Hafiz Patel
Hafiz Mohammed Patel Sahib | |
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حافظ محمد پٹیل | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | 1926 |
| Died | February 18, 2016(aged 89–90) England |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Notable work(s) | Markazi Masjid, Dewsbury |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Dewsbury |
Influenced by | |
Hafiz Mohammed Patel(1926 – 18 February 2016) was aBritish Asianimamknown for his role in establishing theTablighi Jamaatmovement in the United Kingdom and for founding theDewsbury Markazmosque, the headquarters of Tablighi Jamaat in Europe.[1]
Biography
[edit]Patel was born inGujaratin 1926 and moved toKarachifollowing thepartition of Indiain 1947. In his youth, he undertook theHajjtoMecca,where he metMuhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi,the leader ofTablighi Jamaat,aDeobandimissionary organisation. Kandhlawi was reportedly so impressed with Patel's faith that he prayed in front of theKaabato ask Allah to make Patel "the instrument for winning the whole of Britain to Islam".[2]
Patel subsequently emigrated to England, working in factories in theNorthandMidlands,until the Gujarati Muslim community in the West Yorkshire town ofDewsburyinvited Patel to serve as theirimam.He founded theMarkazi Masjidin Dewsbury,[2]one of the largest mosques in Europe and the European headquarters of Tablighi Jamaat,[3][4][5]as well as its adjacent school, one of the two main Islamicseminariesin Britain.[3][6]At the same time he worked to establish Tablighi Jamaat nationally and maintain its links between the British and international movement, travelling frequently and leaving a legacy of a "nationwide institutional infrastructure that allowed the faith to root itself decisively in British soil".[2]
Patel died on 18 February 2016.[1][2]His funeral was attended by up to 20,000 people.[7][8][9][10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ab"Hafiz Patel, influential British Muslim leader, dies at 92".BBC News.2016-02-19.Retrieved2020-06-10.
- ^abcdTimol, Riyaz (2016)."Obituary: Hafiz Patel (1926–2016) – A Spiritual Giant in an Age of Dwarfs".On Religion:35 – viaAcademia.edu.
- ^ab"Markazi Masjid".Archived fromthe originalon 8 February 2011.Retrieved15 October2010.
- ^Michael EmersonEthno-religious Conflict in Europe2009 p.123 "3.1 Non-political religious groups Tablighi Jamaat Britain is the current locus of Tablighi Jamaat in the West, with the Dewsbury Central Mosque in West Yorkshire serving as its European headquarters, although the group is highly decentralised."
- ^Wainright, Martin (29 May 2008)."The name's Dewsbury".The Guardian.Retrieved15 October2010.
- ^Werbner, Pnina (February 1996). "The Making of Muslim Dissent: Hybridized Discourses, Lay Preachers, and Radical Rhetoric among British Pakistanis".American Ethnologist.23(1): 102–122.doi:10.1525/ae.1996.23.1.02a00060.JSTOR646256.
- ^Shaw, Martin (2016-02-19)."Thousands attend funeral of Hafiz Mohammed Patel in Savile Town, Dewsbury".YorkshireLive.Retrieved2020-06-10.
- ^"Up to 20,000 mourners gather for British Muslim leader's funeral in Dewsbury".Wakefield Express.2016-02-19.Retrieved2020-06-10.
- ^"Tributes pour in for influential Muslim leader, as thousands attend his funeral".Asian Sunday.2016-02-19.Retrieved2020-06-10.
- ^"20,000 people expected at Dewsbury man's funeral".Yorkshire Evening Post.2016-02-19.Retrieved2020-06-10.