Majduddin

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Mullah

Majduddin
ملّا مجد الدین
Head Preceptor of the Calcutta Mohammedan College
In office
1781–1791
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded by
Personal
ReligionIslam
Flourished18th-century
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
Known forFirst Alia Madrasa teacher
Other namesMadan Shahjahanpuri
Muslim leader
TeacherShah Waliullah
Based inBareilly
Calcutta
Students

Majd ad-Dīn al-Madanī (Arabic: مجد الدین المدنی),[1] also known as Madan Shāhjahānpūrī (Arabic: مدن شاہجہانپوری),[2] was an 18th-century Indian Muslim theologian. He served as the first principal of the Calcutta Madrasa, the first Alia Madrasa of Bengal.[3]

Education[]

Majduddin originated from Shahjahanpur in greater Bareilly, North India.[1] He later became a senior student of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi, the erstwhile Imam al-Hind.[4]

Career[]

In the last quarter of the 18th century, British administrators realised that it was essential to learn the various religious, social, and legal customs and precedents of the subcontinent in order to better manage its administration. As part of this initiative, Warren Hastings, the inaugural Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William, founded the Calcutta Mohammedan College in October 1780. Mullah Majduddin visited Calcutta in September, where he had a large following. On 21 September,[5] several Muslims requested Hastings to use his influence to employ Majduddin as a teacher at the madrasa.[6] Thus, Majduddin became the madrasa's first Head Preceptor, serving that role for roughly a decade. He is often credited for introducing the Dars-i Nizami, a popular Islamic curriculum of North India, to Bengal and neighbouring lands.[4]

In 1791, Majduddin was removed following an investigation conspired by the British Collector of 24 Parganas accusing him of alleged mismanagement.[7] Following his dismissal from Calcutta, Majduddin returned to Bareilly and began teaching Islamic jurisprudence. One of his notable students of Bareilly was .[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Madrassah Education". The Muslim World League Journal. Press and Publications Department, Muslim World League. 10: 29. November 1982.
  2. ^ Mawlana Nur Muhammad Azmi. "2.2 বঙ্গে এলমে হাদীছ" [2.2 Knowledge of Hadith in Bengal]. হাদীছের তত্ত্ব ও ইতিহাস [Information and history of Hadith] (in Bengali). Emdadia Library. p. 24.
  3. ^ Siddiqi, ABM Saiful Islam (2012). "Alia Madrasa". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b Siddiqui, M.K.A. (1997). Institutions and Associations of the Muslims in Calcutta: A Preliminary Survey. Institute of Objective Studies.
  5. ^ (1978). The Muslim Society and Politics in Bengal, A.D. 1757-1947. University of Dacca. p. 124.
  6. ^ Ibrahimy, Sekandar Ali (ed.). "Establishment of Calcutta Madrasah". Reports on Islamic Education and Madrasah Education in Bengal, 1861-1977. Vol. 3. Islamic Foundation Bangladesh. p. 138.
  7. ^ Khan, BR (2012). "Calcutta Madrasa, The". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  8. ^ Bin Umar, Khalid (September 2014), "Shah Salamat Ullah Kashfi Badayuni Summa Kanpuri", Lauh o Qalam, Khuloos
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