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Category: Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

A collection of illustrative anecdotes from the distinguished lives of the great ʿUlamā of Deoband who are an integral link in the chain of prophetic knowledge. Incidents which highlight the incredible angelic qualities of our ʿUlamā and elders, their humility, gratitude, patience, generosity, precaution, concern for others and devotions.

Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [61-64]
April 29, 2020 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [61-64]

61. To feed others with the intention of showing off is a grave sin. Thus one should feed others with […]

Īṣāl e-Thawāb (Donating Reward) – For Rasūlullāh ‎ﷺ
December 12, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Īṣāl e-Thawāb (Donating Reward) – For Rasūlullāh ‎ﷺ

Question: Is it correct to donate reward to Rasūlullāh ‎ﷺ when his status is highly elevated and he is not […]

Eating Only Gourd for 15 Years
October 30, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Eating Only Gourd for 15 Years

Anas bin Malik narrates that, “A tailor invited Rasūlullāh ‎ﷺ to a meal which he had prepared. ” Anas bin […]

Residents of the City of the Beloved
August 16, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Residents of the City of the Beloved

Haḍrat Mawlānā Khalīl Ahmad Sahāranpūrī ؒ would respect and admire the people of Arabia to a great extent. This respect […]

Hajj: A Journey Full of Reminders [Concise]
July 17, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Hajj: A Journey Full of Reminders [Concise]

Shaykh-ul-Ḥadīth Haḍrat Mawlānā Muḥammad Zakariyyah Kandelwhī states that, “Every step that we take towards the blessed lands of Makkah Mukarramah […]

Being Extremely Mindful of Guests
July 15, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Being Extremely Mindful of Guests

Mawlānā Rashīd-ul-Waḥīd recounts that, if anyone ever acted rudely or harshly with the guests of Shaykh-ul-Islam Mawlānā Ḥusain Aḥmad Madanī, […]

A Craft Which Needs to be Learnt
July 15, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

A Craft Which Needs to be Learnt

Mawlānā Sayyid Asghar Ḥusain was a prominent teacher who shaped the intellectual inclinations of Muftī Muḥammad Shafīʿ. In Dār al-ʿUlūm […]

The Status of Low-Ranking People
July 14, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

The Status of Low-Ranking People

Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Qāḍī Ẓuhūr-ul-Ḥasan relates from an eye-witness that, during a meal with Shaykh-ul-Islam Mawlānā Ḥusain Aḥmad Madanī, a man […]

Spending the Entire Night with a Cloak
July 14, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Spending the Entire Night with a Cloak

Mawlānā Fayḍullāh recounts an incident to which he was an eye-witness. This incident occurred when he was studying the final […]

Love for the Blessed Lands of Madinah
July 14, 2019 1 Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Love for the Blessed Lands of Madinah

The immense love Hadrat Mawlānā Qāsim Nānotvī harboured for Rasūlullah ﷺ was indeed spectacular. When he travelled to the blessed […]

The Unknown Toilet Cleaner
July 13, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

The Unknown Toilet Cleaner

Mawlānā Zakariyya Sambhalī relates that, there were a total of twelve lavatories in the compound of Ḥaḍrat Qārī Ṣiddīq Bāndwī’s […]

Whoever Hurts my Guest, I Will Not Forgive Them
July 11, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Whoever Hurts my Guest, I Will Not Forgive Them

Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Manẓūr Nuʿmānī writes: Readers must have seen many examples of generosity and giving preference to others; however, the […]

Spiritually Immersed in Salah
July 10, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Spiritually Immersed in Salah

Shaykh-ul-Islam Mawlānā Ḥusain Aḥmad Madanī began leading the maghrib salah at Meerut train station when the train horn blared. Majority […]

If Only the Guests Are Served the Same
July 9, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

If Only the Guests Are Served the Same

Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Bashīr Aḥmad FayḍAbādī writes that, one Ramadhan which Shaykh-ul-Islam Mawlānā Ḥusain Aḥmad Madanī spent in Tanda, Uttarpradesh, was […]

Shopping for the Elderly
July 9, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Shopping for the Elderly

As to Muftī ʿAzīz ur-Raḥmān’s stature, it should be borne in mind that he held the position of chief Muftī […]

What Can he Take From Me?
July 8, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

What Can he Take From Me?

During the time prior to the partition (of India and Pakistan), Ḥaḍrat Madnī was a very loyal supporter of the […]

Warming the Water Vessel with Body Heat
July 7, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Warming the Water Vessel with Body Heat

Shaykh al-Islam Mawlānā Ḥusain Aḥmad Madanī, during his imprisonment in Malta jail, served and looked after his teacher and spiritual […]

Teaching After Wife’s Burial
July 3, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Teaching After Wife’s Burial

Shaykh-ul-Islam Mawlānā Ḥusain Aḥmad Madanī would always ensure that he never misses a single lesson of teaching. Mawlānā Hakim Diya-ud-Din […]

Why the Difference in Effect?
June 30, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Why the Difference in Effect?

قيل لحمدون بن أحمد :- ما بال كلام السلف أنفع من كلامنا ؟ قال : لأنهم تكلموا لعز الإسلام ، […]

The Siege of Ta’if and the Pangs of Hunger
June 28, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

The Siege of Ta’if and the Pangs of Hunger

Shaykh al-Islam Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Ḥusain Aḥmad Madanī was under siege along with his teacher and mentor Shaykh al-Hind Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā […]

What Will I Answer to Allah?
June 27, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

What Will I Answer to Allah?

Doctor Ismail Memon relates that there would always be scores of guests day and night at the khanqah (spiritual convent) […]

Recalling a Speech
June 27, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Recalling a Speech

Sayyid ʿAṭā’Ullāh Shāh Bukhārī was once seated in the surgery of Ḥakīm Muhammad Ḥanif Ullāh when he suddenly started mumbling […]

I Obtained Benefit from the Heat
June 27, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

I Obtained Benefit from the Heat

Shaykh-ul-Ḥadīth Haḍrat Mawlānā Muḥammad Zakariyyā Kandelwhī says that, during my father’s time the madrasah (Islamic seminary) did not yet have a […]

Two Ink-Stands and Two Pens
June 27, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Two Ink-Stands and Two Pens

Mawlānā al-Ḥāj ʿInayat Ilāhi was the principal of Maẓāhir al-ʿUlūm, Saharanpur. He was also a Muftī and all the madrassahs […]

Precaution in Every Sentence
June 27, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Precaution in Every Sentence

Shaykh-ul-Ḥadīth Haḍrat Mawlānā Muḥammad Zakariyyā Kandelwhī was once dictating a letter of condolence to the family of a deceased that […]

Say an Indian Haji Gave It
June 24, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Say an Indian Haji Gave It

Sufī Muhammad Iqbāl relates that Shaykh-ul-Ḥadīth Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Muḥammad Zakariyyah would hand over thousands of riyals to me immediately upon […]

Eagerness for Wearing Sunnah Clothing
June 21, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Eagerness for Wearing Sunnah Clothing

On one Friday, during his stay in Madina Munawarrah, Shaykh-ul-Ḥadīth Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Muḥammad Zakariyyah wore a new set of clothes […]

Two Five Rupee Notes
June 17, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Two Five Rupee Notes

Sufī Muhammad Iqbāl narrates an incident which occurred before the partition of India when Mawlānā Alī Miyān stopped at Saharanpur […]

Outstanding Behaviour
June 16, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Outstanding Behaviour

Doctor ‘Abdul Ḥayy ‘Arifi says that, “Through the sheer grace of Allah, my entire life, I have never taken even […]

Never Tasted the Food
June 15, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Never Tasted the Food

Shaykh-ul-Ḥadīth Haḍrat Mawlānā Muḥammad Zakariyya Kandelwhī relates that Mawlānā Ẓuhūr al-Ḥaq, was the supervisor of the kitchen and a teacher […]

True Value of Time
June 14, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

True Value of Time

The condition of Ḥaḍrat Miyān Ji Nūr Muhammad Janjhānwi was such that when he would visit the market to shop, […]

Unparalleled Reliance on Allah
June 6, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Unparalleled Reliance on Allah

The extent to which food of the Markaz of Nizamuddin would be served and the scores of people who would […]

He Is My Guest
June 6, 2019 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

He Is My Guest

Mawlānā Mahmud Rampuri said that once I and a Hindu collector once went to Deoband for some business. I was […]

Racing with One’s Spouse
December 23, 2018 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Racing with One’s Spouse

Ḥakīm al-Ummat Mawlānā Ashraf ʿĀlī Thānwī was once visiting a village a distance away from his hometown Thanabhawan to partake […]

Concealing One’s Actual Condition
December 22, 2018 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Concealing One’s Actual Condition

The generosity and kindness of Shaykh al-Islam Mawlānā Ḥusain Aḥmad Madanī was not due to being wealthy or well-off. He […]

Detailed Account of the Journey
January 3, 2018 1 Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Detailed Account of the Journey

Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Aḥmad ʿAlī Sahāranpurī wrote commentary notes on Bukhārī, Tirmidhī and other aḥadīth books and was a well known […]

Sacrifices in Teaching Children
January 3, 2018 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Sacrifices in Teaching Children

Qārī Ṣiddīq Bāndwī said that, “I was given the responsibility to oversee the Dīnī affairs of a locality which was […]

Being Particular in Noting the Time
January 3, 2018 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Being Particular in Noting the Time

Haḍrat Mawlānā Muḥammad Maẓhar Nānotvi is looked upon as the actual founder of the institute Maẓāhir al-ʿUlūm, Saharanpur. It was […]

This Cushion is Only for Teaching Purposes
January 3, 2018 1 Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

This Cushion is Only for Teaching Purposes

Shaykh-ul-Ḥadīth Haḍrat Mawlānā Muḥammad Zakariyyā Kandelwhī writes that, I have not experienced this incident at first hand, but have heard […]

Acknowledging Mistakes
January 3, 2018 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Acknowledging Mistakes

Muftī Taqī ʿUthmānī narrates that I have often experienced my father that in the midst of anger whilst scolding or […]

Paying Off Debts for Others
January 3, 2018 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Paying Off Debts for Others

The easiest way in gaining the pleasure of Allah is to serve others and be a helping hand to his […]

Sheer Simplicity
January 3, 2018 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Sheer Simplicity

Shaykh al-Hind Mawlānā Maḥmūd al-Ḥasan narrates his eyewitness account of Mawlānā Qāsim Nānotawī: “His room was completely void of furniture. […]

The Event Neither Took Place There Nor Here
January 3, 2018 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

The Event Neither Took Place There Nor Here

Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Iḥtishām al-Ḥasan Kāndhlawī relates an incident regarding the sincerity of Shaykh al-Islam Mawlānā Ḥusain Aḥmad Madanī and Ḥaḍrat […]

Troubled by the Sorrowful State of the Muslims
January 2, 2018 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Troubled by the Sorrowful State of the Muslims

After receiving news of the Muslims of Bānda leaving the fold of Islam, Qārī Ṣiddīq Bāndwī resigned from his teaching […]

Seeking Forgiveness from a Sweeper
January 2, 2018 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Seeking Forgiveness from a Sweeper

Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Asʿad Ullah was extremely soft-hearted and compassionate. He would be left troubled and in tears over trivial and […]

Never Forgetting God-Given Bounties
January 2, 2018 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Never Forgetting God-Given Bounties

Muftī Muḥammad Taqī ʿUthmānī narrates an incident which occurred when his elder sister had pain in her teeth due to […]

Helping the Abandoned
January 2, 2018 Leave a Comment by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Helping the Abandoned

In 1949, Qārī Ṣiddīq Bāndwī had the opportunity to perform his first ḥajj. He mentioned that his habit was to […]

Being Content with a Mud House
January 2, 2018 3 Comments by BMPublications Memorable Episodes from the Lives of the ʿUlamā of Deoband

Being Content with a Mud House

Mawlānā Sayyid Aṣghar Ḥusain was a role model in terms of discharging his duties and being considerate towards his relatives, […]

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