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Muhammad Ismail Katki


Muhammad Ismail Katki (Urdu: محمد اسماعیل کٹکی‎; 1914–20 February 2005) was an Indian Islamic scholar and writer. He was associated with the Khatme Nabuwat movement in India, particularly in the state of Odisha. He served as the first Ameer-e-Shari'at of Imarat-e-Shar'ia Odisha and the third president of Jamiat Ulama Odisha.

Munazir e Islam, Maulana

Muhammad Ismail Katki
محمد اسماعیل کٹکی
3rd President of Jamiat Ulama Odisha
In office
Unknown–2005
Preceded bySayed Barkatullah Barkat[1][2]
Succeeded bySayed Sirajussajiddin Katki[1]
1st Ameer-e-Shari'at of Imarat-i-Shar'ia, Odisha
In office
1964–2005
Succeeded bySayed Sirajussajiddin Katki
Personal
Born1914
Rasoolpur, Sungra, Cuttack district, Bihar and Orissa, British India (now Odisha, India)
Died20 February 2005(2005-02-20) (aged 91–92)
Sungra, Cuttack district, Orissa
Resting placeThe left side of the mosque at Jamia Islamia Markazul Uloom
ReligionIslam
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementKhatme Nabuwat movement
Notable work(s)Yadgar e Yadgir, Islam e Qadiani, Zara Ghaur Karein
Alma materMadrasa Shahi
Darul Uloom Deoband
TeachersHusain Ahmad Madani
Murtaza Hasan Chandpuri
Muhammad Miyan Deobandi
Asghar Hussain Deobandi
Muhammad Shafi Deobandi
Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi

Early life and educationEdit

Muhammad Ismail Katki was born in 1914 in Rasoolpur, Sungra, Bihar and Orissa Province (now Odisha).[3] It is stated that the maternal village of both he and Ataullah Shah Bukhari is the same.[4]

Katki received his primary education from his paternal aunt, Seyyeda Khatoon.[3][5] He began studying the dars-e-nizami curricula at Madrasa Islamia, Sungra, where he received instructions on courses up to the subject of Hidayat an-Nahw (Arabic: هداية النحو‎) under Muhammad Umar Katki.[6] He pursued his further studies at Madrasa Shahi in Moradabad, where his teachers included Muhammad Miyan Deobandi, Ismail Sambhali, Abdul Haq Madani, and Qudratullah Qudrat.[5][6] He was admitted to Darul Uloom Deoband, where he completed his studies in 1934.[5][7][8][9] His teachers in Deoband included Asghar Hussain Deobandi, Hussain Ahmad Madani, Izaz Ali Amrohi, Muhammad Shafi Deobandi, and Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi.[5][7]

During his studies, he drew interest in religious debates and studied their principles with Islamic scholar Murtaza Hasan Chandpuri, following his studies at the Deoband seminary for a span of six months.[5][7][10]

He was also a reciter in the Hafs 'an Asim tradition. He learned Tajwid and Qira'at from Abdul Wahid Deobandi at Darul Uloom Deoband and Muhammad Abdullah at Madrasa Shahi Moradabad.[11]

CareerEdit

Following graduate studies, Katki was first appointed as a second maulvi and a Persian and Urdu teacher at Ravenshaw Collegiate School in Cuttack.[12][13] After that, he worked as a teacher at Koraput, Odisha,[12] until 1947.[10][3]

On the order of Hussain Ahmad Madani, he became a preacher in 1946 by joining the "Anjuman Tabligh e Islam," which was founded in 1945 in Sungra, Odisha.[12][10] In 1946, Madrasa Arabiya Islamia (now Jamia Islamia Makarzaul Uloom) was established in Qazihat, Sungra, under the umbrella of Anjuman Tabligh e Islam, and he was appointed the rector.[10][14][12]

At the age of fifteen, he debated Qadianis for the first time in Pindi Bahauddin, Punjab, under the supervision of Sanaullah Amritsari.[15]

His contributions to the Khatme Nabuwat movement are unforgettable.[16] From the time of his graduation until the 1990s, he participated in over ninety debates,[7] among which the debates on the rejection of Qadianism include the Bhadrak debate of 1958, the Yadgir debate of 1963,[17] and the Kothagudem debate of 1988. Also, the 1979 Barabati Stadium debate on the rejection of Barelvism is worth mentioning.[10]

He helped around 8,000 people revert from Qadianism to Sunni Islam[7][15][9] and contributed to the movement through his lectures and sermons.[18][19][20]

Honours and positionsEdit

Katki served as Odisha's first Ameer-e-Shari'at for 41 years, from 1964 until his death in 2005.[10][5] Prior to his passing, he was the third president of Jamiat Ulama Odisha[21][1] and held that position for more than 40 years.[10] In 1986, he was chosen to serve as the All India Majlis-e-Tahaffuz-e-Khatme Nubuwwat's Vice President.[18][22]

In 1992, he was chosen as a member of Darul Uloom Deoband's Majlis-e Shura (advisory committee) and held this position for 14 years until his death in 2005.[23][16] He also served as the President of the Odisha branch of the Rabta-e-Madaris-e-Islamia Arabia, Darul Uloom Deoband.[24]

He was a supporter of the Indian National Congress and remained associated with it until his late life.[3] He was also active in the Indian independence movement.[3][25] He was also a member of the working committee of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind.[6]

Literary worksEdit

Katki's works include:[17][2][26]

  • Yadgar e Yadgir (1965)
  • Islam e Qadiani
  • Quran e Qadiani (First Edition: 24 February 1946; Second Edition: February 2020; which was again published by Shah Alam Gorakhpuri as a magazine with the book "Muhasaba e Qadianiyyat," published under the supervision of Allah Wasaya from the Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat, Pakistan.[27])
  • Zara Ghaur Kerein (Katki's writings are collected in this book by Shah Alam Gorakhpuri.)
  • Munazara e Bhadrak[15]
  • Qadiani Kahin Ki Musalman Nohanti? (In Odia language; transl. Why aren't Qadianis Muslims?)[10]

DeathEdit

He died on 20 February 2005 (11 Muharram 1426 AH) at the age of 91 or 92 in Sungra, Cuttack district, Orissa (now Odisha).[10][5][28]

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Qasmi, Sayed Naqibul Amin Barqi. "Jamiat Ulema Odisha". سیکریٹری رپورٹ بہ موقع اجلاس منتظمہ جمعیت علمائے اڈیشا [Secretary's report on the occasion of the meeting organized by Jamiat Ulama Odisha] (in اردو). Tabligh Nagar, Kood, Cuttack district: Jamia Makrazul Uloom. p. 3.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Newalpuri, Hafizullah. "Maulvi Sayed Barkatullah Barkat". Orissa Mein Urdu (in اردو). New Delhi: National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language. pp. 323, 446.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Alvi, Kafil Ahmad (ed.). "مناظر اسلام حضرت مولانا سید محمد اسماعیل صاحب کٹکی، رکن شوری سے انٹرویو" [An interview with Maulana Sayed Muhammad Ismail Katki by Sayed Ali Ashraf Katki]. Aina e Darul Uloom (in اردو). Deoband: Darul Uloom Deoband. 12 (1): 4, 8, 10.
  4. ↑ Chinioti, Mushtaq Ahmad. Tahaffuz e Khatam e Nubuwat Ki Sad Saala Tareekh [The centenary history of the Khatme Nubuwat movement] (in اردو). Pakistan: International Khatme Nabuwat movement. p. 514.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Amini, Noor Alam Khalil (ed.). "إلى رحمة الله.١. الشيخ السيد محمد إسماعيل الكتكي" [Sheikh Muhammad Ismail Katki passed away]. Al-Da'i (in العربية). Deoband: Darul Uloom Deoband. 29 (3–4).
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Mansoorpuri, Muhammad Salman. "Hazrat Maulana Sayed Muhammad Ismail Sahab Katki". Zikr-e-Raftagan (in اردو). Vol. 2. Lalbagh, Moradabad: Al Markaz Al Ilmi Lin Nashri Wat Tahqeeq. p. 16-17.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Katki, Muhammad Ismail. "Foreword by Usman Mansoorpuri". Zara Ghaur Karein (in اردو) (1st ed.). Deoband: Central Office of the All-India Majlis e Tahaffuz e Khatme Nubuwwat, Darul Uloom Deoband.
  8. ↑ Hardoi, Tayyib Qasmi. Darul Uloom Diary (Lail o Nahar): Faizan e Shaykhul Islam Number (in اردو). Deoband: Idara Paigham e Mahmood.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Alvi, Kafil Ahmad (ed.). "مناظر اسلام سید محمد اسماعیل صاحب کٹکی، امیر شریعت اڑیسہ" [Scenes of Islam Sayed Mohammad Ismail Saheb Katki, Ameer-e-Shariat Orissa]. Aina e Darul Uloom (in اردو). Deoband: Darul Uloom Deoband. 4 (11): 6.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 Mayurbhanji, Muhammad Ruhul Amin. "مناظر اسلام مولانا محمد اسماعیل کٹکی قاسمی رحمہ اللّٰہ: حیات و خدمات" [Maulana Muhammad Ismail Katki Qasmi: Life and Services]. Baseerat Online (in اردو). Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  11. ↑ Baig, Mirza Bismillah. "Qari Maulana Muhammad Ismail". Tazkira Qariyan e Hind (in اردو). Vol. 3. Aram Bagh, Karachi: Meer Muhammad Kutubkhana. p. 111.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Katki, Syed Abdul Hafeez. Majlis e Shura Jamia Rashidia Riyazul Uloom Sungra (in اردو). Cuttack: Department of Broadcasting, Jamia Rashidia Riyazul Uloom Sungra. pp. 7, 12–18.
  13. ↑ Naqeeb, Khawar. "Maulana Sayed Muhammad Ismail". Sareer e Khama (in اردو) (1st ed.). Cuttack: Bandana Printers. p. 121.
  14. ↑ Ishaq, Mohammad Qamar. Hindustan Ke Aham Madāris [Important Madrasas of India] (in اردو). Vol. 1. New Delhi: Institute Of Objective Studies. p. 313.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Dehlavi, Younus; Dehlavi, Idris; Dehlavi, Ilyas (eds.). "میں نے آٹھ ہزار قادیانیوں کو مسلمان کیا از مولانا محمد اسماعیل" [I converted eight thousand Qadianis to Islam, Interview with Maulana Muhammad Ismail]. Shabistan (in اردو). Lal Kunwan, Delhi: Shama (Unani and Ayurvedic) laboratories. 8 (10): 13–14.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Qasmi, Muhammad Obaidullah Asadi. "Advisory Board members". دار العلوم ديوبند (مدرسة فكرية توجيهية حركة إصلاحية دعوية، مؤسسة تعليمية تربوية) [Darul Uloom Deoband (a school of thought, guidance, a reformist advocacy movement, and an educational institution)] (in العربية) (1st ed.). Deoband: Shaikhul Hind Academy of Darul Uloom Deoband. p. 104.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Bahawalpuri, Allah Wasaya. "Presentation of Compiler", "Report Debate Yadgar Yadgir: Attribution". Ehtisab e Qadianiyyat (in اردو). Vol. 40 (1st ed.). Multan, Pakistan: Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat. pp. 4–7, 44.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Katki, Muhammad Ismail. "Foreword by Usman Mansoorpuri". Zara Ghaur Karein (in اردو) (2nd ed.). Deoband: Central Office of the All-India Majlis e Tahaffuz e Khatm e Nubuwat, Darul Uloom Deoband.
  19. ↑ Alvi, Kafil Ahmad (ed.). "An article on Katki, by Riyasat Ali Rampuri". Aina e Darul Uloom (in اردو). Deoband: Darul Uloom Deoband. 20 (15): 11–13.
  20. ↑ Mubarakpuri, Muhammad Arif Jameel. Mausoo'ah Ulama e Deoband (in العربية) (1st ed.). Deoband: Shaikhul Hind Academy. p. 327.
  21. ↑ India, Wakf Section (1965). Review of Wakf Administration (1965–66). India: Wakf Section, Ministry of Law (Legislative dept.), Govt of India. p. 16.
  22. ↑ Gorakhpuri, Shah Alam. Tafasir e Quran e Majid Aur Mirzai Shubhāt (in اردو). Vol. 1 (November 2005; 2nd edition: November 2022 ed.). Deoband: Shahi Kutubkhana. p. 23.
  23. ↑ Khalili Qasmi, Muhammadullah. "Return of Qadianism to India and services of Darul Uloom Deoband" – "Members of Majlis-e Shura, Darul Uloom Deoband". Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Jame' o Mukhtasar Tareekh [A comprehensive and brief history of Darul Uloom Deoband] (in اردو) (October 2020 ed.). Deoband: Shaikhul Hind Academy. pp. 322, 323, 758.
  24. ↑ Bastavi, Shaukat Ali Qasmi. Rabta-e-Madaris-e-Islamia Arabia Darul Uloom Deoband Ki 13 Saala Khidmāt [Thirteen years of service by "Rabta-e-Madaris-e-Islamia Arabia, Darul Uloom Deoband"] (in اردو) (May 2007 ed.). Deoband: Central Office of All India Rabta-e-Madaris-e-Islamia Arabia, Darul Uloom Deoband. pp. 106–107.
  25. ↑ Naqeeb, Khawar. "Matan Ki Bazyaft". Bayaz e Rahmat (in اردو) (2014 ed.). Lal Kunwan, Delhi: Educational Publishing House. p. 11.
  26. ↑ Bahawalpuri, Allah Wasaya. "Ismail Katki, Maulana Muhammad". Chamnistan e Khatme Nabuwat Ke Gulha e Rangarang (in اردو). Vol. 2 (1st ed.). Multan, Pakistan: Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat. pp. 645–647.
  27. ↑ Bahawalpuri, Allah Wasaya. "Quran e Qadiyani". Muhasaba e Qadianiyyat (in اردو) (1st ed.). Huzuri Bagh Road, Multan: Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat. pp. 6–7.
  28. ↑ Qasmi, Sanaul Huda. Yaadon Ke Charagah [Lamps of memories] (in اردو). Vol. 2. Daryapur, Patna: Iram Publishing House. pp. 115–116.
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