THE LIFE AND ACADEMIC SERVICES OF SHAIKH MUHAMMAD ABID SINDHI

الإمام الشيخ محمدعابد السندي الأنصاري المدني المتوفى 1257هـ، حياته وجهوده العلمية

Abstract

It is very evident while exploring the pages of history that when the whole globe was immersed in the darkness of barbarism, at the same time the Sindh was illuminated with the Islamic knowledge and actions. The sons of this land proved their talent in all fields of knowledge and art. The world is well aware of their meritorious knowledge and it is as evident as the sun in the sky. Amongst those figures of Sindh Sheikh Muhammad Abid Sindhi (1190-1257 Hijree) who got birth in a famous academia- rich family of Sehwan Sharif. He was a widely renowned scholar of Fiqa. Sheikh Muhammad migrated to Midinah Munawarrah, over there he made this holy city the epicenter of learning. He earned a wide publicity in the holy land and was bestowed with the title of "The leader Scholar of Madina Sharif" which was a very top tittle of the age. This status is source of pride for the people of Sindh. Sheikh Sahab used to be approached for all sort of religious and spiritual enquires. More than three dozen books were written out of his pen on virus topic of, Tafseer, Hadith, Fiqa, Linguistics, medicine and so on. This research article carries description of some aspects of his life.