Question:
Is it permissible to call an Aalim a) Qiblah, b) Huzoor?
Answer:
- It is not permissible to call an Aalim Qiblah because Qiblah is generally to Baitullah. (Fataawaa Rashidiyyah, Page 553)
- According to the dictionary, Hazrat is a term used to maintain respect, that is why it is permissible to call and Aalim Hazrat, since there is no prohibition in Shari’ah to give him such a name. (Al-Qamoosul Waheed, Vol. 1, Page 350)
Our pious predecessors used to address each other in their respective categories with this title Hazrat.
And Allah Ta’ala knows best
Nezaam bin Yahya Ali
Attested to as correct by:
Mufti Muhammad Ashraf
Darul Iftaa
Jameah Mahmoodiyah
Springs
22 June 2004
03 Jumaadul Oola 1425
This Q&A was indexed in 2012 from the website of Jameah Mahmoodiyah, South Africa. The original website no longer exists.