Maulvi Sher Ali

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Maulvi Sher Ali (Adrahma, Sargodha District (24 November 1875-13 November 1947) Lahore.[1] was a prominent Ahmadiyya scholar and a companion of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, founder of the ahmadiyya movemnet. He was the son of Maulvi Nizam ud Din. His mother died on 7 March 1907. A daughter of Sher Ali, with the name Khadija Beguum wrote his short biography Seerat Hadrat Maulvi Sher Ali.[2] Sher Ali did his B.A. in 1897 and went to Qadian and gave his Bay'ah (Oath of Allegiance) at the hands of Ghulam Ahmad.He remained Head Master of the Talim-ul-Islam High School in Qadian.[3] He spent his whole life in the service of the cause of Ahmadiyya. He accompanied Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, the second khalifa of the movemnet on his journey to Europe in 1924, and participated in the Wembley’s Conference of Living Religions 1924. He was a profound scholar of Islamic sciences and the Arabic language. While a Missionary in the Fazl Mosque London (UK) he completed the English translation of the Holy Quran entitled The Holy Quran - Arabic Text and English translation.[4][5] In 1942, when Hadrat Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad Khalifatul Masih II appointed a Board of Editors to prepare the 5 Volumes English Commentary [6] Maulvi Sher Ali was one of the editors, besides Mirza Bashir Ahmad and Malik Ghulam Farid. Maulvi Sher Ali had been Editor of the monthly Review of Religions for some years. In the central Organization of the Community, Maulvi Sher Ali served as Director Publications (Nazir Taleef) at Qadian.[7] He also published an exposition and rebuttal of the book Yana bi'ul Islam[8] in his Review of Religions.[9] His wife died on 12 July 1942 and Sher Ali died on 13 November 1947 at Lahore. He was buried at the Bahishti Maqbara (The Heavenly Graveyard) at Rabwah.[10]

References

  1. ↑ In the Company of the Promised Messiah - Page 148 Ch Ali Mohammad - 1977 "Some of the pious souls that joined the Ahmadiyya Movement in 1897 were : Hazrat Maulvi Sher Ali, B.A. Parentage : Hazrat Maulvi Sher Ali was born at "
  2. ↑ Seerat Hadrat Maulvi Sher Ali by Khadija Begum et al
  3. ↑ 'Obituary' in The Daily Alfazal (Rabwah) dated 14 November 1947
  4. ↑ English Translation of the Holy Qur'an, by Maulvi Sher Ali
  5. ↑ English Translation of the Holy Quran by Sher Ali
  6. ↑ English Commentary of the Quran 5 Volumes
  7. ↑ 'Obituary' in The Daily Alfazal (Rabwah) dated 14 November 1947
  8. ↑ The Original Sources of the Qu'ran by William St. Clair Tisdall
  9. ↑ Seerat Hadrat Maulvi Sher Ali by Khadija Begum et al
  10. ↑ 'Obituary' in The Daily Alfazal (Rabwah) dated 14 November 1947
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