Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi
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{{short description|Indian independence activist (1900–1962)}}
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| name = Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi
| image = Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi.jpg
| termstart1 = 1952
| termend1 = 1962
| constituency = Amroha
| office1 = Member of Parliament in the 1st Lok Sabha
| office2 = Member of Parliament in the 2nd Lok Sabha
|office3 = 4th General Secretary of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind
|term_start3 = 1942
|term_end3 = 2 August 1962
|predecessor3 = Abdul Haleem Siddiqi
|successor3 = Muhammad Miyan Deobandi
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| birth_date = 1900
| birth_place = Seohara, Bijnor district
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1962|08|02|1900}}
| party = Indian National Congress
|religion = Islam
|founder = Nadwatul Musannifeen
| alma_mater = Madrasa Shahi, Moradabad, Darul Uloom Deoband
| resting_place = Munhadiyan, New Delhi
|notable_works= Tehreek-e-Pakistan Par Ek Nazar {{Cite news|last=Pathak|first=Vikas|date=2018-06-23|title=Century not out, Jamiat still bats for an India with a composite culture|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/century-not-out-jamiat-still-bats-for-an-india-with-a-composite-culture/article24242019.ece|access-date=2021-07-07|issn=0971-751X}}
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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.{{cite web |title=Maulana Hifzur Rahman and his Qasas-ul-Qur'an |url=http://www.arabnews.com/islam-perspective/maulana-hifzur-rahman-and-his-qasas-ul-qur%E2%80%99 |website=www.arabnews.com |accessdate=9 July 2019}} As a politician, he opposed the partition of India,{{cite book |last1=Raghavan |first1=G. N. S. |title=Aruna Asaf Ali: A Compassionate Radical |date=1999 |publisher=National Book Trust, India |isbn=978-81-237-2762-2 |page=91 |language=English |quote=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.}} and served as a member of the Indian Parliament for the Indian National Congress from Amroha (Lok Sabha constituency) from 1952 to 1962.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/news/can-bjp-reverse-the-trend-in-slippery-amroha/articleshow/68898129.cms|title=Can BJP reverse the trend in slippery Amroha? - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=16 April 2019 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.entranceindia.com/election-and-politics/maulana-mohammad-hifzur-rahman-member-of-parliament-mp-from-amroha-uttar-pradesh-biodata/|title=ENTRANCEINDIA | Maulana Mohammad Hifzur Rahman MP biodata Amroha | ENTRANCEINDIA|website=www.entranceindia.com|date=24 December 2018 }}
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.{{citation|first1=Syed Mehboob |last1=Rizwi |authorlink1 = Syed Mehboob Rizwi|translator = Murtaz Hussain F Quraishi|title=Tarikh Darul Uloom Deoband|trans-title=History of the Dar al-Ulum Deoband |location = Deoband |publisher = Darul Uloom Deoband | volume = 2 |page=107-109}} 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. 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).{{cite book |author1=Abu Salman Shahjahanpuri |title=Maulana Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi: Ek Siyasi Mutala |publisher=Farid Book Depot, Daryaganj, New Delhi |page=27,30,39 |language=Urdu}}
In 1938, Seoharwi co-founded the Nadwatul Musannifeen along with Atiqur Rahman Usmani, Hamid al-Ansari Ghazi and Saeed Ahmad Akbarabadi.{{cite book |author1=Nayab Hasan Qasmi |title=Darul Uloom Deoband Ka Sahafati ManzarNama |publisher=Idara Tehqeeq-e-Islami, Deoband |page=176, 198}} He was appointed the general secretary of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind in 1942 after Abdul Haleem Siddiqi.{{cite book |author1=Salman Mansoorpuri |title=Tehreek Azadi-e-Hind Mai Muslim Ulama aur Awaam ka Kirdar |date=2014 |publisher=Deeni Kitab Ghar |location=Deoband |pages=193, 197 |language=ur}}
Seoharwi died of cancer on 2 August 1962. His funeral prayer was led by Qari Muhammad Tayyib, the Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband.{{cite book |author1=Abu Muhammad Maulana Sana'ullah Saad Shuja'abadi |title=Ulama-e-Deoband Ke Aakhri Lamhaat |trans-title =Ending moments of Deobandi scholars |publisher=Maktaba Rasheediya, Saharanpur |pages=120–125 |chapter=Mujahid-e-Millat Mawlana Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi|language=Urdu}} 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. His resting place is located in Munhadiyan, New Delhi where Shah Waliullah Dehlawi is also buried. Hifzur Rahman Academy in Jeddah was established in his memory.{{cite web |title=Hifzur Rahman Academy gives souvenirs to pilgrims |url=http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/97526/Hifzur-Rahman-Academy-gives-souvenirs-to-pilgrims |website=SaudiGazette.com |date=16 September 2014 |accessdate=19 July 2019 }}{{cite web |title=Hifzur Rehman Academy honors new Muslims in Jeddah |url=http://www.arabnews.com/news/479786 |website=ArabNews.com |date=19 November 2013 |accessdate=19 July 2019 }}
Literary works
Seoharwi‘s books include:
- Akhlaq aur Falsafa-e-Akhlaq
- Azadi: Bunyadi Insani Haq
- Balagh-e-Mubeen
- Hukumat Ka Deeni Tasawwur
- Fard aur Ijtima'iyat
- Islam ka iqtesadi Nizam{{cite book |last1=Khan |first1=Abdul Waris |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebook-detail/islami-uloom-mein-nadwat-ul-musannifin-ki-khidmaat-ek-mutala-abdul-waris-khan-ebooks |title=Islāmi Uloom mai Nadwatul Musannifeen ki Khidmāt: Ek mutāla |date=1999 |publisher=Islamic Book Foundation |location=New Delhi |pages=247–250 |trans-title=The contribution of Nadwatul Musannifeen in Islamic studies: A study}}
- Qasas al-Quran
- Qur'ani Usool-e-Ma'ashiyaat
- Rasul-e-Karim
- Seerat-e-Nabwi ki Zarurat wa Ahmiyyat
- Waqt ki Qadr-o-Qeemat
See also
References
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Bibliography
- [https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8443/jspui/handle/10603/369726 Hifzur RahmanSeoharvi ki Ilmi Khidmaat ka Tejqiqi Jaiza]
- {{cite book |last1=Shahjahanpuri |first1=Abu Salman |author1-link=Abu Salman Shahjahanpuri |title=Mujāhid-e-Millat Mawlānā Hifzur Rahman Seohārwi: Ek Siyāsi Mutāla |date=May 2001 |publisher=Jamiat Publications |location=Lahore |edition=1 |language=ur}}
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Category:Darul Uloom Deoband alumni
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Category:People from Bijnor district
Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh
Category:Members of the Majlis-e-Shura of Darul Uloom Deoband