Sardar Ahmad Chishti (
Urdu: سردار احمد چشتی; 1903–1962) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar who is recognized by his followers as Muhaddith-e-Azam Pakistan.[1][2][3]
He attended primary school in
Dialgarh village in
Batala and Islamic high school in
Batala, matriculating in govt school 1924 (1343 AH). He came to
Lahore for the preparation of FA, i.e. two years degree programme, and when he attended a speech of Ahmad Raza Khan in Masjid Wazeer Khan Lahore he decided to join seminary
Manzar-i Islam in Bareilly city.[6]
There he met
Hamid Raza Khan, son of
Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, and decided to join the centre of Islamic sciences and art by abandoning his English education at Manzar-i Islam at Bareilly. He gained instruction from
Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri, Amjad Ali Azmi and Muhammad Husain.[6][7]
Qadri became leader of Mazhare Islam Bareilly when Amjad Ali left seminary for Dadu district, Aligarh.[8]
Followers and admirers bestowed upon him the title of Muhaddis-e-Azam-e-Pakistan.[6] He headed the Islamic seminary Mazhar-e-Islam Jamia Rizvia in Jhang Bazaar, Faislabad.[1] He was a patron of the
All India Sunni Conference and supported the Pakistan movement.[9][10]
According to one
fatwa, a person must wear clothes that cover the parts of the body which must be concealed according to Shari’ah. It is recommended to wear clothes for adornment and to express the blessings of God which he has granted.[14]
Death and shrine
Sardar Ahmad died on 29 December 1962 (1
Sha'ban 1382 AH), and his shrine is in Sunni Rizvi Jamia Masjid
Faisalabad city.[4]