Surah Yaseen

SURAH YASEE

(Chapter 36)

A detailed commentary (tafseer)

Researched & compiled from various tafseer sources of the Ulama ofAhlus Sunnah wal Jama’ah

by Abdul Haq Abdul Qadir

son of the late

Alhaaj Hafiz Qari Maulana Abdul Qadir Sahib (Rahimahullah)of Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa

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Abdul Haq Abdul Qadir

Dedicated to:

Our BelovedPROPHET MUHAMMAD

(Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)

In memory of my late parents

Maulana & Mrs Abdul Qadir

and all others who have been transferred tothe Mercy and Kindness of their Most Merciful Rabb

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Abdul Haq Abdul Qadir

A TRIBUTE TO MY BELOVED FATHER AND USTADH

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AL-HAAJ HAFIZ QARI MAULANA ABDUL QADIR (Rahimahullah), was one of the oldest living Alim in South Africa whopassed away on Saturday, August 23 1998 (30 Rabi-ul-Akhir 1419) at his residence in Woodhurst, Chatsworth, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa at the age of 94 years (97 years according to the Islamic Lunar Calendar).He was born in Durban on 20 April 1904, and lost his parents at an early age. Being orphaned at such an early age,he was fortunate to have found care at the Soofie Sahib Centre, at Riverside Durban, under the great care andguardianship of Dada Jaan, the elder son of the great reformer, Hazrat Soofie Sahib (Rahmatullahi Alayhi). At anearly age he had shown great keenness in Islamic education and he was thus encouraged to pursue higher Islamiceducation. In the early days, the Soofie Centre at Riverside was the hub of Islamic activities.At the tender age of 15 years, he had completed the study of such great Persian works like the Gulistaan, Bustaanand Kareema, regarded as prerequisites for higher studies overseas. Because of this and other achievements, he wassponsored by the generous people of Durban, to further his studies at the Darul Ulooms in India. In 1919 he left theshores of South Africa via ship. He first studied at Madrasah

Mazaahirul Uloom

, in Saharanpur, UP and thereafter atthe famous

Madrasah Ameeniyah

, in Delhi under the Grand Mufti of India at that time,

Mufti Kifaayatullah Sahib

(Rahimahullah). Having completed most of his early studies, at these two institutions, he was advised to carry outhis final stage of the 'Aalim Course' in 1928 at the Darul Uloom at Daabhel, in Surat, where great luminaries anddoyens of Islamic scholarship had moved over to. He graduated there in 1930. Among his Ustaaz were intellectualgiants such as

Maulana Anwar Shah Kashmiri

(Rahmatullahi Alayhi), Maulana

Shabbeer Ahmad Usmani

(Rahmatullahi Alayhi) and

Mufti Azizur Rahman Sahib

(Rahmatullahi Alayhi). Among his fellow student companionswere:

Shaikh-ul-Hadith Maulana Muhammad Zakariyya

and

Maulana Yusuf Binnori Sahib

. May Allah shower hischoicest mercy upon them all. During his study period in India, he learnt many languages. Amongst the languageshe knew well and was very conversant with were: Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Gujerati and Hindi. During his years ofstudy in Delhi, he made bay’at at the hands of

Maulana Karamatullah Khan Sahib

and entered the Chistiyyah-Saabiriyyah, Qaadiriyyah, Imdaadiyyah Silsila (Spiritual Order). He studied the writings of Sayyiduna Shaikh AbdulQadir Jeelani (Rahmatullahi alayhi) in great depth and always inspired people with the Shaikh’s spiritual teachings.During his third hajj in 1968, he made bay’at at the hands of

Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Naqshabandi

in MadinahMunawwarah and was then brought into the fold of the Naqshabandiyya Silsila (Spiritual Order). He was greatlyinfluenced by the Mathnavi of Maulana Rumi (Rahmatullahi Alayhi). To really get to grips with the true spirit ofIslam, he always advised people to have a copy of three Shareefs i.e. Quran Shareef, Bukhari Shareef and MathnaviShareef.He returned to South Africa in 1931 and took on his first assignment in Stanger, as Imam and Ustaaz. A year later hethen moved to Verulam where he was also an Imam and Ustaaz. He moved to Durban in 1943 holding firstly thepost of principal of Madrasah Shawkatul Islam in Essendene Road, Sydenham and thereafter at Madrasah MazaahirulUloom in Villa Road, Sydenham. In the early fifties up to mid seventies, for twenty five years, he was Imam of theMuhammadiyyah Masjid, Sparks Road, Sydenham, Durban. During this time he went to the great Al-Azhar University,in Cairo, at his own cost, and successfully achieved the highest diploma, from the Kulliyatul Lughah (Dept of ArabicLanguage), equivalent to a Ph.D. degree. He then moved to Chatsworth and was the Imam of Masjid An-Noor in Unitseven in Chatsworth for seven years. He was also one of the founding members of the Jamiatul Ulama of Natal.During the last part of his life, he was in great demand as guest Imam in various Masaajid in Durban and other majorcities in South Africa. He passed away on Saturday, August 23 1998 (30 Rabi-ul-Akhir 1419). Amongst the mournerswere hundreds of his students and members of the community whom he had served. They all expressed the samegreat joy to be either taught by him and/or their marriage officiated by him; and now to be present at his funeralwhich they all admitted was one of the largest ever witnessed in Durban, South Africa. After the funeral prayers atthe Grey Street Jumu'ah Masjid, he was put to rest at the Flower Road Muslim Cemetery in Clairwood near Durban.He had left behind 6 sons and four daughters, and a host of grand and great grandchildren.May Allah shower His choicest Mercy on him and grant him an abode in Jannatul Firdaus. Ameen!Abdul Haq Abdul Qadir01 Muharram 142610 February 2005