Syed Sulaiman Nadvi (—; 22 November 1884 – 22 November 1953) was a Pakistani historian, writer and scholar of

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. He co-authored '' Sirat-un-Nabi'' and wrote ''Khutbat-e-Madras''.Profile of Sulaiman Nadvi on shibliacademy.org website
Published 23 March 2009, Retrieved 9 October 2019 He was a member of the founding committee of

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Early life and education

Sulaiman Nadvi Nadvi was born on 22 November 1884 in Desna, a village of Nalanda District, Bihar, India (then in the Patna District, in the Bengal Presidency of British India). His father, Hakeem Sayyed Abul Hasan was a Sufi. Sulaiman Nadvi was influenced by Shibli Nomani at Lucknow. In 1906, he graduated from Nadva. In 1908, Nadvi was appointed as an instructor of Modern Arabic and Theology at Dar-ul-Uloom Nadva. His contemporary at Nadva was Abul Kalam Azad who had come from Calcutta and also joined the Nadva. Both Sulaiman Nadvi and Abul Kalam Azad were favorite pupils of Maulana Shibli Nomani. Sulaiman Nadvi became one of the biographers of the Prophet of Islam and a historian during his own lifetime.

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conferred on him the honorary degree of Doctorate of Literature ( DLitt) in 1941.

Contribution to Islamic literature

In 1933, he published one of his major works, ''Khayyam''. The nucleus of this book was an article on the noted Persian scholar and poet Omar Khayyam.Profile and books by Sulaiman Nadvi on Archived Open Library (California State Library) website
Retrieved 11 October 2019 Sulaiman Nadvi, along with others who favored Hindu-Muslim unity in British India, suggested that the term "Urdu" be abandoned in favour of "

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" because the former conjured up the image of a military conquest and war whereas the latter had no such symbolic baggage. Sulaiman Nadvi founded Darul Musannifeen (Academy of Authors), also known as the Shibli Academy, at

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. The first book published there was Ard-ul-Quran (2 volumes).

Later life and death

In June 1950, Nadvi moved to Pakistan and settled in Karachi. He was appointed Chairman of Taleemat-e-Islami Board to advise on Islamic aspects of Pakistan's Constitution. He died on 22 November 1953 in Karachi at the age of 69.Profile and graveside monument of Sulaiman Nadvi in Karachi, Pakistan
Retrieved 9 October 2019 However, his son Salman Nadwi asserts that they didn't move to Pakistan with the intention of migration. Right after they reached Pakistan, Sulaiman Nadwi's health deteriorated and he tried unsuccessfully to get his permit extended from the Indian embassy, which caused grief and pain.

Literary work

Nadvi's works include: *Ahl-us-Sunnah-wal-Jamā‘ah
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lectures delivered in Bombay during March 1931. *Khayyam (about the contributions of Omar Khayyam, published in 1933) * Khutbat-e-madras *Rahmat-e-Aalam *Seerat-e-Aisha * Sirat-un-Nabi (Life of the Prophet) by first Shibli Nomani, the teacher of Sulaiman Nadvi. Shibli started writing this book, which was later finished by Sulaiman Nadvi after Shibli’s death in 1914.

References

Citations

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