Life and mission of Maulana Mohammad Ilyas
Life and mission of Maulana Mohammad Ilyas (Urdu: حضرت مولانا محمد الیاسؒ اور ان کی دینی دعوت, romanized: Mawlana Ilyas Aur Unki Deeni Dawat) is a biography of Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi who was the founder of the movement known as Tablighi Jamaat, was written by Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi in Urdu. The English translation of it was rendered by Muhammad Asif Kidwai as Life and mission of Maulana Mohammad Ilyas. This work of Nadwi discusses the importance and necessity of dawah and Islah in Islam.
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| Author | Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi |
|---|---|
| Original title | حضرت مولانا محمد الیاسؒ اور ان کی دینی دعوت |
| Translator | Muhammad Asif Kidwai |
| Country | India |
| Language | Urdu |
| Subject | Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi |
| Genre | Biography |
| Publisher | Academy Of Islamic Research & Publications, Lucknow |
Publication date | 1945 |
Published in English | 1979 |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 169 |
| ISBN | 9789849241812 Bengali Version |
| OCLC | 961257516 |
| 297.09 | |
| LC Class | BP80.I4 N313 2002 |
| Website | abulhasanalinadwi.org |
Since Nadwi was closely associated with Kandhlawi and his work, it includes author's personal observations and experiences as well. Nadwi treated the Tablighi Jamaat as a "faith revivalist movement" which consciously eschewed political activities, refraining from the communal controversy and conflict. It rooted itself among the poor and lower middle-class Muslims, emerging as a truly mass movement, with its simple message of faith in Allah, knowledge and performance of basic Islamic rituals and abandoning of un-Islamic customs, silently working to spread commitment towards Islam.
Content
The first chapter of this work deals with the detailed accounts of the family, environment, development of Muhammad Ilyas's personality, his early education and his completion of the education. The second chapter deals with the settlement of Muhammad Ilyas in the city of Nizamuddin Auliya and his teaching there in the best possible way. The third and fourth chapter of this work deals with the religious and ethical conditions of Mewat people during the time of Mawlana Muhammad Ilyas and the commencement of Tablighi movement in Mewat in order to revive and reform the people of Mewat. The fifth chapter deals with the expansion of dawah activities of Tablighi movement outside the Mewat during the time of Muhammad Ilyas. The sixth chapter deals with the end times of Muhammad Ilyas. The seventh chapter deals with a detailed account of outstanding qualities and the prominent distinetions of Muhammad Ilyas. The last chapter deals with the ideological basis of Tablighi Jamaat, its principles and its religious and ideological foundation.
Translation
The book was translated into English by Muhammad Asif Kidwai, into Bengali by Muhiuddin Khan and Abul Fatah Qasemi.
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References
- Ahmad, Ishtiaque (2020). Ulama E Deoband Ki Swaneh Umriyon Ka Tanqeedi Tajziya Azadi Se Qabl (Thesis) (in Urdu). India: Department of Urdu, Maulana Azad National Urdu University. pp. 160–163. hdl:10603/338413.
- Gaffar, Abdul (2004). The contributions of Moulana Abul Hasan Ali Nadvi to Urdu language and literature (in Urdu). India: Department of Urdu, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit. p. 87. hdl:10603/137480. OCLC 1015275663.
- Nadwi, Muhsin Usman (2002). مطالعۂ تصنیفات مولانا سید ابو الحسن علی ندوی [Study of the works of Maulana Syed Abul Hassan Ali Nadvi] (in Urdu). India: Arshi Publication. pp. 241–257.
External links
- Life and mission of Maulana Mohammad Ilyas at Google Books
- English Version of Life and mission of Maulana Mohammad Ilyas
- Urdu Version of Life and mission of Maulana Mohammad Ilyas
- Bengali Version of Life and mission of Maulana Mohammad Ilyas