Syed Shujaat Ali Qadri
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Syed Shuja’at Ali Qadri (Urdu: ) (January 1941 – January 27, 1993) was a member of the Pakistani Council of Islamic Ideology
and a renowned scholar of Islamic Sciences and modern science, and had a deep and authoritative understanding of traditional and modern Arabic language. He involved himself with the work of authoring and publication besides holding various offices and wrote a number of texts. He authored a number of books on Islamic fiqh (Sharia legal commentary)
, economics and inheritance, and also translated some notable books from Arabic to Urdu.
, India
, in January 1941. He was the son of Syed Masood Ali Qadri, who served in the office of Afta (Islamic jurisprudence) at the Jamia Islamia Anwar-ul-Uloom, a madrasah
in Multan
, Punjab (Pakistan)
. Qadri was the second eldest child of his father; his brothers are:
Qadri was the father of three sons and a daughter.
, who was the brother of the teacher of Allama Ghulam Jilani Meerthi and Allama Hafiz Shah Ahmad Noorani Siddiqi. He then, at the age of 10, migrated with his parents in 1951 to Multan, Pakistan and began his education in Madersah Anwar-ul-Ulum and eventually completed his darse nizami from this institute. He also received Ijaza or authority in the Qadri tariqa of Sufism
from Pir Kifayat Ali Shah.
He had the opportunity to learn from the following notable scholars:
He graduated from the Jamia Islamia Anwar-ul-Uloom, Multan at the age of eighteen. Besides this he achieved the following qualifications:
During the late 1980s and early 1990s he presented several lectures on the Quran and tafsir
to his viewers in religious television programs aired on Pakistan Television Corporation
. He remained as the sheikh-ul-hadith, mufti and founding member trustee of Darul Ulum Naeemia till his death. Qadri also served as a Lecturer in Liaqat Government College, Karachi, for 12 years and as a member of University of Karachi
Syndicate for two years.
, Pakistan and as a member of Karachi University Syndicate.
Shujaat's colleagues and students were often observed praising him. Muhammad Abdul Hakim Sharaf Qadri, a prominent scholar of Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat, glowingly described his character:
Son of the ghazali of current century, philosopher of Islam, Professor Mazhar Saeed Kazimi also praised Qadri:
His body was brought back to Pakistan on February 1, 1993, by Singapore Airlines, where he was buried in Darul Uloom Naeemia, Karachi. Qadri's funeral procession, in Karachi, was led by his brother, Allama Syed Saadat Ali Qadri, in the presence of a large number of people, journalists, politicians and scholars from all schools of thought. An estimated crowd of fifteen thousand attended his funeral procession. It was a unique and emblematic funeral in the history of Karachi. His tomb is located inside the Daru Uloom Naeemia.
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
, expressed his shock and grief over Qadri's death in the following manner:
He also eulogised the singular scholarly qualities and vast knowledge of Islamic Shariah of Qadri. Former Prime Minister of Pakistan and the opposition leader in the National Assembly of Pakistan at that time, Benazir Bhutto
, expressed her deep sorrow and grief over his demise:
The then Federal Minister for Religious Affairs, Maulana Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi expressed his condolences and said:
Hazrat Allama Shah Ahmed Noorani Siddiqui visited Qadri's home to offer his condolences to Qadri's family:
Besides these prominent figures, rich tributes were paid to Qadri by Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
, Maulana Fazlur Rehman Manani from Medina, Maulana Shah Turab-ul-Haq Qadri
, Chief Justice Federal Shariat Court Mr Justice Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, Chairman Council of Islamic Ideology Mr Justice Mohammad Haleem, Vice Chancellors Karachi University Dr Manzooruddin Ahmed and Dr Seyed Irtifaq Ali besides other various public leaders, religious scholars and government representatives.
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Syed Shuja’at Ali Qadri (Urdu: ) (January 1941 – January 27, 1993) was a member of the Pakistani Council of Islamic Ideology
Council of Islamic Ideology
Council of Islamic Ideology is a constitutional body responsible for giving legal advice on Islamic issues to Pakistan Government and the Parliament.-Functions:The council has following functions:...
and a renowned scholar of Islamic Sciences and modern science, and had a deep and authoritative understanding of traditional and modern Arabic language. He involved himself with the work of authoring and publication besides holding various offices and wrote a number of texts. He authored a number of books on Islamic fiqh (Sharia legal commentary)
Fiqh
Fiqh is Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the code of conduct expounded in the Quran, often supplemented by tradition and implemented by the rulings and interpretations of Islamic jurists....
, economics and inheritance, and also translated some notable books from Arabic to Urdu.
Birth and family
Syed Shujaat Ali Qadri was born in Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, India
India
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, in January 1941. He was the son of Syed Masood Ali Qadri, who served in the office of Afta (Islamic jurisprudence) at the Jamia Islamia Anwar-ul-Uloom, a madrasah
Madrasah
Madrasah is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious...
in Multan
Multan
Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...
, Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
. Qadri was the second eldest child of his father; his brothers are:
- Muballighe Islam Allama Syed Saadat Ali Qadri
- Syed Tariq Ali
- Syed Khushnood Ali
- Syed Shafaat Ali
Qadri was the father of three sons and a daughter.
- Dr Syed Farasat Ali Qadri
- Syed Muhammad Ali
- Allama Syed Nasir Ali
Education
Qadri got his initial education from Madersahe Arabia Hafiziya Saadiya, District Dadu, Aligarh. He learned Nazirah Quran Kareem from Hafiz Ghulam RabbaniGhulam Rabbani
Ghulam Rabbani may refer to:* Abdul Al-Rahim Ghulam Rabbani, Pakistani citizen held by the US military at the Guantanamo camps in Cuba* Mohammed Ahmad Ghulam Rabbani, Pakistani citizen held by the US military at the Guantanamo camps in Cuba...
, who was the brother of the teacher of Allama Ghulam Jilani Meerthi and Allama Hafiz Shah Ahmad Noorani Siddiqi. He then, at the age of 10, migrated with his parents in 1951 to Multan, Pakistan and began his education in Madersah Anwar-ul-Ulum and eventually completed his darse nizami from this institute. He also received Ijaza or authority in the Qadri tariqa of Sufism
Sufism
Sufism or ' is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a '...
from Pir Kifayat Ali Shah.
He had the opportunity to learn from the following notable scholars:
- His father Mufti Sayed Masood Ali Qadri
- Chief of Debaters (Raeesul Manazireen) Abdul Hafeez Haqqani, the father of Muhammad Hasan Haqqani and
- Junaid of the time, accepted by the era, Ahmad Saeed Kazmi
He graduated from the Jamia Islamia Anwar-ul-Uloom, Multan at the age of eighteen. Besides this he achieved the following qualifications:
- M.A Islamiyat, University of Karachi, 1971
- M.A Arabi, University of Karachi, 1974
- Course on Arabic Literature, University of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1984
- PhD, University of Karachi, 1984
Didactic services
Qadri ennobled, by his teachings and services, Karachi after graduating and worked as a teacher and mufti in different institutes or madaris of Ahle Sunnat. He served as the Head of Department and Mufti in Darul Uloom Amjadiya from 1960 to 1973. Thereafter he established Darul Uloom Naeemia with the assistance of some of his friends. The foundation stone of Darul Uloom Naeemia, Dastager, Block 15 was laid by Ahmad Saeed Kazmi along with other prominent scholars and preachers of Ahle Sunnat. Thereafter, from 1973 to 1983, he held the offices of Sheikh ul Hadith and Mufti in Darul Uloom Naeemia, Karachi.During the late 1980s and early 1990s he presented several lectures on the Quran and tafsir
Tafsir
Tafseer is the Arabic word for exegesis or commentary, usually of the Qur'an. Ta'wīl is a subset of tafsir and refers to esoteric or mystical interpretation. An author of tafsir is a mufassir .- Etymology :...
to his viewers in religious television programs aired on Pakistan Television Corporation
Pakistan Television Corporation
The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore...
. He remained as the sheikh-ul-hadith, mufti and founding member trustee of Darul Ulum Naeemia till his death. Qadri also served as a Lecturer in Liaqat Government College, Karachi, for 12 years and as a member of University of Karachi
University of Karachi
The University of Karachi is a public university located in Karachi, Pakistan. It serves an on-campus student population of more than 24,000. According to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, it is ranked among the top three universities of the country...
Syndicate for two years.
Students
Following is a list of his students who have now become prominent scholars of Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat:- Shaykh-ul-Hadith Mufti Shah Hussain Gardezi
- Professor Mufti Muneeb ur Rehman
- Maulana Syed Arshad Saeed Kazmi
- Shaykh-ul-Hadith Sayyid Muhammad Irfan Mashadi
- Shaykh Ghulam Rabbani Al Afghani
- Dr Ashraf Jilani
- Dr Noor Ahmed Shahtaz
- Shaykh-ul-Hadith Mufti Ismail Ziai
- Shaykh-ul-Hadith Mufti Ahmed Mian Barakati
- Maulana Abdul Jabbar Niazi
- Maulana Nasirullah Naqshbandi
- Pir Habeeb ur Rehman Mehboobi
- Mufti Abdul Aziz Hannafi
- Allama Yaseen Naeemi
- Allama Ahmed Ali Saeedi
Ranks and offices held
Besides serving the offices of Sheikh-ul-Hadith and Afta at Darul Ulum Naeemia, for ten years, from 1973 to 1983; he remained as a judge of Federal Shariat Court, Pakistan for six years from 1983 till 1989. He was appointed as Aalim Judge of the Federal Shariat Court on July 2, 1983 and perforemd his duties till July 1, 1989. He also served as a member of Council of Islamic IdeologyCouncil of Islamic Ideology
Council of Islamic Ideology is a constitutional body responsible for giving legal advice on Islamic issues to Pakistan Government and the Parliament.-Functions:The council has following functions:...
, Pakistan and as a member of Karachi University Syndicate.
Books, texts and translations
He authored and translated a significant body of work:- Translation of Tafseere Mazhari (fifteen sections)
- Translation of Mowahib-al-Luduniya
- Translation of Sharah-as-Sadur
- Translation of Al-Khairat-al-Hissan
- Translation of Al-Shifae Sheikh Al-Raees (some parts)
- Insha-al-Arabiya (four parts)
- Translation of Khatme Nabuwat Magazine from Arabic to Urdu
- Magazine on Khatme Nabuwat in Arabi
- Islam mein Murtid ki Saza (Punishment of an apostate in Islam)
- Islam ka Maashi Nizam (Islamic Economic System)
- Aqaid o Aamal (Beliefs and Actions)
- Teen Talaqain (Three divorces)
- Translation and Commentary of Surah Bani Israeel with a biography of the Blessed Prophet Sallalahu Alihay Wassalam
- Fiqahe Ahle Sunnat (Jurisprudence of Ahle Sunnat)
- Adalate Islamia (Islamic Court)
- Man huwa Ahmed Raza? (Who is Ahmed Raza?) – A biography of Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan, in Arabic Language
- Mujaddid-al-Mata - Some articles on Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan, in Arabic Language
- Fatawae Rizwiya (Translation of Arabic terms)
- Rasail-e-Aala Hazrat (Collection of booklets written by Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan with explanatory footnotes, introductions and translation of Arabic and Persion texts)
- Arbaeen
- Composition of the last part of Bahare Shariat (Fiqh Ahle Sunnat, Foreword, Madina Publishing, Karachi)
- Phd Thesis - An Academic Movement in Arabic Language-Valley of Sindh in Twelfth-Thirteenth A.D
- Series of articles on the history of Islam, published in the monthly magazine Tarjumaan-e-AhleSunnat (Voice of Ahle Sunnat)
Critical acclaim
Shujaat was an esteemed and visionary scholar of Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat, Pakistan. He was regarded as a great Muhaddith and a Faqih of high caliber and was respected by the scholars of major sects of Islam and people of Pakistan.Shujaat's colleagues and students were often observed praising him. Muhammad Abdul Hakim Sharaf Qadri, a prominent scholar of Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat, glowingly described his character:
Son of the ghazali of current century, philosopher of Islam, Professor Mazhar Saeed Kazimi also praised Qadri:
Death
On the 24th of January 1993 Qadri went on an official tour of Indonesia with a delegation of the Ministry of Population Control. It was during this tour that on the fourth Shabaan 1413 Hijri, January 27, 1993 he expired of a sudden heart attack in Jakarta. Qadri's funeral procession was led by Allama Hamid Saeed Kazmi s/o Allama Ahmad Saeed Kazmi, then MNA of JUP, in Jakarta. It was estimated that approximately fifty thousand people attended the procession along with the ambassadors and religious scholars from Islamic countries, Indonesian officials and Pakistan's foreign delegation in Indonesia.His body was brought back to Pakistan on February 1, 1993, by Singapore Airlines, where he was buried in Darul Uloom Naeemia, Karachi. Qadri's funeral procession, in Karachi, was led by his brother, Allama Syed Saadat Ali Qadri, in the presence of a large number of people, journalists, politicians and scholars from all schools of thought. An estimated crowd of fifteen thousand attended his funeral procession. It was a unique and emblematic funeral in the history of Karachi. His tomb is located inside the Daru Uloom Naeemia.
Condolences
Syed Shujaat Ali Qadri's death was termed as a national tragedy and a great loss of eminent religious scholar of Islam for the people of Pakistan. Various national leaders, scholars, Ulemas, honorable Judges as well as Federal Ministers expressed their feelings of grief and condolences by extending rich tributes to the deceased and highlighting his services for the nation.Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
Nawaz Sharif
Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif is a Pakistani conservative politician and steel magnate who served as 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from November 1990 to July 1993, and from February 1997 to October 12, 1999...
, expressed his shock and grief over Qadri's death in the following manner:
He also eulogised the singular scholarly qualities and vast knowledge of Islamic Shariah of Qadri. Former Prime Minister of Pakistan and the opposition leader in the National Assembly of Pakistan at that time, Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto was a democratic socialist who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996....
, expressed her deep sorrow and grief over his demise:
The then Federal Minister for Religious Affairs, Maulana Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi expressed his condolences and said:
Hazrat Allama Shah Ahmed Noorani Siddiqui visited Qadri's home to offer his condolences to Qadri's family:
Besides these prominent figures, rich tributes were paid to Qadri by Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Tahir-ul-Qadri
Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri is a Pakistani Sufi scholar and former professor of international constitutional law at the University of the Punjab....
, Maulana Fazlur Rehman Manani from Medina, Maulana Shah Turab-ul-Haq Qadri
Turab-ul-Haq Qadri
Syed Shah Turab-ul-Haq Qadri is an Islamic scholar of the Barelvi school. Qadri was born in Hyderabad Deccan India , and his family moved to Pakistan following the Partition of India...
, Chief Justice Federal Shariat Court Mr Justice Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, Chairman Council of Islamic Ideology Mr Justice Mohammad Haleem, Vice Chancellors Karachi University Dr Manzooruddin Ahmed and Dr Seyed Irtifaq Ali besides other various public leaders, religious scholars and government representatives.
External links
- Biography of Maulana Syed Arshad Saeed Kazmi s/o Ghazali e Zaman Ahmed Saeed Kazmi, Tanzeemul Madaris (AhleSunnat) Pakistan, by Syed Jhangir Shah Saeedi
- Comments by Supporters and Adversaries of Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Barelwi
- Daleel-e-Rah, Monthly Magazine, Lahore, January 2011
- Darul Ulum Naeemia
- Federal Shariat Court Annual Report 2003
- His praiseworthy comments and appreciation for Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelwi
- Information on Muftī Justice Sayyid Shujaat 'Alī Qadri's Phd Thesis at the website of Higher Education Commission, Pakistan
- Interview with Mufti Muneebur Rehman
- Speech given by Mufti Justice Sayyid Shujaat Ali Qadri at Bradford UK, 7th October 1989
- Tarjumane AhleSunnat - Monthly Magazine Official website
- The King of Gonstics, Hadrat `Abdul Hakim Sharaf Qadri(rahmatullah alayh), Tribute by ‘Allama ‘Abdu’l Mubeen Numani Qadri translated by Abu Hanzala, Monthly Kanzu'l Iman, Delhi, October 2007