Sajjad Nomani: Difference between revisions

| name               = Shaykh Khalil-ur-Rahman Sajjad Nomani

| image             = Sajjad Nomani (2021).jpg

| religion           = [[Islam]]

| native_name       = {{Nastaliq| سجاد نعمانی}}

| birth_date         = {{circa|12 August 1955}}

| birth_place       = [[Lucknow]], Uttar Pradesh, India

| nationality       = Indian

| occupation         = [[Islamic scholar]], writer, [[Educationist]]

| denomination       = [[Sunni Islam]]

| jurisprudence     = [[Hanafi]]

| movement           = [[Deobandi]]

| alma_mater         = [[Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama]], [[Islamic University of Madinah]]

| main_interests     = [[Hadith studies]], [[Polemics]], Education

| Sufi_order         = [[Naqshbandi]]

| disciple_of       = Hafiz [[Peer Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi]]

| parents           = [[Manzur Nu'mani]]

'''Khalil-ur-Rahman Sajjad Nomani''' (or only '''Sajjad Nomani''') (born 12 August 1955) is an Indian [[Islamic scholar]], spokesperson of [[All India Muslim Personal Law Board]],<ref>{{cite web|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/twitterati-backs-aimplb-spokesman-in-sedition-case/articleshow/63241630.cmsr |title= Twitterati backs aimplb spokesman in sedition case|work=The Times of India|accessdate=10 March 2018}}</ref> educator<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/news/sajjad-nomani-delivers-lecture-at-kashmir-university/122165.html |title= Sajjad Nomani delivers lecture at Kashmir University |work=Greater Kashmir|accessdate=2 June 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/517190/SAUDI-ARABIA/Need-to-convert-challenges-intoopportunities-says-Indian-scholar |title=Need to convert challenges into opportunities, says Indian scholar|work=Saudi Gazette|accessdate=14 September 2017|date=14 September 2017}}</ref> and author of many Islamic books.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/SajjadNomaniKhalilUrRahman |title= Archive.org SajjadNomaniKhalilUrRahman|accessdate= 25 January 2017|date= 25 January 2017}}</ref> He is a scholar of Islam and alumni of [[Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama]], [[Islamic University of Madinah]]. With [[BAMCEF]] and [[Waman Meshram]], Nomani initiated various activism initiatives, primarily for right of minorities of India.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/muslim-law-board-vows-to-fight-communal-forces/article7619746.ece |title= Muslim law board vows to fight communal forces|newspaper= The Hindu |accessdate= 28 March 2016|date= 5 September 2015|last1= Henry|first1= Nikhila}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abplive.in/india-news/ram-temple-a-political-issue-raised-before-polls-muslim-law-board-member-294853 |title= Ram temple a political issue raised before polls: Muslim law board member|work= ABP News |accessdate= 23 February 2016|date= 23 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.criticbrain.com/articles/we-are-not-minorities---sajjad-nomani-at-bamcef-national-convention |title= We are not Minorities – Sajjad Nomani at BAMCEF national Convention|work= Critic Brain | accessdate= 15 November 2016}}</ref>

Nomani received his education in his hometown, graduating from [[Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama]] and [[Darul Uloom Deoband]]. Later he studied at the [[Islamic University of Madinah]] and completed a doctorate in Quranic Studies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rahmanfoundation.in/AboutUs/AbouttheFounder.aspx |title= Rahman Foundation, Sajjad Nomani}}</ref>

Nomani is a sheikh, scholar and teacher of the [[Naqshbandi]] order, a major [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] [[tariqa|spiritual order]] of [[Sufism]]. He is a disciple of [[Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi]].<ref name=lineage>{{cite web|url=http://www.taubah.org/index_files/silsilah.htm |title=Silsilah of the Tariqah Naqshbandi Mujaddidi}}</ref>

Nomani ran a campaign with BAMCEF and scholars of different religions like Christians, Sikhs, Lingayats ([[Karnataka]]) and several tribal communities to campaign against Uniform Civil Code.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.criticbrain.com/articles/we-are-not-minorities---sajjad-nomani-at-bamcef-national-convention |title= We are not Minorities – Sajjad Nomani at BAMCEF national Convention|work= Critic Brain | accessdate= 15 November 2016}}</ref>