Mahfoozur Rahman Nami (May 1911 – 17 November 1963) was an

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Muslim scholar, politician and an author. He was an alumnus of

Jamia Miftahul Uloom The Jamia Miftahul Uloom ( hi, जामिया मिफ्ताहुल उलूम, ur, ) is an Islamic School in India. It is located at Shahi Katra, a town in the Mau district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh Uttar Prades ...

and

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 established Madrasa Nūr-ul-Ulūm and Azad Inter College in

Bahraich Bahraich is a city and a municipal board in Bahraich district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Located on the Saryu River, a tributary of the Ghaghara river, Bahraich is north-east of Lucknow, the state capital. The districts of Ba ...

Biography

Nami was born in May 1911. He completed his primary studies at

with Abul Lateef Nomani and

Habib al-Rahman al-'Azmi Habib al-Rahman al-'Azmi was born in Maunath Bhanjan,Muhammad Asad, Islamic Culture, vol 69. p 60. Mau district (Uttar Pradesh), India. He completed the formal education from Mau in 1922 and began teaching. He is known for his scholarly work o ...

. Nami entered the

1344 AH, where he studied with

Hussain Ahmad Madani Hussain Ahmad Madani (6 October 1879 – 5 December 1957) was an Indian Islamic scholar, serving as the principal of Darul Uloom Deoband. He was among the first recipients of the civilian honour of Padma Bhushan in 1954.

Izaz Ali Amrohi Izaz Ali Amrohi ( ur, ; November 1882 – 1955) was an Indian Islamic scholar who served as the second and ninth Grand Mufti of the Darul Uloom Deoband. His book ''Nafahtul Arab'' is taught in madrassas including the Darul Uloom Deoband. Biog ...

and

Ibrahim Balyawi Muhammad Ibrahim Balyawi (1887–1967), also spelt as Muhammad Ibrahim Balliavi, was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar who served as the 6th Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband. He spent almost 50 years instructing Hadith, Mantiq, Islamic philosophy, ...

. He graduated in 1348 AH. Nami established Madrasa Nūr-ul-Ulum in

. He also established Maulana Azad Nur-ul-Ulūm High School, now known as Azad Inter College, in Bahraich. He contested the

1946 Indian provincial elections Provincial elections were held in British India in January 1946 to elect members of the legislative councils of British Indian provinces. The consummation of British rule in India were the 1945/1946 elections. As minor political parties were el ...

on the ticket of

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British ...

. He served as the member of

Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Hindi: ''Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha'') is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Uttar Pradesh. There are 403 seats in the house filled by direct election using a single-member first-past-the- ...

from 1946 to 1951. He was the Parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Education. In 1359 AH,

nominated him as a court member of

Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh Muslim University (abbreviated as AMU) is a Public University, public Central University (India), central university in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as the Muhammadan Anglo-Orie ...

along with

Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi (known as Qari Muhammad Tayyib) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar who served as Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband for more than half a century. He was grandson of Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, the founder of the Darul ...

and

Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi (1900 – 2 August 1962) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar and an activist of the Indian independence movement, who served as the fourth general secretary of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind. He fought against British rule for 25 ...

. Nami died on 17 November 1963 in

and was buried near the grave of Shah Naeemullah Bahraichi.

Literary works

Nani authored ''Miftah al-Quran'', which has been adopted by Darul Uloom Azaadville, an Islamic seminary in Azaadville, in their curriculum. His other works include: *''Muallim ul Quran'' *''Rahmani Qiada'' *''Hilal Bagh'' * ''Musalmanan-E-Hind ka Taleemi Masla''

References

Bibliography

* * * {{Authority control 1911 births 1963 deaths People from Bahraich Darul Uloom Deoband alumni Muslim writers Founders of Indian schools and colleges Indian independence activists from Uttar Pradesh 20th-century Indian scholars Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh Deobandis