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{{short description|Indian Muslim scholar}}
{{Infobox religious biography
|honorific_prefix = Maulana, Acharya
|name = Shams Naved Usmāni
|birth_date = 1931
|birth_place = [[Deoband]], [[British India]]
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1993|8|26|1931}}
|religion = Islam
|image = Shams Naved Usmani.jpg
|alma_mater = [[University of Lucknow]]
|relatives = [[Usmani family of Deoband]]
}}

''' Shams Naved Usmani''' (1931 – 26 August 1993) was an [[Indian people|Indian]] Muslim scholar. He belonged to the [[Usmani family of Deoband]] and was an alumnus of the [[University of Lucknow]]. He held the titles of [[Acharya]] and [[Maulana]] together. He was known for his inter-faith dialogues.

==Birth and education==
{{Further|Usmani family of Deoband#Fazlur Rahman Usmani}}
Shams Naved Usmāni was born in [[Deoband]] into the [[Usmani family of Deoband]] in 1931.<ref name="first">{{cite book |last1=Sikand |first1=Yoginder |author1-link=Yoginder Sikand |title=Muslims in India Since 1947: Islamic Perspectives on Inter-Faith Relations|page=133}}</ref> Islamic scholar [[Shabbir Ahmad Usmani]] was one of his uncles.<ref name="zindagi">{{cite journal |author1=Tabish Mehdi |title=Yād-e-Raftgān: Shams Naved Usmāni |journal=Zindagi-e-Nau |date=September 2010 |volume=36 |issue=9 |url=http://www.zindgienau.com/Issues/2010/september2010/unicode_article11.asp |access-date=7 January 2021}}</ref>

Usmani received his primary Islamic education at home.<ref name="circle" /> He learnt [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] on his own and did his post-graduation from the [[University of Lucknow]].<ref name="circle" />

==Academic studies and literary works==
Usmāni studied Hindu scriptures and identified [[Noah]] as [[Manu (Hinduism)|Manu]].<ref name="second">{{cite book |last1=Sikand |first1=Yoginder |author1-link=Yoginder Sikand |title=Muslims in India Since 1947: Islamic Perspectives on Inter-Faith Relations|page=138}}</ref> He stated that ''[[Vedas]]'' are divine, but corrupted books, as the Islamic traditions hold belief about ''[[Injil]]'' and ''[[Torah]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sikand |first1=Yoginder |author1-link=Yoginder Sikand |title=Muslims in India Since 1947: Islamic Perspectives on Inter-Faith Relations|page=137}}</ref> He has accused Hindus of attributing wrong beliefs to Manu.<ref name="second"/>

According to Tabish Mehdi, "the results that came out of his studies created an atmosphere of restlessness in the academic world". His studies received a wide criticism from the academics of India.<ref name="zindagi"/> Usmāni held the titles of [[Acharya]] and [[Maulana]] altogether.<ref name="first"/>

Usmāni himself did not write any books.<ref name="first"/> However, his anecdotes were collected and compiled by [[Syed Abdullah Tariq]].<ref name="circle">{{cite news |title=An innovative approach to Hindu-Muslim dialogue |url=http://twocircles.net/2008may15/innovative_approach_hindu_muslim_dialogue.html |access-date=7 January 2021 |work=[[Two Circles]] |date=16 May 2008}}</ref> These works include ''Agar Abh Bhi Na Jāge To'' ({{translation|Now or Never}}).<ref name="circle"/>

==Death and Legacy==
Usmāni died on 26 August 1993.<ref name="sketch">{{cite web |title=Sketch of Shams Naved Usmāni |url=https://workglobal.in/acharya-maulana-shams-naved-usmani/ |website=workglobal.in |publisher=World Organisation of Religions & Knowledge |access-date=7 January 2021 |date=10 March 2019}}</ref> He was survived by his wife Khadeja Naved Usmani.<ref name="sketch"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book |last1=Sikand |first1=Yoginder |author1-link=Yoginder Sikand |title=Muslims in India Since 1947: Islamic Perspectives on Inter-Faith Relations |publisher=[[Routledge]] |pages=133–150 |edition=2004 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yf5aJi2loLcC&q=shams+naved+usmani&pg=PA133 |access-date=6 January 2021 |chapter=NOW or NEVER: The inter-faith dialogue project of Acharya Maulana Shams Naved 'Usmani|date=31 July 2004 |isbn=9781134378258 }}

{{Usmani family}}

[[Category:1931 births]]
[[Category:1993 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Deoband]]
[[Category:Usmani family]]
[[Category:University of Lucknow alumni]]

Shams Naved Usmani - Revision history

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