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Sadida Athaullah, Jacksonville - wrote on 12/21/2002 9:32:21 PM
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Comment:This week the world lost a great Muslim writer, scholar and the last citizen of the state of Hyderabad. I lost my beloved Dada, my spiritual guide, mentor and teacher, my adopted father, my surrogate mother, my best friend and confidante, my big brother, my son and my favorite poet. We belong to Allah and to Allah we shall return Grief stricken as I am, Dada will insist that I answer all your calls and messages, answer every Salaam sent to me, as he always did. So with a broken heart I am writing to tell you about the final hours of his life. He had lost his hearing, and had trouble speaking but he remained alert to the end. He was never diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and remained fairly active till the end. We had dinner together on Monday night. Tuesday morning I helped him to get up at 4 am and began the usual morning routine, he walked without help to the bathroom, showered, had breakfast in the dining area and walked back to bed on his own at 6.am. He was sitting on the bed as I went to get ready to go to work. When I looked in his room, as I was ready to leave the house at 6.45 am, he was already sleeping peacefully on his side with his face towards the wall. When I returned home about 1.15 pm, he had kept his promise to me that he jokingly made in Paris in 1996 after I had to give permission to take away the life support system, that he will not let the Angel of Death take his soul in my presence.. There was a slight smile on his face, his legs were stretched out with his hands folded as if he was standing in salat. When I walked in I knew he was gone because he always slept with his legs close to his body. My brother Irfan and I positioned his bed with his feet toward the Qiblah and his head lifted slightly, and prepared him as we have seen our elders do in Hyderabad. we received permission to keep Dada at home and take him directly to the graveyard as soon as the grave was ready. A few local Muslims, probably well under 50, called to pay their respects. His family stayed with him and kept him company on his last night on earth. After fajr on Wednesday, Dr. Yusef Zia Kavakchi, his relatives and two or three neighbors washed and prepared him in the patio and laid him out in the Dining area, in the same spot where he had his last meal, less than 24 hours ago. He began his last journey to his resting place on St. Johns Bluff at 12.15. My brothers carried him in their arms to the van, and wrapped in a additional sheet to prevent his burial shroud touching unclean surfaces he arrived at Chapel Hill Cemetery. There were about 70 men and 5 women at the graveyard and Dr. Kavakchi led the prayers. He is buried by a grand old live oak tree, in the first row of graves so there is no one above him. He is at the end of the row, so no one will be buried next to him on the left. On the right, he is in the company of a 83 year old female writer and a child, and it seems Allah granted Dada his every wish including the occupants of neighboring graves, writers and children were always his preferred companions. He wanted to be “that fortunate man who lived and worked and died in anonymity and acknowledged 200 years after his death.” And he got that too. May Allah shower him with His blessings, and give him everything he missed here. Inshallah his work will be carried on and his books and papers preserved for the next generations.

MUDASHIRU.A. GBADAMOSI, Kuwait - wrote on 12/21/2002 3:11:35 PM
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Comment:"To Allah we belong and to Him is our return." I feel sad hearing about the death of the great scholar of Islam but have consolation in Allah' word above.May Allah reward him with jannat firdos amin. I pray that his work will be inprint for the coming generation of muslims.

Mohammad, Nixa,Mo - wrote on 12/21/2002 12:31:35 PM
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Comment:I'm sadden to know that Dr. M. Hamidullah had died, may Allah have mercy on him, and reword him paradise.I admir the determination in Dr.Hamidullah not to give up after his state has been taken by the indian army and kept going doing his research away from home for the rest of his life. I wish we can make his books and research available on the islamic web stores with a brief description about each book,so people can take advantage from his work that he spent most of his life doing.

sharmeen, jacksonville - wrote on 12/21/2002 1:21:57 AM
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Comment:inaa lilahi wilahi raajion. He was a great scholar indeed. He is passed away but his work will always remain a remarkable asset for the muslim nation. His struggle and accompolisments should a lesson for every muslim and we should all try to contniue his work in all the ways we can. May ALLah bless his soul and give patience to his family members.

sharmeen, jacksonville - wrote on 12/21/2002 1:19:47 AM
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Comment:inaa lilahi wilahi raajion. He was a great scholar indeed. He is passed away but his work will always remain a remarkable asset for the muslim nation. His struggle and accompolisments should a lesson for every muslim and we should all try to contniue his work in all the ways we can. May ALLah bless his soul and give patience to his family members.

Khalid, Riyadh - wrote on 12/20/2002 4:46:27 PM
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Comment:Inna lillahi wa inna ilahi rajeoun! A great scholar passes away. I benefitted enormously from his book: "battlefields of the Prophet (peace on him)". It is truly inspiring and educative. The Muslim ummah needs to commemorate his memory by making his works more easily available.

Riaz Jamal, South Africa - wrote on 12/20/2002 11:09:06 AM
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Comment:I remember promoting Dr.Hamidullah's books some 30 years ago when I was university student. Dr.Hamidullah inspired young Muslims at a crucial time during the apartheid years. May Allah bless his soul and may Allah accept all his efforts in the path od deen. All Muslims in South Africa make dua al magfirah for him. We will broadacasting this message on our Radio Station : Radio Al Ansaar inshllah.l

Taj M Shaikh, Auckland, New Zealand - wrote on 12/20/2002 5:23:41 AM
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Comment:Dr Hamidullah was a beacon of light for all those who seek guidance and knowledge of Islam. His literary work is very popular among Islamic movements of Pakistan and India. Although I didn't know him personally, I respect him from the very core of my heart for his great contribution to the Islamic literature.

iqbal warakhwala, dubai - wrote on 12/20/2002 4:42:11 AM
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Comment:I like to share with you that while Dr.Hamidullah might have been laid to rest for eternity,I was browsing 'Khutbatul Bhawalpur' and was enjoying every word of his scholarship. My friend in Delhi has published this book and was kind enough to gift it to me. I was amazed to find that this book is relvant for Ummah for so many decades to come. Every aspiring enthuthiast to understand the message of life of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. must read this book,unfailingly.

Professor Mohammad ilyas, University of Science Malaysia,Penang - wrote on 12/19/2002 11:40:14 PM
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Comment:I am sad to learn about Dr. Hamidullah's demise. It is a great loss for the world . I had the honour of communicating with him for nearly 20 years in connection with Islamic calendar. When I wrote to several people to seek help and advice in early 70s his was one of the few replies I recieved immediately. In due course my work on Islamic calendar developed into a major global network and Prof. Hamidullah remained very active in this programme. We often communicated on the issue of Prophets' Birthdate and the date of Demise from astronomical perspective as he tried to alighn the reported dates and astronomical information. He mentions about this in his revised Quran translation in French. Indeed we invited him for a keynote address for our high powered OIC supported World Conf on International Islamic Calendar in October 1991 but due to problems of hearing and health he was unable to attend. Subsequently he wrote to me about his frequent visits to hospital . Scholarship was his forte and very few people have that kind of dedication these days. His book INTRODUCTION TO ISLAM perhaps is first such work which included pertinent information on Islamic prayer times and Qiblah direction as well and very helpfull guide. May Allah shower His mercy on the departed soul.

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