salah and salah itself. It also ensures they are pious, practicing, have enthusiasm to spread Islam and the teachings of the Ahl al-Sunnah, act upon the 12 Islamic activities in accordance with organisational guidelines, are capable of delivering effective speeches, are well grounded in Islamic beliefs, have the ability to recite the Quran correctly and are upright members of society.

In this imam course, participants are taught core beliefs, necessary rulings of salah, how to lead salah correctly, correct pronunciation of Quranic letters, character skills and organisational codes of conducts. ا اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه By the blessings of this, many Islamic brothers correct their own salah and go on to become imams, thus acquiring an honourable status in society. Whoever can, should take part in this imam course and make use of this priceless opportunity to acquire Islamic knowledge.

O those who love Allah’s Messenger! 4^th of Dhū al-Ḥijjah marks the passing of Mawlānā Ziā al-Dīn Aḥmad Ṣiddīqi Qadiri Madani رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه, also famously known as Quṭb al-Madinah. This distinguished personality was also the Amir of Ahl al-Sunnah’s murshid. Let’s now draw blessings from discussing some aspects of his life.  

Recalling Sayyidī Quṭb al-Madinah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه

A successor of Imam Aḥmad Razā Khān, Quṭb al-Madinah, Mawlānā Ziā al-Dīn Aḥmad رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه was born in 1294 AH, corresponding with 1877. He hails from the little-known village of Klaswala, in the Sialkot district of Punjab (Pakistan). He was a descendant of the first Caliph of Islam, Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ.

He received his primary education in Sialkot, then went on to study for some time in Lahore and Delhi. He also spent 4 years in Pilibhit, in India’s UP district. Here, under the tutelage of the expert hadith scholar Mawlānā Waṣī Aḥmad رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه, he acquired a great deal of Islamic knowledge. He graduated formally after completing hadith studies.