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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
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