Background
Due to his premature death, Shaikh"s father, Sulaiman ibn Qasim Motala, was raised in his mother"s care.
Due to his premature death, Shaikh"s father, Sulaiman ibn Qasim Motala, was raised in his mother"s care.
Shaikh completed the recitation and memorisation of the Qur"an and studied Urdu at Madrasa Targhib al-Qur"an. In 1961, he enrolled at Jamea Hussainia, where he completed the first five years of the Alimiyya course. Thereafter, in 1966, Shaikh enrolled at Madhaahir al-Uloom.
His classes commenced on 23 February 1966.
He studied Mishkat al-Masaabih under Shaikh al-Hadith Yunus Jaunpuri, Tafsir al-Jalaalayn under Shaikh Muhammad Aqil, the third volume of Hidaaya under Mufti Yahya, and Mishkatul Masaabih for a second time under Shaikh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya al-Kandhalwi.
In the following year, Shaikh studied Sahih al-Bukhari under Shaikh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya al-Kandhalwi, Sunan Abu Da"ud, Sunan al-Nasa"i, and Mu"atta Imam Malik under Shaikh Yunus Jaunpuri, Sahih Muslim and Sunan al-Tirmidhi under Shaikh Mudhaffar Husain, and Sharh Ma"aani al-Athar under Shaikh Asadullah.
Shaikh"s father"s family hails from Varethi, a village in the district of Surat, which is located in the state of Gujarat, India. After reaching puberty, he started a business. From that marriage, he had a son named Mohamed Ali.
Her family hailed from Kholwad, a village on the shores of the Tapisti River in the district of Surat.
Foreign unknown reasons, however, they shifted to the village of Nani Naroli. There, they adopted farming as their source of income.
Upon the instruction of Shaikh al-Hadith Maulana Muhammad Zakariyya al-Kandhalwi, Shaikh established Darul Uloom First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Arabiyyah First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Islamiyyah in Holcombe, Bury, Lancashire, in 1973. His students, who number thousands, are scattered across the world, occupied in the service of din in varying capacities.
More than 75% of English-speaking Ulama in the United Kingdom are graduates of institutes founded by Shaikh, a number of whom are engaged in the reinforcement of community relations.
His work has been praised by both the community as well as OFSTED. Darul Uloom First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Arabiyyah First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Islamiyyah, Bury (Boys) Madinatul Uloom First Rate (at Lloyd's) Islamiya, Kidderminster (Boys) Jami"atul Imam Muhammad Zakariyya, Bradford (Girls) Madrasa Misbah al-Uloom, Bradford Markaz ul-Uloom, Blackburn (Boys and girls) Madrasa al-Imam Muhammad Zakariyya, Bolton Madrasa al-Imam Muhammad Zakariyya, Preston London, United Kingdom First Rate (at Lloyd's) Markazul Ilmi, Dewsbury, (Girls).
