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'''Zafar Ahmad Al-Uthmani''' ({{lang-ar| زفر احمد العثماني}}) (4 October 1892 &ndash; 1974), was a 20th Century [[Sunni Muslim]] [[Jurist]] who became an influential figure of the [[Hanafi]] [[Madh'hab|school of Sunni jurisprudence]]'s [[Deobandi]] Movement. He also was a [[Pakistan Movement]] activist.<ref name=TheNation>[https://nation.com.pk/09-Dec-2014/npt-sitting-on-usmani Nazaria Pakistan Trust (NPT) sitting on Usmani] The Nation (newspaper), Published 9 December 2014, Retrieved 2 March 2020</ref>
'''Zafar Ahmad Al-Uthmani''' ({{lang-ar| زفر احمد العثماني}}) (4 October 1892 &ndash; 1974), was a 20th Century [[Sunni Muslim]] [[Jurist]] who became an influential figure of the [[Hanafi]] [[Madh'hab|school of Sunni jurisprudence]]'s [[Deobandi]] Movement. He also was a prominent [[Pakistan Movement]] activist.<ref name=TheNation>[https://nation.com.pk/09-Dec-2014/npt-sitting-on-usmani Nazaria Pakistan Trust (NPT) sitting on Usmani] The Nation (newspaper), Published 9 December 2014, Retrieved 2 March 2020</ref>


He is most famous for having written I'la Al-Sunan, written as a refutation against the objections against the Hanafi school raised by the growing Ahl-i-hadith movement, as per the request of his Uncle [[Ashraf Ali Thanwi]].<ref>Zaman, Muhammad Qasim. Ashraf 'Ali Thanawi: Islam in Modern South Asia. Oneworld, 2008. pg. 54-60</ref>
He is most famous for having written I'la Al-Sunan, written as a refutation against the objections against the Hanafi school raised by the growing Ahl-i-hadith movement, as per the request of his Uncle [[Ashraf Ali Thanwi]].<ref>Zaman, Muhammad Qasim. Ashraf 'Ali Thanawi: Islam in Modern South Asia. Oneworld, 2008. pg. 54-60</ref>


==Life==
==Life==
Al-Uthmani was born in 1892. After the death of his mother when he was 3, he was raised by his grandmother, considered to be a religious woman. He started studying and memorizing the Quran at the age of 5. At age 7, he studied Mathematics, Urdu, and Persian under Mawlana Muhammad Yasin. His uncle, [[Ashraf Ali Thanwi]] guided him as he studied under more scholars.<ref>https://www.whitethreadpress.com/imam-zafar-ahmad-uthmani/</ref>
Zafar Ahmad Usmani was born in 1892. After the death of his mother when he was 3, he was raised by his grandmother, considered to be a religious woman. He started studying and memorizing the Quran at the age of 5. At age 7, he studied Mathematics, Urdu, and Persian under Mawlana Muhammad Yasin. His uncle, [[Ashraf Ali Thanwi]] guided him as he studied under more scholars.<ref>https://www.whitethreadpress.com/imam-zafar-ahmad-uthmani/</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
Al-Uthmani's most famous work is I’la’ al-Sunan, which is a Hadith Commentary that connects the opinions of the Hanafi s hook with direct evidence from the Hadiths.<ref>Hefner, Robert W., and Muhammad Qasim. Zaman. Schooling Islam: the Culture and Politics of Modern Education. Princenton University Press, 2007. Pg. 64-65</ref> The reason for this was that the Ahl-i-hadith movement was growing and bringing their objections, and Ashraf Ali Thanwi asked his nephew to respond. The book was first printed in 1923.<ref>https://kitaabun.com/shopping3/sunan-arabic-maulana-zafar-ahmad-uthmani-p-5506.html</ref> It consists of 21 volumes.<ref>Zaman, Muhammad Qasim. Ashraf 'Ali Thanawi: Islam in Modern South Asia. Oneworld, 2008. pg. 54-60</ref>
Usmani's most famous work is ''I’la’ al-Sunan'', which is a Hadith Commentary that connects the opinions of this Hanafi's book with direct evidence from the Hadiths.<ref>Hefner, Robert W., and Muhammad Qasim. Zaman. Schooling Islam: the Culture and Politics of Modern Education. Princenton University Press, 2007. Pg. 64-65</ref> The reason for this was that the [[Ahl-i Hadith]] movement was growing and bringing their objections, and Maulana [[Ashraf Ali Thanwi]] asked his nephew to respond. The book was first printed in 1923.<ref>https://kitaabun.com/shopping3/sunan-arabic-maulana-zafar-ahmad-uthmani-p-5506.html</ref> It consists of 21 volumes.<ref>Zaman, Muhammad Qasim. Ashraf 'Ali Thanawi: Islam in Modern South Asia. Oneworld, 2008. pg. 54-60</ref>


==Honored by Jinnah==
==Honored by Jinnah==
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Zafar Ahmad Al-Uthmani
(Template:Lang-ar)
Personal life
Born4 October 1892 [13th of Rabi’ al-Awwal, 1310 AH]
India
Died1974
Indian Subcontinent
EraModern
RegionIndian Subcontinent
Main interest(s)Jurisprudence
Pakistan Movement activist
Notable work(s)I’la’ al-Sunan
Religious life
ReligionIslam
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Influenced
Part of a series on the
Deobandi movement
Ideology and influences
Founders and key figures
Notable institutions
Darul ulooms and madrasas
Centres (markaz) of Tablighi Jamaat
Associated organizations

Zafar Ahmad Al-Uthmani (Template:Lang-ar) (4 October 1892 – 1974), was a 20th Century Sunni Muslim Jurist who became an influential figure of the Hanafi school of Sunni jurisprudence's Deobandi Movement. He also was a prominent Pakistan Movement activist.[1]

He is most famous for having written I'la Al-Sunan, written as a refutation against the objections against the Hanafi school raised by the growing Ahl-i-hadith movement, as per the request of his Uncle Ashraf Ali Thanwi.[2]

Life

Zafar Ahmad Usmani was born in 1892. After the death of his mother when he was 3, he was raised by his grandmother, considered to be a religious woman. He started studying and memorizing the Quran at the age of 5. At age 7, he studied Mathematics, Urdu, and Persian under Mawlana Muhammad Yasin. His uncle, Ashraf Ali Thanwi guided him as he studied under more scholars.[3]

Works

Usmani's most famous work is I’la’ al-Sunan, which is a Hadith Commentary that connects the opinions of this Hanafi's book with direct evidence from the Hadiths.[4] The reason for this was that the Ahl-i Hadith movement was growing and bringing their objections, and Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi asked his nephew to respond. The book was first printed in 1923.[5] It consists of 21 volumes.[6]

Honored by Jinnah

At the independence of Pakistan ceremony in 1947, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah asked the renowned religious scholar Maulana Shabbir Ahmad Usmani to hoist the Pakistani flag in Karachi and Zafar Ahmad Usmani was asked by Jinnah to hoist it in Dhaka. Also, since Zafar Ahmad Usmani was a jurist, he was selected to take oath from the first Chief Justice of Pakistan, Abdul Rashid.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Nazaria Pakistan Trust (NPT) sitting on Usmani The Nation (newspaper), Published 9 December 2014, Retrieved 2 March 2020
  2. ^ Zaman, Muhammad Qasim. Ashraf 'Ali Thanawi: Islam in Modern South Asia. Oneworld, 2008. pg. 54-60
  3. ^ https://www.whitethreadpress.com/imam-zafar-ahmad-uthmani/
  4. ^ Hefner, Robert W., and Muhammad Qasim. Zaman. Schooling Islam: the Culture and Politics of Modern Education. Princenton University Press, 2007. Pg. 64-65
  5. ^ https://kitaabun.com/shopping3/sunan-arabic-maulana-zafar-ahmad-uthmani-p-5506.html
  6. ^ Zaman, Muhammad Qasim. Ashraf 'Ali Thanawi: Islam in Modern South Asia. Oneworld, 2008. pg. 54-60
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