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Hazrat Molana Mufti Saeed Ahmed Sahab Palanpuri R.A.
Mufti Sahab R. A. was born in 1942 according to Islamic year 1362 Hijri. His native place is village Kaleda district Banas Kaantha (Gujrat). His parents named him ’Ahmad’. But when he took admission in Mazahe-re-Ulum, ‘Saharanpur’ for getting education he registered his name as “Saeed Ahmad” which after become his name a famous and household name.
His ‘Bismillah’ ritual was practiced by his father and he completed his ‘Nazra and Deeniyat’ education in his native place. After that he headed to ‘Dar-ul-Ulum’ ‘CHAAPI’ where his maternal uncle ‘Moulana Abdur Rehman’ was the teacher. He (Saeed Ahmad) learned ‘Farsi language and its books’ for six months and then took admission in
‘Moulana Nazeer Ahmad Sahab Palanpuri’s’ Madrasa. Mohammad Akbar Miyan Palanpuri and Moulana Hashim Sahab Bukhari are among his teachers.
In 1377 Hijri he took admission in ‘Mazahir-e-Ulum at ‘Saharanpur’, where he learnt the books of ‘Nahu’, logic and philosophy. But to acquaint himself and fulfill his desire of learning books of Hadith’s he took admission in ‘Dar-ul-Ulum’ Deoband (In 1380 Hijri). Despite of Ilm, Hadith and Fiqaa-w-tafseer. He learnt different books based on different skills.
In 1382 Hijri, 1962 he competed his ‘Hadith Sharif’ syllabus and completed his course, scoring very good marks in his annual exam. Next year in 1382 (1962) , he took admission in ‘Iftaah’ course, after completing ‘Iftaah’ in 1384 he was appointed as ‘Aliya grade teacher ‘ and served till 1393 hijri.
Hazrat Moulana ‘Manzoor Nomani’ recommended his name for ‘Dar-ul-Ulum and he was selected as a teacher.
Hazrat Mufti Saeed Ahmed Sahab R. A. joined Jamia Ashrafiya in Rander as a teacher in 1965 and taught there for about ten years. He was appointed as a teacher of Darul Uloom Deoband in 1975 at the recommendation of Hazrat Molana Manzur Nu’mani R. A. ( Father of Hazrat Maulana Sajjad Sahab Nu’mani). In 2008, he succeeded Naseer Ahmad Khan as Shaykh al-Hadith of the seminary and also served the seminary’s position of Head Master (Sadr Mudarris). His teaching career in Darul Uloom Deoband lasted for over 30 years.
Hazrat Mufti Saeed Ahmed Sahab R. A. was conferred with President’s Certificate of Honour on the 64th Independence Day of India by Pratibha Patil.
He was distinctive in his teaching. He was not only a Successful teacher but also a good author. He has written and published more than 35 books.
Among these books ‘Alunu-l-Kabeer , Sharah Fouz-ul-Kabeer and Hashiya Imdad-ulFtawah, Hujjat-ul-Baligah in Urdu named Rahmat-ul-Waseaha is one of the great achievement to which in the world of education he will be remembered as ‘Shining Star’.
Mufti Sahab R. A. had complications of diabetes and was admitted in a Mumbai based hospital where he passed away on 19 May 2020, corresponding to Islamic date 25 Ramadhan 1441. He was buried in a graveyard located in(Oshiwara Qabrastan) Jogeshwari, Mumbai and only 15 people were allowed to attend his last rites. Islamic scholars like Hazrat Molana Abul Qasim Nomani , Hazrat Molana Arshad Madani, Hazrat MolanaMehmood Madani, Hazrat Molana Sajjad Sahab Nu’mani, Hazrat Mufti Ahmed Sahab Khanpuri D. B. and many other great Scholars from all over the world expressed grief over his demise.
May Almighty Allah bless the whole world with the achievement of his thought and the great effort of Dar-ul-Ulum.