Sharif Hasan Deobandi (9 August 1920 – 2 June 1977) was an Indian Islamic scholar and

Muhaddith A muhaddith () is a scholar specialized in the study, collection, and interpretation of hadiths, which are the recorded sayings, actions, and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad. The role of a muhaddith is central to the science of hadith (ʻilm a ...

. He served as Sheikh al-Hadith at

Darul Uloom Deoband Darul Uloom Deoband is an Islamic university and seminary ( darul uloom) in Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, India, at which the Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement began. Established in 1866 by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, Fazlur Rahman Usmani, Sayy ...

from 1972 to 1977. He also worked as a professor of Hadith and Sheikh al-Hadith at Jamia Islamia Talimuddin in Dabhel for almost ten years.

Early life and education

Sharif Hasan Deobandi was born in

Deoband Deoband is a town and a municipality in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, about 150 km (93 miles) from Delhi. Darul Uloom Deoband, an Islamic seminary and one of the largest Islamic Institutions of India is located ther ...

on 9 August 1920. He memorized the Quran at Deoband before spending three years at Madrasa Islamia in Behat, where he studied Arabic and Persian under Abdur Rahim Muzaffarnagari, a student of Anwar Shah Kashmiri as well. Following that, he enrolled in

and graduated in 1939 AD (1358 AH). At Deoband Seminary, his teachers included Hussain Ahmad Madani,

Shabbir Ahmad Usmani Shabbir Ahmad Usmani (11 October 188713 December 1949) was an Islamic scholar and an activist of the Pakistan Movement, who served as the of Pakistan in 1949. He was the first to demand that Pakistan become an Islamic state. He was a religio ...

, Asghar Hussain Deobandi, and Ibrahim Balyawi.

Career

Following graduation, Deobandi was appointed as principal at Madrasa Imdadul Uloom, Khanqah-e-Imdadia,

Thana Bhawan Thana Bhawan is a town in Shamli district (formerly part of Muzaffarnagar district) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was known as Prabuddhnagar first time, when this district came into focus. It is situated on Delhi–Shamli national h ...

, in 1941 AD (1361 AH), where he received guidance from Ashraf Ali Thanwi in the fields of hadith and

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as well. In 1364 AH (1945 AD), he became principal at Madrasa Ishā'at-ul-Uloom,

Bareilly Bareilly () is a city in Bareilly district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is among the largest metropolises in Western Uttar Pradesh and is the centre of the Bareilly division as well as the historical region of Rohilkhand. The city ...

, and served there for nine years as a professor of hadith and an Islamic jurist. After that, he served as Professor of Hadith and Sheikh al-Hadith at Jamia Islamia Talimuddin, Dabhel, between

Rabi' al-Awwal Rabiʽ al-Awwal (, also known as Rabi' al-Ula (), or Rabi' I) is the third month of the Islamic calendar. The name ''Rabī‘ al-awwal'' means "''the first month'' or ''beginning of Spring (season), spring''", referring to its position in the ...

1373 AH (1953 AD) and

Shawwal Shawwal () is the tenth month of the Islamic calendar. It comes after Ramadan and before Dhu al-Qa'da. ''Shawwāl'' stems from the Arabic verb ''shāla'' (), which means to 'lift or carry', generally to take or move things from one place to an ...

1383 AH (1964 AD) for about ten years and taught Hadith books such as Jami' al-Tirmidhi Sahih al-Bukhari. In 1383 AH (1963 AD), he was appointed as a teacher at Darul Uloom Deoband and taught Hadith books such as

Sahih Muslim () is the second hadith collection of the Six Books of Sunni Islam. Compiled by Islamic scholar Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj () in the format, the work is valued by Sunnis, alongside , as the most important source for Islamic religion after the Q ...

, Sunan ibn Majah,

Sunan Abu Dawood ''Sunan Abi Dawud'' () is the third hadith collection of the Six Books of Sunni Islam. It was compiled by scholar Abu Dawud al-Sijistani (). Introduction Abu Dawood compiled twenty-one books related to Hadith and preferred those (plural of ...

. In 1972 AD (1392 AD), he succeeded Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad as Sheikh al-Hadith and taught

Sahih al-Bukhari () is the first hadith collection of the Six Books of Sunni Islam. Compiled by Islamic scholar al-Bukhari () in the format, the work is valued by Sunni Muslims, alongside , as the most authentic after the Qur'an. Al-Bukhari organized the bo ...

's volume one until 1977 AD (1397 AH). He wrote a commentary on

Al-Tirmidhi Muhammad ibn Isa al-Tirmidhi (; 824 – 9 October 892 CE / 209–279 AH), often referred to as Imām at-Termezī/Tirmidhī, was an Islamic scholar, and collector of hadith from Termez (early Khorasan and in present-day Uzbekistan). He w ...

's Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyya, which has yet to be published.

Death

Deobandi died on 2 June 1977 ( Jumada al-Thani 15, 1397 AH) in

. The funeral prayer was performed the next day and buried in Qasmi cemetery. He is survived by his four sons, Raees Ahmad, Nayyar Usmani, Muneer Usmani, and Wasīm Usmani.

References

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Early life and education

Career

Death

See also

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