Naeem-ud-Deen Muradabadi
Naeem-ud-Deen Muradabadi | |
|---|---|
| Title | Sadr ul-Afazil |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1 January 1887 (21 Safar 1300Hijri) |
| Died | 13 October 1948(aged 61) (18 Dhu al-Hijjah 1367 Hijri) |
| Resting place | Jamia Naeemia Moradabad(Moradabad, India) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Region | South Asia |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Movement | Barelvi |
| Main interest(s) | Fiqh,Tafseer |
| Notable work(s) |
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| Tariqa | Qadri |
| Occupation | Mufti |
| Organization | |
| Founder of | Jamia Naeemia Moradabad |
| Muslim leader | |
Syed Naeem-ud-Deen Muradabadi(1887–1948), also known asSadr ul-Afazil,was an Indianjurist,scholar,mufti,Quranic exegete, and educator. He was a scholar of philosophy,geometry,logicandhadithand leader ofAll India Sunni Conference.He was also a poet ofna`at.[1]
Early life[edit]
He was born on 1 January 1887 (21Safar1300AH) inMoradabad,India to Mu'in al-Din. His family originally came fromMash'had, Iran.Sometime during the rule ofKing Aurangzeb,they travelled from Iran to India, where they received a land grant from the ruling monarchy. They eventually reached Lahore and settled near Abul-Hasanat'.
Muradabadi memorised theQur'anby the age of 8. He studiedUrduand Persian literature with his father and studiedDars-i Nizamiwith Shah Fadl Ahmad. He subsequently earned a degree in religious law from Shah Muhammad Gul and pledged allegiance to him.
Religious Activities[edit]
Naeemudin wrote in defense of Prophet Muhammad’s knowledge of the unseen, in addition to works attackingWahhabism,and thereby quickly gained acceptance among Sunni Barelvi scholars. He also developed a reputation as a skilled debater, taking onDeobandisand others as his opponents.[2]
One of his first moves was to find theJamia Naeemia Moradabadlong-lasting legacy which became a regional center of Sunni Barelvi activities.
He organised conferences, debates and door to door programmes under theJama’at-e-Raza-e-Mustafa,to control and reverse, the wave of re-conversions which was threatening the Muslim community in the wake of theShuddhi movement.He through JRM successfully prevented around four hundred thousand re-conversions to Hinduism specially in eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh and in Rajasthan.[3]
He was elected asNazim-e-AIa(General Secretary) ofAll India Sunni ConferenceAISC in 1925 atJamia Naeemia Moradabad.AISC under him arose as a response to theDeobandi-dominated Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Hind. An important resolution passed against the Nehru Committee Report which was described as dangerous for the interests of the Muslims and also targetedJamiat-e-Ulema-e-Hindleadership as “working like puppets in the hands of the Hindus.[4]
Allama Naeem Uddin took part in Islamic movements and was also a part of theKhilafat Committee,an organization aimed at strengthening theSultanatein Turkey, which had existed since the beginning of theOttoman era.He taught students and gave lectures.
He visitedAgra,Jaipur,Kishan Garh,Gobind Garh,Hawali ofAjmer,Mithar andBharatpurto protest the 'Shuddhi Movement' which was viewed as a threat to Islam in the region. In 1924 (1343 Hijri), he issued the Monthly 'As-Sawad-al-Azam' and supported theTwo nation theoryatAll India Sunni Conference.[3]
After the separation ofPakistanfromBritish Indiaon 18 September 1948, Muradabadi delivered a speech at the opening of theAll India Sunni Conference.He contributed to the passing of the resolution for a separate Muslim state at Minto-Park (Lahore Resolution). He was the Chief Organizer at the Banaras Conference held in 1942.[5][6]
Death[edit]
Muradabadi fell ill while preparing a book and died on 18Dhu al-Hijjah1367 AH (13 October 1948). His last words werelā ʾilāha ʾillā -llāhumuḥammadun rasūlu -llāhi).His shrine is located near the mosque ofJamia NaeemiainMuradabad.
Works[edit]
He wrote fourteen books and numerous treatises, includingKhaza'in-al-Irfan,which is theTafsir(Exegesis) of Kanz al-Iman based on a translation of the Qur'an byAhmed Raza Khan Barelviin Urdu.[7]He also left a collection of poems calledRiyaz-e-Naeem(Garden of Comfort).[8]
Muradabadi's works include:
- Tafsir Khaza'in-al-Irfan
- Naeem ul Bayan Fi Tafseer ul Quran
- Alkalimatul Ulya Li Ilai Ilm Ul Mustafa
- Atyab al-Bayan Radd-e-Tafwiyatul ImanA lengthy rebuttal on Ismael Delvi's Taqwiya-tul Iman
- Muzalim e Najdiya
- Aswat ul Azab ala Qawamie Al-Qibab
- Adab-ul-Akhyar
- Sawaneh Karbala
- Seerat-e-Sahaba
- At-tahqiqat li daf' al-Talbisat
- Irshad Al-Anam Fi Mehfil al Mawlid wal Qiyam
- Kitab-ul-Aqa'id
- Zaad ul Haramain
- Al-Mawalat
- Gulban e Ghareeb Nawaz
- Shahrah Shahrah Miata Amil
- Paracheen Kal
- Fanne Sipah Giri
- ShahrahBukhari(Incomplete)
- Shahrah Qutbi (Incomplete)
- Riyaz e Naeem
- Kashf ul Hijab Masail Aysal ul Sawab
- Faraid ul Noor Fi Jarah Ul Quboor
- Deewan-e-Urdu
He was a successor ofAhmad Raza Khanand Sayyad Muhammad Ali Hussain Shah al-Kicchochawi.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^"Al Tahqeeqat Syed Naeem Ud Din Muradabadi (r.a)".scribd.Archivedfrom the original on 4 March 2016.Retrieved30 July2015.
- ^Jackson, William Kesler, "A Subcontinent's Sunni Schism: The Deobandi-Barelvi Rivalry and the Creation of Modern South Asia" (2013). History - Dissertations.page 187.https://surface.syr.edu/hst_etd/102Archived6 May 2021 at theWayback Machine
- ^abJackson, William Kesler (2013), page 188 and 189
- ^Jackson, William Kesler (2013), page 193 and 195
- ^Adel, Gholamali Haddad; Elmi, Mohammad Jafar; Taromi-Rad, Hassan (31 August 2012).Muslim Organisations in the Twentieth Century: Selected Entries from Encyclopaedia of the World of Islam.EWI Press.ISBN9781908433091.Archivedfrom the original on 10 February 2024.Retrieved19 October2020– via Google Books.
- ^John, Wilson (1 January 2009).Pakistan: The Struggle Within.Pearson Education India.ISBN9788131725047.Archivedfrom the original on 6 January 2023.Retrieved19 October2020– via Google Books.
- ^Sawaneh e Karbala.17 July 2023.Archivedfrom the original on 26 October 2022.Retrieved30 October2023.
- ^Raza, Muhammad Shahrukh."mufassir e quran hazrat mufti naeem ud din muradabadi".bookslibrary.net.Archivedfrom the original on 4 March 2016.Retrieved30 July2015.