Mazaar Shareef: Hazrat Allama Fazl-e-Haq Chishti Khairabadi (Rehmatullah Alaih)
Allama Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi (b. 1797 - d. 1861) was son of Allama Fazl-e-Imam Khairabadi. He studied Islamic theology under Shah Abdul Qadir Muhaddis Dehalvi (d. 1824) & Shah Abdul Azeez Muhaddis Dehalvi (d. 1824) & logic under his noble father.He completed his education at tender age of 13 & started teaching.Later in 1815 he joined government service.
Hakeem Mahmood Barkati brifly describes his biography as:
- Birth: 1797
- Completion of education: 1810
- Joined government service: around 1816
- Birth of first child: (Maulana Abdul Haq) 1828
- Birth of second child: (Ala'-ul-Haq) 1830
- Death of father: (Allama Fazl-e-Imam) 1829
- Resignation from company: end of 1831
- Joined service at Jhajjar (Punjab): 1832
- Later stayed at Alwar, Saharanpur & Tonk for some time & came to Rampur: 1840 - 1848
- Came to Lucknow & stayed there from 1848 - 1856 & came to Alwar in early 1856.
- During rebellion of 1857 he came to Delhi in Ramzan & provided leadership to freedom fighters for 18 months.
- Arrested in January 1859, case was lodged against him & in which was convicted & declared accused. All his property was taken by British government & he was sentenced to life prisonment at Andaman.
- Deported to Port Blair: October 1859
- Died at Port Blair: August 1861 at the age of 66
In 1831, On invitation of Nawab Faiz Muhammed of Jhajjhar (Punjab), when Allama was leaving Delhi, Bahadur Shah Zafar became very sad & emotional. He gifted his shawl to Allama & said: "Since you are ready to leave, I have no other option other than accepting this, but ALLAH knows how difficult it's for me to say goodbye to you"
After Jhajjhar he joined state of Alwar, Tonk, Rampur, Saharanpur & Delhi at high official posts. He wrote may important books on Islamic theology & subjects. Many of his students were counted among best scholars of that time. Mufti Sadruddin Aazurda, Allama & Mirza Ghalib were good friends. It was on suggestion of Allama that world famous collection "Diwan-e-Ghalib" came to existence. In Delhi, Allama & Mufti Sadruddin Aazurda's houses were center of Ulama & poets.
In May 1857, when rebellion of 1857 started he came to Delhi many times & held private meeting with Bahadur Shah Zafar. This continued till May. When on 26 June General Bakht Khan along with his army of 14000 army reached Delhi from Bareilly, Allama after Namaz-e-Juma gave speech in front of Ulema on Jihad against Britishers & issued a fatwa. The fatwa was signed by Mufti Sadruddin Aazurda Maulvi Abdul Qadir, Qazi Faizullah Dehalvi, Maulana Faiz Ahmad Badayuni, Dr. Maulvi Wazeer Khan Akbarabadi & Syed Mubarak Shah Rampuri. Soon after issuance of fatwa, tension arose in whole country & company deployed army of 90,000 at Delhi.
After Britishers took over Delhi, Allama escaped to Aoudh. In January 1859 case was registered against him in courts & finally he was convicted & sentenced to life prison ment at Andaman. Allama himself fought his case in court & openly said: "The fatwa on Jihad against Britishers was issued by me & even today I stand on my words". The Fatwa was issued by Allama & signed by him. Allama's character was so high that, when case was filed against him in court, witnessess couldn't prove the charge, but Allama himself accepted that he was the one who issued fatwa. This acceptance of truth lead him to sentence of life long prison ment at Andaman & he finally died there. (Roznama Nawa-e-Waqt - 13 Dec 1979)
Abdul Shahid Sherwani writes: "Maulana Abdul Haq Khairabadi (eldest son of Allama) made a will that, when Britishers leave India come to my grave & inform me. Hence Syed Najm-ul-Hassan Razvi along with huge crowd reached his grave on 15 August 1947, organized Milad & Fatiha on his Grave"
Allama died in 1861 in Andaman & was buried there.
May ALLAH be pleased with him & shower his blessings on us, Aameen.
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