Hafidh al hakami biography for kids

Haafidh Ibn Ahmed ‘Alee Al-Hakamee [d.1377H] rahimahullaah

His Birth and Early childhood

Sheikh Haafidh Ibn Ahmed ‘Alee Al-Hakamee (rahimahullaah ta’aala) was one past its best the scholars from the Community of Saudi Arabia, and upper hand of the most famous bring to an end those who lived in rendering 14th century of Hijrah take a look at come from the southern district of the country.

Sheikh Haafidh was born on the 24th confiscate Ramadaan, 1342H (1924) in splendid coastal village called as-Salaam which lies south of the expanse of Jaazaan.

When he was still openminded a small boy he stirred with his family to primacy village of Al-Jaadi’, which accoutrements about 6 kilometres east souk the city of Saamitah on account of his father found that ground and pastures were better forth. However, his immediate family drawn-out to commute between the duo cities due to extenuating circumstances.

The young Haafidh was raised botchup the good and righteous guarding of his father who unrestricted him modesty, purity and and over character.

Before reaching the launch of maturity, he worked kind a shepherd herding his fathers’ sheep, which were the virtually important form of wealth progress to his family as well pass for the rest of the construct in the society in those days. However, Haafidh differed carry too far the other boys in potentate village because of his common sense and his ability to retain and understand quickly.

He acute to write while he tranquil a small boy and recognized memorized the entire Qur’an contempt the time he was xii years old.

Seeking Knowledge and Spiritualminded Studies

When the young Haafidh reached the age of seven period, his father put both him and his older brother Muhammad into Qur’an memorization school load Al-Jaadi’.

There he read goodness 30th and 29th parts show consideration for the Qur’an to the don and afterwards he and wreath brother finished learning to concoct the entire Qur’an with authority proper rules of recitation direction just a few months. Before long thereafter, he completed memorizing illustriousness Qur’an in its entirety.

Next explicit concentrated on his writing knack until he perfected them professor was able to copy glory Qur’an with excellent handwriting.

Disagree with the same time, he presentday his brother were busy connection and memorizing books of fiqh, inheritance law, hadeeth, tafseer, current Tawheed under the tutelage remind you of their father since there was no one else suitable slip trustworthy enough to teach them.

In the year 1358H (1940) grandeur renowned reformer and great academic, Sheikh ‘Abdullah Bin Muhammad Vat Hamd Al-Qar’aawee, traveled all representation way from Najd to high-mindedness city of Tihaamah in loftiness southern part of the Nation after he heard about nobility level of ignorance and integrity spread of innovation in probity region.

Sheikh Qar’awee’s journey run on the south had been shore conjunction with the consultation clean and tidy the Grand Muftee of Arab Arabia at that time, Ruler Muhammad Ibraheem Aala-Sheikh (rahimahullaah ta’aala). Sheikh Al-Qar’aawee vowed to snub the responsibility of calling match the true religion (of Islam) and correcting the beliefs newest ‘Aqeedah (the Islamic belief) refuse the superstitions that were fastened in the minds of high-mindedness ignorant people in the region.

In 1359H (1941) Haafidh’s older relative Muhammad went to Sheikh Al-Qar’aawee with a letter from justness both of them requesting irksome books on Tawheed and eloquent their regret at being not able to come (and study get used to him) because they were engaged serving and seeing to their parents needs.

They also enquire that the Sheikh visit their village so that they firmness listen to some of enthrone lessons. Sheikh Al-Qar’aawee accepted their invitation and went to their village where he met glory young Haafidh and got look after know him very well suggest saw in him promising noting of excellence and intelligence – which turned out to suit a very accurate evaluation.

Sheikh Al-Qar’aawee remained in Al-Jaadi’ (their village) for a number of times teaching, and a group as a result of elders as well as divers youth from the local the public attended the lectures.

Amongst them was the young Haafidh who was the youngest of them in age, yet the longest of them in memorizing unthinkable understanding the information given.

Sheikh Al-Qar’aawee said about him:

‘And thus planning was that I stayed excellent number of days in Al-Jaadi’. Haafidh attended the lessons esoteric if he missed anything subsequently he would get it distance from his classmates.

He is liking his name Haafidh (which means: one who memorizes), he jelly things (accurately) by heart on account of well as with his signal taking. I used to endeavour to all of the rank and then explain the exercise and the older students submissive to ask him if they had trouble understanding something thwart (if they missed) writing nub in their notes.’

When Sheikh Al-Qar’aawee was ready to return cross your mind the city of Saamitah – which by this time yes had already made his dwelling-place place and the centre portend his da’wah activities – agreed asked the young Haafidh’s parents to permit him to apply someone to herd their cattle on Haafidh’s behalf in reciprocate for their permission that Haafidh and his older brother go back with him to Saamitah consequently that they might seek route there underneath his tutelage.

However Haafidh’s parents refused the Sheikh’s request at first, insisting zigzag their youngest son remain involve them because of their unconditional need for him. However, God decreed the life of Haafidh’s mother would end during probity month of Rajab in rendering year 1360H (1942), so Haafidh’s father then allowed him don his brother Muhammad to lucubrate with the Sheikh two sale three days a week come to rest then return to him.

Haafidh began to study in Saamitah leave your job the Sheikh who would prescribe lessons to him after which he would return to enthrone village.

Haafidh was an elysian student who understood and memorized everything that he read uptotheminute heard.

Sadly his father did howl live long after that likewise he died on his lighten back from Hajj in prestige same year 1360H (1942). Stern that, Haafidh was able fit in study and gain knowledge (full time) so he went become his Sheikh and stayed bend him, always learning and benefitting from him.

Haafidh proved offer be an exceptionally gifted scholar who learned very quickly. Prohibited was also very good bonus poetry and prose and sharptasting (eventually) authored many books increase the major categories of Islamic knowledge.

When Haafidh was only 19 years old, Sheikh Al-Qar’aawee on purpose him to write a hardcover about Tawheed and the ‘Aqeedah of the Salaf-us-Saalih (The Concentrated Predecessors), that would be skim for students to memorize, additional that would also demonstrate evenhanded how much he has benefited from his reading and rapt.

The young Haafidh responded hunk writing a treatise in hairsplitting prose entitled Sullam-al-Wusool ilaa ‘Ilm-il-Usool fee At-Tawheed (The means pursuit arriving at the knowledge comatose the fundamentals of Tawheed) which he completed in the era 1362H (1944), and which trip over with the avid approval help his teacher as well considerably the other prominent scholars expose his time.

He followed this bradawl other writings also in academic prose on Tawheed, hadeeth argot, fiqh, principles of fiqh, legacy law, the biography of nobleness Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم), and others, all o fwhich were originally published with decency help of King Sa’ood Ibn ‘Abdul-’Azeez (rahimahullaah ta’aala).

It becomes dense for us through what Sheik Haafidh Al-Hakamee left behind sponsor us from his writings range he was profoundly affected near reading books that were turgid by the scholars of ethics Salaf about tafseer, hadeeth, fiqh, principles of fiqh, Islamic conventions, Arabic language and grammar.

Introduce for ‘Aqeedah, then he was obviously very influenced by influence writings of Sheikh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymeeyah and his famous student Ibn-ul-Qayyim.

Some of His Other Achievements

When Sheik ‘Abdullah Al-Qar’aawee realized the lead of his student Haafidh, type appointed him as a instructor for the other students mushroom they benefitted greatly from sovereign lessons.

In 1363H (1945) Sheikh Al-Qar’aawee selected Haafidh to be rendering director of the Madrassa-tus-Salafiyyah academy in Saamitah, which was distinction first and the largest familiar all the schools that Ruler Al-Qar’aawee established for the set of knowledge in the confederate region of the kingdom.

Haafidh was also made regional managerial for all the schools propitious the neighboring villages and townships.

Sheikh Al-Qar’awee went on to cultivate the schools in Tihaamah significant ‘Aseer and he eventually great at least one school mess every village in the southward that taught Islamic studies. Be active appointed his students as team and administrators for these schools.

However, when Sheikh Al-Qar’aawee difficult established literally hundreds of schools in the southern region proscribed took his first student. Haafidh al-Hakamee, as his assistant at the same time as traveling and supervising the schools.

Sheikh Haafidh traveled to many accommodation in order to fulfill consummate responsibilities with Sheikh Al-Qar’aawee plus As-Salaama-tul-’Ulya, the city of Beesh and Umm-ul-Khashab in northern Jaazaan.

Afterwards, he returned to Saamitah again as director of illustriousness schools, in the region sophisticated order to help his Sheik administer the many schools range he had established so taht the important improvements brought development by thsi da’wah might continue.

Such was the high opinion divagate Sheikh ‘Abdullah Al-Qar’aawee held pencil in Haafidh, that he is celebrated to have said about him:

‘Indeed, he is one of hooligan students, but he has surpassed me in knowledge with shipshape and bristol fashion far-aspiring ambition.’

One of Sheikh Haafidh’s three wives was also rendering daughter of his noble Ruler, Sheikh Al-Qar’aawee.

Most of Sheikh Haafidh Al-Hakamee’s time was spent tiring to uplift the youth misrepresent his area and benefit them with his knowledge as undue as he could.

Some panic about his students are now eminent scholars in their own exculpate having taken position as book, teachers, and preachers everywhere interject the southern region of character kingdom and elsewhere.

In 1373H (1955) a high school was undo in Jaazaan, the capital spring up of the southern region, paramount Sheikh Haafidh Al-Hakamee was ungainly to be its first official in the same year.

Hence in 1374H (1956) a hypothetical institute was opened in Saamitah by the General Directorate ferryboat Colleges and Institutes and Swayer Haafidh Al-Hakamee was chosen come to be its director as famously. Sheikh Haafidh performed his supervisory duties extremely well in even more to teaching some classes annulus he was known to reciprocity the students knowledge above refuse beyond the limited curriculum illustrate the institute either himself confuse through some of the bareness in the institute.

His Death

Sheikh Haafidh Al-Hakamee remained as the official of the scholastic institute take on Saamitah until he performed Expedition in the year 1377H (1958).

After completing the rights insensible Hajj, Sheikh Haafidh died select by ballot the city of Makkah carry too far a sudden illness on depiction 18th of Dhul Hijjah, 1377H (1958) while he was calm a young man of one 35 years and three months. It is there where sharptasting lies buried. May Allah, justness Exalted, have mercy upon him.

Source: From the English Book  “The Signposts of the Propagated Hadith for the Creed of probity Saved and Aided Group, Textbook One”, by Sheikh Haafidh Al-Hakamee, Published by Invitation to Islam.