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Muharram Muḥarram ( ar, ٱلْمُحَرَّم) (fully known as Muharram ul Haram) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is forbidden. It is held to be the second holiest month after R ...

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of

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in Kashmir. Before becoming a religious scholar and theologian he was working as a lecturer. Noori is a stout supporter of the

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that was brought about by

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in Iran, he by his speeches conveyed it to the other parts of the world especially Kashmir. He propagates and preaches the doctrine of

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.

Education

Noori is highly educated scholar from

Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...

valley. Noorie preliminary studied under the guidance of his father who was known religious scholar of his time. After then in 1972 he went to

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, India for higher studies where he studied in Jawadia Arabic College under the guidance of

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Syed Zafrul Hasan Rizvi. Noori is Fazil from

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Board UP India and in 1979 he got the degree of Fakhr-ul-afazil from Jawadia Arabic College Banaras UP India. He did his master's degree from

Banaras Hindu University Banaras Hindu University (BHU) IAST: kāśī hindū viśvavidyālaya IPA: /kaːʃiː hɪnd̪uː ʋɪʃwəʋid̪jaːləj/), is a collegiate, central, and research university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, and founded in 1916 ...

He subsequently went to

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for the studies of Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic theology, where he studied under the guidance of famous scholars of that time Aaqa Aatimadi, Aaqa Wijdani and Aaqa Payane.

Positions

Noori is chairman of Majlis-e-Ulama-e-Imamia Jammu and Kashmir he is also chairman and president of the Jammu and Kashmir Ahl-e-Bait Foundation. Noori is founder and the patron of Idara Nashri Uloom Ahlulbait Kashmir and was ex-vice principal of Jamia Elmia Imam Reza Srinagar.

Works

Noori is known for his workings around Kashmir valley. From 1990 when he returned from Qum, He organized Islamic educational classes for the common people, young and old in Srinagar Kashmir and preached them about Islam.

Reformation in Azadari system

After his arrival from

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,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

, a transformation in

Azadari The Mourning of Muharram (also known as Azadari, Remembrance of Muharram or Muharram Observances) is a set of commemoration rituals observed primarily by Shia people. The commemoration falls in Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. ...

swept through the Kashmir valley. Previously, only

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were recited by the Zakirans in

Muharram Muḥarram ( ar, ٱلْمُحَرَّم) (fully known as Muharram ul Haram) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is forbidden. It is held to be the second holiest month after R ...

gatherings. However, he, with his visionary approach, revolutionized the traditional

Azadari The Mourning of Muharram (also known as Azadari, Remembrance of Muharram or Muharram Observances) is a set of commemoration rituals observed primarily by Shia people. The commemoration falls in Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. ...

system by introducing the Ashra-Majlis system, a series of ten sermons delivered by religious scholar especially during night hours in the month of Muharram. This novel concept brought about a remarkable change as no such Ashra Majlis had been held in Kashmir before. With his captivating speeches across various locations in the

Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...

valley, Noori swiftly gained widespread fame. His ideology resonated deeply with the youth of Jammu and Kashmir, who warmly embraced his teachings. Expanding his reach, he conducted extensive classes and lectures in different parts of Kashmir. Through these enlightening sessions, he passionately preached about the profound significance of the

Battle of Karbala The Battle of Karbala ( ar, مَعْرَكَة كَرْبَلَاء) was fought on 10 October 680 (10 Muharram in the year 61 AH of the Islamic calendar) between the army of the second Umayyad Caliph Yazid I and a small army led by Husayn ...

and earnestly emphasized the responsibilities of the younger generation.

Educational upliftment

Noori worked for the upliftment of the educational level of Shia community in Kashmir valley. In the initial stages when he arrived back to Kashmir, Noori organized different classes to teach different subjects especially

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in modest rooms at different places, Nonetheless, the impact of his words was immense, as he imparted the teachings of the Islamic religion to these eager minds. Additionally, he selflessly collaborated with other Islamic organizations to further advance their shared goals in this noble endeavor. Noori in his

Friday prayer In Islam, Friday prayer or Congregational prayer ( ar, صَلَاة ٱلْجُمُعَة, ') is a prayer ('' ṣalāt'') that Muslims hold every Friday, after noon instead of the Zuhr prayer. Muslims ordinarily pray five times each day according ...

sermons mostly stressed on education and in his lectures, he shed light on how important education is for the successful society. Noori organized and participated into number of educational conferences and seminars to propagate the values of education. He also participated in educational conferences of different colleges as representative of Shia community. Noori is ex-vice principal of Jamia Elmia Imam Reza Srinagar where he used to teach

Kalam ''ʿIlm al-Kalām'' ( ar, عِلْم الكَلام, literally "science of discourse"), usually foreshortened to ''Kalām'' and sometimes called "Islamic scholastic theology" or "speculative theology", is the philosophical study of Islamic doc ...

as well and more than half of the kashmiri seminary scholars are his students. Noori has also worked as a teacher at Jawadia Arabic College Banaras.

Idarh Nashir e Uloom e Ahlulbait Kashmir

Noori laid the foundation of Idarh Nashir e Uloom e Ahlulbait in 1998 the main objective behind the establishment of this organisation was to propagate the science of Ahlulbait. It publishes different articles on different religious beliefs. The organisation organized different seminars and conferences on different religious issues

Lectures

Maulana Noori has delivered number of lectures on different topics especially on Islamic Philosophy and issues related to youth both in Urdu and

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. * Tawheed (

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) * Life and Death * Ma'refat-e-Imamat aur Wilayat * Imamat * Prophetic Mission * Philosophy of Martyrdom * Ma'refat-illahi

International tours

Noori has travelled extensively across the globe to deliver the lectures on Moharram. In 2014, 2015 as well as in 2016, he was invited to

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by Indian Diaspora, where he gave a prolific speech on Brotherhood, Justice and Humanity. In 2012 Noorie was invited to

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...

where he delivered speech during the month of moharram.

Book releases

He presided the release function of book ''The Creation No Evolution'' authored by Dr. Rouf Hussain Beig held at

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,

Srinagar Srinagar (English: , ) is the largest city and the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the Kashmir Valley on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus, and Dal and Anchar lakes. The city is known for its natu ...

on 20 August 2006. Noted economist and dean

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,

Kashmir University The University of Kashmir (U-K, UoK), informally known as Kashmir University (KU), is a collegiate public state university located on the western side of Dal Lake in the city of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, India which was established in 194 ...

Professor Nisar Ali released the book, Professor

Rehman Rahi Abdur Rehman Rahi (6 May 1925 – 9 January 2023) was an Kashmiri poet, translator and critic. He was awarded the Indian Sahitya Akademi Award in 1961 for his poetry collection ''Nawroz-i-Saba'', the Padma Shri in 2000, and India's highest li ...

and poet Dr. Shabib Rizvi were also present on the occasion.

Awards

Noori in 2017 in

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was awarded with Peer-e-Gulam for his notable works especially during the month of

Muharram Muḥarram ( ar, ٱلْمُحَرَّم) (fully known as Muharram ul Haram) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is forbidden. It is held to be the second holiest month after R ...

Ideas

Ideal State

According to Noori individuals are mutually dependent upon each other for the development and betterment of the society, as per him an ideal society is one in which members are interacting with one another to achieve the common goal. He says “an individual of an ideal society can never remain antagonistic to other members of society.” as per him “different goals can only be achieved when members of society become one, and work together.” He views an ideal society can only be formed by the members of the society who are piety and have purified their souls. In one of his lectures, he stated “the formation of an ideal society is not possible without

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”.

Divine Guardianship

Noori sees

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Guardianship as a solution to all the problems of the world. Noori says "the solution of all the problems of the world is possible under Guardianship, the guardianship of

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"

Thoughts

Unity and Brotherhood

Hujjatul Islam Noorie promotes and backs unity among Muslim ummah. He has participated in different conferences organized by different Islamic school of thoughts that propagate unity within the Muslims. Besides that he has also delivered lectures and messages to promote unity and brotherhood within the Islamic community. Noori in an interview given to Islam Times said He stresses that the leaders of each sub community within the Islamic ummah should play the pivotal role in order to promote this value. In one of his speech he made a remarks saying that ''"when leaders both religious and political are united entire nation is united"'' which show his emphasize on the role of the people in power to achieve this goal. In an interview he said that, This remark points out that the leaders of community according to Noori's point of view have the duty to fend off any outside threat that might lead to a discord within the Islamic society. In other sense he also made them know that one of the important characteristics of a leader is to have a vast knowledge of the threats that submerge from within or outside the community itself. On several occasions he also defused tension that had arisen within the Islamic ummah especially in Kashmir with the speech that he has made publicly. For example, when there was a popular tendency within the Kashmiri themselves to interpret the death sentence upon Saddam Hussein to be motivated by sectarianism, he made a remark that the judgment should be viewed from the human rights and judiciary's perspective instead of the previous one, thus redirecting them towards the real issue and at the same time leaving no space for sectarian interpretation. His speech has been quoted by ''

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'', which wrote,

Ban on Muharram Procession

Hujjatul Islam Noorie has always advocated free movement of azadari processions moharram processionsall over the globe especially in the valley of Kashmir. The government of jammu and Kashmir has banned 8th and 10th Muharram processions in Srinagar after the eruption of militancy in 1989. Prior to ban, the 8th Muharram procession used to be taken out from Shaheed Gunj and would culminate at Dalgate while 10th Muharram procession was taken out from Abi- Guzar to Ali Park Zadibal. Following the ban in 1989 Shia leadership and community continued to agitate peacefully and annually offered mass arrests during period of Muharram. Noori has for all time opposed the ban on moharram processions in Kashmir which he has described as infringement of right to freedom of religion. Noori in an interview given to The Citizen he said that ''"It is extremely sad that when whole world promotes freedom of religion, our state Government bans the important religious procession, it is just a political game and nothing else"'' Noori has accused the state government of "divide and rule politics" over moharram processions

Model Nikahnama

in July 2019 a Model Nikahnama was released by Ehsaas, a group working on empowerment of women, aimed at including broader details that would empower, strengthen or define the position of women and elaborate on their rights. Speaking on the occasion, Noori said our problem is that we don't follow

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. "Solution of all our problems lie there. It is responsibility of ulema to spread the awareness," Noori congratulated the Ehsaas group on framing the Model Nikahnama. And hoped that it would be welcomed by public, he said "I hope it would be received well in public,"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Noori, Ghulam Rasool Living people People from Jammu and Kashmir Indian Shia Muslims Shia scholars of Islam Indian Islamic religious leaders 1954 births

Education

Positions

Works

Reformation in Azadari system

Educational upliftment

Idarh Nashir e Uloom e Ahlulbait Kashmir

Lectures

International tours

Book releases

Awards

Ideas

Ideal State

Divine Guardianship

Thoughts

Unity and Brotherhood

Ban on Muharram Procession

Model Nikahnama

See also

References