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Introduction ~ Justice Mufti Syed Shuja’at Ali Qadri
Molana Mufti Dr Syed Shuja’at Ali Qadri (former Justice Federal Sharia’a Court, Pakistan and Founder & Sheikh-ul-Hadith Darul Ulum Naeemia, Karachi) was an erudite and well versed scholar of Islamic Sciences and the sciences pertaining to modern era. He had a deep and authoritative understanding of traditional and modern Arabic language. He involved himself with the work of authoring and publication besides holding various offices and wrote a number of texts. A brief biography of Mufti Syed Shujaat Ali Qadri is as follows.

Prosperous Birth & Family
Mufti Syed Shujaat Ali Qadri (Blessing of Allah on him) was born in Badaiyon (Uttar Pardesh, UP, India) in January 1941. He was the son of Hazrat Allama Mufti Syed Masood Ali Qadri (Blessing of Allah on him) who was delegated to the office of Afta (Islamic Jurisprudence) at the Jamia Islamia Anwar-ul-Uloom, Multan. He had four brothers and three sons whose names are as follows:

Brothers

 * Hazrat Allama Syed Saadat Ali Qadri (Blessing of Allah on him)
 * Syed Tariq Ali
 * Syed Khusnood Ali
 * Syed Shafaat Ali

Sons

 * Syed Farast Ali
 * Syed Muhammad Ali
 * Mufti Syed Nasir Ali (currently teaching in his father’s madersah, Darul Ulum Naeemia)

Education
He got his initial education from Madersahe Arabia Hafiziya Saadiya, District Dadu, Aligarh. He learned Nazirah Quran Kareem from Hafiz Ghulam Rabbani, who was the brother of the teacher of Allama Ghulam Jilani Meerthi and Allama Hafiz Qari Shah Ahmed Noorani. He then, at the age of 10, migrated with his parents in 1951 to Multan, Pakistan and began his education in Madersah Anwar-ul-Ulum with immense fervor, passion, hard work and dedication and eventually completed his Darse Nizami from this institute. He had the opportunity to learn from the following notable scholars:
 * His father Mufti Sayed Masood Ali Qadri
 * Chief of Debaters (Raeesul Manazireen) Hazrat Allama Mufti Abdul Hafeez Haqqani, the father of Allama Mufti Muhammad Hasan Haqqani and
 * Junaid of the time, accepted by the era (razie zaman), Muhaddithe Aazam Allama Syed Ahmed Saeed Kazimi (Blessing of Allah on them)

He graduated from the Jamia Islamia Anwar-ul-Uloom, Multan at the age of eighteen (18). Besides this


 * He completed M.A Islamiyat from the University of Karachi in 1971
 * He completed M.A Arabi from the University of Karachi in 1974
 * He took a course on Arabic Literature from University of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 1984
 * and in the very same year got his PhD from the University of Karachi

Didactic Services
Mufti Sayed Shujaat Ali Qadri enlightened Karachi after graduating and worked as a teacher and Mufti with great prudence and industriousness in different institutes or Madaris of Ahle Sunnat wa Jamaat. He served as Headmaster in Darul Uloom Amjadiya from 1969 to 1972. Thereafter he established Darul Uloom Naeemia with the assistance of some of his loyal friends. The foundation stone of Darul Uloom Naeemia, Dastager, Block 15 was laid by Allama Syed Ahmed Saeed Kazimi along with other prominent scholars and preachers of Ahle Sunnat. He remained as the Sheikh-ul-Hadith and Mufti of this institute till his death.

Ranks & Offices held
It appears as if Allah had chosen Mufti Syed Shujaat Ali Qadri for the propagation of His religion and this was the reason that he was selected for higher offices and he preached and published for the religion of Islam everywhere he went. Besides holding the offices of Sheikh-ul-Hadith and Afta he remained as a judge of Federal Shariat Court for six years from 1983 till 1989. Besides this he served as a member if Islami Nazeriati Council from 1989 till his death in 1993.

Books, Texts and Translations
He was blessed with affection for authoring and publishing, by Allah, the Almighty, in a similar manner as he was blessed with an authority over coaching and preaching, debating, giving legislations (fatawa) and translating Arabic books. His writings and translations are as follows :
 * 1) Translation of Tafseere Mazhari (fifteen sections)
 * 2) Translation of Mowahib-al-Luduniya
 * 3) Translation of Sharah-as-Sadur
 * 4) Translation of Al-Khairat-al-Hissan
 * 5) Translation of Al-Shifae Sheikh Al-Raees (some parts)
 * 6) Insha-al-Arabiya (four parts)
 * 7) Translation of Khatme Nabuwat Magazine from Arabic to Urdu
 * 8) Magazine on Khatme Nabuwat in Arabi
 * 9) Islam mein Murtid ki Saza (Punishment of an apostate in Islam)
 * 10) Islam ka Maashi Nizam (Islamic Economic System)
 * 11) Aqaid o Aamal (Beliefs and Actions)
 * 12) Teen Talaqain (Three divorces)
 * 13) Translation and Commentary of Surah Bani Israeel with an biography of the Blessed Prophet Sallalahu Alihay Wassalam
 * 14) Fiqahe Ahle Sunnat (Jurisprudence of Ahle Sunnat)
 * 15) Adalate Islamia (Islamic Court)
 * 16) Man huwa Ahmed Raza? (Who is Ahmed Raza?) – A biography of Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan, blessing of Allah on him, in Arabic Language
 * 17) Fatawae Rizwiya (Translation of Arabic terms)
 * 18) Arbaeen
 * 19) Composition of the last part of Bahare Shariat (Fiqh Ahle Sunnat, Foreword, Madina Publishing, Karachi)
 * 20) Some research papers written during doctoral studies

Lofty persona
Mufti Syed Shujaat possessed a perfect personality. His colleagues and students were often observed praising him. Hazrat Allama Molana Muhammad Abdul Hakim Sharaf Qadri explains his character and virtuous habits as:

''“ Mufti Sahib possessed a contented and polite personality. Even after becoming the Justice of Federal Sharia Court he always mingled with the students, teachers and scholars alike such that no one was ever able to perceive his high status or rank when he visited Jamia Nizamia Rizwiya Lahore. He always traveled with an intention for the propagation of religion and at times initiated such opportunities by making requests. An interesting and delicate aspect of his persona was that he always distanced himself from being a dull and dry person. He always remained jolly and kept happy each one of those who accompanied him. He used to turn a gathering into a field of Saffron (Za’afran).”''

Son of the ghazali of current century, philosopher of Islam, Professor Hazrat Allama Syed Mazhar Saeed Kazimi introduces Mufti Syed Shujaat Ali (blessings of Allah on him) as follows:

''“I knew Mufti Syed Shujaat Ali Qadri (blessings of Allah on him) since childhood. He arrived in Multan at an age of ten and started his education from Maddarsah Anwar-ul-Uloom. His father, Hazrat Mufti Syed Masud Ali Qadri, was a Mufti and one of the senior teachers of the same maddarsah. At that time I was only five years old. The memories of my childhood have now blurred and hidden in shadows of the past. However, if I try hard to dig deep into old memories through special binoculars past the mist of amnesia and look into scenes of a glorious past the film of adulthood of Mufti Syed Shujaat Ali (blessings of Allah on him) that appears on the curtains in my brain is that of a man who is decorated with the properties of beauteous face and a beauteous personality, a man who is emanating flowers of his wisdom amongst his colleagues on one hand and on the other accepting applause for his delicate interests and beauteous habits. I can recall him as an intelligent student with high respect for his teachers and a student who forced teachers to appreciate his intelligence by asking intriguing queries. The purpose of such questioning was not to compete with the teachers but to resolve the complex issues and questions that arose constantly within his mind. He was a hardworking student, fond of books and an advocate of research during the time of his studies. He used to make critical debates and commentaries on the books, during the daily discourse with his colleagues, which not only assisted in developing an understanding of the lessons learnt but also helped in memorizing them. He was famous as a student with balanced and stable temperament. Regardless of the fact that he reached a lot of high ranks and positions, his beauteous character remained unaltered. Intelligence, honesty and humbleness are amongst the prime qualities of his fine character. This is the reason that no one ever got exasperated in his company.''

''Mufti Syed Shujaat Ali Qadri (blessings of Allah on him) completed all his education from Madarsah Anwar-ul-Uloom, Multan till his graduation. No doubt he was a fact to be proud of due to his panoptic knowledge. My honorable father, ghazali of the current century Hazrat Allama Syed Ahmed Shah Sahib Kazimi (blessings of Allah on him) used to show special politeness towards Mufti Sahab and always appreciated his hard work, dedication and intelligence. After graduation Mufti Sahab migrated to Karachi. My father used to remember his rightly guided student, Mufti Syed Shujaat Ali (blessings of Allah on him), with praiseworthy words even after his demise.”''

Demise
In the year 1993 and on the 24th of January he went on an official tour of Indonesia with a delegation of the Ministry of Population Control. It was during this tour that on the fourth of Shabaan 1413 Hijri and January 27, 1993 his soul departed this world for its final destination. His dead body was brought back to Pakistan after a few days where he was buried in Darul Uloom Naeemia. His tomb or grave is located inside the Daru Uloom Naeemia. Mufti Syed Shujaat Ali Qadri departed from us at an early time. He died at a time when his scholastic and practical capabilities were at their peaks. The great services that he did shall always remain an example for the learned. May Allah, the Almighty, bless him with a great place in Heaven. Aameen

Preface to Books and his services for the Fiqh
The names of books that he authored have been mentioned above and at a glance his compositions can be divided into two broad groups:

1. Books that he authored himself and those that posses his personal thoughts, philosophy and research

2. Books that were translated either from Arabic to Urdu or vice versa

He translated numerous Arabic books and this proved his learning of Arabic and working hard in this language not only useful for him but also quite beneficial for the Urdu speaking scholars and the general public. It is a common perception among the general public that translation is an easy job however, the intricacy and complexities involved in this work are well know to the learned scholars and linguists. This is the reason that the art of translation is considered to be a difficult skill and one that requires great care and patience. To produce a correct translation of a book and to transfer a writer’s style into another language requires three unique qualities. The first quality is to possess complete authority of the source language along with knowledge of its idioms and common expressions. Secondly the translator must also know the language in which the book is being translated to and last but not the least he must have complete command over the subject on which the original book was written. Hazrat Allama Syed Shujaat Ali Qadir possessed all these three qualities. Hence before discussing his books and fatawa on Fiqh I would like to introduce his works in translation starting from Sharah-as-Sadur of Allama Jalal-ud-Din Sayuti (911 AH).