Ehsan Elahi Zaheer
Ehsan Elahi Zaheer | |
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| 1st Ameer ofJamiat Ahle Hadith | |
| In office March 1986 – 30 March 1987 | |
| Preceded by | post established |
| Succeeded by | Ibtisam Elahi Zaheer (as Ameer of JAHP) Sajid Mir(as Ameer of MJAH) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 May 1945 Sialkot,Punjab,British India |
| Died | 30 March 1987(aged 41) Riyadh,Saudi Arabia |
| Political party | Jamiat Ahle Hadith |
| Children | Ibtisam Elahi Zaheer Hisham Elahi Zaheer Motasim Elahi Zaheer |
| Parent | Haji Zahoor Elahi (father) |
| Education | University of Madinah |
Ehsan Elahi Zaheer(Urdu:احسان الہی ظہیر) (31 May 1945 – 30 March 1987) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar. He was the founder ofJamiat Ahle Hadith.He died from an assassin's bomb blast in 1987. He was taken to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in injured condition. He died there and was buried inJannat al-Baqi.
Early life and education[edit]
Zaheer was born in 1945 inSialkotinto a deeply religious tradingPunjabi Muslimfamily of theSethiclan and was formally educated inAhl-e-Hadithestablishments inGujranwalaandFaisalabadbefore earningMastersin Arabic, Islamic studies, Urdu and Persian at theUniversity of the Punjaband further continuing his studies inIslamic lawat theUniversity of Madinahunder many scholars.[1]
Political career[edit]
Tehreek-e-Istiqlal[edit]
In 1972, Ehsan Elahi Zaheer joined the political partyTehreek-e-Istiqlal.After Ehsan Elahi joined the party, it became the second most popular party of Pakistan. Ehsan left the party in 1978.[citation needed]
Jamiat Ahle Hadith[edit]
In March 1986, Zaheer founded his political partyJamiat Ahle Hadith.Zaheer used to criticize Zia-ul-Haq. After Zaheer was assassinated, the party was led by his son Ibtisam Elahi Zaheer.[2]
Assassination[edit]
While Zaheer was giving a speech, a bomb which had been planted in the flowers on the stage exploded, severely injuring him. He later died due to his injuries. Upon the request of Saudi Grand MuftiAbd al-Aziz Ibn Baz,Zaheer was transferred to Saudi Arabia for treatment at The National Guard Hospital. Medics could not save him from his severe wounds. His funeral prayer was led by Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz in Medina, Saudi Arabia, attended by millions including the country's main Islamic scholars, and he was buried inAl-Baqicemetery.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Zaheer's father-in-law Hafiz Muhammad Gondalvi (1897-1985) was also a famedAhl-e-Hadithscholar.[4]
Zaheer had three sons, themselves involved inIslamic scholarshipandactivism:Ibtisam Elahi Zaheer, Hisham Elahi Zaheer and Motasim Elahi Zaheer.[5]
Books[edit]
He mainly wrote in Arabic but his works have been translated into Urdu and many other languages:[6]
Urdu[edit]
- Mirzāʼiyyat aur Islām,Idārat Turjumān al-Sunnah, 1972, 240 p.
Arabic[edit]
- al-Qadiyaniyat: dirasat wa-tahlil,Idārat Turjumān al-Sunnah, 1976, 320 p.[7][8]
- al-Shīʻah wa-al-Sunnah,Idārat Turjumān al-Sunnah, 1977, 216 p.
- al-Bābīyah: ʻarḍ wa-naqd,Idārat Tarjumān al-Sunnah, 1981, 288 p.
- al-Bahāʼīyah: naqd wa-taḥlīl,Idārat Tarjumān al-Sunnah, 1981, 375 p.[9]
- Aš-Šhīʻa wa-ahl al-bait,Idārat Tarjumān al-Sunnah, 1982, 316 p.
- Aš-Šhīʻa wa'l-Qurʼān,Idārat Tarjumān al-Sunnah, 1983, 352 p.
- al-Barīlawīya: ʻaqāʼid wa-taʼrīḫ,Idārat Tarjumān al-Sunnah, 1983, 253 p.
- Bayna al-Shīʻah wa-ahl al-Sunnah,Idārat Tarjamān al-Sunnah, 1985, 218 p.
- Ismāīlīyah: tārīkh wa-aqāid,Idārah Tarjumān al-Sunnah, 1986, 757 p.[10]
English translations[edit]
- Ibn Taymiyyah'sKitab-al-wasilah.Foreword and translation under the guidance of Ehsan Elahi Zaheer.
- Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab'sKitab at-Tawheed.Foreword and translation under the guidance of Ehsan Elahi Zaheer.
References[edit]
- ^Mariam Abou Zahab,Pakistan: A Kaleidoscope of Islam,Oxford University Press, 2020, note 19 of chapter 6.
- ^"Allama Ibtisam Elahi Zaheer profile".PakistanHerald website.Archived fromthe originalon 22 November 2017.Retrieved3 September2023.
- ^Imtiaz Alam,Religious revivalism in South Asia,South Asian Policy Analysis Network, 2006, p. 85
- ^Dorsey, James (2022). "Saudi Arabia: A South Asian Wrecking Ball". In Mandaville, Peter (ed.).Wahhabism and the World: Understanding Saudi Arabia's Global Influence on Islam.Oxford University Press.p. 195.
- ^Kalbe Ali (30 April 2014),"Another side of the story in the missing persons’ saga",Dawn.Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^Ẓahīr, Iḥsān Ilāhī,profile onWorldCat
- ^Allama ehsan elahi zaheer.Qadiyania.
- ^نور, مكتبة."Al Qadianiat (Study and Analysis) pdf".noor-book(in Arabic).Retrieved2021-05-28.
- ^نور, مكتبة."Baha'iyah (Study & Analysis) pdf".noor-book(in Arabic).Retrieved2021-05-28.
- ^نور, مكتبة."Ismailiyah (History & Doctrine) pdf".noor-book(in Arabic).Retrieved2021-05-28.
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