Fazlur Rahman Usmani
Fazlur Rahmān Usmāni (1831 – 15 June 1907) was an Indian Muslim scholar and poet who co-founded the Darul Uloom Deoband. He was father of the scholars, Aziz-ur-Rahman Usmani and Shabbir Ahmad Usmani. His grandson Atiqur Rahman Usmani was the founder of Nadwatul Musannifeen.
Mawlāna Fazlur Rahmān Usmāni | |
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 Fazlur Rahman Usmani in Islamic calligraphy | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1831 |
| Died | 15 June 1907 (aged 75–76) |
| Children | Aziz-ur-Rahman Usmani, Shabbir Ahmad Usmani |
| Alma mater | Delhi College |
| Relatives | Atiqur Rahman Usmani (grandson) |
| Founder of | Darul Uloom Deoband |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Mamluk Ali Nanautawi |
BiographyEdit
Usmāni was born in 1831 in Deoband.[1] He was an alumnus of Delhi College where he had studied under Mamluk Ali Nanautawi.[2] He was a Deputy Inspector of Schools in the Education Department.[3] He co-founded Darul Uloom Deoband along with Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi, Sayyid Muhammad Abid and others.[2] He remained a member of the executive council of Darul Uloom Deoband throughout his life.[4]
Usmāni died on 15 June 1907.[2] His most elder son was Aziz-ur-Rahman Usmani, who served as the first Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband.[5] His another son, Shabbir Ahmad Usmani was among the founding figures of Pakistan.[6] Usmāni's grandson Atiqur Rahman Usmani co-founded Nadwatul Musannifeen and All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat.[7][8]
Literary worksEdit
Usmāni's Persian poem Qissa-e Gham-e Diban is considered as a historical document related to Deoband.[4]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Rahmān, Abu Ukāsha, Tārīkh ke qātil, p. 45
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Muhammad Tayyib, Qari. Bukhari, Akbar Shah (ed.). 50 Misaali Shaksiyaat [50 Exemplar personalities] (in اردو) (July 1999 ed.). pp. 58–59.
- ↑ Dhulipala, Venkat. Creating a New Medina: State Power, Islam, and the Quest for Pakistan in Late Colonial North India (2015 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 357.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rizwi, Syed Mehboob. Tārīkh Darul Uloom Deoband [History of the Dar al-Ulum Deoband]. Vol. 1. Translated by Murtaz Husain F Quraishi (1980 ed.). p. 95.
- ↑ Adrawi, Asir. "Mufti Aziz-ul-Rahman Usmani". Tazkirah Mashaheer-e-Hind: Karwan-e-Rafta (in اردو) (April 2016 ed.). Deoband: Darul Muallifeen. pp. 197–198.
- ↑ Abdul Qayyum Haqqani. "Ijmāli wa Sawānihi Khāka". Al-Qasim. Tazkirah wa Sawāneh, Allama Shabbir Ahmad Usmāni. Nowshera: Al-Qasim Academy. 9 (6, 7, 8): 11–14.
- ↑ Nayab Hasan Qasmi. Darul Uloom Deoband Ka Sahafati ManzarNama. Idara Tehqeeq-e-Islami, Deoband. pp. 176, 198.
- ↑ Mehdi, Jameel (ed.). "Atiqur Rahman Usmani (1901-1984)". Mufakkir-e-Millat Number, Burhan (November 1987 ed.). Delhi: Nadwatul Musannifeen. pp. 506–507.
BibliographyEdit
- Rahmān, Abu Ukāshah. "Hazrat Maulana Fazlur Rahmān Usmāni". Tārīkh ke qātil (in Urdu) (January 2019 ed.). Hyderabad: A P Offset Printers. pp. 44–53.
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