Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad

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Shamsul Ulama, Mawlana
Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad
8th
Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband
In office
1895–1928
Preceded byMuhammad Munir Nanautavi
Succeeded byHabibur Rahman Usmani
Grand Mufti of Hyderabad State
In office
1922–1925
Personal details
Born1862
Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi (father)
RelativesMuhammad Salim Qasmi (grandson), Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi (great grandson)

Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad (also known as Muhammad Ahmad Nanautawi) (1862–1928) was an

Vice Chancellor of the Darul Uloom Deoband for thirty five years. He was the Grand Mufti of the Hyderabad State
from 1922 to 1925.

Biography

Ahmad was born in 1862 in

Muhammad Yaqub Nanautawi and specialized in hadith with Rashid Ahmad Gangohi.[2][3] He was a disciple of Imdadullah Muhajir Makki.[4]

At Darul Uloom Deoband, he taught Mishkat al-Masabih, Tafsir al-Jalalayn, Sahih Muslim, Sunan ibn Majah for ten years, and served as Vice Chancellor for 35 years.[5][3]

Ahmad was honored with the title of Shamsul Ulama by the British Government of India,[6][7] which he returned in 1920.[8] He also served Grand Mufti of Hyderabad State from 1922 to 1925.[9][8]

Students

Ahmad's students include

Qari Muhammad Tayyib, Muhammad Shafi Deobandi, Manazir Ahsan Gilani and Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad.[10]

Death and legacy

Ahmad died on October 18, 1928 (Jumad al-Ula 3, 1347 AH) while travelling in a train near

qari's Shakir Qasmi, Waheed Zafar Qasmi and Zahir Qasmi were his grandsons.[14]

See also

Notes

References

Citations

  1. ^ Gīlānī, Manāzir Ahsan. Sawānih Qāsmi [Biography of Qāsim] (in Urdu). Vol. 1. Deoband: Maktaba Darul Uloom Deoband. p. 113.
  2. ISBN 9780231050722
    . Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b Syed Mehboob Rizwi. History of The Dar al-Ulum Deoband (Volume 2) (PDF). Translated by Prof. Murtaz Husain F. Quraishi (1981 ed.). Idara-e-Ehtemam, Dar al-Ulum Deoband. p. 37-38, 170-174. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  4. Tayyib, Qari Muhammad (July 1999). Bukhari, Akbar Shah (ed.). 50 Misaali Shaksiyaat [50 Exemplar personalities] (in Urdu). Deoband
    : Maktaba Faiz-ul-Qur'an. p. 95.
  5. ^
    ISBN 9781611172317
    . Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  6. ISBN 9781780742106
    .
  7. Deobandi, Syed Muhammad Miyan. "Differences between Hadhrat Shaikhul Hind and Mohtamims". Silk Letters Movement (PDF). Translated by Muhammadullah Qasmi. Darul Uloom Deoband
    : Shaikhul Hind Academy. pp. 70–71. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  8. ^ a b Muhammad Miyan Deobandi. "Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad". Ulama-e-Haq awr Unke Mujahidana Kaarname (in Urdu). Vol. 1. Deoband: Faisal International. pp. 162–163.
  9. ^ Adrawi 2016, p. 17.
  10. ISBN 9788192944135
    .
  11. ^ Tayyib 1999, pp. 108–109.
  12. ^ Rizwi 1981, p. 173.
  13. OCLC 1345466013
    .
  14. ^ Aks-e-Ahmad (in Urdu). Darul Uloom Waqf: Hujjatul Islam Academy. May 2014. p. 464, 474. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

Bibliography

  • Rizwi, Syed Mehboob (1981). History of Dar al-Ulum Deoband. Vol. 2. Translated by Murtaz Hussain F Qureshi (1st ed.). Darul Uloom Deoband: Idara-e-Ehtemam.
  • Adrawi, Asir
    (April 2016). Karwān-e-Rafta: Tazkirah Mashāhīr-e-Hind [The Caravan of the Past: Discussing Indian scholars] (in Urdu) (2nd ed.). Deoband: Darul Muallifeen.
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