Qazi Syed Mohammad Rafi (died age 23, March 1803 CE) was an

Islamic Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the mai ...

religious fundamentalist from

Mewat Mewat is a historical region of Haryana and Rajasthan states in northwestern India. The loose boundaries of Mewat generally include Hathin tehsil and Nuh district of Haryana, Alwar (Tijara, Kishangarh, Bas, Ramgarh, Laxmangarh, Kathumar tehsil ...

( Haryana) in the British Raj. He was an influential personality in areas near Mewat and authored many books on religious issues.

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Mohammad Rafi was a scholar from the

region who lived during the 17th and 18th centuries CE. He was a Muslim fundamentalist '' faqih'' who learned

Sharia Sharia (; ar, شريعة, sharīʿa ) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam and is based on the sacred scriptures of Islam, particularly the Quran and the H ...

law like his father,

Qazi Syed Mohammad Zaman Qazi Syed Mohammad Zaman (died c. 1170 AH / 1756 AD) was a judge edicted in accordance with the laws of sharia from Sakras, now in District Mewat, Haryana. Biography Mohammad Zaman (died c. 1170 AH / 1756 AD) was declared as the inheritor o ...

. Being '' qadi'' of the city, he was responsible for its administrative and managerial affairs. Rafi belonged to the Sayyid. He married Fazal Nisan; they had two sons, Qazi Syed Mohammad Ashraf and Syed Mohammad Shamsuddin, and one daughter, Bibi Khan Daulat. Due to his knowledge of Islam, Rafi's son Shamsuddin was employed in the army at Nagpur. Rafi's brother-in-laws were both killed in combat - Raham Ali at Pargana

Hansi Hansi, is a city and municipal council in Hisar district in the Indian state of Haryana. It appears that at one time Hansi was larger, more prosperous and more important than Hisar. The town has several important buildings of archeological import ...

and Mohammad Murad at

Rewari Rewari is a city and a Municipal Council in Rewari district in the Indian state of Haryana. King of Rewari is Rao Onkar Singh.It is located in south-west Haryana around 82 km from Delhi

, during a war with Jauhira Singh and Zaufa Singh. Rafi's great-grandchildren are remembered as accomplished Urdu and Persian scholars. They founded Jhajjar Bagh at Hansapuri (now Mominpura) in Nagpur and built a home there called Aina-e Mahal.Nagpur ka Muslim Muashra (Gondwana aur Bhonsle Aihad 700–1845; Vol 2 by Dr. M. Sharfuddin Sahil, Salman Fine Arts, Nagpur, 1996

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rafi, Syed Mohammad People from Jhajjar 1803 deaths People from Ferozepur Jhirka People from Mewat People from Rewari Indian Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam Hanafis Gardēzī Sadaat Year of birth unknown

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