Abstract
Shaikh Ahmed Sirhindi, Mujadad Alf Sani (R.A) was born in 1524 A.D. in Sirhind, a well-known town of India and died in 1598 A.D. He got his early education from his father Shaikh Abdul Ahad (R.A) a well-known Muslim mystic and a great scholar of Islamic sciences. He further proceeded to Sialkot, west Punjab and was taught higher books of Quran, Hadith, Fiqah, logic and other Islamic sciences by Shaikh Yaoob Kashmiri and Mullah Kamal Kashmiri. Mullah Abdul Hakim Sialkoti, a great writer of Islamic books and the chief justice of combined India during the reign of Shah Jahan was also one of his class fellows. Later on Mullah Abdul Hakim Sialkoti wrote a book (Dalayl-ul-Tajdeed) to pay rich and sincere tributes to Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi and first time proclaimed Shaikh Ahmad as Mujadad Alf Sani (the reformer for second millennium). Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi, after completion of education visited the court of Akbar, the great, and met Abu-al-Fazal & Faizi who were the religious patrons of the court of Akbar and protagonists of Din-e-Akbari. Hazrat Mujadad Alaf Sani took this adverse condition of Islam and Islamic values to heart and decided to utilize all of his energies for the reformation and revival of real Islamic teachings and values of Quran-o-Sunnah. He continued his strenuous efforts on all forums even after the death of Akbar and against all anti-Islamic forces. His revival campaign brought fourth positive effects on the government officials, Islamic scholars and mystics of his time and the descendants. He had to go through fires and waters during his struggle facing all ordeals from all sides; nonMuslims and the prejudiced Muslims as well. He spread a wide network of spiritually purified real servants of Islam throughout India and abroad. His disciples and authorized followers accompanied his holy mission during his life time and even after his death. His services influenced all coming leaders and scholars of Islamic sciences very effectively. This article throws light on all current issues of Muslim Ummah in a critical way and then evaluates them under the guideline of Shaikh Ahmed Sirhindi’s (R.A.) teachings and achievements. As Shaikh Ahmed Sirhindi belongs to sub-continent and numerous problems were faced by him as a sufi-saint, he tackled all of them courageously and wisely and won laurels. So, this article provides a glaring line of action and thinking for solution of all ordeals and issues of Muslim Ummah in the light of Shaikh Ahmed’s (R.A.) teachings so that positive measures may be exercised and followed.