A brief history of
Tabligue Jammat

Bismillah-irrahmaan-irraheem

1886   Maulana Ilyas Kandhalawi bin Maulana Mohammad Ismail was born in Kandla, Muzaffar Nagar, UP, India.

Source: Sawanih Hadrathji Tsalits, I/14

Maulana Ilyas came from a very pious family. Maulana Ilyas father, Maulana Mohammad Ismail, was known to wait on the streets to serve thirsty labourers water. He would then pray 2 Rakaat Salaat thanking Allah for giving him the opportunity to serve. One day, he met some labourers from Mewat looking for work. He asked them how much they would earn from such work and offered them the same amount if they would learn Kalima and Salat from him instead. They agreed and since then almost 10 Mewati students would always remain with him at all times. Such was the start of the Madrasa at Banglawali Masjid.

Source: Life and Mission of Maulana Ilyas, pages 4-5

Maulana Ilyas brother, Maulana Mohammad, never missed a single Tahajjud prayer for 16 years before his death. He died in Sajdah while performing Witr Salat.

Source: Life and Mission of Maulana Ilyas, page 18

Maulana Ilyas mother, Bi Safia, would daily recite Durood Sharif 5000 times, Ism-i-Zaat Allah 5000 times, Bismillah-irrahmaan-irraheem 1000 times, Hasbunallahu-wani mal wakil 1000 times, Manzil and several other Zikrs thousand times daily. During Ramadhan, on top of all this, she would recite the whole Quran plus another 10 juz every day. She would thus complete 40 times recitations of the Holy Quran in Ramadhan.

Maulana Ilyas was her favourite child, and she would say to him, How is it that I see figures resembling the Sahaba moving along with you?

Source: Life and Mission of Maulana Ilyas, page 7

Maulana Ilyas himself too was a man of great piety. It was said that he would often remain in solitude for hours in the Zikr of Allah. While he was in Nizamuddin, he would at times stay for hours till mid-day at the Gate of Arab Sara, a place where the great Wali of Allah, Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia used to worship.

Source: Life and Mission of Maulana Ilyas, page 20

1898 February 2  Shaykhul Hadith Maulana Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhalawi bin Maulana Mohammad Yahya was born, coinciding with 10 Ramadhan 1315 Hijri. He was the nephew of Maulana Ilyas.

Source: The seerah of Maulana Yahya page 294

1898 February 26   Maulana Ismail (Maulana Ilyas father) passed away.

Source: Life and Mission of Maulana Ilyas, page 5

1917 March 20   Maulana Yusuf Kandhalawi bin Maulana Ilyas was born.

Source: Sawanih Hadrathji Tsalits, I/80

1918 February 8   Maulana Ilyas (32 years old) took residence at the Banglewali Masjid. During that time, it was only a small masjid with a small room inside it. It was surrounded by thick forest. There was no tap water source and water had to be brought from elsewhere. Only 4 to 5 people used to pray there which were all his students. Maulana Ilyas used to spend a lot of time in the Masjid doing Zikr.

Source: Sawanih Hadrathji Tsalits, I/24

Food at the Madrasah was so meagre that they had to starve many times, but Maulana Ilyas bore it all with a cheerful heart. The extreme poverty made no Impression on him as what worried him was the prospect of abundance and prosperity.

Source: Life and Mission of Maulana Ilyas, page 19

1918 February 20   Maulana Inamul Hasan Kandhalawi bin Maulana Ikramul Hasan was born in Kandla, Muzaffar Nagar, UP, India. He was the nephew of Maulana Ilyas.

Source: Sawanih Hadrathji Tsalits, I/172

1922   Haji Abdul Wahab was born in New Delhi, India. He was among the first five people who pledged allegiance to Maulana Ilyas to give his whole life to Tabligh. He is also the fourth Caliph of the Sufi Tharekat Maulana Shah Abdul Qadir Raipuri. Currently, he is one of the pioneers of Tabligh, whose Sanad (chain) is connected with all the three Ameers of Tabligh (Maulana Ilyas, Maulana Yusuf, and Maulana Inamul Hasan)

Source: The Life of Shaikh Zubayr, Page 156

1920s   Maulana Ilyas was perturbed to see the general ignorance and irreligiousness of Muslims in general, even among Darul Uloom Students. Once, a young man was presented before Maulana with the laudatory remark that he had completed the study of the Quran in such-and-such a Maktab of Mewat. Maulana Ilyas was shocked to find that his beard was shaven and no one could know from his appearance or dress that he was a Muslim.

Source: Life and Mission of Maulana Ilyas  S Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi

1926 April 29   Maulana Ilyas (40 years old) went Hajj together with several Alims.

Source: Sawanih Hadrathji Tsalits I/31

Mecca Old Picture

1926 July 20   Maulana Ilyas Hajj group was supposed to return to India on this day but Maulana Ilyas felt so perturbed and uneasy that he felt a strong urge to stay longer in Madinah.

Source: Sawanih Hadrathji Tsalits, I/31

1926  One night, in the Holy City of Madinah, Maulana Ilyas fell asleep inside the Prophet s Mosque in Raudhah. Maulana Ilyas dreamt the Holy Prophet SAW telling him to Return to India for Allah SWT will take work for you .

Source: Sawanih Hadrathji Tsalits, I/31

1926 November   Maulana Ilyas returned to India from Hajj and officially started the work of Tabligh at the age of 40.

Source: Sawanih Hadrathji Tsalits, I/31

1930  Inamul Hassan, who was his student (13 years old), started joining Maulana Ilyas in his Da wah trips and also as a Muqim (resident) of Nizamuddin.

Source: Sawanih Hadrathji Tsalits, I/222, 248

1930 April 28   Maulana Ilyas presented the effort of Dawah to Darul Uloom Saharanpur (for the first time) at the Madrasah s yearly event.

Source: Sawanih Hadrathji Tsalits, I/33

1932  The first ever jamaat was formed 6 years after Maulana Ilyas first started the work of Da wah and Tabligh. The 2 jamaats were:

• Maulana Hafiz Maqbul s Jamaat Sent to Kandhla
• Maulana Dawood Mewati s Jamaat Sent to Saharanpur

Source: Sawanih Hadrathji Tsalits, I/40

1934 August 2  A Mashwara was made on how this effort was to be conducted. Maulana Ilyas (48 years old) and Maulana Zakariyya (36 years old) conducted the Mashwara. This is the Mashwara where 6 points of Tabligh were agreed upon (It is to note that originally Maulana Ilyas had up to 60 points). As of today, the 6 points of Tabligh are:

1.   Kalima

2.   Salat

3.   Ilm and Zikr

4.   Ikraamul Muslimeen

5.   Ikhlaas

6.   Da wah and Tabligh

Source: Sawanih Hadrathji Tsalits, I/36

1939 November 8  Maulana Haroon Kandhalawi bin Maulana Yusuf bin Maulana Ilyas (father of Maulana Saad) was born.

Source: The Tadzkirah of Maulana Haroon, Page 23

1941 May 28  Maulana Talha, son of Maulana Zakariyya was born.

Source: The Life of Shaikh Zubayr, Page 133

Maulana Zakariyya s House where Maulana Talha was born

1941 November 30  The first ever Ijtema was conducted at Mewat where 25,000 attendees came. A lot of great Ulema came as well including Maulana Ahmad Madani and Mufti Kifayatullah

Source: Life and Mission of Maulana Ilyas, Page 62

1942  The first ever Masturat (Ladies) Jamaat was formed where Maulana Dawud Mewati was the Amir. Several Ulemas including Maulana Yusuf and Maulana Inamul Hasan at first did not agree with such a Jamaat. However, after being given the explanation and the full Tarteeb (methodology) of such Jamaat, they have fully supported it since.

Source: Sabilul Khoirot fiJama atil Mutanaqqibat, Page 262

1944 January   Haji Abdul Wahab (22 years old at that time) went to Nizamuddin Markaz for the first time and joined the work of Da wa. He was able to be in the company of Maulana Ilyas for 6 months before Maulana Ilyas passed away.

Source: The Life of Maulana Zubayr, Page 156

1944 May to July  Throughout that month, Maulana Ilyas illness got worse day by day.

The Elders and prominent scholars at that time had a common concern among them, namely; If Maulana Ilyas passes away, who will replace the leadership of the Da wah and Tabligh Jamaat after his death?

On those nights, almost all the prominent scholars, such as; Shaykh Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi, Maulana Shah Abdul Qadir Raipuri, Maulana Zhafar Ahmad Usmani, Hafizh Fakhruddin, Maulana Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri, and other scholars who loved him, both those who were in contact with Maulana Ilyas in preaching or personally, gathered and spent the night in the Nizamuddin Markaz mosque.

In the view of these scholars, the most suitable to replace the emirship of Maulana Ilyas in the Congregation of Da wah and Tabligh is Shaykhul Hadith Maulana Zakariyya. He is the only person who is qualified to replace Maulana Ilyas as the emir of the Jamaat Da wa and Tabligh, both in terms of knowledge, spirituality, practice, high degree, and wisdom.

Then the respected scholars came to Shaykhul hadith Maulana Zakariyya (46 years old) and conveyed their views to him. Maulana Zakariyya gently refused and replied, You don t need to worry about this as Allah SWT will arrange it.

Source: Sawanih Hadrathji Tsalits, I/68

1944 July 11  Two days before Maulana Ilyas passed away, Maulana Ilyas called Maulana Zakariya and Shaykh Abdul Qadir Raipuri to consult. After gathering, in the consultation, he said in front of the scholars and religious figures, Immediately choose the people who will replace me after my death. I want them to pledge allegiance in front of me. There are six people of my choice; Maulana Hafiz Maqbul, Maulana Dawud Mewati, Maulana Ihtisyamul Hasan, Maulana Yusuf Kandhalawi, Maulana Inamul Hasan, Maulana Sayyid Ridho Hasan Bhopali. Personally, I propose Maulana Hafiz Maqbul, because he has long been involved in both Dhikr and this effort.

Maulana Shah Abdul Qadir Raipuri on the other hand proposed Maulana Yusuf as the next Amir of Da wa and Tabligh. When these two options appeared, Maulana Ilyas said, Who can deal with the Mewatis better than Yusuf? . Based on those considerations, Maulana Abdul Qadir Raipuri finally decided Maulana Yusuf to be the Ameer of Da wa and Tabligh. Maulana Yusuf was 27 years old at that time.

Maulana Ilyas said,  If this is indeed your choice, then may Allah SWT grant goodness and blessings. Before my heart did not feel calm, but now my soul feels very calm. I hope that after my departure, this work will continue to go well.

Then Maulana Zakariya and Maulana Ilyas wrote on a paper given to Maulana Yusuf;  I authorize you to take Bay ah from people.

Source: Sawanih Hadrathji Tsalits, I/65

Maulana Ilyas gave permission to take Bay ah in writing to Maulana Yusuf (Illustration only)

1944 July 13   Maulana Ilyas passed away in Banglawali Masjid and was buried outside the core of Banglawali mosque, Nizamuddin. Maulana Yusuf was appointed and sworn in as the second Amir of Da wa and Tabligh through the consultation of all the members of Da wa and Tabligh. Maulana Zakariyya ceremoniously put Maulana Ilyas  turban on Maulana Yusuf s head. The first Bayan of Maulana Yusuf was under a tree, in the courtyard of Banglawali Masjid, Nizamuddin.  There was a group of people who left Markaz Nizamuddin at the time because they were not happy with the choice, one of them who was officially permitted by Maulana Ilyas to accept Bay ah for his Tareeqa was not happy and said the words you have made a kid Amir . This old worker lost the taufeeq or ability to set foot in Nizamuddin.  Until Maulana Zakariyya told a group of people from another area to make him a principle of a madrasah in a different part of India.

Source: Sawanih Hadrathji Tsalits, I/66

 

 

1946  Maulana Yusuf sent the first ever Jamaat to work specifically during Hajj season in Saudi Arabia.

Source: Sawanih Maulana Yusuf, Page 411

1946  Maulana Yusuf sent Maulana Ubaydillah Belyawi to stay locally in Madinah and start the work of Da wah there amongst Arabs. He was later succeeded by Maulana Saeed Ahmad Khan.

Source: Life of Maulana Zubayr, Page 148

1947 August 15  The conflict between India and Pakistan erupted. Thousands of Muslims left Islam out of fear. Many lives were lost. All the Mashaikh prayed and cried to Allah SWT. A large party from Mewat took refuge in Nizamuddin Markaz. Hadhratji Maulana Yusuf, Maulana Manzhur Nu mani, Maulana Habiburrahman Ludyanwi, and Maulana Zakariyya decided that Muslims should not leave India. Either they stay or die. Maulana Zakariya was instrumental in urging the fatwa council to issue a fatwa for Muslims not to leave India. If this fatwa had not been issued, perhaps today there would be no more Muslims in India. In the same period private planes with political figures used to come to Delhi from Pakistan and hold the feet of Maulana Yusuf and humbly request him to relocate Nizamuddin Markaz to Pakistan. Molana Yusuf used to point them in the direction of his elder Maulana Zakariyya and in turn Maulana Zakariya used to point them in the direction of Maulana Hussain Ahmed Madani and Maulana Shah Abdul Qadir Raipuri.  By that time these people in Pakistan had moved a lot of Islamic Movement and their leaders to Pakistan. Ultimately this became the reason Maulana Yusuf was martyred in Lahore, Pakistan.  Also there was an old worker who tried to move others to Pakistan to the extent he said disrespectfully to both Maulana Zakariya and Maulana Yusuf that these two will get you killed , if you don t move.

Source: Sawanih Hadhratji Tsalits, 1/121, 129 &, Audio Mufti Akbar Hasmi  & Aap-Beeti & Audio(Urdu) of Sheikh Yusuf Motala

1947 August  Maulana Yusuf sent many die-hard Jamaats to call Muslims who became Murtad back to Islam. These Jamaats put their life in danger and were ready to be martyred in the Path of Allah.

Source: Sawanih Maulana Yusuf, Page 306

1947 August 24  Maulana Yusuf sent a die-hard Jamaat to migrate to Pakistan and establish the effort there. Haji Abdul Wahab Sahab was part of this Jamaat. The Jamaat wrote a letter detailing their dangerous journey where they hid under the seats and inside the toilet.

Haji Abd Wahab (25 years old at that time) from there onwards took residence at the Raiwind Markaz in Lahore, Pakistan.

1947 September 15  Maulana Yusuf s wife passed away during Sujood (Prostration) while performing Maghrib Salat. Their son, Maulana Haroon was only 8 years old at that time.

Source: Tadzkirah Maulana Haroon, Page 31

1947 December 26  The first ever Ijtema was held in Karachi after Pakistan s separation from India.

Source: Sawanih Maulana Yusuf, Page 380

1948 March 13  An Ijtema was held in Pakistan which Maulana Yusuf attended for the first time after Pakistan s separation from India. During this Ijtema, a decision was made that the Markaz of Pakistan would be Raiwind, Lahore.

Source: Sawanih Hadhratji Tsalits, I/106

1948 December  Maulana Zakariyya completed the book Fadhail Sadaqat

Source: Answering the Objections on Fadhail Amal, Page 15

1950 March 30  Maulana Zubair Ul Hassan Kandhalawi bin Maulana Inamul Hasan was born.

Source: Ahwal wa Atsar, Page 29

1954 January 11  The first Ijtema was held in Dhaka, East Pakistan (before the formation of Bangladesh). Maulana Yusuf and Maulana Inamul Hassan attended the Ijtema.

Source: Sawanih Hadrat Maulana Yusuf, Page 385

1954 April 10  The first ever Raiwind Markaz was conducted

Source: Sawanih Hadrat Maulana Yusuf, Page 376

1960  Maulana Yusuf published the first copy of Hayatus Sahaba

Source: Sawanih Hadhratji Tsalit, I/165

1962 August 16   Maulana Shah Abdul Qadir Raipuri passed away. He was not only a famous Sufi Shaikh but was also the Amir of the third walking Jamaat from Delhi to Saudi Arabia where in that Jamaat was also a young Maulana Saeed Ahmad Khan.

Source: Ahwal wa Atsar, Page 89

1965 April 12  Sheikh Maulana Yusuf was martyred in path of Allah.  He was poisoned whilst taking breakfast and soon after started vomiting and within a few hours passed away in Lahore at 14.50 on a Friday. He was 48 years old at that time. Maulana Inamul Hasan recited Surat Yasin by his side. Maulana Yusuf continued to recite the Shahadat until his last breath and told Maulana Inamul Hasan that it was his time to go , Maulana Inamul Hasan replied there a lot of work of dawah left yet , to which Maulana Yusuf said the policy has been set (the methodology of effort of dawat has been set for the world). Some of the Pakistani locals wanted him to be buried there and then in Pakistan (in some ways to hide their crime) however some Mewatis surrounded his body and waited for a decision from Maulana Zakariyya. It was decided by Maulana Zakariyya that he was buried next to the maqam of his father, Maulana Ilyas in Nizamuddin. Ultimately the decision of Maulana Yusuf and other elders not to move the Markaz of Tabligue to Pakistan was the means for his martyrdom. This jealousy that the effort of dawat had spread through the world and jammats were coming from different countries to India, to Nizamuddin Markaz and not Pakistan, with all the influence it had all over the world, was a bitter pill to some sections of Raiwind Markaz and political elites of Pakistan to digest.

Source: Sawanih Hadhratji Tsalits, I/274 & Audio(Urdu) of Sheikh Yusuf Motala &, Audio Mufti Akbar Hasmi

 

1965 April 12  A Mashwara was conducted by Maulana Zakariyya. From that Mashwara it was decided that Maulana Inamul Hasan was to be appointed as the third Amir of Da wa and Tabligh. The result of the Mashwara was announced by Maulana Fakhruddin Deobandi, after Maulana Umar Palanpuri s Bayan (Talk). There was also more than half douzen letters came from a group from Raiwind Markaz, Pakistan The letters mentioned disappointment in the Maulana Inamul Hasan s being Amir what is this appointment, you have made Nizamuddin Markaz like the heartlands places of the Peers of Punjab, when the father passes away then the son becomes Peer (leader) this done with utter disrespect of the great elders and Mashaikh of India who s opinion was taken to make Maulana Inamul Hasan Amir.  

Source: Sawanih Hadhratji Tsalits, I/274 & Audio(Urdu) of Sheikh Yusuf Motala

 

1965 April   There was a group of Mewati people who wanted Maulana Harun bin Maulana Yusuf (26 years old) to be the next Ameer of Da wa and Tabligh. This group, along with some people from Delhi, urged Maulana Zakariyya to change his decision after the Mashwara. They continued to urge him through letters and exhortations. Maulana Zakariyya remained firm on the decision of the Mashwara. People said: Maulana Inamul Hasan is not like Maulana Yusuf . Hadrat Maulana Zakariyya replied, It is true, but after Maulana Yusuf, you will never find an Amir like him (Maulana Inamul Hasan). There were also about 40 old workers at the time who left Nizamuddin, I certain individual upset because he were not selected Amir, with the words you made person who does not speak Amir , this individual used to make speeches in place of Maulana Yusuf in Nizamuddin when Maulana Yusuf was in safar or away from Nizamuddin.  He used to come to the stairwell of Nizamuddin spit and walk away.

Source: Sawanih Hadhratji Tsalits, I/276, 277

1965 Maulana Harun accepted willingly  Maulana Harun himself was happy and not at all lured nor influenced by the insistence of those who wanted him to be Amir, he somehow knew his life span was not going to be that long and this is what he relayed to Maulana Zakariyya. He accepted the decision of the Mashwara with an open heart. He even gave Bayans (Talks) on the importance of obeying the Mashwara s decision, and whatever the decision is, that is the right one.

Source: Sawanih Hadhratji Tsalits, I/277 Audio(Urdu) of Sheikh Yusuf Motala

1965 April 3  The Bay ah to Maulana Inamul Hasan started. One of the reasons why Maulana Inamul Hasan was chosen to be the Amir of the Da wah and Tabligh is because he was Maulana Yusuf s closest friend, from childhood till death. In addition, Maulana Inamul Hasan was also a direct student of Maulana Ilyas. He accompanied Maulana Ilyas on most of his da wah journeys, thus understanding the ins and outs and the work of da wah.

Source: Ahwal wa Atsar, Page 31 &  Maulana Ilyas Shaikh

1965 May 10   Maulana Saad Kandhalawi bin Maulana Harun was born.

1967 August 21   Maulana Inamul Hasan made his first Dawah Safar abroad after being appointed the Amir of Da wa and Tabligh. It was the Sri Lankan Ijtema held between the 26 to 30 August in Colombo.

Source: Ahwal wa Atsar, Page 159

1967 November  The first ever Tonggi Ijtema was conducted in East Pakistan (before the formation of Bangladesh).

Source: Sawanih Hadhratji Tsalits, II/452

1971 March 26  The separation of Bangladesh from Pakistan. Many Muslims lost their lives.

Source: Sawanih Hadhratji Tsalits, I/441

1973 April 23  Maulana Zakariyya migrated to the Madinah Al Munawwarah at 75 years old.  However, even after his retirement some elements of Raiwind Markaz made mushwerah in Jeddah, selected a spokesman to go and speak to Maulana Zakariyaa in Madinah and told him insolently that his stay in Masjid Noor was affecting the work of Dawah.  Maulana Umar Palanpuri who was also present in Madinah at time wrote letter to Maulana Zakariyya that before this event he had seen Prophet (SAW) in a dream and the Prophet (SAW) had forewarned him about these people from Raiwind and referred to them as political party and that he advised the he should not even allow them to get close to him. Due to Maulana Umar Palanpuri engagement and having to travel back to India, he did not get an opportunity to tell him in person therefore wrote a letter. With mushwerah Maulana Saeed Ahmed Khan had offered his local Masjid to Maulana Zakariyya to reside there.

Source: The Life of Maulana Muhammad Yahya al-Kandahlawi, Page 307. & Audio(Urdu) of Sheikh Yusuf Motala

1973 September 28  Maulana Harun Kandhalawi bin Maulana Yusuf (Maulana Saad s father) passed away at the age of 35 after a sickness engulfed him and was treated in the hospital for 13 days. His Janaza prayer was led by Maulana Inamul Hassan, 55 years old. At that time, his son, Maulana Saad was 8 years old.

Source: Ahwal wa Atsar, Page 379 & Audio(Urdu) of Sheikh Yusuf Motala

It was suspected that Maulana Harun was affected by Black Magic as before his death, he was perfectly fine. His disease came without any pre-symptoms. He would cough out Black Goo.

Maulana Harun s wife, Khalida (i.e. Maulana Saad s mother). Khalida was the daughter of Maulana Izharul Hassan wrote to Maulana Zakariyya whilst he was in Madinah (Sheikh Yusuf Motala was present as well) and she complained to Molana Zakariyya and requested him to disclose the persons who had done Black Magic on her husband so she could pray against them (because of the piety of Moulana Zakariyya, Allah SWT would open this knowledge on his prayer) however Moulana Zakariyya advised her to send good deeds for her deceased husband, as these would benefit him in the life of Barzakh. Moulana Yusuf Motala relates that soon as Moulana Zakariyya finished the reply to the letter of Maulana Harun s wife, he immediately made Moulana Yusuf Motala write another letter addressed to Maulana Izharul Hasan who the maternal grandparent to Moulana Saad (Maulana Izharul Hasan s daughter was Moulana Saad s mother).  In that letter Moulana Zakariyya wrote that after Moulana In amul Hasan (Hazrat Jee), it would be Moulana Izharul Hasan who would be Amir and after him he should make such effort on the young Moulana Saad he becomes worthy of taking over leadership of the effort.  Maulana Yusuf Motala questions in the audio how did Moulana Zakariyya know who would pass away first Moulana In amul Hasan or Moulana Izharul Hasan (was it spiritual insight).

Source: Audio(Urdu) of Sheikh Yusuf Motala

At the same time the most intuitive dawah personality Tabligue has produced who was the means to spread the work in so many regions of India, Fazle Karim Bhai came to pay respect to family of Maulana Haroon. He instructed his son to take Maulana Saad easy his pain to get some sweets and said with hand on his head grow up quickly son, Allah SWT with make him Amir of the work one day

Source: Audio (Urdu) Maulana Ilyas Shaikh son of Fazle Karim Bhai & Maulana Ilyas Shaikh son of Fazle Karim

1974 August 9  Maulana Zubayr (age 25) began a one-year going in the path of Allah.

Source: Sawanih Hadhratii Tsalits, I/239   & Audio(Urdu) of Sheikh Yusuf Motala

1978 February 10  Maulana Zakariyya (who was living in Madinah) officially permitted Maulana Zubayr to accept Bay ah for his Tareeqa (Sufi Order). The ceremony was conducted in front of Masjid Nabawi.

Source: Ahwal wa Atsar, Page 98

Masjid An Nabawi (Old Photo)

Maulana Zubayr has obtained the Ijazat (Certification) of Tareeqa (Sufi Order) from 4 Mashaikhs: (1) Maulana In amul Hasan, (2) Maulana Zakariyya, (3) Maulana Sayeed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi, and (4) Maulana Iftikhar-ul Hasan.

Source: Ahwal wa Atsar, Page 107

1980 July 27  Maulana Hafiz Maqbul Passed away. He was the Amir of the first ever Jamaat formed by Maulana Ilyas in 1932 and was the preferred choice of Maulana Ilyas as his successor (next Amir). However, Maulana Shah Abdul Qadir Raipuri and other scholars decided on Maulana Yusuf instead.

Source: Ahwal wa Atsar, Page 387

1982 May 24  Maulana Zakariya Kandhalawi passed away in Madinah al-Munawwarah (84 years old), He was buried in Jannatul Baqi the grave of the Sahaba. The last words from his mouth were; Allah .Allah . He died at 17:40 before Maghrib and was buried after Isha on the same day.

Source: The Life of Maulana Muhammad Yahya, Page 308

Baqi Cemetary

 

1993 May 20  Maulana Inamul Hasan s condition worsened. He collapsed in Mecca. Since 1990, this was the seventh time he collapsed.

Source: Sawanih Hadhratji Tsalits, III/440

1993 May  During the Hajj season, in Mecca, Maulana Inamul Hasan gave a talk to Mufti Zainal Abidin, Maulana Saeed Ahmad Khan, Haji Afdhal, Haji Abdul Muqit, Haji Abd Wahab, and several other Elders: You know my health is getting worse due to my illness and I don t have the same vitality anymore. This work has already spread all over the world and is now becoming hard for me. For this, I want to form a Shura that will help the work of Da wa. This Shura was formed to appoint next Amir.

Source: Dakwah wa Tabligh Azhim Mehnat ke Maujudah Halat, Page 15,16

1993 June 14  At Nizamuddin Markaz, all the Elders gathered in Maulana Inamul Hasan s room. They were: Maulana Saeed Ahmad Khan, Mufti Zainal Abidin, Haji Afdhal, Haji Abdul Muqit, Haji Abd Wahab, Maulana Izharul Hasan, Maulana Umar Palanpuri, and Maulana Zubayr. 

Hadratji Maulana Inamul Hasan said to those present, You already know my health condition now. My health continues to decline, while this work continues to increase. I can t handle this work by myself anymore. We have to work together. Then he said, From now on you are my Shura. And add two more; Miyaji Mehrab and Maulana Saad. By Allah s will, with these ten Shuras, this work will continue to go well.

The Shura was thus established: (1) Maulana Saeed Ahmad Khan, (2) Mufti Zainal Abidin, (3) Haji Afdhal, (4) Haji Abdul Muqit, (5) Haji Abd Wahab (6) Maulana Izharul Hasan, (7) Maulana Umar Palanpuri, (8) Maulana Zubayr, (9) Miyaji Mehrab Mewati, and (10) Maulana Saad.

Source: Dakwah wa Tabligh Azhim Mehnat ke Maujudah Halat, Page 16

1993 June After the Shura was formed to decide next Amir by taking the example from seerah, Hazrat Umar RA did similar near his death (I ve dealt with this is Amir and Shura from Seerah section), Maulana Saeed Ahmad Khan asked Maulana Inamul Hasan in front of all the appointed Shura, When you are here, you are our Amir and Faisal. But if you are not there, how will we make a Faisala? . Maulana Inamul Hasan replied, Choose a Faisala from amongst yourselves.

Both Maulana Ibrahim Dewla and Maulana Ahmed Laat were not appointed into the Shura even though both were available in Nizamuddin Markaz and both had been residing there. This was true spiritual insight form Maulana Inamul Hasan as we will see in events to come.

Source: Dakwah wa Tabligh Azhim Mehnat ke Maujudah Halat, Page 12

1994 March 31  Maulana Inamul Hasan fainted while taking Bay ah at the Ijtema in Hyderabad due to deteriorating health.

Source: Ahwal wa Atsar, Page 148

1994 June 22 to July 2  Maulana Inamul Hasan made a Safar to England for an Ijtema in Dewsbury. This was Maulana Inamul Hasan s last Safar abroad, apart from Hajj and Umrah. Approximately 80,000 people were present in the Ijtema.

Source: Sawanih Hadhratji Tsalits, III/139

1995 March 29  Maulana Inamul Hasan performed Hajj with all the Shura. That was the last Hajj performed by Maulana Inamul Hasan during his lifetime in which he performed Hajj 17 times.

During this Hajj, a Mashwara was made in which it was decided that Maulana Inamul Hasan and the entire Shura would go on a long Safar from Sri Lanka to Australia.

Source: Ahwal wa Atsar, Page 183

1995 June 6  The Ijtema of Muzaffar Nagar, UP, India was the last Ijtema attended by Maulana Inamul Hasan. In his last Bayan, the first thing he said was (after praising Allah and salutations to the Prophet SAW) Allah does not look at family and lineage at all, Allah SWT only looks at a person s actions. If a person has good deeds, then he is close to Allah SWT. On the other hand, if a person whose deeds are bad, then indeed he is far from Allah SWT

Source: Sawanih Hadhratii Tsalits, III/365

1995 June 10  At 1.20 am Hadratji Maulana Inamul Hasan passed away at the age of 77. His last words were Shukr to Allah. and that was his last breath. His Janaza was prayed for by half a million people from all over the world and was buried next to Maulana Yusuf.

Source: Sawanih Hadhratji Tsalits, III/368, 369

1995 June 10 to 12  There was also a group from Raiwind Markaz, Pakistan came immediately, one of them after fajar took over microphone in Nizamuddin and said to the effect we have 3 announcements  

• From now onwards, the responsibility of patronizing the work will not be on one Amir or individual leader.
• Those who reside in Nizamuddin from the (World) Shura will be members of the Nizamuddin Shura. They will manage the work there.
• Bay ah (Oath of allegiance) will be stopped in Nizamuddin

 

A number of Ulema and older workers present very upset at announcement They said too the individual what have you announced without consulting or doing Mashwara to which this person from Raiwind repeated the same words as they did in the letter after Molana Yusuf martyrdom and the appoint of Maulana Inamul Hasan you have made Nizamuddin Markaz like the heartlands places of the Peers of Punjab, when the father passes away then the son becomes Peer (leader), we have taken over many dwellings of the Peers of Punjab . These announcements were from the group from Raiwind and not from the shura appointed by Hazrat Jee Maulana Inamul Hasan to guide the work in its next phase and appointing Amir after him passing away.

 

Source: Audio(Urdu) of Sheikh Yusuf Motala

 

Haji Abd Wahab was not present in Nizamuddin, the rest of the Shura appointed by Hazrat Jee Moulana Inamul with Mashwara thought we will go to Raiwind and make Mashwara to appoint Amir whilst Haji Abd Wahab is present, preparation was being made for this.  Some how this news got to Maulana Syed Abul Hasan Nadwi via phone call, he immediately sent Maulana Abdul Karim Parekh with a letter to stop them from going Raiwind and one of reasons he gave with iklas was the decision to appoint Amir or otherwise should only be taken in Markaz Nizamuddin and not anywhere else(this includes Raiwind Markaz, Pakistan) . Again and again the Mashaikh who were the guardians of the work of dawah stopped any major decision making not to be made in Raiwind Markaz, I will deal with this in another section, with the reasons why.

Source 1: Murshid-Ruhani Musleh, letter 211 Page 376 & Audio Mufti Akbar Hasmi

 

The elders did not go Raiwind but Haji Abdul Wahab , was brought to Nizamuddin and then the Mushwara to appoint Amir took place. The 72 years old then, recollects the events of this Mashwara:

We sat in a Mashwara after the demise of Maulana Inamul Hasan. Moulana Saad said that if I am appointed as Amir, those who want Maulana Zubayr will disconnect themselves (from this effort). If Maulana Zubayr is made Ameer, those who want me will disconnect themselves (from this effort) .This matter was agreed upon

Source: Haji Abdul Wahab Sahab (Audio), Raiwind November 2016

1995 June  At that moment, there was a matter of disappointment from those who wanted Maulana Zubayr to be the next Amir, considering the various qualifications that he had. Maulana Zubayr however did not show any disappointment let alone any anger that he was not appointed as Amir. Seeing that Maulana Zubayr himself accepted the decision with open arms, the matter eventually subsided. The same was to be said about Maulana Saad that he accepted this decision by Mufti Zainal Abidin and this also calmed down his supporters who wanted him to be Amir.  Maulana Izharul Hasan who was the most senior in age, Maulana Zubayr and Maulana Saad would now take turns as Faisal in Mashwara in any decision to be made about the work both in Nizamuddin and also throughout the world.  The unity of the work of Dawah remained for nearly decade by the close unity of all three of these Mashaikh and then two of them when Maulana Izharul Hasan passed away in 1996.  Both Maulana Saeed Ahmed Khan and Mufti Zainal Abidin both repeatedly lamented until their demise that the Shura they were a part of could not appoint Amir

Source: Tablighi Markaz Nizamuddin Kuch Haqaiq, Page 3 & Maulana Tariq Jameel Audio

1996  Maulana Zubayr was appointed Shaykhul Hadith Madrasah Kashiful Uloom Nizamuddin. Although Maulana Zubayr was the only person in Nizamuddin s, who obtained Ijazah(permission) to take Bay ah from his father as well as from Maulana Zakariyya, he never took Bay ah from anyone until the end of his life. He honoured the 1995 mashwara/agreement. Maulana Saad also honoured this agreement until Maulana Zubayr passed away because at that point, he was the last person still alive from the Shura of Maulana Inamul Hasan put together to appoint an Amir. The reason this decision was made was to avoid conflict and rival parties being form in the work because of a lack of an Amir, If an Amir is present then all people would take bay ah with him.

Source: Ahwal wa Atsar, Page 106, Page 421

1996  All Shura elders went on a Safar from Sri Lanka to Australia. This Safar was to honour the decision from Maulana Inamul Hasan before his death to go to these countries. During the Safar, many Mashwaras were made between the Shura members.

Source: Ahwal wa Atsar, Page 183

1996 August  Maulana Izharul Hasan passed away. He was the most senior Shura of Nizamuddin Markaz. He was also the Imam of the Masjid, headmaster of Nizamuddin Kasyiful Uloom Madrasa, Sheikhul Hadith, and Manager of Nizamuddin Markaz. He was the maternal grandparent of Molana Saad and passed way during mashwara welcoming people with words marhabah, who others around could not see (angles).

Source: Tablighi Markaz Nizamuddin Kuch Haqaiq, Page 4

1997 May  Maulana Umar Palanpuri passed away. He was often called the Voice of Tabligh , or Mutakallim of Tabligh .

Source: Tabligh Markaz Nizamuddin Kuch Haqaiq, Page 5

1997 August  Miyaji Mehrab passed away.

Source: Tabligh Markaz Nizamuddin Kuch Haqaiq, Page 5

1998  All the Shura elders went on a Safar to several African countries, namely; Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Re-Union, Madagascar, and Mauritius. During the trip, the Faisal of the Mashwara always rotated between Moulana Saad & Moulana Zubair them.

Source: Ahwal wa Atsar, Page 190

1999 October 18  A Shura member, Haji Abdul Muqit passed away in Bangladesh. He was alive during the time of Maulana Ilyas.

Source: Maujudah Ahwal ki Wadhahat se Muta alliq, Page 13

1999 November 15  Maulana Albul Hasan Ali Nadwi gave khilafat or Ishlahi Ta alluq (having a Shaykh to be his spiritual guide) to Moulana Saad. Moulana Saad also gained Ijazat (Certification) of Tareeqa (Sufi Order) from Mufti Zainal Abidin (this line was from Moulana Yusuf and before that Moulana Ilyas) and from Maulana Iftikharul Hassan Khandhlavi at the very young age of 19 years.  

1999 November 15  A Shura member, Maulana Saeed Ahmad Khan passed away in Madinah Al Munawwarah and was buried in Jannatul Baqi.

Source: Ahwal wa Atsar, Page 319

1999  Of the ten Shura members, 5 have passed away and 5 were left, namely: Mufti Zainal Abidin (Faisalabad Pakistan), Haji Afdhal, Haji Abd Wahab, Maulana Saad, and Maulana Zubayr.

1999 December 31   Maulana Syed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi passed away. He was in the direct company of Maulana Ilyas and was in the first jammats to middle east. He was great patron and protector of the effort of Dawah, he was also one of two people from Indian subcontinent who s salat al janazah was offered in Masjid-e-Haram, Mecca (The other being General Zia, whom he had a close relationship with). The Sayyid Sheikh was respected by Arab and Ajam alike. Maulana Syed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi had a big hand in spreading the work Dawah in the Middle East through his effort and writings and also had great affection for Molana Saad from a young age, he would always call upon him when he visited Nizamuddin. Molana Saad had his first lesson in Bismillah from him in Riyadul Jannat of Majid E Nawi.

Source: Ahwal wa Atsar, Page 409

2000  All elders of the 5 remaining Shuras went on a Safar to America and Europe. This year also, two Shura members passed away, namely: Mufti Zainal Abidin and Bhay Haji Afdhal. 3 Shura Members were left, which were Haji Abd Wahab, Maulana Saad, and Maulana Zubayr. Haji Abd Wahab was the most senior in age of the three as he was with Maulana Ilyas.

Source: Ahwal wa Atsar, Page 321

2002  Maulana Saad started distributing Muntakhab Ahadith.

Source: Ahwal wa Atsar, Page 359

2004 May 15  One of the World Shura members, Mufti Zainal Abideen passed away in Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Source: Tadzkirah Maulana Zubayr, Page 127

2005 April 11  One of the World Shura members, Haji Afdhal of Pakistan passed away.

Source: Dakwah was Tabligh Azhim Mehnat ke Maujudah Halat, Page 18

2006 September 12   Maulana Saad for the first time instructed people (the audience at Nizamuddin Markaz) to start reading Muntakhab Ahadith in Ijtimai Amaals. Some elders at Nizamuddin raised concerns on this they did not like the change. Maulana Saad ignored all concerns because the decision to read Muntakhab Ahadith had already been taken previously in the Haram, Mecca by remaining members of Maulana Inamul Hasan s Shura in this year, therefore he continued to ask brothers to include Muntakhab Ahadith in Ijtimai Amaals. I will deal with this in detail in another section.

Muntakhab Ahadith

 

Source: Ahwal wa Atsar, Page 460

2010 January  The Tongi/Bishwa Ijtema was for the first time conducted in two phases due to many attendees.

Source: Banglapedia Viswa Ijtema

2014 March 18  Shaykhul Hadith Maulana Muhammad Zubayr passes away in Banglawali mosque, Nizamuddin while at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, Delhi. He was 63 years old at the of his death. When he was about to be taken to the hospital, he said, Bring me the Ihram cloth, I want to perform Umrah. His family said, No, you are to go to the hospital. He said, No, I want to perform Umrah. Bring me an Ihram cloth.

Maulana Zubayr went to the Hospital with the intention of Umrah. When leaving Nizamuddin, he said, Assalamu alaikum. Goodbye, Nizamuddin.  

When he was alive, one of his prayers was, Ya Allah, take my life away before Fitna befalls Nizamuddin.

Hundreds of thousands of Muslims attended his funeral prayer led by Maulana Iftikharul Hasan Kandhalawi (his uncle). 

Source: Jejak Dakwah Melawan Fitnah, Page 75

 2014 March 19  Only two from the Shura made by Hazrat Jee Maulana Inamul Hasan to choose next Amir are left, Molana Saad and Haji Abd Wahab who was at the grand age of 91 years old. The combination of Maulana Saad and Maulana Zuber had led the work for about 18 years with mutual respect, making decisions about effort of dawah in turn.  To try to describe the Shura of Hazrat Jee Maulana Inamul Hasan as World Shura was a gross misrepresentation from all who witnessed the mushwera at the time.  All final decisions about efforts were made with the consultation of Maulana Zuber, Maulana Saad & Haji Abd Wahab with either Maulana Zuber or Maulana Saad making the final decisions. The only Faisel (decision marker) left was Maulana Saad, however he consulted Haji Abd Wahab on all important decision, and nothing could be decided without complete unanimous agreement of these two individuals (This matter was logged in the minutes of mushwera decided by Shura appointed by Hazrat Jee Maulana Inamul Hasan)

After this period small elements in India which engaged in the work which included some selected Gujrati people, but not all (area in India) upset at Maulana Ibrahim Dewla and Maulana Ahmed Laat (both from Gujrat) not having more influence in leadership of the work, started causing issues from this period onwards.  97%- 98% percent of India Muslims stayed loyal to Nizamuddin and accepted Maulana Saad being Amir of work and being given the title Hazrat Jee.  The rest joined to form a group under the name of Alami Shura and broke away from Nizamuddin the World Markaz and started their own faction called Raiwind Markaz their primary/main Markaz even though Raiwind Markaz was always subservient to Nizamuddin Markaz until that point. Elements within Raiwind Markaz have always had issues with being subservient to Nizamuddin Markaz since the partition of India and Pakistan. I will deal with this in the section related to the split in the work of dawah. Disagreement and disunity can happen between humans, it happened with the Shabah, however our primary source of resolution should be the position, which is closer to Quran, Sunnah and Seerah. I have covered this under Ameer vs Shura section of website.

Footnote 1

*** I have used Sawanih Hadhrat ji Tsalits as reference of events in the timeline however there is a deep bias towards Hazrat Jee Mualana Inamual Hasan;s family in the text. This is due to the Author Maulana Shahid being married to the Mualana Inamual Hasan second youngest daughter and his daughter being married to Maulana Zuhairul Hasan (son of Maulana Zubair).  Through his life Maulana Shahid had a deep sense (which comes through in his writings) that the Amir should be in the linage of Maulana Inamul Hasan s family because of his deep family ties.  Someone asked Professor Sannullah (old worker who spread Tabligue in France) why Maulana Shahid is writing/spreading so many books against Maulana Saad he replied, that Maulana Shahid had deep family hatred and rivalry with the family of Maulana Ilyas, the founder of Tabligue Jammat . I will also add evidence of the deception of Maulana Shahid whilst trying to propagate that Maulana Talha(Son of Maulana Zakariyya) is with World Shura, which Maulana Talha had to openly clarify.

Footnote 2

*** I have also used  Ahwal wa Atsar and  Tabligh Markaz Nizamuddin Kuch Haqaiq again been used for timeline purposes however again in my opinion these two publications have a deep bias against Maulana Saad being Amir which clearly reflected on reading the books.