Madrasa Aminia

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Madrasa Aminia
TypeIslamic university
Established1897 (125 years ago) (1897)
FounderAmin al-Din Dehlawi
RectorHafiz Rasheed
Address
Kashmiri Gate
,
Delhi
,
India

Madrasa Aminia Islamia Arabia (best known as Madrasa Aminia) is an Islamic seminary in Delhi.[1][2]

History[]

Amin al-Din Dehlawi, an Islamic scholar who was a student of Mahmud Hasan Deobandi, developed an idea of establishing a madrasa in Delhi. He discussed his idea with his fellow Kifayatullah Dehlawi and invited him to support. Kifayatullah declined the offer stating that he was already occupied teaching at a religious school of his teacher Ubayd al-Haq Khan in Shahjahanpur.[3] He however suggested Amīn to consider Anwar Shah Kashmiri for this purpose.[4] Amīn reached to Anwar Shah Kashmiri who supported his idea and the Madrasa Aminia was established at Sunehri Masjid, Chandni Chowk in 1897.[4][5][6] The madrasa was shifted to Kashmiri Gate in 1917.[7]

Amīn al-Din Dehlawi served as the rector of Madrasa Aminia from the date of its inception in 1897 until his death in 1919.[8] Following Amin's death, Mahmud Hasan Deobandi appointed Kifayatullah Dehlawi the second rector, who served the position until his death in 1952.[9] Ahmad Saeed Dehlawi was appointed the rector on 13 January 1952.[10] Ahmad resigned after serving for over two and a half year, and subsequently Wasif Dehlawi became the rector in 1955.[10][11] Wasif was made to resign in 1979.[12] Ziya al-Haq Dehlawi briefly served as the rector making Wasif's son Jameelur Rahman Qasmi succeed him.[13] Following Qasmi's sudden death, Mufti Abdur Rahman became the seminary's rector.[13] Wasif's second son, Anisur Rahman Qasmi was the rector during 2017 and 2018.[13][14] As of March 2019, Hafiz Abdur Rasheed is the rector of the seminary.[15]

Hadith scholar Anwar Shah Kashmiri was seminary's first Principal (Sadr Mudarris) who was later succeeded by Kifayatullah Dehlawi, who also became the second rector, succeeding Amin al-Din Dehlawi.[16][17]

Indian Independence activist and author Muhammad Miyan Deobandi also served this seminary as Hadith Professor.[18]

Notable alumni[]

References[]

Citations[]

  1. ^ "Towards Secular India: TSI : A Journal of Centre for Study of Society & Secularism". 1995.
  2. ^ "English enters in madrassas | Delhi News - Times of India".
  3. ^ Bastawi 2017, p. 21.
  4. ^ a b Bastawi 2017, p. 22.
  5. ^ Chopra, Prabha (1976). Delhi Gazetteer. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  6. ^ Hafiz Khursheed Alam Khan (5 October 2018). "Sketch of Maulana Abdul Wali Shah" (in Urdu). Kashmir Uzma. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  7. ^ Jhabvala, C. S. H. (24 May 2012). Delhi: Phoenix City. ISBN 9788184754919.
  8. ^ Bastawi 2017, p. 94.
  9. ^ Bastawi 2017, p. 95.
  10. ^ a b Bastawi 2017, p. 97.
  11. ^ Dehlavi 2011, pp. 25–26.
  12. ^ Bastawi 2017, p. 100.
  13. ^ a b c Bastawi 2017, p. 101.
  14. ^ "مدرسہ امینیہ اسلامیہ عربیہ میں ختم بخاری شریف کی تقریب کا انعقاد". Millat Times. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  15. ^ "مجلس تحفظ شریعت اسلامی ہند کے زیر اہتمام کل ہند علماء کانفرنس کا انعقاد !". Hindustan Urdu Times. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  16. ^ Abu Salman Shahjahanpuri (2005). Mufti-e-Azam Hind (in Urdu). Patna: Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library. pp. 105–106.
  17. ^ Rizwi 1981, pp. 52–55.
  18. ^ "Careers Digest". 1975. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  19. ^ Adrawi 2016, p. 64.

Bibliography[]

  • Adrawi, Asir (April 2016). Karwān-e-Rafta: Tazkirah Mashāhīr-e-Hind [The Caravan of the Past: Discussing Indian scholars] (in Urdu) (2nd ed.). Deoband: Darul Muallifeen.
  • Bastawi, Abdul Ghaffar (2017). Madrasa Amīnia Delhi: Apni Tārīkh ke Ā'īne Main [Madrasa Aminia Delhi: In The Mirror of Its History] (in Urdu) (1 ed.). Delhi: Kutub Khana Azizia.
  • Dehlavi, Muḥammad Qāsim (2011). Mawlānā Ḥafīẓurraḥmān Wāsif Dehlavī. New Delhi: Urdu Academy. ISBN 81-7121-176-3.
  • Rizwi, Syed Mehboob (1981). History of Dar al-Ulum Deoband. Vol. 2. Translated by Murtaz Hussain F Qureshi (1st ed.). Darul Uloom Deoband: Idara-e-Ehtemam.

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