Sheikh Othman and his brother Sheikh Khalid

Born 1314 A.H. - 1896 A.D. Died 1417 A.H. - 1997 A.D. He is a summit chief, a sweeping branch alive, swaggering, fruitful and leafy, characterized by his tremendous overshadow spread around, a luxuriant blooming plant with delicious, ripe fruit. He is also the soft breeze has the severity of the darkness at night and the odour of the Paradise. He was irrigated from a flowing fountain and a pure water spring (source), which will never be rendered turbid by the mud of discord or riot, not even the tremendous torrent. He is a realm in the ample sophistic garden which fruits are cures and remedies.

I don’t want to introduce that man since he is beyond any acknowledgement. He’s already renowned. I just admire his luminosity to illuminate the obscure night in the midst of the agitated sea with high huge waves for me and for whoever desires to reach the peaceful beach. I just want to praise a person renowned as “Pure Hearted”. “When you behold him, you recall Allah, glory be to Him, when you mix with him, your faith and piety become intensified whereas your earthly interests or minimized”. This is the true description of this benevolent hermit.

Tremendous divers of visitors attend his company, diverse tongues, tendencies and targets. Characterize his settings. None is there frustrated or disappointed. His setting are pure and beyond any detestation. It’s the contrast. He may either read verses from Quran Kareem pathetically shaking those who fear their creator, or read the shivering song of praise of prophet Mohammad, the blessing and mercy of Allah may be upon him, or he may listen wisely, patiently and respectfully with a smile characterizes his reverend countenance. He listens attentively to every request, to every issue, to every consultation, answering them all open heartedly and generously during the twenty-four hours. He deals seriously with the peoples issues: the spiritual, the psychological, the personal familiar, or the social ones. His generous private setting is above gossiping beyond backbite, disrepute, or dishonor; the people’s matters are sacramental. This is besides the continual calling and summoning to the adhere the Islamic worshipment, to piety, to repentance, to patience, and to dependence. One of his lovely traits is his concerns of the legislators and the tutors. He is their servant in its full meaning. Besides, his abundant ethics and rich culture in his choice of words and diction, in letter writings and rhetorical conversation.

He is never annoyed of the speaker’s words no matter how harsh, minor or repeated they are. He avoids interruptions even if the speech is so long. His room is almost overcrowded by things of people who bruise to enter; but he, Allah may mercy upon him, never forgets to welcome them all asking them to reveal their problems and issues. His settings are dominated by severity as if the birds settle on the head of his attendants.

Although he is extremely shy, he encourages his guests to reveal and express whatever they need unashamed with deep generosity and redundancy from his side. No one will be harmed if he mistreats or oppresses him, whereas if any is harmed, he immediately resorts to the fair judgment that the door deserves applying.

The sacramental saying by Allah “Man Ado Lee Wa leyan Fakad Athan tu hu Bil harb” means: whoever oppresses any of my tutors, I will attack him seriously.

Willingly, he fees people, offers shelter, treats sick ones such as the swollen as well as others for the sake of Allah and to alleviate the affliction equally among people without distinguishing between color, tongue, nationality, age gender, richness, poverty, rank, or relationship, just for regard. As prophet Mohammad said: “Anzilou Annas Manazilahum” means: Treat everyone according to his rank or position.

Sheikh Siraj Eddin the second is a generous person, characterized by his smiling face, reverend personality, handsome appearance, humble nature, open hearted, as open handed as Hatem, as shy as Othman, immortal in his loftiness, and a remarkable person. How many poor miserable, weak disable sick, indeed travelers, self tortured or a surrounding tortured ones found in his Majesty the curing remedy, the balsam, the full serenity, relaxation, and comfort, besides, his intercession among people for their own sake since he is one of them to serve them? All the virtues and the moralities of sophism and self-purification are transfigured in his personality. He reconciles among people, restores the peace and comfort to the desperate mad souls. He is so remote from whatever may disgrace his lofty devotion and chastity.

How many wicked, scoundrel ones were transformed to benevolent ones after following his course? How many mad ones were recovered and became normal and reasonable after sitting in Al Khanikah? How many wonderers and bewilders were brought back to their straight for wordness due to his pure breath and heard words by Allah favorably. He, may Allah have mercy and upon him, used to encourage urges all especially the Mureedeen and the followers to work to earn their livings legally; he also hated the singleton and the destitution. Thus, he used to incite the young ones to seek and acquire the efficient knowledge and skills in various fields especially in commerce and agriculture. He managed perfectly well any matter proposed to him. It was impossible for any examiner to exceed him in his managing. He excelled in all fields. As his ancestors, he loved architecture, sterilizing the water sources, the plantation, dam building, digging wells, digging canals for irrigation. He improved the two villages Douroud and Mahmoud Abad to be the best summer and winter resorts for both the followers and the owners. He occupied them with every newly advanced article as well as with the antique ones, brought to them various collection of trees of fruit and vegetables which later became the sources of blessings and living for their dwellers and inhabitants. He never forgot or delayed even an hour to accomplish his religious task in instructing the repentance.

Thus, he became the lighthouse in the Islamic world and the center of their attraction.

May Allah accept his deeds.

Amen