Ra'is al-Muhaqiqeen, Mufassir al-Qur'an, Shaykh al Islam Allama Mufti Muhammad Sayyad Madani al-Ashrafi, may Allah preserve and protect him, 'Madani miya' has been the Janasheen (spiritual successor) for over 50 years of Muhaddith al-A'zam al-Hind, 'alayhi ar-Rahman w'al-Ridwan and the founder of the Muhaddith al-A'zam Worldwide Mission. He is without doubt one of the most eminent scholar's and one of the leading authorities of Islam today. Not only is he considered a matchless speaker, a great thinker (mufakkir) of our times, moreso is considered one of the true signs of Allah, subhanahu wa ta'ala.


He was given the title of Ra'is al-Muhaqiqeen by the venerable Allama Shaykh Sayyid Ahmad Kazmi, may Allah have mercy upon him, who himself was the Ghazali e Zaman of his time. The title of Shaykh al Islam was conferred in the 1970's when a gathering of Ulema, Mashaykh and Sadat e Kiram started addressing Madani Miya as such. Amongst the Ulema present were Mufti Azam e Hind, Allama Shaykh Mufti Mustafa Raza Khan, alayhi ar-Rahman, and Madani Miya's Spiritual Mentor; Hadrat Sarkar e Kalan - Allama Sayyad Muhammad Mukhtar Ashraf al-Ashrafi, alayhi ar-Rahman.

Shaykh Madani miyan is the author of at least 50 books, not all are published and recently completed a commentary of the Qur'an, Tafsir Ashrafi which has been widely accepted by the Ulama al-Ahl al-Sunnah as a scholarly masterpiece due to the shaykhs perspicacious attention.

Shaykh al-Islam Madani miyan has dedicated his entire life to serve Islam and in being a true representation of the Beloved Prophet, ﷺ. He has been a shining light of Islam to millions of his mureeds and followers who are spread throughout the globe.

Selection of works of Shaykh al Islam Sayyid Madani miyan.

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