Tabligh Guide — Page 72
(American Edition) 72 A ḥ ādīth on the Truth of t he Promised Messia h (1) َنَۃ ٍ مَن ْ َیَُدٍِّدُلَھَا دِیْنَھَا اِن َّ ہللا َ یَبْعَث ُ لِھہذِہ ِ الُْمَّۃ ِ عَل َ رَاْس ِ ک ٍُِّ مِائَۃ ِ س “Verily God will continue forever to raise for this Ummah in the beginning of every century one who will restore its faith for it. ” (Abū Dāwūd, Kitābul -Fitan) The above Ḥadīth suggests that a restorer of faith is to appear at the head of each century. Putting a seal on the authenticity of the Hadith, and confirming the prevalent wait for the appearance of a Mujaddid for the fourteenth century, the author of the book Ḥ ujajul-Ka rāmah and some others have identified Mujaddids for the first thirteen centuries of Islam as follows. Century Name Of Mujaddid Hijrah Dates Christian Era 1st ‘ Umar bin ‘ Abdul- ‘ Az ī z 60-101 717-720 2nd A ḥ mad bin Hanbal 164-241 780-855 3rd Abul- Ḥ asan Ash ‘ ar ī 260-324 873-935 4th Abu Bakr Baql ā n ī ?-403 ?-1013 5th Al Ghaz ā l ī 450-505 1058-1111 6th Abdul-Q ā dir J ī l ā n ī 470-561 1077-1166 7th Ibn Taimiyyah 661-728 1263-1328 8th Ibn Ḥ ajar ‘ Asqal ā ni 773-852 1372-1449 9th Jal ā luddin Suy ū t ī 848-909 1445-1505 10th Mu ḥ ammad Ṭ ā hir Gujrati ?-986 ?-1578 11th A ḥ mad Sirhindi 971-1034 1564-1624 12th Shah Waliyyull ā h 1113-1175 1702-1762 13th A ḥ mad Brelwi 1201-1246 1786-1831 Ḥ a ḍ rat Mirz ā Ghulām Aḥ mad, may peace be upon him (1251-1326 A. H. /1835- 1908 A. D. ) was raised by Allāh as the Mujaddid for the fourteen century in fulfillment of the prophecy of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him. (2) ًَلَ يُسْعہی عَلَيْھَا لَي ُرَتَْکَن َّ الْق ًِلَص ُ ف “The camel a s a means of transport will be abandoned and people will not look to the camel with this intent. ”(Muslim, Kit ā bul - Ī mā n ) (3)