Indian Mufti (1940 – 2020)
Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri (also written asSaʻīd Aḥmad Pālanpūrī ) (1940 – 19 May 2020), was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar and author who served as Shaykh al-Hadith and Principal ofDarul Uloom Deoband . Some of his books are required readings inDarul Uloom Deoband seminary.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Palanpuri was born in 1940 in Kaleda village,Vadgam then in thePalanpur State .[ 6] He studied at theMazahir Uloom and then attended theDarul Uloom Deoband , where he graduated in traditionaldars-e-nizami studies.[ 7] [ 8] His teachers includedMuhammad Tayyib Qasmi ,Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad ,Ibrahim Balyawi ,Mahdi Hasan Shahjahanpuri , andNaseer Ahmad Khan .[ 9]
Palanpuri joined Jamia Ashrafiya inRander as a teacher in 1965 and taught there for about ten years. He was appointed as a teacher of Darul Uloom Deoband in 1973 at the recommendation ofManzur Nu'mani .[ 7] [ 10] In 2008, he succeededNaseer Ahmad Khan as Shaykh al-Hadith and also served as Principal.[ 8] [ 11] [ 12] His teaching career inDarul Uloom Deoband lasted for over 50 years.[ 13] [ 14]
Pratibha Patil awarded Palanpuri the President's Certificate of Honour on the 64th Independence Day of India.[ 15]
Reaction towards Madrasa Board scheme [ edit ] Palanpuri maintained the view that the Indian Government's Scheme to Provide Quality Education in Madrasas (SPQEM) will end in fiasco.[ 16] [ 17]
Palanpuri's works include:[ 5]
Palanpuri had diabetes and was admitted to aMumbai hospital, where he died on 19 May 2020 (25Ramadan 1441AH ).[ 21] [ 8] [ 22] He was buried in a graveyard located inOshiwara , Mumbai and very few people were allowed to attend his last rites due to the Covid-19 lockdown.[ 13] [ 23] Islamic scholarsAbul Qasim Nomani ,Arshad Madani ,Mehmood Madani andMuhammad Sufyan Qasmi expressed grief at his death.[ 24] [ 13]
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