Mahfoozur Rahman Nami
Mahfoozur Rahman Nami (May 1911 – 17 November 1963) was an Indian Muslim scholar, politician and an author.
Mahfoozur Rahman Nami | |
|---|---|
| Member Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1946–1951 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1911 Rasra Balia |
| Died | 17 November 1963 (aged 52) Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh |
| Alma mater | Jamia Miftahul Uloom, Darul Uloom Deoband |
| Personal | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Founder of | Jamia Masoodia Nūr-ul-Ulum Bahraich & Azad Inter College Bahraich |
Born in May 1911, Nami was an alumnus of Jamia Miftahul Uloom and Darul Uloom Deoband. He established Madrasa Nūr-ul-Ulūm and Azad Inter College in Bahraich. He died on 17 November 1963.
Biography
Nami was born in May 1911.[1] He completed his primary studies at Jamia Miftahul Uloom with Abul Lateef Nomani and Habib al-Rahman al-'Azmi.[2] Nami entered the Darul Uloom Deoband 1344 AH, where he studied with Hussain Ahmad Madani, Izaz Ali Amrohi and Ibrahim Balyawi. He graduated in 1348 AH.[2]
Nami established Madrasa Nūr-ul-Ulum in Bahraich.[1] He also established Maulana Azad Nur-ul-Ulūm High School, now kown as Azad Inter College, in Bahraich.[3] He contested the 1946 Indian provincial elections on the ticket of Indian National Congress. He served as the member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1946 to 1951.[4] He was the Parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Education.[4] In 1359 AH, Darul Uloom Deoband nominated him as a court member of Aligarh Muslim University along with Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi and Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi.[5]
Nami died on 17 November 1963 in Bahraich and was buried near the grave of Shah Naeemullah Bahraichi.[1]
Literary works
Nami's works include:
- Miftah al-Qur’an
- Muallim ul Quran
- Rahmani Qiada
- Hilal Bagh
- Musalmanan-E-Hind ka Taleemi Masla،Musalmanan-E-Hind ka Taleemi Masla
Darul Uloom Azaadville, an Islamic seminary in Azaadville has adopted Miftah al-Qur’an in their curriculum. [6]
References
- Asir Adrawi. Tazkirah Mashāhīr-e-Hind: Karwān-e-Rafta. pp. 236–237.
- Qasmi, Ameer Ahmad (ed.). Nur-ul-Ulum Ke Darakhshanda Sitāre. p. 27–28.
- Qasmi, Ameer Ahmad (ed.). Nur-ul-Ulum Ke Darakhshanda Sitāre. p. 31.
- Noor, Juned Ahmad. Bahraich Ek Tārikhi Sheher. p. 128, 173.
- Syed Mehboob Rizwi. History of the Dar al-Ulum Deoband (1st, 1981 ed.). Darul Uloom Deoband. p. 248.
- Ingram, Brannon D (2011). Deobandis Abroad: Sufism, Ethics and Polemics in a Global Islamic Movement (PDF) (PhD). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. p. 151. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
Bibliography
- Asir Adrawi. Tazkirah Mashāhīr-e-Hind: Karwān-e-Rafta (in Urdu) (2nd, April 2016 ed.). Deoband: Darul Muallifeen. pp. 236–237.
- Qasmi, Ameer Ahmad (ed.). "Bāni Jamia Masoodia Nur-ul-Ulum Bahraich". Nur-ul-Ulum Ke Darakhshanda Sitāre [Shining stars of the Nur-ul-Ulum seminary] (in Urdu) (2011 ed.). Hafiz Zameer Ahmad. pp. 28–35.
- "Mahfoozur Rahman Nami's profile". Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Ki Karywahi (in Hindi). Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. 243 (8): 1099. 14 December 1963.