The Passing, and the Chronograms of the Year of Death

Answer

On 18 Rabi‘ al-Thani 1417 AH, corresponding to 2 December 1996 — while in India it was still 17 Rabi‘ al-Thani — on a Monday, after sunset, at about half past seven, thousands of miles from his homeland, in South Africa, sacrificing every single moment of his life for the religion, this sun of guidance and direction set, and left the world of learning in darkness.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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