Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi
ConstituencyAmroha
Member of Parliament in the 1st Lok Sabha
In office
1952–1962
Member of Parliament in the 2nd Lok Sabha
4th General Secretary of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind
In office
1942 – 2 August 1962
Preceded byAbdul Haleem Siddiqi
Succeeded byMuhammad Miyan Deobandi
Personal
Born1900
Seohara, Bijnor district
Died2 August 1962(1962-08-02) (aged 61–62)
Resting placeMunhadiyan, New Delhi
ReligionIslam
Political partyIndian National Congress
Notable work(s)Tehreek-e-Pakistan Par Ek Nazar [1]
Alma materMadrasa Shahi, Moradabad, Darul Uloom Deoband
Founder ofNadwatul Musannifeen

Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi (1900 – 2 August 1962) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar and an activist of the Indian independence movement, who served as the fourth general secretary of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind. He fought against British rule for 25 years (1922-1947) and spent eight years in jail.[2] As a politician, he opposed the partition of India,[3] and served as a member of the Indian Parliament for the Indian National Congress from Amroha (Lok Sabha constituency) from 1952 to 1962.[4][5]

Biography

Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi was born in 1900 (1318 AH) in a Zamindar family in Seohara, a city and municipal board in the Bijnor district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[6] His father Haaji Shamsuddin was an assistant engineer in Bhopal state and then in Bikaner state. Seoharwi was initially home-schooled and later enrolled in Madrasa Shahi in Moradabad. He graduated in the traditional Dars-e-Nizami from the Madrasa Faiz-e-Aam in Seohara.[6] He studied there under Abdul Ghafoor Seoharwi, Ahmad Chishti and Sayyid Aftab Ali. Later in 1922, he moved to Darul Uloom Deoband and specialized in ahadith under Anwar Shah Kashmiri and graduated in 1923 (1342 AH).[7][6]

In 1938, Seoharwi co-founded the Nadwatul Musannifeen along with Atiqur Rahman Usmani, Hamid al-Ansari Ghazi and Saeed Ahmad Akbarabadi.[8] He was appointed the general secretary of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind in 1942 after Abdul Haleem Siddiqi.[9]

Seoharwi died of cancer on 2 August 1962. His funeral prayer was led by Qari Muhammad Tayyib, the Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband.[10] Tributes came from Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, ministers, and dozens of other members of the Indian Parliament. His funeral prayer was witnessed by a crowd of two hundred thousand people.[10] His resting place is located in Munhadiyan, New Delhi where Shah Waliullah Dehlawi is also buried.[6] Hifzur Rahman Academy in Jeddah was established in his memory.[11][12]

Literary works

Seoharwi‘s books include:

See also

References

  1. ^ Pathak, Vikas (23 June 2018). "Century not out, Jamiat still bats for an India with a composite culture". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Maulana Hifzur Rahman and his Qasas-ul-Qur'an". www.arabnews.com. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  3. ^ Raghavan, G. N. S. (1999). Aruna Asaf Ali: A Compassionate Radical. National Book Trust, India. p. 91. ISBN 978-81-237-2762-2. Three nationalist Muslims were among those who opposed the resolution: Ansar Harwani, Maulana Hifzur Rahman and Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew. "This is a surrender", Kitchlew said.
  4. ^ "Can BJP reverse the trend in slippery Amroha? - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 April 2019.
  5. ^ "ENTRANCEINDIA | Maulana Mohammad Hifzur Rahman MP biodata Amroha | ENTRANCEINDIA". www.entranceindia.com. 24 December 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d Rizwi, Syed Mehboob, Tarikh Darul Uloom Deoband [History of the Dar al-Ulum Deoband], vol. 2, translated by Murtaz Hussain F Quraishi, Deoband: Darul Uloom Deoband, p. 107-109
  7. ^ Abu Salman Shahjahanpuri. Maulana Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi: Ek Siyasi Mutala (in Urdu). Farid Book Depot, Daryaganj, New Delhi. p. 27,30,39.
  8. ^ Nayab Hasan Qasmi. Darul Uloom Deoband Ka Sahafati ManzarNama. Idara Tehqeeq-e-Islami, Deoband. p. 176, 198.
  9. ^ Salman Mansoorpuri (2014). Tehreek Azadi-e-Hind Mai Muslim Ulama aur Awaam ka Kirdar (in Urdu). Deoband: Deeni Kitab Ghar. pp. 193, 197.
  10. ^ a b Abu Muhammad Maulana Sana'ullah Saad Shuja'abadi. "Mujahid-e-Millat Mawlana Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi". Ulama-e-Deoband Ke Aakhri Lamhaat [Ending moments of Deobandi scholars] (in Urdu). Maktaba Rasheediya, Saharanpur. pp. 120–125.
  11. ^ "Hifzur Rahman Academy gives souvenirs to pilgrims". SaudiGazette.com. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Hifzur Rehman Academy honors new Muslims in Jeddah". ArabNews.com. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  13. ^ Khan, Abdul Waris (1999). Islāmi Uloom mai Nadwatul Musannifeen ki Khidmāt: Ek mutāla [The contribution of Nadwatul Musannifeen in Islamic studies: A study]. New Delhi: Islamic Book Foundation. pp. 247–250.

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