Dr.Ziaur Rahman Azamiڈاکٹرمحمدضیاء الرحمن أعظمیa prominent jurist, Muhaddis and great Islamic scholar, born in 1943 to a Hindu family of Balarya Gunj, Azamgarh (India). The parents named him Banke Ram. His father was a prosperous Hindu businessman. His Business was spread from Azamgarh to Calcutta. He grew up living a life full of luxuries. He entered Shibli College, Azamgarh for education. He had a natural inclination to read books. One day he came across the Hindi translation of Maulana Syed Abu Ali Maududi's book "Din e Haq" and read it with great interest. After reading it over and over again, he felt some change and anxiety inside him. After that, he got Khawaja Hassan Nizami’s Hindi translation of the Qur'an and read it.
While he belonged to a Brahmin Hindu family, he was trained in a strict Hindu environment, with a special attachment to the Hindu religion. When he started studying Islam, this verse of the Qur'an passed through his eyes.
Translation: Islam is the preferred religion in the sight of Allah. He once again tried to understand the Hindu religion. He approached his college lecturer who was a great scholar of Gita and Vedas. But his heart could not be satisfied with his words. A teacher at Shibli College used to teach the Qur'an weekly. Observing the young man's quest, the teacher gave him special permission to join the teaching circle.
Syed Maududi's constant study of books and regular participation in the teaching of the Qur'an convinced the young man's heart to accept Islam.
The problem, however, was how to live with a Hindu family after becoming a Muslim. He was also worried about his sisters' future. These ideas were the obstacle to conversion to Islam. One day in a Qur'an class, the teacher recited this verse from Surah Ankabut.
Translation: "The likeness of those who take guardians besides Allah is as the likeness of a spider, which builds a house, and the weakest house is that of a spider. "
This verse and its interpretation shook Banke Ram, he decided to give up all support and resort to Allah alone and immediately accepted Islam. After that, he spent most of his time reading Syed Maududi's books. During prayers, he would quietly leave the house and pray in an isolated place.
Education:
Shibli College Azamgarh
Scholarship: Darul Salam University, Umarabad.
Graduation: Islamic University of Madinah.
Master: the Malik Abdul Aziz University of Makkah, now known as Umm Al-Qura University.
Doctorate: Al-Azhar University, Egypt.
Positions:
He held various positions in Rabita-e-Alam-e-Islami in Makkah and at the end was the General Secretary in-charge Head Office (Director of Maktab-ul-Amin-ul-Aam for Rabat-ul-Alam-ul-Islami).
Teaching services:
- Appointed as a Professor in the Islamic University in Madina Munawwarah.
Editorial Responsibilities:
- Director of Scientific Research - Director of the following Islamic School School for the Islamic University - Member of the Islamic University Magazine - Dean of the Faculty of Hadith.
Invitational Travel:
India, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, Australia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, UK, UAE etc.
Teachers:
In addition to the teachers, the leaders who benefited the most from the lessons are:
Allama Sheikh Abdullah bin Hameed (Chief Justice of Saudi Arabia)
Allama Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Baz (Vice-Chancellor of the Islamic University and then the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia)
University of Dar es Salaam Umarabad. In South India, he studied with Shaykh-ul-Hadith Maulana Abdul Wajid Umri Rahmani Piyaram Patti, Maulana Abul Bayan Hammad Umri etc.
Hobbies:
Lessons of Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim in Masjid Nabavi.
Writing articles and compiling books in Hindi and Arabic.
Then, after his retirement from the university, he engaged in academic and research work and stopped all activities.
Publications:
1.Encyclopedia of the Quran:
The book is in Hindi. Muslims ruled the Indian subcontinent for eight centuries, but they did nothing for their non-Muslim compatriots to make the "Holy Qur'an" Therefore, growth is guidance. For this purpose, Dr Sahib wrote this "encyclopedia", which contains about six hundred topics of the Holy Quran. It is the first book of its kind in the history of India to be written on the subject and has become very popular among the people and in a very short period of time seven editions have been published It is about to come to light. About ten translations of the Qur'an have been published in Hindi, but it is difficult for a non-Muslim to understand the teachings of the Qur'an through translation alone, but this "encyclopedia" has made it easier to understand every subject of the Qur'an. Some Muslim friends after the study insisted that it should also have an Urdu translation, because many Muslims are also unfamiliar with these topics, according to their wishes, the Urdu translation was completed under the supervision of Dr Abdul Rahman Al-Fariwai.Dr. Sahib prepared it for the Urdu class with great diligence. It is hoped that this "encyclopedia" will benefit the public and all. Fortunately, its English translation has also been completed, which is undergoing a retreat under the supervision of Dr Sohaib Hassan (London), and efforts are being made to publish it from London and the United States as soon as possible. Because in the opinion of Dr Sohaib Hassan Sahib, this is a unique book in terms of its subject which has been written by a pen of a true believer Muslim.
2.Al-Jami' Al-Kamil Fi Al-Hadith Al-Sahih Al-Shamil:
After twenty years of hard work and dedication, he completed a great scientific and research project in the form of 'Al-Jami' Al-Kamil Fi Al-Hadith Al-Sahih Al-Shamil '. This is the first book in the fourteen hundred year history of Islam in which all the authentic hadiths of the Prophet (saws) have been collected from different books of hadiths and combined into one book. Al-Jami 'al-Kamil contains sixteen thousand authentic hadiths. It has 6,000 chapters. I worked 18 hours a day for this book. Late at night, I would have bowed my head in research. The whole house could see the library.
His other published books are as under:
(1) أبو هریرة في ضوء مرویاته
(2) أقضیة رسول الله ﷺ
(3) دراسات في الجرح والتعدیل
(4) المدخل إلی السنن الکبری للبیهقي
(5) دراسات في الیهودیة والنصرانیة
(6) فصول في أدیان الهند
(7) معجم مصطلحات الحديث
(8) المنة الکبری شرح وتخریج السنن الصغری للبیہقی
(9) التمسک بالسنة في العقائد والأحکام
(10) تحفة المتقین في ما صح من الأذکار والرقی والطب عن سید المرسلین
He passed away on July 30, 2020, in Medina and was buried in Janat al-Baqi.
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