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{{Short description|Indian Islamic scholar}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox religious biography
| religion = [[Islam]]
| name = Abdul Hameed Azhari
| honorific prefix = ''[[Hazrat]]'', ''[[Maulana]]''
| official_name = Abdul Hameed Azhari
| birth_date = 1944
| birth_place = Malegaon, Maharashtra
| nationality = British Indian (1944-1947) <br /> Indian (1947-2021)
| home_town = Malegaon
| movement = [[Deobandi movement]]
| death_date = 4 December 2021
| death_place = Malegaon
| education = [[Darul Uloom Deoband]] <br /> [[Al-Azhar University]]
}}

'''Abdul Hameed Azhari''' (1944 — 4 December 2021) was an Indian Dalit Rights Activist and Islamic scholar. He was a Member of [[All India Muslim Personal Law Board]] and the National President of Rashtriya Muslim Morcha, an organization working under [[BAMCEF|The All India Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation]], founded by [[Waman Meshram]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-12-04 |title=Maulana Abdul Hameed Azhari Passes Away In Malegaon |url=https://thecognate.com/maulana-abdul-hameed-azhari-passes-away-in-malegaon/?noamp=available |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=The Cognate |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2021-04-12 |title=لاک ڈاؤن کے دوران مساجد کھلی رکھنے سے متعلق مولانا عبدالحمید ازہری سے خاص بات چیت |trans-title=Exclusive conversation with Maulana Abdul Hameed Azhari about keeping mosques open during lockdown |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/urdu/national/state/maharashtra/talk-to-moulana-abdul-hameed-azhari-on-keeping-the-mosques-open-during-the-lockdown/na20210412070821390 |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=ur}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=قندیل |date=2021-12-04 |title=مہاراشٹر کے معروف عالم دین مولانا عبدالحمید ازہری کا انتقال |trans-title=Maulana Abdul Hameed Azhari passes away |url=https://qindeelonline.com/maharashtras-cleric-maulana-abdulhameed-azhari-passes-away/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=قندیل - Qindeel |language=ur}}</ref>

He was one of the founders and also served as the chief patron of Kul Tanzeem-e-Jamaat,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-05-11 |title=The scapegoats |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/the-scapegoats/article8580641.ece |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Frontline |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2021-03-28 |title=مالیگاؤں بم دھماکہ معاملہ میں انصاف کے لیے کل جماعتی تنظیم کا دھرنا |trans-title=Malegaon blast case: All-party organisation stages sit-in demanding justice |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/urdu/national/city/mumbai/kul-jamati-organization-protest-in-bara-qbristan-of-malegaon/na20210328204210845 |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=ur}}</ref> an organization formed after [[2006 Malegaon bombings|2006 Malegaon blasts]] to seek legal justice for local youth arrested in the case.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-10-26 |title='Re-investigate '06 Malegaon blasts' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/re-investigate-06-malegaon-blasts/articleshow/3641833.cms |access-date=2024-12-05 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-04-26 |title=9 Muslims held for Malegaon blasts discharged, Mumbai court says no evidence |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/malegaon-blast-case-mumbai-court-discharges-all-eight-accused/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-05-11 |title=Malegaon’s innocents |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/malegaons-innocents/article8580609.ece |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Frontline |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Malegaon resorts to an unusual protest |url=https://www.milligazette.com/dailyupdate/2006/200611111_malegaon_muslims.htm |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=www.milligazette.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-06-26 |title=Malegaon despairs: Only Allah can now do justice for my dead son, says victim’s father |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/malegaon-despairs-only-allah-can-now-do-justice-for-my-dead-son-says-victims-father/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Education ==
He was born in 1944 in Malegaon, Maharashtra.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Faizee |first=Aleem |title=Maulana Hameed Azhari: A Crusader has left for his heavenly abode |url=https://ummid.com/news/2021/december/07.12.2021/maulana-hameed-azhari-a-crusader-has-left-for-his-heavenly-abode.html |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=ummid |language=en}}</ref>

Abdul Hameed Azhari started his education from Madrasa Millat under the tutelage of Maulana Abdul Hameed Nomani. Upon completing early education, he went to [[Darul Uloom Deoband]]. He later graduated from [[Al-Azhar University|Al-Azhar Cairo]], Egypt.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Maulana Abdul Hameed Azhari passes away in Malegaon |url=https://ummid.com/news/2021/december/04.12.2021/maulana-abdul-hameed-azhari-passes-away-in-malegaon.html |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=ummid |language=en}}</ref>

== Death ==
Abdul Hameed Azhari died on 4 December 2021 and was buried at Bada Qabristan, Malegaon. His [[Funeral prayer (Islam)|Namaz-e-Janaza]] was led by his son, Hifzur Rahman.<ref name=":0" />

On his death, [[Khalid Saifullah Rahmani|Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani]], [[Mohammed Ismail Abdul Khalique|Mufti Ismail Abdul Khalique Qasmi]], [[Sajjad Nomani|Maulana Sajjad Nomani]] and others shown their grief and condolences.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 December 2021 |title=مولانا عبدالحمید ازہریؒ کی وفات ملت اسلامیہ کیلئے بڑا خسارہ ہے |trans-title=The death of Maulana Abdul Hameed Azhari is a great loss for the Nation of Islam |url=https://www.inquilab.com/news/articles/the-death-of-maulana-abdul-hameed-azhari-is-a-great-loss-for-the-nation-of-islam-32103 |work=[[The Inquilab]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Al-Azhar University alumni]]
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Debadrito Dutta at 18:34, 19 May 2025