Shamsul Ulama, Mawlana Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad | |
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| 8thVice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband | |
| In office 1895–1928 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Munir Nanautavi |
| Succeeded by | Habibur Rahman Usmani |
| Grand Mufti ofHyderabad State | |
| In office 1922–1925 | |
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| Born | 1862 |
| Died | 18 October 1928(1928-10-18) (aged 65–66) Nizamabad railway station, British India |
| Children | Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi |
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| Relatives | Muhammad Salim Qasmi (grandson),Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi (great grandson) |
Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad (also known asMuhammad Ahmad Nanautawi) (1862–1928) was an Indian Muslim scholar, who served as thevice chancellor of theDarul Uloom Deoband for thirty five years. He was theGrand Mufti of theHyderabad State from 1922 to 1925.
Ahmad was born in 1862 inNanauta into theSiddiqi family; his father was Islamic scholarMuhammad Qasim Nanautawi.[1] He attended Madrasa Manba-ul-Ulum in Gulauthi and thenMadrasa Shahi inMoradabad. He later returned toDarul Uloom Deoband where he studied withMahmud Hasan Deobandi. He studied parts of theJami` at-Tirmidhi withMuhammad Yaqub Nanautawi and specialized inhadith withRashid Ahmad Gangohi.[2][3] He was a disciple ofImdadullah Muhajir Makki.[4]
AtDarul Uloom Deoband, he taughtMishkat al-Masabih,Tafsir al-Jalalayn,Sahih Muslim,Sunan ibn Majah for ten years, and served as vice chancellor for 35 years.[5][3] His students includedAnwar Shah Kashmiri,Shabbir Ahmad Usmani,Ubaidullah Sindhi,Hussain Ahmad Madani,Kifayatullah Dehlawi,Sayyid Asghar Hussain Deobandi,Qari Muhammad Tayyib,Muhammad Shafi,Manazir Ahsan Gilani andSyed Fakhruddin Ahmad.[6]
Ahmad was honored with the title of Shamsul Ulama by theBritish Government of India,[7][8] which he returned in 1920.[9] He also served as theGrand Mufti ofHyderabad State from 1922 to 1925.[10][9]
Ahmad died on 18 October 1928 (Jumad al-Ula 3, 1347 AH) while travelling in a train nearNizamabad Junction railway station and was buried in a special graveyard Khitta-e-Salihin with the consent ofMir Osman Ali Khan.[11][12][13] His sonQari Muhammad Tayyib was vice chancellor ofDarul Uloom Deoband for fifty years.[5] His other son was Tahir Qasmi,[14] the father of PakistaniqarisShakir Qasmi, Waheed Zafar Qasmi andZahir Qasmi.[15]
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