Mufassir al-Aazam Hazrat Jilani Miyan MuHammad Ibrahim Raza al-Qadiri RadiaAllahu anhu

Grand Son of AlaHazrat, Qamr al-Aarifeen, Umdat al-Mufasireen, Mufassir al-Azam Hind Jilani Mia Hazrat Allama Mawlana Muhammad Ibrahim Raza Khan was born on the 10th of Rabi ul Aakhir 1325 Hijri (1907) in Bareilly Shareef. His birth pleased his grandfather AlaHazrat RadiaAllahu anhu dearly. Ala Hazrat RadiaAllahu anhu called the Azaan and Iqaamah in his ears and chewed a date and placed it in his mouth. AlaHadrat’s RadiaAllahu anhu brother Ustaz-e-Zaman Hazrat Hassan Raza Khan RadiaAllahu anhu was also very pleased when he heard of his birth.

AQEEQA:

Ala Hazrat
RadiaAllahu anhu prepared a great feast for his Aqeeqah. All the students of the madrassa were fed according to their taste. In other words, those from Africa were fed according to their taste and those from India were fed according to their taste. Ala Hazrat RadiaAllahu anhu made sure that all the students were very happy during this invitation.

NAME:

According to the family tradition, he was named Muhammad. His father then added the name Ibrahim. His mother always called him Jilani Mia, and his title was Mufassir-e-Azam Hind
RadiaAllahu anhu


EDUCATION:

When he was four years, four months and four days old, then on a Thursday, the 14th of Shabaan 1329, Ala Hazrat
RadiaAllahu anhu held a programme for his Bismillah Khwaani (commencement of Islamic studies). AlaHazrat RadiaAllahu anhu also invited many people and Niyaz was distributed. He studied the Holy Quran and the Urdu language under the care of his beloved mother. When he was 7 years old, he was enrolled into the world renowned Darul Uloom Manzar-e-Islam in Bareilly Shareef. He studied under great Ulama such as Maulana Ahsaan Ali Saahib Muhadith Faizpuri, his father Hujjatul Islam Maulana Haamid Raza Khan and Hadrat Maulana Sardaar Ahmed Muhadith-e-Pakistan (ridwaanullahi ta A’la alaihim ajmaeen). He qualified as an Aalim and Faadil at the age of 19 years and four months, in the year 1344 and Huzoor Hujjatul Islam RadiaAllahu anhu tied the turban on his head and blessed him with the Khilafat.


HIS HABITS & CHARACTER:

Hadrat was very kind and generous. His life was an example of the great Masha’ikh. He always oiled his hair and beard after taking a bath. He wore a loose Punjabi kurta. He sometimes wore a badami colored Kurta, but usually he wore white. His diet was roti, braised meat, Kalabash, herbs and Bhindi. He loved to use itar and if anyone gave him itar, he made sure that it was not some kind of contaminated perfume. He always used both his hands to apply the itar onto his chest and under his arms. He always slept on his right hand side. He never preferred anyone to lie flat on his or her face when sleeping.

HIS NIKAH:

Hadrat Mufassir-e-Azam
RadiaAllahu anhu married the daughter of his uncle, Huzoor Mufti-e-Azam RadiaAllahu anhu. Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan RadiaAllahu anhu arranged this marriage.

IJAAZAT AND KHILAFAT:

Once Huzoor Mufti-e-Azam
RadiaAllahu anhu said,

“When Huzoor Hujjatul Islam
RadiaAllahu anhu passed away, then Jilani Mia RadiaAllahu anhu was not here. When he returned, then some people had reservations about his Khilafat, so I said, that if some of them have reservations concerning wheter his blessed father gave him the Khilafat, and I too hereby bestow the Khilafat upon him. Now, none should have any objections. Because of my support for him, many people now supported him and the Madrassa was given into his control.”

ZIYAARAT OF HARAMAIN SHARIFAIN:

In 1372, he made Ziyaarat of Haramain Sharifain. The Ulama of Makkah al-Mukarrama and Madinah al-Munawwarah showed great respect to him, due to his relationship to Ala Hazrat
RadiaAllahu anhu and he was blessed with various Ijaazats, for Hadith, Dalaail-e-Khairaat and Hizbul Bahr etc.


AS A TEACHER:

He was a very well qualified and experienced teacher. After Fajr Salaah, he would spend some time reading his wazeefas etc. He would then take breakfast and go directly to his classroom. He used to teach Muslim Shareef, Tirmizi Shareef and Mishkaat Shareef. He also presented the false beliefs of the Najdis and then refuted them with very bright proofs. When teaching Muslim Shareef, he often entered a very highly spiritual state. He used to speak most often in Arabic, and he encouraged the students to do the same.

A DYNAMIC ORATOR:

Hazrat was also a very dynamic orator. Once, there was a two-day programme. He delivered a very dynamic lecture on the first day, and then left. The next day, was the lecture of Hadrat Muhadith-e-Azam Kichauchwi Alaihir RaHma. He says, “In the morning, 20 wahabis, came to me and said that the lecture which was delivered the night before inspired them so much that they realized their beliefs were corrupt, so they made tauba and accepted the (true) Islam.”

MONTHLY ALA HAZRAT MAGAZINE:

He started the monthly AlaHazrat Magazine for the propagation of the teachings of the Ahle Sunnat. This magazine gained great success. Alhumdulillah, this magazine is still in circulation even today.

HIS KARAAMATS:

Hadrat Mufassir-e-Azam
RadiaAllahu anhu was also a very powerful Saahib-e-Karaamat. A few Karaamats are being presented for Barkat. Once a man was bought to Hazrat who was dumb since birth. Hazrat made dua for him, and he began to speak immediately. Many of the tableeghis in that town saw Hazrat’s karaamat and made tauba from their false beliefs.

Once, a couple came to Hazrat and said that their brother-in-law had been false accused of murder and that he was the breadwinner of the family. They requested Hazrat to make dua for his release. Hazrat asked if he was Sunni and they answered in the positive. Hazrat took a piece of paper and wrote the following on it: “Allahu Rabbu Muhammadin Sal’laa alaihi wa sal’lama Nahnu Ibaadu Muhammadin Sal’laa alaihi wa sal’lama” Hazrat said that the prisoner should learn this Durood and recite it in abundance. Hazrat then said that he should tie the taweez with the Durood on his right arm and if Allah Wills, then he will be released. Ten days later, both of them returned with sweets and Niyaz. They also brought a third person with them. They told Hazrat that he was their brother-in-law and that he had been released as he was found not guilty, but the two others who were with him have been given the life sentence. Hazrat entered them both into the Silsila and then advised them to continue with their Salaah and Durood Shareef.

BOOKS AND TREATIES:

Some of the books written by him are:

  • Zikrullah
  • Nematullah
  • Hujjatullah
  • Fazaail-e-Durood Shareef
  • Tafseer Surah Balad
  • Tashreeh Qasida Nau’mania


HIS CHILDREN:

Almighty Allah blessed him with five sons and three daughters.

Hadrat Allama Rehan Raza Khan (
RadiaAllahu anhu): Born on the 18th Zilhajj in Bareilly Shareef. He is the Mureed and Khalifa of Huzoor Mufti-e-Azam RadiaAllahu anhu. He was a great teacher, and a very powerful personality. He passed away on the 18th of Ramadaan 1405 (1985). And his Mazaar Shareef is in Bareilly Shareef.

Hadrat Allama Mufti Mohammed Akhtar Raza Khan Hafidhahullah: Taajush Shariah Allama Akhtar Raza Khan Qibla is the present Torch bearer of the Khandaan-e-AlaHadrat
RadiaAllahu anhu.

Dr. Qamar Raza Khan: He lives in Bareilly Shareef and is a very kind and loving personality. He resembles Taajush Shariah Allama Akhtar Raza Khan very closely.

Mawlana Mannan Raza Khan Manaani Mia: He is a very well read personality and is the founder of Jamia Nooria, a Darul Uloom constructed in memory of Huzoor Mufti-e-Azam
RadiaAllahu anhu.

Hadrat Tanweer Raza Khan: He was older than Hadrat Akhtar Raza Khan, and was always in a very highly spiritual state even as a child. He disappeared (Mafqood-ul-Khabr) as a child and has never be seen or heard from since.

GEMS OF WISDOM:

His words were always full of knowledge and wisdom. Mufassir-e-Azam
RadiaAllahu anhu always said:

  • My own faults stop me from finding faults in others
  • Slight Absence makes the heart grow fonder and an extensive absence kills the love.
  • The respect of every nation depends on its Ulama
  • Allah gave us two ears and one tongue, so that we listen more and speak less
  • Piety is through good character and not through family ties
  • One who is not the beloved of Allah cannot be your beloved
  • Sabr (patience) is more bitter than poison and sweeter than honey
  • Knowledge without practice is a burden to ones soul
  • Allah gives comfort in the world, to one who does deeds for the hereafter
  • When you have done everything, then you should still think that you have done nothing

WISAAL:

He passed from this world on a Monday, the 11th of Safar 1385 Hijri (12 June 1965). The next day, his Janaaza Salaah was prayed at the Islamia Inter College. Mufti Sayyid Muhammad Afzal Hussain performed the Janaaza Salaah Mufti Muhammad Afzal Hussain, Maulana Muhammad Ahsaan Ali, Maulana Sayyid Aarif Ali, Janaab Sayyid Ijaaz Hussain and Janaab Muhammad Ghaus Khan lowered Hadrat into his Mazaar.

MAZAAR SHAREEF:

His Mazaar Shareef is in the Dargah of AlaHazrat
RadiaAllahu anhu in Bareilly Shareef.


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Compiled by

Aftab Qasim Noori
[Durban - South Africa]

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