Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri
Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri (also written as Saʻīd Aḥmad Pālanpūrī) (1940 – 19 May 2020), was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar and author who served as Shaykh al-Hadith and Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband. A number of his books are required readings in Darul Uloom Deoband.[2][3][4]
Shaykh al-Hadīth, Mufti Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri | |
|---|---|
| 10th Principal, Darul Uloom Deoband | |
| In office 2008 – 19 May 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Naseer Ahmad Khan |
| Succeeded by | Arshad Madani |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1940 |
| Died | 19 May 2020 (aged 79–80) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Alma mater | |
| Muslim leader | |
| Awards | Presidential Certificate of Honour[1] |
Biography
Palanpuri was born in 1940 in Kaleda village, Vadgam then in the Palanpur State.[5] He studied at the Mazahir Uloom and then attended the Darul Uloom Deoband, where he graduated in traditional dars-e-nizami studies.[6][7]
Palanpuri joined Jamia Ashrafiya in Rander 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 of Manzur Nu'mani.[6][8] In 2008, he succeeded Naseer Ahmad Khan as Shaykh al-Hadith and also served as Principal.[7][9][10] His teaching career in Darul Uloom Deoband lasted for over 50 years.[11][12]
Pratibha Patil awarded Palanpuri the President's Certificate of Honour on the 64th Independence Day of India.[13]
Reaction towards Madrasa Board scheme
Palanpuri maintained the view that the Indian Government's Scheme to Provide Quality Education in Madrasas (SPQEM) will end in fiasco.[14][15]
Literary works
Palanpuri's works include:[4]
- Tafseer Hidayat al-Quran[16]
- Mabadiyat-e-Fiqh
- Aap Fatwa Kaise Dein?
- Hurmat-e-Musahirat
- Dadhi awr Anbiya ki Sunnat
- Tehshiya Imdad al-Fatawa (Marginalia to Ashraf Ali Thanwi's 6 volume Imdad al-Fatawa).
- Tasheel Adilla-e-Kamilah (Commentary to Mahmud Hasan Deobandi's Adilla-e-Kamilah).
- Mashaheer Muhaddiseen, Fuqaha Kiram awr Tadhkirah Rawiyan-e-Kutb-e-Hadith
- Rahmatullahil Wasiah (5 volume commentary to Shah Waliullah Dehlawi's Hujjatullahil Balighah)
Death
Palanpuri had diabetes and was admitted to a Mumbai hospital, where he died on 19 May 2020 (25 Ramadan1441 AH).[17][7][18] He was buried in a graveyard located in Oshiwara, Mumbai and only 15 people were allowed to attend his last rites.[11][19] Islamic scholars Abul Qasim Nomani, Arshad Madani, Mehmood Madani and Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi expressed grief at his death.[20][11]
References
- ^ List of awardees of Presidential Certificate of Honour (PDF), Ministry of Human Resource Development, retrieved 19 May 2020
- ^ Butt, John (16 March 2020). A Talib's Tale: The Life and Times of a Pashtoon Englishman. ISBN 9789353058029.
- ^ "Sukanya Samriddhi Yojna "illegal" as per Sharia: Islamic jurists". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 30 March 2019.
- ^ a b Aftab Ghazi Qasmi; Abdul Haseeb Qasmi. Fuzala-e-Deoband Ki Fiqhi Khidmat [Fiqhi Services of the Graduates of Deoband] (in Urdu) (February 2011 ed.). Deoband: Kutub Khana Naimia. pp. 374–377.
- ^ "سوانح حضرت مولانا مفتی سعید احمد صاحب پالن پوری" [Biography of Mufti Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri]. 19 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Introduction of Mufti Saeed Ahmed Palanpuri". jamianoorululoom.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "حضرت مولانا مفتی سعید احمد صاحب پالن پوری شیخ الحدیث دار العلوم دیوبند انتقال کر گئے" [Mufti Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri passed away]. The Siasat Daily. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Pālanpuri, Mustafa Ameen (July 2020). Hayāt -e- Sa'eed Ek Nazar Mein ['Hayat-e-Saeed' at a glance] (in Urdu) (1 ed.). Deoband: Dār-ul- irfān. p. 12.
- ^ "Shaykh (Mufti) Saeed Ahmed Palunpuri (RA)". central-mosque.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "علم و دین کے بےمثال خادم تھے مفتی محمد سعید پالنپوری : مفتی عثمانی" [Mufti Saeed Palanpuri was one of the great servant of Islam and Knowledge: Mufti Uthmani].
- ^ a b c "مفتی سعید پالن پوری دارالعلوم کی تدریسی رونق اور علم دین کی خدمات کا ایک اہم ستون تھے: مفتی ابو القاسم نعمانی" [Mufti Saeed Palanpuri was one of the main pillars of Darul Uloom Deoband: Abul Qasim Nomani]. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "مفتی سعید پالن پوری دارالعلوم کی تدریسی رونق اور علم دین کی خدمات کا ایک اہم ستون تھے : مفتی ابو القاسم نعمانی".
- ^ "President of India conferred certificate of honour to Sanskrit, Pali/Prakrit, Arabic and Persian Scholars for the year 2010".
- ^ "School Education | Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development". mhrd.gov.in.
- ^ "Muslim India". 2007.
- ^ Shahabuddin (2006). Beeswin Sadi Main Ulama e Jamia Azhar Misr or Ulama e Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Tafseeri Khidmaat Ka Taqabuli Mutalah (in Urdu). India: Department of Sunni Theology, Aligarh Muslim University. p. 133. hdl:10603/250326.
- ^ "مفتی سعید احمد پالنپوری ؒکا انتقال ایک عظیم سانحہ:مولانا ارشدمدنی". 19 May 2020.
- ^ "مفتی سعید احمد صاحب پالنپوری شیخ الحدیث و صدر المدرسین دارالعلوم دیوبند داعیٔ أجل کو لبیک کہہ گئے" [Mufti Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri Shaykh al-Hadith and Principal Darul Uloom Deoband no more]. AsreHazir.com. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "مفتی سعید پالن پوری دارالعلوم کی تدریسی رونق اور علم دین کی خدمات کا ایک اہم ستون تھے : مفتی ابو القاسم نعمانی" [Mufti Saeed Palanpuri was one of the main pillars of Darul Uloom Deoband: Abul Qasim Nomani]. Millat Times.
- ^ "Daily Usaf".
Bibliography
- Pālanpuri, Muhammad Ameen (2020). Hayāt -e- Sa'eed [Life of Sa'eed] (in Urdu) (1 ed.). Maktaba al Hijāz, Deoband.
- Pālanpuri, Mustafa Ameen (July 2020). Hayāt -e- Sa'eed Ek Nazar Mein ['Hayat-e-Saeed' at a glance] (in Urdu) (1 ed.). Deoband: Dār-ul- irfān.
- Bijnori, Muhammad Salmān, ed. (June–July 2020). "Zikr-e-Sa'eed". Dārul Uloom Monthly (in Urdu). Maktaba Darul Uloom Deoband. 104 (6–7).
- Bijnori, Muhammad Salmān, ed. (August–September 2020). "Zikr-e-Sa'eed". Dārul Uloom Monthly (in Urdu). Maktaba Darul Uloom Deoband. 104 (8–9).
- Qāsmi, Muḥammadullah (October 2020). Darul Uloom Deoband ki Jami' wa Mukhtasar Tārīkh [Brief and Summarized History of Darul Uloom Deoband] (in Urdu) (2 ed.). Deoband: Shaykhul Hind Academy. pp. 659–660.