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Ramadan of the Elders own Qur’an in voluntary śalāt. On this journey, they disembarked from Jeddah at exactly Maghrib time. Everyone was so exhausted it was difficult to pray the obligatory śalāt let alone tarāwīĥ. Despite that, Ĥađrat prayed some of his tarāwīĥ standing and some while sitting. What strength! It is easy to describe his beautiful outward qualities but, I swear by Allah u, it is not possible for me to express in words the extraordinary inner [spiritual] qualities he was blessed with. They are such as to truly leave me at a loss for words. It is already mentioned in Āp Bītī [part 4] that Ĥađrat’s vertigo was so severe he could not lift his head off the pillow. I experienced the same thing in my childhood, though I also had nausea and vomiting. The smell of the ship [especially during refueling when the pungent smell of fuel pemeated the whole ship] made me dizzy and then I would start to vomit. On the 29th of Sha‘bān/ May 1920, Ĥađrat asked, “Tell me, what are we to do about tarāwīĥ. ” I replied, “I can control the dizziness but what am I going to do if I vomit during tarāwīĥ, Ĥađrat.”Ĥađrat said, “Don’t worry about that; if it happens, just go and perform ablution.” Despite his old age, enfeebled state, and the violent swaying common to small ships, Ĥađrat prayed his whole tarāwīĥ standing. As Shaikh Mīrati mentioned previously, once they arrived in Jeddah, everyone was extremely exhausted and could barely stand. Al-Hāj Maqbūl [May Allah u forgive him] was angry with me. He said, “Don’t make him [Ĥađrat] stand because he wants to, and look at his age and condition also.” I was already fearful that al-Hāj Maqbūl might cut me off. 59 After all, it was because of him that I sat with Ĥađrat in dinner. He told me I must tell Ĥađrat that, “I don’t 59 As al-Ĥāj Maqbūl was Shaikh Khalīl’s main helper and also managed his affairs, he had clout with the Shaikh. This is why Shaikh Zakariyyā feared that he might find an excuse or way to force him [Shaikh Zakariyyā] to join another group thus separating Shaikh Zakariyyā from his shaikh. 123
the ramadan of shaikh muĤ ammud zakariyyĀ have the strength to perform tarāwīĥ” but I didn’t have the courage to say it. But when Ĥađrat asked, “Maulwī Zakariyyā, how are you feeling?” I said, keeping al-Hāj Maqbūl in mind, “I am really tired.” I was shocked and regretful to see that Ĥađrat prayed the whole tarāwīĥ with ease and calm. I would steal glances at him and be filled with regret because of what I said. Many times I thought I should tell Ĥađrat that I said this because of al-Hāj Maqbūl but stayed quiet for fear of the consequences. I clearly remember that I came up to Ĥađrat a few times and wished to say “Ĥađrat, I said this because of your condition” but again, the thought of al-Hāj Maqbūl getting angry with me forced me back and I left the matter alone. To this day, I feel regretful and upset for what I said to Ĥađrat. 60 Devotions of ĤaĎrat al-Hāj Imdād Allāh 61 Ĥađrat Ĥakīm al-Umma highlighted al-Hāj Imdād Allāh’s devotions for Ramadan in his book Imdād al-Mushtāq that he [al-Hāj Imdād Allāh] said, “I tell you this for your benefit. This person [referring to himself ] never slept most nights of his youth, especially in the blessed month of Ramadan. After Maghrib, two young boys, one Ĥāfiż Yūsuf [son of Ĥāfiż Ďāmin] and my nephew Ĥāfiż Aĥmad Ĥussain recited [i.e. they led Ĥađrat in voluntary śalāt] 1 ¼ part each until ‘Ishā. After ‘Ishā, two ĥuffāż recited one after the other until half the night and then two ĥuffāż one after the other in tahajjud. In essence, the whole night was spent in worship. 60 Due to Shaikh Zakariyyā’s love for his shaikh, he felt guilty for excusing himself from leading him in tarāwīĥ, especially when he saw that his shaikh still ended up praying tarāwīĥ and his excuse for not leading in tarāwīĥ failed to fulfill its purpose. 61 Ĥājī Imdād Allāh (1817-1899) - was the shaikh of Shaikh Qāsim Nānautwī, Shaikh Rashīd Aĥmad Gangohī, and Shaikh Ashraf ‘Alī Thānwī. Though he was not a scholar Shaikh Qāsim called him an ‘ālim garr or maker of scholars. One can measure his spirituality by the work and lives of his three greatest successors. 124
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