AAP BETI – Autobiography of Kutbul Aktaab Shaikhul Hadith pdf

AAP BETI – Autobiography of Kutbul Aktaab Shaikhul Hadith Hazrat Moulana Muhammed Zakarlyya Kandhiawi (‘Rahmatuliah Alayh)

AAP BETI

Aap Beti consists of 7 volumes. This is a publication containing only volume 1, 2 and 3. The work has been divided into 2 publications merely for the sake of expediency.

 It was decided that volume 4, 5,6 and 7 should be published: as a separate book because of it being so lengthy and alsa because it is the part more relevant to the person treading the path of “suluk” or ‘tasawwuf” (i.e. in terms of advises on Spiritual evils).

Volume 1 is actually made up of two articles. The first sent in a letter form to Maulana Mohamed Al-Thaani (RahmatuHah Alayh) intended as a commentary on the lat- ters book “Sawaane Yusufi” and the second is an article which was sent to the teachers and authorities of Mazahirul Uloom.

To this, the second article, our Illustrious Shaikh added special notes (mainly from expenences during his sixty years of contact with the elders of Mazahirul Uloam).

The first was completed in Shabaan 1386 Hijri and the second in Rabee-ul-Akhir 1388 Hiri. The first pe tion (Urdu) of these which forms volume 1 was made in Shapaan 1396 Hijri.

Volume 2 was originally intended to be made up of eignt chapters which would be known a5 Yad Ayaam .

These cover a wide variety of themes and topics. In Hazrat Shaikh’s awn words he says that they would concern the following: “The first chapter concerns ‘Neyat’. The second deals with Studies, lactures and writing in Mazahirul Uloom.

 The third concems some bad habits. The fourth chapter is actually a part of chapter three and concerns my practises regarding sorrowful happenings and marriage functlons.

The fifth chapter deals with Allah’s favors. The sixth concerns my pilgrimages. The seventh dealt with the partition of India and the eight deals with miscellaneous matters.”