tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8059583388671362146.post21938492929247922..comments2023-10-22T04:11:55.213-07:00Comments on Muslamics: Shayk Abdul-Ghaffar Hasan Rahmaani Returns to Allah, Creator of the UniverseMuslamicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17008333338402474706noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8059583388671362146.post-34544847519125931252007-03-27T16:29:00.000-07:002007-03-27T16:29:00.000-07:00Assalamu alaikumMy grandfather, Sheikh Abdul Ghaff...Assalamu alaikum<BR/><BR/>My grandfather, Sheikh Abdul Ghaffar Hasan, died on Thursday at the age of<BR/>94 (in Islamabad). He was a scholar of Hadith and was lecturer of Hadith at<BR/>Madina University before he retired. In fact, he was called to Madina when<BR/>Sheikh Nasiruddin Albani retired, and so replaced his post. His students<BR/>numbered thousands, including my father Sheikh Suhaib Hasan and Sheikh Safar<BR/>Al Hawali. It is known that even Sheikh Ibn Baz would sometimes sit in his<BR/>classes for his incredible knowledge of hadith.<BR/><BR/>I went to see him 4 years ago and was amazed at the clarity of his mind and<BR/>memory. He advised me to teach students in my own home (as my children were<BR/>very young) which is how my Friday study circle came into being.<BR/><BR/>I had the honour of translating his book "The rights and duties of women in<BR/>Islam"<BR/><BR/>His funeral took place in Islamabad after Jum'ah...my father led the prayer.<BR/><BR/>May Allah give him Jannah.<BR/><BR/>The decrease in true scholarship is one of the signs of the final<BR/>Day.....Muslims cry when our shuyukh die, but do nothing to learn from them<BR/>when they are alive.<BR/><BR/>Wassalam <BR/><BR/>I send this out to you guys, while asking you "who's the person or persons who's going to make a serious committment today to replace or out do Shaykh Abdul Gaffar Hasan?" <BR/><BR/>Abdullah ZikriaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06317155582620782077noreply@blogger.com