Ashraf Ali Thanwi
| Ashraf Ali Thanvi اشرف علی تھانوی | |
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| Personal Details | |
| Born | 19 August 1863 |
| Died | 4 July 1943 (aged 79) |
| Resting place | Thana Bhawan |
| Nationality | Indian (British subject) |
| Ethnicity | Indian |
| Era | Modern era |
| Occupation | Islamic scholar |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Sunni islam |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Main interest(s) | fiqh, sunni islam |
| Notable idea(s) | islamic fiqah |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband |
| Disciple of | Haji Imdadullah |
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Ashraf 'Ali Thanwi (August 19, 1863 – July 4, 1943) (Urdu: اشرف علی تھانوی) was an Indian scholar of the Deobandi school.
Education
Thanwi graduated from the Darul Uloom Deoband in 1884.
Career
After his graduation, Thanwi taught religious sciences in Kanpur for fourteen years. Over a short period of time, he acquired a reputable position as a religious scholar of Sufism among other subjects.[1] His teaching attracted numerous students, and his research and publications became well known in Islamic institutions. During these years, he traveled to various cities and villages, delivering lectures in the hope of reforming people. Printed versions of his lectures and discourses would usually become available shortly after these tours. Until then, few Islamic scholars had had their lectures printed and widely circulated in their own lifetimes. The desire to reform the masses intensified in him during his stay at Kanpur.
Eventually, Thanwi retired from teaching and devoted himself to reestablishing the spiritual centre (khānqāh) of his shaikh in Thāna Bhāwan.
Fatwa of best parson and its refutation
In 1906 Ahmad Raza Khan issued a fatwa against Thanwi and other Deobandi leaders entitled Husam ul-Haramain (Urdu: Sword of Mecca and Medina), decrying them as unbelievers and Satanists. The fatwa was also signed by other scholars including from Hijaz.[2][3][4][5]
The scholars of Deoband wrote The Sword on the Disproved (Al-Muhannad ‘ala al-Mufannad) in reply, seeking to refute Reza Khan's allegations.[6][7]
See also
- Deobandi
- Bahishti Zewar
- Shah Waliullah
- Muhammad Shafi
- Muhammad Taqi Usmani
- Muhammad Rafi Usmani
- Muhammad Mian Mansoor Ansari
References
- ↑ Ali Abbasi, Shahid. (2008, January–March). Rethinking in Islam: Mawlana Ashraf 'Ali Thanawi on Way and Way-faring. Hamdard Islamic-us, 21(1), 7–23. (Article on Ashraf 'Ali's teachings on Sufism.)
- ↑ Fatwa of Kufr Archived August 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. (originally issued 1900 C.E.), posted at SufiManzil.org
- ↑ Ahmad Raza Khan. Hussam-ul-Harmain
- ↑ Fatawa Hussam-ul-Hermayn by Khan,Ahmad Raza Qadri
- ↑ As-samare-ul-Hindiya by Khan,Hashmat Ali
- ↑ Madsen, Stig Toft; Nielsen, Kenneth Bo; Skoda, Uwe (2011-01-01). Trysts with Democracy: Political Practice in South Asia. Anthem Press. ISBN 9780857287731.
- ↑ Riaz, Ali (2008-01-01). Faithful Education: Madrassahs in South Asia. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813543451.
Further reading
- Zaman, Muhammad Qasim, Ashraf `Ali Thanawi: Islam in Modern South Asia (Makers of the Muslim World), Oneworld, 2007.
- Ahmed, Muniruddin,
External links
- A Short Bio on Ashraf Ali Thanwi at Haqislam.org
- Collection of Ashraf Ali Thanwi in PDF-format
- themajlis.co.za Muhannad
- Shaykh Nuh expanded on the takfir (calling muslims disbelievers) made by Barelvi
- answer to allegations made against Ashraf Ali Thanwi and the Scholars of the School of Deobandanswers to hussam alharamayn on others]