Rasheed Turabi
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Main interests | Exegesis of the Quran, Hadith, Riwayah and Narration, Ilm-ar-Rijal, Life & Teachings of Mohammed and Aale Mohammed, Narrating the Tragedy of Karbala and Working for Ittehad-e-Bainul Muslimeen |
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Raza Hussain also known as Allama Rasheed Turabi (1908 – 1973) was an Islamic scholar,[1][2] religious leader, public speaker, poet and philosopher.
Early life and education
Turabi was born on (9th Jamadi-us-Sani 1326), 9 July 1908 in
Career
Turabi delivered more than 5,000 religious lectures and speeches over the period of 57 years that he spent out of his 65 years of total life in the service of Ahl al-Bayt.[2] Allama Rasheed Turabi introduced many dimensions to the Art of Oratory. The most sought after Urdu public speaker of his times, he was indeed a persuasive and brilliant orator. He was the first person who delivered religious speeches for ten days or more on selected topics. He was a very good student of Khalifa Abdul Hakim, who directed his studies in Philosophy and English.
Along with his formal studies, he drank deep at the fountain of Arabic and Persian literature. Ilm was his main forte. He was among the scholars of Islamic learning who learnt a great deal from Ayatollah-ul-Uzma Syed Hossein Borujerdi, Ayatollah-ul-Uzma Muhsin al-Hakim al-Tabatabai, Ayatollah Mohsin Tehrani, Ayatollah-ul-Uzma Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei and Ayatullah Shahrestani.[1][2]
All of the above-named renowned scholars issued
Allama Rasheed Turabi started his political career as a lieutenant of Nawab
Migration to Pakistan
He migrated to Pakistan in 1949 upon the request of Quaid E Azam
His first Shaam-e-Ghareban Majlis was broadcast on the Radio Pakistan in 1951.[3] It became an annual feature till his death. The last Majlis he addressed was at Khaliq Dina Hall where he had a heart attack in 1971. He continued to address 'Majalis-i-Sham-i-Ghareban' at Nishtar Park against his doctor's advice till 1973.[1][3]
Death and legacy
Allama Rasheed Turabi died on 18 December 1973 in
Among the contributors who have discussed Allama Turabi's career as a scholar of Ahl al-Bayt, specifically the chronicle of Karbala tragedy, are Justice S. A. Rahman, Syed Hashim Raza, Josh Malihabadi, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Zulfiqar Ali Bukhari, Syed Taqi Abidi, Hilal Naqvi, Sahar Ansari, Firdous Alam, Syed Muhammad Abidi, Munawar Saeed, Iftikhar Arif, George Ali Murad Khan Talpur II of Khairpur (Son-in-Law), Allama Aqeel Turabi, Salman Turabi and poet Naseer Turabi.[1]
Commemorating the 50th death anniversary of the eminent Allama Rasheed Turabi in 2023, a virtuoso in modern azadari in the
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Syed Wali Ahmed Bilgrami. "TRIBUTE: THE ORATORY OF TURABI". Dawn newspaper. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Allama Rasheed Turabi's biography". India.com (in.com) website. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ a b Syed Jafar Askari (13 August 2023). "Flashback: HOW 'SHAM-I-GHARIBAAN' BECAME A HOUSEHOLD EVENT". Dawn newspaper. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
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