Hazrat Maulana Ibrahim Khushtar Siddiqui Qadiri Razvi received spiritual blessings from Shaikh-ul Hadith Muhaddith-e-Aazam of Pakistan, Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him) who educated & trained him. Maulana Khushtar, in his early twenties, had the privilege an honor of performing Hajj in the company of Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him). At that time, Maulana Khushtar was offered employment in Madina Shareef.
He was all delighted for he would have the golden opportunity of residing in the blessed city of the beloved Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him & give him peace). Not so was Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him). He had in mind of propagating the message of Alahazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Qadiri (may Allah be pleased with him) all across the world & for that noble mission he had chosen Maulana Khushtar. The latter humbly submitted to the desire of his beloved Master & did not stay in Madina Shareef.
Today it is an acknowledged fact that the message of Alahazrat (may Allah be pleased with him), the neglected genius of the east, is known worldwide. Could we not, therefore, say that both the selector & the selected are friends of Allah?
Glance of a Pious believer in Lahore:
After completing his matriculation in his native district, Muhaddis-e-Aazam went to Lahore for further academic studies. During a religious gathering there, he was blessed with the golden opportunity to see Hazrat Hujjat-ul-Islam Maulana Hamid Raza Khan (may Allah be pleased with him), eldest son of Alahazrat (may Allah be pleased with him). This very first sight moved his heart.
Studies:
The students who therefore came to Study F.A. at Lahore University finally joined Dar-ul-Uloom Mazhar-e-Islam Bareilly. There, Hazrat Hujjat-ul-Islam (may Allah be pleased with him) personally took care of his accommodation & expenses while other students from outside resided in the local mosques. He stayed at the famous institution for three years.
Blessings from Maulana Amjad Ali Azmi:
Maulana Amjad Ali Azmi (may Allah be pleased with him), khalifa of Alahazrat, was the leading teacher in Ajmer Shareef's madrassa Moiniya Uthmaaniya. Muhaddis-e-Aazam proceeded there in company of Maulana Hassan Raza (may Allah be pleased with him) & was fortunate to receive blessings from this famous spiritual representative of Imam Ahle Sunnat Ahmad Raza Khan Qadiri (may Allah be pleased with him).
Leading Scholar in Bareilly:
In 1933, when Maulana Amjad Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Bareilly from Ajmer, Hazrat Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him) was appointed a second leading scholar in "Mazhar-e-Islam". Some time after, when Maulana Amjad Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) left Dadu district, Aligarh, Muhaddis-e Aazam Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him) became the leading scholar in charge.
Tutor at Bareilly & Foundation of Jamia Razvia Mazhar-e-Islam:
In 1937, madrassa Mazhar-e-Islam was renovated in Bareilly with the personal efforts of Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him). He taught there till the separation of India & Pakistan. He made hijrat according to the tradition of the holy Prophet (Allah bless him & give him peace) to Lahore. In 1949, with the instruction of Hazrat Maulana Mustapha Raza Khan (may Allah be pleased with him), the youngest son of Alahazrat, he moved to Faizlabad in Muhalla Sunnat Purra. Later with the blessings of Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him) Jamia Razvia Mazhar-e-Islam was founded.
An Ocean of Knowledge:
Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him) was an ocean of knowledge. He was gifted with the knowledge of Hadith-e-Nabawi (Allah bless him & give him peace). He personally used to teach all the Hadith books. In twenty-five years of his teaching life, 700 students read Hadith from him. Indeed, it is very rare to find someone like him. He brought life back into the peoples hearts. His students later became scholars & are now found all over the world giving lectures & teaching Quran & Hadith.
Respect for Alahazrat:
Muhaddis-e-Aazam Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him), for his love & respect for Alahazrat (may Allah be pleased with him), whom he did not meet as the latter has passed away in 1912, would always refer to Bareilly as Bareilly Shareef.
Will of Hujjat-ul-Islam:
From among the great scholars present, it was Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him) who led the funeral prayers of Hazrat Hujjat-ul-Islam (may Allah be pleased with him) & as per the will of the latter, it was Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him) who washed the blessed body of Hazrat Hujjat-ul-Islam (may Allah be pleased with him) & lowered him into the grave.
Famous students of Muhaddis-e-Azam:
Among his students many of them are famous scholars, namely, Sheikh-ul-Hadith Ghulam Rassool Razvi, Maulana Inayatullah, Maulana Mukhtar-ul-Haq Siddiqui, Maulana Aboo Dawood Muhammad Sadiq, Maulana Goolam Rassool Samundri & last but not least, Maulana Muhammad Ibrahim Khushtar Siddiqui Qadiri Razvi, founder patron of the Sunni Razvi Society International.
A Question of Contact:
Maulana Khushtar had always cherished the desire of being in the close circle of Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him) when the latter would be about to leave this world so that he could give him something to drink. That opportunity, however, did not smile at him. But, some years later after the departure of Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him) from this mundane world, Maulana Khushtar dreamt that Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him) was sitting on a carpet with a jug of water lying nearby. Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him) invited Maulana Khushtar to sit by his side & requested him to drink as much water as he wished. Maulana Khushtar poured &… poured the water & Muhaddis-e-Azam Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him) drank &…. drank! Oh! What a drink it was!
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