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

Darul Uloom Deoband The Darul Uloom Deoband is an Islamic seminary ( darul uloom) in India at which the Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement began. It is located in Deoband, a town in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The seminary was established by Muhammad Qa ...

. He was father of the scholars, Aziz-ur-Rahman Usmani and Shabbir Ahmad Usmani. His grandson Atiqur Rahman Usmani was the founder of Nadwatul Musannifeen.

Biography

Usmāni 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 from Delhi. Darul Uloom Deoband, an Islamic seminary and one of the largest Islamic Institution of India is located there. Etymolo ...

. 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 Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi (1832 – 15 April 1880) () was an Indian Sunni Hanafi Maturidi Islamic Scholar, theologian and a Sufi who was one of the main founders of the Deobandi Movement, starting from the Darul Uloom Deoband. Name and ...

Sayyid Muhammad Abid Sayyid Muhammad Abid (also known as Hāji Abid Hussain) (1834–1912) was an Indian Muslim scholar who co-founded Darul Uloom Deoband. He was the Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband for three times. Name and lineage His ism (given name) wa ...

and others. He remained a member of the executive council of Darul Uloom Deoband throughout his life. Usmāni 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, Shabbir Ahmad Usmani was among the founding figures of

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. Usmāni's grandson Atiqur Rahman Usmani co-founded Nadwatul Musannifeen and

All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat (AIMMM or MMM) is a federation of various Muslim organisations in India. Majlis-e-Mushawarat was formally launched at a two-day (August 8–9) meeting in 1964 at the Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ul ...

Literary works

Usmāni's Persian poem ''Qissa-e Gham-e Diban'' is considered as a historical document related to

References

Bibliography

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