Edited by IlmGate “All of the manāzir of Manāzir Ahsan are ahsan.” – Mawlānā Thānawi Mawlana Manāzir Ahsan Gīlāni رحمه الله is often referred to as Muhaqqiq al-Islam (the researcher of Islam), Sultān al-Qalam (King of the Pen), and Mutakallim al-Millah (The Philosopher of the Nation). He was born on the 9th of Rabi’ al-Awwal 1310 AH (September 1892) in a village called Gīlān in Bihar (present-day India). His father’s name was Abul Khair. Their Arab [ancestors] reached the Indian subcontinent about three centuries ago via Iran and finally settled in a village which came to be known as Gīlān. His elementary education…