Social Services of Hadhrat Imam Muhammad Anwarullah Farooqui

Social Services of Hadhrat Imam Muhammad Anwarullah Farooqui

On May 24, in Masjid Abul Hasanaat, Hadhrat Maulana Mufti Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi Qadri spoke on the social services of Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam. Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam is a descendant of the Second Caliph of Islam Hadhrat Umar Farooq (May Allah SWT be well pleased with him) through 39 generations. He is an embodiment of both Shariah and Tariqah, an erudite scholar and a teacher of the kings. The VI Nizam Mir Mahboob Ali Khan had the privilege of being his student and his son, Mir Osman Ali Khan, the VII Nizam of Hyderabad remained his student for 21 years. He accomplished the huge task of teaching and instructing the Kings of the time and the reformation of the Ummah.

Hadhrat Maulana Mufti Sahab also said that Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam had divinely granted insight and sagacity. He used all kinds of knowledge to guide the Ummah. He spent his personal money to help out the Ummah. The preservation and reformation of the Aqaaid (beliefs) of the Ummah was his first aim. In this regard, he has written many books. His style of writing satisfies the reader. His books are regarded with uncommon respect in the scholarly world. For the propagation of Islamic knowledge, he established a great Madarsa, Jamia Nizamia. As he was the Incharge of the whole of Deccan, he made extraordinary efforts to reform and purify the society. As a great thinker and reformer of the community Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam founder a society “Anjuman Islahe Musalmanan” (Lit. Organization for reformation of Muslims). To create Islamic awareness in people, he appointed speakers in the villages and the remote areas. He also made arrangements to supply the Islamic books free of cost to the Muslims who live in villages. The slaughter houses had fallen prey to disorganization. Those who were not aware of the Shariah rulings of slaughter were appointed in them. Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam removed this disorganization and appointed well-educated people who were aware of the Shariah rulings of slaughtering animals.

The system of Nikah was also in disarray. The reason for this was that marriages were conducted only through word of mouth. There did not use to be a written record. People would then create false documents and lay false claims on Mehr (alimony) and inheritance (virasat). Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam created documents for this use (syah naama), in which all the details of the marriage like offer and acceptance (ijab and qubool), the date of the Nikah, the names and details of the witnesses and the amount of alimony etc were entered. This document was given a legal status.

In Hyderabad, the weights used were not perfect, because of which there used to differences in weighing of goods. Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam got these errors rectified and enforced the use of these weight standards. Because of this people were saved from a great sin and the constant arguments and quarrels because the faulty weights were also stopped. Even today, the same standard of weights are being used.

Mufti Sahab said that wine and intoxicants are the origin of all kinds of evil in the society. For this reason it is called “Umm ul Khabais” i.e. the mother of all evils. Due to this to discourage the use of wine, Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam prohibited the business of wine within the city and moved the wine shops to outside the limits of the society.

Hadhrat Maulana Mufti Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi Qadri detailed the services of Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam for the Ummah in general and the Muslim community of Hyderabad in general. The session concluded with the Dua of the Mufti.