Mufti Ismail Menk

Mufti Ismail Menk of Zimbabwe commenced hifz at the tender age of nine years and completed at the age of twelve. He studied Arabic, Urdu and the Hanafi Mazhab from a young age with his father Maulana Musa Menk who graduated in Mazahirul Uloom Shahjahanpur under Hazrat Shaikh Maulana Zakaria (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) in the late 1950’s.Having studied the Hanafi Mazhab he then went on to study at the

Shaykh Muhammad Saleem Dhorat

Shaykh Muhammad Saleem Dhorat was born on the 7th of November 1962 in Bhoria; a small, rural village in India and from a very young age displayed the signs of piety, trustworthiness, zeal for knowledge and concern for humanity for which he is now well known.Shaykh arrived in England in 1973 at the age of 11 with his mother and siblings to join his father, Hafiz Ibraheeem Dhorat rahmatullahi alayh

Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani is one of the leading Islamic scholars living today. He is an expert in the fields of Islamic Jurisprudence, Economics, Hadith and Tasawwuf. Born in Deoband in 1362H(1943 CE), he graduated par excellence form Dars e Nizami at Darul Uloom, Karachi, Pakistan. Then he specialized in Islamic Jurisprudence under the guidance of his eminent father, Mufti Muhammad Shafi, the

Dr Abdul Hayy Arifi

HAZRAT ARIFBILLAH DR. ABDUL-HAYY ARIFI RA(1316 – 1406 H/1898 – 1986 CE)Early Life & EducationBeing a descendant of Sayiddena Abu Bakr as-Siddique radhi Allahu anhu, he was born in conservative middle class family in Uttar Pradesh, India in 1316/1898. At seven years of age he completed the Holy Quran and started school. Eventually he graduated in 1923 from MAO College, at Aligarh. Furthermore, he

Imaam Abu Haatim Al-Raazi

Imaam Abu Haatim Al-Raazi (r.a.) was born in Ray (Tehran–Iran) the year 195 Hijri and he passed away in the year 277 Hijri .He first set out in search of knowledge at the age of 18.It is regarding this that he says : "The first time that I had set out to acquire of knowledge I remained away from home for 7 years. I had commenced counting the mileage that I had covered on foot till it reached 1000

Hazrat Hasan Basri

Somebody came to Ummul Mu'mineen Hazrat Umme Salamah (Radhiallaho Anha) giving her good news of the birth of a son in her servant Hazrat Khayrah's house, upon which Hazrat Umme Salamah became very happy.She sent a message asking her to come to Hazrat Umme Salamah (Radhiallaho Anha) with the child. Upon seeing him, Hazrat Umme Salamah (Radhiallaho Anha) held the child in her arms. She asked Umme

Maulana Anwar Shah Kashmiri

Maulana Anwar Shah Kashmiri (Rahmatullahi Alayhi)[1292 – 1352 AH] (1875 – 1933 AD)Maulana Anwar Shah’s (Shah Sahib) genealogy can be traced back to al-Imam al-Akbar Abu Hanifah. This genealogy is mentioned in Shah Sahib's two works, namely, Nayl al-Farqadayn and Kashf al-Satr.Many inhabitants of Kashmir are known of have benefited spiritually from Shah Sahib's father who passed away at the ripe

Maulana Masihullah Khan Sherwani

Mawlana Masihullah was born in 1329 or 1330 ah at Sara’i Barla, in the district of Aligarh, India. From early childhood, he had a unique desire to sit in the company of the scholars and pious servants of Allah. In particular, he enjoyed the close companionship of Mawlana Muhammad Ilyas, the spiritual representative (khalifa) of Shaykh al-Hind Mahmud al-Hasan. Through this relationship, Mawlana

Shaykh Haji Imdadullah Makki

Shaykh Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki (Rahmatullahi Alayhi)[1233 – 1317 AH] (1814 – 1896 AD) Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki (Rahmatullahi Alayhi) was such a great personality that the title given to him by his contemporary Ulama was “Sheikhul Mashaikh” which means the leader of leaders.His personality was well respected by the Ulama of the sub continent India and Pakistan and also by the Arab Ulama

Sheikh Hasan Ali

Sheikh Hasan was born and brought up in the West Midlands of England and his early years were spent in secular education in state schools. At the age of fourteen he embarked upon studying Islamic sciences at traditional boarding schools in the UK. First he memorised the Qur'an during GCSE studies and then began to learn the Arabic language together with many other sciences (known as the Dars