Fazlur Rahmān Usmānī (1831 – 15 June 1907) was an Indian Muslim scholar and poet who co-founded the Darul Uloom Deoband. He was father of the scholars, Aziz-ur-Rahman Usmani and Shabbir Ahmad Usmani. His grandson Atiqur Rahman Usmani was the founder of Nadwatul Musannifeen.

Mawlānā
Fazlur Rahmān Usmānī
Personal
Born1831
Died15 June 1907(1907-06-15) (aged 75–76)
ChildrenAziz-ur-Rahman Usmani, Habibur Rahman Usmani, Shabbir Ahmad Usmani
Alma materDelhi College
RelativesAtiqur Rahman Usmani (grandson)
Organization
Founder ofDarul Uloom Deoband
Senior posting
TeacherMamluk Ali Nanautawi

Biography

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Usmānī was born in 1831 in Deoband.[1] He was an alumnus of Delhi College where he had studied under Mamluk Ali Nanautawi.[2] He was a Deputy Inspector of Schools in the Education Department.[3] He co-founded Darul Uloom Deoband along with Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi, Sayyid Muhammad Abid and others.[2] He remained a member of the executive council of Darul Uloom Deoband throughout his life.[4]

Usmānī died on 15 June 1907.[2] His most elder son was Aziz-ur-Rahman Usmani, who served as the first Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband.[5] His another son, Shabbir Ahmad Usmani was among the founding figures of Pakistan.[6] His grandson Atiqur Rahman Usmani co-founded Nadwatul Musannifeen and the All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat.[7][8]

Literary works

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Usmānī's Persian poem Qissa-e Gham-e Diban is considered as a historical document related to Deoband.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Rahmān, Abu Ukāsha, Tārīkh ke qātil, p. 45
  2. ^ a b c Muhammad Tayyib, Qari. Bukhari, Akbar Shah (ed.). 50 Misaali Shaksiyaat [50 Exemplar personalities] (in Urdu) (July 1999 ed.). pp. 58–59.
  3. ^ Dhulipala, Venkat. Creating a New Medina: State Power, Islam, and the Quest for Pakistan in Late Colonial North India (2015 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 357.
  4. ^ a b Rizwi, Syed Mehboob. Tārīkh Darul Uloom Deoband [History of the Dar al-Ulum Deoband]. Vol. 1. Translated by Murtaz Husain F Quraishi (1980 ed.). p. 95.
  5. ^ Adrawi, Asir. "Mufti Aziz-ul-Rahman Usmani". Tazkirah Mashaheer-e-Hind: Karwan-e-Rafta (in Urdu) (April 2016 ed.). Deoband: Darul Muallifeen. pp. 197–198.
  6. ^ Abdul Qayyum Haqqani. "Ijmāli wa Sawānihi Khāka". Al-Qasim. Tazkirah wa Sawāneh, Allama Shabbir Ahmad Usmāni. 9 (6, 7, 8). Nowshera: Al-Qasim Academy: 11–14.
  7. ^ Nayab Hasan Qasmi. Darul Uloom Deoband Ka Sahafati ManzarNama. Idara Tehqeeq-e-Islami, Deoband. pp. 176, 198.
  8. ^ Mehdi, Jameel (ed.). "Atiqur Rahman Usmani (1901-1984)". Mufakkir-e-Millat Number, Burhan (November 1987 ed.). Delhi: Nadwatul Musannifeen. pp. 506–507.

Bibliography

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  • Rahmān, Abu Ukāshah (January 2019). "Hazrat Maulana Fazlur Rahmān Usmānī". Tārīkh ke qātil (in Urdu) (January 2019 ed.). Hyderabad: A P Offset Printers. pp. 44–53.