Muḥammad Mazhar Nanautawi (1821–1885) was an Indian Muslim scholar and a freedom struggle activist who played a crucial role in the development Mazahir Uloom. He participated in the Battle of Shamli.
Muḥammad Mazhar Nanautawi | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | 1821 |
| Died | 3 October 1885 (aged 63–64) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Alma mater | Zakir Husain Delhi College |
| Relatives | Siddiqi family of Nanauta |
Biography
editMuḥammad Mazhar was born into the Siddiqi family of Nanauta in 1821.[1][2] His father Lutf Ali was a cousin brother of Mamluk Ali Nanautawi.[3] Mazhar memorized the Quran and received his primary education from his father.[2] He studied with Mamluk Ali Nanautawi at the Delhi College.[1] He studied Muwatta Imam Malik and few other hadith books with Shah Abd al-Ghani Dehlawi and Sahih Bukhari with Shah Muḥammad Ishāq Dehlawi.[4] He was an authorized disciple of Rashid Ahmad Gangohi in Sufism.[5]
Mazhar was appointed the head teacher of Arabic department of the Government College in Varanasi by Aloys Sprenger.[6] He later headed the Arabic department of Government College, Ajmer.[7] He also taught at the Agra College.[8] Mazhar participated in the Indian freedom struggle and fought alongside Imdadullah Muhajir Makki in the Battle of Shamli.[9] His views about working in government institutes changed after 1857.[10] He joined the Nawal Kishore Press as a copy editor and worked there for more than seven years. His copyedited works include Al-Ghazali's Ihya al-Ulūm and Tāhir Patni's Majma' al-Bahhār; the latter being the major academic work of that time.[11] In February 1867, Mazhar joined the Mazahir Uloom; where he taught the subjects including tafsir, hadith, fiqh, literature and history.[12][13] He is credited as the founder of Mazahir Uloom for his role in its development.[5]
Mazhar died on 3 October 1885.[14] His students included Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi and Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri.[15]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ a b Kandhlawi 2007, p. 3.
- ^ a b Saharanpuri 2000, p. 495.
- ^ Sherkoti 2000, pp. 90–214.
- ^ Kandhlawi 2007, p. 7.
- ^ a b Asir Adrawi. Tazkirah Mashāhīr-e-Hind: Karwān-e-Rafta (in Urdu) (2 April 2016 ed.). Deoband: Darul Muallifeen. p. 243.
- ^ Kandhlawi 2007, p. 10.
- ^ Kandhlawi 2007, p. 20.
- ^ Kandhlawi 2007, p. 21.
- ^ Najmul Hasan Thanwi. Maidan-e-Shamli-o-Thana Bhawan awr Sarfaroshan-e-Islam (in Urdu). Thana Bhawan: Idara Talifat-e-Ashrafia. p. 16.
- ^ Kandhlawi 2007, pp. 26.
- ^ Kandhlawi 2007, pp. 26–28.
- ^ Saharanpuri 2000, pp. 498.
- ^ Kandhlawi 2007, pp. 30.
- ^ Khan, pp. 513.
- ^ Khan, pp. 518–519.
Works cited
edit- Kandhlawi, Nūr al-Hasan Rāshid (2007). Tadhkirah Hadhrat Mawlāna Muḥammad Mazhar Nanautawi (in Urdu). Kandhla: Mufti Ilāhi Bakhsh Academy.
- Khan, Syed Aḥmad. "Mawlvi Muḥammad Mazhar Marhūm". In Shahjahānpuri, Abu Salmān (ed.). Tadhkira Khānwāda-e-Waliullāhi (in Urdu). Jamshoro: University of Sindh. pp. 513–519.
- Saharanpuri, Muhammad Shahid (2000). Deobandi, Nawaz (ed.). Sawaneh Ulama-e-Deoband (in Urdu). Vol. 1. Deoband: Nawaz Publications. pp. 495–504.
- Sherkoti, Nur al-Hasan (2000). Deobandi, Nawaz (ed.). Sawaneh Ulama-e-Deoband (in Urdu). Vol. 2. Deoband: Nawaz Publications. pp. 90–214.