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The brief biographical details of the Shaikh of Islam Anwar

Allah Farooqi

The mausoleum of Hazrat Mohammed Anwar Allah Shah Saheb

In the praise of Hazrat Mohammed Anwar Allah Shah Saheb

Oh, Shah of knowledge of the sea, you are world-famous

And you were Shah of time as kings were your students

You were famous among general and special persons

And your position is like Himalaya mountain in India

Oh Shah of time, Hafeez is your admirer in Hyderabad

As you spread much knowledge in the Hyderabad State
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When there was the downfall of the knowledge in Hyderabad

At that time you have kindled the light of knowledge in the city

And your knowledge spread not in the city but in the world
So by your name Hyderabad State got excellence in the globe

You left the world and left behind a treasure of your books
Which are rare and light and guide of the Ahle Sunnah people

Your tasks and works are like golden success in the city
So for its reason, even kings have become your admirers

At last, Hafeez praying for his loft position in another world

As he has much success record of Islam in the Hyderabad

By
Mohammed Abdul Hafeez B.Com.
Translator of Tadhkiratal Auliya Fairid Eldin Attar
Email : hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
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The brief biographical details of the Shaikh of Islam Anwar

Allah Farooqi
1. Name: Mohammed Anwar Allah.
2.Patroynic name: Abul-Barkat.
3.Royal titles: Fazilat Jung, Khan Bahadur
4.Other titles: Shaikh Al-Isalm, Arif Billah.
5.Father’s name: Qazi Abu Mohammed Shujauddin
6.Grand father’s name: Qazi Sirajuddin Farooqi.
7.Maternal grandfather's name: Qazi Mohammed Sad Allah.
8.Genealogical record: His genealogical link connected by 39
sources with the second caliph Hazrat Umar Farooq R.A.
9.Date of birth: The 2nd Rabil Thani in the year 1264 Hegira in
Qandahar in Nanded district.
10.Physical features: Light red colour mixed with white color,
face as book shape, big eyes, wide chest, big height, and thick
beard.
11.Early education: He has obtained his early education with his
father Qazi Abu Mohammed Shujah.
12.His teachers: Hazrat Abu Mohammed Shujah, Hazrat
Moulana Fiyazuddin Auranagabadi, Hazrat Moulana Abdul Halim
Farangi, and Shaikh Abdalla Yemeni.
13. Date of foundation of the building of the Jama Nizamia: on
Monday 19th Zil Hajj in the year 1292 Hegira.
14.Marriage: He was married to Shahzadi Anwar Bi in the year
1286 Hegira and who the daughter of Moulana Haji Ameeruddin.
15. His sons and daughters: He has 2 sons and 3 daughters.
16. Books are written by him: Anwar Ahmedi, Maqasid Islam (11
parts), Haqiqat Fiqa (2 parts), Efta Al-Afham (2 parts), Anwar Al-
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Tamjid Fi Adlat al-Towhid, Shamim Anwar, Kitab Aqal, Wahadatal

Wajud, etc.
17. Islamic foundations: Jamia Nizamia, Majlis Eshat Ullom, Darul
Ullom Moeinia Ajmare, Dairt Marif Usmania, State Central
library Hyderabad.
18. Some of his famous students: Mufti Syed Shah Ahmed Ali Sufi
Quaderi, Muhadith Deccan Syed Abdalla Naqshbandi, Abu Wafa
Al-Afghani, Mohammed Badashah Hussaini Laiq, Syed Ibrahim
Adeeb Razvi, the 6th Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Mahboob Ali Khan
and the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Usman Ali Khan.
19. Some of his famous caliphs of the mystic way: Mufti
Rukanuddin, Mufti Syed Mahmood, Mufi Raheemuddin Quaderi,
Syed Ghulam Mohammed Zam Refai Al-Quaderi.
20 The knowledges in which he has perfection are as follows: The
knowledge of Tajwid (phonetic) and knowledge of Qirat
(recitation of the Holy Quran), knowledge of exegesis of the Holy
Quran, the knowledge of principles (Usool), knowledge of the
Hadith (tradition of the holy prophet), the knowledge of the
Islamic Fiqa (Islamic law), the knowledge of speech (Kalam), the
knowledge of logic (Mantaq), knowledge of the philosophy, Isma
Rejal (biographical literature of the Hadith narrator), Asnid
(certificates) of Hadith, Taqrij Hadith (Chronogram-writing),
Ahkam (orders), comparative knowledge of the religions, Balaqa
(rhetoric), Mani (meaning) and Bayan (branch of rhetoric dealing
with metaphorical use of the language), Nahu (syntax), Saraf
(accidence), geography, astronomy, botany, Sufism, mysticism,
reverence, research, explanation, criticism, praise of God,
Encomium of the prophet, prose, and poetry.
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21. Date of the Death; He died on 29th Jamad Awwal in the year
1336 Hegira.
22. The funeral prayer which was arranged in the Makkah
mosque in Hyderabad.
23. Burial place: He was buried in the wide and spacious
courtyard in the Jamia Nizamia building in Hyderabad.
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By
Mohammed Abdul Hafeez B.Com.
Translator of Tadhkiratal Auliya Fairid Eldin Attar
Email : hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
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