Mohammad Waseeque Nadwi

Mawlānā, Dr.
Mohammad Waseeque Nadwi
Editor-in-chief of Al-Raid
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 January 2025
Preceded byJafar Masood Hasani Nadwi
Personal life
Born (1982-09-25) 25 September 1982
Sahilamau, Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Notable work(s)Al-Shaykh Muhammad Wazeh Rashid al-Nadwi: Hayatuhu, Afkaruhu, Ma'athiruhu; Ta'alaw Nata'allam
EducationDarul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama; University of Lucknow
OccupationIslamic scholar, Arabic writer, translator, teacher and journalist

Mohammad Waseeque Nadwi (born 25 September 1982) is an Indian Islamic scholar, Arabic writer, translator, teacher and journalist. He has been editor-in-chief of Al-Raid since 22 January 2025 and has served as a teacher at Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama since 2005.

Early life and education

Mohammad Waseeque Nadwi was born on 25 September 1982 in Sahilamau, in the Malihabad area of Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1][2]

He received his early education at Mahad Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq in Mahipatmau, and completed his Alimiyyah at Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama in 2000. He subsequently earned a bachelor's degree in 2004 and a master's degree in Arabic in 2006 from the University of Lucknow.[3] He was among the notable students of Wazeh Rashid Hasani Nadwi.[4][5]

In 2022, he was awarded a PhD by the University of Lucknow for his dissertation on Wazeh Rashid Hasani Nadwi, titled Mohammad Wazeh Rasheed Hasani Nadawi as a Writer and Thinker, under the supervision of Musheer Husain Siddiqui.[6][2]

Career

Nadwi began his career at Al-Raid in 2000 as a translator from Urdu and English into Arabic and subsequently worked in journalism and teaching. He became second deputy editor in 2009, assistant editor in 2013, editor in 2019,[7][2][8] and editor-in-chief on 22 January 2025, succeeding Jafar Masood Hasani Nadwi.[7][2][9]

In 2005, he joined the Faculty of Arabic Language and Literature at Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama as a teacher of Arabic and Qur'anic exegesis. He has also served in several academic and administrative roles at the institution.[10][2]

He is also a member of the International Union of Muslim Scholars[11] and the International Organisation of Supporters of The Prophet.[12]

Literary works

Nadwi has written and translated works in Arabic and Urdu and has published articles and research on literature, thought and history. His writings have appeared in Al-Raid, Al-Baas el-Islami and Urdu newspapers and periodicals.[2] He has also compiled, arranged, edited and reviewed works by Rabey Hasani Nadwi and Wazeh Rashid Hasani Nadwi.[2][13]

His works include:[2][14][15]

  • Muhsin-e-Insaniyat Ki Insaniyat Nawazi Aur Muhazzab Duniya Ka Roshan Chehra (Urdu; with an Arabic version titled Muhammad Rasul Allah Rahmatan lil-'Alamin wa al-Wajh al-Kalih lil-'Alam al-Mutahaddir)[16]
  • Alam-e-Islam Par Maghrib Ka Tasallut: Asbab-o-Nataij (Urdu; with an Arabic version titled Saitarat al-Gharb 'ala al-'Alam al-Islami: Asbab wa Nata'ij)
  • Ta'alaw Nata'allam (lessons on Arabic expression and modern Arabic terminology)[17]
  • Maulana Abdul Bari Nadwi: Shakhsiyat aur Deeni o Ilmi Khidmāt[15] (compilation and arrangement of articles on Abdul Bari Nadvi's life)
  • Al-Shaykh Muhammad Wazeh Rashid al-Nadwi: Hayatuhu, Afkaruhu, Ma'athiruhu (on Wazeh Rashid Hasani Nadwi's life, thought, achievements and scholarly and literary works)[18]
  • Al-Mukhtar min Sifat al-Safwa
  • Qadiyyat Filastin: al-'Alam al-Islami wa al-Gharb
  • Lamasat min al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah
  • Naya Alami Nizam Aur Hum (Urdu; translation and arrangement of articles published in Al-Raid by Wazeh Rashid Hasani Nadwi)
  • Islami Da'wat (Urdu; translation and arrangement of articles published in Al-Raid by Wazeh Rashid Hasani Nadwi)
  • Muhsin-e-Insaniyat (Urdu translation of Wazeh Rashid Hasani Nadwi's Lamahat min al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah wa al-Adab al-Nabawi)
  • Nizam-e-Talim-o-Tarbiyat (Urdu; translation of articles by Wazeh Rashid Hasani Nadwi published in Al-Raid)
  • Sirajan Muniran: Sirat Khatam al-Nabiyyin Muhammad (Arabic translation of Rabey Hasani Nadwi's Rahbar-e-Insaniyat Muhammad)[13]
  • Nazarah 'ala Dhat al-Bari Ta'ala fi Daw' al-Nazariyyat al-Jadidah (Arabic translation of Shihabuddin Nadvi's work)[19]
  • Takwir al-Shams (Arabic translation of Shihabuddin Nadvi's work)
  • Nizam al-Dalail (Arabic translation of Shihabuddin Nadvi's work)
  • Al-Da'iyah al-Islami al-Kabir al-Shaykh Muhammad In'am al-Hasan al-Kandhalawi wa Juhuduhu al-Da'wiyyah (Arabic translation of Muhammad Shahid Saharanpuri's work on Inamul Hasan Kandhlavi)
  • Al-Shaykh Abu al-Hasan Ali al-Hasani al-Nadwi wa Malamihuhu al-Barizah (Arabic translation of Rabey Hasani Nadwi's work)
  • Ta'ammulat fi Surat Yusuf (Arabic translation of Rabey Hasani Nadwi's work)
  • Sha'a'ir Allah Ta'ala wa Ta'zimuhu (Arabic translation of Rabey Hasani Nadwi's work)
  • Fi Zilal al-Sirah (compiled, arranged and reviewed by Nadwi; a collection of articles by Rabey Hasani Nadwi)[13]

References

  1. ↑ Nadwi, Muhammad Akram (2022). Tarikhu Nadwat il-Ulama [History of Nadwatul Ulama] (in Arabic). Kuwait: Maktabat al-Warraq lil-Turath. p. 583.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Biography of Professor Muhammad Waseeque Nadwi". Al-Raid (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 7 January 2026. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Nadwi 2022, p. 583.
  4. ↑ Farooq, Muhammad Usman (March 2018). "Maulana Syed Wazeh Rasheed Nadwi". Al-Sharia (in Urdu). 30 (3): 24. Archived from the original on 7 June 2026. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Ghatreef Shahbaz Nadwi, Muhammad (June 2025). "In Memory of Maulana Wazeh Rasheed Nadwi". Al-Sharia (in Urdu). 36 (6): 100. Archived from the original on 13 March 2026. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  6. ↑ Waseeque, Mohd (2022). الأستاذ محمد واضح رشيد الحسني الندوي كاتبا ومفكراً [Mohammad Wazeh Rasheed Hasani Nadawi as a writer and thinker] (Thesis) (in Arabic). Lucknow, India: Department of Arabic, University of Lucknow. hdl:10603/513096. Archived from the original on 29 June 2024.
  7. 1 2 Nadwi 2022, pp. 583–584.
  8. ↑ Subh, Khaldun Sa'id; Nadwi, Safdar Zubair; Hijri, Abd al-Malik ibn Abdullah; al-Shuway, Muhammad ibn Sa'd, eds. (2024-01-01). Al-Thaqāfat al-'Arabiyyah fil-Hind (in Arabic). King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language. p. 306. ISBN 978-603-8444-27-6.
  9. ↑ "Al-Raid". Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 8 June 2026. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  10. ↑ Nadwi 2022, p. 584.
  11. ↑ Nadwi, Muhammad Waseeque (2026-04-28). "الحوار كفيل بحل المشاكل وتسوية النزاعات - الاتحاد العالمي للعلماء المسلمين". International Union of Muslim Scholars (in Arabic). Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  12. ↑ "سفراء الهيئة" [Ambassadors of the Authority]. International Organisation of Supporters of The Prophet (in Arabic). 2025-05-06. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  13. 1 2 3 Raja, Waseem Hasan (December 2023). Nadvi, Saeed-ur-Rahman Azmi; Nadwi, Muhammad Farman (eds.). "Khidmat al-Shaykh al-Sayyid Muhammad al-Rabi' al-Nadwi fi Ithra' Maktabat al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah" [The Services of Shaykh Muhammad al-Rabi' al-Nadwi in Enriching the Library of Prophetic Biography]. Al-Baas El-Islami (in Arabic). 70 (1). Lucknow: Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama: 74–79. ISSN 2347-2456.
  14. ↑ "Waseeq Nadwi Archives". Academy of Islamic Research and Publications. Retrieved 2026-08-23.
  15. 1 2 "All writings of Mohammad Waseeq Nadwi". Rekhta. Retrieved 2026-08-23.
  16. ↑ Nadwi, Muhammad Anzar (2017-08-30). "ترجمة كتب السيرة النبوية من اللغة الأردية إلى اللغة العربية وعلى العكس" [Translating books on the Prophet's biography from Urdu to Arabic and vice versa]. Nida ul Hind (in Arabic). Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  17. ↑ Nadwi 2022, pp. 858–860.
  18. ↑ Nadwi, Muhammad Akram (9 November 2025). "قراءة في كتاب "الشيخ محمد واضح رشيد الحسني الندوي: حياته، أفكاره، مآثره" لوثيق الندوي" [A Reading of the Book "Al-Shaykh Muhammad Wazeh Rashid al-Nadwi: His Life, Ideas and Achievements"]. Awaz The Voice (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  19. ↑ B., Moosa (July 2020). Nadvi, Meraj ud Din Para (ed.). "Al-Ustadh Muhammad Shihab al-Din al-Nadwi wa Isāmātuhu fī al-Adab al-ʿArabī al-Hindī" [Professor Muhammad Shihabuddin Nadwi and His Contributions to Indian Arabic Literature] (PDF). Al-Tilmeez (in Arabic). 3 (19). Higher Education Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir: 78. ISSN 2394-6628.
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