Around half past eleven, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه said, ‘turn the fan on.’ I turned the fan on. Then, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه said: ‘Turn the fan low.’ I did so. Then, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه said: ‘Turn it further low.’ I turned it further low. After a little while, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه said: ‘Turn it further low.’ Now, I turned the fan towards the wall so that the air could reach him after indirectly from the wall.

After a short while, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه said: ‘Turn it off.’ After this, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه said: ‘Knead my arm.’ Therefore, I sat by the right side of his bed and started kneading his arm and back. I saw that he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه is saying something from his tongue and his blessed face is sweating immensely. I dried the sweat off his face with the handkerchief. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه raised his blessed gaze and looked at me. Then, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه started reciting Kalimah-e-Pak لَآ اِلٰہَ اِلَّا اللّٰہُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَّسُوْلُ اللّٰہ loudly. The voice started dipping down. Exactly at 12:25, I felt his lungs stopped functioning. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه turned towards Qiblah himself and straightened his hands and feet. This way, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه passed away on 19^th Zul-Hijjah 1367 AH while reciting the blessed Kalimah. (Tazkirah-e-Sadr-ul-Afadil, pp. 23)

In the light of the booklet ‘Tazkirah-e-Sadr-ul-Afadil’, published by Maktaba-tul-Madina, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami, let’s hear about the Islamic services of Sadr-ul-Afadil, ‘Allamah Maulana Sayyid Muhammad Na’eemuddin Muradabadi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه.

Religious services of Sadr-ul-Afadil رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه

٭ Sadr-ul-Afadil, ‘Allamah Maulana Sayyid Mufti Muhammad Na’eemuddin Muradabadi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه started teaching after completing his Dars-e-Nizami (Islamic scholar course) and prepared many renowned scholars and blessed Muftis to serve Islam. ٭ He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه also remained associated with the field of medicine and authoring books and booklets. At the age of 20 when he      رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه was still a student, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه wrote a well-evidenced book proving Elm-e-Ghayb (the knowledge of unseen) of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه also remained associated with Dar-ul-Ifta and wrote answers to many questions as well. ٭ He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه used to answer the questions without looking at the books. His biggest achievement is the ‘Tafseer Khaza’in-ul-‘Irfan’. (Tazkirah Sadr-ul-Afadil, pp. 8 to 13; summarised)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب           صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد