Mawlānā Ahmad Hasan Amrohi | |
|---|---|
| Muhaddith Amrohi | |
| 1st Principal ofMadrasa Shahi | |
| In office 1879–1885 | |
| Preceded by | "post established" |
| Succeeded by | "unknown" |
| 1st Principal of Jamia Islamia Arabia Amroha | |
| Preceded by | "post established" |
| Succeeded by | Abdur Rahman Siddīqi Sandelwi[1] |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1850 (1850) |
| Died | 18 March 1912(1912-03-18) (aged 61–62) Amroha, Moradabad,United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi[2] |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Senior posting | |
| Disciple of | Imdadullah Muhajir Makki |
Ahmad Hasan Amrohi (1850 – 18 March 1912) also known asMuhaddith Amrohi within theDeobandi movement;[3] was an Indian Muslim scholar andfreedom struggle activist who served as the first principal ofMadrasa Shahi inMoradabad. He was an alumnus ofDarul Uloom Deoband and among the founding members ofMahmud Hasan Deobandi's Thamratut-Tarbiyat. He was an authorized disciple ofImdadullah Muhajir Makki.
Ahmad Hasan was born in 1850 inAmroha, which at that time was part of theMoradabad district.[3] He received his primary education from Sayyid Rafat Ali, Karim Bakhsh Bakhshi, Muhammad Hussain Jafri, and studied medicine with Amjad Ali Khan.[4] He went toMeerut for higher education, where he studied withMuhammad Qasim Nanautawi.[5] Nanautawi taught him all the academic sciences and then sent him toDarul Uloom Deoband, from where he graduated in 1290AH, alongsideMahmud Hasan Deobandi andFakhrul Hasan Gangohi.[3][5] Ahmad was an authorized disciple ofImdadullah Muhajir Makki inSufism and was authorized to transmithadith byAhmad Ali Saharanpuri and Shah Abdul Ghani.[4]
After completing his studies, Hasan became the principal of Madrasa Qasmia, an Islamic school established by his teacher Nanautawi inKhurja.[6][7] He then served in the Islamic institutions inDelhi andSambhal as a principal, the institutions being likely Madrasa Abdur-Rab, Delhi; and Madrasa Jama Masjid, Sambhal.[5][6] He became the principal ofMadrasa Shahi inMoradabad upon its inception it 1879 (1296AH), a post he served until 1885 (Dhu al-Qadah 1303 AH).[5] Later, he moved to Amroha, where he re-established an oldmadrasah in the Jama Masjid,[a] and occupied himself with the teaching responsibilities, and served as the first rector, principal and senior hadith professor.[5][9][10] Few years later, the executive council of Darul Uloom Deoband, called him to teach at the seminary. He taught there for just two months and then moved back to Amroha.[11] His students includedIsmail Sambhali.[12]
Hasan was a member of the executive council of the Darul Uloom Deoband from 1895 to 1912.[13] He was a founder members of Mahmud Hasan Deobandi's Thamratut-Tarbiyyat.[5] He debated withArya Samaj people and was among the prominent Muslim scholars who debatedAhmadis.[14] On 15 June 1909, he debated with Ahmadis inRampur alongsideSanaullah Amritsari, and defeated them.[15] His literary works includeIfādāt-e-Aḥmadiyyah,Izālatul Waswās andAl-Ma'lūmāt al-Ilāhiyyah.[3] He was a jurist and his religious edicts are found in the libraries ofPhalauda andRampur.[3]
Hasan died ofplague on 18 March 1912 in Amroha, Moradabad.[16] His funeral prayers were led byHafiz Muhammad Ahmad.[17]Kifayatullah Dehlawi,Habibur Rahman Usmani andMahmud Hasan Deobandi expressed grief over his death.[18]
