| Habib al-Rahman al-A'zami | |
| Religion: | Islam |
| Alma Mater: | Darul Uloom Mau, Darul Uloom Deoband |
| Pen Name: | Abul Ma'sir |
| Founder Of: | Madarsa Mirqatul Uloom Mau |
| Birth Date: | 1900 |
| Birth Place: | Mau, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Death Place: | Mau, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| "The Greatest Scholar of The Islamic World" | |
| Movement: | Deobandi |
| Teachers: | Darul Uloom Mau, Darul Uloom Deoband, Miftah Al Uloom Mau, Mirqat al Uloom Mau |
| Students: | Sheikh Muhammad Awwamah, Zafeeruddin Miftahi, Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghudda, Sa'id al-Afghani, Nizamuddin Asir Adrawi |
| Influenced By: | Shabbir usmani,Asghar hussain deobandi |
| Works: | Nusrat al-hadith, Insab wa kifa'at ki sharai haisiyat,Tahqeeq e Ahle Hadith, Rakat e Traweeh, Ta'deel Rajjal e Bukhari, Beema aur uski Shara i Ahmiyat, Husn e Adab aur uski Ahmiyat, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Ka Nazariya Hujjiyat e Hadees,[1] Maqalat e Abul Maasir.[2] |
| Profession: | Muhaddith Faqih |
Habib al-Rahman al-A'zami was an Indian Islamic scholar and a researcher of Hadith. His works include the restoration of Musannaf of Abd al-Razzaq.
A'zami was born in Maunath Bhanjan,[3] Mau district (Uttar Pradesh), India. He completed his formal education in Mau in 1922 Darul Uloom Mau and began teaching. He is known for his scholarly work on Hadith and Fiqh.[4]
A'zami's works are divided in three categories comprising Editing of Hadith manuscripts, his own original works, and those related to Polemic. He helped to bring the Musannaf of Abd al-Razzaq al-San'ani back to attention within the Muslim world.[5] His works include:
Although various research scholars have made Habib al-Rahman the title of their thesis, one thesis of M.Phil. standard has been written about him. Masood Ahmad Azmi wrote ‘‘Hayat abul Ma'asir Allama Habib al-Rahman al-Azmi (حیات ابو المآثر علامہ حبیب الرحمن الاعظمی)’’ in two volumes. It has been published by Madrassa Mirqatul Uloom, Mau. It is over and about 1500 pages and discusses various aspects of the life of Maulana Azmi. Abdel-Halim Mahmoud gave him the title of "The Greatest Scholar of The Islamic World" ("اکبر علماء العالم الاسلامی").[7] [8]
6-7 July 2019: Institute of Objective Studies' two-day national conference on the life and contributions of Allama Habib al-Rahman al-A'zami in the Speaker Hall, Constitution Club of India, New Delhi.