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Sharif Hasan Deobandi

Sharif Hasan Deobandi (9 August 1920 – 2 June 1977) was an Indian Islamic scholar and Muhaddith. He served as Sheikh al-Hadith at Darul Uloom Deoband from 1972 to 1977. He also worked as a professor of Hadith and Sheikh al-Hadith at Jamia Islamia Talimuddin in Dabhel for almost ten years.

Mawlana
Sharif Hasan Deobandi
7th Sheikh-ul-Hadith of Darul Uloom Deoband
In office
1972–1977
Preceded bySyed Fakhruddin Ahmad
Succeeded byNaseer Ahmad Khan
Personal
Born9 August 1920
Deoband, Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died2 June 1977(1977-06-02) (aged 56)
Deoband, Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India
ReligionIslam
Parent
  • Syed Muhammad al-Hasani (father)
DenominationSunni Islam
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedMaturidi
Alma materDarul Uloom Deoband
OccupationIslamic scholar, muhaddith
Senior posting
Influenced by

Early life and education edit

Sharif Hasan Deobandi was born in Deoband on August 9, 1920.[1] He memorized the Quran at Deoband before spending three years at Madrasa Islamia in Behat, where he studied Arabic and Persian under Abdur Rahim Muzaffarnagari, a student of Anwar Shah Kashmiri as well.[2] Following that, he enrolled in Darul Uloom Deoband and graduated in 1939 AD (1358 AH).[3][4]

At Deoband Seminary, his teachers included Hussain Ahmad Madani, Shabbir Ahmad Usmani, Asghar Hussain Deobandi, and Ibrahim Balyawi.[5]

Career edit

Following graduation, Deobandi was appointed as principal at Madrasa Imdadul Uloom, Khanqah-e-Imdadia, Thana Bhawan, in 1941 AD (1361 AH), where he received guidance from Ashraf Ali Thanwi in the fields of hadith and Islamic jurisprudence as well. In 1364 AH (1945 AD), he became principal at Madrasa Ishā'at-ul-Uloom, Bareilly, and served there for nine years as a professor of hadith and an Islamic jurist.[6][7][5]

After that, he served as Professor of Hadith and Sheikh al-Hadith at Jamia Islamia Talimuddin, Dabhel, between Rabi' al-Awwal 1373 AH (1953 AD) and Shawwal 1383 AH (1964 AD)[8][9] for about ten years[10] and taught Hadith books such as Jami' al-Tirmidhi Sahih al-Bukhari.[11][12]

In 1383 AH (1963 AD), he was appointed as a teacher at Darul Uloom Deoband[13][14] and taught Hadith books such as Sahih Muslim, Sunan ibn Majah, Sunan Abu Dawood.[15] In 1972 AD (1392 AD), he succeeded Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad as Sheikh al-Hadith and taught Sahih al-Bukhari's volume one until 1977 AD (1397 AH).[16][17][18][19]

He wrote a commentary on Al-Tirmidhi's Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyya, which has yet to be published.[20]

Death edit

Deobandi died on June 2, 1977 (Jumada al-Thani 15, 1397 AH) in Deoband.[21][22][23] The funeral prayer was performed the next day and buried in Qasmi cemetery.[17]

 
Inscription on the grave of Sharif Hasan Deobandi.

He is survived by his four sons, Raees Ahmad, Nayyar Usmani, Muneer Usmani, and Wasīm Usmani.[24]

References edit

  1. ^ al-Wajidi, Nadeem (2010). "Hazrat Maulana Sharif Hasan Deobandi". Khuda Rahmat Kunad (in Urdu) (1st ed.). Deoband: Dar al-Kitab. p. 40.
  2. ^ al-Wajidi 2010, pp. 40–41.
  3. ^ Rizwi, Syed Mehboob (1981). History of the Dar al-Ulum Deoband. Vol. 2. Translated by Murtaz Hussain F Qureshi. UP, India: Idara-e Ihtemam, Darul Uloom Deoband. pp. 161–162. OCLC 20222197.
  4. ^ Qasmi, Muhammadullah (October 2020). Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Jame O Mukhtasar Tareekh (in Urdu) (2nd ed.). India: Shaikh-Ul-Hind Academy. p. 598. OCLC 1345466013.
  5. ^ a b al-Wajidi 2010, p. 41.
  6. ^ Rizwi 1981, p. 161.
  7. ^ Qasmi 2020, p. 598.
  8. ^ Azami, Fazlur Rahman (1999). Tareekh e Jamia Islamia Dabhel [History of Jamia Islamia Dabhel] (in Urdu). Multan, Pakistan: Idara Tālīfāt e Ashrafia. pp. 152, 155–156, 160, 180.
  9. ^ Rajkoti, Abdul Qayyum (January 2017). Dabhel Ke Asātidha-e-Hadith [History of Jamia Islamia Dabhel] (in Urdu). Dabhel, Gujrat: Jamia Islamia Talimuddin. p. 43.
  10. ^ Qasmi, Khurshid Hasan (2003). Darul Uloom Aur Deoband Ki Tarīkhi Shakhsiyyāt [Historical Figures of Darul Uloom and Deoband] (in Urdu) (1st ed.). Jamia Masjid, Deoband: Maktaba Tafsir al-Qur'an. p. 74.
  11. ^ Miftahi, Zafeeruddin (1980). Mashaheer-e-Ulama-e-Darul Uloom Deoband (in Urdu) (first ed.). Deoband: Daftar Ijalas-e-Sad Sala. pp. 106–107.
  12. ^ Kaleem, Mohd (2017). Contribution of Old boys of Darul uloom Deoband in Hadith Literature (PhD) (in Urdu). India: Faculty of Sunni Theology, Aligarh Muslim University. p. 145. hdl:10603/364028. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  13. ^ Rizwi 1981, p. 162.
  14. ^ Qasmi 2020, pp. 598, 748, 766.
  15. ^ al-Wajidi 2010, p. 42.
  16. ^ Akbarabadi, Saeed Ahmad, ed. (June 1977). "Nazarāt". Monthly Burhan (in Urdu). Vol. 78, no. 6. Delhi: Nadwatul Musannifeen. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  17. ^ a b Nomani, Manzoor, ed. (August 1977). "Yad-e-Raftagāñ". Monthly Al-Furqān (in Urdu). Vol. 45, no. 8. Lucknow: Daftar e Al-Furqān. pp. 44–45. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  18. ^ Mubarakpuri, Arif Jameel (2021). Mausoo'a Ulama-u- Deoband [The Encyclopedia of Deobandi Scholars] (in Arabic) (1st ed.). Deoband: Shaikhul Hind Academy. p. 134.
  19. ^ ar-Rahman, Fuyūz (1976). "Maulana Sharif Hasan Sahab". Mashāhīr-e-Ulama-e-Deoband (in Urdu). Urdu Bazar, Lahore: Azīzia Book Depot. p. 226.
  20. ^ al-Wajidi 2010, p. 46.
  21. ^ Adrawi, Asir (1994). Tazkirah Mashāhīr-e-Hind: Karwān-e-Rafta (in Urdu) (1st ed.). Deoband: Darul Muallifeen. p. 121.
  22. ^ Azmi, Abul Hasan (2019). "Maulana Sharif Hasan Sahab". Yaadon Ki Kehkashan (in Urdu). Deoband: Al-Hira’ Book Depot. p. 103.
  23. ^ Nadwi, Wazeh Rashid Hasani, ed. (16 June 1977). "Shaikh Sharif al-Hasan has passed away". Quarterly Al-Raid (in Arabic). 18 (24). Lucknow: Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama: 6.
  24. ^ Qasmi 2003, p. 75.
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