Shaykh Ul Islam Imam Muhammad Anwaarullah Farooqui (May Allah sanctify his secret) - Life and teachings

It is seen in nature that before the dawning of the sun, everything from the littlest buds to the biggest waterfalls prepares to welcome the dawning of the sun.  The same thing happened before the birth of Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam (May Allah shower His Mercy on him). His mother was a saintly lady.  She relates:

After my marriage, I did not have any children for a long time.  I sent some fruit as a gift to Hadhrat Yateem Shah and asked him whether I would have any children or not.  Hadhrat Yateem Shah (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) accepted the gift and said:  Go and tell her that she will have a son who will be a memorizer of the Holy Quran and a propounder of the sciences of the Holy Quran.  After this the signs and indications of pregnancy were felt.  In these days I saw in my dream the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) reciting the Holy Quran.

What better interpretation of this dream can be there than the fact that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is giving glad tidings that the son to be born will not be an ordinary person, but the work of propagation of the sciences of the Holy Quran and defending the faith.  We can understand the stature of Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) with this dream.

Eventually Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) was born on 4^th Rab’ee Ul Aakhir 1264 Hijri in Nanded in India.