Minnatullah Rahmani

Minnatullah Rahmani (7 April 1913 – 20 March 1991) was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar who served as the first General Secretary of All India Muslim Personal Law Board.

Mawlāna

Minnatullah Rahmani
First General Secretary of All India Muslim Personal Law Board
In office
28 December 1972 – 20 March 1991
Personal details
Born7 April 1913
Munger, British India
Died20 March 1991(1991-03-20) (aged 77)
Personal
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni Hanafi
MovementDeobandi
Alma materNadwatul Ulama
Darul Uloom Deoband
TeachersHusain Ahmad Madani, Sayyid Asghar Hussain Deobandi and Muhammad Shafi Usmani

Biography

Rahmani was born in Munger on 7 April 1913.[1] His father Muhammad Ali Mungeri was a founding figure of the Nadwatul Ulama in Lucknow.[2]

After completing his primary education in Munger, Rahmani studied Arabic grammar, syntax and logic with Mufti Abd al-Lateef in Hyderabad. He took admission at Nadwatul Ulama for his further studies, and studied there for four years. In 1349 AH, he moved to Darul Uloom Deoband where he studied Sahih Bukhari with Hussain Ahmad Madani. He graduated from the Darul Uloom seminary in 1352 AH.[3] His other teachers include Sayyid Asghar Hussain Deobandi and Muhammad Shafi Usmani.[1]

In 1935, Abul Muhasin Muhammad Sajjad founded the Muslim Independent Party and Rahmani was appointed as its member. Through it, he was elected as a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1937.[1] He was appointed as the Sajjada Nashin of Khanqah-e-Rahmani, Munger in 1361 AH and a member of the legislative council of Darul Uloom Deoband in 1955, a post he served until his death.[3][1] Alongside Qari Muhammad Tayyib, he played a key role in establishing the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and was appointed as its first general secretary in the inception meet of the board which took place on 28 December 1972.[1] In 1964, he participated in the World Muslim Congress as delegate of India.[3]

In 1945, Rahmani re-established the Jamia Rahmania, a well known madrassa in Munger, India.[1][4]

Rahmani died on 20 March 1991.[1]

Legacy

Rahmani's son Wali Rahmani is the founder of Rahmani30 and the incumbent General Secretary of All India Muslim Personal Law Board.[5][6] At the Aligarh Muslim University, Mohd Azhar wrote his doctoral thesis entitled Maulana Minnatullah Rahmani: analytical study of his life and religio-intellectual contributions.[7] Shah Imran Hasan wrote his biography Hayat-e Rahmani: Maulana Minnatullah Rahmani ki Zindagi ka Ilmi aur Tarikhi Mutala’a (English: The Life of Rahmani: A Study of Maulana Minatullah Rahmani’s Scholarly and Historical Legacy) which has a foreword from Akhtarul Wasey.[8]

References
  1. Noor Alam Khalil Amini. "Mawlāna Jalīl-ul-Qadar Aalim-o-Qā'id Amīr-e-Shariat: Hadhrat Mawlāna Sayyid Minatullah Rahmani - Chand Yaadein" [The Great Scholar and Leader, Amīr-e-Shariat: Hadhrat Mawlāna Sayyid Minatullah Rahmani - Few Memories]. Pas-e-Marg-e-Zindah (in Urdu) (5th, February 2017 ed.). Deoband: Idara Ilm-o-Adab. pp. 214–238.
  2. Sayyid Muhammad al-Hasani. Sirat Hadhrat Mawlāna Sayyid Muhammad Ali Mungeri: Baani Nadwatul Ulama [Biography of Mawlāna Sayyid Muhammad Ali Mungeri: The Founder of Nadwatul Ulama] (in Urdu) (4th, May 2016 ed.). Lucknow: Majlis Sahafat-o-Nashriyat, Nadwatul Ulama. The relation has been discussed on page 334
  3. Rizwi, Syed Mehboob. "Maulana Sayyid Minat Allah Rahmani". Tarikh Darul Uloom Deoband [History of the Dar al-Ulum Deoband]. 2. Translated by Murtaz Husain F Quraishi (1981 ed.). Deoband: Darul Uloom Deoband. pp. 121–123.
  4. "Munger's Jamia Rahmani holds its biennial contests for students". Two Circles. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  5. "Officials of the AIMPLB". aimplboard.in. All India Muslim Personal Law Board. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  6. "Rahmani Mission President". www.rahmanimission.info. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  7. Azhar, Mohd (2005). Maulana Minnatullah Rahmani: analytical study of his life and religio-intellectual contributions (PhD). Aligarh Muslim University.
  8. Mushtaq Ul Haq Ahmad Sikander (30 January 2013). "Book on Maulana Minnatullah Rahmani". The Milli Gazette. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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