Abdul Rashid Dawoodi Explained

Abdul Rashid Dawoodi
Birth Name:Abdul Rashid Sheikh
Birth Date:1979 11, df=y
Birth Place:Budroo, Yaripora, Kulgam district
Spouse:Jameela Banoo
Father:Abdul Rahman Sheikh
Known For:Founder of Tehreek-e-Soutul Awliya
Religion:Islam
Denomination:Sunni
Jurisprudence:Hanafi
Son:Furqan Dawoodi
Creed:Maturidi
Movement:Barelvi
Sufi Order:Qadiriyya

Abdul Rashid Sheikh Dawoodi is a Sunni Muslim scholar,[1] preacher[2] [3] [4] and reformer from Jammu and Kashmir,[5] [6] who founded the Islamic organisation Tehreek-e-Soutul Awliya.[7] [8] [9]

Biography

Abdul Rashid Sheikh was born at Yaripora, Kulgam district. He was enrolled by his father, Sheikh Abdul Rahman, in a religious institute run at that time by Qazi Nisar.[10] After Qazi Nisar passed away in 2005, he established an Islamic institute called Tehreek-e-Soutul Awliya,[11] [12] which promotes the teachings of the 19th-century Indian scholar Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi of the Hanafi tradition.[13]

In November 2006, he was wounded in a grenade attack while entering a mosque in Tahab area of Pulwama.[14] [15] [16] Police alleged that the attack was instigated by the militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen.[17] [18] [19] [20]

He believes that Islam is a religion of peace[21] and advocates for Ulemas to issue fatwas (edicts) in accordance with the Quran and Sharia, than to please anyone.[22] This statement was especially aimed at senior Saudi cleric Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh who, back in 2012, called for the banning and demolition of the churches in Kuwait. Dawoodi said that "there is no scope for violence in Islam".

In September 2022, he was arrested by the central government, without the police citing any details that led them to invoke the Public Safety Act against him.[23] [24] He was released after a year as the court quashed the detection order.[25] [26] [27]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-04-17. Syed Aijaz Kashani condoles on the Demise of father of Religious Scholar Moulana Abdul Rashid Dawoodi. 2022-01-28. Kashmir Age. en-US. 2022-01-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20220128061323/https://kashmirage.net/2020/04/17/syed-aijaz-kashani-condoles-on-the-demise-of-father-of-religious-scholar-moulana-abdul-rashid-dawoodi/. live.
  2. Web site: 'I threw grenade at Hizbul's behest'. 2022-02-06. Rediff. en. 2022-02-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20220206040312/https://www.rediff.com/news/2006/nov/11jk.htm. live.
  3. Web site: Attack On Mosque: Militants Outraging Kashmiriyat. 2022-01-18. jammu-kashmir.com. 2022-01-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20220118071748/https://www.jammu-kashmir.com/insights/insight20061111a.html. live.
  4. Web site: 2006-11-11. Pulwama blast: I threw grenade at Hizbul's behest, says attacker. 2022-02-06. Zee News. en. 2022-02-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20220206040126/https://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/pulwama-blast-i-threw-grenade-at-hizbuls-behest-says-attacker_335005.html. live.
  5. Web site: 2021-07-22. Maulana Abdul Rashid Dawoodi Kashmiri Sunni Muslim Scholar. 2021-09-21. The Streets of Kashmir. en-US. 2021-08-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210824142410/https://streetsofkashmir.com/2021/07/22/maulana-abdul-rashid-dawoodi-kashmiri-sunni-muslim-scholar/. live.
  6. News: 2017-07-27. Rise of Wahhabism in Kashmir: Literature and Madrasas Radicalizing the Youth. 2021-11-12.
  7. News: 2018-06-15. Maulana Dawoodi Condemns Sujaat Bukhari's Killing, Demands Independence Probe into His Killing.. ANN News. 2021-11-11. 2021-11-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20211111121741/https://asianewsnetwork.net/maulana-dawoodi-condemns-shujaat-bukharis-killing-demands-independent-probe-into-his-killing/. live.
  8. Web site: 2021-03-12 . Dawoodi Calls Attack on Palestinian Muslims in Masjid al-Aqsa as Barbaric . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210512174115/https://kashmirhope.com/2021/05/12/dawoodi-calls-attack-on-palestinian-muslims-in-masjid-al-aqsa-as-barbaric/ . 2021-05-12 . 2021-11-11 . Kashmir Hope.
  9. Web site: Official Website Of Abdul Rashid Dawoodi. 2022-01-24. en-US. 2022-01-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20220122143225/https://abdulrashiddawoodi.com/. live.
  10. Web site: 2020-04-17 . Syed Aijaz Kashani condoles on the Demise of father of Religious Scholar Moulana Abdul Rashid Dawoodi . 2022-04-19 . Kashmir Age . en-US . 2022-01-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220128073108/https://kashmirage.net/2020/04/17/syed-aijaz-kashani-condoles-on-the-demise-of-father-of-religious-scholar-moulana-abdul-rashid-dawoodi/ . live .
  11. Web site: Movlana Abdul Rashid Dawoodi Condemns Acid attack on 24 yr old girl In Srinagar. 2022-02-05. Kashmir Bulletin: Latest News From Kashmir. 2022-02-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20220205042732/https://www.kashmirbulletin.com/2022/02/movlana-abdul-rashid-dawoodi-condemns.html. live.
  12. Web site: 2022-02-04. Movlana Abdul Rashid Dawoodi Condemns Acid attack on 24 yr old girl In Srinagar. 2022-02-05. KashmirPEN. en. 2022-02-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20220205043037/https://www.kashmirpen.com/movlana-abdul-rashid-dawoodi-condemns-acid-attack-on-24-yr-old-girl-in-srinagar/. live.
  13. News: Swami. Praveen. 2012-02-08. In Kashmir, a Village and its World. The Hindu. 2021-09-23. 2022-09-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20220916042918/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-kashmir-a-village-and-its-world/article2869728.ece. live.
  14. News: 2006-11-10. Five Killed in Kashmir Mosque Blast. Al Jazeera. 2021-09-21. 2021-05-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20210513225904/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2006/11/10/five-killed-in-kashmir-mosque-blast/. live.
  15. News: 2006-11-10. Five Killed in Pulwama Blast. Greater Kashmir. 2021-09-23. 2021-09-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20210921185527/https://www.greaterkashmir.com/more/5-killed-in-pulwama-blast. live.
  16. News: Hussain. Masood. 2006-11-11. Sectarian Violence Claims Five in Kashmir. The Economic Times. 2021-09-23. 2024-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20240209215224/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sectarian-violence-claims-five-in-kashmir/articleshow/402000.cms. live.
  17. News: 2006-11-12. J&K Mosque Blast Suspect is Caught. Mumbai Mirror. 2021-09-22. 2021-09-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20210921170616/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/jk-mosque-blast-suspect-is-caught/articleshow/15653159.cms. live.
  18. News: Ahmed. Rashid. 2006-11-11. Captured Boy Confesses He Threw the Grenade. Hindustan Times. 2021-09-22. 2021-06-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210603014158/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/captured-boy-confesses-he-threw-the-grenade/story-CCyscntcRGqWBQb11fB8hN.html. live.
  19. News: 2006-11-10. Six Killed in Grenade Attack Outside J&K Mosque. The Times of India. 2021-09-23. 2024-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20240209215210/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/six-killed-in-grenade-attack-outside-jk-mosque/articleshow/400549.cms. live.
  20. News: 2006-11-10. Grenade Attack Near Pulwama Mosque, 4 Kids Killed. The Tribune. 2021-09-21. 2024-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20240209215245/https://m.tribuneindia.com/2006/20061111/main3.htm. live.
  21. Book: Prakash, Ved. Terrorism in Northern India: Jammu and Kashmir and the Punjab. 2008. Gyan Publishing House. 978-81-7835-703-4. en. 2022-02-04. 2024-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20240209215242/https://books.google.com/books?id=hYQsDBIgEkYC&dq=abdul+rashid+dawoodi&pg=PA346#v=onepage&q=abdul%20rashid%20dawoodi&f=false. live.
  22. News: 2012-04-04. Kashmiri Scholar Rubbishes Saudi Cleric's Unislamic Fatwas. Taghrib News Agency. 2021-09-23. 2021-09-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20210923180923/http://www.taghribnews.com/en/news/89158/kashmiri-scholar-rubbishes-saudi-cleric-s-un-islamic-fatwas. live.
  23. Web site: 2022-09-16 . 2 clerics, 5 activists of Jamat-e-Islami arrested under PSA in Kashmir: Police . 2024-07-19 . Hindustan Times . en.
  24. News: Correspondent . Special . 2022-09-15 . Prominent Islamic scholars among 7 clerics arrested under PSA in Kashmir . 2024-07-19 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  25. Web site: Network . KL News . 2023-09-08 . High Court Quashes PSA Detention of Dawoodi, Mushtaq Veeri . 2024-07-19 . Kashmir Life . en-GB.
  26. Web site: Yattoo . Irfan . 2023-09-09 . HC quashes PSA detention of Dawoodi, Mushtaq Veeri . 2024-07-19 . Rising Kashmir . en-US.
  27. Web site: Bharat . E. T. V. . 2023-09-08 . Jammu and Kashmir HC orders release of Moulana Abdul Rashid Sheikh and Mushtaq Ahmed Veeri . 2024-07-19 . ETV Bharat News . en.

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