Shaykh ’Abū al-Hasan ‘Alī Nadwī – His Life & Works
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About The Book
Shaykh Abu al-Hasan Ali Nadwi (1914-1999/1332-1419 AH), one of the most widely read and influential scholars of our time, was likened by his intellectual peers to the exemplary scholars of the earliest generations of Islam.
His writings have been translated from Arabic or Urdu into all of the major languages of the world and remain popular from one generation to the next. In this account by a former student, various aspects of Shaykh Abu al-Hasan’s life and works are presented – his education and upbringing, his role as a leader and guide, his writings, and his da‘wah and tarbiyah (calling people to Islam and training others to do so).
This biography sets out his response to groups and movements that did not share his distinctive approach to issues of concern to Muslims. The unifying theme of the book is Shaykh Nadwi’s timeless commitment, as a scholar and da'i, to the spiritual well-being of Muslims, emphasising their relationship with God and each other, and their response to Western cultural influences.
Topics Covered
The book covers all the various aspects of the life and works of Shaykh Abu al-Hasan Ali Nadwi including the background of Muslims in India and the rest of the Muslim world from a political, intellectual and educational perspective, his life and influences upon his life such as his lineage, birth, upbringing, studies, journeys, teachers and key books, the biography then details his learning and writings in all aspects of da'wah and tarbiyah, the journeys he undertook for da‘wah, the establishment and mission of Nadwat Ulama, and then his leadership of Muslims in India, his handling of contemporary Islamic groups, and the positions and honours he held. The biography ends by describing Shaykh Nadwi’s character and death, his physical appearance, common habits, his daily routine and finally his death.
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About the author
Mohammad Akram Nadwi: Mohammad Akram Nadwi (b. c. 1963 CE), born in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, is a contemporary British Islamic scholar working in the Hanafi tradition. He received his classical training at the Nadwat al-ʿUlama in Lucknow, the institution associated with his teacher Shaykh Abu al-Hasan ʿAli Nadwi, completing the ʿalimiyya degree and a master's in hadith studies, and went on to earn a doctorate in Arabic literature from Lucknow University. In 1989 he moved to England as a research fellow at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, a post he held until 2013, when he left to concentrate on his own writing and teaching. His specialties span hadith, Islamic jurisprudence, Qurʾanic studies, and Arabic grammar. He is best known for al-Wafaʾ bi Asmaʾ al-Nisaʾ, a multivolume biographical dictionary documenting thousands of women scholars and narrators of hadith across Islamic history, a labor of many years whose findings he introduced to English readers in al-Muhaddithat: The Women Scholars in Islam. His other works include a study of Abu Hanifa's life and legal method, the multivolume al-Fiqh al-Islami on Hanafi law, a translation of Bustan al-Muhaddithin, and a biography of Abu al-Hasan ʿAli Nadwi. He directs research at the ASI Research Centre and serves as principal of Al-Salam Institute and dean of Cambridge Islamic College.
Specifications
EAN 13 / ISBN
9780957402904
Publisher
Nadwi Foundation
Author
Mohammad Akram Nadwi
Pages
314
Year Published
2013
Size
W- | H- | D-
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