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| death_date = 28 December 1955
| death_place = [[Delhi]], India
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| known_for = Scholar and writer on Qur'an, Hadith, Islamic History.
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'''Aslam Jairajpuri''' '''(Urdu:علامہ اسلم جیراجپوری)''' was a scholar of [[Qur'an]], [[Hadith]], and Islamic history who is best known for his books ''Talimat-e-[[Qur'an]]'' and "History of [[Qur'an]]. He was Distinguished Professor of Arabic and Persian at [[Aligarh Muslim University]] and [[Jamia Millia Islamia]]. He was born on 27 January 1882 in [[Jairajpur]], [[Azamgarh]], in [[Uttar Pradesh]], India, and died on 28 December 1955 in [[Delhi]].

==Early life==
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His father, Salamtullah Jairajpuri (1850–1904) was a member of Ahl-e-Hadith movement (not the Ahl-e-Hadith sect), hence Allama Aslam's house at his birth, was a city center for Ahl-e-Hadith ullema. After his birth his father was asked by Nawab Siddik Hasan Khan (نواب صدیق حسن خان) to take the chair of presidency of Madrisah Vakfiah in [[Bhopal]], which he took whilst his son stayed behind in [[Jairajpur]]. For his infancy years he was mostly raised by his maternal parents, which made him closer to the two.

His father sent him to the maktab (school) at the age of five. This school was just next to Allama Aslam's house in Jairajpur. Next year his father took him and his mother to [[Bhopal]] and enrolled him to memorise the [[Qur'an]]. After memorising [[Qur'an]] he learned Mathematics, [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Fiqh]] and [[Arabic]]. The subject of [[Tafsir]] was taught by his own father. Aslam also learned the martial arts of Bana, Bank, Banot and shooting.

In his early years, with his friend Tauqeer al-Hasan (توقیر الحسن), after research and discussion regarding the reason of tradition (تقلید) for a long time, these two scholars came to the conclusion that according to principles of [[Fiqh]], i.e. Muslim Jurisprudence, the laws can be changed and amended according to the time and necessity.

After finishing the education, in 1903 Aslam Jairajpuri joined Paisa Newspaper in [[Lahore]], as a translator. Next year in June 1904 he received the letter regarding his father's illness and he hurried back to Bhopal. Next day his father died. It was 15 June 1904 / 30 Rabi-ul-Avval 1322.

In 1904 Aslam met with Maulvi Abdullah Chakralvi (مولوی عبداللہ چکڑالوی). When he heard that he did not believe in all [[hadith]] but after a discussion of three hours he was not able to convince Allama Aslam of his own ideas. Even after this, Aslam kept searching about the true place of [[hadith]] in Islam.

==Professor at Aligarh Muslim University==
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In 1906 Aslam came to Aligarh College and for six years taught Arabic and Persian at college level. In 1912 he was put in charge of the Eastern section of the Litton Library of the college where he catalogued the books. When the college turned into [[Aligarh Muslim University]], he was made the professor of Arabic and Persian.

This was around 1912 when he was in [[Aligarh Muslim University]], that which he wrote "Talemat-e-Koran."

==Professor at Jamia Millia Islamia==

See also [[Jamia Millia Islamia]]

At the insistence of [[Maulana Mohammad Ali]], he left the job, joined [[Jamia Millia Islamia]] where he taught history of Islam, [[hadith]], and [[Qur'an]]. He wrote many scholarly articles in the journal "Jamia" of the [[Jamia Millia Islamia]]. He was so famous in this Jamia, (University), for his knowledge and scholarship, that if someone uttered the only word Mualana, (Arabic name for doctor or scholar), all the persons understood that he meant Mualana Aslam Jairajpuri.

He was also a regular contributor of [[The Journal Tolu-e-Islam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tolueislam.com/Urdu/urdu.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-05-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208215843/http://www.tolueislam.com/Urdu/urdu.htm |archivedate=8 February 2010 }}</ref> He was also a friend and fan of [[Muhammad Iqbal]], and visited him many time. [[Muhammad Iqbal]] had a great respect for him due to his scholarship of [[Qur'an]].

==His meeting with Ghulam Ahmed Pervez==

See also [[Ghulam Ahmed Pervez]]

[[Ghulam Ahmed Pervez]] respected him. It was in 1930, when he, [[Ghulam Ahmed Pervez]], (aged 27 years at that time), read one of his article in this journal, and was so impressed by him,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tolueislam.com/Urdu/slsb/slsb_art_10.djvu |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-02-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725141042/http://www.tolueislam.com/Urdu/slsb/slsb_art_10.djvu |archivedate=25 July 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> that he requested him for an appointment, and thereafter he became his disciple and friend. Maulana Aslam Jairajpuri also wrote introduction for the first edition of "Ma'arf [[Qur'an]]" written by [[Ghulam Ahmed Pervez]]. After the emergence of [[Pakistan]] Maulana Aslam Jairajpuri, who lived in Delhi, visited [[Pakistan]] at the request of [[Ghulam Ahmed Pervez]], and stayed at his home in [[Karachi]]. Afterwards [[Ghulam Ahmed Pervez]] published his many books including "Tareekh-al-Ummat", "Novadrat" from his publication house "Idara Tolu-e-Islam".

==Qur'an and hadith==
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The question of status of [[Qur'an]] and [[Hadith]] in the Islamic history is a complex one. Maulana Aslam Jairajpuri also solved this subject in his many books.Though was doing fine in his practical world, but in his spiritual world he was still haunted by only one subject, namely: the position of [[Hadith]] in Islam. This he ultimately solved and in his own words, "When Allah showed me the facts of [[Qur'an]] at that point I came to know the position of [[hadith]] in [[Qur'an]], which is history of Islam. To consider the [[hadith]] as Islam is not correct. If they were in Islam, then [[Muhammad]] would also have left a written manuscript of these, like he did in case of [[Qur'an]]. For Islam, [[Qur'an]] is enough which is a complete book and in which Islam has been finalized.

However, this position regarding [[hadith]] is in contradiction with its historically accepted status among majority school of thoughts. Many scholars after him gave befitting answers to the objections raised by Maulana Jairajpuri. One example is Maulana Abdur Rahman Kilani, who wrote an extensive book named "Aina-e-Parveziat" which addressed many questions about the status of Hadith in Islam.

==Works==
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===Quranic scholarship===

1. '''Talimat-e-Koran''' – '''تعلیمات قرآن'''

This book is about the rules and regulations proving that Koran is enough to explain itself and Koran in itself is complete. Based on this, his friend Allama [[Ghulam Ahmed Pervez]] did his magnificent "Mafhoom-ul-Koran"

2 . '''Tarikh-ul- Qur'an – تاریخ القرآن'''

This scholarly book is about the history of [[Qur'an]], its revelation, its compilation, and later development. this book also deals with all the concepts related to [[Qur'an]].

===Publications===

3.'''Tarikh-ul-Ummat – تاریخ الامّت''' in Seven Volumes

This is one of the best written books on the history of Islamic Nation. This book only considers the authentic and rationale historical evidences in its inclusion.

4. '''Risala Mehjob-al-Arth – رسالہ محجوب الارث
'''
Allama Aslam has proved in this by [[Qur'an]] and [[hadith]] that even by fiqh orphaned children cannot be left out of the will.

5. '''Novadrat – نوادرات'''

This book contains Allama Aslam's articles.

6. '''Fateh Misr – فاتح مصر'''

This book is the biography of conqueror of Egypt, Umar bin al-As's history

7.''' Hayat-e-Hafiz – حیات حافظ'''

This book is Khwaja Hafiz Shirazi's biography.

8. '''Hayat-e-Jami – حیات جامی'''

9. '''Akaed-e-Islam – عقائد اسلام'''

10. '''Arkan-e-Islam – ارکان اسلام'''

11. '''Tarikh-e-Najad – تاریخ نجد'''

12. '''Al-Wrath fil-Islam – الوراثۃ فی الاسلام
'''
This book includes all the things with (dalail) which entered in Hanfi Fiqh and are against Koranic Teachings.

==Notes==
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==External links==

Books by Allama Aslam Jairajpri: [http://ebooks.rahnuma.org/religion]

Tareekh-al-Ummat Volume 1 : [https://archive.org/details/TareeqUlUmmatVolI]

Tareekh-al-Ummat Volume 2: [https://archive.org/details/TareeqUlUmmatPartII]

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