Madrasa Aminia Islamia Arabia (best known as Madrasa Aminia) is an Islamic seminary in Delhi.[1][2]
History
Amin al-Din Dehlawi, an Islamic scholar who was a student of Mahmud Hasan Deobandi, developed an idea of establishing a madrasa in Delhi. He discussed his idea with his fellow Kifayatullah Dehlawi and invited him to support. Kifayatullah declined the offer stating that he was already occupied teaching at a religious school of his teacher Ubayd al-Haq Khan in Shahjahanpur.Template:Sfn He however suggested Amīn to consider Anwar Shah Kashmiri for this purpose.Template:Sfn Amīn reached to Anwar Shah Kashmiri who supported his idea and the Madrasa Aminia was established at Sunehri Masjid, Chandni Chowk in 1897.Template:Sfn[3][4] The madrasa was shifted to Kashmiri Gate in 1917.[5]
Amīn al-Din Dehlawi served as the rector of Madrasa Aminia from the date of its inception in 1897 until his death in 1919.Template:Sfn Following Amin's death, Mahmud Hasan Deobandi appointed Kifayatullah Dehlawi the second rector, who served the position until his death in 1952.Template:Sfn Ahmad Saeed Dehlawi was appointed the rector on 13 January 1952.Template:Sfn Ahmad resigned after serving for over two and a half year, and subsequently Wasif Dehlawi became the rector in 1955.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn Wasif was made to resign in 1979.Template:Sfn Ziya al-Haq Dehlawi briefly served as the rector making Wasif's son Jameelur Rahman Qasmi succeed him.Template:Sfn Following Qasmi's sudden death, Mufti Abdur Rahman became the seminary's rector.Template:Sfn Wasif's second son, Anisur Rahman Qasmi was the rector during 2017 and 2018.Template:Sfn[6] As of March 2019, Hafiz Abdur Rasheed is the rector of the seminary.[7]
Hadith scholar Anwar Shah Kashmiri was seminary's first Principal (Sadr Mudarris) who was later succeeded by Kifayatullah Dehlawi, who also became the second rector, succeeding Amin al-Din Dehlawi.[8]Template:Sfn
Indian Independence activist and author Muhammad Miyan Deobandi also served this seminary as Hadith Professor.[9]
Notable alumni
References
Citations
- ↑ Towards Secular India: TSI : A Journal of Centre for Study of Society & Secularism.
- ↑ English enters in madrassas | Delhi News - Times of India.
- ↑ Delhi Gazetteer{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1976)
- ↑ Sketch of Maulana Abdul Wali Shah(5 October 2018).
- ↑ Delhi: Phoenix City{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(24 May 2012). ISBN 9788184754919
- ↑ مدرسہ امینیہ اسلامیہ عربیہ میں ختم بخاری شریف کی تقریب کا انعقاد. Millat Times(30 April 2018). Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ↑ مجلس تحفظ شریعت اسلامی ہند کے زیر اہتمام کل ہند علماء کانفرنس کا انعقاد !. Hindustan Urdu Times(27 March 2019). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ Mufti-e-Azam Hind{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library(2005)
- ↑ Careers Digest.
Bibliography
- Karwān-e-Rafta: Tazkirah Mashāhīr-e-Hind{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Darul Muallifeen(April 2016)
- Madrasa Amīnia Delhi: Apni Tārīkh ke Ā'īne Main{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Kutub Khana Azizia(2017)
- Mawlānā Ḥafīẓurraḥmān Wāsif Dehlavī{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Urdu Academy(2011). ISBN 81-7121-176-3
- History of Dar al-Ulum Deoband{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Idara-e-Ehtemam(1981)