Maulana Syed Shahabuddin Salfi Firdausi (1956 – 2018) was an Indian

Islamic scholar In Islam, the ''ulama'' ( ; also spelled ''ulema''; ; singular ; feminine singular , plural ) are scholars of Islamic doctrine and law. They are considered the guardians, transmitters, and interpreters of religious knowledge in Islam. "Ulama ...

, author and peace activist. He founded

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in 2012 at Solapur.

Early life

Maulana Firdausi was born in 1956 in Babu Saleempur village of

Darbhanga Darbhanga is the fifth largest city and municipal corporation in the state of Bihar in India, and is considered an important city in North Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of the Darbhanga district and the Darbhanga division. Darbhanga ...

in a religious family. He graduated from Islamic Seminary Darul Uloom Ahmadiyya Salafia, Darbhanga,

Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...

in 1971.

Work life

Maulana Syed Shahabuddin Salfi Firdausi has founded the

under a public trust 'Athar Minorities Social and Welfare Association' at Solapur in 2012. He also built a mosque 'Masjid-ul-Salam' in Ambedkar Nagar, Solapur. He authored several books about Islam including a biography of Muhammad named ''Seerat e Badr-ud-Duja'' ''and Talaq Talaq Talaq'' - a book detailing marriage, divorce procedure in Islam. He has denounced

triple talaq Divorce according to Islamic law can occur in a variety of forms, some initiated by a husband and some by a wife. The main categories of Islamic customary law are ''talaq'' ( repudiation), ''khulʿ'' (mutual divorce) and ''faskh'' (dissolution o ...

and halala before the Supreme Court verdict, calling them un-Islamic and instrument to oppress the women. He also advocated the shifting of Babri mosque in Ayodhya. The role played by Maulana during Solapur riots happened in October 2002 was lauded by Asghar Ali Engineer who wrote, "It should also be mentioned here that the role played by Maulana Shahabuddin Salafi was very laudable. He restrained the Muslim youth in Saharnagar area and Asranagar area otherwise the Muslims would have suffered far more damage. The Muslim youth were quite violent in their behaviour. It was restraint and wisdom exercised by the Maulana and also Police Commissioner Mr. More that saved the situation. The Maulana also protected many Hindu lives in these areas."

Death

Maulana Firdausi died on April 2, 2018, due to a heart attack at his Pune residence. He was buried at Kondhwa Gaothan Muslim cemetery in Pune.

References

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