The services of Shaykh Ul Islam Imam Muhammad Anwaarullah Farooqui (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) for the Ummah

 

The services of Shaykh Ul Islam Imam Muhammad Anwaarullah Farooqui (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) for the Ummah

 

At the time of Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam Imam Muhammad Anwaarullah Farooqui (May Allah shower His Mercy on him), illiteracy was rampant in the country.  Luxury, singing and dancing were common.  Sins were committed day in and day out.  Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) started working against them silently.  As Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) was with the Ministry of Religious Affairs, this ministry was first reorganized and streamlined.  Earlier, it was entirely disorganized.

 

1.  The various departments were restructured again.  Duties were assigned for Ahle Khidmat Shariah and other things, but they weren’t actually performed.  Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) changed this.

 

2.  He took care of the education and the training of the personnel of this department.

 

3.  Educated personnel were sent to the villages and the remote areas to educate the people about the rules and laws of Islam.

 

4.  Special people were appointed to resolve issues when matters between husband and wife and other such people came to the court for decision.

 

5.  He made it compulsory to write down the details of the dower and other details when the marriage was solemnized to prevent such quarrels.

 

6.  The Supreme Court was instructed to let the in-charge know of the date of divorce in matters of divorce to find out the period of Iddat (waiting period after divorce) etc.

 

7.  To ensure the performance of Salaat in the Masjid, through the Ministry of Religious Affairs, a yearly amount was given and Imams and Mueddhins were appointed.

 

8.  In slaughter houses, officials educated about the Islamic rules were appointed to ensure Halaal meat.

 

9.  Shops of wines and other intoxicants which were inside the city, were removed from within the city.

 

10.  In Ramadhan, it was compulsory for hotels to cover their entrances and eating in public was prohibited.

 

11.  On the occasion of ‘Urs of the saints, Meena Bazaar used to be organized and there used to be dances of courtesans.  All this was prohibited.

 

12.  Among the so-called low castes of Non-Muslim women, there was a custom of Murli, after which that woman could form sexual relationship with anybody.  All this was prohibited.

 

The above have been written in a very short and abbreviated form, otherwise one can understand how much Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) worked for the community and how he guided the community on the right path.  This is a sign of his sincerity and the approval of Allah Most High, that these tasks of his are not so famous.

 

The Law-Giver (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) has declared the learning of Islamic knowledge Fardh on every Muslim, but Muslims are heedless about acquiring Islamic knowledge.  Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam exhorted the Muslims to do so.  First of all, he appointed speakers who would guide the people and appointed personnel trained in the basic rules of Islam (Ahle Khidmaat Shariah) to work in their respective areas.  Apart from this he started a number of Islamic schools.  He got a list made of the Islamic schools already running and released some grant for them depending on their needs and their work.

 

For the construction of a mosque in Australia, Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) released a grant of of Rs. 40000 and for a mosque in Basra, another huge amount was released.

 

Asafjahi Library:

 

Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) created awareness about starting a library for the sake of the common man and the Asafjahi Library (present day State Library, Afzalgunj, Hyderabad) was started, through which the common people have benefiting ever since.

 

Dairatul Ma’arif Al Uthmaniya:

 

For the research and publication of Arabic books, Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam established Daairatul Ma’arif.  The first book to be published from here was a monumental work in Hadith Kanz Ul ‘Ummaal, which Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) had got copied when he was in Madina at his own expense.  The publication work is still going on and till date, hundreds of rare and valuable books have been saved from being sent down the path of oblivion.  Due to its valuable work, Daairatul Ma’arif is admired the world over.

 

Majlis Ishaatul Uloom:

 

In Jamia Nizamia, Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) established a publishing house by the name of Majlis Ishaatul Uloom, from which necessary Islamic books are being published.  In Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam’s (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) time itself about 100 books had been published by this organization.  Each book is such that Muslims should read and study it.

 

Establishment of Jamia Nizamia:

 

Jamia Nizamia was established in 1292 Hijri.  The aim was that a group of scholars should always be present among the Muslims for spreading the teachings of Islam and preserving them.  Jamia Nizamia has a hostel also in which students from foreign places stay and study.  All the necessities like food, clothing, syllabus books and other things are provided by the management itself.  This Islamic seminary was initially a small place.  Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) appointed well-versed and erudite scholars and started the syllabus of Darse Nizami.  Through the blessings of the teachers and the syllabus, hundreds of famous scholars have passed out of this seminary.  The fame of the seminary also reached the corners of the earth and students from Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Bukhara, Punjab, Bengal etc. have come here and studied.

 

Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) has related a dream of a saint in Maqaasid Ul Islam, 4th Volume, which shows the acceptance of Jamia Nizamia by the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam).  A saint saw in a dream that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is seated and is ordering that the certificates of Jamia Nizamia be placed before Him, so that He (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) may sign them.  This is all the Grace of Allah Most High.