Muhammad Mustafa Jauhar ( ur, ) (10 May 1895 – 24 October 1985) was a Pakistani

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, religious leader, public speaker, poet and philosopher.

Biography

Jauhar was born in

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. He was the eldest son of Hakeem Muhammad Muslim, who used to run his clinic in

Bhagalpur Bhagalpur is a city in the Indian state of Bihar, situated on the southern banks of the river Ganges. It is the 2nd largest city of Bihar by population and also the headquarters of Bhagalpur district and Bhagalpur division. Known as the Sil ...

during 1910, where Jauhar studied in an English School. Later he gained admission to

Sultanul Madaris The Sultan ul Madaris ur, سُلطان المدارس; is a Shia Islamic ''Madrasa'' (religious school) for higher religious education in Lucknow, India. Major course of studies include Jurisprudence, Theology and Islamic Literature. About ...

, and completed his education from

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in 1923.

Madrassa Abbasia (Patna, British India)

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Abbasia was inaugurated in 1923 by Muhammad Baqir. Jauhar was appointed as its first Naib Mudarris-e-Alla in August 1925. He became Mudarris-e-Alla of the

madrassa Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated ...

in January 1926. He called Abul Hassan to

Patna Patna ( ), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...

and appointed him as the Naib Mudarris-e- Alla in the

English

Jauhar had a good command of the

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. Once, when he was afflicted with an itching

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, he felt that he could not remain ritually pure, so he restrained himself from studying the

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and other religious books for some time. Instead he decided to read an English translation of

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. By the time he recovered from the disease he had already finished the book and strengthened his expertise in English.

Literary work

Study was the essence of Jauhari's life. He was considered an authority on Uloom-e-Falsafa o mantaq &

Sufi metaphysics In Islamic philosophy, Sufi metaphysics is centered on the concept of ar, وحدة, waḥdah, unity, label=none or ar, توحيد, tawhid, label=none. Two main Sufi philosophies prevail on this topic. literally means "the Unity of Existenc ...

. He wrote many books, including: * ''

Tauheed Tawhid ( ar, , ', meaning "unification of God in Islam (Allāh)"; also romanized as ''Tawheed'', ''Tawhid'', ''Tauheed'' or ''Tevhid'') is the indivisible oneness concept of monotheism in Islam. Tawhid is the religion's central and single mo ...

o adal

Nahj al-Balagha ''Nahj al-Balagha'' ( ar, نَهْج ٱلْبَلَاغَة ', 'The Path of Eloquence') is the best-known collection of sermons, letters, and sayings attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib, fourth Rashidun Caliph, first Shia Imam and the cousin and ...

ki raushani main'' * ''Aqaid-e-Jaafria'' * ''Asool-e-Jaafria'' * ''Saboot-e-Khuda'' * ''Janab'' kay tareekhi khutba fidak ka tarjuma which is included in Seerat-e-

Fatima Zahra Fāṭima bint Muḥammad ( ar, فَاطِمَة ٱبْنَت مُحَمَّد}, 605/15–632 CE), commonly known as Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ (), was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija. Fatima's husband was Ali, th ...

by Agha Sultan Ahmad Mirza * Translation of

Al-Ghadir ''Al Ghadir'' (Arabic: الغدير في الكتاب والسنة والأدب) (that is " The Ghadir in the Book, the Sunnah, and Literature") is a 20-volume book written by the Iranian Shia scholar Abd Al Husayn Amini. The book describes and ...

(Volume 1)

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