Quran Scholar Qutbudin Alim

Muslim Murasu, December 2011

Writer Neerottam Adiyar Abdullah candidly declared in a book release function. “Maulana Maulavi Qutbudin Bakavi Hazrath is a splendid intellectual. He looks simple. Tamilnadu should know his merit”.
It was a function attended by experienced people, writers and pillars of society from Tamilnadu. Adiyar did not lie. Everyone accepted unanimously about what he said.
Maulana lived an exemplary life that any Alim can take lessons from. He voluntarily abandoned his textile business and dedicated himself to Islamic service. He did Hijrath (moved away) from Trichy with the single-minded goal to preach Islam.
He had all the qualifications and merits to talk about life and history of Prophet Ibrahim (alai) and our Prophet Muhammad (sal). He had great interest in Urdu, Tamil, Persian, Arabic and English. He used to relentlessly read books from other languages. He was often found in the middle of heaps of Arabic and Urdu books.
He became one with the development of Islamic movement in Tamilnadu. The speeches he gave in the early morning sessions in Tarbiyath (discipline-imparting) camps mended young hearts and quelled lust for materialism.
It was a time when incomplete Alims, showmen of religious preaching and Dawath clowns were swooshing by in air-conditioned cars. He spent his days in bus journeys. His intellect was class apart. He was ignored because of his humble life. “Too simple is too dangerous”. This was the comment given by a Christian leader in Vadalur.
The movements that were founded in rented houses rose to spectacular skyscrapers. But Maulana spent his life teaching Quran and his livelihood was dependent on others till the end.
He had a clear grasp of thoughts of Maulana Maududi, ideals of our Prophet, Quranic view and Islamic movement-oriented ideas.
“La ya massuhu illal mutaharrun” – these words are apt for Qutbudin Hazrath category also. No one can touch movement-activists. They live in an exalted world. “Ulayikal mukarrabun”. He is not new to God’s nearness. Allah has proved it yet again through death.