sizing: border-box;">After completing my education, I looked around and found a disturbing situation. I saw that the burning lamps of Islamic civilisation and culture were being extinguished one by one by the storms of the West. The bright colourful flowers, which were decorating the garden of Islam were wilting. Whatever the Muslims were able to save from the attacks of capitalism were now under attack from socialism, which wanted to pull out the roots of love of the prophet (peace be upon him) and Islam from the Muslims. These were external threats, which surrounded the Ummah from all sides. Had the internal situation been any better we could hope to face these external threats successfully. However the internal conditions of the Ummah was even more bleak and dangerous. Disunity and sectarianism were ripe</em>.”</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">The Ahlu-Sunnah-Wal-Jamah, the major group representing the orthodox Sunni’s were in a lamentable state; disorganised, helpless and voiceless. He wanted to do something about the pathetic situation and says “<em style="box-sizing: border-box;">I knew I could not alone alleviate this apathy. In order to connect this situation I needed some comitted people who would support and help me. Such people who could fight the evil forces. Men whose knowledge would be vast and whose character spotless as the sun and whose farsightedness would shake the Stannic world. People who would be hardworking, carers of the poor and the </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">needy</em>.” He passionately believed that through education and right leadership things would improve.</p>Muhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-44687826500449626752023-07-06T00:28:00.006-07:002023-07-06T00:32:32.366-07:00A tribute to Pir Muhammad Karam Shah<p> <span face="Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">This is a tribute to my teacher, my Shaykh and my mentor. May Allah raise their station to the highest in Jannah.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Early Life.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Pir Muhammad Karam Shah widely known as Zia-ul-Ummat (Luminary of the nation) was born on 1st July 1918 in Bhera district, Sargouda. After completing their secondary education and graduation from Islamic education in his home town, he went to study in Oriental college, Lahore. In 1943, he travelled to Moradabad in India. Here under the supervision of Maulana Naeem Uddin he studied the science of Hadith. His illustrious teacher awarded him the certificate to teach hadith, this is the highest qualification in traditional Madrassah’s. Maulana once praised his young student in these words “<em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Today I am satisfied that I have handed over the trust to the right person</em>“.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">The young scholar returned home to Bhera with flying colours and had chosen as his vocation service to Islam. However his father Pir Muhammad Shah (may Allah bless him) urged his bright son to continue his education in Al-Azhar University, Egypt. As an obedient son he embarked on his journey to Egypt in 1951. Here he joined the postgraduate course in Islamic Shariah and Law.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Source: Dr. Musharraf Hussain UK</p>Muhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-42243532583783391152010-05-18T11:42:00.000-07:002010-05-18T11:42:09.633-07:00THE DEADLY CAR ACCIDENT.It was the fourteenth of Ramadan (1401 AH / 1981 CE), the day was Friday and every corner of the astana ‘aliya of Siyal Sharif was overcrowded due to the sheer number of visitors. Khawaja Qamar al-Din prayed the Salat al-Jumu‘a in his mosque and said farewell to all his servants and followers with abundant prayers. On this day, he opened his fast at his home with his family contrary to his normal practice. He spent the night in Siyal Sharif. The son of Sahibzada Ghulam Nasir al-Din had been in Lahore under medical treatment. A programme was made to go to Lahore to enquire about his health. After eating the predawn meal of suhur, Khawaja Qamar al-Din paid his respects at the shrine of Shams al-‘Arifin and after offering prayers began the last journey of his life.<br />
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About a few miles from Sargodha, on the Sargodha Lahore Road is a bridge of Chack Eleven. The lifelong driver of Khawaja Qamar al-Din, Ghulam Haider – who had been driving for his murshid for forty five years – was driving the car. It was seven in the morning and the sun had risen, there was light everywhere. From in front of the Chack Eleven Bridge, Ghulam Haider saw a lorry coming towards him. The lorry was coming from the wrong direction, the careful driver just as before moved the car further left, however the lorry did not correct its direction. To this, Ghulam Haider took the car off-road. However, the lorry driver did not control his lorry. Suddenly a thunderous accident occurred that completely destroyed the car. The driver, Ghulam Haider, died on the spot offering the sacrifice of his life at the feet of his Shaykh. <br />
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Another servant, Allah Bakhsh, who was due to get married a few days after, was sitting on the back seat. He was also crowned with the crown of martyrdom. The other two companions, Haji Muhammad Nawaz – who was a close servant to Khawaja Qamar al-Din – his arm was broken and the fourth companion, Muhammad Aslam, was severely injured.<br />
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Khawaja Qamar al-Din was sitting on the front passenger seat next to the driver. After hearing the noise of this collision, people from all around gathered. Khawaja Qamar al-Din was taken out and the ankle-bone of his right leg was fractured. The blessed face and other parts of the body seemed completely fine. When he was taken out of the vehicle and sat down, a person came forward and offered water. Khawaja Qamar al-Din refused to drink and stated, “I am fasting.” Then he was laid on a bedstead and taken to Sargodha District Hospital on the back of a van.<br />
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The news of this painful tragedy spread like wild-fire in all directions. Crowds and crowds began to gather at the hospital. <br />
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We, at Bhera, were informed in the evening of this accident; however, the giver of this news also told us that Khawaja Qamar al-Din was fine and well. The next day early in the morning, I along with my relatives went to Sargodha to enquire of his state and health. At that moment, the doctors were dressing his wounds. The entire grounds of the hospital were filled with devotees and followers. Everyone’s tongues were uttering words of gratitude, for Allah (most high) had protected and saved their kind leader from this severe accident. <br />
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On the seventeenth of Ramadan, the doctors advised that for further treatment Khawaja Qamar al-Din must be taken to CMH (Combined Military Hospital) in Lahore. Eventually, he was taken there and when the doctors saw the colour of his fingernails, they became worried and said, “You have come late.” Despite the great efforts of the doctors at CMH Lahore, the decree of Allah (most high) had been fulfilled and that great personality, who spread light shining as the full moon above the horizon of life for a quarter of a century, became concealed from our eyes, left this temporary world and was honoured to present himself in the eternal court of his true Beloved. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un.<br />
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Time remained preoccupied in search for such a leader in order to enlighten its night of sorrow, but, this struggle did not bear any fruit. The Muslim nation will always keep the memory of this leader close to their hearts who guided it with great courage during every type of difficulty and calamity. The circles of disciples and followers will always remain restless for a glimpse of the luminous face of their Shaykh. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.49cm; margin-top: 0.49cm;">The one who always loved and was affectionate towards students, who recognised the status and positions of the scholars, who fulfilled the rights of the respect and honour of the Prophetic Household, the protector of the dignity of the Prophetic Companions, the grieved lover of the beauty of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), the one who would not be distanced from the remembrance of Allah (most high) for a moment, the light of the eyes of the people of the heart, the guide of the people of wisdom and intellect, the leader of the caravan of love and affection, the Shaykh of Islam and the Muslims, Khawaja Muhammad Qamar al-Din (Allah be well pleased with him); outwardly, he is hidden and concealed from our eyes, however, the lamps of his devotion and love will always shine.</div>Muhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-16798503433911371012010-05-18T07:45:00.001-07:002010-05-18T07:45:16.700-07:00SIAL SHARIF AGAINST QADIANIATThe servants of the Chosen One (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) were first pitted against the British rule, then were tested against the Hindus and then internal troubles seized their attention and focus. During this period, the fitna of the Ahmadiyya Movement (Mirza’iyyat, Qadiyaniyyat) fearless of any form of hindrance kept on spreading its tentacles and strengthening its foundations. They had found plenty of time to organize their resources and formalize their conspiracies. Their people had already taken positions within the civil courts and during this time they also stabilized their positions in the military; in the land, naval and air forces. This was to such an extent that an Ahmadi, Zafar Chaudhry, was successful in becoming the Chief of the Pakistan Air Force. He had developed such courage that in the month of December during their six day conference in Rabwah, he ordered the Pakistan Air Force to pay respect to his false prophet.<br />
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They had the hope that in one leap they would be able to capture the premiership of Pakistan. In order to protect the nation of His Beloved (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) from the dangerous conspiracies of these stooges of foreigners and enemies of Islam and the Muslims, Allah (most high) caused a small incident that took place at the railway station in Rabwah to be the means for this rescue. Following this incident, the movement of Khatm al-Nubuwwat (finality of prophet hood) spread to all corners of the country. This eventually led to the government being forced to declare the Ahmadis a non-Muslim minority. In this time, the brave and leading role that Shaykh al-Islam Khawaja Qamar al-Din played is evident and not in need of further explanation. <br />
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Khawaja Qamar al-Din’s services during the Nizam Mustafa movement shall forever remain luminous and glittering.Muhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-34748284945300005712010-05-18T07:43:00.000-07:002010-05-18T07:43:23.793-07:00Socialism & Sial SharifThe impostures of Bhutto had impressed the imprints of socialism in the minds of the nation to such an extent that slogans of death to Islam could be heard on common roads. There was a fear that in this country which was attained by the blood of hundreds of thousands of martyrs and by the sacrifices of their prime of youth for the sake of Islam, now the system of Marx and Lenin may be enforced. <br />
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The slogans of Bhutto’s comrades were very thunderous and vociferous creating an overwhelming, subdued and fearful atmosphere. Great politicians were under the mandible of the regime. Many scholars of the gown and turban were assisting Bhutto by sowing the seeds of socialism in this home of Islam. In this atmosphere of fear and terror, dread and despair, a voice called out, “Pakistan will become the burial ground of socialism.” The entire nation was startled and friends and foes were left amazed at the courage and bravery of the one shouting this slogan. They began rubbing their eyes and were anxious to see the face of this person who caused a commotion throughout the country with his sublimely enchanting call.<br />
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Who was making this call and who was shouting this slogan? He was none other than the leader of us Sunnis, the murshid of us Chishtis, Khawaja Muhammad Qamar al-Din Siyalwi. This call acted as the horn of Israfil and the sleeping nation woke up. It was only a case of this awakening that the burst of those slogans of falsity ended and that spell was broken which had engulfed the entire nation and especially the youthful generation in a bad way. In such a fragile period, when the leadership of Jam‘iyyat ‘Ulama’i Pakistan (JUP) and the flag of Islam’s greatness came in to the hands of this determined man of truth from the family of Shams al-‘Arifin, the tables were turned and the ambitions of Bhutto and his followers were turned to dust that desired to empty this land from Islam and make it a centre for socialism.Muhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-36635429210353026732010-05-18T07:41:00.001-07:002010-05-18T07:41:55.612-07:00NIZAM-E-MUSTAFA MOVEMENTAfter Pakistan came into existence, for a long time it remained in a dilemma of life and death. Those people, who were granted the responsibility of its premiership, increased the difficulties of this new state as a result of their incompetence or their criminal defalcation. However, 1970 was a period of far more anxiety and worry for the Muslim nation. At that time such a movement began here that rose purely with the tenacity of making socialism the modus operandi of the country and not Islam. Though, all the previous rulers that came did not present any worthwhile service for the implementation of Nizam Mustafa (way of the Chosen One), and even if they took a step towards this direction it was with great dissatisfaction. However, this particular time-period brought within its embrace an uproarious and troublesome doomsday.Muhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-37908994104439670232010-05-18T07:40:00.001-07:002010-05-18T07:40:43.138-07:00THE REFERENDUM IN SARHAD PROVINCEThe pursuing of a referendum in the province of Sarhad was much dangerous as the Khan Brothers had great influence and power here and they were blind devotees of Gandhi. The Red Shirts movement was accepted here to such an extent that in every town and village of the Sarhad province, red flags were waving. If in this referendum the Muslim League was defeated then the dream of Pakistan would have become dispersed and diminished before any interpretation could be given. The bravery of the people who paved the way for the success of the Muslim community in Sarhad, without a doubt at the front of this group, you would clearly see the shining face of Khawaja Qamar al-Din.Muhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-39897334460249533282010-05-18T07:39:00.001-07:002010-05-18T07:39:55.860-07:00THE PAKISTAN MOVEMENTWhen the movement began for the independence of India, the Congress was at the forefront whose leadership was in the hands of some prejudiced and narrow-minded Hindus. However, the deceit of the main Hindu leaders had allured many Muslims to their tune and to raise their same voice. Many Muslim scholars, leaders and the learned had become devotees of Indian nationality and stood side by side with the Hindu leaders. At that moment Qa’id A‘zam Muhammad ‘Ali Jinnah demanded the formation of Pakistan. Khawaja Qamar al-Din – through his light of firasat – perceived the truth of Qa’id A‘zam’s position whilst great intellectuals of that time could not decide whether the claim of Qa’id A‘zam had any acceptance or weight in it or not, or whether it is practicable or not. Khawaja Qamar al-Din, with firm resolve and certainty, announced his assistance and loyalty to Qa’id A‘zam in the struggle to acquire Pakistan. History testifies that this man of truth, whatever step he took he did not stop until he reached his desired destination and objective.Muhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-76604084886872481342010-05-18T07:38:00.001-07:002010-05-18T07:38:57.658-07:00THE LUNGER KHANA OF SIAL SHARIFThere was always plenty of baraka from Allah (most high) in the langarkhana at the Astana ‘aliya of Siyal Sharif. Day and night hundreds of guests were provided with meals. Khawaja Qamar al-Din never had the desire to accumulate wealth; whatever came was quickly spent. During the era of Yahya Khan, when the government had announced that by a certain date all five hundred rupee notes and all one hundred rupee notes must be returned in order to thwart and control the black market trade, everyone was suddenly worried and day and night frantically pursued the exchange of their notes. Respected Khawaja Qamar al-Din told me personally that at that time he only possessed eight anahs in his pocket and hence he was not worried in the least. The servants of Allah (most high) not only keep their hearts but also their pockets free and pure from wealth.<br />
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Whenever a religious or national movement rose in the country and a need for personal and financial sacrifice was felt, this servant of Allah (most high) attributed with all his pure and unconditional devotion was always seen at the forefront. His struggle was not limited to merely a physical one but through the medium of his tongue and pen, he remained preoccupied throughout his life in raising high the banner of truth. If falsity raised its head in any form and in any corner of the state, the valor of Khawaja Qamar al-Din fell heavily upon it.<br />
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During the British era, a wave of tribulations flooded the land. Somewhere pseudo-missionaries of Christianity pelted the veracity of Islam with their arrows of taunt and insult. Somewhere the mischief of rejecting the finality of prophet hood (inkar Khatm al-Nubuwwat) occurred, and in someplace else rambles of those insulting the status of prophet hood cropped up. Somewhere organized conspiracies of disrespect towards the Prophetic Companions (sahaba) transpired, and in someplace else impudence towards the greatness and dignity of the respected Prophetic Household (ahl al-bayt) ensued. In short, this beloved servant of the chosen Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) of Allah (most high) fought with all. He put up a bold front and with the help of Allah (most high) forced all to experience a divulging defeat.Muhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-8198998752035112622010-05-18T07:37:00.001-07:002010-05-18T07:37:14.906-07:00MORE ABOUT KHWAJA QAMRUDDIN SIALWIDuring the student years, signs of aptitude and a genius could be seen in the personality of Khawaja Qamar al-Din. Allah (most high) granted him such an ability and intellect that he would be able to solve difficult issues with much ease. The memory was so strong that whatever he learnt once was never forgotten. He was a mountain of piety and steadfastness, unyielding and resolute amidst any esoteric passion or exoteric adverse circumstances. His eyes and gaze always remained modestly low looking at the ground before him. The passion for passing on the message of truth was embedded within him from a young age. He would go to every house and encourage people to offer their prayers and whoever would be lazy in performing the prayer, he would show his disappointment.<br />
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The number of those associated with the Astana ‘aliya of Siyal Sharif is countless and are spread throughout the country of Pakistan. Offering guidance in religious and worldly affairs was Khawaja Qamar al-Din’s duty. Consider for yourself, to whom different people from different tribes and areas would come daily, what would be the state of his busy schedules. It was Khawaja Qamar al-Din’s duty to have arrangements in place for their food and drink and a place to stay. Furthermore, various forms of supererogatory worship and daily waza’if were part of his norm. Whenever, he would begin to perform his salat, that scene was worth seeing. A state of istighraq and deep involvement would be surrounding him. When he would stand it was awe-inspiring, when he would go into ruku‘ it was graceful and when he would prostrate it would seem as if he would not get up due to the pleasure he was feeling in prostrating to his Lord. Even when he would sit in tashah-hud position it was unique. My sinful eyes have not seen anyone perform salat in this manner. His wazifa was less by means of a tasbih as he was always absorbed in the dhikr of Allah (most high) with his heart and soul. And this state was not only during salat but remained at all times.Muhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-12764690177818749402010-05-18T07:36:00.001-07:002010-05-18T07:36:13.509-07:00Khwaja QAMRUDDIN SIALWIWhat aspect of this personality, attributed with all great attributes, should be mentioned and what should not be mentioned in order to be content? This period is very testing of patience for the rose-gatherer in this rose-garden of beauty and perfection.<br />
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The physical beauty that Allah (most high) granted Khawaja Muhammad Qamar al-Din, we cannot find any match for it anywhere. Gracious face, high nose, shining gazelle-like eyes, broadness of the fortunate forehead, thickness of the blessed beard and shining tresses would capture the gaze and the heart. Despite the graces of beauty, such a reflection of Allah’s majesty remained resplendent upon the face that no courage to speak in the holy presence remained.<br />
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When Khawaja Qamar al-Din’s age was four years, four months and ten days, Khawaja Diya’ al-Din enrolled him to memorize the Qur’an in the class of Hafiz Karim Bakhsh. He very quickly memorized the Qur’an in a short span of time. Following that, capable teachers taught him Persian and Arabic etymology and syntax with much joy and hard work and this capable student accepted all that he was taught with much joy and enthusiasm. When he was very young and was reading the Kanz al-Daqa’iq, during this time he wrote a commentary on a difficult issue within the Kanz al-Daqa’iq in the Arabic language. After seeing it, great learned scholars were left amazed. This written piece caused a greater sense of enhancing the education and upbringing of this student in the heart of his father; Khawaja Diya’ al-Din. As a result, he looked towards a distinguished scholar from the Khayr Abadi family of knowledge and wisdom, Maulana Mu’in al-Din Ajmayri. At that time, he was the principal teacher at Madrasa ‘Uthmaniyya Dar al-Khayr in Ajmayr (India) and so for some time, Khawaja Diya’ al-Din sent his beloved son to Ajmayr in pursuit of education. Later on, Maulana Ajmayri was brought from Ajmayr to Siyal and Khawaja Qamar al-Din continued acquiring knowledge from him. A student of Maulana Ajmayri, Maulana Muhammad Hussain, also began teaching in Siyal at Dar al-‘Ulum Diya’ Shams al-Islam. Khawaja Qamar al-Din studied philosophy and logic with Maulana Muhammad Din Badhwi. Khawaja Qamar al-Din completed these various sciences and disciplines from these learned scholars. He also completed the Dawra Hadith with Maulana Ajmayri, who consequently bestowed the sanad and ijaza of hadith narration to him.Muhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-37656227515597988632010-05-18T07:34:00.000-07:002010-05-18T07:34:22.103-07:00The Tradition of Greatness ContinuesAfter Khawaja Shams al-‘Arifin, his great son, Khawaja Muhammad Din, adorningly sat upon the spiritual seat as a beauteous embodiment of the qualities of his noble father. He gave this movement of his noble father further strength and energy. This chain of faqr and darwayshi gradually spreading through major cities reached the very distanced and isolated villages that were situated in mountains and deserts. <br />
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After Khawaja Muhammad Din, his son, Khawaja Diya’ al-Din, beautified and enhanced not only the khanqah of Siyal Sharif and not only the Chishti Nizami Sufi Order but also all orders of faqr and darwayshi. In this era, the collective struggle against the sway of the British and the domination of the non-Muslims began. This lion-hearted struggler, who throughout his life challenged the foreign rulers in every field, departed from this world at the age of merely forty five years. Allah (most high) favored Khawaja Diya’ al-Din’s sincerity in such a manner that He granted him a great and unique son; Shaykh al-Islam Khawaja Muhammad Qamar al-Din Siyalwi. For three quarters of a century, Shaykh al-Islam Khawaja Muhammad Qamar al-Din shined above the horizon of life as a full moon spreading light and defeating every form of darkness. At his departure, the entire community is tearful. His obedient followers are manifesting their humble prayers and paying their respects in numerous ways. The special edition of Diya-e Haram Monthly Journal is also a humble beam from this chain of humble prayers.Muhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-70689399084897569332010-05-18T07:28:00.000-07:002010-05-18T07:33:06.921-07:00The Mercy of ALLAHThe mercy of Allah SWT manifests itself in many unique ways. When despair and dismay tighten their noose from all sides, when deprivations snatch away even the longing of staying alive from the heart; at exactly that moment Allah’s mercy prepares for the rising of such a sun that becomes a means of prospering the very dark night with a joyous morning. It confers brilliance and splendor to its rays. Upon observing its magnificence the entire world is left in a state of utter astonishment and bewilderment<br />
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Allah (most high) had chosen a village – whose name was not even known to anyone – in the district of Shah Pur in Punjab to be the birthplace of a favored and accepted servant. In the small settlement of Siyal, such a lamp of ma‘rifa shined in the house of Mian Muhammad Yar (Allah have mercy upon him) who illuminated this dark night of sadness and despondence. Within the multitude of thick trees were a few underdeveloped dwellings. A fortunate person was born in them who awakened the sleeping fate of a world and corrected the deteriorating destinies of hundreds of thousands. The parents selected the name Shams al-Din for their newborn son. Allah’s mercy honored him with the station of Shams al-‘Arifin. All those who would come to his Astana ‘aliya would return back with the ample passion of remembering Allah (most high), following the Prophetic Practice (sunna) and the prime resolve of waving the flag of Islam high up again. Within a few years, a net of such khanqahs was spread throughout the country where preparations were made to lead the persons, unmindful of themselves, towards the position and station of self-knowing and God-knowing servants of Allah (most high). By observing and pondering over the achievements – of reviving the religion and stitching together the dispersed nation – granted by Allah (most high) to this pure personality; the reminiscence of the wanders of the awliya’ of the past is refreshedMuhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-76413885915722088782010-05-18T07:14:00.000-07:002010-05-18T07:14:10.993-07:00THE GNOSTIC OF SIYAL<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Precarious Condition of Society.</span></strong><br />
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The nineteenth century was a century of great pain and affliction for Muslims residing in the Indian subcontinent. The wide and expansive Muslim empire of India had been divided into numerous smaller states. The ruler of each individual state had become absent-minded and distracted due to his own personal importance to such an extent that he was neither saddened at the state of his community nor was he upset at his nation meeting its own downfall. The Muslims were now fighting amongst each other. The city of Delhi – which was for centuries the main centre of the Islamic state in India – due to the inability of its sovereigns, was fast losing its influence and authority. More grievous than this was the state of the believer’s connection and relationship with his merciful Lord and his affectionate Murshid, which was now becoming weaker? Various innovations concerning doctrine and practice had enervated the Islamic society. Mosques were deserted, religious schools were unlighted and khanqahs – where once lion-hearted friends of Allah used to sit – were now at the disposal of artificial unorthodox mendicants and dauntless persons completely lacking the reality of Islam.<br />
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Faces enlightened with the light of ma‘rifa and foreheads refulgent from the signs of prostrations were seldom seen. Fountains were drying up that saturated the sown-field of life. Stars began disappearing one-by-one that guided the lost travelers in the wilderness of life towards their true destination. <br />
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Consider for yourself, a place where rulers remain preoccupied day and night in conspiracies to overcome and defeat one another, where the general populace day-by-day becomes distanced from its source and origin of life; in such a place what more could be expected and hoped for other than public dishonor, adversity, decline and downfall. That nation despite its smallness in number had ruled over such a vast country for centuries purely due to the might of its good practice, today those qualities of this nation had become a story and fable of the past. The end result of this was that on a certain evening during the year 1857 the sun of this Islamic rule set and disappeared. Every brick of the palaces was destroyed; palaces in which resided the people who had forgotten their Creator, whose days and nights were spent in luxury and gaiety and in whose courts gatherings of carousing, dance and music were always taking place. Foreigners who had now come from a distance of six thousand miles had mercilessly slaughtered these people who had rebelled against their own Creator. Learned scholars were hanged. Religious schools were locked. Precious rarities of knowledge and wisdom were set alight. The common Muslim had become bound in the chains of double slavery; to the British and to the Hindus.<br />
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The darkness of despair had spread everywhere. No ray of hope could be seen appearing from any corner. People had understood that the light of Islam would never be lit in this country ever again. The presence of the Muslims would be erased from the history of this country just like a mistaken letter.Muhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-7176671906132445942010-05-18T03:55:00.000-07:002010-05-18T03:55:16.507-07:00Distinguishing Qualities.Allah (most high) has bestowed the honorable Shaykh Amin al-Hasanat with qualities that attract others towards the beauty of Islam. His appealing and passionate speeches always strike a chord in the hearts of the audience. They are immediately impressed, captivated and spiritually uplifted. He is full of sincerity and relentlessly joins with others in times of difficulty and grief. Hence, we see him helping, providing<br />
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Humanitarian aid and coordinating relief efforts for the needy around the world. He is a very capable administrator and leader. He is very patient and considerate and conceals the errors of others. He respects greatly all those who are from the family of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). A brave and understanding figure; he is an inspiration to many; young and old alike. He resembles the personality of his noble father in every way. Shaykh Amin al-Hasanat is the rightful torchbearer of truth and spirituality. <br />
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Just by seeing and being in his presence, eyes are cooled, hearts are solaced and souls are comforted. Despair and hopelessness transform into joy and happinessMuhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-60380650025890587052010-05-18T03:53:00.001-07:002010-05-18T03:53:59.061-07:00Leading from the Front.Since the death of Shaykh Amin al-Hasanat’s beloved father, the service to Islam has excelled further due to his sincerity, commitment and determination. At the present moment Shaykh Amin al-Hasanat is Principal of the educational institution of DMG Bhera in which over thirteen hundred students are continuously studying and are blessed to be under his watchful eye. He is also the Principal of Ghawthiyya Girls College Bhera in which over nine hundred Muslim sisters are learning the beauties and sciences of Islam. In addition, there are over one hundred and fifty smaller branches of these two central institutions throughout Pakistan and in other countries that are also being overlooked by Shaykh Amin al-Hasanat. In the entire network of these centers of Islamic learning, over twenty five thousand male and female students are benefiting from the teachings of Islam taught by those who have mastered the sciences at the hands of Diya’ al-Ummat (ra) and are continuously being supervised by Shaykh Amin al-Hasanat. He travels around the world extensively teaching and promoting the true message of Islam. He is also very active in the national affairs of his country and openly gives his support and advice where needed. Equally, he fearlessly makes the ruling elite aware of their mistakes and shortcomings in an attempt to better the lives of Muslims and to protect the dignity of their faith.Muhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-9864650938235289582010-05-18T03:52:00.001-07:002010-05-18T03:52:39.638-07:00Nizame Mustafa MovementDuring the premiership of Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, another national movement rose by the name of Nizam Mustafa (way of the Prophet) that came about as a result of Bhutto’s policies and open declaration of making Socialism the modus operandi of Pakistan. The general populace could not accept a system based upon Marx and Lenin to be implemented in their homeland and, thus, this movement began being led by eminent shuyukh and ‘ulama. During this time, Shaykh Amin al-Hasanat’s father was imprisoned by the regime. Hence, in the absence of his father, Shaykh Amin al-Hasanat continued his noble father’s mission and led the people of Pakistan along with other shuyukh and ‘ulama under the banner of Nizam Mustafa.Muhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-21916269684249696372010-05-18T03:51:00.000-07:002010-05-18T03:51:42.035-07:00Assasination Attempt!!!One of the followers of the ahmadiyya community attacked Shaykh Amin al-Hasanat by night in an attempt to assassinate him; however, such an act was to no avail as Shaykh Amin al-Hasanat was destined to serve Islam much more in his life. The national movement eventually led to the Pakistani government officially declaring the ahmadiyya community a non-Muslim minority in PakistanMuhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-76593868632957795792010-05-18T03:50:00.000-07:002010-05-18T03:50:13.198-07:00Leading members of Khatm-e-Nabuwwat TehrikIn 1968, a national union by the name of ‘The Islamic Students’ Society’ was formed in Karachi. Shaykh Amin al-Hasanat during his student years became the head of its Bhera <br />
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branch. Shortly after, the mass movement of Tahrik Khatm Nubuwwat (finality of prophet hood) of 1974 began. The youthful and energetic Shaykh Amin al-Hasanat approached the leading shuyukh and ‘ulama and with their approval took responsibility for leading the young Muslims against the evil ideology of Ghulam Ahmad Qadiyani who claimed to be a prophet and declared his followers Muslim. A national movement was initiated and Shaykh Amin al-Hasanat led the Muslim youth in this campaign of truth against falsehood. The fierce campaign to raise the banner of the final prophet hood of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) led by Shaykh Amin al-Hasanat was blessed with great success.Muhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-87720764983868518022010-05-18T02:42:00.000-07:002010-05-18T02:42:02.189-07:00HIGHER EDUCATIONFor further expertise in usul al-fiqh and ‘ulum al-hadith, his father chose to have his keen and enthusiastic son study with Jami’ al-Ma’qul wa’l-Manqul ‘Allama Muntakhab al-Haqq al-Qadiri. During 1978-79 he stayed in Karachi and studied contemporary Arabic with the two Azhari scholars, Shaykh ‘Abd al-Jawwad and Shaykh ‘Abd al-Ghani. Upon returning from Karachi, he completed MA (Arabic) at the University of the Punjab. After his marriage in 1979, within a year he traveled to the holy city of Makka (KSA) and enrolled in Umm al-Qura University and for the next five years gained expertise in Islamic Law. He returned to his homeland in 1985.Muhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-67415318005771578402010-05-18T02:38:00.000-07:002010-05-18T02:38:38.383-07:00BIRTH & Educational Achievements.Shaykh Amin al-Hasanat was born in Bhera, Punjab, on 25th Rajab 1369 AH (9th May 1950). His father is the late Justice Shaykh Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari (ra). Following family tradition, Shaykh Amin al-Hasanat began learning the holy Qur’an at the tender age of four and half years and completed the memorisation of the entire Qur’an at an early age. After memorising the holy Qur’an, within one year he completed all the classes of primary school and in the next three months completed the three years of middle school. After spending a year at Sadiqabad (district Bahawalpur), he returned and entered the ninth grade of Government High School Bhera. <br />
He completed matriculation in 1968 gaining first division. Following matriculation he completed the traditional Islamic sciences and disciplines of dars nizami (jurisprudence, Qur’anic exegesis, prophetic tradition, language and grammar, literature and rhetoric, logic, etc.) within six years at DMG Bhera. He studied the intensive course on hadith literature with his noble father and also Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Mi’raj al-Islam.Muhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362903516999347665.post-91306818113083279312010-05-18T02:36:00.000-07:002010-05-18T02:36:14.635-07:00INTRODUCTION TO HAZRAT PIR MUHAMMAD AMIN UL HASANT SHAH.He is Muhammad Amin al-Hasanat Shah al-Qurashi al-Hashimi, the son of Muhammad Karam Shah, the son of Muhammad Shah, the son of Amir Shah. His Ancestors lead him to Baha’ ad-Din Zakariyya Multani (Allah have mercy upon them).<br />
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Shaykh al-Masha’ikh Baha’ ad-Din Zakariyya Multani (566 – 665 AH) was one of the greatest Gnostics and spiritual leaders of his time, who is well-known for writing with his own hands the literary masterpiece and treatise on tasawwuf of ‘Ali ibn Uthman al-Hajwayri, the ‘Kashf al-Mahjub’ (the unveiling of the veiled). Shaykh al-Masha’ikh Baha’ ad-Din Zakariyya Multani is a direct descendant of the Prophet’s Companion, Habbar ibn al-Aswad, who is from the Prophet’s tribe of Quraysh and to whom the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stated, “Cursed is he who curses you.”Muhammad Saleem ud Dinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693547316674666589noreply@blogger.com0