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Ashraf Ali Thanwi
Ashraf Ali Thanwi (often referred as Hakimul Ummat and Mujaddidul Millat; 19 August 1863 – 20 July 1943) was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, thinker, reformist and a revivor of classical Sufi in the Indian subcontinent during the British Raj. He was a central figure of Islamic spiritual, intellectual and religious life in South Asia and continues to be highly influential today. He wrote over a thousand works including '' Bayan Ul Quran'' and '' Bahishti Zewar''. He was also one of the chief proponents of the Pakistan Movement. He graduated from Darul Uloom Deoband in 1883 and moved to Kanpur, then Thana Bhawan to direct the Khanqah-i-Imdadiyah, where he resided until his death. His training in Quran, hadith, fiqh studies and Sufism qualified him to become a leading Sunni authority among the scholars of Deoband. His teaching mixes Sunni orthodoxy, Islamic elements of belief and the patriarchal structure of the society. He offered a sketch of a Muslim community that is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 highway, it is 100 km away from Delhi, 45 km from Saharanpur, 38 km from Muzaffarnagar and 59.6 km away from Panipat (Haryana). Border of this district is connected with district Muzaffarnagar in east and with Haryana in west and with Saharanpur in north and with district Baghpat it is connected in south. It is said that the name Thana Bhawan emerged from the name of Devi Bhawan Temple. In the 18th century it was home to mostly Hindu and Muslims families. It is situated on the Delhi– Saharanpur highway NH 709B around from Delhi. Religions Hindu and Muslim families reside in Thana Bhawan. The ancient Devi Bhawan Temple and other temples like Jassu Wala, Ashram Panchtirthi and Jahar Veer Goga Ji Maadhi are situated here. Every year a gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imdad Al-Fatawa
''Imdad al-Fatawa'' (), also known as ''Fatawa Ashrafia'', is a collection of fatwas in the Hanafi fiqh compiled by Ashraf Ali Thanwi, a scholar from India who addressed new issues and challenges. The book was refined and arranged by his successor and disciple, Muhammad Shafi, and it contains topics ranging from purification and prayer to issues related to the interpretation of the Quran, Hadith, Sufism, and theology. The six-volume book covers various topics such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, prohibited and permissible activities, and more. Background In the initial days, the book consisted of four volumes, but later more volumes were added by arranging and publishing the parts of the book. Content Volume 1 of the book includes the Book of Purification, Book of Prayer, Book of Recitation and Reading, and Book of Funeral Prayer. Volume 2 covers the Book of Zakat and Charity, Book of Fasting and Seclusion, Book of Ihram and the Rites of Hajj, Book of Marriage, Book of Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Shafi
Muhammad Shafi (24 January 1897 – 6 October 1976), often referred to as Mufti Muhammad Shafi, was a Pakistani Sunni Islamic scholar of the Deobandi school, a Hanafi jurist and mufti, he was also an authority on shari'ah, hadith, Qur'anic exegesis, and Sufism. Born in Deoband, British India, he graduated in 1917 from Darul Uloom Deoband, where he later taught hadith and held the post of Head mufti. He resigned in 1943 to devote his time to the Pakistan Movement. After the independence he moved to Pakistan, where he established Darul Uloom Karachi in 1951. Of his written works, his best-known is ''Ma'ariful Qur'an'', an urdu commentary on the Qur'an. Birth and early childhood Muhammad Shafi, son of Muhammad Yasin, was born on 24 January 1897 (20 Sha'ban 1314 AH) in Deoband, British India, to an Usmani family. Translated by Zameelur Rahman from introduction to He was given the name "Muhammad Shafi" by his father's sheikh, Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, though he was originally n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maqsudullah
Maqṣūd Ullāh ibn Thanāʾ Ullāh ibn Ḥijr Ullāh al-Ghāzī (; 1883–1961), commonly known as Maqsudullah (), was a Bengalis, Bengali Deobandi Islamic scholar best known as the inaugural Pir of Talgasia Darbar Sharif. He was a disciple of Ashraf Ali Thanwi, and founded numerous ''Qawmi madrasa, qaumi madrasas'' in the Barisal Division, Greater Barisal region. Early life and family Maqsudullah was born in 1883 to a Bengali Muslim family of ''Ghazi (warrior), Ghazis'' in the village of Kathalia Upazila, Talgasia, Jhalokati District, Jhalakathi, then located under the Backergunge District of the Bengal Presidency. His father, Moulvi Ghazi Sanaullah, died in 1898 whilst returning from the Hajj pilgrimage and so Maqsudullah was mostly raised by his mother, Amena Khatun, and his paternal grandfather, Moulvi Ghazi Hijrullah. Education Maqsudullah completed the hifz, memorisation of the Qur'an at an early age. His grandfather then took him to the nearby Kachua Madrasah where he en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masihullah Khan
Muhammad Masihullah Khan Sherwani Jalalabadi (; 1911/1912 – 13 November 1992) was an Indian Deobandi Islamic scholar known as an authority in Sufism. He was among the senior '' authorised disciples'' of Ashraf Ali Thanwi, who gave him the title Masīh al-Ummah ('). Early life and education Muhammad Masihullah Khan was born in 1329 or 1330 AH (1911/1912) in Sarai Barla, a village in the Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh, India. His family was of the Sherwani tribe, a Sayyid tribe of Pathans. His father's name was Saeed Khan. He was known for piety in his youth, and he often sat in the company of scholars and Sufis. He developed a close companionship with Muhammad Ilyas Kandhalvi, who introduced him to the books and lectures of Ashraf Ali Thanwi. He received his early and secondary education in Barla, Aligarh, and enrolled in Darul Uloom Deoband in 1347 AH (1929 AD) and graduated from there in 1349 AH (1931 AD). He continued there for another two years after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khair Muhammad Jalandhari
Khair Muhammad Jalandhari (1895–1970) ( Urdu: مولانا خير محمّد جالندھرى) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, founder and first rector Jamia Khairul Madaris. He served as president and vice-president of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan. Early life and education Khair Muhammad Jalandhari was born in 1895 to Elahi Bakhsh in Nakodar, Jalandhar district India. He completed the Quran from Mian Imam Din and his maternal uncle Shah Muhammad. In 1905, he went to Madrasa Rasheedia in Nakodar and studied initial Persian books there. Then he continued his education at Madrasa Arabi Raipur, Madrasa Sabria Raipur in Gojran and Madrasa Manba ul Uloom Gulauthi, Bulandshahr. He joined Madarsa Isha Atul Uloom Bareilly in 1913 and graduated in traditional dars-e-nizami in 1917. There he studied under Muhammad Yasin Sirhindi, a student of Mahmud Hasan Deobandi. Jalandhari was a disciple of Ashraf Ali Thanwi. He also served as a member of the governing body of Darul Uloom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammadullah Hafezzi
Muhammadullah Hafezzi (1895 – 6 May 1987), commonly known as Hafezzī Huzūr, was a Bangladeshi politician, Islamic leader and founder of the Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan. He was the first religious figure to stand for the highest state office in Bangladesh. Early life and education Muhammadullah was born in the year 1895, in the village of Ludhua in the Raipur Upazila, Raipur Thana of Lakshmipur District, Lakshmipur, then under the Noakhali district of the Bengal Presidency. His father, Idris Mianji, was a ''munshi''. Muhammadullah's grandfather, Akramuddin Mianji, was a disciple of Ghazi Imamuddin Bengali, a Khalifah (Sufism), khalifa (spiritual successor) of Syed Ahmad Shaheed in Bengal. Muhammadullah studied at Fatehpur Primary School before proceeding to Chandraganj Madrasa where he studied for a year. He then studied for a year at Nawab Faizunnesa's madrasa in Laksam Upazila, Laksam, and then enrolling at the Khilbais Madrasa in Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila, Lakshmipur. In Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shah Ahmad Hasan
Shah Ahmad Hasan (), was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and educationist. He was an early student of Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam in Hathazari. Hasan established Al-Jameatul Arabiatul Islamia Ziri, which was the second Qawmi madrasa of Bangladesh. Early life and education Ahmad Hasan was born in 1882 to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Jiri in western Patiya Upazila, Patiya under the Chittagong District of the Bengal Presidency. He received his primary education at home from a tutor. He studied the Qur'an and the Farsi, Persian and Urdu languages with a tutor named Rafiqullah. In 1315 AH (1897-98 CE), Hasan enrolled at the Government Hazi Mohammad Mohsin College, Mohsinia Madrasa, which was the only ''madrasa'' in Chittagong. He began systematically studying at the state-run madrasa from Jamaat-e-Dahum. In 1318 AH (1901 CE), the Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam, Madrasa Moinul Islam was established in Hathazari, which was the first ''Deobandi, qawmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abrarul Haq Haqqi
Abrarul Haq Haqqi (20 December 1920 — 17 May 2006) was an Indian people, Indian Sunni Muslim scholar who established Ashraful Madaris in Hardoi. He was a disciple of Ashraf Ali Thanwi. Biography Haqqi was born on 20 December 1920 in Hardoi. He graduated from Mazahir Uloom. Haqqi was appointed a teacher in Mazahir Uloom after his graduation. He later taught at Jami-ul-Uloom Kanpur, a seminary in Kanpur, for two years. At Ashraf Ali Thanwi's suggestion, he taught at Madrasa Islamia Fatehpur for two years. In 1942, he established Ashraful Madaris in Hardoi at the suggestion of Ashraf Ali Thanwi. Since, he was also a Sufi mentor, he authorized 103 disciples. Haqqi died on 17 May 2006. Legacy At Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Ateequr Rahman Qasmi wrote a doctoral thesis entitled ''Maulana Abrarul Haq: Life and Works''. His brother Syed Anwarul Haq Haqqi headed the Political Science department of AMU for two decades. See also * List of Deobandis References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aziz Al-Hasan Ghouri
Aziz al-Hasan Ghouri (also known as Aziz al-Hasan Majzoob or Khwaja Aziz al-Hasan; 12 June 1884 – 17 August 1944) was an Indian Islamic scholar, poet and the primary biographer of Ashraf Ali Thanwi. He was an alumnus of Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College and an authorized disciple of Ashraf Ali Thanwi in Sufism. Ghouri held the titles of Khan Sahib and Khan Bahadur. His couplet ''Har Tamanna Dil Se Rukhsat Hogayi'' has been deemed to be one of the 100 most popular Urdu couplets. Thanwi commended it saying that if he had one hundred thousand rupees, he would give it to Ghouri. Biography Aziz al-Hasan Ghouri was born on 12 June 1884 in Orai. He got a BA and an LLB from Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, now Aligarh Muslim University. He was a disciple of Ashraf Ali Thanwi. Ghouri worked as deputy collector for 7 years and later joined the Department of Education. He was the Deputy Inspector for Islamic madrassas and then became the Inspector of the English schools in Luckn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Abdul Majid Daryabadi (16 March 1892 – 6 January 1977) was an influential Ulama, Islamic scholar, Philosophy, philosopher, writer, critic, researcher, journalist, and Quranic exegete active in the Indian subcontinent during the 20th century. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a ccorg:licenses/by/4.0/, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License . He was deeply concerned with modernism, comparative religion, and orientalism in India. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a ccorg:licenses/by/4.0/, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License . In his early life, Daryabadi identified as a "rationalist" and distanced himself from religion for nearly nine years. However, he later re-evaluated his beliefs and became a devout Muslims, Muslim. He was closely associated with the Khilafat Movement and was actively involved with prestigious institutions such as the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Roya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athar Ali Bengali
Athar Ali (; 1891 – 6 October 1976) was a Bangladeshi Islamic activist, author, teacher and politician. He participated in the Indian independence movement, and was former president of the Nizam-e-Islam Party. Ali was also a ''khalifah'' of Ashraf Ali Thanwi, one of the founders of the Deobandi movement. Early life Ali was born into a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Ghungadia Nawangaon, Beanibazar, Sylhet District, Bengal Presidency, British India. His father, Azim Khan, was a Moulvi. Ali completed his primary and secondary education at the Jhingabari Alia Madrasah. He then moved to North India where he studied the Islamic sciences at the Jamia Qasmia Madrasa Shahi in Moradabad, the Madrasa Aliya of Rampur State and subsequently the Mazahir Uloom in Saharanpur. He then did Hadith studies at the Darul Uloom Deoband under Anwar Shah Kashmiri and Shabbir Ahmad Usmani, which he graduated from in 1338 AH (1919-1920 CE). Ali then served under Ashraf Ali Thanwi from whom he s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
