Manazir Ahsan Gilani

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]

Manazir Ahsan Geelani
Personal
Born1 October 1892
Gilan, Nalanda, Bihar
Died5 June 1956(1956-06-05) (aged 63)
Gilani, Nalanda, Bihar
ReligionIslam
EthnicityIndian
RegionIndia
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Main interest(s)Hadith, History, Fiqh, Urdu Literature
Notable work(s)Sawanih Qasmi, Tadwin-e-Hadith, Muqaddama Tadwin-e-Fiqh, Imam Abu Hanifa Ki Siyasi Zindagi
Alma materDarul Uloom Deoband
Muslim leader

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

Bibliography
  • Saif, Mashal (2015). "The Subject of Education and Edification: Manāẓir Aḥsan Gīlānī's Proposal for a Unified System of Muslim Education in British India". Islamic Studies. 54 (3/4): 169–184. JSTOR 26393676. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  • Farooq Azam Qāsmi (ed.). Manāzir-e-Gilāni (in Urdu) (2nd, November 2018 ed.). New Delhi: Abjad Publishers.

References
  1. "The Distinguished Researcher and Litterateur: Mawlānā Manāzir Ahsan Gīlāni". IlmGate.org. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. Qasmi, Dr Muhammadullah. "Maulāna Manāẓir Aḥsan Gīlāni: His Early Life at Deoband as Student, Editor and Teacher". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "2-day IOS national meet on Maulana Manazir Ahsan Gilani". www.iosworld.org. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  4. Farooq Azam Qasmi, Manāzir-e-Gilāni, p. 32
  5. Prakash, Gyan; Menon, Nikhil; Laffan, Michael (22 February 2018). The Postcolonial Moment in South and Southeast Asia. p. 249. ISBN 9781350038646.
  6. Syed Mehboob Rizwi. Tārīkh Dārul Uloom Deoband [History of The Dar al-Ulum Deoband] (PDF). 2. Translated by Prof. Murtaz Husain F. Quraish. Dar al-Ulum Deoband: Idara-e-Ehtemam. pp. 85–86. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  7. Muhammad Hamidullah. "Islami Qanoon Bain al-Mamalik". Khutbaat-e-Bahawalpur. Hafzi Book Depot, Deoband. p. 138.
  8. Manazir Ahsan Gilani and Ghulam Ahmad Rabbani. Tadwin-e-Quran: Yani Quran Ke Tahaffuz Par Ek Nazar. Ittihad, Deoband.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  9. Manazir Ahsan Gilani. Hazaar Saal Pehle (in Urdu) (July 2004 ed.). Al-Ameen Kitabistaan, Deoband.
  10. Abu Muhammad Maulana Sana'ullah Saad Shuja'abadi. "Maulana Sayyed Manazir Ahsan Gilani". Ulama-e-Deoband Ke Aakhi Lamhaat (in Urdu) (2015 ed.). Maktaba Rasheediya, Saharanpur. pp. 87–89.
  11. "Maulana Syed Manazir Ahsan Gilani : Shakhsiyat Aur Sawaneh / Abu Salman Shahjahanpuri". MANUU Library System. Maulana Azad National Urdu University. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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