Qazi Syed Mohammad Rafi (died age 23, March 1803 CE) was an
Islamic
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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 ...
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Haryana
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) in the
British Raj
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. He was an influential personality in areas near Mewat and authored many books on religious issues.
Biography
Mohammad Rafi was a scholar from the
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 ...
region who lived during the 17th and 18th centuries CE. He was a Muslim fundamentalist ''
faqih'' who learned
Sharia
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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
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'' of the city, he was responsible for its administrative and managerial affairs.
Rafi belonged to the
Sayyid
''Sayyid'' (, ; ar, سيد ; ; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: ; feminine: ; ) is a surname of people descending from the Prophets in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali ...
. 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
Nagpur (pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, aːɡpuːɾ is the third largest city and the winter capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the 13th largest city in India by population and according to an Oxford's Economics report, Nag ...
. 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
Nagpur (pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, aːɡpuːɾ is the third largest city and the winter capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the 13th largest city in India by population and according to an Oxford's Economics report, Nag ...
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]
See also
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Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad
Qāḍī Sayyid Rāfiʿ Muḥammad Dasondhi ( ur, ; died ca 1090 AH/1679 AD) was a scholar of repute from Sakras, District Gurgaon (now in Nuh district, Haryana). He belonged to the family of Gardēzī Sadaat.
Biography
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Qazi Syed Inayatullah
Qazi Syed Inayatullah (died circa 1125 AH / 1713 AD) was a scholar of Fiqh from Sakras, District Mewat (Haryana). He belonged to the family of Gardēzī Sadaat.
Biography
Qazi Syed Inayatullah was a scholar of Fiqh, an expert in sharia laws, f ...
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Qazi Syed Hayatullah
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Biography
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Hakim Syed Karam Husain
Hakim Syed Muhammad Karam Hussain (1870–25 June 1953) ( ur, ) was an Unani practitioner from Tijara, Alwar.
Biography
Education
After initial education from his hometown 'Tijara', he moved to Meerut at the age of 14 years. In Meerut, he to ...
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Syed Ziaur Rahman
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References
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People from Jhajjar
1803 deaths
People from Ferozepur Jhirka
People from Mewat
People from Rewari
Indian Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam
Hanafis
Gardēzī Sadaat
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