Ahmad Saeed Dehlavi (also known as Sahbān al-Hind; 1888 – 4 December 1959) was an Indian Muslim scholar and freedom struggle activist who served as the first general secretary and the fifth president of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind. He also served as the third rector of Madrasa Aminia and authored books such as Fear of Hell and Key to the Garden of Bliss.
Mawlānā Ahmad Saeed Dehlavi | |
|---|---|
| Sahbān al-Hind | |
| 1st General Secretary of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind | |
| In office 1920 – 13 July 1940 | |
| Preceded by | "office established" |
| Succeeded by | Abul Muhasin Muhammad Sajjad |
| 5th President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind | |
| In office 1957 – 4 December 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Hussain Ahmad Madani |
| Succeeded by | Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad |
| 3rd Rector of Madrasa Aminia | |
| In office 1953 – September 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Kifayatullah Dehlawi |
| Succeeded by | Hafizur Rahman Wasif Dehlavi |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1888 |
| Died | 4 December 1959 (aged 70–71) Delhi, India |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Notable work(s) | Fear of Hell, Key to the Garden of Bliss |
| Alma mater | Madrasa Aminia |
Biography
editAhmad Saeed Dehlavi in 1888 in Daryaganj, Delhi.[1] He received his primary education from Abdul Majeed Mustafabadi and Muhammad Yasin Sikandarabadi, and memorized the Quran at Madrasa Hussainia in Delhi.[1] He entered Madrasa Aminia in 1328 AH and graduated in 1336 AH.[2] His teachers included Kifayatullah Dehlawi.[1]
Saeed participated in the Indian freedom struggle and was imprisoned eight times.[3] He was arrested in 1921 and jailed in the Central Jail Mianwali for one year.[4] He was arrested for the last time in 1942 and imprisoned in the jails of Delhi, Lahore, Ferozpur and Multan.[4] He was among the founders of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (JUH) and was appointed the interim secretary in the meeting of inception in November 1919.[5]
Saeed was appointed the first general secretary of the JUH in November 1920, a position he served for twenty years.[1][5] He served as the vice-president of the JUH for seventeen years from 1940 to 1957.[4] He taught at the Madrasa Aminia and was appointed its rector in 1953 following the death of Kifayatullah Dehlawi.[1][6] He served as the president of the JUH for two years from 1957 until his death on 4 December 1959 in Delhi.[3][4]
Saeed was seen as an influential speaker.[3] He was known as Sahbān al-Hind.[2]
Legacy
editIn September 2019, JUH organized a two-days seminar on the life and works of Saeed. It was attended by scholars and poets including Akhtarul Wasey, Gulzar Dehlvi and Usman Mansoorpuri.[7]
Literary works
editSaeed wrote Kashf-ur-Rahman, an exegesis of the Quran, in Urdu, in two volumes.[3] His other works include:[8]
- Dozakh ka khatka (Fear of Hell)
- Jannat ki Kunji (Key to the Garden of Bliss)
- Jannat ki Zamānat
- Khuda ki baatein
- Rasūlullāh ke tīn sau mo'jizāt (Three Hundred Miracles of Muhammad)
- Shaukat Āra Begum
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Salman Mansoorpuri, Tehreek Azadi-e-Hind Mai Muslim Ulama aur Awaam ka Kirdar, p. 193
- ^ a b Asir Adrawi. Tazkirah Mashāhīr-e-Hind: Karwān-e-Rafta. p. 20.
- ^ a b c d Asir Adrawi. Tazkirah Mashāhīr-e-Hind: Karwān-e-Rafta. p. 21.
- ^ a b c d Salman Mansoorpuri, Tehreek Azadi-e-Hind Mai Muslim Ulama aur Awaam ka Kirdar, p. 194
- ^ a b Wasif Dehlavi, Hafizur Rahman. Jamī'at-i Ulamā par ek tārīk̲h̲ī tabṣirah (in Urdu). p. 74. OCLC 16907808.
- ^ Muḥammad Qāsim Dehlavi (2011). Mawlānā Ḥafīẓurraḥmān Wāsif Dehlavī. New Delhi: Urdu Academy. p. 24. ISBN 978-81-7121-176-0.
- ^ "جمعیۃ علماء ہند کے زیر اہتمام مولانا عبدالباری فرنگی محلی اور مولانا احمد سعید دہلوی پر دوروزہ سیمینار" [Two days seminar on Abdul Bari Farangi Mahali and Ahmad Saeed Dehlavi]. The Daily Siasat. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Books by Ahmad Saeed Dehlavi". WorldCat. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
Bibliography
edit- Salman Mansoorpuri (2014). Tehreek Azadi-e-Hind Mai Muslim Ulama aur Awaam ka Kirdar (in Urdu). Deoband: Deeni Kitab Ghar. pp. 194–195.
- Asir Adrawi (April 2016). Tazkirah Mashāhīr-e-Hind: Karwān-e-Rafta (in Urdu) (2 ed.). Deoband: Darul Muallifeen. pp. 20–21.
- Shahjahanpuri, Abu Salman (2011). Sahban-ul-Hind Mawlānā Ahmad Saeed Dehlavi: Ek Siyāsi Mutāla (in Urdu). Delhi: Farid Book Depot.