Fatwa #619422 July 2002United States of America
Who was Allama Bahral Uloom Abdul Ali from Lukhnow, India He was a great scholar of hadith
Answer
Allaamah Bahrul Uloom, Malikul Ulama Moulana Abdul Aliy ibn Nizaamuddin%0D%0ALakhnawiy was born and brought up in Lucknow, India.%0D%0A%0D%0AMoulana Abdul-hayy ibn Fakhruddeen mentions about him in his book, 'Nuzhatul%0D%0AKhawaatir' also known as 'Al-I'ilaam bi man fil hindi minal a'alaam' (vol.1%0D%0Apg.1021): He was incomparable with the people of his time. He was a leader%0D%0Ain the knowledge of Fiqh (jurisprudence), Usool (principles) philosophy and%0D%0Abeliefs.' He further states (on pg.1023): Verily he was from the wonders of%0D%0Ahis time and from the beauties of India. People of every field of knowledge%0D%0Awould refer to him and he also know such subjects which people did even%0D%0Aknow . no eye saw the like of him in his qualities of excellence. and there%0D%0Awas no match for him in the entire India sub-continent at that time. He has%0D%0Amany great works such as 'Sharh sullamul Uloom maa almanhiyyaat',%0D%0A'Fawaatihur rahamoot - sharh musallamu thuboot' and others.%0D%0A%0D%0AShah Waliyyullaah (RA) states regarding him, 'He has surpassed great Ulama%0D%0Aand even his own teachers. The reason for it is that he used to always refer%0D%0Ato the works of the Ulama of the earlier times (Mutaqaddimeen) day and%0D%0Anight. And other used to suffice on what they had heard from their teachers.%0D%0A' (Ibid)%0D%0A%0D%0AOne of Bahrul Ulooms's Ustaads says regarding him, 'Verily the amount of%0D%0Aknowledge that he has at this age regarding the works of the Ulama of%0D%0Aearlier and latter time (Mutaqaddimeen and Muta-akhireen), many Ulama do not%0D%0Aachieve that in their entire lives. Although he may be young in age, but he%0D%0Ahas equaled the ranks of Sadruddeen al-Sheeraazi and Jalaaluddin%0D%0Aal-Dawwaani.' (Ibid pg.1021)%0D%0A%0D%0Aand Allah Ta'ala Knows Best%0D%0A%0D%0AMoulana Muhammad ibn Moulana Haroon Abbassommar%0D%0AFACULTY OF SPECIALTY IN HADITH%0D%0A%0D%0ACHECKED AND APPROVED: Mufti Ebrahim Desai