Muhammad Umar Pālanpūrī (5 September 1929 – 21 May 1997) was an Indian Islamic scholar and preacher associated with the Tablighi Jamaat.
Muhammad Umar Palanpuri | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 5 September 1929 |
| Died | 21 May 1997 (aged 67) New Delhi, India |
| Resting place | Panj Peerān Cemetery, Nizamuddin West, New Delhi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Main interest(s) | Dawah |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi, Tablighi Jamaat |
| Muslim leader | |
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Early life and education
editMuhammad Umar Palanpuri was born on September 5, 1929, in Bombay, which is in Maharashtra, India.[1] He belongs to the Momin community,[2] which is also known as the Cheliya community, mainly based in Mumbai and North Gujarat's Sidhpur-Palanpur-Patan Belt, etc.[3][4][5]
He did his schooling at Hanifia School in Mumbai, and then received his elementary Arabic studies at a madrasa in his hometown (Gathaman). [6] In 1944, he enrolled in Darul Uloom Deoband, but due to diseases and disorders, he stopped his education after one year.[7] Meanwhile, on May 3, 1946, he got married and served as Imam in Mangli Kandori Masjid, Mumbai, for a while.[8]
On March 11, 1955, AD, he returned to Darul Uloom Deoband and completed the Hadith course with Hussain Ahmad Madani and other teachers.[9][10][11][12]
Career
editHe was associated with Tablighi Jamaat since his student days.[7] After graduation, he dedicated himself to this work. He played an important role in establishing and spreading the work of tabligh and dawat in Palanpur and Gujarat.[13] After returning from Deoband for the first time, he pledged allegiance to Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi in 1955 and later became his authorised disciple.[14] After him, he pledged allegiance to Inamul Hasan Kandhlawi, and then, on the orders of Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi, he also pledged allegiance to him and was authorized by him.[15][16][17]
He was close to and a confidant of Tablighi Jamaat leaders, especially Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi and Inamul Hasan Kandhlawi.[13] Following Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi's demise in 1965, he settled permanently in Markaz e Nizamuddin, Delhi.[18][19] After Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi, he significantly contributed to the efforts of Tablighi Jamaat, giving lectures for over thirty years at the Markaz Nizamuddin following the morning prayer.[20][21] He traveled across several countries in Asia, Europe, Australia, and Africa for this purpose. His preaching and bayans are still quoted in speeches around the world, especially in the USA.[22][16]
Death
editHe died on May 21, 1997 AD (Muharram 13, 1418 AH) in New Delhi and was buried in Panj Peerān Cemetery.[10][23][24][25][26]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Palanpuri 2001, p. 59.
- ^ Palanpuri 2001, p. 58.
- ^ Mumbai Wala, Muhiuddin (1998). Tasawwuf Aur Hindustani Mu'āshra [Sufism and Indian Society] (in Urdu). New Delhi: Modern Publishing House. p. 206.
- ^ Mahupkar, Uday (26 May 2013). "Chelia Muslims of north Gujarat become synonymous with restaurant business in western India". India Today. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Nadwi 1997, p. 21.
- ^ Palanpuri 2001, pp. 59, 61–63.
- ^ a b Palanpuri 2001, p. 63.
- ^ Dindrolvi, Mohammad (June 1998). Momin Qaum Apni Tareekh Ke Ayine Mein [Momin Community in the Mirror of its History] (in Urdu). Kakoshi, North Gujrat: Darul Uloom Bazīria. p. 287.
- ^ Palanpuri 2001, pp. 66–67.
- ^ a b Qasmi, Muhammadullah Khalili (October 2020). Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Jame O Mukhtasar Tareekh (in Urdu) (3rd ed.). India: Shaikh-Ul-Hind Academy. pp. 735–736. OCLC 1345466013.
- ^ Mubarakpuri, Arif Jameel (2021). Mausoo'a Ulama-u- Deoband [The Encyclopedia of Deobandi Scholars] (in Arabic) (1st ed.). Deoband: Shaikhul Hind Academy. pp. 407–408.
- ^ Hardoi, Tayyib Qasmi (2015). Darul Uloom Diary (Lail o Nahar): Faizan e Shaykhul Islam Number (in Urdu). Deoband: Idara Paigham e Mahmood. p. 77.
- ^ a b Palanpuri 2001, pp. 73–102.
- ^ Palanpuri 2001, pp. 63–64, 75.
- ^ Palanpuri 2001, p. 127.
- ^ a b Nadvi & Nadwi 1997, p. 96.
- ^ Kandhlawi, Zakariyya; al-Wajidi, Nadeem (2002). Authorised disciples of Sheikh-ul-Hadith Maulana Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi [A bite from Aapbīti (Vol. 1)] (in Urdu). Deoband: Dar-ul-Kitāb. p. 305.
- ^ Palanpuri 2001, p. 89.
- ^ Amini, Noor Alam, ed. (August–September 1997). "The famous Islamic preacher Sheikh Muhammad Umar Palanpuri Gujarati passed away". Al-Daie (in Arabic). 21 (4). Deoband: Darul Uloom Deoband: 27–36.
- ^ Palanpuri 2001, pp. 125–126.
- ^ Amini 1997, p. 35.
- ^ Dindrolvi 1998, p. 337.
- ^ Mansoorpuri, Muhammad Salman (April 2020). Zikr-e-Raftagan (in Urdu). Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Lalbagh, Moradabad: Al Markaz Al Ilmi Lin Nashri Wat Tahqeeq. p. 314.
- ^ Mukhtar, Habibullah, ed. (1997). "Maulana Muhammad Umar Palanpuri". Bayyināt (in Urdu). 60 (2–7). Allama Banuri Town, Karachi: Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia: 15–16.
- ^ Nadwi, Shamsul Haque, ed. (10 June 1997). "The demise of Maulana Muhammad Umar Palanpuri". Tameer-e Hayat (in Urdu). 34 (15). Lucknow: Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama: 12, 21–22.
- ^ Nadvi, Saeed-ur-Rahman Azmi; Nadwi, Wazeh Rashid Hasani, eds. (August–September 1997). "إلى رحمة الله: الشيخ محمد عمر البالنفوري" [Sheikh Muhammad Umar Palanpuri has passed away]. Al-Baas El-Islami (in Arabic). 42 (7). Lucknow: Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama: 95–98.
Bibliography
edit- Palanpuri, Muhammad (August 2001). Sawāneh Maulana Muhammad Umar Palanpuri [Biography of Maulana Muhammad Umar Palanpuri] (in Urdu) (3rd ed.). Palanpur, Gujrat: Nizami Book Depot. p. 59.