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Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri

Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri (also written as Saʻīd Aḥmad Pālanpūrī) (1940 – 19 May 2020), was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar and author who served as Shaykh al-Hadith and Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband. A number of his books are required readings in Darul Uloom Deoband.[3][4][5]

Shaykh al-Hadīth, Mufti
Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri
11th Principal, Darul Uloom Deoband[1]
In office
2008 – 19 May 2020
Preceded byNaseer Ahmad Khan
Succeeded byArshad Madani
9th Sheikh al-Hadith of Darul Uloom Deoband[1]
In office
2008 – 19 May 2020
Preceded byNaseer Ahmad Khan
Succeeded byAbul Qasim Nomani
Personal
Born1940
Kaleda, Palanpur State, British India
Died19 May 2020(2020-05-19) (aged 79–80)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
Alma mater
Muslim leader
Students
AwardsPresidential Certificate of Honour[2]

Biography edit

Palanpuri was born in 1940 in Kaleda village, Vadgam then in the Palanpur State.[6] He studied at the Mazahir Uloom and then attended the Darul Uloom Deoband, where he graduated in traditional dars-e-nizami studies.[7][8] His teachers included Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi, Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad, Ibrahim Balyawi, Mahdi Hasan Shahjahanpuri, and Naseer Ahmad Khan.[9]

Palanpuri joined Jamia Ashrafiya in Rander as a teacher in 1965 and taught there for about ten years. He was appointed as a teacher of Darul Uloom Deoband in 1973 at the recommendation of Manzur Nu'mani.[7][10] In 2008, he succeeded Naseer Ahmad Khan as Shaykh al-Hadith and also served as Principal.[8][11][12] His teaching career in Darul Uloom Deoband lasted for over 50 years.[13][14]

Pratibha Patil awarded Palanpuri the President's Certificate of Honour on the 64th Independence Day of India.[15]

Reaction towards Madrasa Board scheme edit

Palanpuri maintained the view that the Indian Government's Scheme to Provide Quality Education in Madrasas (SPQEM) will end in fiasco.[16][17]

Literary works edit

Palanpuri's works include:[5]

  • Tuhfatul Qari[18]
  • Tafseer Hidayat al-Quran[19]
  • Mabadiyat-e-Fiqh
  • Aap Fatwa Kaise Dein?
  • Hurmat-e-Musahirat
  • Dadhi awr Anbiya ki Sunnat
  • Tehshiya Imdad al-Fatawa (Marginalia to Ashraf Ali Thanwi's 6 volume Imdad al-Fatawa).
  • Tasheel Adilla-e-Kamilah (Commentary to Mahmud Hasan Deobandi's Adilla-e-Kamilah).
  • Mashaheer Muhaddiseen, Fuqaha Kiram awr Tadhkirah Rawiyan-e-Kutb-e-Hadith
  • Rahmatullahil Wasiah (5 volume commentary to Shah Waliullah Dehlawi's Hujjatullahil Balighah)
  • Mahfuzat [20]

Death edit

Palanpuri had diabetes and was admitted to a Mumbai hospital, where he died on 19 May 2020 (25 Ramadan 1441 AH).[21][8][22] He was buried in a graveyard located in Oshiwara, Mumbai and very few people were allowed to attend his last rites due to the Covid-19 lockdown.[13][23] Islamic scholars Abul Qasim Nomani, Arshad Madani, Mehmood Madani and Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi expressed grief at his death.[24][13]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Qāsmi 2020, pp. 748–749.
  2. ^ List of awardees of Presidential Certificate of Honour (PDF), Ministry of Human Resource Development, retrieved 19 May 2020
  3. ^ Butt, John (16 March 2020). A Talib's Tale: The Life and Times of a Pashtoon Englishman. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 9789353058029.
  4. ^ "Sukanya Samriddhi Yojna "illegal" as per Sharia: Islamic jurists". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 30 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b Aftab Ghazi Qasmi; Abdul Haseeb Qasmi. Fuzala-e-Deoband Ki Fiqhi Khidmat [Fiqhi Services of the Graduates of Deoband] (in Urdu) (February 2011 ed.). Deoband: Kutub Khana Naimia. pp. 374–377.
  6. ^ "سوانح حضرت مولانا مفتی سعید احمد صاحب پالن پوری" [Biography of Mufti Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri]. 19 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Introduction of Mufti Saeed Ahmed Palanpuri". jamianoorululoom.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "حضرت مولانا مفتی سعید احمد صاحب پالن پوری شیخ الحدیث دار العلوم دیوبند انتقال کر گئے" [Mufti Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri passed away]. The Siasat Daily. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  9. ^ Bijnori, Muhammad Salman, ed. (July 2020). "Maulana Mufti Saeed Ahmed Palan Puri by Noor Alam Khalil Amini". Monthly Darul Uloom (in Urdu). 104 (6–7): 45–46.
  10. ^ Pālanpuri, Mustafa Ameen (July 2020). Hayāt -e- Sa'eed Ek Nazar Mein ['Hayat-e-Saeed' at a glance] (in Urdu) (1 ed.). Deoband: Dār-ul- irfān. p. 12.
  11. ^ "Shaykh (Mufti) Saeed Ahmed Palunpuri (RA)". central-mosque.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  12. ^ "علم و دین کے بےمثال خادم تھے مفتی محمد سعید پالنپوری : مفتی عثمانی" [Mufti Saeed Palanpuri was one of the great servant of Islam and Knowledge: Mufti Uthmani].
  13. ^ a b c "مفتی سعید پالن پوری دارالعلوم کی تدریسی رونق اور علم دین کی خدمات کا ایک اہم ستون تھے: مفتی ابو القاسم نعمانی" [Mufti Saeed Palanpuri was one of the main pillars of Darul Uloom Deoband: Abul Qasim Nomani]. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  14. ^ "مفتی سعید پالن پوری دارالعلوم کی تدریسی رونق اور علم دین کی خدمات کا ایک اہم ستون تھے : مفتی ابو القاسم نعمانی".
  15. ^ "President of India conferred certificate of honour to Sanskrit, Pali/Prakrit, Arabic and Persian Scholars for the year 2010".
  16. ^ "School Education | Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development". mhrd.gov.in.
  17. ^ "Muslim India". 2007.
  18. ^ Khatoon, Aaisha (2017). Aazadi ke Baad Hindustan ki Khidmaat e Hadith (PhD) (in Urdu). India: Department of Sunni Theology, Aligarh Muslim University. p. 206. hdl:10603/364027. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  19. ^ Shahabuddin (2006). Beeswin Sadi Main Ulama e Jamia Azhar Misr or Ulama e Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Tafseeri Khidmaat Ka Taqabuli Mutalah (in Urdu). India: Department of Sunni Theology, Aligarh Muslim University. p. 133. hdl:10603/250326.
  20. ^ 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. pp. 288–289. hdl:10603/364028. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  21. ^ "مفتی سعید احمد پالنپوری ؒکا انتقال ایک عظیم سانحہ:مولانا ارشدمدنی". 19 May 2020.
  22. ^ "مفتی سعید احمد صاحب پالنپوری شیخ الحدیث و صدر المدرسین دارالعلوم دیوبند داعیٔ أجل کو لبیک کہہ گئے" [Mufti Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri Shaykh al-Hadith and Principal Darul Uloom Deoband no more]. AsreHazir.com. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  23. ^ "مفتی سعید پالن پوری دارالعلوم کی تدریسی رونق اور علم دین کی خدمات کا ایک اہم ستون تھے : مفتی ابو القاسم نعمانی" [Mufti Saeed Palanpuri was one of the main pillars of Darul Uloom Deoband: Abul Qasim Nomani]. Millat Times.
  24. ^ "Daily Usaf".

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