(Ebook) Shaykh Al Hadith Fazlur Rahman Azmi R.a by Muftī Atiqur Rahman Azmi ISBN 9780954738099, 0954738098

(Ebook) Shaykh Al Hadith Fazlur Rahman Azmi R.a by Muftī Atiqur Rahman Azmi ISBN 9780954738099, 0954738098

I 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