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{{Short description|Indian Islamic scholar and researcher (died 2016)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Abdul Hafeez Rahmani
| native_name = عبد الحفیظ رحمانی
| native_name_lang = ur
| birth_date = 10 January 1940
| birth_place = Loharsan (now [[Siddharthnagar district]]), United Provinces, British India
| death_date = 2 August 2016
| death_place =
| occupation = Islamic scholar, researcher, author, lecturer
| alma_mater = [[Jamia Arabia Masoodia Noorul Uloom|Madrasa Noor al-Uloom, Bahraich]]; [[Darul Uloom Deoband]] (sanad, 1960; [[Kanpur University]] ([[M.A.]] Urdu)
| movement = [[Deobandi]]
| known_for = research and writing in Urdu and Arabic; service as Muhaqqiq (researcher) at Sheikhul Hind Academy, Darul Uloom Deoband
}}

'''Abdul Hafeez Rahmani''' ({{lang|ur|عبد الحفیظ رحمانی}}; 10 January 1940 – 2 August 2016) was an Indian Islamic scholar, researcher and author associated with the Deobandi scholarly milieu. He taught in madrasahs and colleges in Uttar Pradesh, published research and essays in Urdu and Arabic, and served as a researcher (Muhaqqiq) for the Sheikhul Hind Academy affiliated with Darul Uloom Deoband.

==Life and education==
Rahmani was born in the village of Loharsan (now in Siddharthnagar district).<ref name="Nayab">{{cite book |last=Qasmi |first=Nayab Hasan |title=Darul Uloom Deoband Ka Sahafati Manzarnama |publisher=Idara Tahqeeq-e-Islami, Deoband |year=2013 |pages=224–226 |url=https://archive.org/details/DarulUloomDeobandKaSahafatiManzarNamah}}</ref> He received early instruction from his father, Hafiz Fateh Muhammad, and from local teachers. He studied at [[Jamia Arabia Masoodia Noorul Uloom|Madrasa Noor al-Uloom, Bahraich]], and later completed traditional Dars-e-Nizami studies at [[Darul Uloom Deoband]], receiving a sanad (certificate) in 1960.<ref name="Nayab"/>

According to biographical notices, Rahmani completed modern secondary examinations in the Aligarh area and subsequently obtained an M.A. in Urdu from [[Kanpur University]] (Kanpur).<ref name="Nayab"/>{{Efn|Sources disagree on Rahmani's year of birth. This article follows Nayab Hasan Qasmi (10 January 1940) for the date of birth while noting that other reference works (for example the Arabic entry in ''Mausūʿa Ulama-e-Deoband'') give 1936 as the year of birth; both published sources are cited in the article.<ref name="Nayab"/><ref name="Mausu'a"/>}}

==Career==
Rahmani contributed regularly to Urdu and Arabic journals and periodicals associated with the Deobandi milieu and other Urdu press. During his career he edited and wrote for a number of monthlies and weeklies and presented papers at seminars and conferences.<ref name="Nayab"/>

He taught at various madrasahs and also worked as a college Urdu lecturer in the Siddharthnagar region for many years. Later he served as a researcher (Muhaqqiq) at the Sheikhul Hind Academy, [[Darul Uloom Deoband]]; his tenure there is recorded for the mid-2000s (2004–2006).<ref name="Qasmi2020">{{Cite book |last=Qasmi |first=Muhammadullah Khalili|author-link=Muhammadullah Khalili Qasmi|url=https://archive.org/details/darul-uloom-deob-ki-jamey-wa-mukhtasar-tareekh-edition-2|title=Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Jame O Mukhtasar Tareekh |publisher=Shaikh-Ul-Hind Academy |edition=2nd|page=790|date= October 2020 |location=India|language=ur|oclc=1345466013}}</ref><ref name="Mausu'a">{{Cite book |last=Mubarakpuri|first=Arif Jameel|author-link=Arif Jameel Mubarakpuri|title=Mausoo'a Ulama-u- Deoband|trans-title=The Encyclopedia of Deobandi Scholars|date=2021|edition=1st|publisher=Shaikhul Hind Academy|location=Deoband|page=169|language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Daryabadi |first=Shamsul Hoda |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yFJuAAAAMAAJ&q=%22%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%B8+%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%22 |title=Hindustānī Nashāt̤-e-Thāniyah mein Qadīm Dihlī Kālij kā Kirdār |date=2005 |publisher=Shahid Publications |page=24 |language=ur |trans-title=The Role of the Old Delhi College in the Indian Renaissance}}</ref>

Rahmani was active in district-level organisational work with bodies such as [[Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind|Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind]] and took part in public meetings, conferences and campaigns in the Basti / Siddharthnagar area.<ref name="AllOnline">{{cite web |last=Qasmi |first=Qiyāmuddin |date=19 February 2025 |title=Maulana Abdul Hafeez Nomani aur Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind |url=https://allonlineislam.com/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%B8-%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%DB%8C%D8%AA/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250930194751/https://allonlineislam.com/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%B8-%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%DB%8C%D8%AA/ |archive-date=2025-09-30 |access-date=2025-09-30 |website=Online Islam |language=ur}}</ref>

== Literary works ==
Rahmani authored and edited several books and many articles. Selected titles reported in bibliographies and tributes include:<ref name="AllOnline" /><ref name="Mausu'a" /><ref name="Nayab" />
* ''Taurat aur Yahood Apne Āiney Mein''
* ''Bible aur Nabi-i Akhir-uz-Zamān''
* ''Aasar-e-Imam Aʿzam Abū Hanīfah''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Alavi |first=Rashid Ahmad |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GflHDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%B8+%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%22&pg=PT283 |title=المتون السبعة في عقائد أهل السنة |date=1 January 2017 |publisher=Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah |isbn=978-2-7451-8151-0 |location=[[Beirut, Lebanon]] |page=284 |language=ar}}</ref>
* ''Al-Imam Nanotvi ke Mujahidānah Kārnāmey''
* ''Tarikh-e-Qiyam Madaris: Ek Tareekhi Jaiza''
* ''Tasawwuf ki Haqiqat aur us ke Masā'il''
* ''Zikr-e-Ilāhi: Shari'i Haqeeqat''
* ''Ghair-Muqallideen ka Aaina''
* ''Marzā Ghulam Ahmad Qadiyani ke Muraqbat-e-Nubuwwat ke Khud o Khal''
* ''Sawaneh: Hazrat Shah Abdul Halim Junpuri''
* ''Sawneh: Hazrat Maulana Zain-ud-Din Kandhlavi''
* ''Pasandeeda Murshid''
* ''Khādim-e-Millat Hayāt wa Khidmāt''
* ''Sayed Maudūdi: Ek Jami' Ta'āruf''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Iqbal |first=Syed Muhammad |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zSdkAAAAMAAJ&q=%22%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%B8+%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%22 |title=Syed Maudūdi: Ek Jami' Ta'āruf (Book Review)|journal=Urdu Book Review |publisher=Javed Akhtar |language=ur |issue=73–74|pages=33–34|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
* ''Baani-e-Darul Uloom Deoband aur Tarīkhi Haqāiq''<ref>{{Cite book |last= |url=http://archive.org/details/20231213_20231213 |title=Baani-e-Darul Uloom Deoband aur Tarīkhi Haqāiq by Abdul Hafeez Rahmani |year=2007 |language=urdu}}</ref>
* ''Jadīd Fikri Buhrān: Nishāndihī aur Hal''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Narang |first=Gopi Chand |author-link=Gopi Chand Narang |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XbxVAAAAYAAJ&q=%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%B8+%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C |title=Vazahatī Kitabiyyat |publisher=Taraqqi-e-Urdu Bureau |year=1980 |location=New Delhi |page=259 |language=ur}}</ref>

==Death==
Rahmani died on 2 August 2016. Regional memorial accounts describe his funeral and burial in his native area.<ref name="AllOnline"/>

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[[Category:Indian Muslim scholars of Islam]]
[[Category:Deobandis]]
[[Category:People from Siddharthnagar district]]

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