Template:Infobox religious biography Fazlur Rahmān Usmānī (1831 – 15 June 1907) was an Indian Muslim scholar and poet who co-founded the Darul Uloom Deoband. He was father of the scholars, Aziz-ur-Rahman Usmani and Shabbir Ahmad Usmani. His grandson Atiqur Rahman Usmani was the founder of Nadwatul Musannifeen.
Biography
Usmānī was born in 1831 in Deoband.[1] He was an alumnus of Delhi College where he had studied under Mamluk Ali Nanautawi.[2] He was a Deputy Inspector of Schools in the Education Department.[3] He co-founded Darul Uloom Deoband along with Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi, Sayyid Muhammad Abid and others.[2] He remained a member of the executive council of Darul Uloom Deoband throughout his life.[4]
Usmānī died on 15 June 1907.[2] His most elder son was Aziz-ur-Rahman Usmani, who served as the first Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband.[5] His another son, Shabbir Ahmad Usmani was among the founding figures of Pakistan.[6] His grandson Atiqur Rahman Usmani co-founded Nadwatul Musannifeen and the All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat.[7][8]
Literary works
Usmānī's Persian poem Qissa-e Gham-e Diban is considered as a historical document related to Deoband.[4]
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References
- ↑ [{{{url}}} Tārīkh ke qātil].
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 50 Misaali Shaksiyaat{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}
- ↑ Creating a New Medina: State Power, Islam, and the Quest for Pakistan in Late Colonial North India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Cambridge University Press
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tārīkh Darul Uloom Deoband{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}
- ↑ Tazkirah Mashaheer-e-Hind: Karwan-e-Rafta{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Darul Muallifeen
- ↑ Ijmāli wa Sawānihi Khāka. Al-Qasim.
- ↑ Darul Uloom Deoband Ka Sahafati ManzarNama{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Idara Tehqeeq-e-Islami, Deoband
- ↑ Mufakkir-e-Millat Number, Burhan{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Nadwatul Musannifeen
Bibliography
- Tārīkh ke qātil{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. A P Offset Printers(January 2019)