Fazlur Rahmān Usmānī (1831 – 15 June 1907) was an Indian Muslim scholar and poet who co-founded the

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 ...

. He was father of the scholars, Aziz-ur-Rahman Usmani and

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 ...

. His grandson Atiqur Rahman Usmani was the founder of Nadwatul Musannifeen.

Biography

Usmānī was born in 1831 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 ...

. He was an alumnus of Delhi College where he had studied under Mamluk Ali Nanautawi. He was a Deputy Inspector of Schools in the Education Department. He co-founded

along with Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi, Sayyid Muhammad Abid and others. He remained a member of the executive council of Darul Uloom Deoband throughout his life. Usmānī died on 15 June 1907. His most elder son was Aziz-ur-Rahman Usmani, who served as the first Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband. His another son,

was among the founding figures of

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

. His grandson Atiqur Rahman Usmani co-founded Nadwatul Musannifeen and the All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat.

Literary works

Usmānī's Persian poem ''Qissa-e Gham-e Diban'' is considered as a historical document related to

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* List of Deobandis

References

Bibliography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fazlur Rahman, Usmani 1907 deaths Usmani family Indian Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam 19th-century Indian Muslims 20th-century Indian Muslims Urdu-language poets from India People from Deoband Deobandis Zakir Husain Delhi College alumni Founders of Darul Uloom Deoband Members of the Majlis-e-Shura of Darul Uloom Deoband