A Brief Biography of ALA HAZRAT

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My first-ever booklet

I bear admiration for Alarat ImRaz Khn since my childhood. My first-

of writing is A Brief Biography of Imm Amad R was published on 25th Rajab-ul-Murajjab 1393 (31973) on the eve of Yaum-e-Raz. Itseditions have been published with minor amendmenpassage of time.

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did not instil into me; I established thlater. However, for the sake of remembrance, the inistill retained on the last page. May Allah acceptendeavour and make this brief booklet beneficial for tof the Most Blessed Prophet . May forgive me and every Sunn reader of this booklholding accountable, for the sake of Alarat

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A Brief Biography of

Imam Ahmad R aza No matter how hard Satan tricks to prevent, do read this bookletcompletely for the betterment of your afterlife.

Excellence of alt-Alan-Nab

It is a glad tiding from the Prophet of mankind, the Peace of ourheart and mind, the Most Generous and Kind ,Whoever will recitealt upon me, I will intercede for him.(Al-Qawl-ul-Bad , p. 261 Massasa-tur-Rayyn, Beirut)

Auspicious birthMy Master, Alarat, Imm-e-Al-e-Sunnat, Reviver of Sunna, Eradicator of Bida, Scholar of Shara, Guide of arqa, Allma Mauln Al-j Al-fiAl-Qr Ash-ShImm Amad Raz Khn was born on Saturday,10th Shawwl, 1272 A.H. (14th June 1856) at the time of ur


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al in Jasoli, one of the districts of Bareilly Sharf, India. Thename corresponding to the year of his birth (1272 A.H.) isAl-Mukhtr.(ayt-e-Al arat, vol. 1, pp. 58 Maktaba-tul-Madna, Karachi)

Birth year of Al a rat My master Alarat has derived his birth yearfrom Part 28 Verse 22 of Sura Mujdala. In this verse, thereare 1272 numerals according to Ilm-e-Abjad1 and his birth yearaccording to ijr calendar is also 1272. Therefore, it is citedon page 410 of the book Malf t-e-Al a rat published by Maktaba-tul-Madna: The birth dates were under discussion;therein Alarat said: My date of birth lies inthe verse:

It is these upon whose hearts Allah has ingrained faith, and has

aided them with a Spirit from His own.[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 28, Mujdala: 22)

His birth name is Muhammad. His grandfather called him asAmad Raz and he became prominent with this later name.

1 It is the science of deriving numerical equivalent of Arabic alphabets.


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Amazing childhood

Generally, in every generation the state of mind of the childrenis almost similar - that until the age of seven or eight years they remain immature and as such they are unable to conceivefrom. But, the childhood of Alarat was very outstanding. His sense of maturity and memorizing capability were so strong even in the childhood that that he succeeded incompleting the recitation of the complete Holy Quran in thesmall age of just 4 years. At the age of six, he delivered anextremely scholarly sermon on the topic of Mld-un-Nab

in front of a very large gathering in the blessedmonth of Rab-ul-Awwal and was applauded warmly by thescholars and clerics. At the same age, he determined thedirection of Baghdad Sharf (the sacred city of Ghau-e-Aam

) and thereafter, he never stretched his legs inthat blessed direction out of respect. He had burning zeal foral; he would offer the daily fiveals in Masjid takingcare of Takbr-e-Al. Whenever he would happen to come acrosssome woman, he would immediately bow his head loweringhis eyes, being overwhelmed with the Sunna of the BelovedProphet which he poetically expressed in theblessed court of the Most Blessed Prophet asunder:

Nch nkaun k sharam-o-ay par Durd Anch bn k rifat pay lkaun Salm

(adiq-e-Bakhshish)


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Alarat embraced piety to such an extent that,in his adolescence, the sound of his footsteps could not be heardwhilst walking. He commenced observing fasts of Ramadan-ul-Mubrak from the age of seven.(Fatw Razawiyya, vol. 30, pp. 16)

An event of childhoodSayyid Ayyb Al has stated that when Alarat

was a child, a teacher used to come to his house toteach him the Holy Quran. One day, whilst teaching, the teacherasked Alarat again and again to utter a wordfrom a Qurnic verse but he could not articulate itin the way as his teacher asked him to do. The teacher wouldpronounce the word with a Zabar but Alarat pronounced the same word with a Zar. When Alarats

grandfather Mauln Raz Al Khn noticed thatsituation, he called Alarat closer and askedsomeone to bring the Holy Quran so that the correct wordcould be seen. On seeing the Holy Quran, he discovered thatthe scribe had mistakenly written Zabar in place of Zar, i.e.what Alarat uttered was correct. Hisgrandfather asked, Amad Raz! Why did you notutter the word as your teacher asked? Alarat politely replied, I tried to utter as the teacher did but I felt as if I did not have control over my tongue.

Alarat has himself narrated, There was ateacher of mine by whom I would learn initial level books;


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whenever he would complete with his teachings, I wouldglance at my lessons just once or twice and would close thebook. Afterwards, when he would ask me to repeat my lessons,I would repeat word by word. He would astonish observingthat situation daily. Once he said to me, Ahmed! Are you ahuman being or jinn? My teaching consumes time but yourmemorization does not! Alarat replied, Allpraise be to Allah , I am a human being, however, I have

been blessed with the Benevolence and Bounty of Allah .(ayt-e-Al arat, vol. 1, pp. 68)

First Fatw

At the age of 13 years, 10 months and 4 days, a Dastr(certification of the completion of Islamic studies) was conferredon Alarat as he had completed all the traditionalIslamic disciplines from his respected father Mauln Naq AlKhn . On the very same day, he wrote aFatw in reply to a query. Finding the Fatw correct and

accurate, his exalted father Mauln Naq Al Khn

delegated to him the office of Muft and Alarat continued the services of Ift till his demise.(ayt-e-Al arat,vol. 1, pp. 279)


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Al a rats expertise in mathematics

Alarat was blessed with unimaginable treasureof knowledge in innumerable disciplines. He made hiscontribution to about fifty disciplines and wrote valuable books.He possessed expertise in almost every discipline. He had suchperfection in Ilm-e-Tawqt (science of the determination of timings of al and Fasting) that he would set his clock merely by looking at the sun in daytime and the stars at night. Thetime he would set was always accurate and never differed by even a single minute.

Al arat was exceptionally skilled inmathematics. Once, Dr. Ziyuddn, the vice chancellor of AlGa University, who possessed foreign degrees and awards, visited Alarat to seek the solution to amathematical problem. Alarat asked him toexpress his problem. He replied, It is not so easy to expressthis problem. He asked again, Express a bit! The vice chancellor described the full complexity of the problembut, to his astonishment, Alarat instantly provided a satisfactory solution!

Stunned by listening the correct answer, Dr. Ziyuddn said, Ihad made up my mind to go to Germany for seeking thesolution to this problem but fortunately our Professor of Islamic studies, Mauln Sayyid Sulaymn Ashraf Sahib guidedme to come here. It seems as if you were already looking into


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the solution of the same problem in some book. He went back delighted and satisfied. He became so impressed by the grandpersonality of Alarat that he grew beardand became regular in offeringal and observing fasts of Ramadan.(ayt-e-Al arat, vol. 1, pp. 223-229)

Alarat also possessed substantial proficiency inTaksr, Astronomy, Ilm-e-Jafar etc.

Amazing power of memory Abmid, Sayyid Muhammad Kacocaw has stated, When I had been in Bareilly Sharf for renderingservices in Dar-ul-Ift, events revealing instantaneous responseof Alarat on queries were seen day and night,astonishing the people around. Among these responses, therewere some such wonderful answers the parallel of which hadnever been reported in the past. For example, some query wasreceived, the experts of Dr-ul-Ift reviewed that and it was felt

that some altogether new issue has been raised. As such, it hadbeen obvious that no ruling from Islamic jurisprudence couldbe found for replying and answer will have to be derived usinggeneric rulings set by Islamic jurists. So, when we entered thecourt of Alarat for asking, Strange andaltogether new queries are being asked. What methodology


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should be adopted? Alarat replied, It is a very old query. It has been explicitly mentioned on so and so pagenumber of Fat-ul-Qadr by Ibn-e-umm, on so and so pagenumber of so and so volume of Rad-dul-Mutr by Ibn-e-bidn , and in indiyya and in Khariyya. When thosebooks were referred, not a difference of single dot was found inthe mentioned page number, line and contents. This divinebestowed virtue and talent of Alarat always

kept the scholars astonished. (ayt-e-Al arat, vol. 1, pp. 210)

May Allah have mercy upon him and may He forgive uswithout any accountability for his sake!

Memorising the Quran in just one monthSayyid Ayyb Al has stated that one day Alarat said, Some unaware people write the title of fi with my name whereas I dont deserve it as I am not afiof the Holy Quran. Sayyid Ayyb further said

that Al

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rat

started memorising the Quranfrom the very same day. Probably, the duration for thatmemorization was from having made the Wu foralt-ul-Ish to the commencement of Jamat of alt-ul-Ish. Alarat memorised one Pra (part) every day andhe finished the 30th Pra on the 30th day.


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On one occasion, Alarat said, I havememorized the Holy Quran in sequence making efforts. Ihave done so in order that the utterance of the people whowrite fi as a title with my name may not turn out wrong.(ayt-e-Al arat, vol. 1, pp. 208)

Love for the Holy Prophet The personality of Alarat was a symbol of profound love for the Exalted Prophet . Theintensity of the love of Alarat for the Holy Prophet may be realized by reading his poetic

masterpiece adiq-e-Bakhshish. He has composedpoetic lines in praise of the Holy Prophet fromthe bottom of his heart that testifies to his immense love & admiration for the Most Exalted Prophet . Henever wrote any poem in flattery of any worldly lord becausehe had adopted submission and devotion solely for the ExaltedProphet with heart and soul. In fact he was atclimax of this attribute of his. He expressed thesesentiments in the following couplet:

Inayn jn inayn mn na rak ghayr say kmMayn duny say Musalmn gay


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Refraining from flattering the lords

Once, various poets composed poems in the praise andcompliment of the Count of Nanpara (district Bahraich-UP,India). Some people requested Alarat tocompose a poem in praise of that count. In reply to this, Alarat wrote a Naat in praise of the Prophet of Rama, the Intercessor of Umma with thefollowing opening couplet:

Wo kaml-e-usn-e-uzr ay kay gumn-e-naq jan nanYe pl khr say dr ay ye shama ay kay duwn nan

Meanings of difficult words: Kaml = Perfection,Naq =Imperfection,Khr = Thorn

Explanation of Razs poetry: The elegance and majesty of theMost Beloved Prophet of Allah is at thehighest degree of perfection i.e. he is ideal in these attributes.He is absolutely flawless - imperfection is notconceivable in him. Every flower carries thorns at its stem butthe fragrant bloom of minas flower bed is absolutely freefrom thorns. Every candle is replete with the smoke which is asort of flaw in it, but the Beloved Prophet isthat bright candle in the domain of Prophets that is smokelessi.e. absolutely flawless.


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And in the closing couplet, Alarat phrased theword Nanpara so beautifully:

Karn mad-e-al-e-duwal Raz paay is bal mayn mayr bal Mayn gad n apnay Karm k mayr Dn pra-e-nn nan

Meanings of difficult words: Mad = Praise,duwal = wealth,Pra-e-Nn= Piece of bread

Explanation of Razs poetry: Alarat hasstated, Why should I admire the rich? I am beggar of the courtof the Benevolent Prophet . My religion is notfor Pra-e-Nn. Pra means a piece and Nn means bread.So it implies, It is none of my business to earn my bread by flattering the worldly lords.

Beholding Mustafa in wakefulnessWhen Alarat went to perform Hajj for thesecond time, he kept recitingalt & Salm in front of thesacred tomb till late night with the desire of beholding theBeloved and Blessed Prophet but, in the firstnight, he was not predestined to be blessed with that grandprivilege. On this occasion, he wrote a famous lyric in whoseopening couplet he expressed the hope of attachment with theMerciful Prophet .

Wo say lla zr pirtay aynTayray din ay bar pirtay ayn


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Explanation of Razs poetry: Get bloomed O Spring. Look!The Sovereign of Madina is coming towardsthe flower bed.

In the closing couplet, he expressed his worthlessness in ahighly melancholic mood:

Ko kyn pcay tayr bt RazTuj say shayd azr pirtay ayn

(In the second line of the above couplet, Alarat humbly used the word Sag [i.e. dog] for himself, however, Sag-e-Madna has written Shayd - one who is deeply in love).

Having presented the lyric, while he was sitting reverentially

waiting for beholding, his fortune smiled as he was blessedwith beholding the Holy Prophet with openeyes in wakefulness.(ayt-e-Al arat, vol. 1, pp. 92)

! May we be sacrificed on those eyes that beheldthe Most Beloved Prophet of Allah inwakefulness! He was deservedly blessed with this privilege ashe was deeply devoted to the Holy Prophet and engrossed in his love, which is evident from his poetry.


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Glimpses from character

Alarat said, If someone would split my heartinto two pieces, he will see inscribed on one pieceand on the other.(Sawni Imm Amad Raz, pp. 96 Maktaba Nriyya Razawiyya, Sukkur)

Tjdr-e-Al-e-Sunnat, Shazda-e-Alarat, ur Muft

Aam Hind Mauln Mustafa Raz Khn says inSmn-e-Bakhshish:

Khud ak per o to ak per Muhammad Agar qalb apn dau pra karn mayn

In the eyes of the eminent and respected scholars and saints of his time, Alarat was fully captivated in the loveof the Prophet of Rama, the Intercessor of Umma, theOwner of Janna . He was often found gloomy due to being away from the Holy Prophet .Whenever Alarat would read the blasphemousstatements written by the paid blasphemers, tears would well

up in his eyes. He forcefully refuted them so thatthey may be diverted to writing against him in reaction ratherthan against the Exalted Prophet .

Alarat often felt proud that Allah hasmade him a shield for the protection of the glory of the Noble


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Prophet in those times. He would refute theirblasphemous statements forcefully and bitterly so that they become engaged in using their energy against him and, for thatspan, they could not blaspheme the Beloved and BlessedProphet . He says inadiq-e-Bakhshish:

Karn tayray nm pay jn fid N bas ak jn dau jan fid

Do jan say b nan j bar Karn ky kaoon jan nan

Al arat never let the poor return withoutdonating. He would always help them. Even in thelast moments of his life, he made a will to his

relatives to look after the poor, serve delicious food to themand never rebuke them.

Alarat would often remain busy with writingand compiling books. He would always offeralwith Jamat in Masjid. He would consume very little food.


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Reverential sitting posture during Mld

In Mld Sharf, Alarat used to sit inreverential posture like that of al throughout the Mldsession and he would stand up for invokingalt-o-Salm atthe instant of mentioning of the blessed birth. He would deliversermon from the pulpit for four to five hours sitting constantly in the same reverential posture.

Would that we, the slaves of Alarat, adopt the virtue of sitting in that reverential posture whilst reciting or listening tothe Holy Quran, attending Sunna-inspiring Ijtimt, MadanMukara, Madanalqa etc.(Sawni Imm Amad Raz, pp.119) (ayt-e-Al arat, vol. 1, pp. 98)

A unique way of sleeping At the time of sleeping, Alaarat would place histhumb on his index finger forming the word . He wouldnever stretch out his legs while asleep. He would sleep alonghis right side with both hands combined and placed underhis head. He would then bend his legs. In this way his body would portray the word . (ayt-e-Al arat,vol. 1, pp. 99)

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Nm-e-Khud ay t mayn nm-e-Nab ay t mayn Mur-e-ghulm ay pa, likay uway ayn nm do

The train kept halted!Janb Sayyid Ayyb Al Sh has reported: Once,Alarat was travelling from Pilibhit to Bareilly by railway train. During the journey, the train stopped at NawbGanj station for two minutes. The time of Maghribal hadstarted. As soon as the train halted, Alarat started offeringal in the train having invoked Takbr-e-Iqmat. There were probably five persons who joined Al

arat in al. I was also amongst them. Justbefore joining theal, I chanced to glance at the non-Muslim station guard, who was waving the green little flag. Ilooked outside from the window and found that the line wasclear for departing the train. But the train did not move. Alarat completed all the three FarRakt with fullcomposure and at the instant when he had paid Salm towardsthe right, the train departed. The invocation of ,

, voiced from the tongues of thefollowers unintentionally.


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The point to be considered in this miraculous marvel is that if Jamat had been offered at the railway platform then it couldhave been said that the guard prevented the train fromdeparture having seen the Saint of Allah offeringal.Sinceal was offered inside the train, it cannot be conceivedthat the guard would have seen the beloved of Allah offeringal inside the train in such a short time and thencedelayed the departure. (ayt-e-Al arat, vol. 3, pp. 189-190)

May Allah have mercy upon him and may He forgive uswithout any accountability for his sake!

Wo kay us dar k uw khalq-e-Khud us k Wo kay us dar say pir Allah us say pir gay

(adiq-e-Bakhshish)

Explanation of Razs poetry: One who becomes truly devotedin the court of the Beloved and Blessed Prophet ,all creatures of Allah become his obedient and the onewho disregards this blessed court is rejected from the mercifulcourt of Allah .


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His books

Alarat wrote approximately 1000 books ondifferent topics. He wrote millions of Fatw (religious rulings)from the period 1286 A.H. to 1340 A.H., but unfortunately, allof them could not be recorded. Those which were copied havebeen compiled under the title .

The latest edition of Fatw Razawyya consists of 30 volumes,21656 pages, 6847 question-answers and 206 booklets.(Fatw Razawiyya, vol. 30, pp. 10 Raz foundation, Lahore)His thoroughknowledge of Quran, Ad, Fiq, Maniq (logic) etc. can be judged only by a deep study of his Fatw. An ocean of argumentation is turbulent in each Fatw. The names of sevenbooklets of Alarat are:

1. : Alarat wrote this booklet condemning those who slander Allah

by associating the vice of telling lies with Him. Thisbooklet was a death blow to the opponents fabricatedstandpoint. (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)


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Translation of the Holy Quran

The Urdu translation of the Holy Quran done by Alarat is superior to all other Urdu translations of thepresent era. The translation done by Alarat is called Kanz-ul-mn. Alarats spiritual successor,Mauln Sayyid Namuddn Murdbd hasadded marginalia titled Khazin-ul-Irfn and Shaykh MuftAhmad Yr Khn has appended marginalia titledNr-ul-Irfn in Kanz-ul-mn.

The sad demise

Deriving the year of his demise from Part 29 verse 15 of SraAd-Dar of the Holy Quran, Alarat disclosedabout his demise four months and twenty two days before thedemise. There are 1340 numerals in that verse according toIlm-e-Abjad and 1340 ijr is his death year as per Islamiccalendar. That Qurnic verse is:

Rounds of silver utensils and goblets will be there for them.

[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 29, Sra Ad-Dar, Verse 15)(Sawni Imm Amad Raz, pp. 384)


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Alarat passed away on 25th afar-ul-Muaffar1340 ijr (1921) on Friday at 2:38 p.m. according to Indiatimes (at 02:08 p.m. according to PST). As soon as the Mainuttered , Alarat Imm-e-Al-e-Sunnat, Mujaddidof Umma, Revivalist of Sunna, Eradicator of Bida, Scholarof Shara, Guide of arqa, Allma Mauln Al-j Al-fiAl-Qr Ash-Sha Imm Amad Raz Khn departed from this world.

Today, his blessed shrine is the focal point for visitors inBareilly Sharf.

Wait in the court of the Holy Prophet On 25th afar-ul-Muaffar (1340 A.H.), a Syrian scholar dreamedin Bat-ul-Muqaddas that Imm Amad Raz Khn

was present in the grand court of the Beloved and BlessedProphet ; Holy Prophets Companions and Auliy were also present and there was utter silence. Itseemed as if they were waiting for someone. The Syrian scholarhumbly asked the Beloved Prophet , YRaslall ! May my parents be sacrificed on


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you! Who is being awaited? The Holy Prophet replied, We are waiting for Amad Raz. The scholar asked,Who is Amad Raz? The Beloved Prophet replied, He is a native of Bareilly in India. When the saintawoke, he immediately journeyed from Syria to Bareilly Sharf to meet Alarat , but to his dismay, he learntthat Alarat had passed away on the same day (i.e. 25th afar, 1340 A.H.) when he dreamt the Holy Prophet

waiting for Amad Raz.(Sawni Imm Amad Raz, p. 391)

Y Il jab Raz khuwb-e-girn say sar uye Dawlat-e-baydr-e-ishq-e-Mustafa k st o

(adiq-e-Bakhshish)

Sag-e-Ghau-o-Raz:Muhammad Ilyas Qadiri Razavi 25th of afar-ul-Muaffar, 1393 ijr31-03-1973


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Table of Contents

Transliteration Chart ............................................................................ ii

A Brief Biography of Imam Ahmad Raza .............. 1

Excellence of alt-Alan-Nab ..................................................... 1Auspicious birth .................................................................................... 1Birth year of Alarat ...................................................................... 2Amazing childhood .............................................................................. 3An event of childhood .......................................................................... 4First Fatw .............................................................................................. 5Alarats expertise in mathematics .............................................. 6Amazing power of memory ................................................................. 7Memorising the Quran in just one month ........................................ 8Love for the Holy Prophet ............................................................. 9Refraining from flattering the lords ................................................. 10Beholding Mustafa in wakefulness ............................................. 11Glimpses from character .................................................................... 13Reverential sitting posture during Mld ......................................... 15A unique way of sleeping ................................................................... 15The train kept halted! ......................................................................... 16His books .............................................................................................. 18Translation of the Holy Quran ......................................................... 19The sad demise .................................................................................... 19Wait in the court of the Holy Prophet ....................................... 20


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