Arshadul Qadri (5 March 1925 – 29 April 2002) was a

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, author and missionary activist in India associated with the

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who established several educational institutions and organizations in India.

Early life and education

He was born in 1925, in "Sayyidpura", Balia,

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, India in the family of Maulana Abdul Latif who was himself a religious scholar. His grandfather Maulana Azeemullah Shah was also scholar of repute. He received his basic and intermediate education under his grandfather and father then to continue his higher education he moved to

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Islamic seminary. At Ashrafia, he studied under the supervision of Shah Abdul Aziz Moradabadi also knows as Hafiz-e-Millat and completed his education from Ashrafia, Mubarakpur in 1944.

Organizational work

Many prominent Sunni Islamic organizations and institutions were established by his efforts. He and other Pakistani Sunni scholars established Dawat e Islami and selected

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as its head. He also established Madinatul Islam, the Hague (Netherlands), Islamic Missionary College (

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), Darul Uloom Aleemia (

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Ghosi, Jamia Faizul Uloom (

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), Darul Ziaul Islam (

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), Darul Uloom Makhdumia (

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), Madrasa Madinatul Uloom (

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), Faizul Uloom High School, (

) and Jamia Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya (

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). He was influential in establishing the

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which is an umbrella organisation for Sunni

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in the United Kingdom and in Europe. Allama established Idaarah-i-Shar'iayh (Shara'ai Council) (

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), All India Muslim Personal Law Conference at

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and All India Muslim United Front

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. Qadri was appointed the first Secretary General of World Islamic Mission with its head office located in Bradford, England. Islamic scholar and present leader of WIM

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stated, 'Allama Arshadul Qadri's work in England was to lay the proper foundations of Ahle Sunna wal Jam'aat which would give rise to an intellectually sound and spiritually based Islam in Europe'. The plan of the project of Bihar Madrasa Education Board and its establishment was his work.

All India Muslim Personal Law Conference

Qadri along with Obaidullah Azmi as its general secretary founded the All India Muslim Personal Law Conference against the All India Muslim Personal Law Board in 1986, however the organisation haven’t worked good in the field and it was stopped running in 1990s.

Books

His books include: *''Tableeghi Jama'at'' *''Zer-o-Zabar'' *''Lala Zar'' *'' Zalzala'' *''Daawate Insaf'' *''Anwaar-i-Ahmadi'' *''Dil Ki Muraad'' *''Jalwah-i-Haq'' *''Shari'at'' *''Lisaanul Firdaus'' *''Misbaahul Qur'an'' (Three Volumes) *''Naqsh-i-Khatam'' (12) *''Tafseer-i-Surah-i-Fatiha'' *''Khutbaat-i-Istiqbaaliyah'' *''Tajilliyaat-i-Raza'' *''Da'wat-i-Insaaf'' *''Ta'zeerat-i-Qalam'' *''Aik Walwalah Angez Khitaab'' *''Shakhsiyaat'' *''Hadith, Fiqh Aur Ijtihad ki Shar'ee Haisiyat'' *''Aini Mushadaat'' *''Bazubaan-i-Hikaayat'' *''Izhaar-i-'Aqeedat'' (a collection of poems) *''Afkaar wa Khayaalaat'' (a collection of articles) *''Sadaa-i-Qalam'' (a collection of letters) *''Jama'at-i-Islami''

Biography

Zia'ul Mustafa Quadri has written a biography of Arshadul Quadri entitled ''Hayat-o-Khidmat'' (Life and Works of Huzoor Sadrush Shariah). Teacher of Allama Arshadul qadri: Arshadul Qadri was a student of Huzur Amine Shariat Shah Rafaqat Husain Mehboobe Khuda.

Death

He died on the 29 April 2002 and was buried in the at Faizul Uloom Madarsa in

, Jharkhand.

References

External links

Arshadul Qadri, a Beacon of Light.
milligazette.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Qadri, Arshadul 1925 births 2002 deaths Indian Sufi religious leaders World Islamic Mission Hanafis Indian Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam Barelvis Writers from Jamshedpur Qadiri order Maturidis Students of Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri Al Jamiatul Ashrafia alumni