Mawlānā, Mufti Hafizur Rahman Wasif Dehlavi | |
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| 4th Rector ofMadrasa Aminia | |
| In office September 1955 – 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Saeed Dehlavi |
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| Born | (1910-02-10)10 February 1910 |
| Died | 13 March 1987(1987-03-13) (aged 77) Delhi, India |
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| Notable work(s) | Urdū Masdar Nāmā,Zar-i gul |
| Alma mater | Madrasa Aminia |
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| Religion | Islam |
Hafizur Rahman Wasif Dehlavi (10 February 1910 – 13 March 1987) was an Indian Muslim scholar, jurist, literary critic, and a poet of theUrdu language, who served as the rector ofMadrasa Aminia from 1955 to 1979. He participated in theIndian freedom struggle movement and authored books such asAdabī bhūl bhulayyān̲,Urdū Masdar Nāmā andTaz̲kirah-yi Sā'il. He compiled the religious edicts of his fatherKifayatullah Dehlawi asKifāyat al-Mufti in nine volumes.
Hafizur Rahman Wasif Dehlavi was born on 10 February 1910 inShahjahanpur.[1] He was the eldest son ofKifayatullah Dehlawi, theGrand Mufti of India.[1][2] He studied at theMadrasa Aminia with his father Kifayatullah Dehlawi and scholars including Khuda Bakhsh and Abdul Ghafoor Aarif Dehalvi.[3] He studiedIslamic calligraphy with Hamid Hussain Faridabadi and Munshi Abdul Ghani.[4]
Wasif was a calligrapher, literary critic, poet and an Islamic jurist.[5][6] Aged 15, he started to write poetry inPersian. His earliest poetry inUrdu was amarsiya aboutHakim Ajmal Khan, which appeared in the 22 January 1928 edition ofAl-Jamiat.[7] He wrote in theghazal,nazm,qasida,musaddas and other genres of Urdu poetry.[7] He was a student of Saail Dehlavi and Nooh Narvi in poetry.[8][9]Jameel Mehdi would say that, "Wasif is the only poet afterJigar Moradabadi who has an equal command over calligraphy. If he was not a poet, he would have been a great calligrapher."[6]
Wasif started his career as a teacher ofArabic language and literature in theGovernment of Delhi's education department.[10] In 1936, his father made him the manager of Kutub Khana Rahimiya.[10] He was appointed the vice-rector ofMadrasa Aminia in 1953.[10] He became the rector in September 1955 and resigned in 1979.[11] He also participated in theIndian freedom struggle.[12][13] He died on 13 March 1987 in Delhi.[2]
Wasif compiled the religious edicts issued by his fatherKifayatullah Dehlawi asKifāyat al-Mufti in nine volumes.[14] Pakistani historianAbu Salman Shahjahanpuri has regarded this as his major academic, political, religious and living work.[1] Wasif's other works include:[14]
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