HADRAT SHAYKH AL ISLAM W'AL MUSLIMEEN
Hadrat Allama Mufti Pir Sayyad Muhammad Madani Miya Ashrafi al Jilani
Sajjada Nasheen Makhdoom al Millat Muhaddith al A'zam al Hind Rahm.
Introduction
Throughout Islamic history, Muslims have been blessed with great personalities and leaders who have revived Islam by the nobility of their character, through writing books, and by their demeanour. Our period is no different save for the fact these personalities appear few and far between. In Hadrat Shaykh al-Islam we have a spiritual figure, awesome personality and an outstanding scholar.
To increase our understanding of Hadrat Shaykh al-lslam, a summary of his early life is set out below.
It would be impossible to relay all the early childhood, education, achievements and successes of His Eminence Shaykh al-Islam Hadrat Allama Mufti Pir Sayyad Shah Muhammad Madani Miya al-Ashrafi al-Jilani, but we shall give you a brief factual insight and commentary in the short space we have here.
Childhood
Hadrat's childhood was not typical as he refrained from normal childhood participation in the playing of games and such. Even at a very young age Hadrat led a very pure and simple life preferring to spend all of his time learning about Islam and what he had been taught. In this regard Hadrat followed in the footsteps of his murshid and uncle Shaykh al-Mashaykh, Mawlana Sayyad Mukhtar Ashraf Ashrafi al-Jilani 'Sarkar-e-Kalan Rahmatullahi alaih.
Hadrat's Blessed Parents
Hadrat Shaykh al-Islam ("Hadrat") is the son of MUHADDITH AL AZAM AL-HIND Rahmatullahi 'alaih. Hadrat's paternal grandfather was Mawlana Sayyad Shah Nadhar Ashraf Rahmatullahi 'alaih who was a renowned Hakeem, an outstanding Islamic scholar and a distinguished lecturer of the Persian language. He was also well respected for his debating skills and poetry. Sayyad Nadhar Ashraf Rahmatullahi 'alaih had a reputation of being extremely generous, and whatever wealth he ontained was generously distributed among the poor.
This charitable institution of giving alms to the poor and needy is deeply embellished in the 'Silsila-e-Ashrafiya' tradition and to this day continues especially within the family of Kanwada-e-Muhaddith al-A'zam al-Hind Rehmatullahi 'alaih.
It was the heartfelt wish of Sayyad Nadhar Ashraf Rahmatullahi 'alaih to have a son who would be a great Islamic Scholar and Saint and this wish was granted by Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala with the birth of Muhaddith al-A'zam-e-Hind Rahmatullahi 'alaih.
Muhaddith al-A'zam al-Hind Reamatullahi 'alaih married Sayyada Fatima Makhdooma in 1915. She was the daughter of Hadrat's maternal grandfather 'Alim al-Rabbani' Sultan al-Waizeen Hadrat Mawlana Sayyad Shah Abul Mehmud Ahmad Ashraf Ashrafi al-Jilani Rahmatullahi 'alaih ("Mawlana Ahmad Ashraf") who was also a Saint and revered all over the Muslim World. Sayyada Fatima was an extremely pious lady and while Muhaddith al-A'zam al-Hind Rahmatullahi 'alaih was away on preaching missions throughout the year, Sayyada Fatima raised all the children and gave them a thorough grounding in education and was the first teacher to all her siblings.
Hadrat Allama Mufti Pir Sayyad Muhammad Madani Miya Ashrafi al Jilani
Sajjada Nasheen Makhdoom al Millat Muhaddith al A'zam al Hind Rahm.
Introduction
Throughout Islamic history, Muslims have been blessed with great personalities and leaders who have revived Islam by the nobility of their character, through writing books, and by their demeanour. Our period is no different save for the fact these personalities appear few and far between. In Hadrat Shaykh al-Islam we have a spiritual figure, awesome personality and an outstanding scholar.
To increase our understanding of Hadrat Shaykh al-lslam, a summary of his early life is set out below.
It would be impossible to relay all the early childhood, education, achievements and successes of His Eminence Shaykh al-Islam Hadrat Allama Mufti Pir Sayyad Shah Muhammad Madani Miya al-Ashrafi al-Jilani, but we shall give you a brief factual insight and commentary in the short space we have here.
Childhood
Hadrat's childhood was not typical as he refrained from normal childhood participation in the playing of games and such. Even at a very young age Hadrat led a very pure and simple life preferring to spend all of his time learning about Islam and what he had been taught. In this regard Hadrat followed in the footsteps of his murshid and uncle Shaykh al-Mashaykh, Mawlana Sayyad Mukhtar Ashraf Ashrafi al-Jilani 'Sarkar-e-Kalan Rahmatullahi alaih.
Hadrat's Blessed Parents
Hadrat Shaykh al-Islam ("Hadrat") is the son of MUHADDITH AL AZAM AL-HIND Rahmatullahi 'alaih. Hadrat's paternal grandfather was Mawlana Sayyad Shah Nadhar Ashraf Rahmatullahi 'alaih who was a renowned Hakeem, an outstanding Islamic scholar and a distinguished lecturer of the Persian language. He was also well respected for his debating skills and poetry. Sayyad Nadhar Ashraf Rahmatullahi 'alaih had a reputation of being extremely generous, and whatever wealth he ontained was generously distributed among the poor.
This charitable institution of giving alms to the poor and needy is deeply embellished in the 'Silsila-e-Ashrafiya' tradition and to this day continues especially within the family of Kanwada-e-Muhaddith al-A'zam al-Hind Rehmatullahi 'alaih.
It was the heartfelt wish of Sayyad Nadhar Ashraf Rahmatullahi 'alaih to have a son who would be a great Islamic Scholar and Saint and this wish was granted by Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala with the birth of Muhaddith al-A'zam-e-Hind Rahmatullahi 'alaih.
Muhaddith al-A'zam al-Hind Reamatullahi 'alaih married Sayyada Fatima Makhdooma in 1915. She was the daughter of Hadrat's maternal grandfather 'Alim al-Rabbani' Sultan al-Waizeen Hadrat Mawlana Sayyad Shah Abul Mehmud Ahmad Ashraf Ashrafi al-Jilani Rahmatullahi 'alaih ("Mawlana Ahmad Ashraf") who was also a Saint and revered all over the Muslim World. Sayyada Fatima was an extremely pious lady and while Muhaddith al-A'zam al-Hind Rahmatullahi 'alaih was away on preaching missions throughout the year, Sayyada Fatima raised all the children and gave them a thorough grounding in education and was the first teacher to all her siblings.
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