Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri
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Born | Khalil Ahmad December 1852 Muhammad Yaqub Nanautawi (maternal uncle) |
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Abū Ibrāhīm K͟halīl Aḥmad ibn Majīd ‘Alī Anbahṭawī Sahāranpūrī Muhājir Madanī (
Name and family background
In one of his books he introduces himself as, "
Biography
Khalil Ahmad was born in late Safar 1269 AH (early December 1852) in
His mother Mubarak-un-nisa was the daughter of
Early education
Khalil Ahmad began his education at the age of five in a
At the age of eleven, he began his Arabic studies in
Higher studies
When Darul Uloom Deoband was opened in Muharram 1283 AH (May 1866) and Maulana Yaqub Nanautawi was appointed as sadr mudarris (the head teacher), Khalil Ahmad took permission from his parents and travelled to Deoband, where he resumed his Islamic studies from Kafiyah. Six months later Mazahir Uloom was established and Mazhar Nanautawi was appointed sadr mudarris. Due to the environment not suiting him at Deoband, he transferred to Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur and entered in the class of Mukhtasar al-Ma'ani.[9][8][10]
At Mazahir Uloom he spent several years acquiring knowledge of subjects including
Following his graduation, he was appointed as an assistant Arabic teacher at Mazahir Uloom. However he soon left for Lahore to pursue further studies in adab (Arabic literature) with Maulana Faizul Hasan Saharanpuri, head of the Arabic department at the Oriental College in Lahore.[5][8] In a few months Khalil Ahmad studied books of adab from him including Maqamat and Mutanabbi.[8][9]
Bay'at
One day, Moulana Khalil's paternal uncle, Moulvi Ansar Ali said, "After your studies, you should acquire
Career
In 1871, Khalil became a teacher at
After returning from his first Hajj, Khalil spent a few days in his hometown. Thereafter, he departed for
Thereafter, Khalil returned to
Hajj pilgrimages
Khalil performed Hajj (the pilgrimage to Mecca) seven times.
The first time was in 1293 AH, while he was living in Bhopal.
Khalil's second Hajj was when he was living in
Khalil's third and all subsequent Hajj journeys were undertaken from Saharanpur. The third Hajj was after the death of Gangohi.
Khalil's fourth Hajj was in 1910.
Khalil's fifth
Khalil's sixth Hajj occurred in 1920. He left Saharanpur on 21 April 1920 and reached Mecca on 29 May 1920. Khalil returned to Saharanpur in Safar of 1339 AH.
Khalil did not return to India after his seventh Hajj He left Saharanpur on 29 April 1926 and reached Mecca on 6 June 1926
Final years and death
Towards the end
Funeral
Despite the small amount of time available, funeral arrangements were accomplished successfully. Sayyid Ahmad Tawwaab performed the
Legacy
His biographical works include: Tazkiratul Khalil by Aashiq-e-Ilahi Mirathi.[12]
Notes
- ^ The Urdu spellings of proper nouns have been preserved in Nuzhat al-Khawatir, and thus also in transliteration here.
References
- ^ a b c Profile of Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri on jamiat.org website, Retrieved 12 May 2017
- ISBN 9782745155818.
- TDV Encyclopedia of Islam (44+2 vols.) (in Turkish). Istanbul: Turkiye Diyanet Foundation, Centre for Islamic Studies.
- ^ Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri. ہدایات الشیعہ / Hidāyātush-Shī'ah (in Urdu). Lāhaur: Maktabatul-Madīnah. p. 4.
- ^ a b c Abd al-Hayy ibn Fakhr ad-Din al-Hasani (1999). نزهة الخواطر وبهجة المسامع والنواظر / Nuzhat al-khawāṭir wa-bahjat al-masāmi' wa-al-nawāẓir (in Arabic) (1st ed.). Bayrūt: Dār Ibn Ḥazm. pp. 1222–1223.
- ^ a b Yusuf Abd ar-Rahman al-Mar'ashli (2002). معجم المعاجم والمشيخات والفهارس والبرامج والأثبات / Mu'jam al-ma'ājim wa-al-mashyakhāt wa-al-fahāris wa-al-barāmij wa-al-athbāt (in Arabic). Vol. 2 (1st ed.). ar-Riyāḍ: Maktabah ar-Rushd. pp. 385–386.
- ^ a b Husayn Ahmad al-Madani. "ترجمة المؤلف / Tarjamah al-Mu'allif [Biography of the Author]".
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(help) In Khalil Ahmad as-Saharanfuri. Badhl al-majhūd fī ḥall Abī Dāwūd (in Arabic). Bayrūt: دار الكتب العلمية / Dār al-Kutub al-‘Ilmīyah. - ^ a b c d e f g h i Sayyid Muhammad Shahid Saharanpuri (1982). "مقدمہ و تعارف / Muqaddamah wa ta'aruf".
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(help) In Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri. فتاویٰ مظاہر علوم / Fatawa Mazahir-i Ulum (in Urdu). Vol. 1. Biharabad, Karachi: Maktabatush-Shaykh. - ^ Muhammad Zakariya Kandhalawi. "Hadhrat Aqdas Maulana al-Haaj Khalil Ahmad". The Mashaikh of Chisht: The Spiritual Tree (Shajarah) and Life Episodes of the Noble Auliya and Mashaikh of Chisht. Translated by Majlisul Ulama of South Africa from Tarikh-i Masha'ikh-i Chisht (1973).
- ^ a b c Javed, Iffat Masood (1996). Contribution of Mazahir-e-Uloom of Saharanpur to Tasawwuf (PhD). New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- Muhammad Zakariya Kandhalawi(1973). حضرت اقدس مولانا الحاج صاحب نور الله مرقده [Hadrat Aqdas Maulana al-Haj Khalil Ahmad Sahib Nawwar Allahu Marqadah]. تاریخ مشائخ چشت [Tarikh-i Masha'ikh-i Chisht] (in Urdu).
- hdl:10603/338413.
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- "الشيخ خليل أحمد السَّهَارَنْفُوْرِي ومنهجه في كتابه "بذل المجهود في حلّ سنن أبي داود"