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Faizul Waheed (also known as Faizul Waheed Qāsmī;[1] 1964 – 1 June 2021) was an Indian Islamic scholar, jurist and an exegete of the Quran from Jammu and Kashmir, who served as the chief-mufti of Markaz-ul-Ma'arif, an Islamic seminary in Bathindi, Jammu. He wrote Faiz al-Mannān, the first ever translation and commentary of the Quran in Gojri language.
Biography
Faizul Waheed was born into Muslim Gujjar[2][3] family in Dodasan Bala, Thanamandi, Rajouri, in 1964.[4] He was schooled at the Madrasa Kāshif-ul-Uloom in Thanamandi and the Madrasa Tālim-ul-Qur'ān in Muzaffarnagar.[4] He studied two years of the dars-e-nizami in Madrasa Khādim-ul-Islam in Hapur and graduated from the Darul Uloom Deoband in 1991.[5] He received an M.A. in Urdu from the Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University.[5]
In 1992, Faizul Waheed began teaching at the Madrasa Ashraf-ul-Uloom in Jammu.[5] He alongside Jamāluddīn and Nazīr Aḥmad started Jamia Markaz-ul-Ma'arif, an Islamic seminary in Bathindi, Jammu and moved there on 5 October 1995.[5] As the new institution started, he was subject to some Deobandi–Barelvi conflicts triggered by local followers of the Barelvi movement, which led to his arrest in August 1995.[5] He was imprisoned under the Public Safety Act for eleven months.[5] He continued teaching at the madrasa for next two years and was arrested again in May 1997.[5] He was released in August 2000 and he continued teaching at the Markaz-ul-Ma’arif.[5] He served as the chief-mufti and patron of the Markaz-ul-Ma’arif.[6][7][8]
Faizul Waheed was an authority in Islamic jurisprudence and an exegete of the Quran.[7] He translated the Qur'ān into Gojri language and owned the credit of being its first translator in that language.[7] He had penned the translation and the exegesis of the Qur'ān during his imprisonment.[5] In November 2018, he said while speaking at a convention in Gool, Ramban that "the success of every person is concealed in the Qur'ān".[9]
Faizul Waheed was admitted at the Acharaya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences (ASCOMS) in Jammu on 23 May 2021 to be treated for COVID-19;[7][10] he died on 1 June 2021 from post COVID-19 complications.[11][7][12] Altaf Bukhari, Ghulam Ahmad Mir and Syed Basharat Ahmed Bukhari expressed grief over his death.[10][13] Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali expressed that the scholar's death was an irreparable loss.[12]
Literary works
Faizul Waheed wrote Faiz al-Mannān,[14] the first ever translation and commentary of the Qur'ān in Gojri language.[15]
His other works include:[16]
- Sirājum Muneera (The Shining Lamp, A biography of Islamic prophet Muhammad.)
- Pāki ke Masā'il Qur'ān-o-Hadees ki Roshni Mein (The Rules of Purity in the Light of Qur'ān and Hadith)
- Mareez-o-Mayyit awr Warāsat ke Ahkām Qur'ān-o-Hadees ki Roshni Mein (Rules of the Ill, the Deceased and Inheritance in the Light of Qur'ān and Hadith)
See also
References
- ↑ عملی زندگی میں جذبات کے بجائے حکمت عملی اور منصوبہ بندی سے آپ کو کام کرنا ہوگا. Millat Times(28 April 2019). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ The Quran Gujraan Wastay, Hussain, Masood. Kashmir Life(2021-06-18). Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ↑ Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed: A scholar who translated Quran in jail, Bakhsh, Zenaira. The Kashmir Walla(2021-06-02). Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 [{{{url}}} Ā'īna-e-Madāris Jammu wa Kashmīr].
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 [{{{url}}} Ā'īna-e-Madāris Jammu wa Kashmīr].
- ↑ مفسر قرآن مفتی فیض الوحید نے آخری حدیث کا درس دیا. Kashmir Uzma. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Mufti Faizul Waheed, who first translated Quran into Gojri, critical. The Kashmir Walla(24 May 2021). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ Anjuman Nusrat-ul-Islam condoles demise of Haji Khursheed Ahmad Deen, Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed. Kashmir News Service(1 June 2021). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ مدرسہ دارالعلوم فریدیہ گول میں5حفاظ کرام کی دستار بندی. Kashmir Uzma(5 November 2018). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Renowned Islamic scholar Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed dies. The Siasat Daily(1 June 2021). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ Renowned Islamic scholar Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed dies of post Covid complications(June 2021).
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Renowned Islamic scholar Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed passes away at Jammu hospital. The Chenab Times(1 June 2021). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ Basharat Bukhari condoles demise of Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed. KNS Kashmir(1 June 2021). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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- ↑ J&K mufti who translated Quran into Gojri, helped tribal children pursue education, dies. The Indian Express(2 June 2021). Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ↑ Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed, who first translated Qur'an into Gojri language passes away. Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
Bibliography
- Ā'īna-e-Madāris Jammu wa Kashmīr{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Afaq Printers(November 2015)