HIS WRITINGS
AND WORKS
Works
of Imam Ahmed Raza; Organisations and Institutions Spiritually affiliated to
Imam Ahmed Raza
WORKS OF IMAM AHMED RAZA
Earlier
in this book, we learnt that A'la Hadrat (radi Allahu anhu) gained
proficiency in more that fifty branches of knowledge. With this, A'la Hadrat
(radi Allahu anhu) wrote many books on various aspects of Islam. A'la
Hadrat (radi Allahu anhu) was a genius writer. He wrote numerous books
and treatises in Arabic, Persian, and Urdu on diversified topics.
To
date, it has not been fully ascertained as to exactly how many books he wrote,
for in doing so, requires research and many personnel. There has risen, over
the past years, many Islamic Scholars in the Indo-Pak Sub-Continent and in
other parts of the world, who are making serious attempts in studying or
translating the works of this great Mujaddid of Islam.
In
1887, at the age of 30 years, he had completed 75 books and treatises. In 1909,
at the age of 43 years, this number increased up to 500. HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN
ESTIMATED THAT THE NUMBER OF BOOKS WRITTEN BY SAYYIDUNA A'LA HADRAT (RADI
ALLAHU ANHU) EXCEED 1 000 ON MORE THAN 50 BRANCHES OF KNOWLEDGE. Apart from
these contributions, he had written annotations and commentaries on more than 150
books pertaining to various branches of learning.
Professor
Dr Muhammad Hassan, Shaikh-ul-Adab, Islamia University, Bhawalpur, said:
"Mawlana was a prolific writer. He wrote a large number of treatises. It
is due to the fact that his head and heart had surging waves of knowledge which
were hard to restrain."
From
the many books that were written by him, a table of 549 have been classified.
The table is as follows:
Topic
on which books was written Amount of books
1. Tafseer of
the Quran 11
2. Aqaa'id
(Belief) 54
3. Hadith and
Principles of Ahadith 53
4. Fiqh,
Principles of Fiqh, Dictionary of Fiqh
5. Faraa'idh
and Tajweed 214
6. Tassawwuf,
Wazifas, Morals 19
7. Reviews of
Books 40
8. Language,
Arabic Grammar, Dictionaries, History
9. Poetry and
Special Benefits, Travelling 55
10. Inspired
Knowledge (Jafar) 11
11. Logarithms
8
12. Astronomy,
Astrology 22
13. Mathematics,
Geometry 31
14. Philosophy,
Sciences, Logistics 7
15. Algebra 4
TOTAL
AMOUNT OF BOOKS RECOVERED 549
The
names of a few books written by A'la Hadrat (radi Allahu anhu) have been
listed below:
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1. Fatawa
Radawiyyah (12 volumes approx. 12 000 pages)
·
2. Husaamul Haramain
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3. Ad Daulatul Makkiya Bil Madatul Ghaibiya
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4. Al Mu'tamadul Mustanad
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5. Al Amn o wa Ula
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6. Alkaukabatush Shahabiya
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7. Al Istimdaad
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8. Al Fuyoozul Makkiyah
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9. Al Meeladun Nabawiyyah
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10. Kanzul Imaan (translation of Holy Quran)
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11. Fauze Mubeen Dar Harkate Zameen
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12. Hidayake Bakhshish
·
13. Subhaanus Subooh
·
14. Sallus Say yaaful Hindiya
·
15. Ahkaame Shariat
·
16. Az Zubdatuz Zakkiya
·
17. Abna ul Mustapha
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18. Tamheede Imaan
·
19.
Angote Choomne ka Mas'ala
Professor
Abdul Shakoor Shad, Kabul University, Afghanistan, said: "The research
works of Imam Ahmed Raza Khan are worth presenting. There is due need that
Historical and Cultural Societies of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran
together with other such institutions keep all his writings duly catalogued in
their libraries."
His
Divinely bestowed intelligence was such, that when A'la Hadrat (radi Allahu
anhu) completed a quarter of any given book at the feet of a teacher, he
used to study and memorize the remainder of the book by himself. It is recorded
that he completed an Arabic commentary on the book, "Hidaayatun
Nahw", on Arabic Syntax, when he was only 8 years old!
ORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTES SPIRITUALLY AFFILIATED TO IMAM AHMED RAZA
In the
year 1904, A'la Hadrat (radi Allahu anhu) founded "Darul Uloom
Manzare Islam" in Bareilly Shareef. This great religious institution has
thus far served the Muslim world superbly. Each year, a large number of students
graduate from this institution as Fadhils, Aalims, Hufaaz and Qur'ra.
Many
of Ulema of South Africa are also students of Madressa Manzare Islam. To name a
few:- Mawlana Abdul Hadi Al Qaderi; Mawlana Abdul Hamid Palmer Al Qaderi;
Mawlana Ahmad Muqaddam Al Qaderi; Qaari Ahmad Khalil Razvi; Mawlana Sayed
Muhammad Husain Al Qaderi; Mawlana Muhammad Khan Al Qaderi Barkaati; Mawlana
Ghulam Mu'hiyyuddeen Jaafar; Mawlana Zainul Abedeen Al Qaderi Razvi; Mawlana
Muhammad Mustaqeem Al Qadri; Mawlana Muhammad Afthab Razvi; Mawlana Nazir
Farouk Razvi.
With
the exception of Madressa Manzare Islam, there are also scores of institutes
and organisations world-wide that are spiritually affiliated to Sayyiduna A'la
Hadrat (radi Allahu anhu). A few of them are:
·
1. Jaamia Nooria Radawiyah (Bareilly Shareef) -
India
·
2. Madressa Mazhare Islam (Bareilly Shareef) - India
·
3. Razvi Darul Ifta (Bareilly Shareef) - India
·
4. Raza Academy (Bombay) - India
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5. Idara Tahqeeqaat-e Imam Ahmad Raza - Pakistan
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6. Raza Musjid - London
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7. Raza Academy - London
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8. Imam Ahmad Raza Academy - South Africa
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9. Sunni
Razvi Centre - Mauritius - S. Africa
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10. Muhibbane Raza-e-Mustapha - South Africa
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11. Jamia Razvia (Lahore) - Pakistan
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12. Jamia Razvia Zia Ul Uloom (Rawalpindi) - Pakistan
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13. Darul Uloom Imam Ahmad Raza - India