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{{Short description|Muslim scholar and preacher}}

{{Infobox religious biography
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| birth_name = Abdul Rashid Sheikh
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1979|11|11}}
| birth_place = Budroo, [[Yaripora]], [[Kulgam district]]
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| image = Abdul Rashid Dawoodi 3.jpg
| spouse = Jameela Banoo
| father = Abdul Rahman Sheikh
| known_for = Founder of [[Tehreek-e-Soutul Awliya]]
| religion = [[Islam]]
| denomination = [[Sunni]]
| jurisprudence = [[Hanafi]] [[Barelvi]]
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'''Abdul Rashid Sheikh''' '''"Dawoodi"''' , also known as '''Dawoodi Saeb''', is a [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] Muslim scholar,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-17|title=Syed Aijaz Kashani condoles on the Demise of father of Religious Scholar Moulana Abdul Rashid Dawoodi|url=https://kashmirage.net/2020/04/17/syed-aijaz-kashani-condoles-on-the-demise-of-father-of-religious-scholar-moulana-abdul-rashid-dawoodi/|access-date=2022-01-28|website=Kashmir Age|language=en-US}}</ref> preacher<ref>{{Cite web|title='I threw grenade at Hizbul's behest'|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2006/nov/11jk.htm|access-date=2022-02-06|website=Rediff|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Attack On Mosque: Militants Outraging Kashmiriyat|url=https://www.jammu-kashmir.com/insights/insight20061111a.html|access-date=2022-01-18|website=jammu-kashmir.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-11-11|title=Pulwama blast: I threw grenade at Hizbul`s behest, says attacker|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/pulwama-blast-i-threw-grenade-at-hizbuls-behest-says-attacker_335005.html|access-date=2022-02-06|website=Zee News|language=en}}</ref> and reformer from [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-07-22|title=Maulana Abdul Rashid Dawoodi Kashmiri Sunni Muslim Scholar|url=https://streetsofkashmir.com/2021/07/22/maulana-abdul-rashid-dawoodi-kashmiri-sunni-muslim-scholar/|access-date=2021-09-21|website=The Streets of Kashmir|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2017-07-27|title=Rise of Wahhabism in Kashmir: Literature and Madrasas Radicalizing the Youth|url=https://www.newsgram.com/wahhabism-in-kashmir-literature-and-madrasas-radicalising-youth|access-date=2021-11-12}}</ref> who founded the Islamic organisation [[Tehreek-e-Soutul Awliya]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=2018-06-15|title=Maulana Dawoodi Condemns Sujaat Bukhari's Killing, Demands Independence Probe into His Killing.|work=[[ANN News]]|url=https://asianewsnetwork.net/maulana-dawoodi-condemns-shujaat-bukharis-killing-demands-independent-probe-into-his-killing/|access-date=2021-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-12|title=Dawoodi Calls Attack on Palestinian Muslims in Masjid al-Aqsa as Barbaric|url=https://kashmirhope.com/2021/05/12/dawoodi-calls-attack-on-palestinian-muslims-in-masjid-al-aqsa-as-barbaric/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-11|website=[[Kashmir Hope]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512174115/https://kashmirhope.com/2021/05/12/dawoodi-calls-attack-on-palestinian-muslims-in-masjid-al-aqsa-as-barbaric/ |archive-date=2021-05-12 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Official Website Of Abdul Rashid Dawoodi|url=https://abdulrashiddawoodi.com/|access-date=2022-01-24|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Abdul Rashid Sheikh was born at [[Yaripora]] in [[Kulgam district]].<ref name=":0" /> He was enrolled by his father,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-17 |title=Syed Aijaz Kashani condoles on the Demise of father of Religious Scholar Moulana Abdul Rashid Dawoodi |url=https://kashmirage.net/2020/04/17/syed-aijaz-kashani-condoles-on-the-demise-of-father-of-religious-scholar-moulana-abdul-rashid-dawoodi/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=Kashmir Age |language=en-US}}</ref> Sheikh Abdul Rahman, in a religious institute run at that time by the preacher [[Qazi Nisar]].<ref name=":0" /> In 2005, after Qazi Nisar passed away, he set up an Islamic institute called [[Tehreek-e-Soutul Awliya]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Movlana Abdul Rashid Dawoodi Condemns Acid attack on 24 yr old girl In Srinagar|url=https://www.kashmirbulletin.com/2022/02/movlana-abdul-rashid-dawoodi-condemns.html|access-date=2022-02-05|website=Kashmir Bulletin: Latest News From Kashmir}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-04|title=Movlana Abdul Rashid Dawoodi Condemns Acid attack on 24 yr old girl In Srinagar|url=https://www.kashmirpen.com/movlana-abdul-rashid-dawoodi-condemns-acid-attack-on-24-yr-old-girl-in-srinagar/|access-date=2022-02-05|website=KashmirPEN|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> which promotes the teachings of the 19th century scholar [[Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi]] of the [[Hanafi]] tradition.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Swami|first=Praveen|date=2012-02-08|title=In Kashmir, a Village and its World|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-kashmir-a-village-and-its-world/article2869728.ece|access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref>

In November 2006, he was wounded in a grenade attack while entering a mosque in Tahab area of [[Pulwama]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2006-11-10|title=Five Killed in Kashmir Mosque Blast|publisher=Al Jazeera|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2006/11/10/five-killed-in-kashmir-mosque-blast|access-date=2021-09-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2006-11-10|title=Five Killed in Pulwama Blast|work=Greater Kashmir|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/more/5-killed-in-pulwama-blast|access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Hussain|first=Masood|date=2006-11-11|title=Sectarian Violence Claims Five in Kashmir|work=The Economic Times|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sectarian-violence-claims-five-in-kashmir/articleshow/402000.cms|access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref> Police alleged that the attack was instigated by the militant outfit [[Hizbul Mujahideen]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2006-11-12|title=J&K Mosque Blast Suspect is Caught|work=Mumbai Mirror|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/jk-mosque-blast-suspect-is-caught/articleshow/15653159.cms|access-date=2021-09-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ahmed|first=Rashid|date=2006-11-11|title=Captured Boy Confesses He Threw the Grenade|work=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/captured-boy-confesses-he-threw-the-grenade/story-CCyscntcRGqWBQb11fB8hN.html|access-date=2021-09-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2006-11-10|title=Six Killed in Grenade Attack Outside J&K Mosque|work=The Times of India|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/india/six-killed-in-grenade-attack-outside-jk-mosque/articleshow/400549.cms|access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2006-11-10|title=Grenade Attack Near Pulwama Mosque, 4 Kids Killed|work=The Tribune|url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/2006/20061111/main3.htm|access-date=2021-09-21}}</ref>

Perceiving Islam as the religion of peace,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Prakash|first=Ved|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hYQsDBIgEkYC&dq=abdul+rashid+dawoodi&pg=PA346|title=Terrorism in Northern India: Jammu and Kashmir and the Punjab|date=2008|publisher=Gyan Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7835-703-4|language=en}}</ref> he advocates that "Ulemas should issue ''[[fatwa]]s'' (edicts) in accordance with the [[Quran]] and [[Sharia]]. ''Fatwas'' must not be issued to please anyone".<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|date=2012-04-04|title=Kashmiri Scholar Rubbishes Saudi Cleric's Unislamic Fatwas|agency=Taghrib News Agency|url=http://www.taghribnews.com/en/news/89158/kashmiri-scholar-rubbishes-saudi-cleric-s-un-islamic-fatwas|access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref> This statement was especially directed against senior Saudi cleric [[Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikh|Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh]] who, back in 2012, had asked for banning and demolition of the churches in Kuwait. Dawoodi said that "there is no scope for violence in Islam".<ref name=":1" />

== See also ==
*[[Karwan-I-Islami]]
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== References ==
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[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:People from Kulgam district]]
[[Category:Hanafis]]
[[Category:Indian Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam]]
[[Category:Living people]]

== External links ==
* {{Official|https://abdulrashiddawoodi.com/}}

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