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{{Infobox religious biography<br />
| name = Muhammad Ahmad Pratapgarhi<br />
| birth_date = 1899<br />
| birth_place = Phulpur village, [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh district]], North-Western Provinces, British India<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1991|10|12|1899}}<br />
| death_place = [[Allahabad]], Uttar Pradesh, India<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| religion = [[Islam]]<br />
| denomination = [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]]<br />
| jurisprudence = [[Hanafi]]<br />
| movement = [[Deobandi]]<br />
| creed = [[Maturidi]]<br />
| Sufi_order = [[Chishti Order|Chishti]], [[Naqshbandi Order|Naqshbandi]], [[Qadiri Order|Qadiri]], [[Suhrawardi order|Suhrawardi]]<br />
| disciple_of = Badr Ali Shah Raibarelvi<br />Waris Hasan Kora Jahanabadi<br />
| disciples = [[Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar]]<br />[[Qamaruzzaman Allahabadi]]<br />
| notable_works = '''Irfān-e-Mohabbat'' (poetry collection)<br />
}}<br />
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'''Muhammad Ahmad Pratapgarhi''' (1899–1991) was an Indian Islamic scholar, Sufi, and poet. In [[Sufism]], he was an authorised disciple of Waris Hasan Kora Jahanabadi and Badr Ali Shah Raibarelvi. His written works include several religious texts and a poetry collection titled ''Irfan-e-Mohabbat''.<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Muhammad Ahmad Pratapgarhi was born in 1317 AH (1899 CE) in Phulpur village, [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh district]]. His father, Ghulam Muhammad, was affiliated through spiritual allegiance (bayʿah) with Fazl-e-Rahman Ganj Muradabadi.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nadwi |first=Abul Hasan Ali Hasani |author-link=Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi |url=https://archive.org/details/purane-chiragh-v.3 |title=Purane Chiragh |publisher=Maktaba-e-Firdaus; Maktaba al-Shabab al-Ilmiyyah |year=2010 |edition=3rd |location=[[Lucknow]] |page=84 |language=ur}}</ref><br />
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He received his early education in his native village. He later studied Persian, Arabic, and Hadith under Badr Ali Shah Raibarelvi, a disciple and authorized successor (khalifah) of Fazl-e-Rahman Ganj Muradabadi. Since Ganj Muradabadi was a student of [[Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi]], Pratapgarhi was connected to Dehlavi through two intermediary teachers.<ref name="Pratāpgarh">{{cite book |last1=Qasmi Pratapgarhi|first1=Muhammad|title=Pratāpgarh kī Islāmī Tārīkh: ‘Ahd ba ‘Ahd|trans-title=The Islamic History of Pratapgarh: Era by Era|publisher=Markaz ash-Shaikh Maulana Muhammad Yaar|location=Maulana Nagar, [[Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh]]|page=157|date=May 2023|chapter=Maulana Muhammad Ahmad Pratapgarhi|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/p_i_t/page/n154/mode/1up |language=ur}}</ref><br />
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He completed his spiritual training (tasawwuf) at the Tila Wali Mosque in [[Lucknow]] under Waris Hasan Kora Jahanabadi, a disciple of [[Rashid Ahmad Gangohi]] and a khalifah of [[Mahmud Hasan Deobandi]], from whom he received authorization for spiritual initiation and succession. He also received authorization in spiritual practice from Badr Ali Shah Raibarelvi.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nadwi |first=Mohammad Rabey Hasani|author-link=Rabey Hasani Nadwi |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/yaadon-ke-charagh-mohammad-rabe-hasani-nadvi-ebooks#40 |title=Yādon ke Chiragh |publisher=Maktaba al-Shabab al-Ilmiyyah |year=2012 |edition=1st |location=[[Lucknow]] |page=39 |language=ur}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
During his youth and later years, Pratapgarhi was engaged in religious instruction and [[Dawah|missionary]] activities.{{Sfn|Nadwi|2012|p=39}} He traveled to various villages for religious outreach and reform.<ref>{{cite journal |editor1-last=Azmi|editor1-first=Saeed-ur-Rahman|editor1-link=Saeed-ur-Rahman Azmi Nadvi|last=Nadwi|first=Wazah Rashid Hasani|author-link=Wazeh Rashid Hasani Nadwi|title=العالم الرباني الشيخ محمد أحمد الفولبوري في ذمة الله|trans-title=The Godly scholar Shaykh Muhammad Ahmad Phulburi has passed away|url=https://archive.org/details/al-baas-el-islami-nov-dec-1991/page/n45/mode/1up |journal=[[Al-Baas El-Islami]]|date=November–December 1991| volume=36 |issue=9 |publisher=[[Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama]]|location=Lucknow|page=93|language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Al-Jāmiʿ al-Muʿīn fī Ṭabaqāt al-Shuyūkh al-Mutqinīn wa’l-Mujīzīn al-Musnidīn|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=tvUHEQAAQBAJ&pg=PT526 |publisher=[[Dar Al-Kotob Al-Ilmiyah]]|date=1 January 2023|language=ar|first=Akram|last=Nadwi|isbn=978-614-496-249-7|edition=1st|location=[[Beirut, Lebanon]]|author-link=Akram Nadwi|page=526}}</ref><br />
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He initially resided in his native village of Phulpur. At different times, he stayed in [[Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh]] town, including at the residence of Baba Najmul Hasan and, after the latter's migration to Pakistan, at the residence of Abdul Wahid. From 1932 onward, he occasionally resided in [[Allahabad]], first in the [[Daraganj]] area and later for some time in the localities of [[Katra, Prayagraj|Katra]] and [[Dariyabad, Prayagraj|Dariyabad]].{{Sfn|Qasmi Pratapgarhi|2023|p=158}}<br />
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From 1400 AH, he resided for approximately four years in the northern chamber of Madrasa Baitul Ma'arif. Due to chronic [[hemorrhoid]]<nowiki/>al illness and [[advanced age]], his health declined in his later years. As a result, he discontinued travel and took up permanent residence at the home of his physician, Abrar Ahmad. During this period, he ceased traveling to Pratapgarh and Phulpur.{{Sfn|Qasmi Pratapgarhi|2023|p=158}}<br />
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His notable authorised disciples include [[Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar]]<ref name=": Bayyināt">{{Cite journal|date=September 2016 |editor1-last=Iskander|editor1-first=Abdur Razzaq|editor1-link=Abdur Razzaq Iskander |editor2-last=Banuri|editor2-first=Sulaiman Yousuf|editor3-last=Mustafa|editor3-first=Muhammad Ijaz|title=Aalim-e-Rabbani ki Rehlat|url=https://www.banuri.edu.pk/bayyinat-detail/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%DA%A9%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%AA |journal=[[Bayyināt]] |language=ur |location=[[Allama Banuri Town]], Karachi|publisher=[[Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia]] |volume=76 |issue=8 |page=53}}</ref> and [[Qamaruzzaman Allahabadi]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fatehpuri|first=Mohammad Ahsan |chapter=Mukhtasr Ahwāl-e-Zindagi|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/urdubookscollection_202004/Al-Ifaadaawtu-l%20Ihsaaniyyah%201/page/n21/mode/1up |title=Al-Ifādāt al-Ihsāniyyah|volume=1|publisher=Maktaba Darul Ma'ārif; Idāra Faidān-e-Ma'rifat|date=July 2006 |pages=18–19|location=[[Allahabad]]; [[Valsad]] |language=ur}}</ref><br />
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== Literary works ==<br />
Pratapgarhi's poetry reflects a Sufi orientation. His poetry collection, ''Irfan-e-Mohabbat'', has been published{{Sfn|Nadwi|2012|p=40}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Tadhkira-e-Akābir|url=https://archive.org/details/tazkira-e-akabir/page/197/mode/1up |last=Qasmi|first=Nizamuddin|publisher=[[Jamia Islamia Ishaatul Uloom]]|location=[[Akkalkuwa]], Nandobar, Maharashtra |page=197|edition=2nd|date=September 2012|language=ur}}</ref> in 1399 [[Anno Hegirae|AH]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ramadan Yousuf |first1=Muhammad Khair|title=Takmilat-u Mu'jam al-Mu'allifeen (1977–1995)|chapter-url=https://shamela.ws/book/36031/1326#p1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115075744/https://shamela.ws/book/36031/1326#p1|archive-date=15 January 2023|url-status=live|year=1997|edition=1st|publisher=Dār Ibn Hazm |location=[[Beirut]], Lebanon|page=449|chapter=Muhammad Ahmad Al-Fūlbūri|language=ar|via=[[Al-Maktaba al-Shamela]]}}</ref><br />
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His other written works include:{{Sfn|Qasmi|2012|p=197}}<br />
* ''Akhlaq-e-Salaf''<br />
* ''Kamalat-e-Nubuwwat''<br />
* ''Roohul Bayān'' (a collection of sermons in three volumes)<br />
* ''Sada-e-Ghaib'', a compilation of his sayings and discourses compiled by [[Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar]].<ref name=:"Mausoo'ah">{{Cite book |last=Mubarakpuri|first=Arif Jameel|author-link=Arif Jameel Mubarakpuri|title=Mausoo'a Ulama-u- Deoband|trans-title=The Encyclopedia of Deobandi Scholars|date=2021|edition=1st|publisher=Shaikhul Hind Academy|location=[[Deoband]]|page=314|language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sada-e-Ghaib |url=https://khanqah.org/book/sadaye-ghaib |access-date=2026-02-09 |website=Khanqah-e-Imdadia Ashrafia |language=en |publication-place=[[Gulshan-e-Iqbal]], Karachi}}</ref><br />
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== Death and legacy ==<br />
Pratapgarhi died on 12 October 1991 (3 [[Rabi' al-Thani]] 1412 [[Anno Hegirae|AH]]{{Sfn|Qasmi|2012|p=197}}), on a Sunday night in [[Allahabad]], after a period of illness.{{Sfn|Nadwi|1991|p=90}}{{Sfn|Mubarakpuri|2021|p=314}} He was buried at the Ram Bagh Akela Aam cemetery in Allahabad.{{Sfn|Qasmi|2012|p=197}}<br />
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He was survived by three sons and several daughters. His sons include Ishtiyaq Ahmad, Irshad Ahmad, and Qari Mushtaq Ahmad. Qari Mushtaq Ahmad was associated with a religious seminary in Lucknow.{{Sfn|Nadwi|2012|p=41}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Nadwi |first=Abdullah Hasani |author-link=Abdullah Hasani Nadwi |url=https://archive.org/details/tazkirah-muhammed-ahmed-pratapgadhi-abdullah-hasani-1 |title=Tadhkirah Maulana Muhammad Ahmad Pratapgarhi|date=January 2016 |publisher=Syed Ahmad Shahid Academy |editor-last=Nadwi |editor-first=Muhammad Armaghan Badayuni |edition=1st |location=Dār-e-Arafāt, Takia Kalan, [[Raebareli]] |language=ur}}<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Nadwi |first=Shamsul Haque|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/%D9%86%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D9%87_%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%81_%D9%85%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7_%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF/vOfXAAAAMAAJ?hl=en |title=Namoona-e-Salaf Maulana Muhammad Ahmad Pratapgarhi: Nushāhadāt-o-Ta'assurāt |year=1999 |publisher=Qari Mushtaq Ahmad|edition=1st |location=[[Lucknow]] |language=ur}}<br />
* {{Cite journal |date=November 1991 |editor-last=Islahi |editor-first=Ziauddin |last=Islahi |first=Ziauddin|title=Aah! Maulana Muhammad Ahmad Pratapgarhi|url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/maarif-shumara-number-005-shah-moinuddin-ahmad-nadvi-magazines-13#71 |journal=[[Ma'arif]] |language=ur |location=[[Azamgarh]] |publisher=[[Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy]] |volume=148 |issue=5 |pages=391–393}}<br />
* {{cite book |last1=Mansoorpuri|first1=Muhammad Salman|author1-link=Salman Mansoorpuri|title=Zikr-e-Raftagāñ|publisher=Al Markaz Al Ilmi Lin Nashri Wat Tahqeeq|location=Lalbagh, [[Moradabad]]|page=123|date=April 2020|chapter=Maulana Shah Muhammad Ahmad Pratapgarhi|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/1_20240124_20240124_1615/%D8%B0%DA%A9%D8%B1%20%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%AA%DA%AF%D8%A7%DA%BA%201/page/123/mode/1up |edition=2nd |volume=1|language=ur}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian Sufis]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam]]<br />
[[Category:Hanafis]]<br />
[[Category:Deobandis]]<br />
[[Category:Indian religious writers]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian poets]]<br />
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