Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri

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Shaykh al-Hadīth, Mufti
Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri
11th Principal, Darul Uloom Deoband[1]
In office
2008 – 19 May 2020
Preceded byNaseer Ahmad Khan
Succeeded byArshad Madani
9th Sheikh al-Hadith of Darul Uloom Deoband[1]
In office
2008 – 19 May 2020
Preceded byNaseer Ahmad Khan
Succeeded byAbul Qasim Nomani
Personal
Born1940
Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur
  • Darul Uloom Deoband
  • Muslim leader
    AwardsPresidential Certificate of Honour[2]

    Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri (also written as Saʻīd Aḥmad Pālanpūrī) (1940 – 19 May 2020), was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar and author who served as Shaykh al-Hadith and Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband. A number of his books are required readings in Darul Uloom Deoband.[3][4][5]

    Biography

    Palanpuri was born in 1940 in Kaleda village,

    Palanpuri joined Jamia Ashrafiya in

    Manzur Nu'mani.[7][10] In 2008, he succeeded Naseer Ahmad Khan as Shaykh al-Hadith and also served as Principal.[8][11][12] His teaching career in Darul Uloom Deoband lasted for over 50 years.[13][14]

    Pratibha Patil awarded Palanpuri the President's Certificate of Honour on the 64th Independence Day of India.[15]

    Reaction towards Madrasa Board scheme

    Palanpuri maintained the view that the Indian Government's Scheme to Provide Quality Education in Madrasas (SPQEM) will end in fiasco.[16][17]

    Literary works

    Palanpuri's works include:[5]

    • Tuhfatul Qari[18]
    • Tafseer Hidayat al-Quran[19]
    • Mabadiyat-e-Fiqh
    • Aap Fatwa Kaise Dein?
    • Hurmat-e-Musahirat
    • Dadhi awr Anbiya ki Sunnat
    • Tehshiya Imdad al-Fatawa (Marginalia to Ashraf Ali Thanwi's 6 volume Imdad al-Fatawa).
    • Tasheel Adilla-e-Kamilah (Commentary to Mahmud Hasan Deobandi's Adilla-e-Kamilah).
    • Mashaheer Muhaddiseen, Fuqaha Kiram awr Tadhkirah Rawiyan-e-Kutb-e-Hadith
    • Rahmatullahil Wasiah (5 volume commentary to Shah Waliullah Dehlawi's Hujjatullahil Balighah)
    • Mahfuzat [20]

    Death

    Palanpuri had diabetes and was admitted to a Mumbai hospital, where he died on 19 May 2020 (25 Ramadan 1441 AH).[21][8][22] He was buried in a graveyard located in Oshiwara, Mumbai and very few people were allowed to attend his last rites due to the Covid-19 lockdown.[13][23] Islamic scholars

    Mehmood Madani and Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi expressed grief at his death.[24][13]

    References

    1. ^ a b Qāsmi 2020, pp. 748–749.
    2. Ministry of Human Resource Development
      , retrieved 19 May 2020
    3. .
    4. ^ "Sukanya Samriddhi Yojna "illegal" as per Sharia: Islamic jurists". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 30 March 2019.
    5. ^ a b Aftab Ghazi Qasmi; Abdul Haseeb Qasmi. Fuzala-e-Deoband Ki Fiqhi Khidmat [Fiqhi Services of the Graduates of Deoband] (in Urdu) (February 2011 ed.). Deoband: Kutub Khana Naimia. pp. 374–377.
    6. ^ "سوانح حضرت مولانا مفتی سعید احمد صاحب پالن پوری" [Biography of Mufti Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri]. 19 May 2020.
    7. ^ a b "Introduction of Mufti Saeed Ahmed Palanpuri". jamianoorululoom.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
    8. ^ a b c "حضرت مولانا مفتی سعید احمد صاحب پالن پوری شیخ الحدیث دار العلوم دیوبند انتقال کر گئے" [Mufti Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri passed away]. The Siasat Daily. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
    9. ^ Bijnori, Muhammad Salman, ed. (July 2020). "Maulana Mufti Saeed Ahmed Palan Puri by Noor Alam Khalil Amini". Monthly Darul Uloom (in Urdu). 104 (6–7): 45–46.
    10. ^ Pālanpuri, Mustafa Ameen (July 2020). Hayāt -e- Sa'eed Ek Nazar Mein ['Hayat-e-Saeed' at a glance] (in Urdu) (1 ed.). Deoband: Dār-ul- irfān. p. 12.
    11. ^ "Shaykh (Mufti) Saeed Ahmed Palunpuri (RA)". central-mosque.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
    12. ^ "علم و دین کے بےمثال خادم تھے مفتی محمد سعید پالنپوری : مفتی عثمانی" [Mufti Saeed Palanpuri was one of the great servant of Islam and Knowledge: Mufti Uthmani].
    13. ^ a b c "مفتی سعید پالن پوری دارالعلوم کی تدریسی رونق اور علم دین کی خدمات کا ایک اہم ستون تھے: مفتی ابو القاسم نعمانی" [Mufti Saeed Palanpuri was one of the main pillars of Darul Uloom Deoband: Abul Qasim Nomani]. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
    14. ^ "مفتی سعید پالن پوری دارالعلوم کی تدریسی رونق اور علم دین کی خدمات کا ایک اہم ستون تھے : مفتی ابو القاسم نعمانی".
    15. ^ "President of India conferred certificate of honour to Sanskrit, Pali/Prakrit, Arabic and Persian Scholars for the year 2010".
    16. ^ "School Education | Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development". mhrd.gov.in.
    17. ^ "Muslim India". 2007.
    18. from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
    19. .
    20. from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
    21. ^ "مفتی سعید احمد پالنپوری ؒکا انتقال ایک عظیم سانحہ:مولانا ارشدمدنی". 19 May 2020.
    22. ^ "مفتی سعید احمد صاحب پالنپوری شیخ الحدیث و صدر المدرسین دارالعلوم دیوبند داعیٔ أجل کو لبیک کہہ گئے" [Mufti Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri Shaykh al-Hadith and Principal Darul Uloom Deoband no more]. AsreHazir.com. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
    23. ^ "مفتی سعید پالن پوری دارالعلوم کی تدریسی رونق اور علم دین کی خدمات کا ایک اہم ستون تھے : مفتی ابو القاسم نعمانی" [Mufti Saeed Palanpuri was one of the main pillars of Darul Uloom Deoband: Abul Qasim Nomani]. Millat Times.
    24. ^ "Daily Usaf".

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