Reviver of Sunnah Hazrat Maulana Abrar-ul-Haq Sahab Shah Hardoi was a caliph of Wise of the Generation, Reviver of the Community Hazrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi, may Allah Almighty fill their tombs with light. The former himself had a large number of caliphs all over the world.
Hakim Syed Afsar Basha Qasmi (DB) of Vellore, Tamilnadu, India is one of them. While writing a biography of Shah Hardoi (RA) he included a list of the of the caliphs too. This is included below.
Shah Hardoi (RA) had two types of caliphs. Permitted for Contract (majaaz-i-bayt) and Permitted for Company (majaaz-i-suhbat) only.
It was desired by Shah Hardoi (RA) that anybody contacting his caliphs for self-correction and self-purification must ensure, on his own, that the caliph is a practitioner of Sunnah and not to head for a Contract (bayt) on his (Shah Hardoi (RA)'s) word alone.
Authorized for Pledge (majaaz-i-bayt)
(1) Hz Maulana Basharat Ali Sahab Sultanpuri, former Deputy Nazim Madarasa Ashraful Madaaris and Majlis-e-Dawatul Haq, Hardoi. (He has left this world, RA.)
(2) Hazrat Hakim Mohammed Kalimullah Sahab (DB), Anona House, Civil Lines, Aligarh
(3) Hz Maulana Mohammed Yusuf Sahab, Basti, UP, India. (He has left this world, RA.)
(4) Hz Maulana Mohammed Athar Sahab Bastwi, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
(5) Hz Master Habibullah Sahab, Hardoi, UP, India (He has left this world, RA.)
(6) Hz Master Mohammed Usman Sahab, Hardoi, UP, India (He has left this world, RA.)
(7) Hz Haji Azeemullah Sahab, Sultanpur, UP, India (He has left this world, RA.)
(8) Hz Molvi Abdul Haleem Sahab, Azamgarh, UP, India.
(9) Hz Abdul Haafiz Sahab, Lakhimpur, UP, India.
(10) Hz Munshi Ahmed Siddique Sahab, Hardoi, UP, India.
(11 Hz Doctor Islam Ahmed Sahab, Etah, UP, India (He has left this world, RA.)
(12) Hz Syed Azhar Karim Sahab, Jajpur, Orissa, India.
(13) Hz Doctor Ali Malpa Sahab, Bhatkal, Karnataka, India
(14) Hz Maulvi Syed Mehmood Sahab, Beed, Maharashtra, India (He has left this world, RA.)
(15) Hz Maulvi Ja'far Ali Sahab, North Arcat, Tamil Nadu, India.
(16) Hz Maulana Mufti Saeed Ahmed Sahab, Pernambut, Tamil Nadu, India
(17) Hz Maulvi Nizamuddin Sahab, Kaghaz Nagar, Andhra Pradesh, India (He has left this world, RA.)
(18) Hz Alimuddin Hashmi Sahab, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
(19) Hz Haji Muhammed Abdur Rehman Sahab, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India.
(20) Hz Maulana Hakim Muhammed Akhtar Sahab,Karachi, Pakistan
(21) Hz Haji Muhammed Afzal Sahab, Karachi, Pakistan
(22) Hz Maulvi Muhammed Azhar Miyan Sahab,Karachi, Pakistan
(23) Hz Jameel Ahmed Sahab,Karachi, Pakistan
(24) Hz Ghulam Sarwar Sahab,Lahore, Pakistan
(25) Hz Muhammed Anwarul Haq Sahab, Jeddah, Saudia Arabia
(26) Hz Maulvi Yahya Bham Sahab, Transvaal, South Africa
(27) Hz Maulvi Sulaiman Ghanchi Sahab, Transvaal, South Africa
(28) Hz Haji Abdul Haq Desai Sahab, Natal, South Africa
(29) Hz Maulvi Fazlur Rehman Sahab, Dhaka, Bangladesh (He has left this world, RA.)
(30) Hz Maulvi Ayyub Surati Sahab, West Yorkshire, UK
(31) Hz Maulana Mufti Abdur Rehman Sahab, Dhaka, Bangaladesh
(32) Hz Maulana Salahuddin Sahab, Dhaka, Bangladesh
(33) Hz Professor Hameeduddin Sahab, Dhaka, Bangladesh
(34) Hz Maulana Abdur Rehman Hyderabadi Sahab, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
(35) Hz Ahmed Aijaz Hyderabadi Sahab, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Former Majaaz-e-Sohbat)
(36) Hz Maulana Abdul Ahad Sahab, Kheda, Gujrat, India
(37) Hz Hakim Muhammed Amin Sahab, Pernambut, Tamil Nadu, India (He has left this world, RA.)
(38) Hz Mazhar Hussain Sahab, Sita Marhi, Nepal (He has left this world, RA.)
(39) Hz Abdul Wakil Sahab, Parbhani, Maharashtra, India
(40) Hz Muhammed Zakir Sahab, Balasore, Orissa, India
(41) Hz Sufi Abdus Samad Sahab, Bhubaneswar, Orissa (He has left this world, RA.)
(42) Hz Mulana Abdur Rauf Sansarpuri Sahab, Hardoi, UP, India (Former Majaaz-e-Sohbat)
(43) Hz Molvi Abdur Rauf Bastwi Sahab, Hardoi, UP, India (Former Majaaz-e-Sohbat)
(44) Hz Maulvi Afzalur Rehman Sahab, Hardoi, UP, India (Former Majaaz-e-Sohbat)
(45) Hz Munshi Israr Ahmed Sahab ,Hardoi, UP, India (Former Majaaz-e-Sohbat)
(46) Hz Mufti Abdullah Phoolpuri Sahab, Azamgarh, UP, India
(47) Hz Maulvi Inaam Ahmed Sahab, Kasganj, UP, India (Former Majaaz-e-Sohbat)
(48) Hz Maulvi Obaid Hasan Sahab,Kasganj, UP, India (Former Majaaz-e-Sohbat)
(49) Hz Doctor Munawwar Hussain Sahab, Aligarh, UP, India (Former Majaaz-e-Sohbat)
(50) Hz Maulvi Inamullah Shahjahanpuri Sahab, Muradabad, UP, India
(51) Hz Mufti Muhammed Arshad Sahab, Muzaffar Nagar, UP, India
(52) Hz Haafiz Muhammed Ishaq Sahab, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (Former Majaaz-e-Sohbat)
(53) Hz Haji Abdus Sattar Sahab, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (Former Majaaz-e-Sohbat)
(54) Hz Sallemullah Ghauri Sahab, Nalgonda, Andhra Pradesh (Former Majaaz-e-Sohbat)
(55) Hz Maulvi Abdul Mannan Sahab, Sita Marhi, Nepal (Former Majaaz-e-Sohbat)
(56) Hz Mufti Muhammed Asad Sahab, Pernambut, Tamil Nadu(Former Majaaz-e-Sohbat)
(57) Hz Maulvi Mufti Abdur Rashid Sahab, Rahat Garh, Madhya Pradesh (Former Majaaz-e-Sohbat)
(58) Hz Mufti Afzal Hussain Sahab, Basti, UP, India (He has left this world, RA.)
(59) Hz Qari Mehfooz Sahab, Jahangirabad, Pakistan (He has left this world, RA.)
(60) Hz Mansoor Ali Khan Sahab, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Former Majaaz-e-Sohbat)
(61) Hz Abdul Majeed Khan Malihabadi Sahab, Lucknow, UP, India (Former Majaaz-e-Sohbat)
(62) Hz Qari Khaliqullah Sahab, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
(63) Hz Bahauddin Saleem Hyderabadi Sahab, Chicago
(64) Hz Mufti Mehmoodul Hasan Sahab, Dhaka, Bangladesh
(65) Hz Maulana Mufti Shamsuddin Sahab, Chittagong, Bangladesh
(66) Hz Maulana Shafiullah Sahab, Gopalganj, Bangladesh
(67) Hz Mufti Mansoorul Haq Sahab, Dhaka, Bangladesh
(68) Hz Professer Ghayasuddin Sahab, Dhaka, Bangladesh
(69) Hz Maulana Imdadullah Sahab, Dhaka, Bangladesh
(70) Hz Maulvi Abdus Sattar Sahab, Dhaka, Bangladesh
(71) Hz Maulana Hifzur Rehman Sahab, Dhaka, Bangladesh
(72) Hz Muhammed Meezanur Rehman Sahab, Ghazipur, Bangladesh
(73) Hz Maulana Muhibullah Sahab, Chittagong, Bangladesh
(74) Hz Maulana Muhammed Taiyab Sahab, Chittagong, Bangladesh
(75) Hz Maulana Muhammed Arshad Sahab, Bogra, Bangladesh
(76) Hz Maulana Syed Ahmed Sahab, Noakhali, Bangladesh
(77) Hz Maulana Qamaruddin Sahab, Gorakhpur and Deoband, UP, India
(78) Hz Qari Abul Hasan Azmi Sahab, Deoband, UP, India
(79) Hz Ansar Ahmed Kamil Sahab, Allahabad, UP, India
(80) Hz Maulana Hakim Syed Afsar Basha Sahab, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
(81) Hz Maulana Bilal Hussain Thanwi Sahab
(82) Hz Sufi Zaheeruddin Sahab, Aligarh, Aligarh, UP, India
(83) Hz Maulana Hameedullah Lone Sahab, Sokolgam, Kashmir, India
(84) Hz Maulvi Mazaahirul Haq Sahab, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttrakhand, India
(85) Hz Mufti Shafqatullah Sahab, Hardoi, UP, India
(86) Hz Mufti Noorul Haq Sahab, Dhaka, Bangladesh
(87) Hz Mufti Saeedur Rehman Bastwi Sahab, Mumbai, India
(88) Hz Mufti Azizur Rehman Fatehpuri Sahab, Mumbai, India
(89) Hz Mufti Meezanur Rehman Sahab, Dhaka, Bangladesh
(90) Hz Haji Habibullah Sahab, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Former Majaaz-e-Sohbat)
(91) Hz Maulana Anwarul Haq Sahab, Dhaka, Bangladesh
(92) Hz Maulana Rafiq Ahmed Sahab, Dhaka, Bangladesh
(93) Hz Mufti Ubaidullah Sahab, Dhaka, Bangladesh
(94) Hz Mufti Muhammed Suhail Sahab, Dhaka, Bangladesh
(95) Hz Maulana Anwar Shah Sahab, Dhaka, Bangladesh
(96) Hz Maulana Abdul Quddoos Sahab, Dhaka, Bangladesh
(97) Hz Maulana Sher Ali Sahab, Surat, Gujrat, India
(98) Hz Maulvi Muhammed Zakaria Sahab, Kairana, UP, India
(99) Hz Haji Aleemul Haq Sahab, Hardoi, UP, India
(100) Hz Haafiz Abdullah Abdul Haq Sahab, Dabhel, Gujrat, India
(101) Hz Maulvi Muhammed Yaqub Ashraf Sahab, Rander, Gujrat, India
(102) Hz Maulvi Muhammed Ayyub Sahab, Surat, Gujrat, India
(103) Hz Maulana Hafiz Muhammed Qasim Sahab, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Authorized for Company (majaaz-i-suhbat)
Uttar Pradesh, India
(1) Hz Master Maulvi Baksh Sahab, Hardoi
(2) Hz Maulvi Abdul Mubeen Gondwi Sahab, Hardoi
(3) Hz Maulvi Muhammed Shuaib Bastwi Sahab, Hardoi
(4) Hz Maulvi Faizul Hasan Sahab, Hardoi
(5) Hz Maulvi Hafiz Abdur Rehman Gulbargwi Sahab, Hardoi
(6) Hz Maulvi Muhammed Ahmed Sahab, Hardoi
(7) Hz Maulvi Fatehur Rehman Sahab, Banda
(8) Hz Syed Muhammed Zubair Sahab, Sitapur
(9) Hz Maulvi Siraj Muhammed Afghani Sahab, Deoband
(10) Hz Maulvi Muhammed Farooq Sahab, Malihabad
(11) Hz Maulvi Akramullah Sahab, Muradabad
(12) Hz Qari Muhammed Ilyas Sahab, Aligarh
Andhra Pradesh, India
(13) Hz Kamaluddin Pasha Wazifayab Sahab, Hyderabad (He has left this world, RA.)
(14) Hz Maulvi Abdul Ghani Sahab, Hyderabad
(15) Hz Nawab Muhammed Baqar Khan Sahab, Hyderabad
(16) Hz Abdurr Rahim Sahab, Hyderabad (He has left this world, RA.)
(17) Hz Maulvi Abdul Mughni Sahab, Hyderabad
(18) Hz Maulvi Waliuddin Sahab, Hyderabad
(19) Hz Maulvi Abdul Maaz Sahab, Nalgonda
Orissa
(20) Hz Maulvi Fazlul Haq Sahab, Dharamshila
(21) Hz Syed Muhammed Zubair Sahab, Bhubaneswar
Maharashtra
(22) Hz Haji Abdul Majeed Sahab, Parbhani
(23) Hz Abdul Shakoor Sahab, Mumbai
England
(24) Hz Haafiz Muhammed Maakdar Sahab, West Yorkshire
Bangladesh
(25) Hz Maulvi Ahmedullah Sahab, Dhaka
(26) Hz Haji Nazimuddin Sahab, Dhaka
Pakistan
(27) Hz Muhammed Shafiq Ahmed Khan Sahab, Karachi
(28) Hz Doctor Qarrar Ahmed Sahab, Karachi
(29) Hz Maulvi Muhammed Basheer Sahab, Karachi
(30) Hz Shaikh Nazir Husain Sahab, Lahore
Saudi Arabia
(31) Hz Muhammed Siddique Bhuwaira Sahab, Jeddah
(32) Hz Muhammed Ismail Bhuwaira Sahab, Jeddah
(33) Hz Ibrahim Rashid Sahab, Jeddah
(34) Hz Riyazuddin Sahab, Madinah
(Adapted from Hayaat-e-Muhi-us-Sunnah by Hazrat Hakim Syed Afsar Basha Sahab Qasmi. Published by Haqqi Publications, Bangalore Road, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India)