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Safiullah Dadaji
Safiullah Dadaji (; 1870 - 1948) was renowned as Dadaji among the Muslims of Bengal. He was a spiritual scholar, Islamic preacher, philosopher and teacher. He was the Head Maulavi of Calcutta Aliah Madrasah (Now Aliah University). This saint ultimately ended up settling in Kolkata of West Bengal in the Indian subcontinent in early 1900. He did not have any formal education or degree from any established institution, but he was an accomplished Islamic thinker. Early life Dadaji was born in 1870 A.D. in Martung Tehsil, of Swat State, in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. His father name Shah Sufi Abdur Rahman, known as Jawwad Shah, also was a great saint. Maulana Safiullah was born in Martung Tehsil, his forefathers belonged to Tara village, in Swat State. Later they settled at Torbanda also in Swat. Dadaji never took any formal education or degree from any established institution. The family's origin traces back to Yemen, followed by migration to Turkey. It is in Turke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamsul Ulama
Shamsul Ulama ( "sun of the scholars") is a religious title that has been taken by or granted to various individuals in India including: * Maulvi Nazir Ahmed (1836–1912) * Imdad Imam Asar (1849–1933), Indian poet, critic and writer * Shibli Nomani (1857–1914) * Shah Badruddin (1852–after 1920) * Jivanji Jamshedji Modi (1854–1933), Zoroastrian priest * Khwaja Kamaluddin Ahmad, first Muslim principal of Calcutta Alia Madrasa * Safiullah Sarhadi (1870—1948), Islamic preacher, philosopher and teacher * Abu Nasr Waheed (1878—1953), Bengali Islamic scholar and government minister * Majid Ali Jaunpuri (died 1935), Indian Islamic scholar and rationalist thinker * Belayet Hossain Birbhumi (1887—1984), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and author * Ahmed Ali Enayetpuri (1898—1959), Bengali Islamic schoar, politician and journalist * Abdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali Abdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali (; 25 May 1913 – 16 January 2008), reverentially known as Saheb Qiblah, was a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
