Qutub-e-Shimoga Shah Aleem Diwan - July 2010

Inside view of Dargah


Islami bhai offering Fatiha from outside




Alam-e-Gaus-e-Azam

Mission Complete!

Alhumdulillah the journey which started years back has come to its manzil.With the grace of ALLAH azzawajal,blessings of his beloved Prophet Muhammed SallallahuAlaihWassalam and dua's of my peer-o-murshid Ameer-e-AhleSunnat & barkat of Madni Mahaul I was awarded Dastar-e-Fazilat at Karnataka's finest sunni DarulUloom,Jamia Razvia Shah Aleem Diwan,Shimoga by blessed hands of Munazir-e-AhleSunnat,Nashir-e-Maslak-e-Aalahazrat Mufti AmanurRab Sahab Qibla (Head Darul Ifta,Gonda UP) in front of Akabir Mufti-e-Karaama and Ulema-o-Mashaikh at Sunni Jamia Masjid,Gandhi Bazar Shimoga.

I have been given Ijaza in Tafseer,Hadees & Fiqh and other traditional sciences to narrate & transmit them from Shiekhul Hadees,Qazi-ul-Quza,Chief Justice Mufti Maqsood Aalam Sahab Qibla damatbarakatahumA'aliya(Khalifa of Huzur TajushSharia Mufti Akhtar Raza Khan Sahab Qibla,Barielly Shareef).The sanad reaches Prophet Muhammed Sallallahu Alaih Wassalam, alhumdulillah ala ahsanihi.

I reached Shimoga on 23rd July morning for Examination.first i went to Sunni Muhammadiya Masjid,Ragigudda were my friend Maulana Hamid Raza is doing imamat.He as usual gave warm welcome to me.We had breakfast together and then I headed towards Jamia.Mufti Sahab asked me to come tomorrow as it was Friday and holiday for Jamia.

Ragigudda is small village near Shimoga town railway station,the village has its own small river where villagers wash clothes and utensils.As its rainy season the greenery was everywhere.

Next day on 24 July,Maulana Hamid Raza came with me to Jamia and went after sometime,as he had to lead Zohar at his Masjid.

I was examined by Mufti Maqsood Aalam Sahab in Hadees & Fiqh.Alhumdulillah I could answer most of his questions,and why not I am the student of Shiekhul Maqoolat -o- Manqoolat,Sabiq Na'ib Shiekhul Hadees Jamia Razwiya Manzare-e-Islam Barielly Shareef Mufti Muhammed Ali Sahab Noori.

Afterward i came back to Ragigudda.Next morning i.e. 25 July,Dawat-e-Islami Muballigheen from Bangalore reached RagiGudda,they came to attend Dastarbandi & to give dawat for forthcoming Dawat-e-Islami's grand ijtima at Bangalore on 1st August 2010.

Maulana Hamid had to leave for home as his mother wasnt well and was hospitalized.After he is gone,Muballigheens also started for TeriKera,a small village 1 hour from Shimoga for delivering bayan,neki ki dawat and Ijtima dawat.I was alone at Masjid,Maulana Hamid Raza asked me to lead the Zohar prayer,but as i was musafir and had to offer Qasar namaz i asked and an old Haji Sahab to lead the prayers.This Haji sahab was a Mua'zzin at Masjid of Qutub-e-Shimoga.He served the Masjid & Dargah for around 20 years when there was nothing,no roads no lights.He told that he used to start to Masjid around 4am everyday from Ragigudda to reach the Masjid on time.Once he was sleeping at Masjid he saw a buzurg who was wearing jhubba & imama shareef,he couldnt see his face but thinks he was nothing but the Qutub of Shimoga Hazrat Shah Aleem Diwan.He saved money from his minute salary and went to Haj in 2008.This shows Sarkar AlaihHisSalam calls whomsover he wants.Haji Sahab's one son is in Dubai and other is a Gold Medalist and working as a Gazetted officer near Hubli.

It was raining,Taj who resides just next to Masjid,who arranged our breakfast for all 3 days,gave me an umbrella & came with me till bus stop,as it was sunday we couldnt find any bus,hence i took the Auto,when i sat inside Taj paid the bill to driver in advance,though i kept on telling him that i would pay him.I was moved by this act,Taj left school after 7th and works as a Cardboard painter in city.His other two brothers are studying,on in 12th and other in 9th.

I reached Jamia before Asar,Maulana Zaki Ahmad Saquafi asked me to get a passport size photo to be pasted on certificate and sent a boy with me.The boy took me to the a small house,a very small house of 2 rooms.The room was filled with big photos of Hindu gods & photographers photo with film actors.The lady was sleeping,she came out,swithced on the PC,later her husband came spread the white cloth behind me,took my photograph and printed it on Kodak printer.I was amazed at this minute photo studio.

After Asar,I went inside Jamia.The students getting dastar,where getting dressed.Their parents and relatives had come to view the thier child's achievments and dastarbandi.Others were getting ready for forthcoming vacations,as Jamia closes for vacation after Dastarbandi.To prevent students running from Jamia before Dastarbandi all of thier boxes were put in a room and room was locked!My parents couldnt come,they couldnt come even when i finished my Engineering at NIT Hamirpur 4 years back.Even the muballigeens where caught in rain while coming from Terikere.I changed to a white Kurta Pajama.

After Magrib,Mufti MasroofulIslam gave introdution to Imam Bukhari & Bukhari Shareef,then Chief guest Mufti AmanurRab Sahab Qibla started the ceremony of Khatme Bukhari Shareef.He read the last hadees of Bukhari shareef and explained its significance.He explained why Imam Bukhari described the Hadees of Niyat in 1st Chapter and Hadees of Tasbeeh as last hadees.He said just like Shab-e-Qadr,Tahajuddud & Khatme Quran are the ocassions when Dua's are speacially accepted,Khatme Bukhari also holds the same status.I was looking back again and again for Muballigeens,but couldnt find them.After Khatm,ijtimayi duwa was done,I also prayed for well biend of duniya & aakhirat for me my family & people I know.I prayed that I remain in madni mahaul of Dawat-e-Islami till my last breath.Thank god at last Muballigheens reached the Jamia Masjid & joined the Mahfil of Khatme Bukhari!

After the ceremony,Dinner was arranged by Jamia and everybody was invited.Then we offer Eisha prayers.Initially a muballigh from SDI read few naats and then ceremony of Dastarbandi formally started.All the graduating students were called to office to change to gown.I was only Fazilat (PG Student) i was given Jhubba and students of Alimiyat & Hifz were given white jhubba.I was called to give bayan,I gave english speech on Fazail of Ilme & Ulema,After me a Mufti Sahab,then Allama Nasir Raza Khan Sahab gave speech and at last Muqarrir-e-Khususi,Khatib-ul-Hind Mufti AmanurRab Sahab started his taqreer.In his taqreer he explained the deviant beliefs of Wahabi/deobandi.He chose his taqreer topic as Waseela, alhumdulillah he delivered a wonderfull speech for more an hour.After Speech Dastarbandi started I was called first,Mufti AmanurRab Sahab asked me to recite darood Shareef and tied the Dastar around my head by his blessed hands,gave me the Sanad & certificates,then Dastarbandi to other farigs & Huffazs were done.After Dastarbandi people stated coming and congratulating the graduates.I was waiting from my people,my dawat-e-Islami muballigheens.Alhumdulillah they also came,did mu'aanqa,tried kissing my hand,but i pulled it back.It is when i felt sukoon.As the Imama tied was loose,Nadir Attari bhai tied the imama again a fresh,so i had dastarbandi again with a Dawat-e-Islami Muballigh!

After ceremony i met Mufti Masood Aalam Sahab,kissed his hands and asked permission to leave.We couldn't visit the dargah of Qutub-e-Shimoga Shah Aleem Deewan due to busy schedule & rains,Hence we thought of doing it now,we started walking towards Dargah shareef it was 1:30am in night.We reached the dargah,it was closed hence we recited the Fatiha from outside and started towards Ragigudda.Fortunately we got an Auto,but he was charging very high,we told him we can pay only 50 rupees he kept on refusing but at last accepted and we reached Ragigudda around 2am.We arranged our things as we had our train at 6:25 am in morning.After offering Fajr,I thanked Maulana Hamid for all his help and hospitality and we left for Railway station.The train started at correct time and we reached Bangalore around 12 pm.

My teacher Mufti Muhammed Ali couldnot reach Shimoga as his wife was very ill.He told me that he wanted to see dastar-e-Fazilat bieng given to me as i was his roohani son.May ALLAH azzawajal make him succeed in this world and after he also sacrificed very much for my studies.Whenever I had problem attending classes in Morning he called me in nights at his home,Whenever I got busy in official meetings at night he was ready to teach me in morning.I still remember how he taught me all these years sometime in Jamia Nooria,then in Masjid-e-Noor then Masjid-e-Khizr ,his home and Dargah.May ALLAH accept all of his hardwork to make me an Aalim:Aameen.

My Mufti course will be starting after Ramzan at Markazi Idara-e-Sharia,Jamia Bila,Bangalore under Mufti Muhammed Aslam Misbahi Sahab.May ALLAH help me to finished Ifta course also:Aameen.


Alhumdulillah,One more madni bahar got added to Dawat-e-Islami's Madni mahaul's barkat.