Muhammad Sulaiman Salman Mansoorpuri Explained

Religion:Islam
Death Cause:Natural death
Death Place:Jeddah, Hejaz and Nejd
Occupation:Writer, Islamic Scholar
Education:Munshi Fazil
Notable Works:Rahmatul-lil-Alameen
Home Town:Mansurpur
Qazi Muhammad Sulaiman Salman Mansoorpuri
Nationality:Indian
Birth Place:Mansurpur, Patiala State, India
Birth Date:1867
Birthname:محمد سلیمان سلمان
Native Name Lang:Urdu
Native Name:قاضی محمد سلیمان سلمان منصورپوری
Father:Qazi Ahmad Shah

Qazi Muhammad Sulaiman Salman Mansurpuri[1] also referred to as Qazi Muhammad Sulaiman Salman or Qazi Muhammad Suleman Mansoorpuri (Urdu: {{nq|قاضی محمد سلیمان سلمان منصورپوری; Born: 1867 AD, Mansurpur, Patiala State30 May 1930, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia AD, 1284 AH - 02 Muharram 1349 AH) was an Islamic scholar, biographer and historian. Sulaiman Mansoorpuri is best known for Rahmatul-lil-Alameen (Mercy for Mankind), the biography of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in three volumes.[2] He was also session judge in Patiala State.

Early life and education

Sulaiman Mansoorpuri was born in 1867 in Mansurpur (formerly state Patiala, a princely state of the British Empire in India). He received his early education from his father Qazi Ahmad Shah. Sulaiman Mansoorpuri's father was a Deputy Tahsildar in Patiala State.[3]

At the age of seventeen, Sulaiman Mansoorpuri completed Munshi Fazil from Government Mohindra College, Patiala and came first in the University of the Punjab examination. After completing his education, Sulaiman Mansoorpuri then joined the Department of Education, Finance and Civil Affairs in the state of Patiala. Developing his skills and abilities, he became a Sessions Judge in 1924.

Lineage

Muhammad Sulaiman bin Qazi Ahmad Shah bin Qazi Baqii Ballah bin Qazi Moizuddin Ahmad.

Qazi Peer Muhammad, ancestor of Muhammad Sulaiman, was a judge in Mughal Empire that's why most of member of this family were known as Qazi.[4]

Death

In 1930, Salman Mansoorpuri travelled to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with Ghulam Rasool Mahr to perform Hajj. He died on 30 May 1930 while returning from Hajj.

Works

Mansoorpuri has written books in Urdu and Arabic. His books include:

Rahmatul-lil-Alameen (Mercy for Mankind)

This is the popular book of Sulaiman. This is the biography of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in three volumes. First published in 1911, this book has been translated in various languages, including English.

Al-Jamal Wa Al-Kamal

This book is the complete exegesis of Surah Yusuf.

See also

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Oxford encyclopedia of the modern Islamic world. 2001. Oxford University Press. Esposito, John L.. 0-19-514803-7. [Oxford University Press pbk. ed.]. New York. 162. 48171418.
  2. Urdu Encyclopedia of Islam p 435
  3. Seerat Salman by Qazi Abdul Albaqi p 262
  4. Seerat Salman, by Qazi Abdul Baqi p 262