Ghulām Rasool Hazārvi (1854–1918; also known as Ghulām Rasool Bafvi) was an Indian Islamic scholar and one of the earliest teachers of Darul Uloom Deoband. He served as a teacher in Darul Uloom Deoband for about thirty one years. His teachers included Syed Ahmad Dehlavi and Mahmud Hasan Deobandi. His students included Abdur Rahim Popalzai, Anwar Shah Kashmiri, Asghar Hussain Deobandi, Hussain Ahmad Madani, Izaz Ali Amrohi, Kifayatullah Dehlawi, Manazir Ahsan Gilani, Muhammad Sahool Bhagalpuri, Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi, and Shabbir Ahmad Usmani.
Mawlāna Ghulam Rasool Hazarvi | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1854 |
| Died | 24 October 1918 (aged 63–64) Deoband, Saharanpur district, British India |
| Resting place | Qasmi cemetery |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith, Tafsir, Mantiq, Islamic philosophy |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Teachers | |
| Senior posting | |
Early life and education
editGhulam Rasool Hazarvi was born in c. 1854 in Baffa, Hazara district (now Mansehra district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) to Abdul Ghaffar bin Abdul Rahman.[1]
He received his early education from the scholars of his region.[2] For higher education, he enrolled in Darul Uloom Deoband and graduated in 1886 (1303 AH).[2] He studied Sahih al-Bukhari with Syed Ahmad Dehlavi[3] and Mahmud Hasan Deobandi.[4] He received permission (Ijazah) in Hadith from Rashid Ahmad Gangohi in 1888 (1305 AH).[2]
Career
editIn 1890 (1307 AH) he was appointed as a teacher in Darul Uloom Deoband and from that time until 1918 (1337 AH) i.e. until his death, he served as a teacher in Darul Uloom for about thirty one years.[4][5][6][7]
Notable students
editHis notable students included Abdur Rahim Popalzai, Abdus Sami Deobandi, Anwar Shah Kashmiri, Muhammad Sadiq Karachi, Asghar Hussain Deobandi, Hussain Ahmad Madani, Izaz Ali Amrohi, Kifayatullah Dehlawi, Manazir Ahsan Gilani, Muhammad Sahool Bhagalpuri, Muhammad Rasool Khan Hazarvi,Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi, and Shabbir Ahmad Usmani.[8][7][9][10][11][12][6][13]
Personal life
editHe was married to the sister of Gul Hasan Bafvi, a classfellow of Hussain Ahmad Madani and a Darul Uloom Deoband's graduate of 1315 AH (1897 AD), and they had a male child, Muhammad Yaqub Bafvi (d. 1973).[14][15]
Death
editHazarvi died on 24 October 1918 (17 Muharram 1337 AH) in Deoband and was buried near the grave of Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi in Qasmi Cemetery.[16]
After hearing the news of Hazarvi's demise, Hazarvi's teacher, Mahmud Hasan Deobandi, wrote a marsiya from the prison of Malta, in which he expressed his grief and sorrow over Hazarvi's demise.[17][18][19][20]
References
edit- ^ ar-Rahman 1977, pp. 306, 308.
- ^ a b c ar-Rahman 1977, p. 306.
- ^ Qasmi, Muhammad Tayyib (2013). Darul Uloom Diary: Disciples of Imām al-Falsafa Maulana Syed Ahmad Dehlavi and Shaikhul Hind Maulana Mahmud Hasan Deobandi (in Urdu). Deoband: Idara Paigham-e-Mahmud. p. 37.
- ^ a b ar-Rahman 1977, pp. 306–307.
- ^ Tayyib, Qari Muhammad (June 1965). Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Sad-Sāla Zindagi [Centenary Life of Darul Uloom Deoband] (in Urdu) (1st ed.). Deoband: VC Office, Darul Uloom. p. 110.
- ^ a b Miftahi, Zafeeruddin (1980). Mashaheer-e-Ulama-e-Darul Uloom Deoband (in Urdu) (first ed.). Deoband: Daftar Ijalas-e-Sad Sala. pp. 43, 58.
- ^ a b Qasmi, Muhammadullah (October 2020). Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Jame O Mukhtasar Tareekh (in Urdu) (2nd ed.). India: Shaikh-Ul-Hind Academy. pp. 568–569, 761. OCLC 1345466013.
- ^ ar-Rahman 1977, pp. 311–312.
- ^ Miftahi, Zafeeruddin (1989). Hayāt-e-Maulāna Gilāni [Life of Maulana Gilani] (in Urdu) (1st ed.). Banaras: Maulana Yousuf Academy. p. 89.
- ^ Kashmiri, Ghulam Nabi; Qasmi, Muhammad Shakaib (2022). Hayāt-e-Tayyib (in Urdu). Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Darul Uloom Waqf: Hujjat-ul-Islam Academy. pp. 59–61.
- ^ Shamsi, Abul Kalam Qasmi (1995). Tazkira e Ulamā-e-Bihār [A mention of scholars of Bihar] (in Urdu). Vol. 1. Sitamarhi district: Department of Broadcasting, Jamia Islamia Qasmia Balasth. p. 311.
- ^ Deobandi, Akhtar Husain (1945). Sawāneh-e-Hayāt Maulana Syed Asghar Hussain [The biography of Maulana Syed Asghar Hussain] (in Urdu) (1st ed.). Deoband: Dar al-Kutub Asgharia. p. 9.
- ^ Ārifi, Muhammad Nafe (2022). Allama Muhammad Anwar Shah Kashmiri Aur Arabi Zaban o Adab [Allama Muhammad Anwar Shah Kashmiri and Arabic language and literature] (in Urdu). Deoband: Naeemia Book Depot. pp. 177–178.
- ^ Qasmi 2013, pp. 42–43.
- ^ ar-Rahman 1977, pp. 310–311.
- ^ ar-Rahman 1977, pp. 306–307, 317.
- ^ ar-Rahman 1977, pp. 307, 310.
- ^ Rizwi, Syed Mehboob (1981). History of the Dar al-Ulum Deoband. Vol. 2. Translated by Murtaz Hussain F Qureshi. UP, India: Idara-e Ihtemam, Darul Uloom Deoband. pp. 41–42. OCLC 20222197.
- ^ Mubarakpuri, Arif Jameel (2021). Mausoo'a Ulama-u- Deoband [The Encyclopedia of Deobandi Scholars] (in Arabic) (1st ed.). Deoband: Shaikhul Hind Academy. p. 267.
- ^ Deobandi, Mahmud Hasan (1996). Shahjahanpuri, Abu Salman (ed.). Kulliyyāt-e-Shaikhul Hind (in Urdu). Katra Sheikh Chand Lal Kunwan, Delhi: Rabbani Book Depot. p. 106–107.
Bibliography
edit- ar-Rahman, Qari Fayouz (1977). "Ustādh al-Asātidhah Maulana Ghulam Rasool Sahab Bafvi". Mashāhīr-e-Ulamā-e-Sarhad (1857–1977) (PhD thesis) (in Urdu). Malir Cantonment, Karachi: Jami' Masjid Al-Furqān. pp. 306–322. Retrieved 29 March 2024.