Hazrat Zia'uddin Madani Razvi

Hazrat Allama Maulana Ziauddin Madani (radi Allahu anhu)

Hazrat Allama Maulana Ziauddin Madani were from the family of Hazrat Abu bakr-e-Siddiq (radi Allahu anhu) & lived in front of Bab-e-Majeedi, area of his old house added inside the current Masjid Sharif.

Hazrat Allama Maulana Ziauddin Madani  was the host of Sunni scholars from all over the world. He got Ijaza-o-Khilafat from Imam-e-Ahle Sunnat Mujaddid-e-Azam, Imam Ahmad Raza Khan (radi Allahu anh) when they are only 18 years old.

They also got Ijjaza-o-Khilafat from Hazrat Allama Imam Yousaf Nabhani (radi Allahu anhu), who was also known as the Mujaddid.

They also got Ijaza-o-Khlifa from:

1. Hazrat Muhaddith-e-Kabeer Wasi Ahmad Muhaddith Soorati (radi Allahu anhu)
2. Hazrat Syed Hussain Al-Hassani Al-Kurddi (radi Allahu anhu)
3. Hazrat Sheikh Ahmad Al-Shamah Al-Maliki (radi Allahu anhu)
4. Hazrat Syed Abdul Rahman Seraj Makkahi (radi Allahu anhu)
5. Hazrat Allama Badruddin al-Hassani Shami (radi Allahu anhu)
6. Hazrat Sheikh Ahmad Sharif Asanosi Tarablasi (radi Allahu anhu)
7. Hazrat Allama Abdul Baqi Farangi-Mahali (radi Allahu anhu)
8. Hazrat Sheikh Ameen Qutabi (radi Allahu anhu)
9. Hazrat Shah Abdul Haq Muhajjar Allahabadi (radi Allahu anhu)
10. Hazrat Shah Ali Hussain Ashrafi (radi Allahu anhu)
11. Hazrat Sheikh Noor Yousaf Kachochavi (radi Allahu anhu)
12. Hazrat Sheikh Abul Khair Meer Dad Makki (radi Allahu anhu)
13. Hazrat Sheikh Syed Ahamd Al-Hariri (radi Allahu anhu)
14. Hazrat Sheikh Syed Sabbagi (radi Allahu anhu)
15. Hazrat Syed Alawi Bin Abbas Maliki (Father of Syed Muhamad Alawi Malaki Sahib).

Hazrat Allama Maulana Ziauddin Madani (radi Allahu anhu) stayed in Madina Sharif 77 years, only three times did they leave Madina Sharif during this period.

They were the witness of all Saudi destructions. When Saudi's presented a Fatwa to them about this destruction, Hazrat Allama Maulana Ziauddin Madani (radi Allahu anhu) refused to sign it.

They passed away on 2nd October 1981; their last words were Kalimah Tayyiba.

One of their Khalifas, Hazrat Mufti Murad Ali Shami (radi Allahu anhu) lead the funeral prayer. Their blessed body was presented in front of Muwajjah Sharif (front of Golden Grilles) after that in Qaddoum-e-Mubarak (Near Blessed Holy Foot of Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam), people were reciting loudly Qaseedah Burdah Sharif & Mustafa Jan-e-Rahmat pay Lakhun Salam, Ka'bay Ke Baddruduja Tum Pay Karoroon Darood.

The crowd entered in the holy graveyard of Jannat-ul-Baqee. (Common public can't enter with funerals)

After Hazrat Allama Maulana Ziauddin Madani, their son Hazrat Allama Maulana Fazal-ul-Rahman Qadri Madani (radi Allahu anhu) was his successor, who had passed away 5 years before.

Hazrat Allama Maulana Ziauddin Madani's grand son Hazrat Allama Maulana Dr. Muhammad Rizwan Qadri sahib is the current Sajjada nasheen.

As well as making Ameer-e-ahle sunnat Hazrat Allama Maulana Ilyas Attar Qadri (Damat Barakatuhum Aaliyah) their mureed, they gave them khilafat & ijaza of various things.

Note: Both Mubbaligh-e-Azam, Hazrat Allama Maulana Shah Abdul Aleem Siddiqui (radi Allahu anhu) & Hazrat Allama Maulana Ziauddin Madani (radi Allahu anhu) are buried in Jannat-ul-Baqi, both from family of Hazrat Abu bakr-e-Siddiq (radi Allahu anhu) & both khalifa-e-Ala Hazrat.