Haji Mohammed Ismail Jaani sahib (alayhe rehmah) was a distinguished khaadim of the Ahle Sunnah. Born in a Memon family of traders of Jamnagar, he spent most of his chilldhood and adult life in Mumbai (formerly Bombay). His love for deen brought him close to many luminaries, especially Huzoor Mufti e Aazam e hind Maulana Mustafa Raza Khan, Mujaahid e Millat Maulana Habeeb ur Rehmaan, Syed Abdul Aleem Qadri (alayhem alRehmah), and Allamah Mufti Akhtar Raza khan sahab (daamat Barakatuhum alAaliyah). He was blessed with ijazah from all of them. He was a frequent visitor to the blessed city of Bareilly Shareef. He spent some years in the UAE as a businessman where he learnt fluent Arabic. Then in (approx) 2002 he left all of it to concentate on building the Madrassah in Ratnagiri. I had the good fortune of meeting him on several occasions, especially during my first Hajj in 1986: we were in Mina along with Sayyedi Taj ush Sharia on the 13th of Zi-alHajj, and the group read the entire Qaseedah Burdah shareef on that blessed day. My last sight of him was when he was sitting in a wheel chair between Bab usSalaam and the Rawdha Shareef in Masjid e Nabawi. Being sick and slightly disabled in his later life, he moved to Medinah Munawwarah, with the intent of not going back. His wishes were fulfilled, for the sake of the Beloved. May Allah grant him a high station in Paradise. Aameen.
ilahi rauza e khairul bashar par mai agar jaaun to ek sajda karun aisa ke hasti se guzar jaaun* najaat e aakhirat ka is qadar saamaan kar jaaun ke taiba jakay ek sajda karun, sajde mein mar jaaun madine jaane wale sar ke bal jaate hain jaane do meri qismat me ho jana to barang e digar jaaun uda dun sabse pehle taair e jaan us taraf apna sahare se usi taair ke phir be baal o par jaaun kabhi rauze se minbar tak kabhi minbar se rauze tak idhar jaaun udhar jaaun isi halat me mar jaaun sagan e koocha e jaana ki mai paiham balaein lun tamasha banke reh jaaun madine me jidhar jaaun tumhare naam lewa be khatar jaate hain mehshar mein isharah ho agar mujh ko to mai bhi be khatar jaaun khaleel ab zaad e raah e akhirat ki s'aee e ahsan mein madine sar ke bal jaaun wahaan jaaun to mar jaaun *The sajda which is haram: peshe nazar wo nau bahar, sajde ko dil hai be karaar rokiye sar ko rokiye haan yahi imtihaan hai the other sajda: ae shauk e dil ye sajda gar unko rawan nahi achchha wo sajda kijiye ke sar ko khabar na ho sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam
jani sahib (raHimahullah) had taken up residence in the City of the Beloved (peace be upon him) more than two years ago. He had begun to keep unwell and longed for death in the blessed city. All praise be to Allah ta'ala who granted his wish. May Allah ta'ala have mercy on him and forgive us and bestow on us the same favor for his sake. Ameen.
^^quoted from this article on seekershub*. Saudi Gazette article (surprising!): http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20121106141887 Virtues of Madina Munawwarh: http://www.alahazrat.net/islam/virtues-of-madina-munawwarah.php *a website run by deviants but the article in question is good hence quoted
The madrasah has produced some very capable students and is famous for extending deeni education to around 1000 girl students at a time. About two years ago erstwhile students of the madrasah and a few teachers led by Mufti Ibrahim Maqbuli sahib (the principal) debated a thuggish band of devbandis in the sakhrinata area of Ratnagiri (a heavily wahhabized community notorious for violence) and saved a dargah shareef from being razed (under the pretext of expansion of a masjid). The madrasah and hazrat were mentioned in this thread: http://sunniport.com/index.php?threads/konkani-muslims.10023/#post-36868
Hazrat Ismail Ahmad Jaani (rahimahullah) the founder of Dar-ul-Uloom Imam Ahmad Raza, Kondivre, Ratnagiri, Konkan, passed away yesterday morning in the blessed city of Madina Munawwarah (zaadAllahu sharfahu wa ta'zeemah). Hazrat had offered great sacrifices for the dar-ul-uloom. innalillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un
