Blessed Sahabah

1     Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen Sayyiduna ‘Ali-ul-Murtada رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ was born in Makkah Mukarramah in the thirtieth or twenty-eighth year after the “incident of elephant”. He is an honourable Sahabi of Rasool, son-in-law of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, Imam of east and west, Asadullah, door of knowledge and Haydar-e-Karraar. He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ embraced martyrdom on 21st Ramadan 40 Hijri; his blessed shrine is located in Najaf Ashraf (Iraq). (Tareekh-ul-Khulafa, pp. 132; Mirat-ul-Asraar, pp. 18-192)

2     Khatoon-e-Jannat, Sayyidatuna Fatima-tuz-Zahra رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا was born in Makkah Mukarramah, five years before the declaration of Nubuwwah. She passed away in Madinah Munawwarah on 3rd Ramadan 11 Hijri and was laid to rest in Jannat-ul-Baqi’. She رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا is the daughter of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, honourable wife of Sayyiduna ‘Ali رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ, loving mother of Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُمَا and the chief of all women in Paradise. (Zurqaani ‘alal Mawahib, pp. 331, 337; Madarij-un-Nubuwwah, vol. 2, pp. 459-461)


* The daughter of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, Sayyidatunā Ruqayyah رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهَا was born 7 years before the proclamation of Prophethood, in the city of Makkah. The Beloved Prophet رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهَا was 33 years of age at the time of her birth. She married Sayyidunā ʿUthmān al-Ghanī رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ and migrated to Abyssinia with him. The grandson of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, Sayyidunā ʿAbdullah ibn ʿUthmān رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ was born there before they migrated to Madina. She passed away in Madina on the Day of Badr, 17th Ramadan, 2 AH. She was laid to rest in al-Baqīʿ.[1]

*The esteemed Companion, Sayyidunā Kurz ibn Jābir al-Fihrī رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ was the chief of the Quraysh before Islam. He accepted Islam after the migration and led an expedition in Shawwal 6 AH. He was honourable, courageous, and a skilled horseman. On the Day of the Conquest of Makkah, he was separated from the army of Sayyidunā Khālid ibn al-Walīd رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ and was martyred by the disbelievers.[2]



Blessed Awliya

1     The leader of Mu’mineen in the field of Hadees, Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Bin Mubarak Mervazee رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was born in Merv (Turkmenistan) in 118 Hijri. He passed away on 13th Ramadan 181 Hijri; his blessed shrine is located in Heet (Anbar province), western Iraq. He was Tab’-e-Taabi’i, a student of Imam-e-A’zam, great ‘Aalim, outstanding Muhaddis and one of the honourable blessed Awliya. Kitab-uz-Zuhd war-Raqaaiq [کِتابُ الزُّہدِ وَ الرَّقائِق] is his famous book. (Tabqat Imam Sha’rani, Juz: 1, pp. 84-86; Muhaddis ‘Uzzaam Hayat-o-Khidmaat, pp. 146-153)


*Sayyid Gul Muhammad Ḥasanī Qādirī Tordherī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْـه is from the top-ranking saints of Islam. He was the spiritual heir of Rehamkār Bāba. His supplications were answered; he was a pillar for people of all walks of life; and he was empathic with people. Even at his shrine today (Tordher, Swabi, KPK), the ill find cure and the needs of people are fulfilled. He passed away on the 10th of Ramadan, 1180 AH.[3]

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4.   Sayyidunā Khawaja Shah Muhammad Imam Ali Farooqi Chishti رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْـه was a famous Wali of the Chishti and Qadiri Sufi order. He passed away on the 10th of Ramadan 1282 AH and his shrine is in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.[4]

5.   Sayyidunā Hājī Najm al-Dīn Fārūqī Shaykhawatī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْـه was born in 1234 AH in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. He was born into the family of Khawāja Ḥamīd al-Dīn and he passed away on the 13th of Ramadan 1287AH. His shrine is in Fatehpur (Shaykhawati, Rajasthan). He was the spiritual heir of Pīr Phatān, a seasoned scholar of the outer and inner sciences, and a skilled poet. He authored 11 books in Urdu and 8 in Persian. Manāqib al-Maḥbūbīn is from his well known works.[5]

6.   Sayyidunā Khawāja Muhammad Fazal Shāh Waryamālī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْـه was born in Chakwal into a sayyid family circa. 1265 AH. He passed away on the 22nd of Ramadan, 1331 AH, in Waryamaal (Karila, Chakwal). His shrine is found there too. He had memorised the Quran and was a proficient qari and the spiritual heir of Shams al-ʿĀrifīn. He was a man of miracles and a respected Sufi guide.[6]

7.   Sayyidunā Wārith ʿAlī Chishtī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْـه was born in Sukho, near Gujar Khan, Rawalpindi, into a respected family in 1268 AH. It was there that he also passed away in Shaban or Ramadan in the year 1371 AH. He was pious and righteous; respected and loved by his people; an expert doctor; a poet in the Persian language; a Sufi and a spiritual heir of Shams al-ʿĀrifīn.[7]

The Scholars of Islam رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـه:

8.   Mawlānā ʿAbd al-Nabī Hāshimī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْـه was born in Bhoi Ghaar (Hassan Abdal, Attock) into the knowledgeable and spiritual Hāshimī family in 1262 AH. He passed away on the 8th of Ramadan 1311 AH and is buried in the Abaai cemetery (Pindashriki Bhoi Ghaar). He was the scholar of his time, a proficient writer, a poet, and a Sufi. His book Tadhkira al-Maḥbūb (Mawlana Muhammad Ali Makhdoi) is an indispensable source of information.[8]

9.   The scholar of scholars and teacher of teachers, his eminence Hidāyat Allah Khan Jaunpurī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْـه was born in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India and passed away on the 1st of Ramadan 1326AH in Jaunpur. He was laid to rest in Dargha Rashidabad. As the foremost student of the renowned martyr-scholar Fazl al-Haqq Khayrabadī, he mastered the rational and transmitted sciences and was hailed as a pioneer capable of gauging source texts to derive rules and principles. For over 40 years as the foremost teacher of Madrassa Hanafiya Jaunpur, he trained countless ulema including Mufti Amjad Ali Azami رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْـه and other towering figures.[9]

10.   The great scholar from the family of Ghaus ul-A’zam, Shaykh Sayyid ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ Khaṭīb al-Dimashqī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْـه was born in Damascus in 1277 AH. He was the Imam of Masjid Madrassah Fathi and the Khatib of Jami Masjid Sayyidunā ʿUmar. He was also the librarian of Daar-ul-Kutub al-Zaahiriyya. He passed away on the 26th of Ramadan 1336 AH and is buried in the cemetery of Dahdaah.[10]


11.   Mawlānā Sirāj al-Dīn Anjrawī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْـه was born in Pai Khel, Mianwali, to a knowledgeable family. His parents passed away during his childhood and he was educated in Makhad Sharif. He was an excellent scholar, a Sufi, the teacher of teachers, an exceptional teacher at the Makhad Madrassa, a person of saintly miracles, and someone whose supplications were always accepted. He passed away on 29th of Ramadan, 1336 AH, and his shrine is located in Anjra Afghan (Attock). He also delivered lessons on Bukhari for 7 years in Makkah.[11]

12.   Mawlānā Pīr Maḥbūb Aḥmad Khayr Shah Jamātī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْـه was born in Amritsar (East Punjab, India). He was born into a Kashmiri family and passed away there on the 9th of Ramadan 1338 AH. He was a scholar who practised what he preached, a powerful orator, and a skilled debater of Ahl al-Sunnah. He authored several books and was the spiritual heir of Amīr-e-Millat.[12]

2     A famous Majzoob Wali, Sayyiduna Sharafuddin Bu-‘Ali Qalander Chishti رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was born in 652 Hijri in Panipat (Haryana province), India; he passed away in the same locality on 13th Ramadan 724 Hijri. His blessed shrine is the centre of spirituality which is visited by the people from all walks of life. His poetry collection, namely ‘Deewan Bu-‘Ali Qalander’ is available in the published form. (Akhbar-ul-Akhyar, pp. 129; Shan-e-Awliya, pp. 426, 428)

3     Qutb[2] of his era, Sayyiduna Khuwajah Sayyid Naseeruddin Mahmood Charagh-e-Dihlvi Chishti Nizami رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was born in Faizabad (Oudh, UP), India. He was an ‘Aalim-e-Deen, a Kamil Wali and the Khalifah [person permitted to make Mureeds] of Khuwajah Nizamuddin Awliya. He passed away on 18th Ramadan 757 Hijri; his blessed shrine is located in Basti Charagh Delhi (Delhi, India). (Khazeena-tul-Asfiya, vol. 2, pp. 219-225; Al-Mustafa wal-Murtada, pp. 359, 368; Mirat-ul-Asraar, pp. 858, 866)

4     Qutb of his era, Sayyiduna Meer ‘Abdul Waahid Bilgrami Chishti Nizami رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was born in Bilgram (Hardoi District, UP), India. He is a famous Wali-e-Kamil. Amongst his remarkable books, ‘Sab’-e-Sanabil’ [سَبعِ سَنابل] has been acknowledged in the blessed court of Rasoolullah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. He passed away on 3rd Ramadan 1017 Hijri; his blessed shrine is located in his birthplace and visited by the people from all walks of life. (Ma-Aasar-ul-Kiraam, pp. 30, 33; Tazkirah ‘Ulama-e-Hind, pp. 329)

5     Ustaz-ul-Asfiya, Sayyiduna Khuwajah Muhammad ‘Ali Makhadwi [مکھڈوی] Chishti Nizami رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was born in 1164 Hijri in Batala (Gurdaspur District, eastern Punjab), India. He was an expert in all the fields of Islamic knowledge, a Kamil Sufi and founder of the blessed Khanqah-e-Makhad. He passed away on 29th Ramadan 1253 Hijri; his blessed shrine is located in Makhad (Attock District), Pakistan. (Tazkirah Awliya-e-Pakistan, vol. 2, pp. 174, 177)

Blessed ‘Ulama of Islam

1     Sultan-ul-Fuqaha, Imam Ibn Humaam Kamaluddin Muhammad Hanafi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was born in 790 Hijri in Iskandariyah, Southern Egypt. He was an expert in the fields of Quran and Hadees, Tafseer and Fiqh, ‘Ilm-ul-Kalam, etc.; he was also a Kamil Sufi. He was one of those ‘Ulama who give Tarjeeh [i.e. preference to one of many opinions in a same Shar’i matter] and was also one of the great Hanafi ‘Ulama. He became famous worldwide because of his commentary, namely ‘Fath-ul-Qadeer’, on the blessed book ‘Hidayah’. He passed away on 7th Ramadan 861 Hijri; his blessed shrine is located in Qarafa, Qahira [Cairo], Egypt. (Al-A’laam liz-Zarkali, vol. 6, pp. 255; Al-Fawaaid-ul-Baheeh, pp. 235, 237; Al-Badr-ut-Taali’, vol. 1, pp. 201, 202)

2     Shaykh-ul-Hanafiyyah, Sayyiduna ‘Allamah Mufti Khayruddin Bin Ahmad Ayyubi Ramalli Hanafi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was born in Ramadan 993 Hijri in Ramallah, Palestine. He completed his education from Jami’a-tul-Azhar [Al-Azhar University]. He is Khatima-tul-Fuqaha [خاتمۃ الفقہاء] and the author of ‘Fatawa Khayriyah’. He passed away on 27th Ramadan 1081 Hijri; his blessed shrine is located in Mahallah Baashqurdi, Ramallah, Palestine. (Khulasa-tul-Asar, vol. 2, pp. 134, 139)

3     Sayyiduna Maulana Rahmatullah Kayranavi Muhajir Makki رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was born in Jumadal Awwal 1233 Hijri in Mahallah Darbar-e-Kilan Kairana (Muzaffar Nagar District, UP), India. He is Fakhr-ul-‘Ulama, Shaykh-ul-Asfiya, Muballigh-e-Islam, founder of Madrasah Sawlatiyah in Makkah Mukarramah and also the author of ‘Izhar-ul-Haq’. He passed away on 22nd Ramadan 1308 Hijri and was laid to rest in Jannat-ul-Ma’la. (Imam Ahmad Raza Muhaddis Baraylvi aur ‘Ulama Makkah Mukarramah, pp. 27; Tajalliyat Muhar-e-Anwar, pp. 318, 319; Muballigh-e-Islam Maulana Rahmatullah Kayranavi, pp. 20)

4     Zaheer-ul-Islam, Sayyiduna ‘Allamah Hakeem Muhammad Zaheer Ahsan Siddeeqi Naymwee Naqshbandi Hanafi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was born in 1278 Hijri in Mauda’ Salehpur (near Bihar Shareef, Patna District, Bihar Province), India. He passed away on 17th Ramadan 1322 Hijri in the city of Patna and was laid to rest in Mauda’ Naymee (Patna District, Bihar Province). He was a physician, a great poet and writer, great ‘Aalim and honourable Muhaddis, expert in all the fields of Islamic knowledge and the author of many books. The Hadees book he had authored, namely ‘Aasaar-us-Sunan’ is famous worldwide. (Aasaar-us-Sunan, pp. 281)

5     Hakeem-ul-Ummat, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Na’eemi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was born in 1324 Hijri in Mahallah Awjhiyani, Budaun (UP, India). He passed away on 3rd Ramadan 1391 Hijri; his blessed shrine is located in Gujrat (Punjab, Pakistan). He was a Mufassir-e-Quran [Quranic exegete], Shaarih [commentator] of Mishkat, Ustaz-ul-‘Ulama, author of many books and one of the great ‘Ulama of Ahl-us-Sunnah. (Tazkirah Akabir Ahl-e-Sunnat, pp. 55-58)

6     Khalifah of Mufti-e-A’zam Hind, Sayyiduna Maulana Badruddin Ahmad Razavi Misbahi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was most probably born in 1348 Hijri in Gorakhpur District (UP, India). He completed his education from Jami’a-tul-Ashrafiyah. He was a great Mufti [Islamic jurist], Ustaz-ul-‘Ulama and the author of 18 books. He passed away on 7th Ramadan in Barhya, Basti District. (Mufti-e-A’zam Hind aur In kay Khulafa, pp. 235-240; Fayz-ul-Adab, pp. 3 – published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah)

7     Ustaz-ul-Fuqaha, Sayyiduna ‘Allamah Mufti Qadi ‘Abdur Raheem Bastawee رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was born in 1354 Hijri in Basti District, UP (India). He passed away on 4th Ramadan 1431 Hijri in Bareilly. He was the Khalifah of Mufti-e-A’zam Hind, a Mufti of Markazi Dar-ul-Ifta of Bareilly, Ustaz-ul-‘Ulama, a good writer and one of the great ‘Ulama of Ahl-us-Sunnah. He wrote Fatawa [Islamic verdicts] for 52 years and many of his Fatawa have been published in ‘Fatawa Bareilly’. (Mahnamah Ma’arif-e-Raza, October 2010, pp. 6, 51-54)