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{{Short description|Indian scholar (1935–2015)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox philosopher
| image = Maulana AQA.jpg
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| name = Maulana Alhaj Abdullah Quraishi Al-Azhari
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1935|09|19}}
| birth_place = [[Dundigal]], [[Ranga Reddy District]], [[Telangana]], India
| death_date = {{death-date and age|8 December 2015|19 September 1935}}
| occupation = Imam and Khateeb of [[Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad|Mecca Masjid]] Hyderabad
| main_interests = [[Hadith]], [[Tafsir]], [[Adab (literature)|Adab]], [[Qirat]], [[Khateeb]] and [[Islamic Philosophy]]
| website = {{URL|qirath.com}}
| signature =
}}
{{Sufism}}

'''Maulana''' '''Abdullah Quraishi Al-Azhari''' (19 September 1935 – 8 December 2015 [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]) was an [[ulema|Islamic scholar]] from [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]], India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-02-03/hyderabad/28329984_1_offer-prayers-bakrid-mecca-masjid|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103145003/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-02-03/hyderabad/28329984_1_offer-prayers-bakrid-mecca-masjid|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2012|title=It was prayers, 'itr' and bonhomie on Bakrid|date=3 February 2004|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2 October 2010}}</ref> He served as the [[khateeb]] and [[imam]] of the [[Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad|Mecca Masjid]] in [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]] and the vice chancellor of [[Jamia Nizamia|Jamia Nizamia University]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/fifty-years-of-service-to-the-quran/article3423061.ece|title=Fifty years of service to the Quran|date=16 May 2016|work=The Hindu|agency=The Hindu|last1=Ifthekhar|first1=J. S.|access-date=4 July 2016|archive-date=27 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227000012/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/fifty-years-of-service-to-the-quran/article3423061.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Quraishi was born to Abdur Raheem, in [[Dundigal]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], also an [[imam]] of the [[Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad|Mecca Masjid]],<ref name=":1" /> on September 19, 1935.<ref name=":2">{{cite news|title=Moulana Abdullah Quraishi passes away|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2015-12-09/Moulana-Abdullah-Quraishi-passes-away/191999|access-date=4 July 2016|agency=The Hans India|publisher=The Hans India|date=9 December 2015|archive-date=12 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812022428/http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2015-12-09/Moulana-Abdullah-Quraishi-passes-away/191999|url-status=live}}</ref>

He went to Hyderabad from Dundigal and started his studies as a student in Hifz and Qirath of [[Quran]] in Mecca Masjid. Then he studied Metric from [[Aligarh Muslim University]] and Graduated from [[Osmania University]]. Then he completed Fazil in Jamia Nizamia and Academics from Nagpur University. Maulana then completed his '''M.Phil''' by research on ''Dawatul Islamia Al Ma'aasirah Fil Hind.'' The Government of India then decided to send him to [[Al-Azhar University]] in Egypt in 1964 where he completed '[[Shahadatul Aliya]]' and 'Shahadatut Taqassus<ref>{{cite news |title=Indian expats laud Al-Azhari's role |url=https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/144247 |access-date=21 February 2022 |archive-date=21 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221061713/https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/144247 |url-status=live }}</ref>'. He stayed in Egypt for 8 years and also learned Qirath from Sheikh Ibrahim Awad in Egypt and recited the Qur'an at many places on several occasions there.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}

==Return from Egypt==
Quraishi returned to Hyderabad from Egypt in 1973 after completing his studies. After coming back, the 8th Nizam, Nawab Mir Barkath Ali Khan [[Mukarram Jah]] opened a school for teaching Qur'an with [[Tajweed]] called ''Idaarah Mukarram Jah Dar-ut-Tajweed Wal Qir'ath'', which was located in Purani Haweli. He is an Arabic Scholar and has also taught [[Adab (Islam)|adab]] since 1978 and was Sheikh-Ul-Adab in Jamia Nizamia. He also served as the Vice Chancellor of [[Jamia Nizamia]].{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}

==Qur'an Recitation==
Maulana has mastered Qir'ath from Qari Abdur Raheem, Qari Abdul Bari and Qari Kaleemullah Hussaini. He also learnt Qir'ath from Sheikh Ibrahim Awad in Egypt.
Maulana has a unique way of reciting Qir'ath in which all the Tunes which are called 'Lehja' in Arabic, can be completed in 5–7 minutes. He has won several awards all over the world for his Recitation. There are many competitions that are being held globally, and his disciples also go to these competitions to represent him and also to win them. His sessions on Qir'ath are conducted every day after Fajr and has been continuing since more than 30 years. The name of the Qirath school is '''Idaarah Mukarram Jah Dar-ut-Tajweed Wal Qir'ath,''', which was opened by the 8th Nizam of Hyderabad, after he was inspired by Maulana's Qirath. Below are the places where he has taught the Qir'ath.

* 1974–1977 – [[Purani Haveli]]
* 1977–2007 – [[Chowmahalla Palace]], Khiwath
* 2007–2009 – [[Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad|Mecca Masjid]]
* 2009–Till Death – Khaja Ka Chillah, Moghulpura, [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]

In 1974, Minister of Petroleum of [[Saudi Arabia]], '''Mr. Zaki Yamani''' came to Purani Haweli and was very inspired by his Qir'ath. Since then, Maulana has judged many Qir'ath competitions all over India, including [[Malaysia]] in 1974 and the [[Middle East]].

==Sufism==
Maulana was a [[Sufi]] and became a disciple of Shah Ismail Hussaini Qadri Multani and obtained Baiyyath and Khilafath from Syed Moizuddin Qadri Multani in 1950. He obtained 'Silsilah Chishtiya' from Syed Shah Noorullah Hussaini Ifteqari. Presently, Maulana has around 70–80 disciples with the Multani Silsilah and frequently attend the sessions on Tasawwuf conducted at his residence.

==Islamic career==
* 1974 – 2015 – Teaching Qir'aath for 37 years
* 1978 – 2015 – Vice Chancellor of Jamia Nizamia and Teaching Adab
* 1979–1981 – Recited Taraweeh in [[Chicago]], United States continuously for two years
* 1982–1993 – Principal of Lateefia College for 11 years
* 1987–2015 – Khateeb and Imam of Mecca Masjid since 24 years

==50 Years of Service to Islam==
[[File:Makkah_Masjid_decorated.jpg|thumb|right|Makkah Masjid decorated on the ceremony of Maulana's 50 Years of Service to Islam]]
On the occasion of 50 years of Islamic service,<ref>{{cite news |title=Fifty years of service to the Quran |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/fifty-years-of-service-to-the-quran/article3423061.ece |date=11 July 2016 |access-date=21 February 2022 |archive-date=22 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222082050/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/fifty-years-of-service-to-the-quran/article3423061.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> there was a huge ceremony conducted in Mecca Masjid on 15 May 2012, in honor of Maulana Abdullah Quraishi Sahab. His service includes teaching of Islamic Adab, Literature, Hadees, Qirath, Tasawwuf and he was also Imam and Khateeb of Mecca Masjid where thousands of Muslims have prayed behind him. He has also been reciting Taraweeh in the Month of Ramadan and has always been reciting the Qutbah on the occasion of Eid in the ‘EidGah’ and Milad-Un-Nabi in the Mecca Masjid for four decades.

For these services, he was awarded for 50 Years of Service which was attended by thousands of people in Makkah Masjid in Hyderabad. There were many dignitaries along with the President and all lecturers of Jamia Nizamia. Many dignitaries from [[AIMIM]] including [[Asaduddin Owaisi]] were also present at this ceremony.

==Death and burial==
[[File:Funeral_Prayer_in_Makkah_Masjid.jpg|thumb|right|Funeral prayers in [[Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad|Makkah Masjid]]]]
[[File:Procession_going_from_Charminar.jpg|thumb|right|Procession going from [[Charminar]]]]
[[File:Maulana's_Janazah.jpg|thumb|right|Maulana's Janaazah (Body) being taken by the Funeral Procession.]]
Abdullah Quraishi had a mild cardiac attack in 2008, when he was delivering Taraweeh prayers in Masjid Mir Wazeer Ali in Hyderabad. After that, he was taken to Care hospital and since then, he had trouble in walking due to weakness. He also had a hernia surgery in April 2014 and since then he was having more trouble in walking.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} Even then he used to deliver all his lectures in [[Jamia Nizamia]] and also used to teach Qirat in the morning. Abdullah Quraishi was also suffering from Respiratory problems since 2013 and had trouble breathing in his last days. He was taken to hospital multiple times and died on 8 December 2015.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://indtoday.com/khateeb-and-imam-mecca-masjid-abdullah-quraishi-al-azhari-died-indtoday-com/|title=Khateeb and Imam Mecca Masjid Abdullah Quraishi Al-Azhari died – indtoday.com|access-date=2016-07-04|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310181215/http://www.indtoday.com/khateeb-and-imam-mecca-masjid-abdullah-quraishi-al-azhari-died-indtoday-com/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Abdullah Quraishi's [[janazah|funeral]] was conducted on 9 December 2015, the very next day after his demise. It was delayed, as number of people including his Son-In-Law, Abdur Razzaq Mohiuddin had come from different parts of the world to attend it. Funeral prayer was conducted after 'Dhuhr' prayers in Makkah Masjid at around 1:30 PM. An estimated number of 2 Lakh people attended his Prayer and this was the highest turnout of people in Hyderabad for a funeral.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} The funeral procession started from Makkah Masjid through [[Charminar]], [[Laad Bazar]], Masjid Chowk, Hussaini Alam, Shibli Gunj and was rested for a few minutes in Jamia Nizamia in front of the shrine of Maulana Anwarullah Farooqi. After that, it was taken through Fateh Darwaza and finally to the shrine of Abdullah Shah, at [[Misriganj]].<ref name=":2" />

His death was condoled by [[Chief Minister]] of [[Telangana]] [[K Chandrashekar Rao]], Deputy Chief Minister M Mohammed Mahmood Ali, ministers [[Nayani Narasimha Reddy]] and [[K. T. Rama Rao]], Leader of Opposition in Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir<ref>{{cite news |title=Shabbir Ali condoles demise of Moulana Abdullah Quraishi |url=https://archive.siasat.com/news/shabbir-ali-condoles-demise-moulana-abdullah-quraishi-882331/ |access-date=21 February 2022 |archive-date=21 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221062215/https://archive.siasat.com/news/shabbir-ali-condoles-demise-moulana-abdullah-quraishi-882331/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Rajya Sabha]] member V Hanumantha Rao.<ref name=":2" />

==See also==
*[[Jamia Nizamia]]
*[[Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad|Mecca Masjid]]
*[[Imam]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Aligarh Muslim University alumni]]
[[Category:Barelvis]]
[[Category:Osmania University alumni]]
[[Category:Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University alumni]]
[[Category:Al-Azhar University alumni]]
[[Category:People from Ranga Reddy district]]
[[Category:Indian Sufis]]
[[Category:Indian expatriates in Egypt]]

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