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Author’s Introduction

Allam Syed Arshad Saeed Kazmi is Sheikhul-Hadith (Head of the Department of

Hadith) at Jamia Anwar-ul-Uloom, Multan. He is the son of the eminent scholar

Allama Syed Ahmad Saeed Kazmi whose unrivalled knowledge earned him the

titles of Ghazali-e-Zaman (Ghazali of time) and Razi-e-Dauran (Razi of time). Like

his late father he is noted for outstanding comprehension of various Islamic

disciplines.

He completed formal education in 1986 from Jamia Anwar-ul-Uloom, a renowned

institution founded by his father in 1944. Soon thereafter he was assigned to

teaching hadith at his Alma Mater. Ever since, he has been teaching hadith and

has discharged duties as Sheikh-ul-Hadith for the past fifteen years. He studied

Arabic literature at Jamia Saddam (now Baghdad University) in Baghdad in the

early 1990s. He spent some time specifically learning Ilm-e-meeras (inheritance

laws) from Mufti Abdul Wahid who was the successor to Mufti Siraj Ahmad. A

contemporary of Aala Hazrat Maulana Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi, Mufti Siraj

Ahmad was a towering scholar who was given the title of Siraj ul fuqaha by Aala

Hazrat in recognition of his deep understanding of the discipline of Islamic

jurisprudence.

Allama Kazmi’s grasp of knowledge of various academic disciplines of religious studies is astounding. He has researched extensively on a number of areas and

has authored numerous books. These include Ziarat-e-Quboor, Taskeen-e-Dil, (a

treatise on the iman of the parents of the Holy Prophet ﷺ), Bid’a, Milad-un-Nabi

Sharif, Nizam-e-Kainat main mashiat aur hukm ka zahoor, Taqdeer aur Tadbeer (a

masterpiece that deals with the subject of hypocrisy in Islam) and Kitab ul

Waseela (a comprehensive account of the subject of intercession). He is currently

working on the exegesis of the Holy Qur’an. The first volume of this magisterial work, on Surah Fatiha, is expected to be out later in the year.

He has lectured extensively throughout Pakistan. His regular duroors-e Qur’an (lectures on Qur’anic understanding) in various major cities of the country are immensely popular. These are delivered in a way that ensures that there is

something to appease the appetite for knowledge of not only laymen but also

qualified religious scholars. He has been invited to deliver speeches in Qatar,

Saudi Arabia, Iran and Bangladesh. The international television network Noor TV,

based in the United Kingdom, has also broadcast his lectures.

Allama Kazmi has established a chain of educational institutions in the country.

While at present more than 60 institutions are operating (which include

magnificent dar-ul-ulooms for dars-e-nizami and hifz in Ali Pur, Kot Khalifa, Ghaus

Pur, Majidabad and Uch Sharif), his most notable achievement would be the

establishment of an academic institution, Al-Jamiatul Islamia tul Arabia Al-

Aalamia, in Multan. The inspiration for this most cherished ambition is to

establish an institution, which would be reminiscent of Bayt al Hikma of the

glorious times of Muslims for the revival of all disciplines of knowledge. Work on

this remarkable institution is in progress in the suburbs of Multan on a 14.5 acre

piece of land.

In parallel with his efforts for renaissance of Islamic knowledge he has embarked

on a mission of spiritual cleansing for the general public. For several years weekly