Mufti Faizul Waheed
Mawlāna Mufti Faizul Waheed | |
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Personal | |
Born | 1964 Dodhasan Bala, Thanamandi, Rajouri |
Died | (aged 56) ASCOMS, Jammu |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Main interest(s) | Tafsir |
Notable work(s) | Faiz al-Mannān |
Alma mater |
Mufti Faizul Waheed (also known as Faizul Waheed Qāsmi;[1] 1964 – 1 June 2021) was an Islamic scholar, jurist and an exegete of the Quran from Jammu and Kashmir, who served as the chief-mufti of Markaz-ul-Ma'arif, an Islamic seminary in Bathindi, Jammu. He wrote Faiz al-Mannān, the first ever translation and commentary of the Quran in Gojri language.
Biography[]
Faizul Waheed was born in Dodasan Bala, Thanamandi, Rajouri in 1964.[2] He was schooled at the Madrasa Kāshif-ul-Uloom in Thanamandi and the Madrasa Tālim-ul-Qur'ān in Muzaffarnagar.[2] He completed memorizing the Quran and specialising in the "qirat" (Quran recitations) in 1982.[2] He studied two years of the dars-e-nizami in Madrasa Khādim-ul-Islam in Hapur and graduated from the Darul Uloom Deoband in 1991.[3] He received an M.A. in Urdu from the Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University.[3]
In 1992, Faizul Waheed began teaching at the Madrasa Ashraf-ul-Uloom in Jammu.[3] He alongside Jamāluddīn and Nazīr Aḥmad started Jamia Markaz-ul-Ma'arif, an Islamic seminary in Bathindi, Jammu and moved there on 5 October 1995.[3] As the new institution started, he was subject to some Deobandi–Barelvi conflicts triggered by local followers of the Barelvi movement, which led to his arrest in August 1995.[3] He was imprisoned under the Public Safety Act for eleven months.[3] He continued teaching at the madrasa for next two years and was arrested again in May 1997.[3] He was released in August 2000 and he continued teaching at the Markaz-ul-Ma’arif.[3] He served as the chief-mufti and patron of the Markaz-ul-Ma’arif.[4][5][6]
Faizul Waheed was an authority in Islamic jurisprudence and an exegete of the Quran.[5] He translated the Qur'ān into Gojri language and owned the credit of being its first translator in that language.[5] He had penned the translation and the exegesis of the Qur'ān during his imprisonment.[3] In November 2018, he said while speaking at a convention in Gool, Ramban that "the success of every person is concealed in the Qur'ān".[7]
Faizul Waheed was admitted at the Acharaya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences (ASCOMS) in Jammu on 23 May 2021 to be treated for COVID-19;[5][8] he died on 1 June 2021.[5][9] Altaf Bukhari, Ghulam Ahmad Mir and Syed Basharat Ahmed Bukhari expressed grief over his death.[8][10] Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali expressed that the scholar's death was an irreparable loss.[9]
Literary works[]
Faizul Waheed wrote Faiz al-Mannān, the first ever translation and commentary of the Qur'ān in Gojri language.[11] His other works include:[11]
- Sirājum Muneera (The Shining Lamp, A biography of Islamic prophet Muhammad.)
- Pāki ke Masā'il Qur'ān-o-Hadees ki Roshni Mein (The Rules of Purity in the Light of Qur'ān and Hadith)
- Mareez-o-Mayyit awr Warāsat ke Ahkām Qur'ān-o-Hadees ki Roshni Mein (Rules of the Ill, the Deceased and Inheritance in the Light of Qur'ān and Hadith)
References[]
- ^ "عملی زندگی میں جذبات کے بجائے حکمت عملی اور منصوبہ بندی سے آپ کو کام کرنا ہوگا" [You need to work through strategies rather than through emotions]. Millat Times. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ a b c Nisar Aḥmad Bhat Trāli; Yūsuf al-Azam, Ā'īna-e-Madāris Jammu wa Kashmīr, vol. 1, p. 236
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Nisar Aḥmad Bhat Trāli; Yūsuf al-Azam, Ā'īna-e-Madāris Jammu wa Kashmīr, vol. 1, p. 237
- ^ "مفسر قرآن مفتی فیض الوحید نے آخری حدیث کا درس دیا" [Mufti Faziul Waheed, the exegete of Quran gives a sermon of Hadith]. Kashmir Uzma (in Urdu). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Mufti Faizul Waheed, who first translated Quran into Gojri, critical". The Kashmir Walla. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Anjuman Nusrat-ul-Islam condoles demise of Haji Khursheed Ahmad Deen, Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed". Kashmir News Service. 1 June 2021. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "مدرسہ دارالعلوم فریدیہ گول میں5حفاظ کرام کی دستار بندی". Kashmir Uzma. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Renowned Islamic scholar Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed dies". The Siasat Daily. 1 June 2021. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Renowned Islamic scholar Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed passes away at Jammu hospital". The Chenab Times. 1 June 2021. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Basharat Bukhari condoles demise of Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed". KNS Kashmir. 1 June 2021. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ a b Aafi, Aaqib Anjum (2 June 2021). "مفتی فیض الوحید: قرآن کریم کے عظیم مفسر" [Mufti Faizul Waheed: A geat exegete of the Qur'ān]. Baseerat Online (in Urdu). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
Bibliography[]
- Nisar Aḥmad Bhat Trāli; Yūsuf al-Azam (November 2015). "Faizul Waheed". Ā'īna-e-Madāris Jammu wa Kashmīr (in Urdu). Vol. 1. Srinagar: Afaq Printers. pp. 236–237.
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- 1964 births
- 2021 deaths
- Indian Islamic studies scholars
- Indian Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam
- Deobandis
- Interpreters
- People from Rajouri district
- Darul Uloom Deoband alumni
- Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University alumni