Biography
Hadhrat Moulana
Abdul Hafeez Makki
Rahimahullah · رحمه الله
The beloved Shaykh and spiritual mentor of Hadhrat Moulana Junaid Hassim (Hafizahullah) — one of the foremost khalifahs of the great Mujaddid of Islam, Shaykh al-Hadith Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya al-Kandhalawi.
Born
1946 CE
Amritsar, India
Departed
16 Jan 2017
17 Rabi uth Thani 1438
Khilafat
Age 20
27 Ramadan 1386 AH
Tariqahs
Four
Chishti · Naqshbandi · Suharwardi · Qadri
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
A heritage of Iman
Hadhrat's lineage reaches a certain Raja 'Abd al-Salam Malik, who accepted Islam at the hands of Amir Kabir Sayyid 'Ali al-Hamdani— a famous fourteenth century Sufi scholar who had arrived in Kashmir to propagate Islam. Raja 'Abd al-Salam was the ruler of the sub-district of Kuligam, an area surrounding the town of Islamabad in Kashmir.
A life of khidmah & suhbat
- 1946 CE
Born in Amritsar
Born in pre-partition India, Punjab. His family, originally from Kashmir, had settled in the region approximately fifty years earlier.
- 1947
Partition & Migration to Pakistan
His family joined the mass exodus of Muslims migrating to Pakistan, settling in Faisalabad (Lailpur), where his early Qur'an instruction began under his paternal grandmother.
- 1953 CE· 1373 AH
Hijrah to Makkah al-Mukarramah
His father migrated to the holy city of Makkah, becoming a permanent resident and obtaining Saudi nationality in 1380 AH / 1960 CE.
- 1954 CE· 1374 AH
Enrolled at Al-Madrasah al-S'adiyyah
Began formal religious and secular education in Makkah, having previously studied Qur'an with tajwid under Qari 'Abd al-Rauf of Al-Madrasah al-Sawlatiyyah.
- 1964 CE· 1384 AH
A Year in Tabligh
Instructed by his father to spend a year in the special company of Hadhrat Ji Moulana Yusuf al-Kandhalawi, author of Hayat al-Sahabah, and Hadhrat Ji Moulana In'am al-Hasan.
- 1965 CE· 1385 AH
Bay'ah with Shaykh al-Hadith
Became a murid of Shaykh al-Hadith Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya al-Kandhalawi at the direction of Hadhrat Ji Moulana In'am al-Hasan.
- 1966 CE· 27 Ramadan 1386 AH
Granted Khilafat
At the tender age of twenty, during i'tikaf at Mazahir al-'Ulum's Dar-e-Jadid Mosque, his Shaykh took off his turban, placed it on his head and granted him permission in the four tariqahs — Chishti, Naqshbandi, Suharwardi and Qadri.
- 1967 CE· 1387 AH
Studies at Mazahir al-'Ulum
Travelled to the famous Saharanpur seat of learning to study the Mawquf 'Alayh portions of the Dars-e-Nizami.
- 1968 CE· 1388 AH
Completed Dawrah Hadith
Completed the Dawrah Hadith — the final year that Hadhrat Shaykh lectured on Sahih al-Bukhari. Came first in the highly competitive final-year examinations.
- 1982 CE· 1402 AH
Demise of Hadhrat Shaykh
Until his Shaykh's passing, he remained devoted to his service (khidmah), allowing no preoccupation to keep him from his company (suhbat), especially in Ramadan.
- 17 Jan 2017· 17 Rabi uth Thani 1438
Departure to Allah Ta'aala
His blessed soul departed to Allah Ta'aala on a Monday, at the onset of an Islahi tour in South Africa.
Permission in the four tariqahs
Hadhrat Shaykh took off his turban and placed it on Hadhrat's head, granting him permission in the four tariqahs.
27 Ramadan 1386 AH · Dar-e-Jadid Mosque, Mazahir al-'Ulum
Chishti
Tariqah
Naqshbandi
Tariqah
Suharwardi
Tariqah
Qadri
Tariqah
Preserving the works of the Akabir
Under the guidance of his Shaykh, and after his demise, Hadhrat dedicated his life to publishing and preserving the academic legacy of the Akabir Deobandi 'Ulama.
Al-Maktabah al-Imdadiyyah
Makkah al-Mukarramah
Established under the guidance of his Shaykh to widely circulate his academic works.
Al-Rashid Printing Press
Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah
Founded to support the publication and dissemination of the works of the Akabir.
Awjaz al-Masalik
Egypt — Supervision
Spent considerable time in Egypt supervising the publication of Hadhrat Shaykh's multi-voluminous commentary on Imam Malik's Muwatta.
Badhl al-Majhud
Egypt — Supervision
Supervised the publication of Mawlana Khalil Ahmad al-Saharanpuri's multi-voluminous commentary on Sunan Abu Dawud.
Al-Kanz al-Mutawari
24-Volume Commentary
A commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari containing the words of Imam Rabbani Mawlana Rashid Ahmad al-Gangohi and other Akabir Deobandi 'Ulama.
Khalifahs across the world
Hadhrat's murids and those that have obtained ijazah from him — from the Middle East and beyond — number in the thousands. Hadhrat travelled the world regularly, calling people to tasawwuf, with countless flocking to benefit from his landmark visits and spiritual gatherings.
1000s
Murids
100s
Khalifahs
8+
Countries
"Right until the death of Hadhrat Shaykh, Hadhrat remained devoted to his shaykh's service and would not allow any family, business or educational preoccupations prevent him from remaining in his company — especially during the blessed months of Ramadan."
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un
Hadhrat's blessed soul departed to Allah Ta'aala
At the onset of an Islahi tour in South Africa.