Zubda-tul-Awliya, Sarkheel-e-Asfiya, ‘Aarif-Billah,
Manba’-e-‘Ilm-o-Hikmat, ‘Allama-tud-Dahr, Sultan-ul-Fudala, Sahib-e-‘Ilm-o-‘Amal,
Jaami’-ul-Ma’qool wal-Manqool, Maahir-ul-Furoo’ wal-Usool, ‘Allamah Abu ‘Abdur Rahman
‘Abdul ‘Azeez Perhaarwi Chishti Nizami رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was born
in 1206 Hijri in Basti Perharan, surroundings of
Kot Addu (Muzaffar Garh).
(Ahwaal-o-Aasaar ‘Allamah ‘Abdul ‘Azeez Perhaarwi, pp. 25; summarized)
Elementary
education
He رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه did Hifz
of the Holy Quran through his respected father and then left for Madina-tul-Awliya,
Multan (Punjab, Pakistan). There he acquired ‘Uloom-o-Funoon from Sayyid Khuwajah Muhammad Jamaal
Chishti Multani رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه. (Tazkirah Akabir Ahl-e-Sunnat, pp. 230)
Intelligence
‘Allamah ‘Abdul ‘Azeez Perhaarwi رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was not
so intelligent in his childhood, but he was blessed with such powerful
intelligence by the blessed and spiritual attention of his honourable teacher,
Haafiz Muhammad Jamaal Multani رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه, that he
wouldn’t forget the book he رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه would
read once and explain meanings and senses of the most complicated book easily. (Ahwaal-o-Aasaar ‘Allamah ‘Abdul ‘Azeez Perhaarwi,
pp. 27; summarized)
‘Ilm-e-Ladunni
He رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was
privileged with such special blessings of Allah Almighty, one example is
mentioned below:
One night Sayyiduna Khidr عَـلَيْـهِ
الـسَّـلَام came to ‘Allamah ‘Abdul ‘Azeez Perhaarwi رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه. And he عَـلَيْـهِ
الـسَّـلَام put his blessed hand in between the shoulders of ‘Allamah
‘Abdul ‘Azeez Perhaarwi رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه and then
by its blessings his chest turned into a great ocean of knowledge and
spirituality. (Tazkirah Akabir
Ahl-e-Sunnat, pp. 230; summarized)
His [‘Abdul ‘Azeez’s] Tabahhur [تَبَحُّر] in branches of knowledge
‘Allamah Perhaarwi رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه revived
many branches of knowledge which had been extinct and further expanded them;
because he رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه had
Ladunni type of knowledge and other scholars did not even possess a small
fraction of his knowledge. (Ahwaal-o-Aasaar
‘Allamah ‘Abdul ‘Azeez Perhaarwi, pp. 32; summarized)
He was well
versed in 273 branches of knowledge
He [‘Allamah Perhaarwi رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه] states:
We don’t feel pride over the wisdom and intelligence but we glorify Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, Who has
bestowed us with the initial knowledge and ultimate knowledge and selected us
from Mu’asireen (contemporaries) for the knowledge. Therefore, he [‘Allamah
Perhaarwi رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه] had
comprehensive skills over these branches of knowledge:
٭ 80
branches of Quran-o-Usool-e-Quran sciences
٭ 90
branches of Fiqh-o-Hadees sciences
٭ 20
branches of ‘Ilm-o-Adab sciences
٭ 40
branches of Hikmat-o-Tabee’aat sciences
٭ 30
branches of Mathematics
٭ 10
branches of Ilahiyaat sciences and 3 branches of Hikmat-e-‘Amaliyah sciences. (Ibid, pp. 32)
His written books
‘Allamah Perhaarwi رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه wrote
numerous books on different branches of knowledge. Out of his written books,
names of 12 books are given below:
الصِمْصَام فِی اُصُوْلِ تَفْسِیْرِ الْقُرْاٰن ٭ (Arabic)
اَلسَّلْسَبِیْل فِی تَفْسِیْر التَّنْزِیْل ٭
٭ Iman-e-Kamil
(Persian)
٭ Al-Ikseer (Tib)
٭ Mushk-e-Anbar
(Arabic, Tib)
کَوْثَرُ النَّبِی فِی اُصُوْلِ الْحَدِیْث ٭ (Arabic)
اَلنِّبْرَاس ٭ (Arabic)
اَلنَّاھِیَہ ٭
فَنَّ الْاَلْوَاح ٭
٭ Sharh Hisn Haseen
علم ِاسطر نومیا کبیر ٭
٭ Hayat-un-Nabi
(Ahwaal-o-Aasaar ‘Allamah ‘Abdul ‘Azeez Perhaarwi,
pp. 44-60)
His blessed
demise and resting place
This pious personage who was enriched with branches of great knowledge,
[‘Allamah Perhaarwi رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه] died at
the age of about 33, in the Basti Perharan (Punjab, Pakistan) in 1239 Hijri.
His luminous shrine is located at the Basti Perharan, Punjab. (Tazkirah Akabir Ahl-e-Sunnat, pp. 231; summarized) His ‘Urs is
celebrated on 8, 9 Zul-Hijja-til-Haraam.
May Allah Almighty shower His mercy upon him and may Allah Almighty
forgive us without any accountability for his sake!
اٰمِيۡن بِجَاهِ النَّبِيِّ الۡاَمِيۡن صَلَّى اللّٰهُ
تَعَالٰى عَلَيۡهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
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