TheRamadan of Shaykh Al-Hadith Ml ZakariyyaKandelwi by Dr Muhammad Ismail Memon Madani

Chapter Six
Ĥađrat had spent a significant amount of time in Madina before
this Ramadan. Once, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Sharqī, a reknowned poet and
chanter, came and sat in the gathering. Shaikh ‘Abd al-Razzāq
came up to Ĥađrat and requested, “Ĥađrat, Sharqi Śāĥib is present.
His na‘ats are beautiful, maybe he should chant something in the
gathering.” Ĥađrat replied, “No my brother, no.”
After that, I spent my Ramadan from 1388/1968 to 1399/1979 in
Sahāranpūr, except for the Ramadans of 1389/1969, 1393/1973, and
1398/1978, which I spent in the Blessed Precincts.
Ramadan of 1391/Oct, 1971
The Ramadan of 1391/1971 was spent in Sahāranpūr. The programs
were the same as in the previous Ramadan. Shaikh Taqī al-Dīn
writes:
Most people woke up an hour and a half before dawn, ate seĥr
after tahajjud and recited Qur’an or prayed voluntary śalāt until
dawn. Fajr was prayed in the earliest time. Everybody rested until
9 or 10 a.m; at that time, the morning took on the semblance of the
night. At 10 a.m. or 10:30 a.m, either a talk is delivered or Shaikh
‘Abd al-Qādir Jilānī’s discourses are read in the reading session. Then,
everyone recites the Qur’an until Ẓuhr. Khatm-e-khawājagān 25 and
du‘ā is held after Ẓuhr, followed by the gathering of dhikr until
‘Aśr. After ‘Aśr, Imdād al-Sulūk or Ikmāl al-Shiyam are usually read
in the reading session until 15 to 20 minutes before Maghrib. Then,
everyone makes du‘ā individually. After ifţār and some time after
Maghrib, food and tea are served.
Shortly after, everyone gathers by Ĥađrat’s room and he advises
those gathered [most of his sayings from the book Suĥbat-e-bā
Auliyā (Company of the Friends of Allah u) are transcriptions
25 The method of khatm-e-khawājagān is as follows:
First, one recites śalāt and salām three times.
Recite الحول والقوة اال بالله الملجأ والمنجأ من الله اال اليه counting each reading on a seed
Recite Sūrat al-Inshirāĥ counting each reading on a seed.
Repeat والقوة اال بالله الملجأ والمنجأ من الله اال اليه ‏,الحول each reading counted on a seed.
Complete the khatm with śalāt and salām three times.
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