Allama Sayyed Abul Hasan Nadwi ‘May Allah Have Mercy on Him’ (Part 31)
Spiritual Moments in the Life of Allama Nadwi (may Allah have mercy on him)
Keywords: Allama Nadwi, Nadwa, Abul Hasan, Istighna.
After several years have passed since the passing of Hazrat Allama Nadwi (may Allah have mercy on him), both general and specific individuals still remember this great scholar well and benefit from his works and teachings. This is a sign of the blessing and unique qualities that distinguish him from other contemporaries, qualities that transform an individual into a nation.
Hazrat Allama Nadwi (may Allah have mercy on him) was a great preacher and scholar; he is known not only as a scholar, but also as a moral and distinguished cleric. This abandonment of undesirable characteristics and adornment with good characteristics has made him known as “Hazrat Imam Sayyid Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi” and has immortalized his good name.
The likes of Allama Nadwi (may Allah have mercy on him) were a clear example of true practitioners of the Holy Quran and the Sharia of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), who quenched the thirsty world of today and bestowed grace upon everyone.
When one soul leaves, another soul becomes another soul, another world becomes another life The song of a man who smells of a national friend until he finds a friend
With a brief look at the lives of the great men of Islamic history and the shining stars of the field of science and knowledge, we come to the truth that the revolutionaries of history and those who influenced the world of humanity, in addition to other dimensions of science and knowledge, extraordinary talent, and abundant opportunities, have also been lone divers in the boundless sea of spirituality. In line with the caravan of elites of Islamic history, they have benefited abundantly from this great gift of Allah, and in fact, through exhausting efforts, they have washed their souls with the bubbling Zamzam of knowledge.
Imam Nadwi (may Allah have mercy on him) has gone through the heights of perfection and piety during his time through his research and educational efforts. By acquiring religious knowledge and the joyful breeze of spirituality, he has set foot on the path of his famous ancestors. Believing that only by climbing the peaks of wisdom can one reach the truth of life and step on the steps of perfection and dignity, he moved towards spiritual knowledge and acquiring moral virtues.
Imam Nadwi (may Allah have mercy on him) had a close relationship with the Lord of Meaning and attended the gatherings of the righteous and the virtuous to benefit from their valuable speeches and learn the lessons of life. He endured many journeys and was in the presence of Hazrat Mawlana Abdul Qadir Raipuri and Hazrat Mawlana Ilyas (founder of the Dawah and Propagation Movement) and benefited from the wellsprings and gushing springs of elites such as Hazrat Mawlana Ahmad Ali Lahori – the great commentator – and Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Lahori – the poet who knows the pain of the East.
Whoever wants to be with Allah, let him sit in the presence of the saints
It can be said with certainty: “All this effort in this direction was a very great blessing and a good success from Allah, which was granted to him as a result of his sincere request, and in the presence of these great people he felt more peace and tranquility than anywhere else.” In his book “Caravan of Life,” he writes: “Having gone to Raipur, it felt as if the sea of darkness, materialism, and ideologicalism had engulfed everything, and there was only this one island, where there was no other worldly occupation or subject except remembrance and thought, and from every leaf of this structure the song of ‘Allah, Allah’ dripped.”
Mawlana Nadwi (may Allah have mercy on him) was a boundless sea in all areas of spirituality and morality, and his life is also considered an example of the lives of prominent men in the history of Islam. Here we will briefly describe some of it.
