Muhammad Fazlur Rahman Ansari (14 August 1914 – 3 June 1974) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and philosopher.
He was the founder of the Aleemiyah Institute of Islamic Studies and Founder President of the World Federation of Islamic Missions.[1]
Muhammad Fazlur Rahman Ansari | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | 14 August 1914 Saharanpur, British India |
| Died | 6 June 1974 (aged 59) Karachi, Pakistan |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University |
| Relations | Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi (father-in-law) Shah Ahmad Noorani (brother-in-law) |
| Organization | |
| Founder of | Aleemiyah Institute of Islamic Studies |
| Senior posting | |
Students | |
Early life and education edit
Muhammad was born in Saharanpur, British India, on 14 August 1914.
At the age of six and a half years, he memorised the Quran at the Madrassah Islamiah of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh.[2]
In 1933, Ansari enrolled for his BA degree at the Aligarh Muslim University, and majored in philosophy, English and Arabic.[3] He eventually earned a PhD in philosophy.[4]
He was later trained by Abdul Aleem Siddiqi, his future father-in-law, in the mid-1930s as the Resident-Missionary and Editor of Genuine Islam.
Later life and death edit
He migrated to Pakistan in 1947, on the advice of his father-in-law, the scholar Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi, he worked with him to defend Sunni-Barelvi practices and traditions such as Mawlid and Ziarah.[5]
He died in Karachi in 1974, few weeks before turning 60, during his last years being a teacher of Islamic Studies at the Karachi University.[6]
Books and booklets edit
His books and booklets include:[7]
- The Qurʼanic Foundations and Structure of Muslim Society in 2 volumes
- Islam and Christianity in the Modern World; Being an Exposition of the Qurʼanic view of Christianity in the Light of Modern Research
- Islam to the Modern Mind : Lectures in South Africa, 1970 & 1972
- Foundations of Faith : a Commonsense Exposition
- Through Science and Philosophy to Religion : Being a Rreatise on the Necessity of Divine Revelation
- Islam versus Marxism; Being an Assay written for the Muslim - Christian convention held in Lebanon in 1954
References edit
- ^ Dr. Muhammad Fazlur Rahman Ansari (R.A) Archived 7 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine. caribbeanmuslims.com
- ^ Dr Hafiz Muhammad Fazlur Rehman Ansari Al Qadri (ra) Archived 13 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine. World Federation of Islamic Missions
- ^ Dr Maulana Fazlur Rahman Ansari, His Life, Works and Thoughts. archive.org
- ^ Islamic Order, vol. 1, p. 110
- ^ Maurits S. Hassankhan; Goolam Vahed; Lomarsh Roopnarine (10 November 2016). Indentured Muslims in the Diaspora: Identity and Belonging of Minority Groups in Plural Societies. Taylor & Francis. pp. 125–. ISBN 978-1-351-98686-1.
- ^ Syed Ali Ashraf in Muslim Education Quarterly, vol. 2, p. 82
- ^ Profile Archived 14 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine on WorldCat
External links edit
- Official YouTube Site of audio lectures
- Audio Lectures
- Books[permanent dead link]
- Biography Archived 29 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine