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The glimpses of blessed biography of Sadr-ush-Shari’ah

Dear Islamic brothers! The month of Zul-Qa’da-til-Haraam has begun. On the second night of this sacred month, the great leader of Sunnis ‘Allamah Mufti Amjad ‘Ali A’zami رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه departed this life, so his ‘Urs is observed on the 2^nd of Zul-Qa’da-til-Haraam. Let’s now listen to a few things about the blessed life of Sadr-ush-Shari’ah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه and attain blessing.

The legendary and leading scholar of Shari’ah and Tareeqah, ‘Allamah Maulana Mufti Muhammad Amjad Ali A’zami رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was born in 1882 (1300 AH) in a town named Madina-tul-‘Ulama (Ghosi) of East UP, India. His father Hakeem Jamaluddeen and grandfather Khuda Bakhsh رَحِمَهُمَا الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی were experts in the science of medicine. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه received his early education from his grandfather, Maulana Khuda Bakhsh رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه at home, thereafter he went to a Madrasah called ‘Naasir-ul-‘Uloom’ and received further education from Maulana Ilahi Bakhsh رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه in his hometown. Then, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه reached Jaunpur and studied some lessons from his cousin and teacher Maulana Muhammad Siddeeq رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه. Thereafter, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه received Islamic education from ‘Allamah Hidayatullah Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه, and it is here that he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه completed his Dars-e-Nizami (‘Aalim course).       He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه then completed Dars-e-Hadees in Pilibhit under the guidance of the ‘teacher of Muhaddiseen’, Maulana Wasee Ahmad Muhaddis Soorti رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه who acknowledged the incredible talents of his promising student in these words: ‘If somebody has learnt from me, it is Amjad Ali’.

(Tazkirah Sadr-ush-Shari’ah, pp. 5)

Blessed appearance

Mufti Muhammad Ali A’zami رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was not only extremely good-looking, but he was also physically very strong. His blessed face was awesome