Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad

Mawlānā
Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad
Shaykh al-Hadith
6th President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind
In office
December 1959 – 5 April 1972
Preceded byAhmad Saeed Dehlavi
Succeeded byAsad Madni
6th Sheikh-ul-Hadith of Darul Uloom Deoband[1]
In office
1957 – 5 April 1972
Preceded byHusain Ahmad Madani
Succeeded bySharif Hasan Deobandi
7th Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband[1]
In office
1967 – 5 April 1972
Preceded byIbrahim Balyawi
Succeeded byFakhrul Hasan Moradabadi
Personal life
Born1889 (1889)
Ajmer, British India
Died5 April 1972(1972-04-05) (aged 82–83)
Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
RegionBritish India/India
Main interestHadith
Notable work(s)Al-Qaul al-Fasih, Izaahul Bukhari
EducationDarul Uloom Deoband
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Muslim leader
Students
Influenced

Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad (1889-1972) was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar and jurist who served as the Principal of Madrasa Shahi, and the sixth President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind. He was a professor of hadith at the Darul Uloom Deoband.

Biography

Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad studied the Quran with his mother and Persian with members of his family. At the age of eight, he began studying Arabic grammar and syntax. He enrolled at Madrassa Manba al-Ulum, Gulaothi, where he studied under Majid Ali Jaunpuri. He later accompanied Jaunpuri to Delhi and studied books on the rational sciences in the city's madrasas.[2]

In 1908, Ahmad entered the Darul Uloom Deoband. On the instructions of Mahmud Hasan Deobandi, he completed the Dawra-e-Hadith course over two years instead of the usual one year.[3]

After graduating, Ahmad was appointed as a teacher at Darul Uloom Deoband, where he taught introductory-level texts including Sharh Jami, Nafkhat al-Yaman, and Kanz al-Daqa'iq for about a year.[4][5][6]

On 13 Shawwal 1329 AH, he was appointed to Madrasa Shahi, Moradabad, where he taught Sunan Abu Dawood, Tafsir al-Jalalayn, Sharh al-'Aqa'id, and Mulla Hasan during his early years there.[7]

Following the death of Mahmud Hasan Sahaswani in 1340 AH, Ahmad succeeded him as Sadr al-Mudarrisīn (head of teaching). He remained in that position until 1377 AH, when he returned to Darul Uloom Deoband. During his 48-year association with Madrasa Shahi, he also served in its ifta department for a period. After the death of Abdul Haq Madani in 1375 AH, he was appointed Muhtamim (rector) of the institution, assisted by Manzur Husain Qasmi. During his tenure as Sadr al-Mudarrisīn (1340–1377 AH), 714 students studied Sahih al-Bukhari under him.[8]

Following the death of Hussain Ahmad Madani in 1957, Ahmad was appointed Shaykh al-Hadith (senior professor of hadith) at Darul Uloom Deoband. Between 1377 and 1383 AH, 1,161 students studied Sahih al-Bukhari under him.[3][9] His students included Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri,[10] Abul Qasim Nomani,[11] and Abdul Ghani Azhari[12]

During the presidency of Hussain Ahmad Madani, Ahmad twice served as vice-president of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind.[3] Following the death of Ahmad Saeed Dehlavi in December 1959, he became the organisation's president.[13]

Ahmad died on 5 April 1972 (20 Safar 1392 AH), aged 82 or 83.[14] His funeral prayer was led by Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi in Moradabad.[3][9]

Literary works

Works of Ahmad include:

  • Al-Qaul al-Faseeh
  • Aameen Bil Jehr Sahih Bukhari Ke Pesh Karda Dala’il Ki Roshni Main
  • Izaahul Bukhari

References

  1. 1 2 Qasmi, Muhammadullah (October 2020). Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Jame O Mukhtasar Tareekh (in Urdu) (2nd ed.). India: Shaikh-Ul-Hind Academy. p. 748. OCLC 1345466013.
  2. ↑ Darul Uloom: 11-12. July 1979. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 1 2 3 4 Syed Mehboob Rizwi. History of The Dar al-Ulum Deoband. Vol. 2 (1981 ed.). Darul Uloom Deoband: Idara-e-Ehtemam. p. 158-159.
  4. ↑ Bijnori, Muhammad Salman (November–December 1992). Qasmi, Muhammad Salim; Rashidi, Sayed Akhlad; Mansoorpuri, Muhammad Salman (eds.). "Tareekh-e-Shahi Number". Monthly Nida-e-Shahi (in Urdu). 4 (11–12). Moradabad: Madrasa Shahi: 332.
  5. ↑ Mufti Masood Azizi Nadwi. Tazkirah Muhammad Miyan Deobandi. p. 40-41.
  6. ↑ Nizamuddin Asir Adrawi (November 2009). Dastan Na'tamam. Kutub Khana Husainia, Deoband. p. 72-73.
  7. ↑ Bijnori 1992, p. 332.
  8. ↑ Bijnori 1992, pp. 332–333.
  9. 1 2 Qari Muhammad Tayyib. Hafiz Muhammad Akbar Shah Bukhari (ed.). Darul Uloom Deoaband Ki 50 Misaali Shaksiyyaat (in Urdu) (July 1999 ed.). Maktaba Faiz-ul-Quran, Deoband. p. 167.
  10. ↑ Amini, Noor Alam Khalil (July 2020). Bijnori, Muhammad Salman (ed.). "Maulana Mufti Saeed Ahmed Palan Puri". Monthly Darul Uloom (in Urdu). 104 (6–7): 45–46.
  11. ↑ Rampuri, Riyasat Ali Qasmi (2022). "Mufti Ahmad Khanpuri". Faqīh al-Ummat Muftī Maḥmūd Ḥasan Gangohī aur Unke Khulafā’-e ʿĀlī Maqām [Faqih al-Ummat Mufti Mahmood Hasan Gangohi and His Eminent Spiritual Successors] (in Urdu) (First ed.). Amroha: Maktaba al-Āfiya. p. 202.
  12. ↑ Ahmad, Naikzada Mehmood (November 2022). "The Untold legacy of Professor Mufti Abdul Ghani Al Azhari". Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research. 9 (11): 996. ISSN 2349-5162.
  13. ↑ Salman Mansoorpuri (2014). Tehreek Azadi-e-Hind Mai Muslim Ulama aur Awaam ka Kirdar (in Urdu). Deoband: Deeni Kitab Ghar. p. 198.
  14. ↑ Kaleem, Mohd (2017). Contribution of Old boys of Darul uloom Deoband in Hadith Literature (PhD) (in Urdu). India: Department of Sunni Theology, Aligarh Muslim University. p. 145. hdl:10603/364028. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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