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a renowned author of his time, admitted to a companion of his, that
he knew of only eleven out of the forty different explanations of
the verse given by Hazrat Ghosul Azam.
In 521 Hijri, Hazrat Abu Saeed Mubarik Bin
Mokarrimi made over his Madrasa to Saiydina Abdul Qadir, In the
beginning, there were only very few students; but soon his fame for
learning, piety, inner illumination, veracity, and strict adherence
to Shariat spread far
and wide and people from all over the world began to flock round him
to reap the benefits of his lectures and sermons. Gradually the
existing building proved too small for the ever-increasing students,
and in 528 AH, adjacent houses had to be acquired. For thirty-three
years between 528 and 561, he devoted himself to the cause of
Education. He himself taught Muslim Law, commentaries on the Quran,
Hadith, Syntax (grammar) and other Islamic subjects.
Students from every part of Iraq and all over the Muslim world came
to his Madrasa, where they received free education with boarding and
lodging provided.
After completing their course of studies, these students either
returned to their own countries or went to some other lands in order
to spread the knowledge and virtues acquired from the Hazrat.
Education thus spread throughout Iraq and other Muslim Countries to
achieve Saiyidina’s sole object of the revival of Islam. Most of his
students later became famous Saints and Savants of Islam. Among them
were Sheikh Ali bin Hiti-a- Qutub of his time – Sheikh Baqir bin
Batu, the head of the Autad, Sheikh Shahabuddin Umar Suharwardy the
author of the well known book on Sufism,
“Awarif-ul-Maarif” and Head of the Suharwardy Order, Sheikh Abdul
Hassan the famous preacher of Egypt and very many others.
As a student, when he was engaged in his studies he did not neglect
his efforts to attain spiritual perfection. He therefore, often
resorted to fasting and would not ask for food from any one, even if
he had to go without any meal for days together.. |
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