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Mazahirul Uloom Saharanpur
Mazahir Uloom ( ur, ) is an Islamic seminary located in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Started in November 1866 by Sa'ādat Ali Faqīh, and developed further by Mazhar Nanautawi and Ahmad Ali Saharanpuri; it is regarded as the second most influential and major Deobandi seminary in India. The earliest graduates of the seminary include famous Hadīth scholar Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri. The seminary split in 1983 into Mazahir Uloom Jadeed and Mazahir Uloom Waqf Qadeem. The incumbent rectors are Muhammad Aaqil Saharanpuri and Muḥammad Saeedi respectively. History Mazāhir Uloom was established as "Mazhar Uloom"; on 9 November 1866, six months after the foundation of the Deoband seminary. Its founding figures included Ahmad Ali Saharanpuri, Mazhar Nanautawi, Qādhi Fazlur Rahmān and Sa’adat Ali Faqih. Mazahir Uloom is thought to be the second major madrasa after Darul Uloom Deoband. The first generation teachers, apart from the founders; include, Aḥmad Hasan Kanpuri, Sa'ada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamic University
The term "Islamic university" ( ar, الجامعة الإسلامية, ''Jami'ah Islamiyah''), sometimes called madrasah jāmiʿah ( ar, مدرسة جامعة), can be used to describe secular educational institutions that were founded by people of Islamic tradition as well as institutions that focus on teaching Islam as a main curriculum. The word "madrasah" can refer to an Islamic educational institution of any level, while the word ''jāmiʿah'' simply means "university." However, there are various institutions which include "Islamic University" in their name while being not necessarily geared towards the teaching of Islam (much like how a Catholic university generally does not teach Catholicism). See also * Islamic seminaries 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 '' ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashraf Ali Thanwi
Ashraf Ali Thanwi (often referred as Hakim al-Ummat and Mujaddid e Millet; 19 September 1863 – 20 July 1943) was a late-nineteenth and twentieth-century Sunni Islam, Sunni scholar, jurist, thinker, Mujaddid, reformist and the revival of classical Sufism, sufi thought from Indian subcontinent during the British Raj, one of the chief proponent of Pakistan Movement. He was a central figure of Islamic Spirituality, spiritual, intellectual and religious life in South Asia and continues to be highly influential today. As a prolific author, he completed over a thousand works including ''Bayan Ul Quran'' and ''Bahishti Zewar''. He graduated from Darul Uloom Deoband in 1883 and moved to Kanpur, then Thana Bhawan to direct the Khanqah-i-Imdadiyah, where he resided until the end of his life. His training in Quran, Hadith, Fiqh studies qualified him to become a leading Sunni authority among the scholars of Deobandi, Deoband. His teaching mixes Sunni orthodoxy, Islamic elements of belief and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri
Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri (also written as Saʻīd Aḥmad Pālanpūrī) (1940 – 19 May 2020), was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar and author who served as Shaykh al-Hadith and Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband. A number of his books are required readings in Darul Uloom Deoband. Biography Palanpuri was born in 1940 in Kaleda village, Vadgam then in the Palanpur State. He studied at the Mazahir Uloom and then attended the Darul Uloom Deoband, where he graduated in traditional dars-e-nizami studies. Palanpuri joined Jamia Ashrafiya in Rander as a teacher in 1965 and taught there for about ten years. He was appointed as a teacher of Darul Uloom Deoband in 1973 at the recommendation of Manzur Nu'mani. In 2008, he succeeded Naseer Ahmad Khan as Shaykh al-Hadith and also served as Principal. His teaching career in Darul Uloom Deoband lasted for over 50 years. Pratibha Patil awarded Palanpuri the President's Certificate of Honour on the 64th Independence Day of India. Reaction towards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdur Rahman Ibn Yusuf Mangera
Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera (born 1974) is a Sunni Islamic scholar, author, and founder of Whitethread Institute and Zamzam Academy. He authored ''Fiqh al-Imam'' and ''Healthy Muslim Marriage''. He featured in the 2020 edition of The 500 Most Influential Muslims compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. Biography Mangera graduated from Darul Uloom Bury and studied Ifta at the Darul Uloom Zakariyya in South Africa and then at the Mazahir Uloom Jadeed in Saharanpur, India. He received a B.A degree from the Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg and an M.A and PhD degree in Islamic Studies from the SOAS, University of London. He is authorized to transmit hadith from Habib Al-Rahman Al-Azmi (through his student Zayn al-‘Abidin), Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi, Muhammad al-‘Awwama, and Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri. Mangera established the Whitethread Institute and ZamZam Academy. He featured in the 2020 edition of The 500 Most Influential Muslims. He was awarded a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salman Mazahiri
Salman Mazahiri (10 October 1946 – 20 July 2020) was an Indian Muslim scholar who served as chancellor of Mazahir Uloom Jadeed. Early life and education Mazahiri was born on 10 October 1946. Aged 15, he entered Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur in 1962 (1381 AH) and graduated in 1386 AH. He studied ''Sahih Bukhari'' with Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi, ''Sahih Muslim'', '' Sunan Nasai'', ''Tirmidhi'' with Munawwar Hussain, ''Sunan Abu Dawud'' with Muzaffar Hussain and ''Al-Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah'' with Muhammad Asadullah. He studied ''Mishkat al-Masabih'' with Muzaffar Hussain up to the chapter of "major sins" and then completed it with Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri. He was a disciple of Talha Kandhlawi. Career Mazahiri began teaching at Mazahir Uloom in 1968. In 1972, he taught ''Tafsir al-Jalalayn'' and in 1976, became hadith professor in the seminary and taught ''Mishkat al-Masabih''. The managing committee of Mazahir Uloom Jadeed appointed him Vice Chancellor in 1992. Later on 30 July 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi
Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi is an Indian Muslim scholar and former Vice-Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband. He was instrumental in reforming ''madrasa'' education by introducing subjects like medicine and engineering to Darul Uloom institutions. He was dismissed as the Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband some said that it was because he praised modi but he denied it. Deoband institution also denied this. and he was the first person to be removed earlier than had they voluntarily resigned, or died in office. However, Vastanvi decided not to challenge his removal in the courts. Life and career Vastanvi graduated from the Mazahir Uloom. He had been removed from the Maharashtra State ''waqf A waqf ( ar, وَقْف; ), also known as hubous () or '' mortmain'' property is an inalienable charitable endowment under Islamic law. It typically involves donating a building, plot of land or other assets for Muslim religious or charitab ...'' board in 2018 for illegal possession of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmood Hasan Gangohi
Mahmood Hasan Gangohi (1907–1996) was an Indian Mufti and Islamic scholar and former Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband and Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur. He was the most senior disciple of Muhammad Zakariyya al-Kandhlawi. Among his notable disciples are Abul Qasim Nomani, Rahmatullah Mir Qasmi and Ebrahim Desai. Early life and career He was born in Gangoh (India) in July 1907 and studied in Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur and Darul Uloom Deoband. Later he taught in Saharanpur and in Deoband along with the service of issuing Fatwas (Islamic Verdicts). His Fatwa collection entitled 'Fataawa Mahmoodiyah' comprises 32 volumes and is copious reference book on Hanafi Fiqh Verdicts. Gangohi was an authorized disciple of Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi. Gangohi remained Principal of Jami ul Uloom in Kanpur for about 14 years, and served as Head Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband during the last phase of his life. Literary works * The Urdu translation Seerat-e-Sayyidu-l-Bashar of Al-Tabari * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iftikhar-ul-Hasan Kandhlawi
Iftikhar-ul-Ḥasan ibn Rauf-ul-Ḥasan Kāndhlawī (10 January 1922 – 2 June 2019) was an Indian Islamic scholar and preacher. He laid the foundation of Idgah of Kandhla in the year 1946. He wrote more than forty books. Literary works Kandhlawi's books include:. * ''Aakhirat ki Yaad'' * ''Aamal e Ramazan'' * ''Aashor e Muharramul Haram'' * ''Akser Zikrillah'' * ''Dua Ki Ahmiat'' * ''Fazilat e Quran'' * ''Haq Taala ke Do Makhsos Inam'' * ''Ilm Kaise Hasil Kiya Jata Hai'' * ''Islam Me Amanatdari'' * ''Islam aur Musalmano ke Gair ke Sath'' * ''Isteghfar ki Haqiqat'' * ''Namaz ki Ahmiyat'' * ''Tafsir-e-Muawwazatin'' * ''Tauon Azab-e-Elahi'' * ''Ulama-e- Islam ka Muttfiqa Faisla'' Death Kandhlawi died on 2 June 2019, coinciding with the Islamic date of 27 Ramadan 1440 AH, in Kandhla, at the age of 97. All the markets in the city remained closed for mourning the death of the preacher. According to news reports, lakhs of people from Shamli Shamli is a city and the headquarte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inamul Hasan Kandhlawi
Muḥammad In‘āmul-Ḥasan Kāndhlawī (20 February 191810 June 1995) was an Indian Islamic scholar who served as the Chief leader or Amir of the Tablighi Jamaat from 1965 to 1995. Early life and career Inamul Hasan was born on 20 February 1918 in Kandhla town, near Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. He received his basic religious education at Madrassa Kashif-ul-Uloom Nizamuddin New Delhi and then at Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur and then spent the rest of his life working for Tablighi Jamat. He married Sheikh ul Hadith Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi's second daughter. He was appointed the third Ameer (leader) of Tablighi Jamaat by Sheikh-ul-Hadith after the death of Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi in 1965 and served over 30 years as the leader of Tablighi Jamaat until his death in 1995. Death and legacy Inamul Hasan Kandhlawi died on 10 June 1995. He was well-versed in the ''ilm-e-Hadith'' (knowledge of the traditions of Muhammad). During his term, he made a ''Shura'' (an advisory bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi
Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi (1917-1965) was an Indian Islamic scholar who became the second ameer of the Tablighi Jamaat.Profile of Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi on wordpress.com website Retrieved 7 May 2017 Biography He graduated at the age of 20, in 1936 (1355 AH).Retrieved 8 May 2017 Muhammad Yusuf memorized the |
Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi
Muḥammad Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad Yaḥyá Ṣiddīqī Kāndhlawī Sahāranpūrī Muhājir Madanī (''Muḥammad Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad Yaḥyá aṣ-Ṣiddīqī al-Kāndahlawī as-Sahāranfūrī al-Madanī''; 2 February 189824 May 1982) was a Sunni Hanafi Hadith scholar of the Deobandi school of Islamic thought in India, popularly known as a "Hazrat Shaykh al-Hadith" and an influential ideologue of Tablighi Jamaat, the missionary and reform movement founded by his uncle Maulana Muhammad Ilyas. His notable works are ''Awjaz al-Masalik'', an Arabic commentary in six volumes on Imam Malik's ''Muwatta'', and ''Khasa'il-i Nabawi'', an Urdu translation and commentary on Imam at-Tirmidhi's ''Shama'il''. Name His '' ism'' (given name) was Muhammad Zakariya. His ''nasab'' (patronymic) is as follows: Muḥammad Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad Yaḥyá ibn Muḥammad Ismā‘īl ibn G͟hulām Ḥusain ibn Ḥakīm Karīm Bak͟hsh ibn Ḥakīm G͟hulām Muḥīyuddīn ibn Maulawī ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi
Muḥammad Ilyās ibn Muḥammad Ismā‘īl Kāndhlawī Dihlawī (1885 – 13 July 1944) was an Indian Islamic scholar who founded the Tablighi Jamaat Islamic revivalist movement, in 1925, in Mewat province. Early life and education Muhammad Ilyas was born in 1303 AH (1885/1886) in the village of Kandhla, Muzaffarnagar district, North-West Provinces, British India (in present-day Shamli district, Uttar Pradesh, India). His year of birth can be computed by the ''tarikhi'' (chronogrammatic) name "Akhtar Ilyas" () using abjad numerals. In a local maktab (school), he memorized one and a quarter ajza' of the Qur'an, and he completed memorizing the Qur'an under his father's supervision in Nizamuddin area, Delhi. Thereafter, he studied the elementary books of Arabic and Persian language mostly under his father. Later on, he lived with and studied under Rashid Ahmad Gangohi. In 1905, Rashid Ahmad Gangohi died, when Muhammad Ilyas was 20. In 1908, Muhammad Ilyas enrolled in Darul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |