Hakim Syed Karam Husain
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Hakim Syed Muhammad Karam Hussain (1870–1953) was a prominent Unani
Unani
Unani-tibb or Unani Medicine also spelled Yunani Medicine means "Greek Medicine", and is a form of traditional medicine widely practiced in South Asia...

 practitioner from Tijara
Tijara
Tijara is a city and a municipality in Alwar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Tijara is situated 48 km to the north east of Alwar, the nearest Railwau station is Khairthal. It was founded by Tajpala, Raja of Sarahata, 6 km from Tijara. A scion of Yadav family, he built palaces at...

, Alwar.

Education

After initial education from his hometown ‘Tijara’, he moved to Meerut at the age of 14 years. In Meerut, he took expertise, knowledge and proficiency on ‘Unani Tibb’ from two leading practitioners ‘Hakim Mohammad Hasan Haziq’ and ‘Hakim Baldev Sahai’. Hakim Hasan Haziq (died 1928) was the author of many books on Unani medicine including ‘Lataif-e Ghalib’ from Naami Press, Meerut, while Hakim Baldev Sahai was himself a student of Hakim Ahsanullah Khan, prime minister and royal physician to Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar of Delhi.

Practicing Unani medicine

Hakim Syed Karam Husain started practicing Unani
Unani
Unani-tibb or Unani Medicine also spelled Yunani Medicine means "Greek Medicine", and is a form of traditional medicine widely practiced in South Asia...

 at Tijara
Tijara
Tijara is a city and a municipality in Alwar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Tijara is situated 48 km to the north east of Alwar, the nearest Railwau station is Khairthal. It was founded by Tajpala, Raja of Sarahata, 6 km from Tijara. A scion of Yadav family, he built palaces at...

, Alwar in early 1893. He established his own Unani pharmaceutics
Pharmaceutics
Pharmaceutics is the discipline of pharmacy that deals with all facets of the process of turning a new chemical entity into a medication able to be safely and effectively used by patients in the community. Pharmaceutics is the science of dosage form design...

, by the name of, Dawakhana Shifaul Amraz
Dawakhana Shifaul Amraz
Dawakhana Shifaul Amraz , was a Unani pharmaceutical company established in 1894 at Tijara, India. It was one of the largest manufacturer of many Unani medicine before the partition of India.-History:...

 in 1894 . He was a personal Unani physician of Maharaja
Maharaja
Mahārāja is a Sanskrit title for a "great king" or "high king". The female equivalent title Maharani denotes either the wife of a Maharaja or, in states where that was customary, a woman ruling in her own right. The widow of a Maharaja is known as a Rajamata...

 of Alwar Jai Singh Prabhakar (1882–1937) and has been a standing committee member of All India Unani and Ayurvedic Tibbi Conference, of whose Hakim Ajmal Khan
Hakim Ajmal Khan
Ajmal Khan was an Indian physician specialising in the field of South Asian traditional Unani medicine as well as a Muslim nationalist politician and freedom fighter. Through his founding of the Tibbia College in Delhi, he is credited with the revival of Unani medicine in early 20th century...

 was the president.

Maharaja Jai Singh Prabhakar once invited some significant Unani physicians working in the state of Alwar to discuss the future course and progress and promotion of Unani medicine. Hakim Syed Karam Hussain was the chief-de-mission of that delegation. In that delegation, the other physicians who were present: Hakim Syed Mohammad (Khairtal), Hakim Mohammad Sulaiman, Hakim Mohammad Umar Fasih, Hakim Imam Ali, Hakim Syed Ahmad Ali Akbarabadi and Hakim Ziauddin (Tijara).

Regional personality

He was popularly known as Rais
Rais
Raees, Raeesha, is a title used by the rulers of Muslim states in the Middle East and South Asia. It is translated as president in Arabic and wealthy in Persian...

-e Tijara, a very pious and religious person and a resident of Qazi Mohalla
Mahallah
Mahalla or Mahallya or Mohalla is an Arabic language country subdivision or neighbourhood term. Used in the South Asia as Mohalla.* Mahalla * Mahalla * Mahalle * El-Mahalla El-Kubra...

, of the Tijara city before the partition of India
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...

 in 1947. He bought seven Havelis at Tijara
Tijara
Tijara is a city and a municipality in Alwar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Tijara is situated 48 km to the north east of Alwar, the nearest Railwau station is Khairthal. It was founded by Tajpala, Raja of Sarahata, 6 km from Tijara. A scion of Yadav family, he built palaces at...

 including the 'Haveli Qadeem' (the oldest private mansion at the Qazi Mohalla). In addition, he had two other houses in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

. In the course of leisure moment, his favourite places of visit were Mount Abu and Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

. The following Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...

 commemorative inscription can still be seen at the main entrance of his ‘Haveli Qadeem’ at Tijara:
[By "شاہ اکبر" (Shah Akbar), meaning both 'Emperor Akbar' and 'Great Emperor', the poet parallels God and Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar, and asserts 'Great Emperor' to both].


The above qata was written at the time when Emperor Akbar visited Tijara
Tijara
Tijara is a city and a municipality in Alwar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Tijara is situated 48 km to the north east of Alwar, the nearest Railwau station is Khairthal. It was founded by Tajpala, Raja of Sarahata, 6 km from Tijara. A scion of Yadav family, he built palaces at...

 while moving to Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri is a city and a municipal board in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Built near the much older Sikri, the historical city of Fatehabad, as it was first named, was constructed by Mughal emperor Akbar beginning in 1570...

 from Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

. According to Major P.W. Powlett (late settlement officer of Ulwar), "Akbar appears to have given some attention to Mewat
Mewat
Mewat is a historical region of Haryana and Rajasthan states in northwestern India. The loose boundaries of Mewat are not precisely determined but generally include Mewat District of Haryana and parts of Alwar, Bharatpur, and Dholpur districts of Rajasthan...

 in AH. 957 (A.D. 1579), he visited Ulwur (now Alwar) on his way to Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri is a city and a municipal board in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Built near the much older Sikri, the historical city of Fatehabad, as it was first named, was constructed by Mughal emperor Akbar beginning in 1570...

".

Community and social works

Being a well-off person in the region of Mewat
Mewat
Mewat is a historical region of Haryana and Rajasthan states in northwestern India. The loose boundaries of Mewat are not precisely determined but generally include Mewat District of Haryana and parts of Alwar, Bharatpur, and Dholpur districts of Rajasthan...

, he assisted many community and social works by lending either monetary donation or moral support to many organisations such as 'Anjuman Khadimul Islam' (Alwar), 'Jamiat Markaziya Tabligh-ul-Islam' (Ambala), 'Anjuman-e-Himayat-e-Islam
Anjuman-e-Himayat-e-Islam
The Anjuman-e-Himayat-e-Islam is an Islamic intellectual and political organisation based in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. Founded in the late 19th century, the body composed of Muslim intellectuals and politicians seeking to reform Muslim society and work on its development...

' / 'Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam
Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam
Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam , launched in Lahore in 1884. One of its major efforts was the setting up of a number of schools for Muslim girls and orphanages in the Punjab, where girls were taught Urdu and the Qur’an, as well as mathematics, needlework and crafts...

' (Lahore), 'Jamia Masjid' (Tijara) and 'Madrasa Islamia' (Tijara). Ghulam Bhik Nairang
Ghulam Bhik Nairang
Syed Ghulam Bhik Nairang , also known as Meer Nairang, was a distinguished lawyer, a poet and a prominent Indian Muslim leader. He held office with the All-India Muslim League, India, pre-partition . He was close friends with Allama Muhammad Iqbal, a college-mate and fellow poet...

 was the founder of 'Jamiat Markaziya Tabligh-ul-Islam' (Ambala). Hakim Syed Karam Husain also assisted Maulana Mohammad Ilyas in many occasions when he visited nearby towns of Mewat
Mewat
Mewat is a historical region of Haryana and Rajasthan states in northwestern India. The loose boundaries of Mewat are not precisely determined but generally include Mewat District of Haryana and parts of Alwar, Bharatpur, and Dholpur districts of Rajasthan...

.

The plaque, with the name of 'Hakim Syed Karam Husain', found in a well
Water well
A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring or drilling to access groundwater in underground aquifers. The well water is drawn by an electric submersible pump, a trash pump, a vertical turbine pump, a handpump or a mechanical pump...

 of Jamia Masjid located at Bazaar during cleansing drive and is now preserved in the Jamia Masjid complex suggests that the main gate of the mosque (Sadar Darwaza) was once built by him. The mosque is believed to get damage during the Partition of India
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...

.

It is because of the influence of Hakim Karam Husain, that he brought Maharaja Jai Singh Prabhakar at Tijara to visit 'Madrasa Islamia' (Islamia School). Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan
Ghazanfar Ali Khan
Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan Khokhar was a leading member of the All India Muslim League who was a politician in British India, a trusted lieutenant of Muhammad Ali Jinnah who served in the Interim Government of India of 1946 and later became a minister in the government of Pakistan and finally a...

, the then Education Minister at the State of Alwar, also accompanied with him. On the main gate of school, it was written.
He also supported in the publication of books of other authors in both Unani
Unani
Unani-tibb or Unani Medicine also spelled Yunani Medicine means "Greek Medicine", and is a form of traditional medicine widely practiced in South Asia...

 and other literary works. To name a few Tibbi
Tibbi
Tibbi is one of the seven tehsil headquarters of Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan state in India. It is at the junction of Haryana, Punjab, and Rajasthan states....

 books, which acknowledge his name are ‘Tarjuma Qarabadin Azam’, ‘Tarjuma Aqsarai’, ‘Tauzih al Advia’, ‘Ilajun Nisan’, Afsana Hikmat’, ‘Tafaruqul Amraz was Tafaruqul Advia’, ‘Moonisul Atibba’ and ‘Usoole Sehat’. Similarly, he helped in the publication of general books such as ‘Qutub al Madar Talifat Shikwah’ by Maulana Syed Ali Shikwa nabirah Hazrat Maulana Syed Shah Jurat Ali Arghwani of Makanpur
Makanpur
Makanpur is a town in Kanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Makanpur is a town in the tehsil of Bilhaur. Makanpurpur is well connected by rail and road....

, ‘Swanehumri Kalyari’ by Mohammad Ashiq Ali, ‘Risalah Islahul Milad’ by Maulana Qari Abdul Latif Khan (Teacher, Madrasa Aaliya, Agra), ‘Gulzar Risalat wa Guldasta-e Shahadat’ by Qazi Zakiruddin, ‘Nasihatul Muslamin al Maroof Musaddas Kabiruddin’ by Aziz Kabiruddin Kalim, ‘Kashiful Asrar’ by Peerji Ahmad Shah Rampuri, ‘Masnawi Farishta Rahmat’ and ‘Anjam Mohabbat’ by Maulana Hakim Mohammad Ahmad Alwari and ‘Gulshan Sairul Mashhoor ba Yaadgar Darbar Alwar’. In addition, he got printed a copy of Quran from Gulzar Mohammadi Press, Meerut in 1889 (1307 AH).

Poetry

He had not only great interest in Urdu poetry
Urdu poetry
Urdu poetry is a rich tradition of poetry and has many different types and forms. Borrowing much from the Persian language, it is today an important part of Pakistani and North Indian culture....

, but also as a Pen name Natiq (Takhallus), composed many poems. He learned the art of poetry from his teacher ‘Hakim Mohammad Hasan Haziq’ and ‘Isharat Ali Khan Sadq Meeruti’. He once acknowledged,

Family history

Hakim Syed Karam Husain (1287AH/1870AD – 11th Shawwal 1372 AH/25 June 1953) was a direct descendent of Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad
Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad
Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad was a scholar of repute from Sakras, District Gurgaon . He belonged to the family of Gardēzī Sadaat.-Biography:...

. He was merely 8 years old when his father Qazi Mir Imdad Ali
Qazi Mir Imdad Ali
Qazi Mir Imdad Ali was Military officer during Bhonsle Dynasty in 1835 at Nagpur.-Biography:Mir Imdad Ali was an inherited Qazi by profession from Sakras, District Gurgaon . He was merely 5 years when his father Syed Mohammad Ashraf was assassinated in 1814 by Meo Community at Sakras...

 died. He was trained under the guidance of his mother, Fayyazun Nisan, who was a very talented woman. She inherited all the good qualities from her father, Hussainuddin (died on 11 Dhu al-Hijjah
Dhu al-Hijjah
Dhu al-Ḥijjah is the twelfth and final month in the Islamic calendar.This is a very sacred month in the Islamic calendar, marking the end of the year. It is in this month in which the Hajj takes place....

 1278 AH / 1861 AD), a man of horse business from Hyderabad. Hussainuddin also had a good taste in literature. Apart from Fayyazun Nisan, he had another daughter, Bayazun Nisan from his wife Siddiqun Nisan (daughter of Ghulam Askari Ibn Salahuddin ibn Karimuddin ibn Muqtada ibn Qazi Ghulam Murtaza).

With family members and friends, Karam Husain went for Hajj
Hajj
The Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, and is the fifth pillar of Islam, a religious duty that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so...

 pilgrimage from Tijara
Tijara
Tijara is a city and a municipality in Alwar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Tijara is situated 48 km to the north east of Alwar, the nearest Railwau station is Khairthal. It was founded by Tajpala, Raja of Sarahata, 6 km from Tijara. A scion of Yadav family, he built palaces at...

 in January 1934 (1354 AH). With him, his wife (Mrs. Hakimun Nisa), sister (Mrs. Anwari Begum), elder son (Hakim Syed Atiqul Qadir
Hakim Syed Atiqul Qadir
Hafiz Hakim Syed Atiqul Qadir was a noted Unani Physician from Tijara and Bhopal.-Brief biography:Hakim Syed Atiqul Qadir belonged to the family of Gardēzī Sadaat and was born on 24 Ramadan 1328 AH / 1909 AD at Tijara. He was a practicing Unani Physician from Tijara and Bhopal.-Education:He...

), and others such as Khwaja Kamaluddin (Alias Mian Kallan Shah), Qazi Saeeduddin and Mrs. Zaeefa Khatoon were there.

Many of his family members and relatives are remembered for their role and sacrifices in India's First War of Independence.

After his demise, he was laid to rest adjacent to the grave of his wife Hakimun Nisa, who herself died at the age of 81 years on 14th Rabiulawwal 1370 AH/1950AD, in his family graveyard located at Church Road, Mohallah
Mahallah
Mahalla or Mahallya or Mohalla is an Arabic language country subdivision or neighbourhood term. Used in the South Asia as Mohalla.* Mahalla * Mahalla * Mahalle * El-Mahalla El-Kubra...

 Jinsi, Bhopal.

Books

He was the author of many books some are published while some are extant as unpublished manuscript on Unani
Unani
Unani-tibb or Unani Medicine also spelled Yunani Medicine means "Greek Medicine", and is a form of traditional medicine widely practiced in South Asia...

. Following is a list of published books:
  • من موہنی الحب 'Man Mohnee' (Al-Hub).
  • Taufah-e Jahan Maroof ba Keemiya-e Ishrat
  • Nisab al Tibb al Maroof Tibbi Khaliq- Bari
  • Risala Khizab
  • Risala Khwas Aaq
  • Risala Maqsood al Talib
  • Mafatihul Ghaib
  • Taskhir Khalaiq Tarjuma Kitab Aqdul Mohabbat
  • Mafatihul Mominin
  • Ramzanul Muslamin
  • Risala Fazail al Haj
  • Chahal Kaaf
  • Darood Mastaghat
  • Harz Murtazvi Maroof ba 'Duwai Saifi'
  • Darbar Sultanul Hind
  • Irshad-e Wahidi
  • Tazkira Ahbab
  • Jashne Maulood
  • Kitab al Moalijat
  • Bayaz-e Tibb
  • Sharah-e Qasida Ghausiya
  • Waqiful Ayub wa kashiful Qaloob al Maroof 'Masnavi Mutmain'
  • Risala Qadm Shareef
  • Safar Nama-e Haj


Apart from various books and monographs, he edited monthly periodical 'Masih-e Zaman' from 1926 to 1944. This periodical in 5000 copies was first printed from 'Hindustan Electric Printing Works' (Delhi) and then from 'Matba Abul Alai' (Agra) and 'Mahboobul Matabi' (Delhi). There was no printing press at Tijara, Alwar.

Legacy

  • Two sons – Hafiz Hakim Syed Atiqul Qadir
    Hakim Syed Atiqul Qadir
    Hafiz Hakim Syed Atiqul Qadir was a noted Unani Physician from Tijara and Bhopal.-Brief biography:Hakim Syed Atiqul Qadir belonged to the family of Gardēzī Sadaat and was born on 24 Ramadan 1328 AH / 1909 AD at Tijara. He was a practicing Unani Physician from Tijara and Bhopal.-Education:He...

     (1909–2000) and Hakim Syed Fazlur Rahman
    Hakim Syed Fazlur Rahman
    Hakim Syed Fazlur Rahman was a noted Unani physician from Tijara and Bhopal.-Brief biography:Syed Fazlur Rahman belonged to the family of Gardēzī Sadaat. Being ‘Hakim’ by profession, he also had deep interest in mysticism and Sufism...

     (1912–1994), whom Hakim Syed Karam Husain trained the arts of Unani Tibb.

  • A well-settled 'Dawakhana Shifaul Amraz'.


See also

  • Hakim Karam Husain Museum on History of Medicine and Sciences
  • Tijara
  • Syed Mohammad Ashraf
    Syed Mohammad Ashraf
    Qazi Syed Mohammad Ashraf was a very influential person in the region of Mewat of Alwar during British India.-Biography:Qazi Syed Mohammad Ashraf was one of the prominent men from the region of Mewat. He was a ulama, faqih and well versed in sharia law. He worked for Islamic dawah and did tabligh...

     (Grandfather)
  • Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman
    Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman
    Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman , is well known for his contribution to Unani medicine. He founded Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences in 2000...

     (grandson)
  • Syed Ziaur Rahman
    Syed Ziaur Rahman
    Dr Syed Ziaur Rahman is a faculty member in the discipline of Pharmacology and Chair of the Advisory Council , International Association of Medical Colleges.-Biography:...

     (great-grandson)
  • Munshi Hakimuddin
    Munshi Hakimuddin
    Munshi Hakimuddin was Chief Secretary at Bhopal state during the period of Nawab Shah Jahan Begum.-Biography:Munshi Hakimuddin was ‘Meer Munshi-e Riyasat Bhopal’ and hence popularly known as 'Munshi Hakimuddin'. He started his career as Mohtamim of 'Adalat-e- Diwani'...

  • Hafiz Mazhar Husain
    Hafiz Mazhar Husain
    Hafiz Mazhar Husain was Chief Justice at Bhopal state during the period of Nawab Sultan Jahan Begum.-Biography:Mazhar Husain was born on 22 Safar 1274 AH/November 1857 AD at Bhopal. His father Munshi Hakimuddin was Chief Secretary at Bhopal state.He learned Quran by heart from Hafiz Rahim Shah. At...

  • Ghulam Mansoor
    Ghulam Mansoor
    Ghulam Mansoor was Subedar-Major in 1867 at Bhopal State.-Biography:Ghulam Mansoor was a scholar of repute in both Arabic and Persian. He was appointed in the army during the Bhonsle Dynasty at the princely state of Nagpur. At that time, Maharaja Senasaheb Subha Chhatrapati Raghuji Bapusaheb...

  • Ghulam Ahmad Faroghi
    Ghulam Ahmad Faroghi
    Hafiz Ghulam Ahmad Faroghi was a scholar of repute of Arabic and Persian language at Bhopal state. He was first appointed as ‘Head Maulvi’ at Sulaimania School and then worked as a teacher at Jahangiria School. These two schools were very famous for affluent class during the princely state of...

  • Sardar Bahadur Tafazzul Hussain Khan
    Sardar Bahadur Tafazzul Hussain Khan
    Tafazzul Hussain Khan was a key army personnel during the 1857 revolt. He was Risaldar of a mounted troop during 1857 Indian revolt and was entitled, 'Captain' and ‘Sardar Bahadur’ by British India....

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