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Maula! Maula!
Maula! The chanting
increased with each passing moment, heightened by the
fervent expectation of witnessing the radiant countenance of
Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS) emerging from the window
of the "ghurfat mubarakah" the blessed room, on the first
floor of Evan-ul-Barakat. A few seconds later, Maula
appeared in the window to bless mumineen. It was a sight
beyond words. Underneath, the students of Al-Jamea-tus-Saifiyah
and hundreds of mumineen, were trying to get a glimpse of
Maula, beseeching his blessings, and capturing this eternal
moment in their hearts.
This marked the culmination of
the annual examinations of Al-Jamea-tus-Saifiyah. A
memorable finale for a memorable event.
Al-Jamea-tus-Saifiyah,
established by the 43rd Dai-l-Mutlaq, Syedna Abde
Ali Saifuddin (RA) in 1243 Hijri as Dars-e-Saifee and later
upgraded to the level of a university by the 51st
Dai-l-Mutlaq, Syedna Taher Saifuddin (RA), is a university
unique in all its aspects; concept, skills, curriculum,
teaching methodology and infrastructure. The most striking
feature of this university is the system of its annual
examinations: the presence of Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS),
who personally conducts, supervises and authorizes the
process of examination. Aqa Maula (TUS) sits patiently
listening to the answers of each and every student who
appears for the viva examinations (shafahi).
The annual examinations are not
just an event in the calendar of the university, but an
occasion for all the members of the community to receive
divine blessings, fulfill hopes, enrich spiritual knowledge
and enhance their faiths. The examinations are preceded by 'Zikra
Majlis,' in which Maula delivers waaz and sets the
tone for the examinations. Thousands of mumineen, from all
over the world, throng the city of Surat to attend 'Zikra,'
listen to Maula's bayan and return to their dwellings
with their hearts filled with blessings, their minds
enriched with divine knowledge, and their lives changed with
the blessings of Maula's prayer.
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