Maulana Muhammad Qasim Nanotwi
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Maulana Muhammad Qasim Nanotwi was the founder of Darul Uloom Deoband. He was born in 1832 CE (1248 AH). He died at an early age of 49 in 1879. In these few years of his life he did a monumental job of preventing the destruction of the Muslims of India.
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[edit] Introduction
He participated in the Indian War of Independence. He was a religious scholar. He founded Darul Uloom Deoband in 1866, which quickly became one of the most authentic religious centres for the Muslims of India. Maulana Manazir Ahsan Gilaani has written a volumous biography of Maulana Qasim Nanotwi by the name of Swaaneh Qasmi
[edit] Basic Education
He studied almost all of the books from Maulana Mamluk Ali Nanotwi(d.1267 AH), who was a solid teacher and an Aalim of vast knowledge and experience. When he completed his basic Islamic education, he along side Maulana Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi, studied his Dora i Hadith from Hazrat Maulana Shah Abdul Ghani Mujaddadi(d.1295 AH). And in that time they both became mureeds(disciple) of Hadhrat Haji Imdad Ullah Muhajir Makki(d.1317 AH).
[edit] His Students
- Shaikhul Hind Mufti Mahmood ul Hasan Deobandi
[edit] His Books
1. Aab-i-Hayat (Urdu): One of the most astounding works of al-Nanotwi. Even though in the Urdu language, this book remains to be one of the most eloquent works amongst the Islamic texts and it has been remarked to be written as "a test for the Scholars" by al-Sayyid Husayn Ahmad al-Madani. It was written in the year 1286, on the topic of the life of the Prophet and it was approved by Haji Imdadullah Muhaajir Makki during the days of pilgrimage.
2. Tasfiyat ul-`Aqa'id (Urdu): An epistle containing replies to the questions raised by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and refutation to his ideology and those who follow him.
3. Israr-i-Qur'ani (Persian): An epistle containing replies to questions related to different Qur'anic verses asked by Muhammad Siddiq al-Muradabadi.
4. Tahdhir al-Nas min Inkar Athar Ibn `Abbas (Arabic): An epistle dedicated to the exegesis of the Qur'anic verse of the "Seal of the Prophets." Written to prove that Muhammad (saws) was the last of the Prophets in all manners, conditions and aspects. It also includes the approval and authorization of `Abd al-Hay al-Lakhnawi and other Scholars in the end. Some people have also raised false accusations on al-Nanotwi by misinterpreting and distorting his statements in it.
5. Intisar al-Islam: An Epistle containing replies to ten questions raised by the "Arya Samaj" (Noble Society) Hindu reform Movement. The work differentiates itself due to the uniqueness of having two replies to every question, logical and investigational.
6. Hujjat al-Islam (Urdu): A comprehensive epistle on the obligatory beliefs of Islam. It is written in a manner to explain beliefs on an intellectual level, making it a good read for both Muslims and non-Muslims. It is mentioned that al-Nanawtawi wrote it wrote it in one day.
7. Intibah-i-Mu'minin (Persian): An epistile on the commentary of the Prophetic Narration of al-Tirmidhi in which the Prophet (saws) mentioned the four Caliphs and their specific merits.
8. Al-Haqq al-Sarih fi Itbat al-Tarawih (Persian): An epistle written in refutation to `Abd al-Rahim Khan on the legality of twenty Rakahs of Tarawih. It also includes a discussion on the narration of the Companion Sa'ib ibn Yazid and refutation to all the doubts raised regarding it.
9. Masabih al-Tarawih (Persian): A work on the legality of twenty Rakah in the prayers of Tarawih.
10. Israr al-Taharah: A juriprudential epistle that covers the topic of cleanliness and a remarkable explanation of the reason behind the nullification of abultion upon the release of wind.
11. Hadiyat ul-Shi`ah: A refutation of the Shi`is and replies to question raised by them. It was written on the request of Rashid Ahmad al-Ganguhi and it covers topics such as the Caliphate, the land of Fadak, dissimulation along with many others that resolve around Shi`i-Sunni polemics.
and many others.
[edit] Resurrection
In his book "Arwa-ut-Thalathaa" a.k.a "Hikaayat-e-Awliya," Hakimul Ummat Ashraf Ali Thanvi (May Allah have mercy on him) mentions that once two Moulvis of Deoband got into an argument. Sheikhul Hind Mahmoodul Hasan Deobandi's heart was inclined towards one of them. Hadhrat Nanotwi came back from his grave in his true form and informed one of Sheikhul Hind's peers to tell Sheikhul Hind not to get involved in the dispute. When Sheikhul Hind was informed of this, he made tauba and vowed he would never say anything regarding the dispute.
[edit] External links
- Biography of Shaykh Muhammad Qasim Nanotwi (English)
- Download Biography in Urdu
- Another Biography in Urdu
- Official Web Site of Dar ul Uloom Deoband
