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

After his marriage, for almost 1½ years, Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) worked in a government office.  However, the will of Almighty Allah was something else entirely.  Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) was not to remain a government servant and work under somebody, but he had to lead the Muslims and guide them.  Conditions took such a turn that he resigned from his post.

It is written in Matla’ Ul Anwaar about this:

In 1285 Hijri, he got appointed in the department of revenue.  He resigned from this job in 1287 Hijri.  The incident of his resignation is also strange although people think that a government job is a means to respect and happiness.  Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam left his job only on the issue that a usury-based transaction was given to him so that he could make an entry regarding it.  His Islamic fervor did not allow him to do so and he wrote his resignation and presented it to his superior officer.  The superior officer did not want to accept the resignation and promised that he would never be asked to do so again.  But Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam said:  This leniency is only until you are here.  I cannot expect everyone to be so lenient and this is a job, so I will have to obey whatever the superior says.  And he left his job.  (Matla’ Ul Anwaar, pg. no. 14)

On one hand this incident shows that Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) was very meticulous in observing the rules of the Shariah and on the other hand this shows that Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) completely relied on Almighty Allah.  Many relatives and friends all tried to talk him out of doing so, but he did not relent.  People advised him to restart his job.  However, Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) didn’t accept this advice and busied himself in teaching and instruction of Islamic sciences.  He focused all his energies on this task.  Those with the thirst for Islamic knowledge would come to him and quench their scholarly and spiritual thirst with oceans of knowledge and gnosis.