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{{Short description|Indian Islamic scholar (1935 – 1979)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mohammad al-Hasani
| native_name = محمد الحسنی
| native_name_lang = ur
| image =
| birth_place = [[Lucknow]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|10|15|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{Death year and age|1979|1935}}
| alma_mater = [[Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama]]
| module = {{Infobox religious biography
| embed = yes
| religion = Islam
| denomination = [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]]
| jurisprudence = [[Hanafi school|Hanafi]]
| teacher = [[Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi]]
| children = {{ubl|[[Abdullah Hasani Nadwi]]|[[Bilal Abdul Hai Hasani Nadwi]]}}
}}
}}
'''Mohammad al-Hasani''' (15 October 1935 – 1979) was an Indian Islamic scholar, writer, translator, and journalist. Although he did not receive formal academic training, he founded the Arabic-language magazine [[Al-Baas El-Islami|''Al-Baas El-Islami'']], established the literary forum Al-Muntada al-Adabi, and served as editor-in-chief of the Urdu magazine ''[[Tameer-e-Hayat]]''. His work encompassed translating major writings of [[Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi]] and other scholars, as well as producing original writings in both Arabic and Urdu.

== Biography ==
Mohammad al-Hasani was born on 15 October 1935 in [[Lucknow district|Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India, and received his education at home under the guidance of his father, Abdul Ali, and his uncle, Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi.<ref>{{Cite thesis |last=Haque |first=Mustafizul |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/641612 |title=Arabic Writings of Mohammad al Hasani An Analytical Study |publisher=Department of Arabic, [[Assam University]] |year=2024 |location=India |pages=88 |language=ar |degree=PhD |hdl=10603/641612}}</ref> He studied the Qur’an, learned Urdu and Persian from a private tutor, and acquired the basics of Arabic from his father, but did not attend a formal institution or obtain academic qualifications.{{Sfn|Haque|2024|p=90}} He began writing at the age of thirteen, and at fourteen translated into Arabic a lecture delivered in Urdu by Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi, which was later published as ''Between Image and Reality''.<ref name=":0" /> In 1954 he established the literary circle al-Muntada al-Adabi (The Literary Forum), followed by the launch of the Arabic magazine ''Al-Baas El-Islami'' in 1955, and the founding of al-Rabita al-Islamiyya al-Dawliyya (The International Islamic League) in 1959, which issued a bulletin in Arabic, English, and Urdu.{{Sfn|Haque|2024|p=94}} His articles were also published in journals such as ''[[Al-Raid]]'' and ''Al-Muslimun''. Al-Hasani was proficient in Arabic, Urdu, and Persian, and held the position of editor-in-chief of the Urdu literary magazine ''Tameer-e-Hayat''. He died on 1979 at the age of forty-four.<ref name=":0" />

== Works ==
Al-Hasani produced a range of writings and translations in Arabic and Urdu, addressing religious, literary, and social subjects. His translations included several works of Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi, such as ''al-Arkan al-Arba‘a (The Four Pillars), al-Sira‘ bayna al-Fikra al-Islamiyya wa al-Fikra al-Gharbiyya (The Struggle between the Islamic and Western Ideas), Idha Habat Rih al-Iman (When the Wind of Faith Blows), Rubbaniyya la Rahbaniyya (Godliness, Not Monasticism)'', and ''al-Sira al-Nabawiyya (The Prophetic Biography''). He also translated Muhammad Asad’s [[The Road to Mecca (book)|''The Road to Mecca'']] into Urdu, published as ''From the Storm to the Shore'' in 1960. Among his original works were ''Islam al-Mumtahan'' (''Islam Tested'', 1977), a compilation of articles written between 1954 and 1975, as well as ''Adwa’ ‘ala al-Tariq (Lights on the Path), Ma‘a al-Haqiqa (With the Truth), al-Manhaj al-Islami al-Salim (The Sound Islamic Method), al-Islam bayna La wa Na‘am (Islam Between No and Yes)'', and the Urdu book ''Rawdat Jaman'' (1975). He also wrote biographical studies of figures including [[Muhammad Ali Mungeri]], founder of [[Nadwatul Ulama]], and ‘Ilm Allah al-Naqshbandi.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Batt |first=Firdous Ahmad |date=2015 |title=Al-Ustadh Mohammad al-Hasani wa Khadamatihi fi al-Lugha al-‘Arabiyya |url=https://allugah.com/?p=169 |journal=Allughah |language=ar |issn=2394-4862}}</ref>{{Sfn|Haque|2024|p=95}}

== Sources ==
* {{Cite thesis |last=Rahman |first=Hafizur |title=Arabic journalism in India with special reference to Sayed Muhammad Al Hasani : a study |access-date= |degree=PhD |publisher=[[Gauhati University]] |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/342127 |language=en |pages=184 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217145140/https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/342127 |archive-date=17 December 2023 |year=2020 |location=India |url-status=live}}
* {{Cite thesis |last=Nadwi |first=Sarwar Alam |title=Development Of Arabic Journalism In India After Independence |access-date=29 November 2023 |degree=PhD |publisher=[[Aligarh Muslim University]] |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8443/jspui/handle/10603/57825 |language=ar |pages=185 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126024641/https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8443/jspui/handle/10603/57825 |archive-date=26 November 2023 |year=2000 |location=India |hdl=10603/57825 |url-status=live}}
* {{Cite thesis |last=Islam |first=Habib Shahidul |title=The Role Of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulema In The Field Of Arabic Journalism In India A Study |access-date=29 November 2023 |degree=PhD |publisher=Department of Arabic, [[Gauhati University]] |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8443/jspui/handle/10603/114360 |language=en |page=188 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129050739/https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8443/jspui/handle/10603/114360 |archive-date=29 November 2023 |year=2014 |location=India |hdl=10603/114360 |url-status=live}}
* {{Cite book |last=Husain |first=Muhammad Muzammil |url=https://abulhasanalinadwi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AA.pdf |title=Mutalaah Tasnifat: Hazrat Maulana Syed Mohammad al-Hasani |last2=Abu Asama |first2=Muhammad |date=2024 |publisher=Anjuman al-Islah, Maahad al-Quran al-Karim |location=Lucknow |pages=1 |language=ur}}
* {{Cite book |last=Nadwi |first=Mahmud Hasan Hasani |url=https://abulhasanalinadwi.org/books/swaneh%20mawlana%20sayyed%20muhammed%20alhasani-by%20mahmood%20hasani.pdf |title=Sawanih Maulana Syed Muhammad Hasani |last2=Hasani |first2=Muhammad Sani |date=2013 |publisher=Syed Ahmad Shaheed Academy |location=UP |pages=1 |language=ur}}
* {{Cite book |last=Nadwi |first=Taj al-Din |url=https://abulhasanalinadwi.org/books/muhammed%20alhasani%20hayatahu%20wa%20aasarahu-MH_09.pdf |title=Mohammad al-Hasani: Hayatuhu wa Atharuhu |date=2004 |publisher=Muassasah Faisal al-Talimiyyah |location=Jammu and Kashmir |pages=1 |language=ar}}
* {{Cite thesis |last=P |first=Jubailiya |title=Darul Uloom Nadwathul Ulama its Contributions to the Development of Arabic Language and Literature: an analytical study |access-date=29 November 2023 |degree=PhD |publisher=Department of Arabic, [[University of Calicut]] |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8443/jspui/handle/10603/306944 |language=ar |pages=181–184 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126025358/https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8443/jspui/handle/10603/306944 |archive-date=26 November 2023 |year=2020 |location=India |hdl=10603/306944 |url-status=live}}

== See also ==
* [[List of Deobandis]]

== References ==
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