Mawlana Abdulwahid Qalandarzahi (may Allah protect him) is a khalifa of Sayyidi wa sanadi Hadhrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him).
He is a teacher at madersa e deeni Jamia Islamiya Suran, Baluchistan, Iran
MashaAllah, he is well conversant in Urdu, Arabic and Persian.
May Allah bless him, give him a long and healthy life, and make him a source of guidance for many. Amin!
All praise is for Allah, Most High.
These days Dar ul Uloom, Karachi is a spiritual lodge (khanqah/zawiya).
Spiritual aspirants from various places around the world have flocked together to avail the blessings of Ramadhan in the blissful company of their Shaykh.
Almost two hundred individuals are performing the sunna seclusion (e’itikaf) in Dar ul Uloom’s mosque.
Sayyidi wa sanadi Hadhrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) holds a daily session after zuhar prayers for the spiritual aspirants. These discourses are providing the essential knowledge of tasawwuf for the seekers. The reality of sincerity (ikhlas), presence of mind/heart in worship(khushu’), and the method of tazikiya are some of the topics that have been discussed so far.
Thereafter, muridin gather in his office to be in his blessed company till the asr prayers. There they listen to the advise, observe the attitude and absorb the spiritual states of their Shaykh. MashaAllah!
May Allah make this beneficial for all of us. And, inshaAllah, this supplication be accepted
Amin!
سلامت تیرا میخانہ، سلامت تیرے مستانے
رہے گا رنگ عالم میں یہی تا یوم دیں ساقی
مجذوب رح
سیدی و سندی حضرت مولانا مفتی محمد تقی عثمانی صاحب مدظلہم العالی نے آج بعد نماز عصر حاضرین کو مطلع فرمایا کہ،
“انشاءاللہ آج شب سورہ والناس کے ترجمہ اور تشریح کےساتھ احقر نے گذشتہ کچھ عرصے سے اردو ترجمہ قرآن کا جو کام شروع کیا ہوا تھا وہ الحمدللہ مکمل ہو جاۓ گا۔”
انشاءاللہ بعد عید الفطر یہ “آسان ترجمہ قرآن بمعہ تشریحات” تین جلدوں میں چھپ کر منظر عام پر آجائیگا۔
جزاک اللہ تعالی احسن الجزاء
16 رمضان المبارک 1429
Instructing a senior scholar from Rangoon, Myanmar, who is staying in Darul Uloom to be in sayyidi wa sanadi’s company for the month of Ramadhan, Hadhrat said,
“Read the spiritual discourses (mawaiz) of Hakim al-Umma Hadhrat Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) as much as possible during your stay here. Make an effort to read at least forty of these.
However, while reading them keep an intention for your own self reformation (islah). It is a common ailment of scholars that when they read something beneficial they make a mental note of it to mention it in their next public speech. This is not beneficial. One’s own reformation (islah) should be the primary concern to gain maximum benefit.”
7th Ramadhan 1429, Darul Uloom
Shaykh Hadhrat Nawab Eshrat Ali Khan Qaiser (May Allah preserve him) is in the Holy cities for Umrah these days.
Hadhrat Haji Mohammad Sharif khalifa of Hakim al-Umma (may Allah have mercy on them) wrote in his wasiyet (will),
“Never arrange a gathering for my esal e thawab, neither purposefully nor on ad hoc basis. Every person who desires to do so can do it individually by supplications, giving charity or performing supererogatory (nafil) worship. At the least recite sura ikhlas thrice and forward its reward. InshaAllah, this action will be very beneficial to their own selves also.”
Musaferan e akhirat, page 27
ایک بھی تو نہ ہوا حق محبت پورا
ہم سمجھتے تھے کہ ہم بھی ہیں وفا داروں میں
عارفی رح
Sayyidi wa sanadi Hadhrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) consoled the widow of his departed murid/khalifa and said,
“Do not worry excessively. Be assured that when Allah, Most High, takes away any means of our worldly sustenance then it is His way (sunna) to directly provide for those things, without any intermediaries.”
DHA, residence, 26th Sha’ban 1429/29th August 2008, around maghrib
Sayyidi wa sanadi Hadhrat Mawlana Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) advised the family of his departed murid/khalifa,
“To lessen the sorrow of this loss and achieve patience (sabr) recite the Quranic verse abundantly,
انا للہ و انا الیہ راجعون”
DHA, residence, 26th Sha’ban 1429/29th August 2008, around maghrib
Hadhrat Mansoor Ali Khan sahib db, a senior murid of Hadhrat Arif-billah Dr. Abdul Hayy and khalifa of Hadhrat Shah Abrarul Haqq sahib (may Allah have mercy on them) adviced an individual;
“Take good care of your father.
His dua (prayers) is accepted for sure. This is stated in sayings of Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم
In masjid-e-nabawi this Ramadhan, I heard a Syrian Shaykh telling the young aspirants around him that a father’s dua (prayer) for his son is superior to the dua of 70 awliya (friends of Allah SWT) for that individual. This is the case even if the father is not a salih (pious) person.”
Allah SWT give us the tawfeeq. Ameen!
On their way to mosque for magrib salah one of the sons of Hadhrat Shaukat Kamal (may Allah have mercy on him) told sayyidi wa sanadi Hadhrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him), “After the demise of my respected father I have this feeling that I did not appreciate him enough during his life. I was negligent in fulfilling his rights.”
Hadhrat acknowledged this and said,
“This feeling is nothing inappropriate. ‘Qader e ni’mat ba’d az zawal’ (One truly appreciates a blessing only when it is gone forever) is a well known axiom.
However, all praise is for Allah, that even now you can be of assistance to him in his after-life by doing esal e thawab and making supplication (dua) for him as much as possible.”
26th Sha’ban 1429/29th August 2008
Sayyidi wa sanadi Hadhrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) instructed the widow of his very close deceased murid/khalifa Hadhrat Shaukat Kamal (may Allah have mercy on him) from behind a partition,
“No doubt the loss is great but you must be patient. Remember that being sad, hearbroken and even crying is not in opposition to the patience (sabr) required by Shariah. Moreover, it is the right of the beloved deceased to miss him and grieve. The only thing that has to be avoided is to criticize and oppose the decree of Allah, Most High.”
JazakAllah!
DHA, residence, 26th Sha’ban 1429/29th August 2008, after maghrib
Sayyidi wa sanadi Hadhrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) instructed the sons of his very close deceased murid/khalifa Hadhrat Shaukat Kamal (may Allah have mercy on him),
“Take special care of your mother. Acknowledge how precious her existence is now. Make sure to keep her content and comfortable.
This is especially so that with time the sorrow of other relatives of the deceased wanes away but that of the spouse does not. In contrary it increases with age and time.
Also, he encouraged them to do esal e thawab as much as possible for the deceased by praying, reading Holy Quran, giving charity, etc.”
JazakAllah!
DHA, residence, 26th Sha’ban 1429/29th August 2008, around maghrib
In the earlier part of his life Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) used to teach at the Islamic seminary (darul uloom) in Kanpur.
One day students entered the class to find him sitting there obliviously very sad. The signs of melancholy and sorrow were clearly evident on his face. The students were concerned and respectfully inquired what was the reason for this unusual demeanor. Hakim al-Umma informed them that he had just received the news of demise of his eldest sister. Students felt sad and requested him to postpone teaching session for that day. Hakim al Umma told them that he had come to teach as usual. However, seeing the sadness of their teacher students insisted and requested that instead of the usual daily class they wanted to recite the Holy Quran and forward its reward to the deceased muslimah. After much insistence Hakim al-Umma accepted their plea on three conditions,
Firstly, they would not recite the Holy Quran sitting together. It will be done individually and in private.
Secondly, every participant was to recite whatever amount was possible for him with ease. Half or quarter juz (section) or even sura iklas (chapter112) three time would be fine.
Thirdly, after recitation no one should inform how much he recited.
Hakim al-Umma enforced these conditions to ensure absolute sincerity in the recitation. It is well established that the reward of good deed is based on the sincerity (ikhlas) with which it is done. Actions devoid of sincerity are worthless and there is no benefit in forwarding its reward to others.
Issue like social coercing, show-off and undue hardship on those involved essentially destroys the sincerity altogether.
Forwarding Reward of Good Acts to Deceased:
Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Shah Asharaf Ali Thanawi ra said;
“Making isla-e-sawab (forwarding the reward of good deeds to the deceased) according to the preferential (mustahib) method is a later thing.
The first and most important thing to do is to find out if the deceased had any outstanding debts/loans. If there are any loan/debts pending, it is obligatory (fardh) to settle them foremost.
If there are no loans/debts or after paying them some things remain of the heritage, find out if the deceased made some will (waseyat).
After settling all this, when the (remaining) heritage becomes the legal property of inheritors then instead of the ceremonial and prevalent modes of good acts and customs it is most beneficial to find out if the deceased had any outstanding (qadha) prayers (salah), fasts (seyam), zakah, etc. If there are any of these outstanding, then pay compensation (fidya) for them. This amount should be distributed amongst the needy poor, orphans and widows in the local neighborhood.
This from of isal-e-sawab is superior to other (nafil) modes.”
(Al-Ifadhatul-yomia Volume 7 pg 40)