Noor Alam Khalil Amini (18 December 1952 – 3 May 2021) was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar, academic and a litterateur of Arabic and Urdu.[3] He was a senior professor of Arabic language and literature at the Darul Uloom Deoband. His book Falastin Fi Intezari Salahidin was subject of a doctoral study at Assam University and his book Miftahul Arabia is part of dars-e-nizami curricula in various madrasas.
Mawlāna Noor Alam Khalil Amini | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 18 December 1952 Muzaffarpur, India |
| Died | 3 May 2021 (aged 68) Deoband, India |
| Resting place | Qasmi cemetery |
| Main interest(s) | Arabic literature, Urdu literature |
| Notable work(s) | Falastin Fi Intezari Salahidin, Pas-e-Marg-e-Zindah, Wo Koh Kan Ki Baat |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Mau, Darul Uloom Deoband, Madrasa Aminia, King Saud University |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Senior posting | |
Influenced by | |
Amini was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Mau, Darul Uloom Deoband, Madrasa Aminia and the King Saud University. His books include Wo Koh Kan Ki Baat, Harf-e-Shireen, Miftah al-Arabiyyah and Falastin Fi Intezari Salahidin.
Early life and education
editNoor Alam Khalil Amini was born on 18 December 1952 in Muzaffarpur in Bihar.[4] He was schooled at Madrasa Imdadiya Darbhanga, Darul Uloom Mau and Darul Uloom Deoband. In 1970, he moved to Madrasa Aminia, Kashmiri Gate for graduation in traditional dars-e-nizami studies. His teachers include Abdul Haq Azmi, Wahiduzzaman Kairanawi, Muhammad Miyan Deobandi, and Qamruddin Ahmad Gorakhpuri.[5][2] He specialized in teaching Arabic language from the King Saud University.[6]
Career
editAmini taught Arabic literature at the Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama for ten years from 1972 to 1982.[4] He later taught at the Darul Uloom Deoband for a span of 39 years.[5] He served as the chief-editor of Darul Uloom Deoband's monthly Arabic magazine Al-Dai.[7][8] He was conferred with the President's Certificate of Honour in 2017.[9] His students number more than 1000, including Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi.[7][4]
Amīni was an author of Arabic and the Urdu language. He wrote extensively in both languages and translated around 25 books from Urdu to Arabic.[4] He wrote more than 500 articles in Arabic language, and those were published in national and international magazines including, Al-Faysal, Al-Jazīrah, Al-Dawah of Riyadh; and Indian magazines like Al-B'as al-Islami, Tameer-e Hayat and Al-Furqān of Lucknow.[6] His translated works include, Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi's "Appreciation and interpretation of religion in the modern age"; Muhammad Taqi Usmani's "Muawiyah and historical facts"; Manzoor Nomani's "Iran Revolution, Khumaini and Shi'ism", "Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi and his religious reform", "Indian scholars and the propaganda against Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab"; and Hussain Ahmad Madani's, "Educational condition of India, before and after the British colonialism".[4]
Death and legacy
editAmīni died on 3 May 2021, at his residence in Deoband.[7] Islamic scholars, Abul Qasim Nomani, Arshad Madani, Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi and Mahmood Madani expressed sorrow at his death.[10] His funeral prayer was led by Arshad Madani, and he was buried in the Qasmi cemetery of Darul Uloom Deoband.[11]
At the Assam University, Abul Kalam wrote his doctoral thesis entitled Socio-Political Aspects in the Writings of Noor Alam Khalil Amini with Special Reference to Falastin Fi Intezari Salahidin.[12]
Literary works
editAmini's works in Arabic and Urdu include:[13]
- Al-dawatul islamiyyah bayn al-ams wa al-yawm (Arabic)
- Al-sahabatu wa makanatuhum fi al-Islam (Arabic), published in Urdu as Sahaba-e-Rasool Islam ki Nazar Mai (Companions of Muhammad in the Islamic perspective)
- al-Muslimoona fi al-Hind (Arabic) (The Indian Muslims)
- Falastin Fi Intezari Salahidin (Arabic), published in Urdu as, Falastīn kisi Salāhuddīn ke intezār mai (Palestine waiting for some Salahuddin)
- Harf-e-Shireen (Urdu)
- Kya Islam Paspa Horaha hai (Is Islam dying?)
- Maujuda Saleebi Saihuni Jang (Urdu)
- Miftahul Arabia (Arabic). This book is taught in the dars-e-nizami curriculum in various madrasas.[8]
- Mujtama'tuna al-ma'asarah wa al-tareequ ila al-Islam (Arabic)
- Mata Takoon ul Kitabaat-o- Muassirah? (Arabic)
- Pas-e-Marg-e-Zindah (Urdu)
- Ta'allamu Al-arabiya Fa'innaha Min Deenikum (Arabic)
- Wo Koh Kan Ki Baat (biography of Waheeduz Zaman Kairanwi)
References
edit- ^ Nadwi, Akram (2017). "Darul Uloom Deoband: Maulana Noor Alam Khalil Amini". Safar-e-Hind [Travel to India]. Muhammad Akram Nadwi. pp. 14–15.
- ^ a b Nayab Hasan Qasmi. "Mawlāna Nūr Alam Khalīl Amīni". Darul Uloom Deoband Ka Sahafati Manzarnama (in Urdu) (2013 ed.). Deoband: Idara Tahqeeq-e-Islami. pp. 247–252.
- ^ "مولانا نور عالم خلیل امینی عربی و اردو کی مشترکہ لسانی روایت کے علم بردار تھے:ابرار احمد اجراوی" [Noor Alam Khalil Amini was well versed in the common linguistic tradition of Arabic and Urdu]. Qindeel Online. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Qasmi, Mohammad Najeeb. "آہ! عربی واردو زبان وادب کا شہسوار چل بسا" [The famous scholar of Arabic and Urdu literature Maulana Noor Aalam Khalil Amini passed away]. Baseerat online (in Urdu). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ a b "حضر ت مولانانور عالم خلیل امینیؒ کا انتقال ملت اسلامیہ کا بڑا علمی خسارہ: امارت شرعیہ" [Nur Alam Khalil Amini's death is a huge loss to Muslim community: Imarat-e-Sharia]. Qindeel Online (in Urdu). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ a b Noor Alam Khalil Amini. "About the author of the book". Pas-e-Marg-e-Zindah (in Urdu) (5th, February 2017 ed.). Deoband: Idara Ilm-o-Adab. p. 933.
- ^ a b c "معروف عالم دین مولانا نور عالم خلیل امینی کا انتقال ، علمی وادبی حلقہ سوگوار" [Famous Islamic scholar Nūr Alam Khalil Amini passes away]. Millat Times (in Urdu). 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Maulana Noor Alam Khalil Amini nominated for President's Award". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ President Awards the Certificate of Honour 2017, HRD Ministry, GoI, retrieved 24 May 2020
- ^ "देवबंद: नहीं रहे दारुल उलूम के वरिष्ठ उस्ताद मौलाना नूर आलम, दुनिया के इस्लामिक जगत में था बड़ा नाम" [Noor Alam Khalil Amini, senior teacher of Darul Uloom Deoband, no more.]. Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Maulana Noor Alam Khalil Amini, a senior maestro of the Islamic educational institution Darul Uloom and a great scholar of Arabic language, died after a long illness". The News Caravan. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ Kalam, Abul (2013). Socio-Political Aspects in the Writings of Noor Alam Khalil Amini with Special Reference to Falastin Fi Intezari Salahidin (PhD). Assam University. hdl:10603/97127.
- ^ Mahtab, Ahsan, ed. (16–31 January 2017). "Urdu Ke Farogh Mai Ulama-e-Deoband Ka 150 Saala Kirdar" [150 year role of the scholars of Darul Uloom Deoband in the propagation of Urdu]. Fikr-e-Inqelab (in Urdu). 5 (112). All India Tanzeem Ulma-e-Haque Trust: 535.
Further reading
edit- Arabi, Zikrullah (2019). Contribution of Darul Uloom Deoband to Arabic Journalism With Special Reference of Al-Die (Monthly Magazine) and Comprehensive Catalogue Upto 2013 (PhD thesis) (in Arabic). India: Maulana Azad National Urdu University. pp. 136–152. hdl:10603/337869. Archived from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.