Abdul Hameed Swati

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Abdul Hameed Khan Swati
صوفی عبد الحمید خان سواتی
Personal
Born1917
Mansehra District
Died6 April 2008(2008-04-06) (aged 90–91)
Cause of deathGujranwala
Resting placeCemetery Kalan Gujranwala
ReligionIslam
Nationality British Indian (1917-1947)
 Pakistani (1947-2008)
ChildrenMuhammad Fayyaz Khan Swati
DenominationSunni
Main interest(s)Hadith
Alma materDarul Uloom Deoband
Government Nizamia Tibbi College
Darul Muballigheen Lucknow
ProfessionIslamic Scholar
writer
imam
lecturer
RelativesMuhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar (brother)
Zahid Ur Rashdi (nephew)
InstituteJamia Nusrat Ul Uloom Gujranwala
Founder ofJamia Nusrat Ul Uloom Gujranwala
Muslim leader
TeacherHusain Ahmad Madani
Abdul Shakoor Lakhnavi
SuccessorMuhammad Fayyaz Khan Swati
Students
ProfessionIslamic Scholar
writer
imam
lecturer

Maulana Sufi Abdul Hameed Khan Swati (1917 – 6 April 2008) (Urdu: مولانا صوفی عبد الحمید خان سواتی) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, writer, Imam, lecturer and founder of Jamia Nusrat Ul Uloom Gujranwala. He was the younger brother of Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar and uncle of Zahid Ur Rashdi.

Early life and education[]

Swati was born in 1917 to Noor Ahmad Khan in Cheeran Dhaki on the top of the hill of Kurmang Bala, a few miles from Shinkiari, Mansehra District. His mother died in his infancy. Sometime later, his father also passed away and he along with his brother Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar continued to study together at various madrassas in Buffa, Malikpur, Khakho, Lahore, Wadala Sindhwan, Jahanian Mandi, Gujranwala and other places and then reached Darul Uloom Deoband in 1941 where they benefited from the great scholars like Hussain Ahmed Madani and others. Swati also studied at the Government Nizamia Tibbi College and Darul Muballigheen Lucknow with Abdul Shakoor Lakhnavi.[1][2]

Career[]

After graduation returning to Gujranwala, he performed religious services in some mosques of Khayali and Krishna Nagar (Faisalabad neighborhood) for some time and started a clinic in Chowk Niain. In 1952, on the advice of his teacher, Mufti Abdul Wahid, and other scholars, he began construction of a religious seminary Madrasa Nusratul Uloom and a mosque Jamia Masjid Noor. And had the patronage of Ahmad Ali Lahori, Abdullah Darkhawasti and Mufti Abdul Wahid and the companionship of his brother Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar.[3]

Literary works[]

Swati wrote several books, Including;

  • Maalim ul Irfan fi Daroos ul Quran[4]
  • Khutbat-i-Swati[5]
  • Maqalat-i-Swati[6]
  • Aun Al Khabir[7]

Death and legacy[]

On 5 April 2008 Swati passed away after a long illness and laid to rest in Kalan Gujranwala Cemetery. He left behind three sons, his successor Maulana Haji Muhammad Fayyaz Khan Swati, Maulana Muhammad Riaz Khan Swati and Maulana Muhammad Arabaz Khan Swati.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Zahid Ur Rashdi. "حضرت مولانا صوفی عبد الحمید سواتیؒ کا سانحہ وفات". Alsharia. Alsharia.org. 19 (5). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ محمد اقبال; ڈاکٹر سید عبدالغفار بخاری. "SūfīAbdul Hamīd Swātī's Style & Methodology in "Durūs Al Hadīth"" (PDF). Al-Basirah. National University of Modern Languages. 5 (2): 1-26. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. ^ اسماء نور; پروفیسر ڈاکٹر عبدالغفور اعوان. "صوفی عبدالحمید سواتی کی علمی خدمات کا جائزہ" (PDF). Global Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities. gjmsweb.com/. 3 (4): 336-351. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. ^ Zahid Ur Rashdi. "'دروس الحدیث". zahidrashdi.org. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ https://www.worldcat.org/title/khutbat-i-svati/oclc/783516316
  6. ^ https://www.worldcat.org/title/maqalat-i-svati/oclc/789139676
  7. ^ "Aun al Khabir Shrha al Fouz Ul Kabir Fi Usool al Tafsir".
  8. ^ Ammar Nasir (2 August 2008). "مرنے والے کی جبیں روشن ہے اس ظلمات میں". Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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