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In Baghdad, Hazrat studied several subjects, under many famous
Savants of Islam. He studied Fiqah under Qazi Abu Saeed Mubarak bin Mokarrimi,
Abu Ofa Ali Bin Aqil and very many other learned teachers. He learned Hadith and
his teachers included the famous Abu Ghalib Ahmed and Abu Qasim Ali. He acquired
proficiency in Arabic literature under the learned Abu Zakaria Yahya Tabrizi,
who was at that time the principal of Madrasa Nizami.
During his stay in Baghdad, he established, by his conduct, that he was truthful
and extremely charitable. During his stay, although he had to endure great
hardships, by dint of the natural talents and devotion, he very soon became the
Master of Quran, Fiqh, Hadith and Arabic literature, with all its connected
branches.
He was once teaching Quran and a verse was erad. Several interpretations of the
verse citing previous interpretations were quoted. In addition to these
interpretations, so many other aspects and meanings of the verse were explained
in detail, that Sheikh Jamal-din bin Jowzi, who was amongst the audience and was
himself a renowned author of his time, admitted to a companion of his, that he
knew of only eleven out of the forty different explanations of the verse given
by Hazrat Ghosul Azam.
In 521 Hijri, Hazrat Abu Saeed Mubarik Bin Mokarrimi made over his Madrasa to
Saiydina Abdul Qadir, In the beginning, there were only very few students; but
soon his fame for learning, piety, inner illumination, veracity, and strict
adherence to Shariat spread far and wide and people from all over the world
began to flock round him to reap the benefits of his lectures and sermons.
Gradually the existing building proved too small for the ever-increasing
students, and in 528 AH, adjacent houses had to be acquired. For thirty-three
years between 528 and 561, he devoted himself to the cause of Education. He
himself taught Muslim Law, commentaries on the Quran, Hadith, Syntax (grammar)
and other Islamic subjects. Students from every part of Iraq and all over the
Muslim world came to his Madrasa, where they received free education with
boarding and lodging provided.
After completing their course of studies, these students either returned to
their own countries or went to some other lands in order to spread the knowledge
and virtues acquired from the Hazrat. Education thus spread throughout Iraq and
other Muslim Countries to achieve Saiyidina’s sole object of the revival of
Islam. Most of his students later became famous Saints and Savants of Islam.
Among them were Sheikh Ali bin Hiti-a- Qutub of his time – Sheikh Baqir bin Batu,
the head of the Autad, Sheikh Shahabuddin Umar Suharwardy the author of the well
known book on Sufism, “Awarif-ul-Maarif” and Head of the Suharwardy Order,
Sheikh Abdul Hassan the famous preacher of Egypt and very many others.
As a student, when he was engaged in his studies he did not neglect his efforts
to attain spiritual perfection. He therefore, often resorted to fasting and
would not ask for food from any one, even if he had to go without any meal for
days together.
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