Shaykh Al Hadith Fazlur Rahman Azmi R.a
Muftī Atiqur Rahman AzmiI n the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allāh and He is suf f i cient, and peace be upon those servants whom He has chosen.
Some scholars have stated: ‘Upon mention of the pious, mercy descends.’ Imām Abū Ḥanīfa (may Allāh have mercy on him) has said:
‘Stories of the scholars and mention of their qualities are more beloved to me than a great deal of fi qh as they involve the manner and character of people (Muḥāsibī, Risālat al-mustarshidīn pg. 12–13).
All praise is due to Allāh that this concise book is presented before the readers outlining my respected father’s biography. Many individu-als have helped in the preparation of this book and I thank them all from the bottom of my heart. May Allāh Most High reward them all in abundance and in accordance with His lof t y status. May He make this humble ef f ort a means of salvation and reward in the Hereaf t er and may He grant it acceptance in all quarters, for all people.
O Allāh, send salutations on the best of Your creation, Muḥammad and all his family and Companions . All praise is due to Allāh.
Atiqur Rahman Azmi Azaadville, South Africa Rajab 12, 1422 | September 30, 2001 throughout this book Shaykh al-Ḥadīth Fazlur Rahman Azmi (may Allāh protect him) has been referred to as ‘Shaykh al-Ḥadīth’, and Shaykh Ḥabīb al-Raḥmān Azmi (may Allāh have mercy on him) as ‘Muḥaddith Kabīr’. Th e footnotes are from Muf t ī Atiqur Rahman Azmi, son of Shaykh al-Ḥadīth Fazlur Rahman Azmi (may Allāh protect them) unless stated otherwise.
May Allāh Most High accept this work and bless all who have assisted in its preparation. I would specif i cally like to thank my teacher, Muf t ī Atiqur Rahman Azmi for giving me the opportunity to translate this work; Mawlānā Taha Karaan for his invaluable corrections; Muf t ī Abdur-Rahman Mangera, Muf t ī Abdullah Patel and Mawlānā Ismail Ibrahim for their editing work; Mawlānā Ziyad Husain, Mawlānā Abdullah Dabhelia and Sidi Yahya Batha and for their advic
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