It was night of 23rd RabiUn Noor(26 Feb 2011).One of the most beloved Khalifa of Huzur Mufti Aazam Hind AlaihRahmat,Hazrat Allama Maulana Abdul Hamid Palmar(South Africa) was in Bangalore after 3 long years.The host arranged a Mehfil-e-Na'at.
Hazrat Sahab is a graduate of Manzar-e-Islam,Barielly Shareef.He was taught by Mufti-e-Azam Hind and was present with him most of his life,including his last 40 days.He is the last person with whom Mufti-e-Azam Hind talked before his demise.He is called Bilal of Mufti-e-Azam Hind.He is the person who was among the people who gave the gusl to blessed body Mufti-e-Azam Hind and saw his karamat that while giving gusl,when a part of body of Mufti-e-Azam Hind was revieled,immediatly Mufti-e-Azam Hind covered that part.
My Dars-e-Nizami Ustad Mufti Muhammed Ali Sahab told me that when he was studying at Manzar-e-Islami Bareilly Shareef,Allama Abdul Hamid Palmar was the person who used to recite naats at almost all functions with Mufti Azam Hind.
Allama Abdul Hamid Palmar is among the senior Khulafa of Silsila-e-Aaliya Qadriya Razwiya Nooriya in South Africa.He is founder of Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa (South Africa)
At the start of Mehfil, Hazrat Sahab taught me last hadees of Bukhari Shareef.With this I have become grand student of Mufti-e-Aazam Hind and the number of people between me and Aalahazrat has reduced to only 2 people! alhumdulillahi ala zalika
Muhammed Kashif -> Allama Abdul Hamid Palmar ->Mufti-e-Azam Hind ->Sarkar-e-Aalahazrat.
The Ijaza is also linked to Hujjatul Islam Mufti Hamid Raza Khan,eldest son of Aalahazrat also,this Ijaza is quite rare.
Muhammed Kashif -> Allama Abdul Hamid Palmar -> Rehan-e-Millat Mufti Rehan Raza Khan -> Hujjatul Islam Mufti Hamid Raza Khan -> Aalahazrat Fazil-e-Barelvi
after Khatm-e-Bukhari,naats were read.Hazrat Sahab read Na'at of Huzur Mufti-e-Azam Hind and gave a powerful bayan on Maslak-e-Aalahazrat and to be loyal to it.
The mehfil was over by 12:30am.We couldnt meet Hazrat as the number of people meeting was vast.Finally around 2 am our turn came.Hazrat Sahab told me that he wants to give me an amanat from his peer and that is khilafat of Silsila-e-Aaliya Qadriya Barkatiya Razwiya Nooriya. I was shocked,I went down to his feet and told him i am not worthy of such an honor,but he insisted and said ALLAH azzawajal will take from you the work of Maslak-e-Aalahazrat. Hazrat Sahab took out his Khilafat letter and signed and gave it to me.Then he took both of my hands in his both hands and did duwa and made long mu'anqa.He was saying "I have given him in your custody Ya Shiekh Mustafa".He drank some water from the glass and asked me to drink the rest in three breathes.
I remember when I met him in afternoon he was talking with someone,as soon as he saw me he stood up and told me that how much he was happy seeing me after such a long time.He put 3 grapes into my mouth every time giving duwa 'May ALLAH increase your knowledge'.Then he took me to another room and told me that he wants to give me something which he got from his peer and after which he would be relieved.
The first one whom I showed the Ijaza was my teacher.Qazi Sahab when saw the khilafat certificate his eyes became wet,he stood up,kissed both my cheeks and forehead,gave lots of dua and told that the ijaza I have is better than his ijaza.He told me, now I have to take special care to maintain this amanat.
I know its a great honour and great responsibility and I am really not worthy of it.May ALLAH azzawajal make me a'hl of this amanat: Aameen
