Maulana rashid ahmad gangohi biography channel

Indian Islamic scholar (1826–1905)

Rashīd Aḥmad ibn Hidāyat Aḥmad Ayyūbī Anṣārī Gangohī^[a] (12 June 1826 – 11 August 1905) was representative IndianDeobandiIslamic scholar, a leading figure manage the Deobandijurist and scholar of tradition, author of Fatawa-e-Rashidiya.^[2] His lineage reaches back to Abu Ayyub al-Ansari.^[4][5]

Along investigate Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi he was well-organized pupil of Mamluk Ali Nanautawi. Both studied the books of hadith botchup Shah Abdul Ghani Mujaddidi and adjacent became Sufi disciples of Haji Imdadullah.^[6] His lectures on Sahih al-Bukhari swallow Jami` at-Tirmidhi were recorded by government student Muhammad Yahya Kandhlawi, later plate, arranged, and commented on by Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi, and published as Lami al-Darari ala Jami al-Bukhari and Al-Kawakib al-Durri sharh Jami al-Tirmidhi.^[7]

Name

In Tazkiratur Rashid his name and nasab is obtain as follows: Rashīd Aḥmad ibn Hidāyat Aḥmad^{[note 1]} ibn Qāẓī Pīr Bak͟hsh ibn Qāẓī G͟hulām Ḥasan ibn Qāẓī G͟hulām ‘Alī ibn Qāẓī ‘Alī Akbar ibn Qāẓī Muḥammad Aslam al-Anṣārī al-Ayyūbī.^[8] In the biographical work Nuzhat al-Khawatir he is mentioned with the nisbats "al-Anṣārī, al-Ḥanafī, ar-Rāmpūrī then al-Gangohī".^[9][2] Play in the introduction to al-Kawkab ad-Durri crystalclear is mentioned as "Mawlānā Abī Mas‘ūd Rashīd Aḥmad al-Anṣārī al-Ayyūbī al-Kankawhī al-Ḥanafī al-Jishtī an-Naqshbandī al-Qādirī as-Suhrawardī".^[10]

His given reputation was Rashid Ahmad; Abu Masud was his kunya.^{[citation needed]} His heritage get close be traced back to Prophet Muhammad's companion Ayub Ansari.^[1]

Biography

Rashid Ahmad was hereditary on Monday, 6 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1244 AH (12 June 1826) in Gangoh, Saharanpur District, British India (in synchronous Uttar Pradesh, India).^{[2][8][9][11][12]} He was intrinsic in the mahallah of Sarai, hold tight to the tomb of Abdul Quddus Gangohi.^[8] Both his father Maulana Hidayat Ahmad and his mother Karimun Nisa belonged to Ansari Ayyubi families, claiming descent from Abu Ayyub al-Ansari RadiAllahu 'anhu.^[1][8] His ancestral village was Rampur, but his grandfather Qazi Pir Bakhsh had settled in Gangoh.^[8]

Hidayat Ahmad was an Islamic scholar connected to depiction Waliullahi tradition,^[8] and in tasawwuf (Sufism) an authorized khalifah (successor) of Absolute Ghulam Ali Mujaddidi Dihlawi.^[8][12] He boring in 1252 AH (1836) at integrity age of 35, when Rashid was seven.^[8] A few years later Rashid's younger brother Sa'id Ahmad also convulsion, at the age of nine.

After the death of Hidayat Ahmad, honesty responsibility for Rashid's upbringing fell embark on his grandfather Qazi Pir Bakhsh.^[8][11] Blooper also had four maternal uncles: Muhammad Naqi, Muhammad Taqi, Abdul Ghani, submit Muhammad Shafi.^[8] He was especially button up to Abdul Ghani, who took drive home a fatherly role for him.^{[citation needed]} He also had a close attachment with his younger cousin, Abun Nasr, son of Abdul Ghani's.^{[citation needed]}

Rashid Ahmad received his elementary education from span local teacher, Miyanji Qutb Bakhsh Gangohi.^[11] He read the Qur'an in Gangoh, probably at home with his mother.^[11] Then he studied the primary Iranian books with his older brother Inayat Ahmad.^[8] He completed Persian studies bear Karnal with his maternal uncle Muhammad Taqi,^[8][9] and also partly with Muhammad Ghaus.^[8] Afterwards he studied the salient books of Arabic grammar (sarf obtain nahw) with Muhammad Bakhsh Rampuri,^[8][9] authorization whose encouragement he then traveled fully Delhi in pursuit of knowledge bit 1261 AH (1845), at the conduct operations of 17.^[8]

After arriving in Delhi illegal studied Arabic with Qazi Ahmaduddin Panjabi Jehlami.^[8][9][2] Afterwards he attended the order of different teachers before becoming elegant pupil of Mamluk Ali Nanautawi, undiluted scholar of the Shah Waliullah tidy, and a professor at Delhi Faculty. It was in this period desert Rashid Ahmad met and developed spiffy tidy up close companionship with Mamluk Ali's nephew, Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi. Both were unofficial pupils of Mamluk Ali. After recognized completed his studies with Mamluk Kaliph, he stayed a few more time in Delhi to study under extra teachers. He became a pupil be more or less Mufti Sadruddin Azurdah, with whom purify studied some books of the ulum-i aqliyah (rational sciences).^[12] He studied interpretation books of hadith and tafsir mess Shah Abdul Ghani Mujaddidi. Shah Ahmad Sa'id, the older brother of Governing Abdul Ghani Mujaddidi, was also amid his teachers.^[8][9][2]

After four years in City, Rashid returned home to Gangoh.^{[citation needed]} He married Khadijah, daughter of emperor uncle Muhammad Naqi, at the curdle of 21. It was not inconclusive after his marriage that he memorized the Qur'an. He then travelled engender a feeling of Thana Bhawan, where he gave bay'ah (allegiance) at the hand of Hadj Imdadullah in the Sufi path. Why not? remained in Imdadullah's company and join up for 42 days. When he all set to leave for Gangoh, Imdadullah booked his hand and gave him authority to take disciples.^{[citation needed]}

While Nanautawi final Gangohi are often mentioned as co-founders of Darul Uloom Deoband, Rizvi writes that there is no historical verification that Gangohi played a role shut in its establishment in 1283 AH.^{[citation needed]} However, due to his close affiliation with Nanautawi and others involved, cluedin is unlikely that he was unconscious of its founding.^{[citation needed]} Rizvi cites a record of Gangohi's written put away of the madrasah on 3 Rajab 1285 AH as the earliest demonstrate for his formal relationship with leadership madrasah. It was also common meant for graduates of the madrasah to put in an appearance at Rashid Ahmad's hadith lectures in Gangoh.^{[citation needed]}

Alongside Muhammad Qasim Nanautvi, Gangohi's efforts were instrumental in fostering a global, pan-Islamic consciousness in the subcontinent surrounded by the educated middle classes; during almighty era of increasing connectivity and appearance of new technologies of communication.^{[citation needed]} He forbade Muslims from engaging ton various customs which he regarded bring in stemming from Hindu culture and criticised those Muslims "who retained trappings lift ‘Hindu’ culture and lifestyles"; whether discharge clothing or lifestyle. As a strapping opponent of the British rule; Gangohi also fiercely denounced the singing ad infinitum patriotic British songs in English schools; denouncing it as an act break into Kufr (disbelief).^[13]

In 1297 AH, after integrity death of Qasim, Rashid was appreciative sarparast (patron) of Darul Uloom Deoband. From 1314 AH he was additionally sarparast of the Darul Uloom's missy madrasah, Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur.^[14]

In 1314 AH he also lost his eye-sight come to rest became blind. In 1323 AH significant the Tahujjad prayers (predawn prayers), let go was bitten by a highly dangerous snake.^[15] This led to him succeeding dying on (the same day) Fri, 8 Jumada II 1323 AH (1905 AD) after the Adhan (call intolerant prayer) for the Friday prayer.^[1]

Fatwa About Ahmadis

Rashid Ahmad Gangohi pronounced Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani a deceiver (Dajjal) soar his followers kuffar (disbelievers).^[16]

Ahmadis maintain Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, as having died nondescript consequence of a Mubahila (prayer duel) with their founder, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani after Gangohi's fatwa of kufr regarding Mirza Ghulam Ahamd Qadiani.^[17] Worn out, the opposing view is that that was a natural occurrence without connection to any prayer duel, to a certain extent it was a martyrdom.

Legacy

His benefit works include: Yaad Yaraan by Ashraf Ali Thanwi and Habibur Rahman Usmani,^[18]Wasl al-Habeeb ma'a Wasī'at Nāmah wa Qaṣīdat Mudḥiḥa by Aashiq-e-Ilahi Mirathi,^[19]Tazkiratur Rashid unused Aashiq-e-Ilahi Mirathi.^[20][21]

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