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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| honorific_prefix = | | honorific_prefix = | ||
| name = Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi | | name = Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi | ||
| image = Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi.jpg | |||
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] | |||
| termstart1 = 1952 | | termstart1 = 1952 | ||
| termend1 = 1962 | | termend1 = 2 August 1962 | ||
| | | predecessor1 = ''Office established'' | ||
| | | successor1 = [[J. B. Kripalani]] | ||
| | | constituency1 = [[Amroha Lok Sabha constituency|Amroha]] | ||
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| | |office2 = 4th General Secretary of [[Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind]] | ||
| | |term_start2 = 1942 | ||
| | |term_end2 = 2 August 1962 | ||
| | |predecessor2 = Abdul Haleem Siddiqi | ||
| module2 = {{Infobox religious biography |embed= yes | |successor2 = [[Muhammad Miyan Deobandi]] | ||
| module2 = {{Infobox religious biography | |||
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| birth_date = 1900 | | birth_date = 1900 | ||
| birth_place = [[Seohara]], [[Bijnor district]] | | birth_place = [[Seohara]], [[Bijnor district]] | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1962|08|02|1900}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1962|08|02|1900}} | ||
| resting_place = [[Munhadiyan]], [[New Delhi]] | |||
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] | | party = [[Indian National Congress]] | ||
|notable_works= ''Tehreek-e-Pakistan Par Ek Nazar'' <ref>{{Cite news|last=Pathak|first=Vikas|date=2018-06-23|title=Century not out, Jamiat still bats for an India with a composite culture|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/century-not-out-jamiat-still-bats-for-an-india-with-a-composite-culture/article24242019.ece|access-date=2021-07-07|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | |||
| alma_mater = [[Madrasa Shahi, Moradabad]], [[Darul Uloom Deoband]] | |||
|religion = Islam | |religion = Islam | ||
|founder = [[Nadwatul Musannifeen]] | |founder = [[Nadwatul Musannifeen]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi''' (1900 – 2 August 1962) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar and an activist of the [[Indian independence movement]], who served as the fourth general secretary of the [[Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind]]. He fought against British rule for 25 years (1922-1947) and spent eight years in jail.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maulana Hifzur Rahman and his Qasas-ul-Qur'an |url=http://www.arabnews.com/islam-perspective/maulana-hifzur-rahman-and-his-qasas-ul-qur%E2%80%99 |website=www.arabnews.com |accessdate=9 July 2019}}</ref> As a politician, he [[opposition to the partition of India|opposed the partition of India]],<ref name="Raghavan1999">{{cite book |last1=Raghavan |first1=G. N. S. |title=Aruna Asaf Ali: A Compassionate Radical |date=1999 |publisher=National Book Trust, India |isbn=978-81-237-2762-2 |page=91 |language=English |quote=Three nationalist Muslims were among those who opposed the resolution: Ansar Harwani, Maulana Hifzur Rahman and Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew. “This is a surrender”, Kitchlew said.}}</ref> and served as a member of the Indian Parliament for the [[Indian National Congress]] from [[Amroha | '''Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi''' (1900 – 2 August 1962) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar and an activist of the [[Indian independence movement]], who served as the fourth general secretary of the [[Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind]]. He fought against British rule for 25 years (1922-1947) and spent eight years in jail.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maulana Hifzur Rahman and his Qasas-ul-Qur'an |url=http://www.arabnews.com/islam-perspective/maulana-hifzur-rahman-and-his-qasas-ul-qur%E2%80%99 |website=www.arabnews.com |accessdate=9 July 2019}}</ref> As a politician, he [[opposition to the partition of India|opposed the partition of India]],<ref name="Raghavan1999">{{cite book |last1=Raghavan |first1=G. N. S. |title=Aruna Asaf Ali: A Compassionate Radical |date=1999 |publisher=National Book Trust, India |isbn=978-81-237-2762-2 |page=91 |language=English |quote=Three nationalist Muslims were among those who opposed the resolution: Ansar Harwani, Maulana Hifzur Rahman and Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew. “This is a surrender”, Kitchlew said.}}</ref> and served as a member of the Indian Parliament for the [[Indian National Congress]] from [[Amroha Lok Sabha constituency]] from 1952 to 1962.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/news/can-bjp-reverse-the-trend-in-slippery-amroha/articleshow/68898129.cms|title=Can BJP reverse the trend in slippery Amroha? - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=16 April 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.entranceindia.com/election-and-politics/maulana-mohammad-hifzur-rahman-member-of-parliament-mp-from-amroha-uttar-pradesh-biodata/|title=ENTRANCEINDIA | Maulana Mohammad Hifzur Rahman MP biodata Amroha | ENTRANCEINDIA|website=www.entranceindia.com|date=24 December 2018|access-date=2 July 2019|archive-date=20 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171244/https://entranceindia.com/election-and-politics/maulana-mohammad-hifzur-rahman-member-of-parliament-mp-from-amroha-uttar-pradesh-biodata/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi was born in 1900 (1318 [[Hijri year|AH]]) in a [[Zamindar]] family in [[Seohara]], a city and municipal board in the [[Bijnor district]] of the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name ="mahbub">{{citation|first1=Syed Mehboob |last1=Rizwi |authorlink1 = Syed Mehboob Rizwi|translator = Murtaz Hussain F Quraishi|title=Tarikh Darul Uloom Deoband|trans-title=History of the Dar al-Ulum Deoband |location = [[Deoband]] |publisher = Darul Uloom Deoband | volume = 2 |page=107-109}} </ref> His father Haaji Shamsuddin was an assistant engineer in Bhopal state and then in Bikaner state. Seoharwi was initially home-schooled and later enrolled in [[Madrasa Shahi | Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi was born in 1900 (1318 [[Hijri year|AH]]) in a [[Zamindar]] family in [[Seohara]], a city and municipal board in the [[Bijnor district]] of the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name ="mahbub">{{citation|first1=Syed Mehboob |last1=Rizwi |authorlink1 = Syed Mehboob Rizwi|translator = Murtaz Hussain F Quraishi|title=Tarikh Darul Uloom Deoband|trans-title=History of the Dar al-Ulum Deoband |location = [[Deoband]] |publisher = Darul Uloom Deoband | volume = 2 |page=107-109}} </ref> His father Haaji Shamsuddin was an assistant engineer in [[Bhopal State|Bhopal state]] and then in [[Bikaner State|Bikaner state]]. Seoharwi was initially home-schooled and later enrolled in [[Madrasa Shahi]] in [[Moradabad]]. He graduated in the traditional [[Dars-i Nizami|Dars-e-Nizami]] from the Madrasa Faiz-e-Aam in [[Seohara]].<ref name ="mahbub"/> He studied there under Abdul Ghafoor Seoharwi, Ahmad Chishti and Sayyid Aftab Ali. Later in 1922, he moved to [[Darul Uloom Deoband]] and specialized in ahadith under [[Anwar Shah Kashmiri]] and graduated in 1923 (1342 AH).<ref name="millat">{{cite book |author1=Abu Salman Shahjahanpuri |title=Maulana Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi: Ek Siyasi Mutala |publisher=Farid Book Depot, Daryaganj, [[New Delhi]] |page=27,30,39 |language=Urdu}}</ref><ref name ="mahbub"/> | ||
In 1938, Seoharwi | In 1938, Seoharwi co-founded the [[Nadwatul Musannifeen]] along with [[Atiqur Rahman Usmani]], [[Hamid al-Ansari Ghazi]] and [[Saeed Ahmad Akbarabadi]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=Nayab Hasan Qasmi |title=[[Darul Uloom Deoband]] Ka Sahafati ManzarNama |publisher=Idara Tehqeeq-e-Islami, [[Deoband]] |page=176, 198}}</ref> He was appointed the general secretary of the [[Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind]] in 1942 after Abdul Haleem Siddiqi.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Salman Mansoorpuri |title=Tehreek Azadi-e-Hind Mai Muslim Ulama aur Awaam ka Kirdar |date=2014 |publisher=Deeni Kitab Ghar |location=Deoband |pages=193, 197 |language=ur}}</ref> | ||
Seoharwi died of cancer on 2 August 1962. His funeral prayer was led by [[Qari Muhammad Tayyib]], the Principal of [[Darul Uloom Deoband]].<ref name="lamhaat">{{cite book |author1=Abu Muhammad Maulana Sana'ullah Saad Shuja'abadi |title=Ulama-e-Deoband Ke Aakhri Lamhaat |trans-title =Ending moments of Deobandi scholars |publisher=Maktaba Rasheediya, Saharanpur |pages=120–125 |chapter=Mujahid-e-Millat Mawlana Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi|language=Urdu}}</ref> Tributes came from Indian Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], ministers, and dozens of other members of the Indian Parliament. His funeral prayer was witnessed by a crowd of two hundred thousand people.<ref name="lamhaat"/> His resting place is located in [[Munhadiyan]], [[New Delhi]] where [[Shah Waliullah Dehlawi]] is also buried.<ref name ="mahbub"/> Hifzur Rahman Academy in Jeddah was established in his memory.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hifzur Rahman Academy gives souvenirs to pilgrims |url=http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/97526/Hifzur-Rahman-Academy-gives-souvenirs-to-pilgrims |website=SaudiGazette.com |date=16 September 2014 |accessdate=19 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hifzur Rehman Academy honors new Muslims in Jeddah |url=http://www.arabnews.com/news/479786 |website=ArabNews.com |date=19 November 2013 |accessdate=19 July 2019 }}</ref> | Seoharwi died of cancer on 2 August 1962. His funeral prayer was led by [[Qari Muhammad Tayyib]], the Principal of [[Darul Uloom Deoband]].<ref name="lamhaat">{{cite book |author1=Abu Muhammad Maulana Sana'ullah Saad Shuja'abadi |title=Ulama-e-Deoband Ke Aakhri Lamhaat |trans-title =Ending moments of Deobandi scholars |publisher=Maktaba Rasheediya, Saharanpur |pages=120–125 |chapter=Mujahid-e-Millat Mawlana Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi|language=Urdu}}</ref> Tributes came from Indian Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], ministers, and dozens of other members of the Indian Parliament. His funeral prayer was witnessed by a crowd of two hundred thousand people.<ref name="lamhaat"/> His resting place is located in [[Munhadiyan]], [[New Delhi]] where [[Shah Waliullah Dehlawi]] is also buried.<ref name ="mahbub"/> Hifzur Rahman Academy in [[Jeddah]] was established in his memory.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hifzur Rahman Academy gives souvenirs to pilgrims |url=http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/97526/Hifzur-Rahman-Academy-gives-souvenirs-to-pilgrims |website=SaudiGazette.com |date=16 September 2014 |accessdate=19 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hifzur Rehman Academy honors new Muslims in Jeddah |url=http://www.arabnews.com/news/479786 |website=ArabNews.com |date=19 November 2013 |accessdate=19 July 2019 }}</ref> | ||
==Literary works== | ==Literary works== | ||
Seoharwi‘s books include: | Seoharwi‘s books include: | ||
*''Akhlaq aur Falsafa-e-Akhlaq'' | *''Akhlaq aur Falsafa-e-Akhlaq'' | ||
*''Balagh-e-Mubeen'' | *''Balagh-e-Mubeen'' | ||
*''Islam ka iqtesadi Nizam''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Khan |first1=Abdul Waris |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebook-detail/islami-uloom-mein-nadwat-ul-musannifin-ki-khidmaat-ek-mutala-abdul-waris-khan-ebooks |title=Islāmi Uloom mai Nadwatul Musannifeen ki Khidmāt: Ek mutāla |date=1999 |publisher=Islamic Book Foundation |location=New Delhi |pages=247–250 |trans-title=The contribution of Nadwatul Musannifeen in Islamic studies: A study}}</ref> | |||
*''Islam ka iqtesadi Nizam'' | |||
*''Qasas al-Quran'' | *''Qasas al-Quran'' | ||
== See also == | |||
* [[List of Deobandis]] | |||
* | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
*[https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8443/jspui/handle/10603/369726 Hifzur RahmanSeoharvi ki Ilmi Khidmaat ka Tejqiqi Jaiza] | |||
* {{cite book |last1=Shahjahanpuri |first1=Abu Salman |author1-link=Abu Salman Shahjahanpuri |title=Mujāhid-e-Millat Mawlānā Hifzur Rahman Seohārwi: Ek Siyāsi Mutāla |date=May 2001 |publisher=Jamiat Publications |location=Lahore |edition=1 |language=ur}} | * {{cite book |last1=Shahjahanpuri |first1=Abu Salman |author1-link=Abu Salman Shahjahanpuri |title=Mujāhid-e-Millat Mawlānā Hifzur Rahman Seohārwi: Ek Siyāsi Mutāla |date=May 2001 |publisher=Jamiat Publications |location=Lahore |edition=1 |language=ur}} | ||
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Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1952 – 2 August 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | J. B. Kripalani |
| Constituency | Amroha |
| 4th General Secretary of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind | |
| In office 1942 – 2 August 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Haleem Siddiqi |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Miyan Deobandi |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1900 |
| Died | 2 August 1962 (aged 61–62) |
| Resting place | Munhadiyan, New Delhi |
| Religion | Islam |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Notable work(s) | Tehreek-e-Pakistan Par Ek Nazar [1] |
| Alma mater | Madrasa Shahi, Moradabad, Darul Uloom Deoband |
| Founder of | Nadwatul Musannifeen |
Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi (1900 – 2 August 1962) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar and an activist of the Indian independence movement, who served as the fourth general secretary of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind. He fought against British rule for 25 years (1922-1947) and spent eight years in jail.[2] As a politician, he opposed the partition of India,[3] and served as a member of the Indian Parliament for the Indian National Congress from Amroha Lok Sabha constituency from 1952 to 1962.[4][5]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi was born in 1900 (1318 AH) in a Zamindar family in Seohara, a city and municipal board in the Bijnor district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[6] His father Haaji Shamsuddin was an assistant engineer in Bhopal state and then in Bikaner state. Seoharwi was initially home-schooled and later enrolled in Madrasa Shahi in Moradabad. He graduated in the traditional Dars-e-Nizami from the Madrasa Faiz-e-Aam in Seohara.[6] He studied there under Abdul Ghafoor Seoharwi, Ahmad Chishti and Sayyid Aftab Ali. Later in 1922, he moved to Darul Uloom Deoband and specialized in ahadith under Anwar Shah Kashmiri and graduated in 1923 (1342 AH).[7][6]
In 1938, Seoharwi co-founded the Nadwatul Musannifeen along with Atiqur Rahman Usmani, Hamid al-Ansari Ghazi and Saeed Ahmad Akbarabadi.[8] He was appointed the general secretary of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind in 1942 after Abdul Haleem Siddiqi.[9]
Seoharwi died of cancer on 2 August 1962. His funeral prayer was led by Qari Muhammad Tayyib, the Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband.[10] Tributes came from Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, ministers, and dozens of other members of the Indian Parliament. His funeral prayer was witnessed by a crowd of two hundred thousand people.[10] His resting place is located in Munhadiyan, New Delhi where Shah Waliullah Dehlawi is also buried.[6] Hifzur Rahman Academy in Jeddah was established in his memory.[11][12]
Literary works[edit | edit source]
Seoharwi‘s books include:
- Akhlaq aur Falsafa-e-Akhlaq
- Balagh-e-Mubeen
- Islam ka iqtesadi Nizam[13]
- Qasas al-Quran
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Pathak, Vikas (23 June 2018). "Century not out, Jamiat still bats for an India with a composite culture". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ↑ "Maulana Hifzur Rahman and his Qasas-ul-Qur'an". www.arabnews.com. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ↑ Raghavan, G. N. S. (1999). Aruna Asaf Ali: A Compassionate Radical. National Book Trust, India. p. 91. ISBN 978-81-237-2762-2.
Three nationalist Muslims were among those who opposed the resolution: Ansar Harwani, Maulana Hifzur Rahman and Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew. "This is a surrender", Kitchlew said.
- ↑ "Can BJP reverse the trend in slippery Amroha? - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 April 2019.
- ↑ "ENTRANCEINDIA | Maulana Mohammad Hifzur Rahman MP biodata Amroha | ENTRANCEINDIA". www.entranceindia.com. 24 December 2018. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Rizwi, Syed Mehboob, Tarikh Darul Uloom Deoband [History of the Dar al-Ulum Deoband], vol. 2, translated by Murtaz Hussain F Quraishi, Deoband: Darul Uloom Deoband, p. 107-109
- ↑ Abu Salman Shahjahanpuri. Maulana Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi: Ek Siyasi Mutala (in Urdu). Farid Book Depot, Daryaganj, New Delhi. p. 27,30,39.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Nayab Hasan Qasmi. Darul Uloom Deoband Ka Sahafati ManzarNama. Idara Tehqeeq-e-Islami, Deoband. p. 176, 198.
- ↑ Salman Mansoorpuri (2014). Tehreek Azadi-e-Hind Mai Muslim Ulama aur Awaam ka Kirdar (in اردو). Deoband: Deeni Kitab Ghar. pp. 193, 197.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Abu Muhammad Maulana Sana'ullah Saad Shuja'abadi. "Mujahid-e-Millat Mawlana Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi". Ulama-e-Deoband Ke Aakhri Lamhaat [Ending moments of Deobandi scholars] (in Urdu). Maktaba Rasheediya, Saharanpur. pp. 120–125.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Hifzur Rahman Academy gives souvenirs to pilgrims". SaudiGazette.com. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ↑ "Hifzur Rehman Academy honors new Muslims in Jeddah". ArabNews.com. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ↑ Khan, Abdul Waris (1999). Islāmi Uloom mai Nadwatul Musannifeen ki Khidmāt: Ek mutāla [The contribution of Nadwatul Musannifeen in Islamic studies: A study]. New Delhi: Islamic Book Foundation. pp. 247–250.
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Hifzur RahmanSeoharvi ki Ilmi Khidmaat ka Tejqiqi Jaiza
- Shahjahanpuri, Abu Salman (May 2001). Mujāhid-e-Millat Mawlānā Hifzur Rahman Seohārwi: Ek Siyāsi Mutāla (in اردو) (1 ed.). Lahore: Jamiat Publications.
