Mawlānā Nizāmuddīn Asīr Adrawi | |
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| Born | 1926 (1926) |
| Died | 20 May 2021(2021-05-20) (aged 94–95) Adari,Uttar Pradesh,India |
| Region | India |
| Main interest(s) | History |
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| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Founder of | Madrassa Darus Salam, Adri |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
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Nizāmuddīn Asīr Adrawi (also known asAsīr Adrawi; 1926 – 20 May 2021) was an IndianSunni Muslim scholar, biographer, historian and author in theUrdu language. He established the Madrassa Darus Salam inAdari and served as the Officer In Charge of theJamiat Ulama-e-Hind inLucknow from 1974 to 1978.
Asīr was an alumnus of the Jamia Miftahul Uloom, Madrassa Ehya-ul-Uloom and theMadrasa Shahi. He taught Islamic sciences at the Madrasa Jamia Islamia in Rewri Talab,Varanasi. His works include theMaʼās̲ir-i Shaik̲h̲ulislām,Tafāsīr mai Isrā'īli Riwāyāt and the biographies ofHussain Ahmad Madani,Imamuddin Punjabi,Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi,Mahmud Hasan Deobandi andRashid Ahmad Gangohi.
Nizamuddin Asir Adrawi was born in 1926 inAdari,Mau, then in theUnited Provinces of British India.[1] He was schooled at the Madrasa Faydh al-Ghuraba in Adari, and then at the Jamia Miftahul Uloom where he studied withHabib Al-Rahman Al-Azmi, Munshi Zahīr-ul-Haq Nishāt Simābi and Abdul Latīf Nomāni. He then went to the Madrassa Ehya-ul-Uloom inMubarakpur, where he studied with scholars such asShukrullah Mubarakpuri. He then moved toDarul Uloom Mau where he studied theMishkat with Abdur Rasheed al-Hussayni and theJalalayn with Qari Riyasat Ali.[1] He applied for admission to theDarul Uloom Deoband but was unsuccessful and thus went to theMadrasa Shahi for higher studies and graduated in 1942.[2][3] He studied theSahih Bukhari withSyed Fakhruddin Ahmad, theSahih Muslim with Ismail Sambhali and the works ofTirmidhi withMuhammad Miyan Deobandi.[4]
Asīr participated in theQuit India Movement.[2] He was associated with theIndian National Congress until 1948, when he joined theCongress Socialist Party.[4] He established the Madrassa Darus Salam in Adari,Mau in 1954, and taught there for around sixteen years.[1] He served as the Officer In Charge of theJamiat Ulama-e-Hind, Uttar Pradesh inLucknow from 1974 to 1978 and thereafter taught Islamic Sciences at the Madrasa Jamia Islamia in Rewri Talab,Varanasi from 4 February 1978 till he was bedridden due to old age.[5]
Asīr was the editor of the3 monthly Tarjumān and wrote hundreds of articles for it. He was a columnist and a writer for theWeekly Al-Jamiat andDaily al-Jamiat of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind.[6] He wrote short stories andlegends including theItnā,Do LāsheiN,Nashīb-o-Farāz andAetirāf-e-Shikast. His legends such as theHand bag andAspatāl were published by the Nawai Pakistan ofLahore. He also contributed to theKāmyāb, Delhi and theRisālā Dārul Uloom of the Darul Uloom Deoband.[4] Several of his works have been considered primary sources for various Darul Uloom Deoband related issues.[2]
Asīr died on 20 May 2021 in Adari,Mau, Uttar Pradesh.[7]Arshad Madani expressed grief at his death and said that "Asīr Adrawi's death is an irreparable loss."[3]
Asīr wrote biographies of the Islamic theologiansMuhammad Qasim Nanautavi,Mahmud Hasan Deobandi,Imamuddin Punjabi,Rahmatullah Kairanawi,Rashid Ahmad Gangohi andHussain Ahmad Madani.[6] He abridged the four-volumeTarīkh-e-Islām (transl. History of Islam) byMuinuddin Ahmad Nadwi into four thin volumes.[8] His book, theTaḥrīk-i āzādī aur Musalmān (transl. The Independence Movement and the Muslims) is part of the curricula of theDarul Uloom Deoband and several other affiliatedmadrasas.[2] His other books include:[1][9]
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