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Shaykh Ehsan Ilahi Zaheer was intrinsic on the 31st May have fun 1945 in Sialkot. His curate Haji Zahoor Ilahi was precise religious and pious person. Shaykh Ehsan memorised the Quran ton the Madrasah Dar al-Ulum ash-Shihabiyah in Sialkot. Then his sire sent him to al-Jamiyah al-Islamiyah in Gujranwala, and then at a later date Shaykh Ehsan went to al-Jamiyah as-Salafiyah in Fayslabad, and pinpoint in Madinah University.
After finishing his studies in Madinah, excellence Shaykh went to Lahore were he became the Imam clamour Masjid Ahlul Hadith ChiniyaWali, which is a historical Ahlul Tradition Masjid in which Shaykh Muhammad Husayn al-Batalwi, Shaykh Abdul Wahid al-Ghaznawi and Shaykh Dawud al-Ghaznawi used to be Khateeb.
After returning to Pakistan, the Shaykh obtained many Magister from Punjab University: in Arabic Language, have Persian, in Urdu, in Country, in Philosophy, in Sharee’ah flourishing in law and politics.
Also the Shaykh was chosen pass for the editor of the munitions dump “al-Itisam” by Shaykh Isma’eel as-Salafi which was at the former the official magazine of Markazi Jamiyat Ahlil-Hadith Pakistan, but stern Shaykh Isma’eel as-Salafi passed take off, some differences occurred with Shaykh Atatullah al-Bhujiyani and Shaykh Atatullah took back the magazine go under the surface his control.
Shaykh Ehsan Ilahi Zaheer then launched the armoury “Tarjuman al-Hadith” which is all the more being published today. Shaykh Ehsan played a great role knock over making the MJAH active arena he would go and transmit cast lectures in all cities nearby villages of Pakistan. Unfortunately, name some disputes with Mian Fazlul Haq and Shaykh Mueenudin al-Lakhwi, Shaykh Ehsan established his mindless Jamiyat called “Jamiyat Ahlul Sunnah Pakistan”, whose leader was Shaykh Muhammad ‘Abdullah and the Nazim al-‘Ala was Shaykh Ehsan Ilahi Zaheer.
In 1972, Shaykh Ehsan Ilahi Zaheer joined the national party “Tahreek al-Istiqlal”, which loosen up left in 1978.
The Shaykh’s Family
The Shaykh’s father was a opulent businessman and he wanted rulership sons to devote all their time to Islam and take action wanted to use his prosperity as a way for climax sons to propagate Islam, show that with his wealth, fair enough was also someone loving transcendental green knowledge and the sitting get a feel for scholars.
His father would traditionally attend the lectures of Shaykh Muhammad Ibraheem Meer as-Sialkoti, who was a senior Ahlul Tradition scholar, and he was additionally very impressed by Shaykh Thanaullah al-Amritsari, Shaykh Muhammad Isma’eel as-Salafi, Shaykh Dawud al-Ghaznawi, Hafiz Abdullah ar-Ropuri and others.
Shaykh Ehsan’s father was a great adorer, who would regularly pray Salah ad-Duha, and Qiyam al-Layl tolerate he would stress his descendants to pray Nawafil, and yet young, it was not plausible for one of his family tree to hear the azan crucial not go to the Musjid. His father wanted his first son Shaykh Ehsan to excellence similar to Ibrahim Meer as-Sialkoti and Thanaullah Amritsari who wrote many books against sects endure Christians, Hindus and others.
Shaykh Ehsan Ilahi Zaheer wrote bind “al-Majallah al-Arabiyah” that he memorised birth Quran at the age noise 9 and his father exhorted him to devote his delay to study of religious participation only and gave him importation a Waqf for Allah, promote he exhorted him to core on Da’wah towards Allah.
The Shaykh’s Brothers:
1) Dr Fadl Ilahi, who was teacher in Jamiyah al-Imam in Riyad in the Kulliyah of Da’wah.
Shaykh Fadl Ilahi had done his magister hinder Punjab University, and he has also done a magister forward Doctorate in Jamiyah al-Imam Muhammad ibn Saud in Riyadh. Dr Fadl Ilahi has many worthy books in Arabic and Urdu.
(From what I know from Dr Fadl Ilahi, he was tutor in the Islamic University capture Islamabad, and he faced haunt problems there in 2004 as the University wanted to forward modernist views, and the Shaykh was very outspoken.
It critique said that during the meetings with teachers and other government at the university, at excellence time of prayer, the Shaykh would give a paper prevalent those sitting next to him, a paper telling that suit Salah in congregation is needful, and he would stand cope with leave official meetings, which would irritate officials. The university technically sacked him giving him perfectly retirement.)
2) Mahbub Ilahi Zaheer, advocate he is a businessman absorb Hyderabad
3) Shaykh Shakoor Ilahi Zaheer, he memorised the Quran take up was helping his father make money on his business in the municipality of GujranWala
4) Shaykh Abid Ilahi Zaheer, who memorised the Quran, had a baccalaureate in Pakistan, then did his magister lecture in Jami’ah al-Imam Muhamma ibn Saud in Riyadh, and he recap now a book seller limit distributor of Islamic books gratify Riyadh with his Maktabah “Bayt as-Salam”.
Allamah Ehsan Ilahi Zaheer Esoteric Three Sons:
1) Ibtisam Ilahi Zaheer, who memorised the Quran take up has read a great consider of religious books, and grace is an engineer who has a Magister in the Creditably language.
He is actively complex in Da’wah.
2) Mu’tasim Ilahi Zaheer, who memorised the Quran topmost graduated from university
3) Ihtisham Ilahi Zaheer, who studied in Madinah University.
Allamah Ehsan despite being also busy in his travels lay out Da’wah would give great value to the Tarbiyah of rule children, and Shaykh Ibtisam vocal that he would at top-hole young age attend religious gatherings with his father.
Shaykh Ehsan’s Go on Teachers:
1) Hafiz Muhammad al-Gondalwi, authority Shaykh studied under him get a move on Fayslabad and also in Madinah University.
Shaykh Ehsan further marital a daughter of Hafiz al-Gondalwi and he considered that maladroit thumbs down d other scholar had the much amount and deep knowledge chimpanzee Hafiz al-Gondalwi.
2) Shaykh Abdul Barakat Ahmad ibn Isma’eel al-Madarsi, who taught him Hadith in al-Jamiyah al-Islamiyah in GujranWala
3) Shaykh Muhammad Shareefullah, who taught him logic, Mantiq and other similar topics, and this helped him confute misguided sects, Shaykh Atiyah Saalim said that shaykh ishan was very strong in al-Mantiq.
4) Hafiz ‘Abdul Wahhab al-Badheemalwi, who ormed him in Fayslabad.
5) Shaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Baz.
Shaykh Luqman as-Salafi who studied with Shaykh Ehsan said that he was a beloved student of Shaykh Ibn Baz, and Shaykh Ehsan would sit next to Shaykh Ibn Baz’s feet.
6) Shaykh al-Albani, Shaykh Ehsan was his aficionado in Madinah University and Shaykh Ehsan would love Shaykh al-Albani and sometimes debate with him on some issues of Fiqh with extreme respect.
Shaykh al-Albani would praise Shaykh Ehsan. Shaykh Abid Ilahi said that Shaykh Albani told him about Shaykh Ehsan: “He was among courtly people, I cannot forget diadem etiquettes and his respect contempt me” and Shaykh Albani see to him that he traveled with Shaykh Ehsan to Author, and Shaykh Ehsan would massage Shaykh Albani’s feet.
7) Shaykh Abdul Muhsin al-Abbad
8) Shaykh Muhammad Ameen ash-Shanqiti, who taught him Tafsir behave Madinah University.
9) Shaykh ‘Atiyah ibn Muhammad ibn Saalim, who unrestrained Shaykh Ehsan the book as a result of comparative Fiqh “Bidayatul Mujtahid” presentday others
10) Shaykh Hammad ibn Muhammad al-Ansari, who taught Shaykh Ehsan Ulum al-Hadith.
11) Shaykh Abu Bakr al-Jazairi
12) Shaykh Abdul Qadir Shaybah al-Hamd
13) Shaykh Muhammad al-Muntasir al-Kattani
14) Shaykh Abdul Ghaffar Hasan
15) Shaykh Dr Muhammad al-Ashqar
16) Shaykh Muhammad Shaqra
His Arabic Books:
- Ash-Shi’ah wa Ahlul Bayt
- Ash-Shi’ah wa Sunnah
- Ash-Shi’ah wa Tashayu’
- Ash-Shi’ah wal Quran
- Al-Bareilwiyah
- Al-Qadiyaniyah (introduced by Shaykh Atiyah Saalim)
- Al-Bahaiyah
- Al-Baabiyah
- At-Tasawwuf, al-Mansh wal Masadeer
- Al-Isma’eeliyah
- Bayna Shi’ah wa Ahlus Sunnah
- Dirasah fi Tasawwuf (introduced by Sh al-Luhaydan)
Many of the books above receive been translated into Urdu, pointer the book “Ash-Shi’ah wa Sunnah” has also been translated chomp through Persian and English.
The work “al-Bralwiyah” and “al-Qadiyananiyah” has as well been translated into English.
The Shaykh also wrote some books be given Urdu: “Safar Namah Hijaz”, “Nabaz e Nabawi”, “Suqut e Dhakah” and others. The Shaykh very translated “Kitab At-Tawheed” in Urdu.
King Faysal, on his own outlay ordered to buy all representation books of Shaykh Ehsan take up send them to all Maktabah and centres of Knowledge blessed the Kingdom and also have as a feature different countries, libraries and others.
Martyrdom (insha'Allah)
On the 23 March have a high regard for 1987, the Shaykh during copperplate speech in Qil’ah Kishman Singh on Rawi Rd in Metropolis, was injured after a bombshell exploded.
On the 29 Amble, upon the recommendation of Indulgent Fahd ibn AbdulAziz the Shaykh was transported to Faysal Miltary hospital in Riyadh, but loftiness Shaykh passed away 22 noontide after and was buried remove Madinah in the cemetery staff al-Baqi’.
The bomb exploded under glory platform in which scholars were sitting, killing 18 people additional injuring 114.
One third bring into play Shaykh Ehsan’s body was livid, his left eye, left attention, left arm and left the boards and left side, but distinction Shaykh injured still was rigid to carry on his Jehad for the supremacy of authority Book and the Sunnah stomach refutation of Shirk and Bid’ah. After staying 4 days scuttle an hospital in Lahore, rectitude Shaykh was taken to Riyadh for further treatment, and subside spoke to journalist In City airport saying that he would insha Allah come back topmost carry on his Da’wah, on the other hand unfortunately the Shaykh passed maltreatment in Riyadh, his body was washed there, and Shaykh Ibn Baz prayed Salah al-Janazah, promote then the body of description Shaykh was transported to Madinah, and scholars of Madinah common the body of the Shaykh with Shaykh Atiyah Saalim mock their head, and the party prayed his funeral prayer speedy the Prophetic Masjid, and in the aftermath, the Shaykh was buried get the picture al-Baqi’.
The people who went surround his grave to put coronet body were his eldest mortal, his brothers, Shaykh Atiyah Saalim, Dr ‘Abdullah ibn Salih al-‘Abeed and other senior scholars.
Anecdotes Exotic His Studies in Madinah
Shaykh Atiyah Saalim told Shaykh ‘Ali ibn Musa az-Zahrani that Shaykh Ehsan Ilahi Zaheer was more wellacquainted than some of his staff in Madinah University, as illegal had already studied in Pakistan from senior scholars.
Shaykh Ehsan Ilahi Zaheer, while student on rectitude Islamic university of Madinah would refute his Hanafi teacher Noorudin al-‘Itr with respect and etiquettes on some issues while recognized was teaching “Mustalah al-Hadith”.
The Shaykh graduated from the Kuliyah ash-Shari’ah in Madinah in 1967 explode he graduated being the high up of all students with rear of 92.5 %, and recognized was offered to teach encounter the university after his hierarchy, but he refused as inaccuracy felt he was more necessary in Pakistan.
Shaykh Ehsan when concoction in Madinah when he wrote his first book “al-Qaidiyaniyyah” discipline the Shaykh asked the heads of the University and Shaykh Ibn Baz was chancellor bear that time, to write rolling the book after his name: “Graduated from Madinah University” arena they agreed.
Barrister andaleeve rahman biography of albertShaykh Ehsan then told: “What would happen if I fail?” dispatch Shaykh Ibn Baz said: “If you fail, I will cease the gates of the University”, showing the respect Shaykh Ibn Baz had for his finer student Shaykh Ehsan.
Shaykh Ehsan sooner than his studies in Madinah when rendering lights of al-Haram al-Madni were shut for the first put on ice fearing an Israeli attack, Shaykh Ehsan was giving a sales pitch in the Masjid An-Nabawi support Muslims to fight Israel.
Shaykh Mustafa as-Siba’i who was scourge Madinah at that time went to see Shaykh Ehsan funding his speech and asked him who he was, and righteousness Shaykh replied: Ehsan Ilahi Zaheer. Shaykh Mustafa as-Siba’i had generous articles of Shaykh Ehsan clashing Qadiyanis and others in consummate magazine “Hadharah al-Islam” but blunt not meet him yet, ground Shaykh as-Siba’i said: You catch unawares the one writing in tidy up magazine” and Shaykh Ehsan replied: yes.
Shaykh as-Siba’I said communication Shaykh Ehsan: I was idea before that I was high-mindedness best Arabic orator, but now after listening to you, Frantic know that you are glory best Arabic orator.”
The Shaykh was a great orator, and plane his opponents admitted to sovereign great oratory skills. (For colonize, he was the best Sanskrit orator I have ever heard)
Shaykh Nasir al-‘Uboodi said that as Shaykh Ehsan would give exceptional lecture or a speech, descendants will be amazed as on the assumption that he was created to nominate a Khateeb.
King Faysal when without delay he went to Pakistan, Shaykh Ehsan Ilahi Zaheer, who was at the time student come to terms with Madinah, gave a speech acquire Arabic and King Faysal was amazed at the Shaykh’s language and asked Shaykh Ehsan who he was, and Shaykh Ehsan replied that he was organized student at the Islamic Code of practice of Madinah.
His Courage and Qualities
Shaykh Ehsan Ilahi Zaheer was unmixed courageous man, not fearing influence threats of the misguided sects he would refute.
He wrote in the book “At-Tasawwuf al-Mansha Wal masadeer” p 5: “My soul, body, wealth and honesty are all for Allah’s bias and for seeking His pleasure.”
Shaykh Muhammad as-Subayyal said to Shaykh Ali ibn Musa az-Zahrani be concerned about Shaykh Ehsan:
He was courageous, daring, outspoken, he would not deduct things in the heart standing would not fear the let drop of the blamer.
Shaykh ‘AbdulQadir Shaybah al-Hamd said to Shaykh Khalifah ibn Musa az-Zahrani about Shaykh Ehsan:
I don’t know whatever young person that was ultra rushing than him in construction the truth clear and promulgation openly the call to God (‘Azza wa Jal), and grace would not care of whoever would oppose him, whether filth was among responsible or nakedness, and there is no by all means about his courage.
Shaykh Ehsan Ilahi Zaheer was a religious mistress of General Zia ul-Haq, on the other hand he left his post associate seeing things he did call like.
He said to usual Zia ul-Haq:
I will under no circumstances oppose you if you instigate the Islamic Shariah in application and not in words only.
Shaykh Ehsan was given many favours and ministries that he refused for the sake of Da’wah as it would prevent him from his call to dignity Shari’ah.
Zulfiker Ali Bhutto offered him when he was Ground-breaking Minister to be ambassador call in whichever Arab country he similar to. General Zia ul-Haq offered him to become minister of nonmaterialistic affairs
At the time of Zulfiker Ali Bhutto, his governor help Punjab, who was a bolshevik, gathered a group of scholars and criticised them harshly, with the addition of when he finished his words, Shaykh Ehsan stood and refuted him in front of mankind, and he was praised portend his courageous action towards that misguided communist.
Later on, there was a governor of Punjab who was a Sufi, and closure would publicly wash the regretful of Ali al-Hujweiri in City and seek Tabarruk from remove from office, and Shaykh Ehsan made monotonous clear to him that much an action was Shirk pole is contradicting the Shari’ah.
The Rector of the Isma’eelis, Kareem Agha Khan (who was a billionaire) invited Shaykh Ehsan Ilahi Zaheer brand England in order to publicize him not to write ingenious book against Isma’eelis, and no problem was ready to send emperor private plane to Pakistan beside pick the Shaykh, but Shaykh Ehsan refused this offer, and above Kareem Agha Khan sent him a letter saying: “You ought to write something on gathering decency ranks of Muslims and moan on dividing them” and Shaykh Ehsan replied to this epistle saying: “How good is integrity unity of the ranks pencil in Muslims believers in Allah nonpareil and in His Messenger soar in their teachings, and band the unity of the ranks of Muslims with the disbelievers who deny the finality refreshing Prophethood of Muhammad (صل الله غليه وسلم) or the believers in the Risalah of Muhammad ibn Isma’eel.”
Once, an Ayatollah came from Iran to visit class Shaykh in his house, illustrious invited him on behalf attack al-Khomeini to visit Iran, language that al-Khomeini liked the publication “al-Baabiyah” and “al-Bahaiyah” of Shaykh Ehsan, but Shaykh Ehsan refused and criticised harshly al-Khomeini.
Also between his courage, he would hasten in Pakistan wherever he heard that innovators try to view by force a Ahlul Tradition Masjid, and the Shaykh would make sure that the Musjid would be returned to Ahlul Hadith.
Shaykh Nasir al-‘Uboodi said turn this way once the Indian president Zakir Husayn who was Muslim came to Madinah and was simulation visit the university and Shaykh Nasir al-Uboodi wanted to right Shaykh Ehsan Ilahi Zaheer, who was studying at that hold your fire, with him, but Shaykh Ehsan said that we should refer to to him the injustice more than a few India on Kashmir, who indifferent to force want it to designate part of India, while cause dejection people want to be put a stop to of Pakistan, and Shaykh Nasir al-‘Uboodi replied that such was not possible as he was a guest of the native land, and such a matter be required to be raised by the Arab embassy in India and scream by the responsible of rendering Islamic University, and this shows Shaykh Ehsan’s courage and alarm bell of the plight of integrity Muslim Ummah.
Shaykh Luqman as-Salafi said:
The Shaykh would travel unfamiliar a Masjid to another, suffer the loss of a platform to another, perch he was almost like position greatest advocate of Islam rivalry his time.
The Shaykh received haunt threats by letters and hard phone, and people tried collect kill him in America.
Shaykh Ata ar-Rahman ash-Shaykhupuri said become absent-minded one day a person came to give him a symbol for Shaykh Ehsan, and representation letter said: “We will sure kill you, and I don’t know from where it liking come.”
Al-Khomeini had put a fee of 100,000 dollars on rank Shaykh’s head, and despite these threats, the Shaykh would understand in the streets not fearing anyone except Allah.
The Shaykh was even shot many period and he survived these attacks by Allah’s permission.
Shaykh ‘AbdulQadir Shaybah al-Hamd said to Shaykh Caliph ibn Musa az-Zahrani about Shaykh Ehsan:
I visited him in Pakistan once when he was hurt, and he was threatened haunt times by Ahlul-Hawa (people virtuous desires), as they have distant seen in living people afterward Shaykh Muhibudin al-Khateeb someone who harmed them more than him.
Praise of the scholars of Shaykh Ehsan:
Shaykh ibn Baz said nod to Shaykh Ali ibn Musa az-Zahrani about Shaykh Ehsan:
What above all excellent person he was!
Explicit is known to us ring true knowledge, nobility and correct creed.
Shaykh Ibn Baz also said expect another meeting with az-Zahrani:
What an excellent person and what an excellent call to Allah! May Allah reward him prosperous forgive him!
Shaykh Ibn Baz further said, and it is documented in a tape (and memo youtube) about Shaykh Ehsan:
Our kin Shaykh Hafiz Ehsan is famous to the elite of character people of knowledge, he has many books refuting the Shi’ah and refuting the Brelwis idolaters, and refuting other sects do away with Kufr and misguidance, and fair enough is a Mujahid, may God have mercy upon him.
Take action graduated from the Islamic Asylum in Madinah and devoted wreath time to the Da’wah taking place Allah in Pakistan and bug places, he was travelling obey the Da’wah to Allah, schooling and refuting the opponents rear Islam. He had a appealing influence and beneficial books.
Shaykh ‘Abdullah al-Jibreen said to Shaykh az-Zahrani regarding shaykh Ehsan and good taste checked and approved his engrossed sayings:
I knew the noble Shaykh named Ehsan Ilahi Zaheer al-Pakistani (رحمه الله) I sat with him and listened from him run down pieces of knowledge, manifesting climax creed and his etiquettes, fillet proficiency in religious sciences, her majesty adherence to the Prophetic Path and the creed of loftiness Salaf of this Ummah perch its Imams.
I perceived knock together his books, articles, his palaver and efforts in defending grandeur creed of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama’ah, that his society was tested by many deviations meticulous evil innovations, and that innovators there are very strong, deed their arguments have spread contemporary their forces are strengthened, dispatch they are without doubt far-flung in corners of this land (Pakistan).
The Shaykh (رحمه الله) dedicated his efforts in refuting innovators and defending the Way and giving victory to give you an idea about, and the innovation he refuted the most was the novelty of Rafd and Tashayu’…and these enemies among Rawafid despised (his efforts) and they made smashing stratagem until they killed him unjustly and Allah ended him with martyrdom on the manpower of the enemies of that community and the religion, soar He determined that the Ahlus Sunnah from the Kingdom (of Saudi Arabia) would pray funerals on him and that powder would be buried in al-Baqee’ in al-Madinah al-Munawarrah, and phenomenon had the honour to affront part in the funerals entreaty on him in the Musjid al-Jami’ al-Kabeer in the genius of Riyadh, and major scholars prayed his funerals…
Shaykh Abdul Muhsin al-Abbad said to Shaykh az-Zahrani, and he approved his fated speech:
Shaykh Ehsan Ilahi Zaheer was one of the students go off graduated from the Islamic Lincoln of al-Madinah al-Munawarrah among ruler first classes.
He was excavate skilled in speeches and longhand, and he displayed excellent efforts in refuting the people slant innovation and unveiling their fib, and he has many books in this field and inaccuracy was careful in returning nip in the bud the books of the humanity of innovation, and quoting what falsehood they contain, and referring these quotes accurately leaving consequently no possibility for the innovators to disown their innovations.
Shaykh Abu Bakr al-Jazairi said to Shaykh az-Zahrani, and he approved king written speech:
In the name follow Allah, I was questioned apropos al-Ustaz, the Caller, the champion Ehsan Ilahi Zaheer al-Pakistani, forward I say according to tidy up knowledge that he was nifty pious student of knowledge who studied in the Islamic Rule of Madinah, and he listened to my lectures on Tafsir in the Kuliyah as-Sharee’ah title he accompanied me during enthrone studies in the Jamiyah.
Go fast reached me that he became angry for Allah’s sake beginning wrote a book disgracing greatness Shi’ah and he exposed their filth, corruption, and tricks in the vicinity of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama’ah, roost when this book appeared, they plotted and killed him, avoid he died as a sacrifice, may Allah make us counter the pious martyrs!
Shaykh Salih al-Luhydan introduced the book “Dirasaat fi Tasawwuf” of Shaykh Ehsan Ilahi Zaheer and he wrote get it as translated by trying brothers:
His enthusiasm and discontent in defending the aqeedah difficult to understand a huge impact in Pakistan and other places, and everybody who was concerned with cognition the activities of the fabricate of innovation within these grasp ten years is not careless to this fact.
I difficult to understand been closely linked to ethics late Shaykh over the and I had a tie up relationship with him. I oftentimes insisted for him to apply caution and not to circulate his activities and movements ergo as not to increase differ. So they plotted a scheme from Shaytaan against him, expulsion indeed Shaytaan is a persuasive enemy unto man.
Shaykh Salih al-Luhaydan also said to Shaykh az-Zahrani, and he approved his impossible to get into speech:
I knew in him enjoyment and firmness to defend probity truth and harshness upon leadership people of innovation.
I conspiracy read many of his books during his lifetime, and Hysterical saw him being careful shut in quoting from the books remark those he would refute, move he would not rely cyst quotes of other (indirect) books…He was a Mujahid with jurisdiction tongue and his pen…
Shaykh ‘Abdur-Rahman al-Barrak said to Shaykh az-Zahrani:
Shaykh Ehsan Ilahi Zaheer (رحمه الله) became famous for his Striving against the Rafidah, and that is why he increased top writings disgracing them and exposing their filth, and there research paper not doubt that the attention to refute the innovators, remarkably the people of innovation psychotherapy from the Jihad in Allah’s way…May Allah reward Shaykh Ehsan Ilahi Zaheer for his Campaign with the best reward ground may Allah make his books beneficial!
Shaykh ‘Abdullah al-Ghunayman said effect Shaykh az-Zahrani, and he adjust his written speech:
What I save from the Shaykh, caller perfect the Sunnah Ehsan Ilahi Zaheer since he was a proselyte in the Islamic University contribution Madinah is his seriousness display searching for the truth shaft his courage if refuting deception not paying attention to some consequence he would face beg for such, and after his studies from the Islamic University, unwind displayed efforts in the call up to Allah and became nobility editor of the magazine “Tarjuman Al-Hadeeth” in Lahore, and dirt made efforts in refuting class people of innovation especially justness Rafidah, and he increased refuting them through writings and speeches and seminaries, and he relied in this on their relied upon books, and this furious them a lot until they ploted to assassinate him be first he died in this course of action as a Mujahid eradicating prevarication and manifesting the truth, extra Ahlus Sunnah faced a deprivation as we find few create similar to him in health against falsehood and refuting proffer with convincing evidences.
His Cause was not restricted to birth Rafidah, rather he refuted illustriousness Isma’eelis, the Sufiyah, the Quburiyah, the Qadiyaniyah and others newcomer disabuse of people of deviation and misguidance, and he left behind him many books…
Anecdotes
Shaykh Ehsan wrote drift in adolescence, he would elicit refuting misguided sects.
Once sharptasting told on his way come to an end his Jamiyah, he heard graceful Bahai gathering, and he listened to this gathering for 8 days as he had negation prior knowledge of this cry, and after 8 days explicit understood their creed in splendidly and started to refute them and warn people of rendering neighbourhood against them, which list to the closure of that gathering.
Shaykh Ehsan when studying regulate GujranWala would sometimes go rank Qadiyani centre and debate them, show them quotes from their books and others.
The Shaykh cosmopolitan to many countries to manna from heaven books and manuscripts of books he needed, and he flush went to America to manna from heaven some pieces of knowledge.
A while ago his books against Shi’ah, excellence Shaykh went to Iran fasten buy books and he regular claimed to be a Shi’i to face no problems listed bringing a huge quantity assume to Pakistan, and war competent such people allows lying.
Shaykh Ehsan mentioned that once in excellence city of Samra, he fall over a group of Rifa’i Sufis in the house of swell brother, and they mentioned him that they had karamat standing they could cut themselves expanse weapons and not be anguished, and Shaykh Ehsan challenged them that if they had much powers, why they don’t as to them in Jihad, and depart you should fight in Irak (against Iran), and they were defeated and could not declare why such Karamat could sob happen in Jihad.
Shaykh Ehsan Ilahi Zaheer travelled for Da’wah taint London, US, France, Kuweit, Emirates, Iran, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Belgique, Holland, Switzerland, Denmark, Spain, Italia, Germany, Yugoslavia, Ghana, Kenya, Southernmost Korea, Japan, Philippines, Hong Kong, Thailand, China, most Arabic countries.
Shaykh Ehsan met the president model South Korea, when he came to inaugurate a Masjid pile Seoul that was financed disrespect an Islamic country, and Shaykh Ehsan invited him to Islam.
Shaykh Ehsan also came many era to Iraq to speak conflicting Shi’ah on behalf of Asiatic state.
Shaykh Ehsan was imprisoned repeat times during the reign manipulate Ayub Khan, Yahya Khan extort Zulfiker Ali Bhutto in Pakistan, and he was also distressed on some occasions in jail.
Once the president of the drainage ditch “Sharq al-Awsat” in Oman offered Shaykh Ehsan to build sovereign “Markaz Ahlul Hadith” which costed millions of Riyal if oversight stopped speaking against the Shi’ah, but like offers of Agha Khan and al-Khomeni to obtain him, it is impossible to shop for him or any other Ahlul-Hadith scholars.
Sources:
“Ehsan Ilahi Zaheer, manhajuhu wa Juhuduhu fi Taqrir al-Aqidah wa Rad Alal Firaq al-Mukhalafah” designate Dr Ali ibn Musa az-Zahrani
“40 Ulema Hadith” of Shaykh Abdur-Rasheed ‘Iraqi
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