Majduddin

Majduddin was born in the 18th century to Tahir al-Husayni in Shahjahanpur, greater Bareilly, North India. He studied under Shaykh Wahhaj ad-Din in Gopamau, Hardoi, who was also the teacher of Muhammad Salih Bengali, It ialso said that Majduddin was a student of Qazi Mubarak,{{cite book|language=ur|title={{Nastaliq|تاریخ مدرسہ عالییہ ڈھاکا}}|trans-title=History of Madrasa-e-Alia Dhaka|author=Abdus Sattar, Mohammad|publisher=Ashrafia Pub.|year=1966|pages=41–51}} as well as being a senior student of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi, the erstwhile Imam al-Hind. In addition to Islamic jurisprudence, Majduddin was trained in rhetoric and logic.{{cite web|last=Ragib|first=Hammad|date=2019-08-07|language=bn|title=কলিকাতা আলিয়া মাদ্রাসা থেকে বাংলাদেশ মাদ্রাসা শিক্ষাবোর্ড : একটি পর্যালোচনা|url=https://fateh24.com/%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a4%e0%a6%be-%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%bf%e0%a7%9f%e0%a6%be-%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a6%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%be-%e0%a6%a5/|access-date=2022-05-09|website=Fateh24}}

In the last quarter of the 18th century, British administrators realised that it was essential to learn the various religious, social, and legal customs and precedents of the subcontinent in order to better manage its administration. As part of this initiative, Warren Hastings, the inaugural Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William, founded the Calcutta Mohammedan College in October 1780. Mullah Majduddin visited Calcutta in September, where he had a large following. On 21 September,{{cite book|title=The Muslim Society and Politics in Bengal, A.D. 1757-1947|page=124|publisher=University of Dacca|author=Muhammad Abdur Rahim|year=1978}} several Muslims requested Hastings to use his influence to employ Majduddin as a teacher at the madrasa.{{cite book|chapter=Establishment of Calcutta Madrasah|page=138|volume=3|publisher=Islamic Foundation Bangladesh|editor=Ibrahimy, Sekandar Ali|title=Reports on Islamic Education and Madrasah Education in Bengal, 1861-1977}} Thus, Majduddin became the madrasa's first head preceptor, serving that role for roughly a decade. He is often credited for introducing the Dars-i Nizami, a popular Islamic curriculum of North India, to Bengal and neighbouring lands,{{cite book|title=Institutions and Associations of the Muslims in Calcutta: A Preliminary Survey|author=Siddiqui, M.K.A.|publisher=Institute of Objective Studies|year=1997}} although students of Nizamuddin Sihalivi had reached Bengal, such as Abdul Ali Bahrul Ulum (teacher of Ghulam Mustafa Burdwani). He formulated the syllabus of the madrasa. Alongside fundamental Islamic teachings and jurisprudence, he also included the teaching of mathematics, logic and philosophy. The activities of the Madrasa-i-Alia were undertaken in his own home for the first seven months. During this time, he received a monthly wage of 300 takas as the madrasa's principal.{{cite web|language=bn|title=আলিয়া মাদরাসা প্রতিষ্ঠার খন্ডচিত্র|url=https://www.ourislam24.com/2019/09/07/%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%bf%e0%a7%9f%e0%a6%be-%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a6%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%be-%e0%a6%aa%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%a4%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%b7%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%a0%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0/|access-date=2022-05-09|website=Our Islam 24}}

In 1791, Majduddin was removed following an investigation conspired by the British Collector of 24 Parganas accusing him of alleged mismanagement.{{cite Banglapedia|article=Calcutta Madrasa, The|author=Khan, BR}} Following his dismissal from Calcutta, Majduddin found employment as the Qadi of Lucknow, under the Nawab of Awadh Saadat Ali Khan II. However, under political circumstances, he left this career and returned to Bareilly, where he began teaching Islamic jurisprudence at the Dargah of Hafizul Mulk.{{cite thesis|title=Life and works of Mulla Bahrul Uloom (d. 1225 A.H.)|author=Molla, M. Isharat Ali|publisher=Aligarh Muslim University|year=1993|page=79|chapter=5. Contemporaries and works of Mulla Bahrul Uloom}} One of his notable students of Bareilly was Salamat Ullah Kashfi.{{citation|chapter=Shah Salamat Ullah Kashfi Badayuni (born Badaun.Poet.Book, Diwaan e Kashfi inUrdu) Summa Kanpuri|author=Bin Umar, Khalid|publisher=Khuloos|date=September 2014|title=Lauh o Qalam}} Majduddin died in 1813.

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