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Badre Alam Merathi (Template:Langx; 1898 – 29 October 1965) was a mid-twentieth-century hadith scholar and poet originally from Meerut, initially migrated to Pakistan and eventually settled in Medina. Best known as the interpreter of Anwar Shah Kashmiri's teachings, he was a disciple of both Kashmiri and Shabbir Ahmad Usmani.[1] Educated at Mazahir Uloom and Darul Uloom Deoband, he taught at both institutions and Jamia Islamia Talimuddin. During his tenure at Jamia Islamia Talimuddin, he compiled Fayd al-Bari, a four-volume Arabic commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, published in Cairo with financial support from Jamiatul Ulama Transvaal, considered a masterpiece in hadith commentary.[1] He was also associated with Nadwatul Musannifeen and authored Tarjuman al-Sunnah, a 4-volume hadith explanation designed for contemporary needs, widely acknowledged in academic circles.[2] In his final years, he focused on teaching hadith in Prophet's Mosque, where many South Africans pledged allegiance to him, expanding his spiritual influence in South Africa.[3]
Life sketch
Badre Alam was born in 1898 in a Sayyid family in the Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh.[4] His father, Tahur Ali, served as a police officer.[2] He received his initial education at an English school in Aligarh, and influenced by a sermon of Ashraf Ali Thanwi at the age of eleven, he developed an inclination towards Islamic studies.[5] Despite initial resistance from his father, he pursued religious education at Mazahir Uloom.[2]
Under the mentorship of Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri for eight years, followed by further studies at Darul Uloom Deoband with Anwar Shah Kashmiri, he continued his educational journey.[2] His notable teachers at Mazahir Uloom included Zafar Ahmad Usmani, and at Deoband, Aziz-ul-Rahman Usmani and Asghar Hussain Deobandi.[6] After completing his studies at Darul Uloom Deoband, he began teaching there in 1925.[7][8]
In 1927, he, along with Anwar Shah Kashmiri and Shabbir Ahmad Usmani, migrated to Jamia Islamia Talimuddin.[4] For seventeen years, he engaged in teaching hadith at Jamia Islamia Talimuddin, covering texts such as Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Shama'il al-Muhammadiyya, and Mishkat al-Masabih.[9] He also continued participating in Anwar Shah Kashmiri's classes on Sahih al-Bukhari and Sunan al-Tirmidhi for five years.[10]
After Dabhel, he moved to Bahawalnagar, Punjab, established Jam'ul Uloom, and stayed for a year there. He then came to Delhi and became associated with Nadwatul Musannifeen in 1943.[11] After the partition of India in 1947, he migrated to Karachi, Pakistan, and, under the patronage of Shabbir Ahmad Usmani founded Jamia Islamia at Tando Allahyar.Template:Sfn Following Pakistan's formation, he actively participated in the formulation of an Islamic constitution.[12]
After residing for four years in Pakistan, he migrated to Medina.Template:Sfn Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghudda met him in Medina, benefited from him,[13] and later narrated hadiths from him.[14]
Known as Qutb al-Aarifeen,Template:Sfn he received Sufi teachings from Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri, associated with Aziz-ul-Rahman Usmani, and ultimately received spiritual succession from Muhammad Ishaq Merathi.[15] He died on 29 October 1965, in Prophet's Mosque, and was laid to rest in Al-Baqi Cemetery.[16] His influence extended to Pakistan, India, South Africa, and the Middle East.[17]
Literary works
He scrutinized the intricacies of the Quran and hadith, expressing an understanding of Arabic literature and poetry.[18] His literary works touched various religious subjects. Apart from Fayd al-Bari and Tarjuman al-Sunnah, he authored the three-volume Jawahir al-Hikam, addressing contemporary social issues and the implementation of Islamic law in 1965, translated into French and Gujarati.Template:Sfn[6] His annotations for Fayd al-Bari, published as Al-Badr Al-Sari.[19] He wrote an abstract of Rashid Ahmad Gangohi's book Zubdat-ul-Manāsik under the title Khulasa Zubdat-ul-Manāsik, a guide on Hajj issues.Template:Sfn One of his books on the descent of Jesus is called Nuzool-e-ʿĪsā, and he has written a booklet in the same series called Awaz-e-Haq.Template:Sfn During his time in Pakistan, he translated Ali al-Qari's Al-Hizb al-Azam and wrote some poetry.[6]
See also
References
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- ↑ History of the Dar al-Ulum Deoband{{#if:Rizwi|, Rizwi}. Idara-e Ihtemam, Darul Uloom Deoband(1981)
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- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Profile of Mawlana Muhammad Badr Alam Mirti, Shabbir, Yusuf. Islamic Portal(2018). Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ↑ Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Sad Saala Zindagi{{#if:Muhammad Tayyib|, Muhammad Tayyib}. Daftar-e-Ihtemam, Darul Uloom Deoband(June 1965)
- ↑ Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Jame O Mukhtasar Tareekh{{#if:Qasmi|, Qasmi}. Shaikh-Ul-Hind Academy(October 2020)
- ↑ Tareekh e Jamia Islamia Dabhel{{#if:Azami|, Azami}. Idara Tālīfāt e Ashrafia(1999)
- ↑ Mashaheer-e-Ulama-e-Darul Uloom Deoband{{#if:Miftahi|, Miftahi}. Daftar Ijalas-e-Sad Sala(1980)
- ↑ Tarjuman al-Sunnah{{#if:Merathi|, Merathi}. Idara-e-Islāmiyyāt(1968)
- ↑ Seerat-e Badre Alam{{#if:Bukhari|, Bukhari}. HM Sayed Company(1985)
- ↑ Pas-e-Marg Zinda{{#if:Amini|, Amini}. Idara Ilm o Adab(May 2010)
- ↑ Hady al-Sāri Ilā Asānīd al-Shaikh Ismail al-Ansari{{#if:Al Rājihi|, Al Rājihi}. Maktaba al-Rushd(2001)
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- ↑ Yad-e-Raftagāñ{{#if:Banuri|, Banuri}. Maktaba Bayyinat, Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia(2020)
- ↑ Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Pachaas Misali Shakhsiyaat{{#if:Muhammad Tayyib|, Muhammad Tayyib}. Maktaba Faiz-ul-Qur'an(1999)
- ↑ Mausoo'a Ulama-u- Deoband{{#if:Mubarakpuri|, Mubarakpuri}. Shaikhul Hind Academy(2021)