Abdul Aleem Farooqui

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Mawlana
Abdul Aleem Farooqui
Vice-President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (A)
In office
15 October 2020 – 24 April 2024
1st General Secretary of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (A)
In office
8 April 2008 – 15 October 2020
Preceded by"office established"
Succeeded byMasoom Saqib Qasmi
10th General Secretary of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind
In office
23 January 1995 – 23 December 2001
Preceded byMufti Abdul Razzaq
Succeeded byMahmood Madani
Personal
Born1948
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died24 April 2024(2024-04-24) (aged 75–76)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni Islam
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedMaturidi
MovementDeobandi
Alma mater
Teachers
TariqaChishtiya-Sabiriya-Imdadiya
OccupationIslamic scholar, Sufi shaykh
Senior posting
Disciple ofTalha Kandhlawi

Abdul Aleem Farooqui (1948 – 24 April 2024) was an Indian Islamic scholar who served as the general secretary of the United Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind for seven years and as the general secretary of the Jamiat's Arshad Faction for 13 years. Lastly, he served as the Vice President of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (A).

Early life and education

Abdul Aleem Farooqui was born in 1948 (1367 AH).[1] He is the grandson of Abdush Shakoor Farooqi Lakhnavi and the elder son of Abdus Salam Farooqi Lakhnavi.[2][3][4]

He received his primary education in Lucknow and his Arabic studies at Jamia Hussainia Muhammadi, Lakhimpur.[5] Then he enrolled at Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur and spent there for three years between 1966 AD (1386 AH) and 1968 AD (1388), where he received instructions on courses from Sharh Jami (Al-Fawaed-Uz-Ziya'iya) up to Mishkat al-Masabih.[6][7][8]

At Mazahir Uloom, his teachers included Yunus Jaunpuri. At that time, he was an attendant of Asadullah Rampuri, the rector of Mazahir Uloom, and benefited from him intellectually and spiritually.[6][7] Later, he pledged allegiance to Talha Kandhlawi, the son and successor of Zakariyya Kandhlawi, and was authorised by him in the Sufi Chisti order.[9][10]

After Mazahir Uloom, he came to Darul Uloom Deoband and graduated from there in 1969 (1389 AH).[5][7] He studied Sahih al-Bukhari with Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad.[11][7]

Career

Farooqui specialized in the subjects of Rafizism and Shīʿīsm.[12][13] He was the rector of Darul Muballigheen Lucknow,[14] which he used as a platform to safeguard and spread the truth about Islam.[12][15] He was the President of Lucknow's Majlis-e-Tahaffuz-e-Namoos-e-Sahaba.[16] Since 1998,[17] he has organized the yearly march of Juloos-e-Madh-e-Sahaba in Lucknow, which has been attended by thousands of Muslims.[16]

He was one of the well-known leaders of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind.[12] From January 23, 1995, to December 23, 2001, he was the General Secretary of United Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind.[18] After the split of Jamiat-e-Ulema, from April 8, 2008, to October 15, 2020, he served as the General Secretary of Jamiat Ulema Hind (A).[19][20][21] Lastly, he served as the vice president of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (A).[22][23]

He has been a member of the advisory committee of Darul Uloom Deoband since 1998 (1419 AH).[24][15][16][21][25] Apart from this, he was a member of Nadwatul Ulama,[7][26] Chairman of the Deeni Taleemi Trust, Lucknow,[27] and Ameer-e-Sharī'at of Uttar Pradesh.[28]

In 2016, Shias in Lucknow protested Saudi Arabia's execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. Farooqui compared it to Ajmal Kasab's hanging in India. Shia Muslim cleric Kalbe Jawad accused Farooqui of labeling a rights activist as a terrorist. Farooqui denied this, stating that protesting against Saudi Arabia in India interferes with another country's security. Also, Farooqui remarked that "they (Saudi Arabia) hanged him (Nimr) as per the law of their land, but they (Shias) are protesting here. It would be the same if protests were organized in other countries against Ajmal Kasab's hanging."[16][29][30]

In March 2020, Farooqui stated that today we need an India in which Muslims come forward to safeguard temples and Hindus come forward to protect mosques, and in which no one can inquire or see the name. Performance should not be judged based on caste; everyone deserves equal rights.[31]

Literary works

One of Farooqui's articles on Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was published under the title Aqeeda-e-Khatme Nubuwwat Aur Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (transl. The Belief of the End of Prophethood and Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani).[32] His books included:

  • Ameer-e-Mu'awiya Aur Muanideen Ke Aitrazāt (Urdu; transl. Ameer-e-Muawiya and the objections of the opponents)[33]
  • Madhhab-e-Shī'a Ka 'Ilmi Muhāsaba (transl. A scholarly review of the Shia Islam)
  • Aayina-e-Mirza (transl. A review of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad)

Death

Farooqui died on April 24, 2024, in Lucknow.[34][35]

References

  1. ^ Qasmi, Muhammadullah Khalili (October 2020). Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Jame O Mukhtasar Tareekh (in Urdu) (3rd ed.). India: Shaikh-Ul-Hind Academy. p. 670. OCLC 1345466013.
  2. ^ Qasmi 2020, p. 670.
  3. ^ Nadwi, Abul Hasan Ali (1999). Kārwān-e-Zindagi (in Urdu). Vol. 7 (1st ed.). Gwynne Road, Lucknow: Maktaba-e-Islam. p. 81.
  4. ^ Faruqui, Abul Hai (2002). Imām-e-Ahle-e-Sunnat Hazrat Maulana Abdush Shakoor Faruqui Lakhnavi: Hayāt o Khidmāt [Maulana Abdush Shakoor Faruqui Lakhnavi: Life and Services] (in Urdu) (1st ed.). Begampura, Lahore: Idara Thaqīqāt-e-Ahl e Sunnat. p. 689.
  5. ^ a b Qasmi 2020, pp. 670–671.
  6. ^ a b Ghazi, Naseem Ahmad (1986). Hayat-e-As'ad (in Urdu) (1st ed.). Saraye Pukhta, Moradabad: Maktaba Nasimiya. pp. 729–730.
  7. ^ a b c d e Nadwi, Mahmood Hasan Hasani (November 2019). Sheikh-ul-Hadith Hazrat Maulana Yunus Jaunpuri (in Urdu) (1st ed.). Takia Kalān, Raebareli: Sayyid Ahmad Shahid Academy, Dar-e-Arafāt. pp. 564–565.
  8. ^ Qasmi, Anwarul Haque (21 January 2021). "حضرت سید مولانا سلمان صاحب مظاہری مختصر حیات و خدمات" [Hazrat Syed Maulana Salman Sahib's brief life and services]. Millat Times (in Urdu). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  9. ^ Saharanpuri, Muhammad Shahid (2020). Maulana Muhammad Talha Kandhlawi: Ek Zākir o Zāhid Shakhsiyyat (in Urdu) (1st ed.). Saharanpur: Maktaba Yādgār-e-Shaikh. p. 240.
  10. ^ Maroofi, Abdullah; Devlavi, Farīd Bin Yunus (April 2021). Peer o Murshid Maulana Muhammad Talha Sahab Kandhlawi (in Urdu) (1st ed.). Deoband: Maktaba Usmania. p. 50.
  11. ^ Hardoi, Tayyib Qasmi (2017). Darul Uloom Diary (Lail o Nahar): Faizan-e-Fakhr-ul-Muhaddithīn Number (in Urdu). Deoband: Idara Paigham e Mahmood. p. 57.
  12. ^ a b c Qasmi 2020, p. 671.
  13. ^ Mubarakpuri, Arif Jameel (2021). Mausoo'a Ulama-u- Deoband [The Encyclopedia of Deobandi Scholars] (in Arabic) (1st ed.). Deoband: Shaikhul Hind Academy. pp. 215–216.
  14. ^ Faruqui 2002, p. 689.
  15. ^ a b Mubarakpuri 2021, p. 216.
  16. ^ a b c d "Lucknow's Sunnis ask why Shias protesting Saudi move". The Indian Express. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  17. ^ Urdu Desk, E. T. V. (28 September 2023). "جلوس مدح صحابہ امین آباد سے پورے شان شوکت کے ساتھ مولانا عبدالعلیم فاروقی کی قیادت میں نکلا" [Juloos-e-Madh-e-Sahaba left Aminabad in full glory under the leadership of Maulana Abdul Aleem Farooqui.]. ETV Bharat News (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  18. ^ Qasmi, Jameel Akhtar (2023). Pāsbān-e-Hind "Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind" (in Urdu). Chandni Chowk, Delhi: Farid Book Depot. p. 595.
  19. ^ Qasmi 2023, p. 595.
  20. ^ "خدا کرے یہ انتخاب ملک کے لیے خیر کا سبب بن جائے: ارشد مدنی" [May God make this election a good cause for the country: Arshad Madani]. Qaumi Awaz (in Urdu). 30 April 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  21. ^ a b "Disharmony being spread to divert attention from issues like demonetization". The Times of India. 4 May 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  22. ^ "Jamiat Ulema-E-Hind Opposes Co-Education for Girls to Save Them from 'Immorality', 'Misbehaviour'". The Wire. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  23. ^ "Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind opposes co-education". The Hindu. 31 August 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  24. ^ Qasmi 2020, pp. 670–671, 759.
  25. ^ Qasmi, Muhammad Sajid (2005). Madrasa Education Framework. Markazul Ma'arif Education and Research Centre (MMERC). p. 111. ISBN 978-81-7827-114-9.
  26. ^ "آل انڈیا تحریک تحفظ سنت ومدح صحابہ کا پہلا سہ روزہ آن لائن اجلاس کا کل سے آغاز، بڑی تعداد میں شرکت کی اپیل" [The first three-day online meeting of All India "Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Sunnat Wa Madh-e-Sahaba" starts tomorrow, appeals for participation in large numbers.]. Jahazi Media (in Urdu). 20 February 2022. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  27. ^ Bahawalpuri, Allah Wasaya (September 2009). Ehtisab e Qadianiyyat (in Urdu). Vol. 30 (1st ed.). Multan, Pakistan: Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat. pp. 13–14, 18.
  28. ^ "حضرت مولانا سید ارشد مدنی امیر الہند خامس اور حضرت مولانا مفتی محمد سلمان منصورپوری نائب امیر الہند منتخب" [Maulana Syed Arshad Madani was elected Amir-ul-Hind, and Maulana Mufti Salman Mansoorpuri was elected Vice Amir-ul-Hind]. Hind News (in Urdu). 2021-07-03. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  29. ^ "Execution in Saudi: In Lucknow, war of words between Shia, Sunni clerics escalate". The Indian Express. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  30. ^ "शिया धर्मगुरु की फांसी पर बँटे लखनऊ के मुसलमान" [Lucknow's Muslims divided over hanging of Shia religious leader]. BBC News Hindi (in Hindi). 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  31. ^ "ملک کی جمہوریت کے تحفظ کے لیے متحدہ کوششوں کی ضرورت" [The need for united efforts to protect the country's democracy]. Asre Hazir (in Urdu). 17 March 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  32. ^ Bahawalpuri, Allah Wasaya (February 2014). Ehtisab e Qadianiyyat (in Urdu). Vol. 55 (1st ed.). Multan, Pakistan: Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat. pp. 219–227.
  33. ^ "Maulana Abdul Aleem Farooqui's books". QuranWaHadith. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  34. ^ "Maulana Abdul Aleem Farooqi Passes Away". ETV Bharat News (in Urdu). 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  35. ^ "लखनऊ: नहीं रहे मौलाना अब्दुल अलीम फारूकी, ऐशबाग कब्रिस्तान किये जाएंगे सुपुर्दे खाक" [Lucknow: Maulana Abdul Aleem Farooqui is no more, will be laid to rest in Aishbagh cemetery.]. Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-04-24.
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