Arshadul Qadri

Indian Islamic scholar (1925–2002)

His Eminence Hafiz-e-Millat
Allama Arshadul Qadri
Personal
Born5 March 1925
Sayyidpura, Balia, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died29 April 2002
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
ReligionIslam
Children5 son 1 daughter
DenominationSunni (Sufi), Hanafi
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedMaturidi
ProfessionIslamic scholar
Founder of
  • World Islamic Mission
  • Jamia Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia (A Sunni Madrasa)
Muslim leader
Period in officeModern era
PredecessorMaulana Abdul Latif
ProfessionIslamic scholar

Arshadul Qadri (5 March 1925 – 29 April 2002) was a Sunni Islamic scholar, author and missionary activist in India associated with the Barelvi movement who established several educational institutions and organizations in India.[1]

Early life and education

He was born in 1925, in "Sayyidpura", Balia, Uttar Pradesh, India in the family of Maulana Abdul Latif who was himself a religious scholar. His grandfather Maulana Azeemullah Shah was also scholar of repute.[2] He received his basic and intermediate education under his grandfather and father then to continue his higher education he moved to Al Jamiatul Ashrafia Islamic seminary. At Ashrafia, he studied under the supervision of Shah Abdul Aziz Moradabadi also knows as Hafiz-e-Millat and completed his education from Ashrafia, Mubarakpur in 1944.[2]

Organizational work

Many prominent Sunni Islamic organizations and institutions were established by his efforts. He and other Pakistani Sunni scholars established Dawat e Islami and selected Ilyas Qadri[1][3] as its head.

He also established Madinatul Islam, the Hague (Netherlands), Islamic Missionary College (Bradford, Britain), Darul Uloom Aleemia (Suriname, America), Jamia Amjadia Rizvia Ghosi, Jamia Faizul Uloom, (Jamshedpur), Darul Ziaul Islam (Howrah), Darul Uloom Makhdumia (Guwahati), Madrasa Madinatul Uloom (Bangalore), Faizul Uloom High School, (Jamshedpur) and Jamia Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya (New Delhi).[1][2]

He was influential in establishing the World Islamic Mission which is an umbrella organisation for Sunni Barelvi in the United Kingdom and in Europe.[4]

Allama established Idaarah-i-Shar'iayh (Shara'ai Council) (Patna, Bihar), All India Muslim Personal Law Conference at Siwan, Bihar and All India Muslim United Front Raipur, Chhattisgarh.[2]

Qadri was appointed the first Secretary General of World Islamic Mission with its head office located in Bradford, England. Islamic scholar and present leader of WIM Qamaruzzaman Azmi stated, 'Allama Arshadul Qadri's work in England was to lay the proper foundations of Ahle Sunna wal Jam'aat which would give rise to an intellectually sound and spiritually based Islam in Europe'.[5] The plan of the project of Bihar Madrasa Education Board and its establishment was his work.[1]

All India Muslim Personal Law Conference

Qadri along with Obaidullah Azmi as its general secretary founded the All India Muslim Personal Law Conference against the All India Muslim Personal Law Board in 1986, however the organisation haven’t worked good in the field and it was stopped running in 1990s.[6][7]

Books

His books include:[5][8][2]

  • Tableeghi Jama'at
  • Zer-o-Zabar
  • Lala Zar
  • Zalzala
  • Daawate Insaf
  • Anwaar-i-Ahmadi
  • Dil Ki Muraad
  • Jalwah-i-Haq
  • Shari'at
  • Lisaanul Firdaus
  • Misbaahul Qur'an (Three Volumes)
  • Naqsh-i-Khatam (12)
  • Tafseer-i-Surah-i-Fatiha
  • Khutbaat-i-Istiqbaaliyah
  • Tajilliyaat-i-Raza
  • Da'wat-i-Insaaf
  • Ta'zeerat-i-Qalam
  • Aik Walwalah Angez Khitaab
  • Shakhsiyaat
  • Hadith, Fiqh Aur Ijtihad ki Shar'ee Haisiyat
  • Aini Mushadaat
  • Bazubaan-i-Hikaayat
  • Izhaar-i-'Aqeedat (a collection of poems)
  • Afkaar wa Khayaalaat (a collection of articles)
  • Sadaa-i-Qalam (a collection of letters)
  • Jama'at-i-Islami

Biography

Zia'ul Mustafa Quadri has written a biography of Arshadul Quadri entitled Hayat-o-Khidmat (Life and Works of Huzoor Sadrush Shariah).[9] Teacher of Allama Arshadul qadri: Arshadul Qadri was a student of Huzur Amine Shariat Shah Rafaqat Husain Mehboobe Khuda [10]

Death

He died on the 29 April 2002 and was buried in the at Faizul Uloom Madarsa in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d The Milli Gazette, OPI, Pharos Media. "Who is to be blamed?, The Milli Gazette, Vol. 3 No. 11". Milligazette.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Allama Arshadul Qadri". Jamia hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. ^ Gugler, Thomas K. (14 April 2021). "Parrots of Paradise - Symbols of the Super-Muslim" (PDF). Politics of Difference. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. ^ Ballard, Roger; Banks, Marcus (1 January 1994). Desh Pardesh: The South Asian Presence in Britain. Hurst. ISBN 9781850650911.
  5. ^ a b "Allama Arsahdul Qadri". 30 January 2008. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008.
  6. ^ "AIMPLB members assail Barelvis". The Times of India. 18 December 2004. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  7. ^ Rizvi, Syed Haider Abbas. "New challenges face AIMPLB". www.milligazette.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  8. ^ Jamal Malik (27 November 2007). Madrasas in South Asia: Teaching Terror?. Routledge. pp. 52–. ISBN 978-1-134-10763-6. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  9. ^ Life and works of Huzoor Sadrush Shariah Rehmatullahi Alay (Pages 462-464)
  10. ^ "Sawaneh rafaqati.pdf". Google Docs. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.

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  • Arshadul Qadri, a Beacon of Light. milligazette.com
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