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Muslim scholar Modern era
Name	Ehsan Elahi Zaheer
Birth	1945
Death	1987
School/tradition	Sunni

Ehsaan Ilahi Zaheer (1945-1987) was a Muslim scholar and author from Pakistan.

[edit] Biography

As Khalid Ahmad wrote in The Times, His discipleship of the grand mufti of Saudi Arabia, Bin Baz, made him a strong man in Pakistan in the Ahle Hadith tradition. He was young and extremely ambitious but was cut down at the beginning of what was perhaps to be a decisive career in the history of Pakistan.

Columnist Chaudhry Asghar Ali Kausar Waraich quoted Maulana Abdur Rehman Ashrafi in “Nawa-e-Waqt” (30 December 2003) on an incident that took place after a Pakistani delegation comprising SM Zafar (a Nizami from father’s side), Maulana Shah Ahmad Noorani, Maulana Abdul Qadir Azad, Allama Ehsan Elahi Zaheer and Ashrafi, went to Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war. During the meeting with Saddam, Jamiat Ahle Hadith leader, Allama Ehsan Elahi Zaheer, made a speech in Arabic which was so effective that Saddam started crying and requested for another speech from him in favour of Islamic brotherhood so that he could cry more. The speech can be viewed at: [1]

Undoubtedly Shaikh Allamah Ehsan Elahi Zaheer was a great mountain of knowledge who did a great service to this ummah by refuting many of the deviant sects and groups that have risen in this ummah. His powerful fiery historic speeches were responsible for thousands of people leaving shirk and bidah and following the way of the Ahlul-Hadith. Dozens of his lectures are still available over the internet for downloading.You can check out this great man's historic lectures and biography on: [2] and [3].

Daily Khabrain Lahore (22 March 2003) published a brief biographical note on late Allama Ehsan Elahi Zaheer of Jamiat Ahle Hadith who was killed by a bomb on 23 March 1987 in Lahore near Qila Lachchman Singh. Along with him four other Ahle Hadith scholars had also died. He had published a number of virulently sectarian monographs in Arabic and was known to receive direct financial assistance from Saudi Arabia. Allama Zaheer was a great orator and an equally great author who was born in Sialkot in 1940 in the home of the Sethi branch of the Sheikh community. His father did not send him to school but got him trained on Quran and then sent him for more religious education to Jamiya Islamiya in Gujranwala. In 1963, after qualifying, he was sent by the seminary to its headquarters in Madina University from he acquired the highest degree. Back home in 1967 he passed many exams: MA in English, MA in political science, MA in Persian, MA in Urdu and Law. He was made leader of prayers at the mosque in Chinianwali. As a speaker he was in the mould of Ataullah Shah Bukhari and took part in agitations against Bhutto. He wrote hard-hitting books on Shiism, Ismailism and other sects, in Arabic, and wrote equally hard-hitting books in Urdu. After he was blown up by a bomb he was taken to a local hospital from where he was taken to Saudi Arabia on orders of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia who sent his personal plane for him. He died in Madina in 1987, his funeral prayer was headed by the grand mufti of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Bin Baz, after which he was buried next to Imam Malik's grave.

BIOGRAPHY OF ALLAMAH EHSAN ELAHI ZAHEER (raheemullah)

His Birth He was born on Thursday the 31st May 1945 corresponding to 18 Jumada al-Oolaa 1364H of the Islamic calendar in the City of Sialkot in Pakistan.

His Education and Studies He studied at Jamia Islamiyyah Gujranwala and at Jamia Salafiyyah in Faisalabad before leaving to study abroad at the prestigious University of Madina in Saudi Arabia. After graduating from the department of Shariah he returned to his country and pursued further education and received his Masters in Arabic, Islamic Studies, Urdu and Farsi.(Now his son is following the footsteps of father by doing Masters in ARABIC,URDU,ENGLISH,MBA IT,M-PHIL,)

His Teachers He was taught by some of the major scholars of this century, amongst them were:

Shaikh Muhammad Amin Shanqiti, Shaikh al-Muhadith al-Allama Nasir-ud-Din al-Albani Shaikh Abdul Aziz Ibn Baaz Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-Abbad Shaikh Abdul-Qadir Haybatul-Hamd Shaikh-ul-Hadith Abul-Barkat Ahmad Shaikh-ul-Hadith Hafidh Muhammad Ghondalwi, Shaikh Atiyyah Muhammad Salim

His Efforts in Da'wah and Trials He wrote a weekly editorial in the magazine ‘Ahle-Hadith’ which was set up by the great Shaikh Sanaullah Amritsari.

The people of innovation raised false allegations of murder against him, which he was free of and he had to bear these trials and was poisoned for a while. He began giving the weekly khutbahs in the large central mosque in Lahore called Chinyawali, people from far would travel just to come and listen to him.

He travelled extensively around the world for Dawah purposes and delivered lectures in Belgium, Holland, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, England, Yugoslavia, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Korea, Japan, Philippines, Hong Kong, Thailand, America, China, Afghanistan, Egypt, Yemen, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. May ALLAH Blesse him in Heaven His Works: He authored many famous works, amongst which are:

-al-Qadiyaniyyah [refutation] -ash-Shia Was-Sunnah [refutation] -ash-Shia Wa-Ahlul-Bayt [refutation] -ash-Shia Wal-Qur'aan [which includes over 12,000 narrations of the Shia] -ash-Shia wat-TaShia [refutation] -Baynash-Shia Wa Ahlus-Sunnah [refutation] -Babiyyahs [refutation] -al-Baha'iyyah [refutation] -at-Tassawuf al-Mansha Wal-Masadir [refutation of the Sufis] -al-Ismaa'eeliyyah [refutation] -al-Barailwiyyah [refutation] -A explanation of Kitaab al-Wasilah by Shaikh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah -Kitab us-Salah -Saffar Hijaaz & many many more.

Shaikh Ehsan Elahi had also planned to write refutations on the Christians, Jews and Hindus but died before ever having a chance to do so. Before his death he was working on a refutation on the Deobandis, which he never completed.

During his final year of study at Madina University, Shaikh bin Baaz asked him to deliver lectures, which is a very rare achievement amongst the students of knowledge studying at the university. During this time his book ‘al-Qadiyaniyyah’ was also to be printed in Madina. Ehsan Elahi however wanted to include on the book ‘Graduate of Madina University' but at that time he had not actually graduated. He went to see Shaikh bin Baaz who was at that time the chancellor of Madina University, Shaikh bin Baaz agreed and granted him permission to do so. Ehsan Elahi then asked the Shaikh ‘What if I fail my degree?’ to which Shaikh bin Baaz replied, ‘I will close the University.’

His Death He died on 30th March 1987 after spending 22 hours in the Riyadh hospital. Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Baaz (rahimullah) whilst crying abundantly, led his funeral prayer in Riyadh.

It was one of the most historical funerals ever prayed in Riyadh that included countless scholars and students of knowledge. The second janaza was prayed inside the Prophets Mosque in Madina, led by the Imam of the Holy Mosque. People in there thousands attended the funeral, after which his body was taken to the Baqi graveyard where he was laid to rest.

Allamah Ehsan Elahi Zaheer died as a result of a bomb blast inside a mosque in Lahore on the 23rd of March 1987, whilst delivering a speech on the Seerah of the Prophet (sal-allaahu’alayhi wa sallam). His contemporary Shaikh Habib ur Rahman Yazdani (raheemullah) also died as a result of the blast.

his famous books: “ash-Shia Was-Sunnah” “ash-Shia Wa-Ahlul-Bayt” “ash-Shia Wal-Qur'aan” “ash-Shiawat-TaShia” “Baynash-Shia Wa Ahlus-Sunnah”

His detailed biography can be read http://www.salafimanhaj.com/pdf/SalafiManhaj_ShaykhIhsaan.pdf