Dear Islamic sisters! Did you see that what a great ardent devotee Sayyiduna Usman-e-Ghani رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ was of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم? Every action of his reflected the love of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. But alas! Today we also claim to love the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم but feel embarrassed in performing those actions that would please the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: “’’جُعِلَتْ قُـرَّۃُ عَیْنِیْ فِی الصَّلٰوۃِ i.e. coolness of my eyes lies in Salah. (Mu’jam Kabeer, vol. 20, pp. 420, Hadees 1012)

Just imagine! Are we punctual in offering Salah? What kind of love and devotion is it that the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم emphasizes to keep the fasts of Ramadan-ul-Mubarak, but we displease the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم by ignoring this blessed command!

Is this the love of Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم? Definitely not. Not at all.

Few glimpses of the Seerah of ‘Sadr-ul-Afadil’

Sadr-ul-Afadil, ‘Allamah Maulana Sayyid Mufti Muhammad Na’eemuddin Muradabadi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه was born on 21^st Safar-ul-Muzaffar 1300 AH, corresponding to 1^st January 1883, on Monday in ‘Muradabad, India’. His name was kept ‘Muhammad Na’eemuddin’. His father, Maulana Sayyid Muhammad Mu’eenuddin Nuzhat and grandfather Maulana Sayyid Ameen-ud-Deen Raasikh were renowned teachers of Urdu and Persian of their times.

He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه completed his Islamic studies (Dars-e-Nizami) in 1320 AH, corresponding to 1902 AD, at the age of twenty. Finally, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه departed this mortal world on 19^th Zul-Hijjah 1367 AH. His final resting place (place of burial) is situated on the left side corner of the Masjid of Jami’ah Na’eemiyyah (Muradabad, Hind).

Circumstances at the time of demise

Successor of Sadr-ul-Afadil, Maulana Mufti Sayyid Ghulam Mu’eenuddin Na’eemi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه narrates: ‘It was 11 o’clock. Sadr-ul-Afadil got all three doors of his room shut. There was no one inside the room except for me and him. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه conversed with me for a little while and then became silent.