Started by Maulana Ilyas in India among the inhabitants of the district of Mewat. His totally new format of work faced severe opposition from the Ulema in the initial phases.
Its primary reference sources
Fadhail Aamaal
Fadhail Sadaqaat
Fadhail Haj
Riyaadus Saaliheen
Hayaatus Sahaabaa
Ladies Jamaat - The Mastooraat
Women are also encouraged to participate in the work of Tabligh. Womens programs are held on a weekly basis in each Muslim area. The men, at the Masjid, decide on the venue, time and, sometimes, also a speaker.
Modes of operation:
Muslims are encouraged to follow the
principles of Islam. When Allah Ta'aala favours some one
He makes unseen arrangements for all the
necessary things. The learned say that
there are two aspects which play an
important role in making a person's
personality. The first aspect is one's
family, because family traditions and
virtues are transmitted from one
generation to another. This is the
probable reason why the prophets were
born in the noblest of families only.
Imaam Bukhari has quoted a narration in
which the Ceasor of the Roman empire
said (He knew it from the ancient divine
scriptures) that prophets were always
born in the noblest families of their
communities .The second aspect that
plays an important role in building a
person's character is the child's
environment and surroundings as these
become part of the person's life and
personality.
Hadrat Maulana Inaamul Hasan Saheb
was given both of these to a high
degree. Allah Ta'aala selected a noble
and high Siddiqi family which was
blessed with the virtues of religious
knowledge, piety, sincerity, Taqwa etc.
from their great ancestor Hadrat Abubakr
[radhiallaahu anhu] whose legacy came
down from one generation to another.
Several great persons were born with
special characteristics and virtues
which cannot be easily understood by the
people of these times. Hadrat Maulana
Sayyed Abul Hasan Nadwi (Alimia) (may
Allah be pleased with him) says about
this family that not only males but also
the females of this family were models
of piety. They remained busy in divine
worship, zikr, Tasbeeh, and tilawat day
and night as a daily pattern of life.
The ladies busied themselves in
non-obligatory (Nawaafil) prayers
themselves and behind the male members
of the family they prayed Taraaaweeh
Salaat. During the month of Ramadhaan,
there used to be a very wonderful home
atmosphere. The recitation of the holy
Quraan used to be continuous day and
night during the whole month. The ladies
had so much of enthusiasm that tilaawat
was their great pleasure. Their Salaat
was such that they remained completely
unaware of the happenings in their
houses. (Hadrat Maulana Ilyas and his
Dini Dawat).
Hadrat Qazi Ziyaa'uddin Sanami RA, a
contemporary of Hadrat Khwaaja
Nizaamuddin Awliya RA was Hadratji's
ancestor. Maulana Hakim Muhammad Ashraf
Zinzanawi was also one of his ancestors.
He was famous for miracles (karaamat),
Ilm, Taqwa. And Marifat. Ulama of his
days acknowledged his kamaal
(perfection) and fadl (virtues). A great
aalim, Allama Abdul Hakim Sialkoti said
that he did not believe in Qudusi
persons but I came to know that such
persons do exist in this world after
having discussion with him in a meeting.
On receiving an unknown sign Maulana
Hakim Muhammad Ashraf went out in search
of a murshid (a spiritual Sage-teacher),
met such a Buzrug of the Qadiriyyah
order of Tasawwuf. He was greatly
impressed with what he saw and heard. He
took the Bait (an oath of allegiance)
and became engrossed in wird, wazaa'if ,
zikr, azkaar and mujaahida (various
activities of divine rememberance and
meditation). After two years his murshid
asked him to go to another Buzrug. After
some time he was sent to yet another who
informed him that he (Maulana Hakim
Muhammad Ashraf) had reached the final
stage (of Tasawwuf), so he was told to
go back to his native place and advised
that if he wished to declare his
spiritual status he should take bait and
give guidance to the people, but if he
wished to conceal it from the people he
should remain busy in teaching. He
replied that he preferred to devote
himself to the service of the Ilme
shariah (knowledge of the Islamic
Shariah-jurisprudence). So the Buzrug
made Du'aa that the zaaheri (the
publicly known) Ilm (knowledge) of
Islamic Shariah would remain in his
family. After receiving khilaafat
(spiritual authority) he returned to his
native place and busied himself in
obtaining and transmitting the knowledge
(Ilme-deen) of the Shariah.
Maulana Muhammad Ashraf had two
sons, Maulana Muhammad Shareef and Abdul
Muqtadir. The former followed the
footsteps of his father in Ilm, Fadl,
ma'aarif. Moulana Ihtisaamul Hasan
Kandhalwi writes in his kitaab
"Halat-e-Mashaa'ikh-e-khandalah", Hadrat
Maulana Ashraf was told by his
Pir-murshid that Ilm of Shariah would
remain in his children till the day of
judgement (Qiyaamah). This was evident
first of all in Maulana Muhammad
Shareef. Since then this bashaarat has
remained in his progeny of eleven
generations till this day. Insha'allah
this Ilme-shariah will remain in every
generation of his family till the last day.
Maulana Hakim Muhammad Shareef had
two sons. One son Maulana Muhammad Faiz
lived in Zinzana. Some great scholars
like Maulana Isma'eel Khandlawi, Maulana
Muhammad Yahya Kandalwi and his sons
Shaikhul Hadith Maulana Muhammad
Zakaria, his brother the pioneer (Baani)
of Tabligh Maulana Muhammad Ilyaas and
his son Maulana Muhammad Yusuf Kandalwi
were born in his family. The second son
of Maulana Hakim Muhammad Shareef was
Maulana Hakim Abdul Qadir who lived in
Kandhala. Many great religious scholars
were born in this family, e.g. Mufti
Ilaahi Bakhsh Kandhlawi, his nephew
Maulana Mufti Muzaffar Husain Kandalwi
and others. Maulana In'aamul Hasan is
also from the same family. The Zinzana
and Kandalwi family branches join in
Maulana Muhammad Shareef. Maulana Mufti
Elahi Bakhsh was very famous in his
family. He was one of the very great
disciples of Shah Abdul Aziz Dehelvi RA.
He was a famous author, Mufti of his
age. His "takmilah" on the mathnawi of
Maulana Rumi RA is wellknown, his son
Maulana Abul Hasan was also a great
Aalim, (Islamic scholar) as well as a
famous physician (Hakim). He had a high
position in the matter of piety (taqwa).
His son Noorul Hasan was also a great
Aalim. Sir Sayyed Ahmed Khan, the
founder of the Aligarh college was his
student. His son Zahurul Hasan and his
son Hakim Riyazul Hasan were great
scholars and physicians. Maulana Hakim
Riyazul Hasan studied Hadith from
Maulana Rashid Ahmed Gangohi RA. His son
Maulana Ikramul Hasan was the maternal
nephew of Maulana Ilyaas RA. Moulana
Ikraamul Hasan got religious education,
and then he obtained B.A. and L.L.B.
degrees from the Aligarh university. He
then for some time had law practice in
the Kerana court. After giving up the
lawyer's profession, he remained in the
service of Shaikhul Hadith Maulana
Muhammad Zakaria RA. whose companionship
and the service of Madressah Mazaahir
Uloom became the aim of his life.
Maulana Muhammad Ilyaas loved him very
much. He rendered a great deal of help
in nursing Maulana Muhammad Ilyaas in
his last illness. Maulana In'aamul Hasan
was his son.
Hadrat Moulana In'aamul Hasan Saheb
[ra] was born in the town of Kandhla.,
Dist Muzaffar Nagar, U.P., India on the
18th Jumadul Oola 1336 A.H. i.e. 20th
February, 1918 C.E. The famous Hafez
Mangtu taught him Hifzul Quraan. He
learnt Persian upto Bustaan of Sheikh
Saadi RA. from his maternal grandfather
Abdul Hamid and Arabic based education
from Mizan-Munshaeb to SharehJami from
Hadrat Maulana Muhammad Ilyaas RA. in
Nizaamuddin Kaashiful Uloom. When
Maulana Muhammad Ilyaas went for Haj in
1451 A.H., he and Maulana Yusuf were
given admission in Madressa Mazaahirul
Uloom, Saharanpur. He learnt Hidaya from
Maulana Zakaria RA. and Mebzi from
Maulana Jameel Ahmed Thanvi. When
Maulana Ilyaas returned from Haj,
Moulana In'aamul Hasan went back to
Basti Hadrat Nizaamuddin where he
studied Mishkaat from Maulana Ilyaas and
Jalaalain from Moulana Ihtisaamul Hasan
Kandhalwi [ra].
He and Maulana Yusuf were companions
of studies. He was admitted again in
Mazzahir Uloom, Saharanpur where Maulana
Abdul Latif taught him Bukhari Sharif,
Maulana A. Rahmaan Kamilpuri taught him
Tirmidhi Sharif, Maulana Manzoor Ahmed
taught him Muslim Sharif and Maulana
Muhammad Zakaria taught him Abu Dawood
(Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawood
are the famous Hadith literature).
It is narrated that both of them had
made an arrangement to study at night by
turn. One would study till mid-night,
prepare tea for the other and wake him
up and then go to bed. Both of them took
turns every other day (life story of
Hadrat Maulana Yusuf RA. Page 170, 171).
Before he could complete his studies, he
had to leave Mazaahir Uloom and return
to Basti Hazrat Nizaamuddeen due to
Maulana Yusuf's illness. He studied Ibn
Majah, Nasa'ee, Tahawi and Mustadrake
Haakim (compilations of Hadith) from
Maulana Ilyaas RA and thus completed his
religious education.
Hadrat In'aamul Hasan [ra] was
engaged for marriage with the second
daughter of Shaykhul Hadith Maulana
Muhammad Zakaria RA. and Maulana Yusuf
was engaged to the eldest daughter of
Hadrat Shaikhul Hadith. On the 3rd
Muharram, 1354 Hijra the annual Jalsa
(gathering) of the Mazaahirul Uloom was
held. Maulana Ilyaas RA expressed his
wish to Shaikhul Hadith that it would be
better if the Nikaah of both Moulana
Yusuf and Moulana In'aamul hasan be
performed in the Jalsa though there was
no preparation for it. Shaikhul Hadith
Saheb readily accepted the proposal.
When he was leaving for the Jalsa he
then informed his wife about it. She
said politely that if she had been
informed of the Nikah she would have got
a pair of clothes ready for their
daughters. Hearing this he remarked that
if he had known that their daughters
were naked (in dire need of clothes), he
would have been informed earlier. Hadrat
Shaikhul Islam Maulana Sayyed Hussain
Ahmed Madani RA. performed the Nikaah
ceremony which was attended by the
religious elders of the day. Maulana
In'aamul Hasan RA. went together with
Hadrat Maulana Muhammad Ilyaas RA. for
his first Haj-pilgrimage to Mecca in
1356 Hijri. Maulana Yusuf RA. and
Maulana Ihtisaamul Hasan were with them.
They commenced their Haj journey from
Karachi by ship. During this journey
they did Tabligh (propagation). The
Arabs praised their efforts and promised
to help them. He also received several
good tidings (Bashaarat) about the
tabligh mission in this journey. After
he returned home, for a long period
Maulana In'aamul Hasan remained ill. He
lived in his native place Kandhla during
this illness. Hadrat Maulana Muhammad
Ilyaas passed on the 21st Rajab 1363
A.H. on 23rd July, 1944 C.E. It was a
Thursday morning. Two days before his
death he named six persons from among
his special people as his khalifas.
Hadrat Maulana In'aamul Hasan was among
these six people. After the death of
Maulana Muhammad Ilyaas, the elders made
Mashwara with Maulana Shah Abdul Qadir
Raipuri, Maulana Fakhruddin Saheb and
Shaikhul Hadith Maulana Muhammad Zakaria
and decided that Maulana Yusuf Saheb
should be the successor of Hadrat
Maulana Muhammad Ilyaas as the Amir
(leader) of the Tabligh Jamaat. Hadrat
Maulana In'aamul Hasan Saheb used to
assist Maulana Yusuf Saheb and he was
known to be the right hand of Maulana
Yusuf Saheb. He continued till the last
moment of the life of Maulana Yusuf with
complete support and he played the main
role in the various activities of the
Tablighi centre (markaz) of Nizaamuddin.
He also discharged the responsibilities
of Mohtamim (Administrator) of Madressah
Kaashiful Uloom even during the time of
Maulana Yusuf. He also taught Bukhari
Sharif for many years. He was well
versed in Hadith. Hadrat Shaikhul Hadith
included some of his narrations in the
marginal notes of his kitaab
"Lami'uddarari".
Maulana In'aamul Hasan Saheb had a
reserved nature. He avoided unnecessary
talk. He remained busy with his own
work. He would not see anyone unless it
was necessary. He strictly observed his
routine. When necessary he replied to
questions very effectively. He could
understand intricacies very well. He
dressed himself in fine and clean
clothes. His food was limited as necessary.
He was fond of reading. He passed
most of his leisure time in studying
books. He had a unique collection of
books on various branches of knowledge
in his own library.
When Hadrat Moulana Yusuf RA. was
writing Hayaatus-Sahaba and
Amanil-Ahbar, he thought deeply about
problems that would arise and search for
information in the books. Even then if
he could not get the necessary
information he used to send Maulana
Abdullah Taariq Saheb to get the
necessary information from Maulana
In'aamul Hasan Saheb. Maulana Abdullah
Taariq says that it mostly happened that
Maulana In'aamul Hasan would open a book
and point out the required information
exactly in its place or his active mind
would give the right information for the
solution to the problem. Quickly he
would rise up, pick up the book from the
cupboard and hand it over saying, : Go
and show it to Maulana Yusuf RA.
One of his special Khaadim's
(servants) informed that Maulana
In'aamul Hasan Saheb studied the whole
volume of "Fatwa Alamgiri" twice. From
this we can get an insight into his
enthusiasm and untiring efforts for the
search of knowledge. He has written
several explanatory notes of research in
the manuscript of "Tarajimul Abwab" of
the Bukhari Sharif. This shows his
scholarship and versatility of the
traditions of the holy Prophet SAW.
Maulana Yusuf Saheb RA. died on
Friday 29th Zilqaad, 1384 Hijra, i.e.
2nd April 1965 C.E. in Lahore, Pakistan.
The question of his successor arose.
There was a need of a person who had a
great attachment for the Tablighi
mission with mind and heart. Maulana
In'aamul Hasan Saheb was the most likely
choice because he was the companion of
Maulana Yusuf RA. from their young days
and he was also his righthand. Maulana
In'aamul Hasan Saheb was also an Aalim
of repute. He had a fine personality. He
was considered trustworthy by Maulana
Muhammad Ilyaas RA Saheb. Maulana Yusuf
RA. Saheb relied on his advice and
consultation. Hadrat Sheikhul Hadith
Maulana Muhammad Zakaria held
consultations with others and then
appointed Maulana In'aamul Hasan as the
Amir of the Tablighi jamaat as the
successor of Maulana Yusuf RA.
Moulana Fakhrul Hasan, an Ustaadh of
the Darul Uloom made the declaration in
the assembly of thousands of people. All
of them expressed their satisfaction and
relief and promised their trust and
co-operation. Since that day till the
last breath Maulana In'aamul Hasan for a
period of 31 years discharged his
responsibility as the Amir with
foresight and courage. Under his leader
ship the great mission of Tabligh spread
far and wide in all parts of the world.
When he became the Amir-e Tablighi
Jamaat he was not a orator. But when he
became the Amir, he made good progress
in the art of oratory. He talked briefly
but with firmness. After some years of
experience he began to deliver lengthy
speeches. We should know that Dawah and
Tabligh are not the names of Takrir
(lectures). It is more than Takrir
(lectures). He paid much more attention
to other activities of the Jamaat than
giving lectures. Yet if there was a big
gathering (Ijtima) he would give brief
but factual guidance and the Ijtima
would come to an end with his Du'aa. He
had a reserved nature. This enabled him
to achieve important activities, i.e. if
someone asked about a matter, whose
reply would create fitna he used to
observe silence. Hadrat Umar
Ibne-Khattaab, the second Khalifa once
remarked ' observe silence and destroy
baatil (falsehood)". He was an expert in
the art of observing silence. As he
disliked unnecessary contact, people did
not try to get his companionship. It
saved his and their time. They devoted
their time to some useful activities
instead. He believed in the division of
labour. He allocated activities. He sent
people to the responsible man selected
for a particular work. He did not
interfere in the activities of others.
He remained bed-ridden for the last few
years. So the special visits were
reduced to minimum. He supervised every
activity himself and remained in close
contact with all the matters of the
markaz, the country and foreign lands.
At ten'o clock at night on the 9th
June 1995 he was taken to hospital in a
wheelchair by car. Everything possible
was done for his medical treatment. At
last he breathed his last at the age of
seventy years at 1.25 p.m. on Saturday,
10th Muharram, 1416 Hijra, 10th june,
1995 C.E. Innaalillaah. He left behind
in this world his son Maulana Zubairul
hasan and a daughter. The sad news of
his death spread around the world like a
lightning. The namaaz-e-janaza was to be
held at six'o clock in the evening.
There was a huge gathering in the Basti
nizamuddin. There was no space for more
people so all the roads leading to the
basti hadrat Nizaamuddin were closed to
traffic. His funeral was attended by
more than half a million people, but
everyone observed perfect discipline and
order. After the Magrib namaaz he was
laid to rest beside Hadrat Maulana Yusuf.
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