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named !Firangi Mahal! and was an acknowledged and famous divine of the Hanafi sect. In the Encyclopedia of Islam, Hadhrat Moulvi Abdul Hayee Firangi Mahli is described thus: According to the Encyclopedia of Islam "He had memorized the Holy Quran by the time he was ten. He was compassionate, generous, eloquent, an eminent writer and a strict follower of Sunnat. When he passed away Nawab Siddique Hassan Khan of Bhopal said' "After Abdul Hayee Firangi Mahli with whom can I now hold scholarly discussions?" He died in 1886 and was the author of approximately sixty books. II Hadhrat Moulvi Abdul Hayee was very fond of the Sahibzada. Once some of his other pupils asked him why the Sahibzada was such a favourite. In answer he said, "His name is Lateef ( delicate) and his intellect is also Lateef. Therefore my being so fond of him is only natural". Because of his intelligence, his perception and being a Lateef in name and Lateef in intellect, the Sahibzada became the recipient of the special attention and grace of his revered teacher, a tutor who had thousands of pupils spread all over Asia. He was very fond of reading and he would get up during the night and remain engrossed in study until the Azan was called. He had memorized thousands of Ahadeeth and was very fond of collecting books. His marriage was arranged during one of his periodic visits home whilst he was still a student and after his marriage he returned to India and completed his studies in Delhi and Lucknow. At that time the only reliable method of remitting 36