Muhammad Ismail Katki (Urdu:محمد اسماعیل کٹکی; 1914–2005) was an Indian Islamic scholar and writer. He was associated with the Khatm-e-Nubuwwat movement in India, particularly in the state ofOdisha. He served as the first Ameer-e-Shari'at of Imarat-e-Shar'ia Odisha and also held the position of president ofJamiat Ulama Odisha.

Muhammad Ismail Katki was born on 6 January 1914, in Rasoolpur, Sungra,Bihar and Orissa Province (nowOdisha).^[2][3] It is stated that he andAtaullah Shah Bukhari have the same maternal village.^[4]

Katki received his primary education from his paternal aunt, Seyyida Khatoon.^[3][5] He began studying thedars-e-nizami curricula at Madrasa Islamia, Sungra, where he received instructions on courses up toHidayat an-Nahw (Arabic:هداية النحو) under Muhammad Umar Katki.^[6] He pursued his further studies atMadrasa Shahi in Moradabad, where his teachers includedMuhammad Miyan Deobandi, Ismail Sambhali, Abdul Haq Madani, and Qudratullah Qudrat.^[5][6] He was admitted toDarul Uloom Deoband, where he completed his studies in 1934.^[5][7][8][9] At the Deoband seminary, his teachers includedAsghar Hussain Deobandi,Hussain Ahmad Madani,Izaz Ali Amrohi,Muhammad Shafi, andMuhammad Tayyib Qasmi.^[5][7]

During his studies, he took an interest in religious debates and learned their principles fromMurtaza Hasan Chandpuri.^[5][7][10]

At the age of fifteen, he debatedAhmadi Muslims for the first time inPindi Bahauddin, Punjab, under the supervision ofSanaullah Amritsari.^[11]

He learnedTajwid and Qira'at in theHafs 'an Asim tradition from Abdul Wahid Deobandi at Darul Uloom Deoband and Muhammad Abdullah at Madrasa Shahi in Moradabad.^[12]

After graduating from Deoband Seminary, Katki was first appointed as a second maulvi and a Persian and Urdu teacher atRavenshaw Collegiate School in Cuttack.^[13][14] After that, he worked as a teacher at Govt.Boys High School,Jeypore, in the Koraput district of Odisha,^[13][2] until 1947.^[10][3][2]

On the order of Hussain Ahmad Madani, he became a preacher in 1946 by joining theAnjuman Tabligh e Islam, which was founded in 1945 in Sungra, Odisha.^[13][10] In 1946,Anjuman Tabligh e Islam established Madrasa Arabia Islamia (nowJamia Islamia Markazul Uloom) in Tabligh Nagar, Sungra, and he was appointed as its first principal, then rector.^[10][15][13]

He significantly contributed to the Khatm-e-Nubuwwat movement.^[16] From the time of his graduation until the 1990s, he participated in over ninety debates,^[7] among which the debates on the rejection ofAhmadiyya Islam include the Bhadrak debate of 1958, the Yadgir debate of 1963,^[17] and the Kothagudem debate of 1988. Also, the 1979 Barabati Stadium debate on the rejection ofBarelvism is worth mentioning.^[10]

He influenced around 8,000 people to convert from Ahmadiyya to Sunni Islam^[7][11][9] and contributed to the movement through his lectures and sermons.^[18][19][20]

Katki served as Odisha's first Ameer-e-Shari'at for 41 years, from 1964 until his death in 2005.^[10][5] Prior to his passing, he was the president of Jamiat Ulama Odisha^[21][1] and held that position for more than 40 years.^[10] In 1986, he was chosen to serve as theAll India Majlis-e-Tahaffuz-e-Khatm-e-Nubuwwat's Vice President.^[18][22][23]

In 1992, he was chosen as a member of Darul Uloom Deoband's Majlis-e Shura (advisory committee) and held this position for 14 years until his death in 2005.^[24][16] He also served as the President of the Odisha branch of the Rabta-e-Madaris-e-Islamia Arabia, Darul Uloom Deoband.^[25]

He was a supporter of theIndian National Congress and remained associated with it until his late life.^[3] He was also active in theIndian independence movement.^[3][26] He was also a member of the working committee ofJamiat Ulema-e-Hind.^[6][27]

Katki's works include:^[17][28][29]

• Yadgar e Yadgir (1965)
• Islam e Qadiani
• Quran e Qadiani^[28] (First Edition: 24 February 1946; Second Edition: February 2020; which was once again republished in a booklet format byShah Alam Gorakhpuri as part of the publication titled Muhasaba e Qadianiyyat, under the supervision ofAllah Wasaya from theAalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat, Pakistan.^[30])
• Zara Ghaur Kerein (Katki's writings are collected in this book by Shah Alam Gorakhpuri.)
• Munazara e Bhadrak^[11]
• Qadiani Kahin Ki Musalman Nohanti? (InOdia language;transl. Why aren't Qadianis Muslims?)[10]

He died on 20 February 2005 (11Muharram 1426 AH) at the age of 91 in Sungra, Cuttack district, Orissa (nowOdisha).^{[31][10][5][32]}

His demise was expressed in the meeting of the working committee of Darul Uloom Deoband held on 18 Jumada l-Ula 1426 AH (25 July 2005).^[33]

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