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

After reaching the age of 5, Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) started reciting the Holy Quran under the tutelage of Hadhrat Syed Shah Bad’iuddin Rifa’ee Qandahari (May Allah shower His Mercy on him).  At the age of 11, he completed his memorization of the Holy Quran under Hafidh Amjed Ali Sahab (May Allah shower His Mercy on him), who was a blind saint.

Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) received his introductory education from his illustrious father Hadhrat Qazi Abu Muhammad Shuj’auddin Qandahari (May Allah shower His Mercy on him).  He studied exegesis of the Holy Quran, Hadith and Jurisprudence under erudite scholars like Hadhrat Fayyazuddin Aurangabadi, Hadhrat ‘Abdul Haleem Firangi Mahalli and Hadhrat ‘Abdul Hayy Firangi Mahalli and Hadhrat Shaykh ‘Abdullah Yemeni (May Allah shower His Mercy on them) and mastered all the sciences.

Almighty Allah granted him such status that he became the Imam of the scholars and savants of his time.  He had absolute mastery over all Islamic sciences like Tafseer (exegesis of the Holy Quran), Hadith, Fiqh (jurisprudence), history, logic and philosophy, etc.  Along with all this, Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) had a deep understanding of modern sciences as well.