Qazi Mir Imdad Ali
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Qazi Mir Imdad Ali was Military officer during Bhonsle Dynasty in 1835 at Nagpur
.
(Haryana
). He was merely 5 years when his father Syed Mohammad Ashraf
was assassinated (Shaheed) in 1814 by Meo
Community at Sakras. It was a time when Mughals were becoming weak and there was almost anarchy
and lawlessness
all over the state. The government was weakened by successive wars, agrarian crises fueling local revolts, the growth of religious intolerance and British colonialism. Soon after the demise of his father, he migrated from Sakras, where his family lived nearly 500 years, to Tijara.
His elder brother Haji Mohammad Zainuddin
, arranged higher education for him. He learned Arabic and Persian languages apart from general philosophy and knowledge. From many parts of the country, students came to learn various subjects from him. After the revolt of 1857, his interest was only reading and teaching. Maulana Syed Mukarram Hussain Mujtahid (died 1887) of Jalali
(Aligarh) was also his student in earlier days
Being courageous in nature and a good horse rider, he was appointed Military officer in 1835 during the Bhonsle Dynasty at the princely state
of Nagpur
. At that time, Maharaja Senasaheb Subha Chhatrapati Raghuji Bapusaheb Bhonsle III was the ruler of the princely state
of Nagpur
(1818–1853). After the death of Raghuji Bapusaheb Bhonsle III on 11 December 1853, the state lapsed and the Nagpur Province
became the part of the Central Provinces and Berar
and came under the administration of a commissioner under the British central government, with Nagpur
as its capital. In Nagpur, his relative had a Risala (mounted troop) of 100 horse riders with Naqqara
and Nishān
. He with other family relatives came back from Nagpur in 1262 AH / 1845 AD. He also served 15th Battalion
of Punjab Regiment
of the British Indian Army
at Jalandhar
. In this 15th Battalion, his relative Qazi Rahimuddin was Risaldar
. Because of literary and courageous nature of Qazi Imdad Ali, Regiment Sergeant Major
Sham Fiar respected him too much. He needed a person who could help him in Persian and Urdu. Later on of his life, he started his business of horse trading
from Tijara
.
Being an ardent lover of literature, he also maintained a good library of his own books at his residence. He even transcribed a poetic book 'Aakhir Gat' of Hazrat Mohammad Ramzan Shaheed Mohmi (Shahadat 1824) in Urdu. A copy of this book transcribed by him with his signature on 10 February 1849 is available in the Library of Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences
.
He died on Sunday 22 September 1878 (25th Ramzan 1295AH) at the age of 70 years and was buried at Pana near Bagh MirInji, Tijara
, Alwar. At the same family graveyard, his wife Fayyazun Nisan, his son-in-law Mohammad Yusuf and his daughter's son Mohammad Yamin are also buried. Following is a eulogy
, narrated by a Persian
poet
on Qazi Mir Imdad Ali’s death:
from the region of Mewat
, many members had a long tradition of scholarship and military history. After the loss of Syed Mohammad Ashraf
, the family of Mir Imdad Ali was shifted to Tijara
, where other family relatives were living. The people from ‘Saiyed family’ were very few in the region of Mewat
. They were distinct in places like Khairthal, Bahadur Pur and Tijara
. According to Major P.W. Powlett (late settlement officer of Ulwar), Mandha (now in Sikar district
), was the only Saiyed village in the Tehsil
of Tijara
. The people are connected with the Khairthal Saiyed, and have been established at Mandha for four or five hundred years. There is a half-built fort in the village, begun by Faizulla Khan Khanzada of Shahbad, who was in power for a time some eighty years ago. He was offended with the Saiyads for refusing a matrimonial alliance with him, and to build his fort he destroyed twenty-two of their masonry houses (Havelis)
Qazi Mir Imdad Ali had many family relatives in several places of nearby states of Haryana
and Rajasthan
such as Khairthal, Rewari
, Jhajhar
, Ferozepur Jhirka
, Bahadur Pur and Tijara
. Many of them held important offices at princely state
of Alwar and Jaipur
, while some family members took part in India's First War of Independence. Mufti Yaqinuddin son of Mufti Imamuddin, and the brother-in-law of Mir Imdad Ali (actually son-in-law of his uncle Syed Mohammad Shamsuddin) was a renowned scholar and Mufti
of Rewari
. Being Mufti
of the city, he issued Fatwa
against the British forces and to support the forces of Rao Tula Ram
of Rewari
. In consequent to his Fatwa
, Muslims of Rewari and nearby villages fought against British invasion and supported with heart and soul the small force of Rao Tula Ram
. Many got martyrdom in the fight so called the 'Fight at Narnaul'. After the defeat of Rao Tula Ram
on 16 November 1857, Mufti Yaqinuddin and his brother-in-law Abdur Rahman (alias Nabi Baksh) were hanged after brought from Tijara
to Delhi
. His brother Mufti Nizamuddin was arrested from Rewari
and was also hanged in Delhi.
Mir Imdad Ali first married to Bibi Ajab Daulat (daughter of Mohammad Yar and maternal grand-daughter of Shah Abulghais) but had no children. After the death of Bibi Ajab Daulat and at the age of 60 years, he remarried in 1869 with Fayyazun Nisan (Daughter of Hussainuddin ibn Amiruddin ibn Moizuddin). With second wife, he had one son - Hakim Syed Karam Husain
and one daughter - Anwari Begum (born in 1874).
Anwari Begum was married to Mohammad Yusuf ibn Mohammad Hussain ibn Ghulam Gilani of Bulandshahr and had three sons Haji Mohammd Yasin, Hakim Mohammad Mubin Ahmad and Mohammad Hanif. Mohammad Yusuf died due to Pneumonia
in an early age on 9 Dhu al-Qi'dah
at Tijara
while Anwari Begum died at the age of 84 years on 16 Shawwal
/ 15 May 1957 at Karachi
, Pakistan.
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
.
Biography
Mir Imdad Ali was an inherited Qazi by profession from Sakras, District GurgaonGurgaon
Gurgaon is the second largest city in the Indian state of Haryana. Gurgaon is the industrial and financial center of Haryana. It is located 30 km south of national capital New Delhi, about 10 kilometers from Dwarka Sub City and 268 km south of Chandigarh, the state capital...
(Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
). He was merely 5 years when his father 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...
was assassinated (Shaheed) in 1814 by Meo
Meo
Mayo or Meo or Mewati is a prominent Muslim Rajput tribe from North-Western India. A considerable number of Meos migrated to Pakistan after independence in 1947 and now they are estimated to be over 12 million. In Pakistan, Meos have lost their distinct group identity and cultural traditions and...
Community at Sakras. It was a time when Mughals were becoming weak and there was almost anarchy
Anarchy
Anarchy , has more than one colloquial definition. In the United States, the term "anarchy" typically is meant to refer to a society which lacks publicly recognized government or violently enforced political authority...
and lawlessness
Lawlessness
Lawlessness may be:* lack of law, in any of the various senses of that word ;* chaos;* anomie;* anarchy;* anarchism* anarchism* randomness;* antinomianism;...
all over the state. The government was weakened by successive wars, agrarian crises fueling local revolts, the growth of religious intolerance and British colonialism. Soon after the demise of his father, he migrated from Sakras, where his family lived nearly 500 years, to Tijara.
His elder brother Haji Mohammad Zainuddin
Mohammad Zainuddin
Haji Mir Mohammad Zainuddin was Faujdar during Bhonsle Dynasty at Nagpur.-Biography:Haji Mohammad Zainuddin during the reign of Raghuji Bapusaheb Bhonsle III, migrated to Nagpur from Tijara in 1818 as a noble man. At that time, Nagpur was the princely state...
, arranged higher education for him. He learned Arabic and Persian languages apart from general philosophy and knowledge. From many parts of the country, students came to learn various subjects from him. After the revolt of 1857, his interest was only reading and teaching. Maulana Syed Mukarram Hussain Mujtahid (died 1887) of Jalali
Jalali
Jalali is a town and a nagar panchayat in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Jalali is located at . It has an average elevation of 178 metres .- History :...
(Aligarh) was also his student in earlier days
Being courageous in nature and a good horse rider, he was appointed Military officer in 1835 during the Bhonsle Dynasty at the princely state
Princely state
A Princely State was a nominally sovereign entitity of British rule in India that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule such as suzerainty or paramountcy.-British relationship with the Princely States:India under the British Raj ...
of Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
. At that time, Maharaja Senasaheb Subha Chhatrapati Raghuji Bapusaheb Bhonsle III was the ruler of the princely state
Princely state
A Princely State was a nominally sovereign entitity of British rule in India that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule such as suzerainty or paramountcy.-British relationship with the Princely States:India under the British Raj ...
of Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
(1818–1853). After the death of Raghuji Bapusaheb Bhonsle III on 11 December 1853, the state lapsed and the Nagpur Province
Nagpur Province
Nagpur Province was a province of British India that covered parts of present-day Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Chhattisgarh states. It was formed in 1853 when the British annexed the princely state of Nagpur. In 1861 it was merged into the Central Provinces...
became the part of the Central Provinces and Berar
Central Provinces and Berar
The Central Provinces and Berar was a province of British India. The province comprised British conquests from the Mughals and Marathas in central India, and covered much of present-day Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra states. Its capital was Nagpur. The Central Provinces was formed in...
and came under the administration of a commissioner under the British central government, with Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
as its capital. In Nagpur, his relative had a Risala (mounted troop) of 100 horse riders with Naqqara
Naqareh
The naqqāra is a drum with a rounded back and a hide head. It is thus a membranophone.The term naqqāra , also naqqarat, naqqarah, naqqåre, nakkare, nagora comes from the Arabic verb naqr- that means "to strike, beat".-Construction:The rounded section of a naqqara is made of baked clay, while the...
and Nishān
Nishan
Nishan is the name of the following people:* Saint Nishan, a saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church* Nishan Hindes, British model* Navneet Nishan, Indian actress* Nishan , Indian actor in Malayalam cinema...
. He with other family relatives came back from Nagpur in 1262 AH / 1845 AD. He also served 15th Battalion
Battalion
A battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,200 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel...
of Punjab Regiment
15th Punjab Regiment
The 15th Punjab Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. It was transferred to Pakistan Army on Partition of India in 1947, and amalgamated with the 1st, 14th and 16th Punjab Regiments in 1956 to form the Punjab Regiment....
of the British Indian Army
British Indian Army
The British Indian Army, officially simply the Indian Army, was the principal army of the British Raj in India before the partition of India in 1947...
at Jalandhar
Jalandhar
Jalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh...
. In this 15th Battalion, his relative Qazi Rahimuddin was Risaldar
Risaldar
Risaldar , meaning "the commander of a risala " in Persian, is a mid-level rank in cavalry and armoured units of the Indian Army. Risaldars generally command squadrons....
. Because of literary and courageous nature of Qazi Imdad Ali, Regiment Sergeant Major
Sergeant Major
Sergeants major is a senior non-commissioned rank or appointment in many militaries around the world. In Commonwealth countries, Sergeants Major are usually appointments held by senior non-commissioned officers or warrant officers...
Sham Fiar respected him too much. He needed a person who could help him in Persian and Urdu. Later on of his life, he started his business of horse trading
Horse trading
In the original sense, Horse trading is the buying and selling of horses, also called "Horse Dealing". Due to the difficulties in evaluating the merits of a horse offered for sale, the selling of horses offered great opportunities for dishonesty...
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...
.
Being an ardent lover of literature, he also maintained a good library of his own books at his residence. He even transcribed a poetic book 'Aakhir Gat' of Hazrat Mohammad Ramzan Shaheed Mohmi (Shahadat 1824) in Urdu. A copy of this book transcribed by him with his signature on 10 February 1849 is available in the Library of Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences
Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences
Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences is one of the Indian NGOs, which is registered under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882. Mohammad Hamid Ansari, former vice-chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, formally inaugurated it on April 21, 2001...
.
He died on Sunday 22 September 1878 (25th Ramzan 1295AH) at the age of 70 years and was buried at Pana near Bagh MirInji, 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. At the same family graveyard, his wife Fayyazun Nisan, his son-in-law Mohammad Yusuf and his daughter's son Mohammad Yamin are also buried. Following is a eulogy
Eulogy
A eulogy is a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially one recently deceased or retired. Eulogies may be given as part of funeral services. However, some denominations either discourage or do not permit eulogies at services to maintain respect for traditions...
, narrated by a Persian
Persian people
The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
on Qazi Mir Imdad Ali’s death:
Family
His family members were of the famous nobilityNobility
Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society, membership therein typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be...
from 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...
, many members had a long tradition of scholarship and military history. After the loss of 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...
, the family of Mir Imdad Ali was shifted to 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...
, where other family relatives were living. The people from ‘Saiyed family’ were very few 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...
. They were distinct in places like Khairthal, Bahadur Pur and 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...
. According to Major P.W. Powlett (late settlement officer of Ulwar), Mandha (now in Sikar district
Sikar district
Sikar District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The town of Sikar is the district headquarters.-Location:The district is located in the north-eastern part of the state of Rajasthan. It is bounded on the north by Jhunjhunu District, in the north-west by Churu district, in...
), was the only Saiyed village in the Tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
of 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...
. The people are connected with the Khairthal Saiyed, and have been established at Mandha for four or five hundred years. There is a half-built fort in the village, begun by Faizulla Khan Khanzada of Shahbad, who was in power for a time some eighty years ago. He was offended with the Saiyads for refusing a matrimonial alliance with him, and to build his fort he destroyed twenty-two of their masonry houses (Havelis)
Qazi Mir Imdad Ali had many family relatives in several places of nearby states of Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
and Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
such as Khairthal, Rewari
Rewari
Rewari is a city and a municipal council in Rewari district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is located in south-west Haryana around from Delhi and from Gurgaon.- Etymology :...
, Jhajhar
Jhajhar
Jhajhar is situated in the erstwhile province of Shekhawati of Rajasthan, India. It is located in the district of Jhunjhunu, approximately 7 km from Nawalgarh...
, Ferozepur Jhirka
Ferozepur Jhirka
-History:Abu Mohammad along with Makhdoom Tahir made a big estate in Ferozepur Jhirka. Qazi Ghulam Mustafa, who was honoured By Bahadur Shah I belonged to this family. He was married to Bibi Rasti , the daughter of Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad...
, Bahadur Pur and 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...
. Many of them held important offices at princely state
Princely state
A Princely State was a nominally sovereign entitity of British rule in India that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule such as suzerainty or paramountcy.-British relationship with the Princely States:India under the British Raj ...
of Alwar and Jaipur
Jaipur
Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....
, while some family members took part in India's First War of Independence. Mufti Yaqinuddin son of Mufti Imamuddin, and the brother-in-law of Mir Imdad Ali (actually son-in-law of his uncle Syed Mohammad Shamsuddin) was a renowned scholar and Mufti
Mufti
A mufti is a Sunni Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law . In religious administrative terms, a mufti is roughly equivalent to a deacon to a Sunni population...
of Rewari
Rewari
Rewari is a city and a municipal council in Rewari district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is located in south-west Haryana around from Delhi and from Gurgaon.- Etymology :...
. Being Mufti
Mufti
A mufti is a Sunni Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law . In religious administrative terms, a mufti is roughly equivalent to a deacon to a Sunni population...
of the city, he issued Fatwa
Fatwa
A fatwā in the Islamic faith is a juristic ruling concerning Islamic law issued by an Islamic scholar. In Sunni Islam any fatwā is non-binding, whereas in Shia Islam it could be considered by an individual as binding, depending on his or her relation to the scholar. The person who issues a fatwā...
against the British forces and to support the forces of Rao Tula Ram
Rao Tula Ram
Rao Tula Ram was one of the key leaders of the Indian rebellion of 1857, in Haryana, where he is considered a state hero....
of Rewari
Rewari
Rewari is a city and a municipal council in Rewari district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is located in south-west Haryana around from Delhi and from Gurgaon.- Etymology :...
. In consequent to his Fatwa
Fatwa
A fatwā in the Islamic faith is a juristic ruling concerning Islamic law issued by an Islamic scholar. In Sunni Islam any fatwā is non-binding, whereas in Shia Islam it could be considered by an individual as binding, depending on his or her relation to the scholar. The person who issues a fatwā...
, Muslims of Rewari and nearby villages fought against British invasion and supported with heart and soul the small force of Rao Tula Ram
Rao Tula Ram
Rao Tula Ram was one of the key leaders of the Indian rebellion of 1857, in Haryana, where he is considered a state hero....
. Many got martyrdom in the fight so called the 'Fight at Narnaul'. After the defeat of Rao Tula Ram
Rao Tula Ram
Rao Tula Ram was one of the key leaders of the Indian rebellion of 1857, in Haryana, where he is considered a state hero....
on 16 November 1857, Mufti Yaqinuddin and his brother-in-law Abdur Rahman (alias Nabi Baksh) were hanged after brought 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...
to 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...
. His brother Mufti Nizamuddin was arrested from Rewari
Rewari
Rewari is a city and a municipal council in Rewari district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is located in south-west Haryana around from Delhi and from Gurgaon.- Etymology :...
and was also hanged in Delhi.
Mir Imdad Ali first married to Bibi Ajab Daulat (daughter of Mohammad Yar and maternal grand-daughter of Shah Abulghais) but had no children. After the death of Bibi Ajab Daulat and at the age of 60 years, he remarried in 1869 with Fayyazun Nisan (Daughter of Hussainuddin ibn Amiruddin ibn Moizuddin). With second wife, he had one son - Hakim Syed Karam Husain
Hakim Syed Karam Husain
Hakim Syed Muhammad Karam Hussain was a prominent Unani practitioner from Tijara, 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...
and one daughter - Anwari Begum (born in 1874).
Anwari Begum was married to Mohammad Yusuf ibn Mohammad Hussain ibn Ghulam Gilani of Bulandshahr and had three sons Haji Mohammd Yasin, Hakim Mohammad Mubin Ahmad and Mohammad Hanif. Mohammad Yusuf died due to Pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
in an early age on 9 Dhu al-Qi'dah
Dhu al-Qi'dah
Dhu al-Qa'dah, Dhu'l-Qadah, or Dhu al-Qi'dah is the eleventh month in the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months in Islam during which warfare is prohibited, hence the name ‘Master of Truce’.- Timing :...
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...
while Anwari Begum died at the age of 84 years on 16 Shawwal
Shawwal
Shawwāl is the tenth month of the lunar Islamic calendar. Shawwāl means to ‘lift or carry’; so named because she-camels normally would be carrying a fetus at this time of year.-Fasting during Shawwāl:...
/ 15 May 1957 at Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Pakistan.
- Haji Mohammad Yasin (d. 9 August 1989) was 'Deputy District collectorDistrict collectorThe District Collector is the district head of administration of the bureaucracy in a state of India. Though he/she is appointed and is under general supervision of the state government, he/she has to be a member of the elite IAS recruited by the Central Government...
' at United ProvinceUnited ProvinceThe United Provinces, was a province of British India and later of Independent India, which came into existence on 1 April 1937 in result of the shortening of United Provinces of British India...
of IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. After retirement he migrated to PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
and worked as 'Settlement Officer'. He was married to cousin Manzoor Fatima, daughter of Abul Hasan in 1916 and had six sons [Mohammad Hussain, Mohammad Tahsin (died 1982), Mohammad Mursalin (has 3 sons and 3 daughter i.e. Muhammad Waqar Burney, Muhammad Wasi Burnay, Muhammad Faseih Burney, Asma, Saba and Salma), Mohammad Mohsin (has 3 sons i.e. Muhammad Aamir Burney, Muhammad Asim Burney, Muhammad Kashif Burney), Mohammad Shakil and Mohammad Kafil] and three daughters [Qamar Yasin (died January 2011), Akhtar Fatima and Badar Yasin]. Mohammad Tahsin (died 1982) did 'BSc Engineering' from Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh Muslim University ,is a residential academic university, established in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan as Mohammedan Angelo-Oriental College and later granted the status of Central University by an Act of the Indian Parliament in 1920...
and remained Chief Engineer in many companies. He was married to Maryam Sultana, daughter of Inamul Haq Haqqi and had five children Wajih Fatima (married to Shafiqur Rahman, JeddahJeddahJeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The...
), Bushra Fatima (married to Abdur Rasheed Waris, FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
), Mohammad Ikram (did engineering from LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
), Shabih Fatima (graduated from LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
) and Samina (graduated from JeddahJeddahJeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The...
). Mohammad Shakil had three sons and all are HafizHafizHafidh |f.]] ḥāfiẓa), literally meaning 'guardian', is a term used by Muslims in modern days for someone who has completely memorized the Qur'an.-Overview:...
Quran. Badar Yasin did double MA in subjects EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
and Islamic studiesIslamic studiesIn a Muslim context, Islamic studies can be an umbrella term for all virtually all of academia, both originally researched and as defined by the Islamization of knowledge...
. After 'Research fellowship', she also taught at 'Muslim Girls College, KarachiKarachiKarachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
. - Hakim Mohammad Mubin Ahmad was a UnaniUnaniUnani-tibb or Unani Medicine also spelled Yunani Medicine means "Greek Medicine", and is a form of traditional medicine widely practiced in South Asia...
physician at Dawakhana Shifaul AmrazDawakhana Shifaul AmrazDawakhana 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:...
. He was first married to Riyaz Fatima, daughter of Mohammad Yamin of Bulandshahr who died during child birth. Second marriage was performed with Rabia Begum daughter of Abdul Mughni of SikandrabadSikandrabadSikandrabad is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Demographics: India census, Sikandrabad had a population of 69,902. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sikandrabad has an average literacy rate of 50%, lower than the...
(Bulandshahr) with whom he had one son Mohammad Muhiuddin Ahmad Burney (b 28 February 1934) and one daughter Jameela Begum. Mohammad Muhiuddin Ahmad Burney married his first cousin Mubeen Fatima. She was the daughter of Qazi Syed Khalilur Rahman of RewariRewariRewari is a city and a municipal council in Rewari district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is located in south-west Haryana around from Delhi and from Gurgaon.- Etymology :...
. Jameela Begum was married to Salahuddin and had two children Masood and Ghazala. After the death of Rabia Begum on 6 ShawwalShawwalShawwāl is the tenth month of the lunar Islamic calendar. Shawwāl means to ‘lift or carry’; so named because she-camels normally would be carrying a fetus at this time of year.-Fasting during Shawwāl:...
1940, Mohammad Mubin Ahmad did third marriage with Imtiazi Begum (d. 29 November 1974), daughter of Qazi Hisamuddin of Shahabad, (TijaraTijaraTijara 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...
), with whom one son Badiuddin was born. Badiuddin did Diploma in Engineering from RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... - Haji Mohammad Hanif (born 1906) was married to Aziza Begum (daughter of Qazi Mohammad Yusuf of Bulandshahr) on 10 January 1938. He had two daughters: Arifa and Marifa. Arifa is married to Mohammad Usman ibn Mohammad Yasin of Bulandshahr. She has five children: Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Salman, Farhana, Sarha and Saima, while Marifa/ Mairaj Fatima was married to Mr Syed Shamim Akhtar. Mairaj Fatima has two sons Syed Saleem ShahzadSyed Saleem ShahzadSyed Saleem Shahzad was a Pakistani investigative journalist who wrote widely for leading European and Asian media. He served as the Pakistan Bureau Chief of Asia Times Online and Italian news agency Adnkronos . He was found dead in a canal in North-east Pakistan, showing signs of torture, two...
and Syed Waseem Fawad and one daughter (Marium Imran).
See also
- Qazi Syed Rafi MohammadQazi Syed Rafi MohammadQazi Syed Rafi Mohammad was a scholar of repute from Sakras, District Gurgaon . He belonged to the family of Gardēzī Sadaat.-Biography:...
- Qazi Syed InayatullahQazi Syed InayatullahQazi Syed Inayatullah was a scholar of Fiqh from Sakras, District Gurgaon . He belonged to the family of Gardēzī Sadaat.-Biography:...
- Qazi Syed HayatullahQazi Syed HayatullahQazi Syed Hayatullah was a Muslim scholar of Fiqh from Sakras, District Gurgaon . He belonged to the family of Gardēzī Sadaat.-Biography:...
- Qazi Syed Mohammad ZamanQazi Syed Mohammad ZamanQazi Syed Mohammad Zaman was a judge edicted in accordance with the laws of sharia from Sakras, now in District Gurgaon, Haryana.-Biography:...
- Qazi Syed Mohammad RafiQazi Syed Mohammad RafiQazi Syed Mohammad Rafi was a famous, religious scholar from Mewat during British India. He had influence in every sphere of life in the nearby areas of Mewat...
(grandfather) - Syed Mohammad AshrafSyed Mohammad AshrafQazi 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...
(father) - Hakim Syed Fazlur RahmanHakim Syed Fazlur RahmanHakim 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...
(grandson) - Hakim Syed Zillur RahmanHakim Syed Zillur RahmanHakim Syed Zillur Rahman , is well known for his contribution to Unani medicine. He founded Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences in 2000...
(great grandson) - Syed Ziaur RahmanSyed Ziaur RahmanDr 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 great-grandson) - Gardēzī SadaatGardēzī SadaatGardēzī Sadaat is a Sadaat Muslim family of Sayyid from Gardez ; consequently known as ‘Gardēzī Sadaat’ in Indian subcontinent.- Origin :...