Syed Mehboob Rizwi | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1911 |
| Died | 1979(1979-00-00) (aged 67–68) |
| Region | India |
| Main interest(s) | History,Urdu literature |
| Notable work(s) | TarikhDarul Uloom Deoband |
| Alma mater | Manba-ul-UloomGulaothi,Darul Uloom Deoband |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
Syed Mehboob Rizwi (1911–1979) was anIndian Sunni Islamic scholar, author and historian, best known forTarikh Darul Uloom Deoband, his two volume Urdu work on the history ofDarul Uloom Deoband.[1][2]
Syed Mehboob Rizwi was born in 1911 in a Rizwi Sayyid family inDeoband.[3] He studied Islamic sciences at the Madrasa Manba-ul-UlumGulaothi andDarul Uloom Deoband.[3]
Rizwi served different educational and research departments of theDarul Uloom Deoband from 1933 until he died.[3] He was also office in-charge of seminary's record room.[4]
Rizwi wrote for different journals and newspapers including, WeeklyAl-Jamiat, MonthlyAl-Burhan, MonthlyMolvi and MonthlyDeen-o-Dunya ofDelhi, MonthlyMa'arif,Azamgarh, MonthlyHaadi,Deoband, MonthlyShams al-Mashayikh,Bhopal, MonthlyShams-ul-Islam,Amritsar, and Bi-monthlyAsia,Lahore. He also wrote for theDarul Uloom, the monthly journal of Darul Uloom Deoband.[5]
Rizwi died in 1979.[3]
Books include:[6]