Failasuf Chi-Town

From the book Islamic Revival in British India: Deoband, 1860-1900 quoting from Tazkiratu’r-Rashid by Muhammad ‘Ashiq Ilahi Mirathi:

He was the true succesor of Shah Waliyu’llah and people came from places like Bengal, Madras, and Punjab to study from him. He would begin his teaching of hadis with Tirmizi and impress on each student the interpretation and meaning of the work in simple words. He was very patient, and often repeated his explanations. For example, he would take a simple word like ‘attarah, perfure’s wife, which I recall him defining three times for an Afghan student, each time in simpler language. He always taught after ablution and required the same of his students. If they got tired he would amuse them with jokes and anecdotes until their stomachs hurt. Then, refreshed, they would be able to go on. He would tell a story so seriously that others laughed the more. Then he would become formal again, maintaining that respect and awe necessary for a teacher. His teaching was unique in that he spoke in accordance with each student’s capacity. . . His memory was so extraordinary that he could cite the page of a relevant hadis in the sahih collections . . . His students became his lovers, but he considered himself nothing.

Kepala Batas menjadi tuan rumah Persidangan Ulama ke-4 pada 4 Januari 1953. Pada peringkat ini, Persatuan Islam Se-Malaya mengumumkan objektifnya, iaitu:

1. Berusaha dengan kuat untuk memperkenalkan kepada rakyat jelata akan kemerdekaan yang tulen serta menanamkan kedalam jiwa mereka semangat kemerdekaan itu sambil menunjukkan cara-cara mencapainya,

2. Berusaha dengan kuat memperkenalkan demokrasi yang sejati dan menyatakan faedah-faedahnya kepada negara dan umat Islam serta berusaha menanamkan semngat demokrasi ke dalam jiwa masing-masing sambil menunjukkan cara-cara mencapai demokrasi,

3. Mengatur dengan kemas cita-cita merdeka PAS dan sebuah PAS yang menjalankan segala tanggung jawab yang berkaitan dengan agama Islam,

4. Berikhtiar memperkenalkan diri PAS sebagai mewakili umat Islam Melayu kepada alam Islamiah dan badan-badan kebajikan Islam seluruh dunia serta membuat perhubungan dengannya, sama ada dalam perkara-perkara kebajikan bagi Malaya khasnya dan dunia amnya,

5. Berikhtiar melaksanakan hukum-hukum Islam.