Shaykh-ut-Tafsir Hadhrat Maulana Abdul Hamid Sawati Passed away today! May Allah raise his status in Jannah, Ameen Salat Janaza will take place in Gujranwala,Pakistan after Esha Salah. Hadhrat was blessed with 94 years of age and he was amongst one of the great students of Hadhrat Shaykh Maulana Husaain Ahmed Madani Rahimahullah and Hadhrat Maulana Abdul Shakoor Lakhnawi Rahimahullah. He is the founder of Nusratul Uloom (one of the biggest madaris in Pakistan - 1954) and the younger brother of Imam of Ahlassunah Hadhrat Maulana Sarfraz Ahmed Khan Safdar (Hafizahullah).He was the author of the well renowned tafsir of the Quran in Urdu (20 volumes) Ma'alimumul 'Irfan. He was amongst the last few Ulama of the past and his loss is a great loss to the Ummah. ___ Received via email..