Ashraf Ali Thanwi
Indian Islamic scholar and Sufi (1863–1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ashraf Ali Thanwi (often referred as Hakimul Ummat[lower-alpha 1][5] and Mujaddidul Millat[lower-alpha 2] (19 August 1863 – 20 July 1943) was a late-nineteenth and twentieth-century Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, thinker, reformist and the revival of classical Sufi thought from Indian subcontinent during the British Raj,[6][7] one of the chief proponents of Pakistan Movement.[5] He was a central figure of Islamic spiritual, intellectual and religious life in South Asia and continues to be highly influential today.[5] As a prolific author, he completed over a thousand works including Bayan Ul Quran and Bahishti Zewar.[5] He graduated from Darul Uloom Deoband in 1883 and moved to Kanpur, then Thana Bhawan to direct the Khanqah-i-Imdadiyah, where he resided until the end of his life.[5] His training in Quran, Hadith, Fiqh studies and Sufism qualified him to become a leading Sunni authority among the scholars of Deoband.[8] His teaching mixes Sunni orthodoxy, Islamic elements of belief and the patriarchal structure of the society.[8] He offered a sketch of a Muslim community that is collective, patriarchal, hierarchical and compassion-based.[8]
Hakim al-Ummat, Mujaddidul Millat Ashraf Ali Thanwi | |
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اشرف علی تھانوی | |
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Born | Abd al-Ghani (1863-08-19)19 August 1863[1] Thana Bhawan, Muzaffarnagar, British India |
Died | 20 July 1943(1943-07-20) (aged 79) Thana Bhawan, Muzaffarnagar, British India |
Spouse | 2 |
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Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband |
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Nationality | British Indian |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Creed | Maturidi[2] |
Movement | Deobandi |
Main interest(s) | Sufism, Moral Philosophy, Islamic revival, Tafsir, Fiqh, Hadith, Prophetic biography |
Notable work(s) | Majlis-e Dawatul Haq |
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Disciple of | Imdadullah Muhajir Makki |
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