Jalaluddin Umri Explained

Jalaluddin Umri
Birth Place:	Puttagram, North Arcot, Madras Presidency, British India
Death Date:	26 August 2022 (aged 87)
Death Place:	Delhi, India
Nationality:	Indian
Occupation:	Religious scholar, political leader
Organization:	Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
Known For:	Former Top leader or Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (2007–2019) A follower of Abul A'la Maududi

Syed Jalaluddin Umri (1935 – 26 August 2022) was an Islamic scholar and writer.^{[1] [2]} He was the Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind from 2007 to 2019.

Early life and education

Jalaluddin Umri was born in 1935 in a village called Puttagram, District of North Arcot, Tamil Nadu, British India.^[3] He was a graduate of Jamia Darussalam, Oomerabad, Tamil Nadu. He received a master's degree in Islamic studies from Jamia Darussalam. He also received a bachelor's degree in English literature from Aligarh Muslim University.^[3]

Association with Jamaat-e-Islami Hind

Jalaluddin Umri began his association with Jamaat-e-Islami Hind during his student years. After completing his studies, he dedicated himself to its research department. He officially became its member in 1956. He served as the city Ameer of Jama'at of Aligarh for a decade, and the editor of its monthly Zindagi-e-Nau for five years. Later, the Jama'at elected him to its All-India deputy Ameer, which he served for four consecutive terms (sixteen years). In 2007, the Jama'at's Central Council of Representatives elected him its Ameer (Chief). He was again re-elected as Jama'at's Ameer in 2011.^[4]

Jalaluddin Umri was elected as Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind for the fourth term (April 2015  - March 2019).^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

In March 2019, Republic TV news channel had to issue an unconditional apology to Jalaluddin Umri for wrongly carrying his image during their broadcast of the news. This TV channel later announced that it had taken down its video related to Jalaluddin Umri from YouTube.^[9]

Positions held

• Jamaat-e-Islami Hind  - Chief leader or Amir from 2007 to 2019^{[9] [4] [10]}
• All India Muslim Personal Law Board  - vice-president (2011  - 2019)^{[4] [9] [10]}
• Jamiatul Falah (rector of Jamiatul Falah organization, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh in 2011)^{[4] [11]}
• Editor of Tahqiqat-e-Islami (a quarterly magazine) in 2011^{[4] [3]}

Academic Activities and Selected works

Jalaluddin Umri was widely considered, among the Islamic circles of India, an authority on human rights and Muslim family system.^[5]

Jalaluddin Umri had written many books in Urdu language, later translated in various languages:

• Maroof wa Munkar^[3]
• Islam ki Dawat^[3]
• Musalman Aurat ke Huquuq aur Un par aeterazaat ka Jaiza (Rights of Muslim Women - A Critique of the Objections)^{[3] [12]}
• SeHat-o-marz aur Islam ki Taleemat
• Islam meN khidmat-e-khalq ka Tasawwur (Social Service in Islam)^[3]
• Inabat Ilallah"
• Sabeele Rab
• Islam Aur Manav Adhikkar^[3]
• State of Our Community and Nation and Our Responsibilities^[3]

Personal life and death

Jalaluddin Umri died at a private hospital in Delhi on 26 August 2022, at the age of 87.^[13]

See also

• Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
• Abul A'la Maududi
• Students Islamic Organisation of India

External links

• Debate on triple talaq unnecessary: Sayed Jalaluddin Umri Financial Express (newspaper)
• Jamaat-e-Islami Hind official website

Notes and References

1. Book: Bhat . Ali Mohd . Legal status of India in Islam an analytical study of approaches of Indo Pak Ulama in modern times . Shodhganga . 101 .
2. Umri. Syed Jalaluddin. Umri. Jalal Uddin. 2008. Economic Role of Women: The Islamic Approach. Policy Perspectives. 5. 1. 115–126. 42909191.
3. http://twocircles.net/2015apr05/1428253160.html Jalaluddin Umri re-elected Ameer-e-Jamaat
4. News: Maulana Jalaluddin Umri re-elected chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH). 9 May 2011. The Milli Gazette (newspaper). 29 February 2020. 27 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180327212250/http://www.milligazette.com/news/1048-maulana-jalaluddin-umri-re-elected-chief-of-jamaat-islami. live.
5. Web site: Maulana Jalaluddin Umri Elected For Fourth Term As Amir, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) . 29 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150411083404/http://www.indtoday.com/moulana-syed-jalaluddin-umari-elected-for-fourth-term-as-ameer-jih-indtoday-com/ . 11 April 2015. dead . IndToday.com website.
6. Web site: Mohammed Anas. hardline jamaat may launch own party. 29 November 2011. The Sunday Guardian. 13 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181013204505/http://www.sunday-guardian.com/investigation/hardline-jamaat-may-launch-own-party. live.
7. Book: Narendra Subramanian. Nation and Family: Personal Law, Cultural Pluralism, and Gendered Citizenship in India. 9 April 2014. 9780804790901. 359. Stanford University Press . 5 March 2020. 28 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220828144616/https://books.google.com/books?id=ixf1AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA359. live.
8. News: Pavan. 15 December 2015. How can one go to paradise by killing others: Jamaat chief. Times of India-India Times. 5 March 2020. 5 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200305084700/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/How-can-one-go-to-paradise-by-killing-others-Jamaat-chief/articleshow/50181679.cms. live.
9. http://muslimmirror.com/eng/republic-tv-issues-unconditional-apology-to-jih-chief-maulana-jalaluddin-umri/ Republic TV issues 'unconditional apology' to JIH Chief Maulana Jalaluddin Umri
10. News: Muslim bodies cautiously welcome Law Commission's stand on UCC. Quamar Ashraf. The Statesman (newspaper). 2 September 2018. 29 February 2020. 1 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200301010237/https://www.thestatesman.com/cities/muslim-bodies-cautiously-welcome-law-commissions-stand-on-ucc-1502680403.html. live.
11. Book: Teli, Ghulam Nabi . Jamia atul falah in its historical and educational perspective . 238 . 5 March 2020 . 28 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220828144625/https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8443/jspui/pdfToThesis.jsp?toHandle=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/52389&toFile=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/52389/16/16_appendices.pdf#page=3 . live .
12. Book: Amathur Rahman . Text and Context of Quran from Feminist Perspective . Karnataka State Womens University . 5 March 2020 . 28 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220828144624/https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8443/jspui/pdfToThesis.jsp?toHandle=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/105034&toFile=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/105034/6/chapter-1.pdf#page=42 . live .
13. News: ലേഖകൻ . മാധ്യമം . 2022-08-26 . ജമാഅത്തെ ഇസ്‌ലാമി മുൻ അഖിലേന്ത്യ അമീർ മൗലാന ജലാലുദ്ദീൻ ഉമരി അന്തരിച്ചു . 2022-08-27 . . ml . 27 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220827164902/https://www.madhyamam.com/obituaries/former-all-india-ameer-of-jamaat-e-islami-syed-jalaluddin-umari-passes-away-1067527 . live .