Abdul Hai Arifi (1898 – 27 March 1986) was a Pakistani Muslim scholar and a Sufi mentor of the Chishti order. He was a disciple of Ashraf Ali Thanwi. He authored books including Uswah Rasool-e-Akram and Death and Inheritance. He served as the president of Darul Uloom Karachi for ten years.
Abdul Hai Arifi | |
|---|---|
| 2nd President of Darul Uloom Karachi | |
| In office 1976 – 27 March 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Shafi Deobandi |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Rafi Usmani |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1898 |
| Died | 27 March 1986 (aged 87–88) |
| Resting place | Graveyard of Darul Uloom Karachi |
| Alma mater | Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, University of Lucknow |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Senior posting | |
| Disciple of | Ashraf Ali Thanwi |
Disciples | |
Arifi was an alumnus of Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College and the University of Lucknow. He practiced law between 1926 and 1935, and homeopathy from 1936 until he died on 27 March 1986. His students in Sufism include Muhammad Taqi Usmani and Muhammad Rafi Usmani.
Biography
editAbdul Hai Arifi was born in 1898 in United Provinces of British India.[1] He graduated from Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1923 and got an LLB degree from the University of Lucknow. He practiced law between 1926 and 1935.[1] He left the field of law and studied Homeopathy in 1936. He practiced homeopathic medicine until his death.[2] He had been in touch with Ashraf Ali Thanwi from 1923, and became his "murid" in 1927. Thanwi authorized him in the Chishti order in 1935.[2]
Arifi was a member of the executive council of Darul Uloom Karachi and succeeded Muhammad Shafi Deobandi as the president of Darul Uloom Karachi and served the seminary for about ten years until his death.[3] He died on 27 March 1986.[4] His funeral prayer was led by Muhammad Taqi Usmani and attended by Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and Jahan Dad Khan. [5] He was buried in the graveyard of Darul Uloom Karachi.[6] His disciples include Muhammad Taqi Usmani[7] and Muhammad Rafi Usmani.[8]
Literary works
editArifi authored books including:[9]
- Uswah Rasool-e-Akram
- Death and Inheritance
- Ashraf Ali Thanvi, life & works
- The Islamic way in death: an authentic and comprehensive handbook of rules, and conduct in the event of death among Muslim
- Maʼās̲ir-i Ḥakīmulummat : irshādāt va ifādāt
- K̲h̲avātīn ke sharʻī aḥkām
- Fihrist-i taʼlīfāt-i Ḥakīmulummat
- Bahādur Yār Jang Akādmī kā taʻāruf
Legacy
editMuhammad Rafi Usmani wrote Mere murshid Ḥaẓrat-i ʻĀrifī[8] and Sayyid Riyazuddin wrote Ārif Billāh Ḥaz̤rat Ḍākṭar Muḥammad ʻAbdulhaʼī: savāniḥ ḥayāt va taʻlīmāt.[10]
See also
editReferences
editCitations
edit- ^ a b Parvez 2008, p. 161.
- ^ a b Parvez 2008, p. 162.
- ^ Usmani 2014, p. 71.
- ^ Sana'ullah Saad Shuja'abadi 2015, p. 221.
- ^ Sana'ullah Saad Shuja'abadi 2015, p. 228.
- ^ Parvez 2008, p. 163.
- ^ "Profile of Muhammad Taqi Usmani on Muslim500". muslim500.com. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ a b Usmani, Muhammad Rafi. Mere Murshid Hazrat-e-Aarifi. OCLC 1045663631. Retrieved 25 December 2020 – via worldcat.org.
- ^ "Abdul Hai Arifi on WorldCat". worldcat.org. WorldCat. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ Sayyid Riyāz̤uddīn. ʻĀrif Billāh Ḥaz̤rat Ḍākṭar Muḥammad ʻAbdulhaʼī: savāniḥ ḥayāt va taʻlīmāt. OCLC 36204814. Retrieved 25 December 2020 – via worldcat.org.
Bibliography
edit- Sana'ullah Saad Shuja'abadi, Abu Muhammad (2015). "Hadhrat Mawlāna Dr Abdul Hai Arifi". Ulama-e-Deoband Ke Aakhri Lamhaat (in Urdu). Saharanpur: Maktaba Rasheediya. pp. 221–228.
- Parvez, Mohammed (2008). A Study of the Socio-Religious Reforms of Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi (PDF) (Thesis). Aligarh Muslim University: Department of Islamic Studies. pp. 159–161. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- Usmani, Muhammad Rafi (2014). Mere Murshid Hazrat Arifi. Karachi: Idaratul Ma'arif.