Mir Zahid Harawi
Mir Zahid Harawi | |
|---|---|
زاهد هروی | |
| Personal | |
| Born | Mughal Empire |
| Died | 1101 Hanafi |
| Tariqa | Naqshbandi |
| Other names | Mirza Zahid |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Kabul |
| Period in office | 18th-century |
Students | |
Mīr Muḥammad Zāhid Harawī (
Islamic scholar, historian, and chronicler. He is considered to be one of the authors of the historic Dars-i Nizami curriculum.[1][2][3][4]
Early life
Zahid was born in
Mughal emperor Jahangir. The emperor was impressed with Aslam's piety and religiosity and offered him a position as the Qadi (judge) of Kabul and later of the army. The next Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, reinstated his position as Qadi and declared Aslam as his Imam-e-Khas.[5]
Zahid's education began with his father. He studied under Mullah Muhammad Fazil Badakhshani and Mullah Sadiq Halwai in Kabul. After that, he went to Turan, where he studied under Mirza Muhammad Jan Shirazi . He studied hikmah under Shirazi's student Mullah Yusuf. Sometime after, Zahid returned to Lahore, where he studied with Mullah Jamal.[5]
Career
In
Mughal army. Aurangzeb later appointed him to the presidency of Kabul. While serving as the army accountant in Akbarabad, Zahid continued to teach Islamic studies. He taught the science of rationality to Shah Abdur Rahim. Towards the end of his life, Zahid started to focus more on teaching and retired from his imperial employment. Some of his students travelled from faraway places, such as Muhammad Salih of Bengal.[6]
Harawi was a relative of Masum Sirhindi (son of
' Abd al-Haqq al-Dehlawi notes that Harawi had great confidence in the wisdom of Waliullah's father Shah Abdur Rahim on matters of jurisprudence.[7]
Works
Harawi wrote several
hashiyas
(glossary) such as Hashiya Sharh Muwaqif, Hashiya Sharh Tahzeeb Allama Dwani, Hashiya Risala Qutbuddin Razi, and Hashiya Sharh Hayakal.
Death
Harawi died in 1101 AH (1689-1690 CE) in Kabul.
References
- ^ "زاهد هروی ، محمد".
- ISBN 9781850654759– via Google Books.
- ISBN 978-9004194359.
- ISBN 9780520344655– via Google Books.
- ^ a b بزم تیموریہ: صفحہ 215۔
- ^ تذکرہ مصنفین درس نظامی: صفحہ 235۔
- ^ تذکرہ مصنفین درس نظامی: صفحہ 236۔
Bibliography
- Rahi, Akhtar (1978). "Mir Muhammad Zahid Harawi". تذکرہ منصنفین درس نظامی [Discussing the authors of Dars-i-Nizami] (in Urdu). Lahore: Maktabah Rahmaniyah. pp. 234–237. OCLC 793843738.
- Nasr, Seyyed Hossein (1996). Routledge History of World Philosophies. Vol. 1. Taylor & Francis. p. 1067. Retrieved 3 January 2023.