Habib al-Rahman al-A'zami

Not to be confused with Habibur Rahman Azami.

Muhaddith
Habib al-Rahman al-A'zami
Title"The Greatest Scholar of The Islamic World"
Personal
Born1900
Mau, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died1992(1992-00-00) (aged 90–91)
Mau, Uttar Pradesh, India
ReligionIslam
MovementDeobandi
Notable work(s)Nusrat al-hadith, Insab wa kifa'at ki sharai haisiyat,Tahqeeq e Ahle Hadith, Rakat e Traweeh, Ta'deel Rajjal e Bukhari, Beema aur uski Shara i Ahmiyat, Husn e Adab aur uski Ahmiyat, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Ka Nazariya Hujjiyat e Hadees,[1] Maqalat e Abul Maasir.[2]
Alma materDarul Uloom Mau, Darul Uloom Deoband
Pen nameAbul Ma'sir
ProfessionMuhaddith Faqih
Muslim leader
Students
ProfessionMuhaddith Faqih

Habib al-Rahman al-A'zami was an Indian Islamic scholar and a researcher of Hadith. His works include the restoration of Musannaf of Abd al-Razzaq.

Early life

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A'zami was born in Maunath Bhanjan ,[4] Mau district (Uttar Pradesh), India. He completed his formal education in Mau in 1922 Darul Uloom Mau and began teaching.[4] He is known for his scholarly work on Hadith and Fiqh.[5]

Services

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A'zami's works are divided in three categories comprising Editing of Hadith manuscripts, his own original works, and those related to Polemic. He helped to bring the Musannaf of Abd al-Razzaq al-San'ani back to attention within the Muslim world.[6] His works include:

  • Kitab al-Zuhd wa’l-Raqa’iq of ‘Abd-Allah ibn Mubarak (d.181 A.H.)
  • Sunan of Sa’id ibn Mansur (d. 227 A.H.)
  • Musnad of Imam Humaydi (d. 219 A.H.)
  • Musannaf of ‘Abd al-Razzaq (d. 211 A.H.)
  • Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaybah (d. 235 A.H.)
  • al-Matalib al’Aliyah[7] of Ibn Hajar Al-‘Asqalani (d.752 A.H.)
  • Majma ‘Bihar-al-Anwar of Tahir Patni (d. 986 A.H.)
  • al-Targhib wat-Tarhib by Mundhiri (d. 656 A.H.)
  • Raka’at al-Tarawih, A’lam Marfu’ah and Shari’ Haqiqi.
  • A’yan al-Hujjaj in two volumes, provides crisp and insightful accounts of scholar-pilgrims.
  • Dastakar Ahl-i Sharaf (published in 1406 A.H.) deals with the biographies of men of eminence distinction who were weavers by profession.

Legacy

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Although various research scholars have made Habib al-Rahman the title of their thesis, one thesis of M.Phil. standard has been written about him. Masood Ahmad Azmi wrote ‘‘Hayat abul Ma'asir Allama Habib al-Rahman al-Azmi (حیات ابو المآثر علامہ حبیب الرحمن الاعظمی)’’ in two volumes. It has been published by Madrassa Mirqatul Uloom, Mau. It is over and about 1500 pages and discusses various aspects of the life of Maulana Azmi. Abdel-Halim Mahmoud gave him the title of "The Greatest Scholar of The Islamic World" ("اکبر علماء العالم الاسلامی").[8][9]

6-7 July 2019: Institute of Objective Studies' two-day national conference on the life and contributions of Allama Habib al-Rahman al-A'zami in the Speaker Hall, Constitution Club of India, New Delhi.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Ka Nazariya Hujjiyat e Hadees, سر سید احمد خان کا نظریہ".
  2. ^ "Maqalat e Abul Maasir, Maulana Habib ur Rahman Azmi, مقالات ابوالمآثر".
  3. ^ Nomani, Abul Qasim (September 2021). Bijnori, Salman (ed.). "Habīb-e-Mā, Rafīq-e-Mā" [My beloved, My friend]. Monthly Darul Uloom (in Urdu). 105 (8). Deoband: Darul Uloom Deoband: 8. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b Muhammad Asad, Islamic Culture, vol 69. p 60.
  5. ^ Irfanullah, Dr; Mehmood, Sajid (30 June 2014). "Maulana Habib ur Rahman A l- Aazmi: Life and works (Biography)". Bannu University Research Journal in Islamic Studies. 1 (1). ISSN 2790-6493.
  6. ^ Paul Cobb, The Lineaments of Islam: Studies in Honor of Fred McGraw Donner, p. 147. ISBN 9004218858
  7. ^ Ibn Ḥajar al-ʻAsqalānī, Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī; إبن حجر العسقلاني، أحمد بن علي، (1998). al-Maṭālib al-ʻāliyah bi-zawāʼid al-Masānīd al-thamāniyah. ʻAbd Allāh ibn ʻAbd al-Muḥsin Tuwayjirī, Saʻd ibn Nāṣir ibn ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz. Shithrī, تويجري، عبد الله بن عبد المحسن., شثري، سعد بن ناصر بن عبد العزيز. (al-Ṭabʻah 1 ed.). al-Riyāḍ: Dār al-ʻĀṣimah. ISBN 9960-749-68-1. OCLC 39745401.
  8. ^ Syed, Jawad; Pio, Edwina; Kamran, Tahir; Zaidi, Abbas (9 November 2016). Faith-Based Violence and Deobandi Militancy in Pakistan. Springer. ISBN 978-1-349-94966-3.
  9. ^ Dr Muhammad Ghitreef Shahbaz Nadwi. Aalam-e-Islam Ke Chand Mashaheer (Sawaneh wa Afkar ka Mutala) (in Urdu) (March 2017 ed.). Rahbar Book Service, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi. pp. 216–217.
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