Wahiduzzaman Kairanawi Explained

Wahiduzzaman Kairanawi
Birth Date:17 February 1930
Birth Place:Kairana, Muzaffarnagar district, United Provinces, British India
Death Place:Delhi, India
Resting Place:Mazar-e-Qasmi, Deoband
Alma Mater:Darul Uloom Deoband
Subject:Arabic literature
Nationality:
India
Occupation:Writer, Teacher, lexicographer
Language:Urdu, Arabic

Wahīduzzamān Kairānawi (1930–1995), also spelt as Waheed-uz-Zaman Keranvi, was an Indian Islamic scholar, writer, lexicographer, and professor who specialised in Arabic. He spent around 27 years instructing Hadith and Arabic at Darul Uloom Deoband.

Early life and education

Wahiduzzaman Kairanawi was born on 17 February 1930, in Kairana. He was a descendant of Abu Ayub Ansari, a companion of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.[1]

Kairanawi studied Hifz, Arabic, and Persian in Jama Masjid, Kairana from his father Masīhuzzamān and Muhammad Khalid, then accidentally went to Hyderabad for education in 1946, where he learned the Arabic language from an Arabic scholar, Mamūn Al-Dimashqi.[2]

He was admitted to Darul Uloom Deoband in 1367 AH (1948 AD) and graduated from the Aalim course in 1371 AH (1952 AD). His teachers include Hussain Ahmad Madani, Muhammad Ibrahim Balyawi, Aizaz Ali Amrohi, Mairajul Haque Deobandi, Muhammad Hussain Bihari, Fakhrul Hasan Muradabadi, Naseer Ahmad Khan, and Sayyid Hasan Deobandi.[3]

Career

After graduating from Darul Uloom Deoband, Kairanawi was the private secretary of Habib-ur-Rehman Ludhianvi until his death in 1956, and in the meantime, in 1952, he visited Saudi Arabia as the spokesperson of a goodwill delegation.

In 1958, he established an institution called Darul Fikr (Arabic: دار الفكر) in Deoband for students interested in the Arabic language, and from this institution issued a monthly magazine called Al-Qāsim (Arabic: القاسم), which continued to be published for years and gained popularity among the students and the scholars.

In 1963, he was appointed as a teacher in the Arabic department at Darul Uloom Deoband.[4] In 1964, he established a department called "Al-Nadi Al-Adabi" (Arabic: النادي الأدبي) in Darul Uloom Deoband for the practise of Arabic language and literature.

In 1965, the quarterly magazine Dawat al-Haq (Arabic: دعوة الحق) was launched, and he was appointed its editor.[5] Later, in June 1976 (Jumada al-Thani 1396 AH), a fortnightly (present monthly) Al-Da'i (Arabic: الداعي) was published, and for some time he was also its editor.[6]

His teaching period in Darul Uloom Deoband spans a period of thirty years, during which he also taught Hadith books such as Sharḥ Maʿāni al-Āthār and Sunan al-Nasa'i; however, his commitment and interest in teaching Arabic language remained high.

He was a member of the working committee of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind for a long time, and in 1977, he visited several Arab countries like Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, etc. as the leader of a three-member delegation.

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind launched an Arabic newspaper, Al-Kifah (Arabic: الكفاح), of which he was the chief editor for about 15 years between 1973 and 1987.[7] In the meantime, he was also the director of the editorial department of Jamiat Ulama, "Markaz-e-Da'wat-e-Islām".

From 1983 to 1985, he served as the director of the Education Department of Darul Uloom Deoband, and from 1985 to 1987, he served as the Assistant Vice-Chancellor of Darul Uloom.[8]

In 1988, the Milli Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind was established at the National Convention held in Delhi, and he was elected its first president.

In 1988, he established an institution called Darul Muallifīn (Arabic: دار المؤلفین) in Deoband for the purpose of employing young scholars to study the writings and literary services of great scholars, from which about 20 books were published.

In 1990, the governing body of Darul Uloom Deoband issued a pension to him due to illness and an excuse.

Literary works

Kairanawi's works include:[9]

Death

Kairanawi died on 15 April 1995, in Zakir Nagar, New Delhi, and was buried in Mazar-e-Qasmi in Deoband.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Bibliography

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Book: ‘Alwi. Tanweer Ahmad. Sahīfa-e-Abrār. Idara-e-Matbuat Noor Mohammadia. Muzaffarnagar. 567 The family tree of the Ansari's of Kairana. 1973 . ur.
  2. Web site: الشيخ وحيد الزمان الكيرانوي أحد رواد المنهج التدريسي الجديد للغة العربية في الهند. Sheikh Wahiduzzaman Kairanawi is one of the pioneers of the new teaching methodology of the Arabic language in India. Mirza. Nabīl Aḥmad Hāfiz. May 2007. darululoom-deoband.com. 31 March 2023. ar.
  3. Book: Qasmi. Khurshid Hasan. Darul Uloom Aur Deoband Ki Tarīkhi Shakhsiyyāt. Historical Figures of Darul Uloom and Deoband. Maktaba Tafsir al-Qur'an. Jamia Masjid, Deoband. 87–89. 2003. ur.
  4. Book: Qasmi. Muhammad Tayyib. Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi. Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Sad Saala Zindagi. Centenary Life of Darul Uloom Deoband. Darul Uloom. Deoband . 115, 118. June 1965. 1st. ur.
  5. Web site: Khan . Muhsin Atiq. نظرة على تاريخ نشأة المجلات العربية في الهند. A look at the history of the emergence of Arabic magazines in India. 2024-03-19 . . ar.
  6. Web site: مساهمة أبناء ديوبند في تطوير الصحافة العربية. The contribution of the Deoband sons to the development of the Arab press. Qasmi. Muḥammad Raihan. October–December 2017. aqlamalhind.com. 31 March 2023. ar.
  7. Book: Ramadan Yousuf . Muhammad Khair. Al-Mustadrak 'ala tatimmatil A'lām Liz Zirikli. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZsmeaU3PXmoC&q=%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89&pg=PT119. 2002. 1st. Dār Ibn Hazm . Beirut, Lebanon. 1st. 116. Wahiduzzaman Al-Qāsmi Al-Kairanawi. ar.
  8. Web site: Nadwi . Faiyaz Ahmad . 13 October 2014 . Maulana Waheed-uz-Zaman Kiranawi: 1930 - 1995 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240114010628/https://hamariweb.com/articles/52382 . 14 January 2024 . 30 March 2023 . hamariweb.com . en.
  9. Web site: Qasmi . Muhammad . 2018-10-15 . الشيخ وحيد الزمان الكيرانوي ودوره في إعداد القواميس - منتدى العلماء . Sheikh Waheed-uz-Zaman Keranvi and his role in preparing dictionaries . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240319002021/https://www.msf-online.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D9%88%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%8A-%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A5/ . 2024-03-19 . 2024-03-19 . Muntada al-Ulama . ar.
  10. Book: Mansoorpuri. Muhammad Salman. Zikr e Raftagān. Al-markz al-ilmi Linnashri wat tahqīq. Lālbagh, Moradabad. 1. 2nd. April 2020. 197–199. Maulana Wahiduzzaman Qāsmi Kairanawi. ur.
  11. Book: Sitamarhi. Nizamuddin Qasmi. Tazkira e Akābir. Jamia Ishā‘atul Uloom. Akkalkuwa, Maharashtra. 2nd. September 2012. 297–298. Maulana Wahiduzzaman Qasmi Kairanawi. ur.
  12. Web site: Noor. Usama. نبذة عن حياة وأعمال معلّم اللّغة العربية العبقري الوحيد الشيخ وحيد الزمان القاسمي الكيرانوي رحمه الله. An overview of the life and works of the only genius teacher of the Arabic language, Sheikh Wahiduzzaman Al-Qasimi Al-Kiranawi, may God have mercy on him. Darul Uloom Deoband. 30 March 2023. September 2014. ar.
  13. Book: Mubarakpuri . Muhammad Aarif Jameel. Mausoo'atu Ulam–i–Deoband. 2021. 1st. Shaikhul Hind Academy. Deoband. 497–798. 1150–Al-Kairanawi. ar.
  14. Azmi. Saeed-ur-Rahman. Saeed-ur-Rahman Azmi Nadvi. Hasani. Wazeh Rashid. Wazeh Rashid Hasani Nadwi. فضيلة الشيخ وحيد الزمان الكيرانوي في ذمة الله. His Eminence Shaikh Wahiduzaman Al-Kairanawi has passed away. Al-Baas Al-Islami Monthly. June–July 1995. 100. 40 . 5 . Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama. Lucknow. ar.

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