Template:Infobox religious biography Manazir Ahsan Gilani (1 October 1892 – 5 June 1956) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar and former Dean of The Faculty of Theology in Osmania University. He wrote Tadwin-e-Hadith, Muqaddama Tadwin-e-Fiqh and Sawanih Qasmi.[1] Muhammad Hamidullah was among his students.[2]
Birth and education
Manazir Ahsan Gilani was born on 1 October 1892 in Gilan, a small village in Nalanda district of Bihar.[3] His elementary education was at home and then he stayed in Tonk, Rajasthan for six years studying with Hakeem Barakaat Ahmad. Thereafter, at Darul Uloom Deoband he studied Sahih al-Bukhari and Jami` at-Tirmidhi with Mahmud Hasan Deobandi and also accepted him as his spiritual mentor.[1] He studied Sahih Muslim with Anwar Shah Kashmiri, Sunan Abu Dawud with Shabbir Ahmad Usmani and Asghar Hussain Deobandi, Sunan an-Nasa'i with Hussain Ahmad Madani, Ibn Majah with Ghulam Rasool Hazarwi and Muwatta Imam Malik with Azizur Rahman Usmani.[4]
Career
Gilani was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Theology in Osmania University, remaining there for 25 years.[5][6] His students included Muhammad Hamidullah and Ghulam Ahmad Rabbani.[7][8]
Literary works
Gilani’s books include:
- An-Nabiul Khatim
- Rahmatulil Alameen
- Savanih-e-Abu Zar Ghifari
- Savanih-e-Awais Qarni
- Imam Abu Hanifa ki Siasi Zindagi
- Tazkara-e-Shah Waliullah
- Savanihe Qasmi - biography of Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi
- Musalmano ka Nizame Taleem-o-Tarbiat
- Islami Muashiyaat
- Tadween-e-Hadith
- Ad-deenul Qayyim
- Tadween-e-Quran
- Muqaddama Tadween-e-Fiqh
- Muqalaat-e-Ahsani
- Tafseer-e-Soorah Kahf
- Musalmano ki Firqabandio ka Afsanaa
- Hazar(1000) Saal Pehley[9]
Death and legacy
Gilani suffered from heart problems from 9 November 1953. After a second heart attack in March 1954, he was shifted to Patna Hospital and was being treated by Ahmad Abdul Hayy. Gilani was prohibited from writing and reading. He died on 5 June 1956 at his native place Gilan, Bihar. His funeral prayer was led by Faseeh Ahmad Asthanwi.[10][6]
On 1 and 2 December 2018, the Institute of Objective Studies, New Delhi organised a two-day national conference at the A.N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna, on “The Life and Contributions of Maulana Manazir Ahsan Gilani”.[3]
Abu Salman Shahjahanpuri wrote Maulana Syed Manazir Ahsan Gilani : Shakhsiyat Aur Sawaneh (Manazir Ahsan Gilani: Personality and biography).[11]
See also
References
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Distinguished Researcher and Litterateur: Mawlānā Manāzir Ahsan Gīlāni. IlmGate.org(27 February 2015).
- ↑ Maulāna Manāẓir Aḥsan Gīlāni: His Early Life at Deoband as Student, Editor and Teacher.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 2-day IOS national meet on Maulana Manazir Ahsan Gilani. www.iosworld.org.
- ↑ [{{{url}}} Manāzir-e-Gilāni].
- ↑ The Postcolonial Moment in South and Southeast Asia{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(22 February 2018). ISBN 9781350038646
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Tārīkh Dārul Uloom Deoband{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Idara-e-Ehtemam
- ↑ Khutbaat-e-Bahawalpur{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Hafzi Book Depot, Deoband
- ↑ Tadwin-e-Quran: Yani Quran Ke Tahaffuz Par Ek Nazar{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Ittihad, Deoband
- ↑ Hazaar Saal Pehle{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Al-Ameen Kitabistaan, Deoband
- ↑ Ulama-e-Deoband Ke Aakhi Lamhaat{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Maktaba Rasheediya, Saharanpur
- ↑ Maulana Syed Manazir Ahsan Gilani : Shakhsiyat Aur Sawaneh / Abu Salman Shahjahanpuri. MANUU Library System. Maulana Azad National Urdu University. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
Bibliography
- The Subject of Education and Edification: Manāẓir Aḥsan Gīlānī's Proposal for a Unified System of Muslim Education in British India. Islamic Studies({Template:Year).
- Manāzir-e-Gilāni{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Abjad Publishers
- Template:Cite thesis
External links
- Outlines of a Unified Educational System for Muslims. Islamic Studies({Template:Year).