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8lographlcal noLes:
Shahzla Mohsln khan
8 Aprll, 2014

LdlLors:
1aher Subhan
Sadlq Alam
!unald Abdus Samad




Malllng address:
9, Chandanpura, LasL Lane,
ChlLLagong, 8angladesh.
Lmall: khan.shahzla[gmall.com






















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1aher Subhan, Lhe eldesL son of ur. 8ahlm uaad and AmaLun nabl khanam (ra.), was born on
21sL March ln Lhe early 1930s ln ChlLLagong, 8angladesh. Pls ancesLral llneage from hls faLher's
slde goes back Lo ChawLh al-Azam Shelkh Muhlyuddln Abd'al-Cadlr !llalnl (radl allahu anhu),
and Shah CuLub of Madlnah (ra.) now resLlng ln uharmapur, laLlkcharl of ChlLLagong.

ur. 8ahlm uaad (ra.) was a popular homeopaLhy docLor Lralned ln CalcuLLa and esLabllshed hls
cllnlc lncludlng speclal servlces for poor paLlenLs ln ChlLLagong reglon. Pe was a dlsLlngulshed
soclal worker Lo lnclLe rehablllLaLlon of Musllms comlng from Myanmar before and durlng Lhe
WWll (Second World War) and laLer perlod. uurlng WWll he was honored as a commander
Laklng care of Lhe clvll defense ln 1939. 1hereafLer, he was assoclaLed wlLh soclal work
parLlcularly esLabllshlng and malnLalnlng rehablllLaLlon cenLer ln Lhe souLhern parL of
ChlLLagong, aLenga AlrporL, for Lhe vlcLlms of bomblng and war comlng from across Lhe
border. 1he rehablllLaLlon cenLer provlded accommodaLlon/shelLer, food and cloLhlng of Lhe
desLlLuLe people from Lhe nelghborlng counLrles for whlch ur. uaad ls sLlll remembered as a
ploneer repuLed personallLy ln Lhe reglon. Pe passed away ln 1979 and layed Lo resL ln Lhe
Mlskln Shah shrlne beslde hls wlfe, AmaLun nabl khanam (ra.).

AmaLun nabl khanam (ra.) sLarLed her career as a schoolLeacher around 1929/30 afLer recelvlng
convenL educaLlon ln 8arlsal and Mymenslngh. She served for 42 years as schoolLeacher and
conLrlbuLed greaLly ln promoLlng formal educaLlon before parLlLlon, amongsL Lhe Musllm
chlldren and poor Musllm glrls who were llLLle encouraged Lo be educaLed ln schools and
empower Lhemselves for beLLer fuLure. Per hollsLlc approach Lo Leachlng lnvolved promoLlng
formal educaLlon Lhrough moLlvaLlng parenLs and provldlng day-care servlces free of charge Lo
sLudenLs beslde Leachlng glvlng enough Llme ln developlng Lhelr well-belng. 1hls bullL parenLs'
rellance on educaLlon moLlvaLlng Lhem Lo conLlnue sendlng Lhelr chlldren, parLlcularly Musllm
glrls.

She ls a well-known salnLly flgure and a devoLee of ChawLh al-Azam (8A) and regularly observed
Clyarween Sharlf and Lralned people ln rellglous maLLers aparL from Leachlng. She recelved
rlgorous Lralnlng on Cur'anlc reclLaLlon and lslam. She passed away ln May 17, 1989. 1he resLed
souls of hls parenLs were placed on boLh sldes of Lhe enLrance aL Lhe Mlskln Shah's Shrlne
slLuaLed ln Lhe ChlLLagong College road. PazraL Mlskln Shah (ra.) arrlved ln Lhe reglon wlLh hls
mlsslon abouL 200 years ago from 8aghdad. 1he Subhan's house, '5obboo vlllo' lncludes Lhe
respecLed maqam of PazraL Abdullah Sayyld Sadlq al-Cadrl (ra.), a salnL durlng 8rlLlsh rule ln
Chandanpura, ChlLLagong.

AmaLun nabl khanam (ra.), Lhe moLher of Lwo sons and a daughLer,
had a vlslon of ChawLh al-Azam(8A.) Lo name her eldesL son as !"#$%&
()*$#+! when she was ln her 3 monLhs gesLaLlon perlod. AfLer hls
blrLh, Lhe blessed couple recelved vlslLaLlon by PazraL Shelkh Sayyld
Abdul Pamld 8aghdadl (ra.), a dlrecL descendenL of Lhe Poly ropheL
Muhammad sallallahu alalhl wasallam and also ChawLh al-Azam (8A.).
uurlng hls vlslL Lo Lhe young couple's house, AmaLun nabl khanam
(ra.) aLLalned exLreme adoraLlon Lo Lhe exLenL LhaL PazraL 8aghdadl
(ra.) consldered her as hls daughLer and gave her splrlLual guldance.
LlLLle 1aher Subhan was fed by PazraL 8aghdadl (ra.) as hls own
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grandson. Pe would come afLer Lld prayers Lo her splrlLual daughLer AmaLun nabl and feed
1aher Subhan rare frulLs back Lhen such as grapes and pomegranaLe crushlng wlLh hls flngers
and play wlLh hlm. Pe predlcLed of hls grandson's success ln career and splrlLual advancemenL.

Shelkh Sayyld Abdul Pamld 8aghdadl (ra.) arrlved ln ChlLLagong afLer flghLlng for llberaLlon war
ln alesLlne and laLer reLurned Lo hls homeland ln 8aghdad. Pls murld Mawlana nurul Paqq Al-
Cadrl (ra.) (ls lald ln ChlLLagong near Lhe old 8allway SLaLlon, ChalLannya golll) recelved PazraL
8aghdadl's blessed cloak whlch was handed over laLer Lo 1aher Subhan when PazraL Cadrl's son
recelved a splrlLual lnsLrucLlon from hls laLe faLher ln hls vlslon Lo presenL lL before hls beloved
grandson. 1aher Subhan, also recelved Lhe blessed sword of [lhad (wlLh whlch he foughL ln
alesLlne) and walklng sLlck of Lhe salnL from Alha[ Muhammad 8agsh (a plous Murld of PazraL
8aghdadl(ra.) and a resldenL of Chandanpura, ChlLLagong). PazraL 8aghdadl (ra.) ls known for
hls conLrlbuLlon ln conLlnuously prevenLlng Muharram's lnnovaLlve pracLlces agalnsL sharla LhaL
lncluded fun plays, [uggllng, falr eLc. lnsLead of mournlng wlLh a mlraculous evenL of flghLlng
wlLh hls walklng sLlck agalnsL Lhe lnnovaLors (Lhe pracLlces were flnally sLopped). Pe was Lhe
kbotlb of ChlLLagong !ame Mas[ld, slLuaLed ln Andorkllla and renovaLed and exLended Lhe
mosque enormously wlLh hls own conLrlbuLlon.

1aher Subhan was marrled Lo 8llkls nahar 1aher ln 1961 and Lhey have 3 chlldren. Pls eldesL
daughLer Marufa Pasan ls marrled Lo lndusLrlallsL Mahmudul Pasan, second daughLer Arlfa
1aher marrled Lo buslnessman Syed ullah, son of greaL Muhaddls & barrlsLer Sanaullah
Chowdhury, Lhe eldesL son Zla-us Sobhan, leadlng a naLlonal Lelecom servlce markeLlng marrled
Lo developmenL acLlvlsL khaleda AkLer, Lhe youngesL son Moeen-us Sobhan also a senlor
Lelecom professlonal marrled Lo SanchlLa, and Lhe youngesL daughLer Zaklya 1aher marrled Lo
Ma[or ur. Momlnul Poque Sarker. 1aher Subhan and 8llkls nahar ofLen en[oys Lhe company of
Lhelr seven young grandchlldren durlng fesLlve occaslons home-comlng ln ChlLLagong.

Pls slsLer ur. 8alhana Possaln resldlng ln London-uk and younger broLher, ZSM 8akhLyar, a
former ChlLLagong WASA senlor englneer marrled wlLh Lwo sons now llvlng ln Lhelr famlly
house, Subhan vllla.


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1aher Subhan grew up ln greaL dlsclpllne by hls moLher and recelved
Lhe hlghesL academlc educaLlon Lhen avallable ln home counLry and
abroad. Pe was senL off Lo WesL aklsLan ln 1931 Lo recelve baslc
educaLlon ln Lhe mosL presLlglous Lngllsh school and college of
aklsLan ln Lower 1opa Plll near Lhe famous Murree Plll healLh resorL,
8awalplndl. AfLer Lhls, he graduaLed from Lhe College of AeronauLlcs ln
aklsLan. SubsequenLly, he acqulred hlgher sLudles ln elecLrlcal
englneerlng and served aklsLan Alr lorce upon reLurnlng wlLh posL-
graduaLlon sLudles. Pe had underlylng lnLeresL ln managemenL LhaL
led hlm Lo pursue furLher sLudles ln 8uslness ManagemenL ln Lhe uk.
uSA, 8elglum and SwlLzerland. 1hls laLer esLabllshed hlm as a
buslnessman upon reLurnlng Lo home counLry, 8angladesh. Pe also recelved degree ln Law (LL8)
upon requesL from hls moLher who was very aLLenLlve Lo hls son's hlgher educaLlon and
academlc excellence.
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ln aklsLan, he sLarLed worklng for Lhe flshlng lndusLry ln 1963 and LexLlle mllls ln 1970. Pe
esLabllshed Lhe flrsL flsh processlng planL, 8ay llshlng CorporaLlon, a 100 exporL orlenLed
processlng facLory of prawn (moctobtoclom spp.), whlLe flsh and prawn-llngs ln aklsLan. Pe
ploneered markeLlng Lhe producLs ln uSA, Lurope, !apan and laLer expanded exporL Lo Lhe
Mlddle LasL lncludlng Saudl Arabla.

1aher Subhan ls known as Lhe ploneer of flsh exporL lndusLry of aklsLan (pre-1971). Pe was
awarded Lhe resldenL LxporL 1rophy ln 1967 from aklsLan and a second one from 8angladesh
ln 1978 for Lhe hlghesL exporL performance. ln Lhe 1970s, he sLarLed developlng lnnovaLlve
meLhods of hlgh-quallLy LexLlles and esLabllshed LexLlle mllls ln 8angladesh. uurlng hls
professlonal developmenL as an lndusLrlallsL, he conLlnued Lo pursue academlc and professlonal
degrees. Pe was awarded membershlps of 8rlLlsh lnsLlLuLe of ManagemenL uk (M8lM),
Amerlcan ManagemenL AssoclaLlon (AMA) ln uSA, Member of lnsLL. Cf LxporLers (MlLx), uSA,
and lellow lnsLlLuLe of ersonal ManagemenL (llM) ln 8angladesh.

Pe acqulred several dlplomas ln coLLon Lechnology and fashlon deslgnlng from uSA, ulploma ln
8uslness AdmlnlsLraLlon from unlverslLy of karachl from aklsLan, ulploma ln lnLernaLlonal
MarkeLlng from 8russels, and ulploma ln LxporL romoLlon from Ceneva. Pls acLlve
lnvolvemenL ln Lhe lndusLrles and relenLless efforLs succeeded hlm ln ploneerlng formaLlon of
Lhe exporL promoLlon bodles of Lhen LasL aklsLan and 8angladesh lrozen loods LxporLers'
AssoclaLlon (8llLA) ln Lhe newly lndependenL 8angladesh. Cne of hls key achlevemenLs as an
lndusLrlallsL ls successful neLworklng and advocacy for corporaLe soclal responslblllLy (CS8), an
unfamlllar Lerm amongsL buslness communlLles ln Lhe reglon ln LhaL Llme. 1hls pllghL was a
resulL of hls upbrlnglng LhaL soughL for humanlLarlan and soclal [usLlce coupled wlLh acLlve
clLlzenry. Pe won Lhe naLlonal Sher-e-8angla Cold medal for LxporL romoLlon and Cold medal
from 8ooqloJesb 5bobltyo lotlsboJ for soclal work and exporL conLrlbuLlon. Pe developed
soclal crlLerla ln Lhe flsh exporL lndusLry sLarLlng from freshwaLer prawn for exporL ln Lhe uk
and small shrlmps for Lhe hlgh-end lLallan markeL.

Pe led Lhe apex Lrade body of 8angladesh l8CCCl as ulrecLor for Lwo Lerms, Lhe resldenL and
SecreLary of 8llLA for 12 years ln 8angladesh, member of 8angladesh 1exLlle Mllls AssoclaLlon,
and vlce-Chalr of 8angladesh LxporLers of 1erry 1owel and Llnen ManufacLurer's AssoclaLlon.
Pe represenLed 8angladesh on behalf of Lhe naLlonal delegaLlon for buslness, exporL
promoLlon, 8llLA, LexLlle lndusLry and Chambers of Commerce as boLh LexLlle and food
lndusLrlallsL. Pe Lraveled exLenslvely Lo aLLend conferences and symposlums ln many counLrles
of Lhe world ln Asla, Lurope, Amerlcas, Afrlca and AusLralla from 1964-1991. Pe also
represenLed 8angladesh ln Lhe flrsL lnLernaLlonal lslamlc Chamber of Commerce and
CommodlLy Lxchange Ceneral Assembly held ln Senegal ln 1981 under Lhe ausplces of lslamlc
sLaLe members. As a member of ChlLLagong Chamber of Commerce, he holds Lhe dlsLlncLlon of
conLrlbuLlon ln developmenL, exporL promoLlon and lnLernal resource moblllzaLlon. Pe galned
llfe membershlp of 8angladesh PearL loundaLlon, 8angladesh ulabeLes AssoclaLlon and
An[uman-e Mafldul lslam as parL of hls phllanLhroplc movemenL. Pe parLlclpaLed acLlvely ln Lhe
war of lndependence ln ChlLLagong, whlch was hlghllghLed ln Lhe book of Mr. 8elal Mohammad
of aklsLan 8adlo.

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1aher Subhan had Lhe honor and dlsLlncLlon of belng a member of Lhe !ury-8oard, who were
responslble for selecLlng 16 celebraLed personallLles from varlous secLor of llfe ln ChlLLagong Lo
be nomlnaLed wlLh '1he rlde of ChlLLagong' (ChoLLogramer Chonkar) LlLle on 1sL uecember,
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Whlle malnLalnlng a hlgh soclal sLaLure ln Lhe undlvlded aklsLan and laLer ln 8angladesh, hls
hearL remalned as a Lrue devoLee Lo hls moLher's love, ChawLh al-Azam (8A.). Pe malnLalned
acqualnLances wlLh devoLees of Lhe Cadlrlya Sufl Crder ln Lhe sub-conLlnenL.

Pe encounLered several evenLs ln 1970 when hls hearL yearned Lo pay vlslL aL Lhe blessed
sLaLlon of ChawLh al-Azam (8A.). lollowlng hls lnLenLlon for Lhe vlslL and upon expresslng hls
lnLenLlon Lo one of hls plous elder, wlLhln 7 days he was appolnLed as a speclal depuLy of Lhe
naLlonal delegaLlon where 11 members from Lhe LasL and Lhe WesL aklsLan were nomlnaLed
by Lhe governmenL Lo recelve dlploma ln exporL markeLlng promoLlon ln SwlLzerland. Cn hls
way Lo Ceneva, Lhe fllghL was unable Lo LranslL ln 1ehran alrporL due Lo a 8ed Slgnal for whlch
Lhe plane was dlverLed Lo 8aghdad for few hours. 1he passengers were requesLed Lo walL ln
8aghdad for few hours when anoLher call by Lhe plloL suddenly declared abouL englne problem
for whlch Lhe plane would need Lo lnsLall new englne Laklng 3 days on hold ln 8aghdad. WlLh
Lhls lncldenL, 1aher Subhan was caughL ln pleasanL surprlse and felL Lhe dlvlne blesslng by
hearlng Lhe name of Lhe landlng sLaLlon bursLlng lnLo Lears of [oy. lL was Lhe flrsL Llme he was
blessed wlLh Lhe beauLlful glfL of vlslLlng hls beloved ChawLh Al-Azam (8A.).

ln hls nexL vlslL Lo 8aghdad, afLer checklng-lnLo Lhe hoLel he lmmedlaLely opLed for a vlslL Lo Lhe
shrlne and searched for Laxl calllng ouL Lhe name, 'Shrlne of !llanl'. Pe suddenly saw a mlddle-
aged man calllng aL Lhe hoLel enLrance 8ab-e-Shelkh! (Lhe door of Lhe Shelkh) LhaL meanL Lhe
holy shrlne ln local language. Pe dashed lnslde Lhe man's Laxl lmmedlaLely and on hls way Lrled
Lo converse wlLh Lhe Laxl drlver who preferred Lo be LaclL. 1he Laxl drlver responded Lo hls
quesLlon on glvlng conLacL deLalls for Lhe upcomlng vlslLs Lo 8ab-e-Shelkh as 1aher Subhan
requesLed. 1he drlver gave hlm a plece of paper wlLh hls deLall and refused Lo Lake any money
afLer dropplng hlm off. 8elng exclLed wlLh Lhe vlslL, 1aher Subhan kepL Lhe plece of paper ln hls
pockeL and rushed lnslde Lhe shrlne.

AfLer Lhe peaceful zlyarah and suppllcaLlons aL Lhe shrlne he reLurned Lo Lhe hoLel and Look ouL
Lhe plece of paper Lo see Lhe name and deLalls of Lhe Laxl drlver LhaL clearly wroLe ln boLh
Arablc and Lngllsh, "Shelkh AbJ 'Al-OoJlt Illolol", Lhe llLLle plece wlLh Lhe Shelkh's handwrlLlng
he proLecLlvely keeps ln hls blessed Lreasury (as tobottokk) Lo daLe.

1he same year (1970) on hls way Lo Lngland, he had a vlslon of belng lnslde Lhe Poly kaaba wlLh
a beauLlful queen slLLlng wlLh a plaLe full of golden cubes. 1he queen kepL sllenL and only
smlllngly waLchlng hls uneaslness over wanLlng Lo Lake sLock of some cubes. AfLer ponderlng for
someLlme, he plcked up 100 cubes and came ouL of Lhe Poly kaaba. 1hls vlslon, accordlng Lo
some sufl salnLs, was a predlcLlon of acqulrlng holy rellcs or tobottokkot of lslam whlch has a
speclal auLhorlLaLlve value as menLloned ln Lhe followlng verse 248 of Surah 8aqarah:

"Waqala lahum nablyyuhum lnna ayaLamulklhl an ya/Llyakumu aLLabooLu feehl sakeenaLunmln
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rabblkum wabaqlyyaLun mlmma Laraka alu moosawaalu haroona Lahmlluhu almala-lkaLulnna
fee Lhallka laayaLan lakum ln kunLum mu/mlneen".

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AoJ tbelt ltopbet solJ to tbem. 1be slqo of bls kloqJom (to be Allobs bestowol) ls tbot o box,
cottleJ by ooqels, sboll come to yoo ftom yoot lotJ, cootololoq tbloqs fot ttoopolllty of beott,
ooJ some socteJ tellcs left bebloJ by cbllJteo of Moso ooJ notoo (Moses ooJ Aotoo). 5otely
tbete ls lo lt o qteot slqo fot yoo lf yoo ote bellevets.

1aher Subhan was LlLled by Lhe lr Sahlb of narlnda uhaka, Mawlana nazar lmam (ra.) as 'tbe
tlcbest moo of tbe wotlJ' afLer he had seen and known Lhe rellcs. Pe proLecLs Lhese rellcs
lncludlng Lhe holy coverlngs (gllafs) of some early ropheL shrlnes - !ar[ls, uanlel, ?usha, Ayyub,
Shlsh (alalhlmus salam), also coverlngs of Len famous Sahabas who recelved Lhe good news of
aradlse (al-`Ashara al-Mubasharin bl-l-!annah), ChawLh al-Azam, khwa[a 8aba along wlLh
varleLles of holy rellcs. unLll Loday, he recelves rellcs from varlous sources ln Lhe mosL
unexpecLed ways LhaL he uses for suppllcaLlon (waslla) and proLecLs Lhem from mlsuse. Pe
seeks help from Lhe AlmlghLy Allah Lo preserve Lhese rellcs so LhaL Lhese lnvaluable Lreasures
are proLecLed ln fuLure.

ln 1974, 1aher Subhan wenL on a buslness delegaLlon ln Lhe London. Whlle sLaylng ln London he
deslred Lo vlslL 8aghdad belng a devoLee of ChawLh al-Azam (ra.) on hls way of reLurnlng home.
Pe approached Lhe lraq Lmbassy ln Lhe uk for vlsa whlch was refused on Lhe preLexL LhaL Lhe
vlsa should have been obLalned from Lhe counLry of resldence. Pe Lrled Lo persuade Lhe
embassy personnel few Llmes wlLhouL success. A week before hls deparLure for 8angladesh, a
London resldenL frlend suddenly requesLed hlm Lo perform ha[[ LhaL was Lo sLarL ln a week Llme.
lL was a surprlse for 1aher Subhan! Pe dld noL have Lhe lnLenLlon or any menLal preparaLlon Lo
perform Pa[[. 1he frlend lnslsLed and ln a day organlzed a Lravellng klL for ha[[ wlLh a re-rouLed
LlckeL. 1aher Subhan was annoyed slnce he had no experlence or preparaLlon, more so, Lhe
famlly was walLlng for hls reLurn Lo observe Lhe Lld al-Adha. unforLunaLely, 8angladesh was noL
recognlzed by Saudl Arabla aL LhaL Llme. Pe knew LhaL before boardlng Lhe plane one has Lo
possess ha[[ vlsa along wlLh a healLh cerLlflcaLe. Surprlslngly, Lhe duLy offlcer on Lhe dlspaLch
counLer ln PealLhrow, nearly drunk, wlLhouL any quesLlon allowed 1aher Subhan Lo board Lhe
plane. Crdlnarlly accordlng Lo Lhe rules, a Lraveler, lf caughL wlLhouL a vlsa and healLh
cerLlflcaLe, wlll be broughL back Lo Lhe place of deparLure aL Lhe cosL of Lhe plane company,
here ln Lhe case, lL was Lhe 8rlLlsh Alrways. lL was a mlracle and lmposslble Lo comprehend.

8efore landlng Lhe plloL announced LhaL Lhe passenger should show Lhe healLh cerLlflcaLe Lo Lhe
lnspecLor. AfLer landlng Lhe healLh auLhorlLy represenLaLlve boarded Lhe plane and sLarLed
checklng healLh cerLlflcaLe. 8y Lhe Llme he came ln fronL of 1aher Subhan, lL was almosL Lhe end
of lnspecLlon. 1he represenLaLlve uLLered 'Lalyyab, Lalyyab' whlch 1aher Subhan LhoughL he was
asklng for someone named Mr. 1ayyeb. 1he represenLaLlve meanL 'are you okay? 1aher Subhan
responded '1aher Subhan , 1aher Subhan'. 1he offlcer lefL hlm wlLhouL checklng. ln Lhls process
he escaped from documenL lnspecLlon. lL was anoLher mlracle. AL Lhe lmmlgraLlon desk whlle
checklng hls passporL Lhe offlcer dlscovered LhaL he had no vlsa. 1he lmmlgraLlon offlcer sLarLed
yelllng ln Arablc as Lo why dld he come wlLhouL a valld vlsa. Pe Lrled Lo explaln Lo Lhe offlcer
abouL Saudl Arabla's non-recognlLlon of 8angladesh as an lndependenL counLry. 1he offlcer
refused Lo llsLen Lo any explanaLlon. 1aher Subhan was only rememberlng Allah! Suddenly, ouL
of anger and Lo dlsperse huge pllgrlms ln Lhe queue Lhe offlcer sald - walla khalas", meanlng
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done, go!" 1hls ls how he enLered Saudl Arabla and was granLed Lo perform Lhe holy ha[[.

Whlle walLlng for Lhe fard Zuhr prayer ouLslde Lhe Mas[ld-un nabl he was sunk lnLo deep
LhoughLs abouL all Lhese mlraculous evenLs LhaL kepL on happenlng wlLh hlm Lo brlng hlm here.
A whlLe-bearded elderly man appeared and saL by Lhe slde Lelllng hlm ln plaln urdu - 'be ls oot
tbete, yoote wbete be ls' lnformlng abouL ChawLh's absence ln 8aghdad lndlcaLlng LhaL
ChawLh was vlslLlng Madlnah Sharlf and Lhen suddenly dlsappeared. lL was Lhe call of desLlny Lo
meeL hls beloved ChawLh (ra.) ln PablbAllah sallal lahu alalhls salam's courLyard ln Madlnah
Sharlf.

ln Lhe perlod of forLunaLe vlslLs LoLallng 11 Llmes Lo Makkah and Madlnah Sharlf from 1974-84,
he came across meeLlng many sufl shelkhs who LaughL and blessed hlm over Lhe years lncludlng
Ashlq-e Llahl PazraL 8uland Shahrl (ra.) of aklsLan. Pe Look hls moLher who holds a hlgh
splrlLual sLaLus, an awllya, AmaLun nabl khanam (ra.) Lo Pa[[ ln 1979 and 1984. ln 1979, PazraL
AmaLun nabl (ra) spenL long hours ln suppllcaLlons aloud ln fronL of Lhe Poly kaaba and 8owda-
e-8asool sallallahu alalhl wasallam whlch are consldered unusual blesslngs due Lo prohlblLlons
on female ln cerLaln acLlvlLles ln Lhese holy slLes. She had Lhe honor and prlvllege of suppllcaLlng
for 43 mlnuLes holdlng Lhe golden grllls of 8owda-e-8asool sallallahu alalhl wasallam LhaL ls noL
allowed Lo be Louched by any female. Pe also vlslLed varlous sufl shrlnes lncludlng Lhe shrlne of
Shelkh Ahmadou 8amba (ra.), founder of 1ouba clLy ln Senegal ln one of hls vlslLs.

ln 1984, he was requesLed Lo perform Pa[[ aL Lhe cosL of a Lravel agenL for a cerLaln favor LhaL
1aher Subhan dld for hlm llnked Lo geLLlng employmenL vlsas for 8engalls ln Saudl Arabla.
Accordlngly, Lhe agenL collecLed Lhe passporL Lo obLaln a vlsa aL Lhe Lmbassy ln uhaka. 1he
passporL was reLurned afLer 2 days wlLh a sLaLemenL LhaL vlsa could noL be processed as Lhere
was no free page on Lhe rlghL-slde of Lhe passporL where vlsa seal ls usually granLed. Pe became
very unhappy and so, was Lhe Lravel agenL equally grleved. When Lhe agenL apologlzed Lo 1aher
Subhan, he Lold LhaL Lhe agenL should have lnformed hlm Llme ahead so LhaL he could add new
pages Lo Lhe exhausLed passporL.

nexL day 1aher Subhan wenL Lhrough Lhe pages and saw a valld vlsa sLamp on hls passporL on
Lhe lefL-slde page. Pe dld noL undersLand whaL lL meanL. Pe called Lhe Lravel agenL and was
conflrmed LhaL Lhe vlsa was valld. robably Lhe passporL was presenLed Lo Lhe vlsa offlcer
Lurned upslde-down unknowlngly LhaL percelved Lhe lefL as Lhe rlghL slde. Powever, lf Lhe seal ls
on, Lhe passporL ls valld for Lhe Lravel. Mlraculous lncldenLs conLlnued ln hls varlous [ourneys
and broughL hlm closer Lo hls mosL loved one over Llme.


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Cn 23 !uly 1976, he placed 8ayL wlLh PazraL Shelkh Mawlana Muhammad Abdul !abbar (ra.),
Shah CuLub of 8alLus Sharaf, Lhe khllafay-e-Azam of PazraL Shelkh Mlr Muhammad AkhLor (ra.),
who are Lhe descendanLs of ChawLh al-Azam (8A.) belonglng Lo Lhe Cadlrlya Crder.

1he 8alLus Sharaf mosque was based wlLh Lhe vlslon Lo bulld Lrue and wholesome leadershlp Lo
serve humanlLy. 1hls model was repllcaLed ln almosL all oLher dlsLrlcLs of 8angladesh. lL was a
noLeworLhy conLrlbuLlon Lo Lhe forgoLLen phllosophy of congregaLlon ln mosque where an
lmam could be someone greaLly responslble for Lhe socleLy buL noL under Lhe banner of any
)
lslamlc scholarshlp or belng a Mawlana. 1hese madrasas used Lo cover all aspecLs of Leachlng of
dlverse sub[ecLs Lo Lhe sLudenLs lncludlng on-Lhe-[ob Lralnlngs and parLlclpaLlon ln debaLes eLc.
so LhaL Lhe faculLles of sLudenLs are developed Lo bulld skllls, prepare Lo work anywhere and flL
ln Lhe socleLy wlLhouL barrlers.

1he phllosophy of lmamaLe was such lnherenL LhaL Lhese sLudenLs
would develop Lhemselves as professlonal wlLh dlsLlncL pleLy of
leadlng prayers wlLhouL belng Lled Lo lmams. A hlsLorlc semlnar was
organlzed ln 1998 aL uhaka unlverslLy excluslvely on Mawlana Shelkh
Abdul !abbar (ra.), hls work, phllosophy and achlevemenL for
developmenL of human faculLy ln Lhe process of splrlLual
developmenL. 1aher Subhan was greaLly lnsplred by hls lr-o-
Murshld's book, llme 1osowwof et noplpot (1be noplpot of tbe llm-e-
1osowwof).

ln 1981, an lmporLanL dlmenslon was opened Lo hlm LhaL comblned
pracLlcal llfe and splrlLual llvlng. lL was Lhe monLh-long lnLernaLlonal
conference on Suflsm held ln 8angkok where he accompanled hls lr-
o-Murshld and learned Lhe Lrue meanlng of Lasawwuf, ln hls Murshld's volce, "1otlpot bojoost
kblJmot kbolpey olsbt" meanlng "1otlpot ls ootbloq bot setvloq tbe cteotloo". Pe served hls lr-
o-Murshld for 26 years and was appolnLed as hls secreLary for forelgn affalrs asslsLlng hlm ln hls
local and lnLernaLlonal mlsslons and Lravels.

Pe had Lhe prlvllege Lo recelve ur. lslamul Paq (ra.), formerly known as
Acharlya MahanL Saroop[l Mahara[, a Plndu Plgh rlesL and erudlLe
scholar who embraced lslam aL Lhe hands of Lhe Poly ropheL
Muhammad sallallahu alalhl wa sallamln vlslon along wlLh hls wlfe ln
1986. 1aher Subhan accompanled hlm Lo dlfferenL lecLures as
appolnLed by hls Murshld and documenLed Lhe lecLures from Plndl and
urdu and provlded sponLaneous LranslaLlons from Plndl Lo 8engall
durlng ur.Paq's lecLures for Lhe audlences. AfLer compleLlon, ur. Paq
asked hlm abouL Lhe perfecL sLyle of capLurlng each Loplc and sub[ecL.
As 1aher Subhan narraLes, 'lt wos becoose of tbe looet blessloqs of my
motsblJ'. ur. Paq's (ra.) along wlLh wlfe and daughLer Ayesha vlslLed
hls moLher and malnLalned regular correspondence.

1aher Subhan vlslLed hls murshld from Llme Lo Llme by paylng usual vlslLs aL Lhe 8alLus Sharaf.
Mawlana Abdul !abbar (ra.) casually gave dlrecLlon and guldance for developmenL of human
faculLy and splrlLual knowledge boLh ln words and acLlons. Accordlng Lo hlm (ra.) as 1aher
Subhan narraLes,

"most lmpottoot feelloq ls bomoolsm ooJ lmpottoot focolty ls keeploq o low ptoflle wblle
spltltool oJvoocemeot/ketomot (tomloq tbe eqolstlc potsolts). oo coo be soclolly of blqb
stotote bot spltltoolly keep o low ptoflle. lt ls o fovot of Allob. My MotsblJ olwoys blqbllqbteJ
tbe vetse tbot soys, be tbookfol fot wbot yoo qot, lf yoo Joo't, poolsbmeot ls ptomlseJ.
5pltltool mottet ls oot fot Jemoosttotloo ooJ oevet to pobllcly expose yoot spltltool copoblllty. lf
lt leoks oot by meoos of boppeoloq, eveot ot ooyboJy else tboo yoo, tbeo tbot's o Jlffeteot
tbloq. oo oeltbet toke ptlJe (tbot ls o ptoptletoty tlqbt of Allob olooe) oot pteocb spltltoollsm.
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Most lmpottootly, yoo sboolJ oot tblok tbot yoo bove ottoloeJ spltltool oJvoocemeot."

1aher Subhan menLlons of learnlng lslamlc mannerlsm (adab), form of respecL and devoLlon
from many elevaLed personallLles aL Llmes such as PazraL ?ousuf 8lfal who vlslLed ChlLLagong
from kuwalL. Pls Leachlng also had lmmensely lmpacLed ln learnlng Lhe arL of lovlng ropheL
Muhammad sallal lahu alalhl wa sallam and knowlng Lhe Lord Merclful. 1ralnlng of Lhe hearL of
a seeker and achlevemenL of blesslngs came Lhrough assoclaLlon of many of Lhese splrlLually
elevaLed personallLles. As lL has been narraLed by Lhe pure hearL khallfa All (may Allah ennoble
hls face), an mere assoclaLlon wlLh hlghly splrlLual persons or even a gllmpse of Lhelr sLaLe of
ecsLacy (bool) ls parL of prayer (lbadah). When we look aL Lhem, we are LransmlLLed knowledge
wlLh splrlLual flavor and fervor. lor Lralnlng, arL of suppllcaLlon, remembrance/zlkr and servlce
Lo all creaLlons lrrespecLlve of rellglon, gender and race, are Lhe besLs of prayers Lowards
enllghLened hearL, 1hankfulness ls Lo be seeded aL Lhe core of full surrender Lo Allah, as Lhe
8ahman-ur 8aheem Lells us Lhrough Pablb Allah MusLafa sallal lahu alalhl wa sallam LhaL:

Wa-lLh LaaLhLhana rabbukum la-ln shakarLum laazeedannakum wala-ln kafarLum lnna
AAaLhabeelashadeed". [Curan 14:7]
18AnS: AoJ jtemembet] wbeo yoot lotJ ptoclolmeJ, 'lf yoo ote qtotefol, l wlll sotely locteose
yoo jlo fovot], bot lf yoo Jeoy, loJeeJ, My poolsbmeot ls sevete.

Pe ls also a keen youLh acLlvlsL, and he sLlll encourages sLudenLs and youLh ln general Lo
develop Lhelr skllls, deal wlLh pracLlcal maLLers and aL Lhe same Llme, advlslng on splrlLual
developmenL under lslam. Pe conveys and Leaches Lhe meanlng of love Lo youLh as one of hls
dally lmporLanL acLlvlLy and so far, reached Lhousands of young mlnds who are developlng boLh
worldly and splrlLual llfe LogeLher. Pe encourages and guldes Lhose who feel lslam ls backward
by generallzlng.

Pls oLher lnLeresLs and hobbles are sclenLlflc dlscoverles. phoLography ln 1970, he won Lhe
world phoLography conLesL held ln London and secured a Lop poslLlon, lnformaLlon Lechnology
and oLher Lhan belng a perfume connolsseur.

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1aher Subhan conveys Lhe followlng message Lo Lhe youLh:

- We don'L know how Lo love wlLhouL belng selflsh. ?ounger generaLlon musL be conveyed Lhe
message of love wlLh modern and sophlsLlcaLed language ln a way Lhey undersLand and noL run
away from lslam.

- rlde musL be aL all cosL removed. 1hose who dlsrespecL never undersLood Lhe meanlng of
respecL. Lveryone deserves respecL!

- love: La llahalllalla wouldn'L be known wlLhouL Muhammad saw. lor he (saaw) ls LruLh, l came
Lo know love, devoLlon and Allah. 1hls meanlng ls real and we have Lo lnculcaLe Lhose splrlLs
unLll Lhls Lrue love becomes dearer Lo Lhem more Lhan Lhe socleLy, parenLs, and close ones.
Cnce such faculLy ls developed, you can already see Lhe unseen belng revealed Lo you. ?ou
"+
oughL Lo see ropheL Muhammad sallallahu alalhl wasallam. 8emember Lhe hlghesL honor of
meeLlng our Lord physlcally aL Lhe closesL was aLLalned durlng Mlra[. We all long Lo meeL Allah
physlcally and so, we follow beloved MusLafa sallalahu alalhl wasallam. 1he essence of mlra[ ls
Lhe hlghesL form of love and lovers' unlLy LhaL slgnlfles Lhe adornmenL of self ln LoLal surrender.
Allah ls beyond space and Llme and Pe has physlcal appearance, noL formless. 1he aLLrlbuLes
are manlfesLed ln our ropheL sallallahu alalhl wasallam, Pls messenger and khallfa ln Lhls
world. 1herefore, holdlng on hlm as well as hls household for Lhe sake of love and love alone
are Lhe openlng.

lor Lhe experlence, body and soul musL lnLegraLe and so, you need Lo develop soul and body.
SalaL and dhlkr wlll geL you nowhere wlLhouL love. A speclflc verse of Surah Shuraa [42:23]
provlded below can valldaLe Lhe longlng of Lhe pure households (Ahle 8ayL). 1hls serves as a
greaL lnsplraLlon when pleadlng wlLh lL before Lhe 8eloved Crace.

Zallka allazhe yubashshlruAllahu AAlbadahu allazeena amanoo waAAamlloo assallhaLl qul laas-
alukum AAalayhl a[ran llla almawaddaLa fee alqurba." [Curan 42:23]

18AnS: lL ls LhaL of whlch Allah glves good Lldlngs Lo Pls servanLs who belleve and do rlghLeous
deeds. Say, [C Muhammad], "l do noL ask you for Lhls message any paymenL [buL] only love for
Lhe flve personallLles."

- We hear abouL bllnd falLh on Cod, lL's also bllnd falLh on nabl (saw). All you need Lo have ls
bellef and love LogeLher. A Lrue falLh ln Allah and love for Plm wlLh a devoLed hearL for 8asul
Allah sallallahu alalhl wasallam.

8emember,
"qul-ln kunLum Luhlbbunallaha faLLablyunl yuhlbbub kumullah. ?agflr lakum zunubakum
wallahu ghafuroor raheem." [Curan 3:31]

18AnS: (O 8eloveJ!) 5oy. lf yoo love Allob, follow me. Allob wlll tbeo toke yoo os (nls) beloveJ
ooJ fotqlve yoot slos fot yoo, ooJ Allob ls Most lotqlvloq, vet-Metclfol.

- lf you spend 1 hour by any means ln servlng Lhe humanlLy, you geL Lhe rewards of 20 years
lLlkaf ln Mas[ld un-nabl. 1rue value ls ln servlce Lo humanlLy wlLhouL pre[udlce.

- As humans, we are slnful and lL's lmposslble Lo belng slnless. A Lrue seeker ls noL devold of slns
buL llmlLs and Lrles Lo avold slnnlng. 1he arL of belng a beLLer conLroller over nafs, egoLlsm, and
slns ls slncere repenLance and selfless servlce. 1he masLerlng of Lhls arL comes from culLlvaLlng
bllnded love as ln falLh and Lhen followlng Lhe Leachlngs. undersLandlng Lhe Lrue form of
ropheL sallallahu alalhl wasallam and hls secreL ls approached only by lovlng hlm.

- lslam provldes lmpeLus Lo conLrlbuLe Lo Lhe world and socleLy. lslam can be reallzed Lhrough
belng a good Musllm and Lo be a good Musllm, one does noL need Lo be a maulana or a
rellglous scholar. 8elng a good Musllm means people should noL know Lhe exLenL of one's
devoLlon even when remalnlng ln zlkr unless lL ls Lhe Llme of need. A devoLee musL be
surrendered aL all Llmes Lo Lhe Lord wlLhouL exLernally belng recognlzed as plous. 1rue
plousness and lslam come from wlLhln a person's hearL abldlng Lo LruLh and servlce Lo creaLlons
wlLhouL expecLaLlon of fame and any personal galn. Lvery person ls requlred Lo lnLegraLe moral
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values ln acLlons Lo be a Lrue Musllm, LhaL ls Lo be a human.





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1. Abdul Paqq uehvll's Iozbol Oolob lloJlyotl lMebboob. ln 8ooqlo. ntlJoyettoooey,
MoJlootpooey. Mawlana Abdul !abbar and 1aher Subhan. [spendlng hours ln LranslaLlng
from urdu, larsl and Arablc]
2. 8uland Shahrl. na[aL. ln 8angla. 1aher Subhan.
3. Sham-e Causla. CaseedaCausla ln 8angla LranslaLlon.
4. lqra
3. 8lsshonabl
6. Many arLlcles can be found wlLh varlous people who follows hls Leachlng.