Murtaza Hasan Chandpuri Explained

Religion:Islam
Murtaza Hasan Chandpuri
Honorific Prefix:[1]
Death Place:Chandpur, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma Mater:Darul Uloom Deoband
Teachers:Yaqub Nanautawi, Syed Ahmad Dehlavi
Disciple Of:Ashraf Ali Thanwi

Murtaza Hasan Chandpuri (1868-1951) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar.[2] He was a disciple of Ashraf Ali Thanwi in the Chishti order of Sufism.[3]

Biography

Murtaza Hasan Chandpuri was a student of Syed Ahmad Dehlavi[4] and Muhammad Yaqub Nanautawi. He graduated from the Darul Uloom Deoband in 1304 AH. He was concerned with Shah Rafi'uddin for his Sufism and later turned to Ashraf Ali Thanwi and became his disciple.[5]

Chandpuri served as principal for a long time in the Islamic schools of Darbhanga and Moradabad but later joined Darul Uloom Deoband. He served the administration of the educational branch first and later he was entrusted with the administration of the Department of Preaching. He retired from the Deoband seminary on 1 Ramadan 1350 AH, and moved to his native place Chandpur, Bijnor, where he died on 31 December 1951 coinciding Islamic month Rabi' al-Thani 1371 AH. He was survived by his son Muhammad Anwar.[1]

Chandpuri debated with Ahmadis and Barelwis.[6] His students include Sulaiman Nadvi, who co-authored Sirat-un-Nabi and established the Shibli Academy.[7]

Literary works

Chandpuri mainly wrote articles and leaflets in refutation of the accusations and allegations which Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi had leveled against the scholars of the Deoband, especially Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri and Ashraf Ali Thanwi.[8] Most of his articles have been compiled and published under the name Majmua' Rasa'il-e-Chandpuri. Nizamuddin Asir Adrawi has mentioned the following works under his name:[9]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Book: Abu Muhammad Maulana Sana'ullah Sa'd Shuja Abadi . Ulama-e-Deoband Ke Aakhri Lamhaat . Maktaba Rasheediya, Saharanpur . 70.
  2. Book: History of The Dar al-Ulum Deoband (Volume 2). Syed Mehboob Rizwi. Idara-e-Ihtemam., Dar al-Ulum, Deoband . 42–43 . 1981.
  3. Web site: Disciples of Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi . Ashrafiya.com . 19 June 2010 . 17 July 2019.
  4. Book: Hardoi. Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi . Darul Uloom Diary: Disciples of Imām al-Falsafa Maulana Syed Ahmad Dehlavi and Shaikhul Hind Maulana Mahmud Hasan Deobandi. Idara Paigham-e-Mahmud. Deoband . 37. 2013. ur.
  5. Book: . Hafiz Muhammad Akbar Shah Bukhari . Darul Uloom Deoaband Ki 50 Misaali Shaksiyyaat . . 143 . July 1999 . Urdu.
  6. Book: Tazkirah Mashāhīr-e-Hind: Karwān-e-Rafta. Asir Adrawi. 239. Deoband. Darul Muallifeen . Urdu . 2 April 2016.
  7. Book: Silk Letters Movement. Syed Muhammad Miyan Deobandi. Deoband: Shaykhul Hind Academy.. 210. 2012. 26 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190812053809/http://www.darululoom-deoband.com/urdu/books/tmp/1388990860%20Silk%20Letter%20Movement.pdf. 12 August 2019. dead.
  8. Book: . Hifz al-Iman . . 19.
  9. Book: . Darul Uloom Deoband, Ehya-e-Islam Ki Azeem Tehreek . Darul Moallifeen, Deoband . 259 . May 2015 . Urdu.