Why and how did he memorize the Holy Quran?

Caliph of A’la Hadrat, Maulana Sayyid Ayyub Ali Razavi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated that one day A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: Some unacquainted people write Haafiz before my name though I am not worthy of this title. Sayyid Ayyub Ali Sahib رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه further said: Since that day A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه started memorizing the Holy Quran at the time perhaps after Isha Wudu till the Jama’at of Isha.

He would memorize one part every day until he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه memorized 30 parts in thirty days. On one occasion, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: I have memorized the Holy Quran with efforts in a sequence because I do not want that whatever these bondmen of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ [who write Haafiz before my name] said should be wrong. (Hayat-e-A’la Hadrat, vol. 1, pp. 208)

Avoid your praise!

Dear Islamic sisters! From this parable not only have we learnt about the outstanding memory of A’la Hadrat, but we have also learnt that A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه would dislike very much the attributes he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه did not possess but people would mention with regards to him. The same kind of event also occurred with the Imam of millions of Hanafis, Sayyiduna Imam-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه.

Piety of Imam-e-A’zam

Sayyiduna Imam-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه would worship the first half night. One day, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was passing through his way that he heard someone saying: He spends the whole night in worship. Thereafter he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه would worship the whole night and would say: I feel shy from Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ that the thing which is related to His عَزَّوَجَلَّ worship is said about me which I do not possess. (Tareekh-e-Baghdad, vol. 13, pp. 353)

Dear Islamic sisters! The passion for avoiding false praise of Sayyiduna Imam-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه and A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه, who is completely like him, is greatly welcome! May we also try to improve our character further instead of being pleased with the false and true praise being showered upon us!