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Shah Akbar Danapuri

Naqshbandi Abulolai
Sajjadanasheen of Khanqah Sajjadiya-Abulolaiya
Succeeded byShah Mohsin Danapuri
Official nameShah Muhammad Akbar Abulolai Danapuri
Personal
Born1844
Agra
Died1914
Danapur, Bihar
Resting placeKhanqah Sajjadiya Abulolaiya, Danapur, Patna district
ReligionIslam
NationalityBritish Raj
ChildrenShah Mohsin Danapuri
Parents
  • Makhdoom Sajjad Pak (father)
EraModern era
RegionBihar
DenominationSunni
LineageHashmi
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedMaturidi
Main interest(s)Sufism
Teachers
  • Maulana Shah Muhammad Qasim Abulolai Danapuri
  • Waheed Allahabadi
  • Makhdoom Sajjad Pak
TariqaNaqshbandi Abulolaiya
Muslim leader

Shah Akbar Danapuri (1844–1914) also known as Shah Muhammad Akbar Abulolai Danapuri[lower-alpha 1][1] was an Indian Islamic scholar, preacher, writer, linguist and Sufi poet.[2] He belonged to the Naqshbandi Abulolaiya order of Sufism.[3][4] He was contemporary of Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi and Waris Ali Shah.[5]

He had served as the Sajjadanasheen of Khanqah Sajjadiya-Abulolaiya from 1884 to 1914.[6] He was a student of Waheed Allahabadi, a disciple of Khwaja Haidar Ali Atish.[7][8] He was the teacher of Zohra Bai.[9]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Danapuri was born to Shah Sajjad Pak Danapuri on 11 September 1843 at Nai Basti, Agra district of Uttar Pradesh.[10]

He started his studies under the tutelage of his uncle, Maulana Shah Muhammad Qasim Abulolai Danapuri.[11]

Lineage[edit | edit source]

He belonged to the lineage of Al-Zubayr ibn Abd al-Muttalib, an uncle of Prophet Muhammad. Through his ancestors, he descended from Imam Muhammad Taj Faqih Hashmi, a revered Sufi saint who is believed to have conquered Maner in 1180.[12] Imam Muhammad Taj Faqih Hashmi's legacy continued through his youngest son, Shaikh Abdul Aziz, and his grandson, Sulaiman Langar Zameen, who was married to Makhdooma Bibi Kamal bint Shahabuddin Pir Jagjot of Kako.[13]

Role of the family in Independence activism[edit | edit source]

Shah Akbar Danapuri’s uncle, Maulana Shah Muhammad Qasim Danapuri (1803–1864), was an important figure in the events surrounding the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Known for his opposition to British rule, he was actively involved in mobilising local youth and is said to have trained them in military tactics within the Agra Fort. During this period, he met Maulana Ahmadullah Shah Madrasi, a prominent leader of the uprising, and discussed plans to resist colonial authority. Following his involvement in these activities, Shah Qasim Danapuri was arrested by British authorities and sentenced to six months of imprisonment in Moradabad. However, he was later acquitted.[14][15]

Career[edit | edit source]

He became the Sajjada nashin of Khanqah Sajjadiya Abulolaiya, Shah Toli, Danapur in 1884, after the death of his father Shah Sajjad Pak Danapuri.[16]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

In 1865, Danapuri married Bibi Naeema alias Ahmadi Bibi, daughter of Maulana Shah Wilayat Hussain Azimabadi. They had two daughters and one son, Shah Mohsin Danapuri.[16]

Literary works[edit | edit source]

  • Danapuri, Shah Akbar (1867). Kitab-e-Mubarak Tareekh-e-Arab (in اردو). Agra: Matba Kayast Hitkari.
  • Danapuri, Shah Akbar (1875). Maulud-e-Ghareeb (in اردو). Agra: Abulolai Press.
  • Danapuri, Shah Akbar (1889). Maulad-e-Fatimi (in اردو). Agra: Abulolai Press.
  • Danapuri, Shah Akbar (1891). Idrak (in اردو). Agra: Matba Shaukat Shahjahani.
  • Danapuri, Shah Akbar (1893). Iradah (in اردو). Agra: Matba Dabdaba Hyderi.
  • Danapuri, Shah Akbar (1893). Sair-e-Dilli (in اردو). Agra: Matba Riyaz-e-Hind.
  • Danapuri, Shah Akbar (1896). Tajjaliyat-e-Ishq (in اردو). Agra: Matba Shaukat Shahjahani.
  • Danapuri, Shah Akbar (1898). Deewan-e-Akbar (in اردو). Agra: Matba Shaukat Shahjahani.
  • Danapuri, Shah Akbar (1907). Ashraf-ut-Tawareekh (in اردو). Agra: Agra Akhbar Press.
  • Danapuri, Shah Akbar (1915). Jazbat-e-Akbar (in اردو).
  • Danapuri, Shah Akbar (1966). Kalam-e-Akbar Danapuri (in اردو). Patna: The Art Press.
  • Danapuri, Shah Akbar (2023). Abulolai, Raiyan (ed.). Aal-o-Ashab (in اردو). Danapur: Khanqah Sajjadia Abulolaiya.
  • Danapuri, Shah Akbar. Khuda Ki Qudrat (in اردو).
  • Danapuri, Shah Akbar. Risala-e-Ghareeb Nawaz (in اردو).
  • Danapuri, Shah Akbar. Bagh-e-Khayal-e-Akbar (in اردو). Aagra: Abulolai Press.
  • Danapuri, Shah Akbar. Ruhani Guldasta (in اردو). Danapur: Khanqah Sajjadia Abulolaiya.
  • Danapuri, Shah Akbar. Surma-e-Binai (in اردو). Allahabad: Matba Sleemi Barqi.
  • Danapuri, Shah Akbar. Najat-e-Qasim Aur Nazr-e-Mahboob (in اردو). Agra: Agra Akhbar Press.
  • Danapuri, Shah Akbar (2022). Mishra, Suman (ed.). Ashiqon Paanw Na Ukhre (in हिन्दी). Delhi: Rekhta Publications. ISBN 9789394494107.

Death and legacy[edit | edit source]

Shah Akbar Danapuri died at the age of 67 on 14 Rajab 1327 AH, corresponding to 1 August 1909, at Khanqah Sajjadiya Abulolaiya, Shah Toli, Danapur, and was buried in the Astana Makhdoom Sajjad Pak on the same night. An annual urs of Shah Akbar Danapuri is celebrated on 14–15 Rajab of the Islamic calendar.[17]

Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, founder of the Barelvi movement have mentioned Danapuri in his Qaseeda Amaal-ul-Abrar fi Lam-ul-Ashrar, which was written for people who were against Nadwa movement.[18]

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

Footnotes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ His full name is Shah Muhammad Akbar Abulolai Danapuri

Citations[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ ʻAbdulḥakīm, Muḥammad (1911). Tāriḵẖ-i Aḥsan: mʻarūf bih Muʻīnṳt̤tulabā (in اردو). Ma̤tbaʻ-yi Majīdī. p. 14.
  2. ↑ مشاهير بهار (in اردو). خدا بخش اورينٹل پبلک لائبريرى،. 2000. p. 65.
  3. ↑ Sinha, Bindeshwari Prasad (1976). Comprehensive History of Bihar. Patna: Kashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute. p. 493.
  4. ↑ Division, Publications. Aajkal February 2024 (Urdu) (in اردو). Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. p. 98.
  5. ↑ Bayaz. Anjuman-e Farsi. 1977. p. 47.
  6. ↑ Ashrafī, Vahāb (2005). تاريخ ادب اردو: ابتداء سے 2000 ء تک [History of Urdu Literature: From Starting Till 2000] (in اردو). ايجوکيشنل پبلشنگ ہاؤس،. p. 368. ISBN 978-81-8223-226-6.
  7. ↑ Barq, T̤alḥah Riz̤vī (1982). Naqd va sanjish (in اردو). Dānish Ikaiḍamī. p. 131.
  8. ↑ عاجز, كليم; عاجز, کليم احمد (2003). مجلس ادب (in اردو). خدا بخش اورينٹل پبلک لائبريرى،. p. 12.
  9. ↑ Rezvi, Ali Fraz (15 November 2022). "How Zohra Bai became the unrivalled queen of thumri". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  10. ↑ Iqbāl, Muẓaffar (1980). بہار میں اردو نثر کا ارتقا: 1857 سے 1914 تک (in اردو). Kitāb K̲h̲ānah. p. 392.
  11. ↑ الحقر, فائز پهلواروى، ناذر (1964). دىوان فائز پهلواروى: سيد شاه نذىر الحق فائز پهلواروى (in فارسی). پنه، دار الادب،. p. 32.
  12. ↑ Danapuri, Shah Kabeer (1915). Tazkirat-ul-Kiraam:Khulfa-e-Arab-o-Islam (in اردو) (4th ed.). Munshi Nawal Kishore. p. 713.
  13. ↑ Abulolai, Shah Zafar Sajjad. Tazkirat-ul-Abrar (in اردو). Danapur: Khanqah Sajjadia Abulolaiya. pp. 47–48.
  14. ↑ Shahabi, Intizamullah. Ulama-e-haq Aur Unki Mazloomiyat Ki Dastanein (in اردو). Delhi: Deeni Book Depot. p. 81.
  15. ↑ Qadri, Hamid Hasan (1957). Dastan-e-Tareekh-e-Urdu (1st ed.). Agra: Lakshmi Narayan Tajir Qutub. p. 316.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Kumar 2012, p. 91.
  17. ↑ Abulolai, Shah Zafar Sajjad (1940). Tazkirat-ul-Abrar (in اردو). Danapur: Khanqah Sajjadia Abulolaiya. p. 67.
  18. ↑ Abulolai, Raiyan (2021). Anwar-e-Akbari (in اردو). Danapur: Khanqah Sajjadia Abulolaiya. p. 54.

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