Syed Ahmad Dehlavi (academic)
Syed Ahmad Dehlavi (d. 1894) was an Indian Muslim academician and hadith scholar who served as the second principal and Sheikh al-Hadith of Darul Uloom Deoband between 1884 and 1890. He specialised in Islamic astronomy and mathematics. His students included Murtaza Hasan Chandpuri.
Syed Ahmad Dehlavi | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Principal and Sheikh al-Hadith of Darul Uloom Deoband | |
| In office 1884–1890 | |
| Preceded by | Yaqub Nanautawi |
| Succeeded by | Mahmud Hasan Deobandi |
| Personal | |
| Died | 1894 AD (1311 AH) Bhopal, Bhopal State, British India |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Occupation | Islamic scholar, muhaddith |
Biography edit
Syed Ahmed Dehlvi belonged to a Sayyid family in Delhi. His father, Maulvi Imamuddin, privately tutored Mughal princes, and his maternal uncle, Mir Syed Mehboob Ali Jafari, was a student of Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi.[1][2]
Syed pledged allegiance to Qasim Nanawtawi in Sufism. In 1868 AD (1285 AH), he began his career as a teacher at Darul Uloom Deoband and succeeded Yaqub Nanautawi as the seminary's second principal and Sheikh al-Hadith (Senior Professor of Hadith) in 1886 (Rabi' al-Thani 1302 AH). He resigned from the seminary in 1890 AD (1307 AH) and joined Madrasa Jahangiri in Bhopal as a principal and rector at the invitation of Shah Jahan Begum.[3][4][5][6][7]
During his tenure as principal at Darul Uloom Deoband, thirty students completed graduation in Dars-e-Nizami, including Ghulam Rasool Hazarvi and Murtaza Hasan Chandpuri.[8][7] Muhammad Yasin Deobandi and Abdul Hayy Hasani were also among his students in Deoband and Bhopal, respectively.[9][10][11]
References edit
- ^ a b Nadwi 1970, p. 62.
- ^ a b ar-Rahman 1976, p. 35.
- ^ Nadwi, Abul Hasan Ali Hasani (November 1970). Hayāt-e-Abdul Hai [The life of Abdul Hai] (in Urdu) (1st ed.). Delhi: Nadwatul Musannifeen. pp. 61–62.
- ^ Rizwi, Syed Mehboob (1981). History of the Dar al-Ulum Deoband. Vol. 2. Translated by Murtaz Hussain F Qureshi. UP, India: Idara-e Ihtemam, Darul Uloom Deoband. pp. 131–132. OCLC 20222197.
- ^ Qasmi, Muhammadullah (October 2020). Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Jame O Mukhtasar Tareekh (in Urdu) (2nd ed.). India: Shaikh-Ul-Hind Academy. pp. 505–506, 748. OCLC 1345466013.
- ^ ar-Rahman, Fuyūz (1976). "Maulana Sharif Hasan Sahab". Mashāhīr-e-Ulama-e-Deoband (in Urdu). Urdu Bazar, Lahore: Azīzia Book Depot. pp. 34–35.
- ^ a b Tayyib, Qari Muhammad (June 1965). Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Sad-Sāla Zindagi [Centenary Life of Darul Uloom Deoband] (in Urdu) (1st ed.). Deoband: VC Office, Darul Uloom. p. 98.
- ^ Qasmi, Muhammad Tayyib (2013). Darul Uloom Diary: Disciples of Imām al-Falsafa Maulana Syed Ahmad Dehlavi and Shaikhul Hind Maulana Mahmud Hasan Deobandi (in Urdu). Deoband: Idara Paigham-e-Mahmud. p. 37.
- ^ ar-Rahman 1976, p. 24.
- ^ Deobandi, Muhammad Shafi (December 2005). Mere Walid-e-Mājid Aur Unke Mujarrab Amaliyyāt (in Urdu). Karachi: Idārat-ul-Ma'ārif. p. 62.
- ^ Nadwi 1970, p. 61.