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Mufti 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 name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islam
Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world's Major religious groups, second-largest religious population after Christians. Muslims believe that Islam is the complete and universal version of a Fitra, primordial faith that was revealed many times through earlier Prophets and messengers in Islam, prophets and messengers, including Adam in Islam, Adam, Noah in Islam, Noah, Abraham in Islam, Abraham, Moses in Islam, Moses, and Jesus in Islam, Jesus. Muslims consider the Quran to be the verbatim word of God in Islam, God and the unaltered, final revelation. Alongside the Quran, Muslims also believe in previous Islamic holy books, revelations, such as the Torah in Islam, Tawrat (the Torah), the Zabur (Psalms), and the Gospel in Islam, Injil (Gospel). They believe that Muhammad in Islam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seerat Khatam Al-Anbiya
''Seerat Khatam al-Anbiya'' () is a prophetic biography authored by Muhammad Shafi in Urdu, initially published in 1925. Originally titled ''Awjaz al-Sir Khair al-Bashar'', denoting a concise biography due to its thematic focus, the name failed to engage a broad audience. Consequently, in its second edition, the current title was replaced. The book is concise yet comprehensive, drawing from authentic narrations. It has been included in the curriculum of numerous religious institutions in Pakistan and India, including Darul Uloom Deoband, Mazahir Uloom, and Madrasa Shahi. The foreword of the book is written by Asghar Hussain Deobandi. Background Muhammad Shafi received requests from friends to compose a prophetic biography for Muslims. In response, he accepted the task, exercising caution and relying on authentic narrations. He compiled a concise yet comprehensive biography in simple language, addressing diverse issues such as polygyny, jihad, the Isra' and Mi'raj incident, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Hai Arifi
Abdul Hai Arifi (1898 – 27 March 1986) was a Pakistani Muslim scholar and a Sufi mentor of the Chishti order. He was a disciple of Ashraf Ali Thanwi. He authored books including ''Uswah Rasool-e-Akram'' and ''Death and Inheritance''. He served as the president of Darul Uloom Karachi for ten years. Arifi was an alumnus of Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College and the University of Lucknow. He practiced law between 1926 and 1935, and homeopathy from 1936 until he died on 27 March 1986. His students in Sufism include Taqi Usmani and Rafi Usmani. Biography Abdul Hai Arifi was born in 1898 in United Provinces of British India. He graduated from Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1923 and got an LLB degree from the University of Lucknow. He practiced law between 1926 and 1935. He left the field of law and studied Homeopathy in 1936. He practiced homeopathic medicine until his death. He had been in touch with Ashraf Ali Thanwi from 1923, and became his "murid" in 1927. Thanwi autho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darul Uloom Karachi
Darul Uloom Karachi () is a Madrasa in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Muhammad Shafi in June 1951 at Nanak Wara and later on it transferred to Korangi, Karachi, on 17 March 1957. It continues the tradition of the Darul uloom system initiated by Darul Uloom Deoband. The institution has adopted a balanced approach between religious and worldly matters. The secondary schools have individual faculties for both boys and girls. The school has the highest standards of Islamic education and offers a combined curriculum covering traditional Islamic studies and contemporary academic subjects. It is registered as one of the Islamic Schools under Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia. Background After the establishment of Pakistan, the Ulama belonging to Deoband School of thought consider it better to introduce a system of education on the basis of Quran and Sunnah. The Madrassa Darul Uloom Karachi has been established keeping in view the rules and regulations and teaching methods of Daru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hafez Ahmadullah
Hafez Ahmadullah (born 12 May 1941) is a 21st-century Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and educator, currently serving as the chairman of Anjuman-e-Ittihadul Madaris Bangladesh since 16 December 2023, a state-recognized Qawmi madrasa board. On 15 February 2024, he was appointed president of Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya, where he also holds the position of Head Mufti. He is widely referred to as 'Faqīh al-Din' (Jurist of the Religion), a title ascribed to him in recognition of decades of scholarship in Islamic jurisprudence, having received formal instruction from Muhammad Shafi, Pakistan's former Grand Mufti. He had a foundational role in establishing the Islamic Fiqh Board Bangladesh on 17 May 2017, inspired by its Indian counterpart. In addition to his expertise in Fiqh, he is also engaged in Hadith scholarship and has taught as Sheikh al-Hadith at both Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya and Al-Jameatul Arabiatul Islamia Ziri. Spiritually, he is associated with the tradition of Ashraf Ali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abul Hasan Jashori
Abul Hasan Jashori (; 1918 – 8 July 1993) was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, politician, author, teacher and freedom fighter. He was the founding principal and Muhaddith, Shaykh al-Hadith of the Jamia Ezazia Darul Uloom Jessore institution. Early life and education Abul Hasan was born in 1918, to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Bhabanipur in Harinakunda Upazila, Harinakunda, Jhenaidah District, Jhenaidah, then located under the Jessore District of the Bengal Presidency, Bengal Province. His father's name was Janab Ali Bishwas. His early education began at the local village primary school, before joining the Magura High School where he completed his matriculation and enrolled at the Magura College. In 1937, he moved to Delhi to obtain further Islamic studies at the Fatehpur Madrasah and Madrasah-e-Rahmatiyyah. After spending six years in Delhi, he was then admitted to Darul Uloom Deoband where he studied under the likes of Hussain Ahmad Madani, Ibrahim Bailyavi, Izaz Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafi Usmani
Rafi Usmani (21 July 1936 – 18 November 2022) was the Grand Mufti of Pakistan who served as the third president of Darul Uloom Karachi. He was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband, University of the Punjab and the Darul Uloom Karachi. He authored books including ''Ahkām-e-Zakāt'', ''Al-Tālīqāt al-nāfi'ah alā fath al-mulhim'', ''Islām mai aurat ki hukmrāni'' and ''Nawādir al-Fiqh''. He was a syndicate member of the University of Karachi, vice-president and a member of the executive council of Wifaq-ul-Madaris. His brother Taqi Usmani is also a senior scholar. Background and early life Muḥammad Rafi Usmani was born on 21 July 1936 into the Usmani family of Deoband, in British India, in a town called Deoband. He was named Muḥammad Rafī by Ashraf Ali Thanwi. Usmāni's father Muhammad Shafi was a Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband and one of the pioneer figures of Pakistan Movement. Islamic scholar Taqi Usmani is his younger brother. Soviet–Afghan War In the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taqi Usmani
Muhammad Taqi Usmani (born 3 October 1943) SI, OI, is a Pakistani Islamic jurist and leading scholar in the fields of Qur'an, Hadith, Islamic law, Islamic economics, and comparative religion. He was a member of the Council of Islamic Ideology from 1977 to 1981, a judge of the Federal Shariat Court from 1981 to 1982, and a judge in the Shariat Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 1982 to 2002. In 2020, he was selected as the most influential Muslim personality in the world. He is considered a leading intellectual of the contemporary Deobandi movement, and his opinions and fatwas are widely accepted by Deobandi scholars and institutions worldwide, including the Darul Uloom Deoband in India. Since 2021, he has been serving as the Chairman of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia. His father, Shafi Usmani, was the Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband and Taqi Usmani migrated to Pakistan with his family after the partition of India in 1948. Usmani studied at Darul Uloom Karac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Balyawi
Muhammad Ibrahim Balyawi (1887–1967), also spelt as Muhammad Ibrahim Balliavi, was an Indian people, Indian Sunni Muslim scholar who served as the 6th Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband. He spent almost 50 years instructing Hadith, Logic in Islamic philosophy, Mantiq, Islamic philosophy, and other subjects at Darul Uloom Deoband. Early life and education Muhammad Ibrahim Balyawi was born in 1304 Anno Hegirae, AH (1887 Anno Domini, AD) at Qazipura, Ballia district, Ballia. His family came to Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, Jaunpur from the Jhang district of Punjab Province (British India), Punjab province, then settled in Ballia. His father, Abdur Rahim, was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Jaunpur. He received his elementary education in Persian and Arabic from Jamiluddin Naginavi in Jaunpur, read books on Logic in Islamic philosophy, logic from Farooq Ahmad Chirayakoti and Hidayatullah Khan Rampuri, and studied theology from Abd-al-Ghaffar Mauvi, Abdul Ghaffar Mauwi. He enrolled at Darul U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izaz Ali Amrohi
Izaz Ali Amrohi (; November 1882 – 1955) was an Indian Islamic scholar who served as the second and ninth Head Mufti of the Darul Uloom Deoband. His book ''Nafahtul Arab'' is taught in madrassas including the Darul Uloom Deoband. Biography Izaz Ali Amrohi was born in November 1882 in Amroha, into the Kamboh Nawab family. He studied Quran with Qutbuddin, and memorized it under the supervision of Hafiz Sharfuddin. He learnt Persian from his father and studied primary books of dars-e-nizami at Madrasa Arbi Gulshan Faiz in Tilhar with Maqsood Ali Khan. He then moved to Madrasa Ayn-ul-Ilm, where he studied ''Mulla Jami'' and ''Kanzud Daqaiq'' with Qari Basheer Ahmad and Persian and Fiqh books such as ''Sharah Wiqayah'' with Kifayatullah Dihlawi. At the request of Qari Basheer Ahmad and Kifayatullah Dihlawi, Ali moved to the Darul Uloom Deoband where he studied with Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad, the then vice chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband and Muhammad Sahool Bhagalpuri. Ali was abo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mian Asghar Hussain Deobandi
Asghar Hussain Deobandi (also known as Mian Sayyid Asghar Hussain) (16 October 1877 — 8 January 1945) was a Sunni Muslim scholar from the Indian subcontinent who co-founded Madrasatul Islah. Born on 16 October 1877 in a Deoband-based family, claiming descent to Abdul Qadir Jeelani, Asghar Hussain Deobandi was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband, where he studied with Mahmud Hasan Deobandi, Azizur Rahman Usmani and Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad. Hussain was a disciple of Imdadullah Muhajir Makki in the Chishti Sufi order. He taught religious sciences at Atala Masjid, Jaunpur and at his alma mater, Darul Uloom Deoband. He co-edited ''Al-Qasim'', a monthly journal published by Darul Uloom Deoband. Hussain died on 8 January 1945 in Surat, and was buried in Rander. His students include Manazir Ahsan Gilani and Muhammad Shafi. Family background Mian Asghar Hussain's ancestors came to India from Baghdad and are descended from Abdul Qadir Jeelani. During the era of Shah Jahan, Sayyid Ghu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aziz-ul-Rahman Usmani
Aziz-ul-Rahman Usmani (also written as Azizur Rahman Usmani; died 1928) was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar who served as first Head Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband. He is best known for his ''Fatawa Darul Uloom Deoband''. His brother was Shabbir Ahmad Usmani. Biography Aziz-ul-Rahman Usmani was born in 1275 Hijri year, AH (corresponding to 1858-1859 in the Gregorian calendar) into the Usmani family of Deoband. He graduated from the Darul Uloom Deoband in 1295 AH. His teachers included Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi, Mahmud Hasan Deobandi and Muhammad Yaqub Nanautawi. He was an authorized disciple of Muhammad Rafi-ud-Din in Sufism. Usmani was appointed the Head Mufti of the Darul Ifta of Darul Uloom Deoband after its inception and he headed it until 1927 after which he moved to Dabhel. His juristic rulings were compiled in twelve volumes by Zafeeruddin Miftahi and were published between 1962 and 1972 as ''Fatawa Darul Uloom Deoband''. Muhammad Shafi also compiled selected fatawa of Usmani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
