Leading Scholar in Bareilly:
In 1933, when Maulana Amjad Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Bareilly from Ajmer, Hazrat Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him) was appointed a second leading scholar in 'Mazhare Islam'. Some time after, when Maulana Amjad Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) left Dadu district, Aligarh, Muhaddis-e Aazam Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him) became the leading scholar in charge.
Tutor at Bareilly and Foundation of Jamia Razvia Mazhare Islam:
In 1937, madrassa Mazhare Islam was renovated in Bareilly with the personal efforts of Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him). He taught there till the separation of India and Pakistan. He made hijrat according to the tradition of the holy Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) to Lahore. In 1949, with the instruction of Hazrat Maulana Mustapha Raza Khan (may Allah be pleased with him), the youngest son of Alahazarat, he moved to Faizlabad in Muhalla Sunnat Purra. Later with the blessings of Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him) Jamia Razvia Mazhare Islam was founded.
An Ocean of Knowledge:
Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him) was an ocean of knowledge. He was gifted with the knowledge of Hadith-e-Nabawi (Allah bless him and give him peace). He personally used to teach all the Hadith books. In twenty-five years of his teaching life, 700 students read Hadith from him. Indeed, it is very rare to find someone like him. He brought life back into the peoples hearts. His students later became scholars and are now found all over the world giving lectures and teaching Quran and Hadith.
Respect for Alahazrat:
Muhaddis-e-Aazam Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him), for his love and respect for Alahazrat (may Allah be pleased with him), whom he did not meet as the latter has passed away in 1912, would always refer to Bareilly as Bareilly Shareef.
Will of Hujjatul Islam
From among the great scholars present, it was Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him) who led the funeral prayers of Hazrat Hujjatul Islam (may Allah be pleased with him). And as per the will of the latter, it was Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him) who washed the blessed body of Hazrat Hujjatul Islam (may Allah be pleased with him) and lowered him into the grave.
Famous students of Muhaddis-e-Azam
Among his students many of them are famous scholars, namely, Sheikh-ul-Hadith Ghulam Rassool Razvi, Maulana Inayatullah, Maulana Mucktar ul Haqq Siddiqui, Maulana Aboo Dawood Muhammad Sadiq, Maulana Goolam Rassool Samundri and, last but not least, Maulana Muhammad Ibrahim Khushtar Siddiqui Qadiri Razvi, founder patron of the Sunni Razvi Society International.
A Question of Contact
Maulana Khushtar had always cherished the desire of being in the close circle of Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him) when the latter would be about to leave this world so that he could give him something to drink. That opportunity, however, did not smile at him. But, some years later after the departure of Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him) from this mundane world, Maulana Khushtar dreamt that Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him) was sitting on a carpet with a jug of water lying nearby. Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him) invited Maulana Khushtar to sit by his side and requested him to drink as much water as he wished. Maulana Khushtar poured and…poured the water and Muhaddis-e-Azam Maulana Sardar Ahmed (may Allah be pleased with him) drank and…. drank! Oh! What a drink it was!