darul uloom

Asslamo Allaikum,

I have 3 times very clearly stated what I am trying to say so the error must be at my end for not being clear despite repeating it.

When people travelled to Imam Abu Haneefa (RA) to Kufa to acquire knowledge nobody implied that Sufyan At-Thawri in Basra or Imam Malik Ibn Anas (RA) in Madina were "bad Scholars".

It has been the legacy of Islam to travel far and wide to seek the great Scholars and if you can tell us who is in UK of the rank of Shaykh (Mufti) Taqi Usmani (HA) or Shaykhul-Hadeeth (Maulana) Fazlur Rahman Azmi (HA) or Shaykh (Mufti) Saeed Ahmed Palunpuri (HA) in UK, I’ll be grateful.

Please discuss the Sanad of Hadeeth of British Scholars and their Tafaqahu Fid-deen with Ulama listed above and very clearly prove your point if you beleive that there are Scholars in UK of that rank and we will sit at their feet, Insha'Allah.

Again, for the fourth time it DOES NOT mean that Scholars of UK are deficient or institutes in UK are unsatisfactory but as you would well know that it is the custom of Muslim to travel far and wide to great Scholars of (Hadeeth etc.) to obtain the best Sanad.

Jazakullah Khairun

So are you saying that I am being biased or something? : -) And implying that if I was in Pakistan then I would tell people to abandon Mufti Taqi Usmani (HA) or if I was in India I would tell people to abandon Shaykh (Maulana) Saeed Ahmed Palunpuri (HA) and go somewhere else?

Is that a serious implication?: -)

Do people commenting on this thead honestly who these 3 people are?

1. Shaykh (Mufti) Taqi Usmani (Pakistan)
2. Shaykh (Maulana) Fazlur-Rahman Azmi (South Africa)
3. Shaykh (Mufti) Saeed Ahmed Palunpuri (India)

Or even Shaykh (Mufti) Ibraheem Desai (HA) of ASKIMAM.ORG and his Authority in issuing Fatwa?

Sorry for a stupid question and I apologise.

Asslamo Allaikum,

I spoke to Shaykh (Maulana) Ayyaz (HA) recently who runs the Darul-uloom associated with Shaykh (Maulana) Saleem Dhorat Saheb (HA) and the annual fee is roughly £2600/year which includes boarding and meals etc. and there may be some Admin costs.

Darul-uloom Bury also has fees.

Boarding,Lodging & meals in Pakistan/India are most of the time FREE.

Boarding,Lodging & meals in South Africa are sometimes FREE and sometimes they charge but there are Shcolarships also available.

So if somebody wants to discuss the matter directly with Ulama of South Africa they can be put directly in touch and also 1-2 Pakistani Darul-ulooms Insha'Allah, but most Biritsh youngsters will find it difficult to live in Pakistan.

It's ok., I was only suggesting what you have said later...

Quote....It has been the legacy of Islam to travel far and wide to seek the great Scholars.....end Quote.

I have had the privilege of sitting in the company and learnig from the great Mufti Saeed Ahmed Palanpuri. And I have read many books written by one of my fav scholar, Mufti Taqi Usmani. Infact, I am currently in touch with a scholar who is well known to all these scholars and more, and the likes of Mufti Taqi Usmani also refers to him and so do majority of top scholars of the world. Unfortunatley, he is retired. I will send you his name via PM. He works/worked without a name, and adviced the Ulama of South Africa too. As far as I know, He never took credit for the works he has done, rather he worked for the pleasure of Allah.