Muhammad Ahmad Pratapgarhi

Muhammad Ahmad Pratapgarhi
Personal life
Born1899
Phulpur village, Pratapgarh district, North-Western Provinces, British India
Died12 October 1991(1991-10-12) (aged 91–92)
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Notable work(s)'Irfān-e-Mohabbat (poetry collection)
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
TariqaChishti, Naqshbandi, Qadiri, Suhrawardi
CreedMaturidi
MovementDeobandi
Muslim leader
Disciple ofBadr Ali Shah Raibarelvi
Waris Hasan Kora Jahanabadi
Disciples

Muhammad Ahmad Pratapgarhi (1899–1991) was an Indian Islamic scholar, Sufi, and poet. In Sufism, he was an authorised disciple of Waris Hasan Kora Jahanabadi and Badr Ali Shah Raibarelvi. His written works include several religious texts and a poetry collection titled Irfan-e-Mohabbat.

Early life and education

Muhammad Ahmad Pratapgarhi was born in 1317 AH (1899 CE) in Phulpur village, Pratapgarh district. His father, Ghulam Muhammad, was affiliated through spiritual allegiance (bayʿah) with Fazl-e-Rahman Ganj Muradabadi.[1]

He received his early education in his native village. He later studied Persian, Arabic, and Hadith under Badr Ali Shah Raibarelvi, a disciple and authorized successor (khalifah) of Fazl-e-Rahman Ganj Muradabadi. Since Ganj Muradabadi was a student of Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi, Pratapgarhi was connected to Dehlavi through two intermediary teachers.[2]

He completed his spiritual training (tasawwuf) at the Tila Wali Mosque in Lucknow under Waris Hasan Kora Jahanabadi, a disciple of Rashid Ahmad Gangohi and a khalifah of Mahmud Hasan Deobandi, from whom he received authorization for spiritual initiation and succession. He also received authorization in spiritual practice from Badr Ali Shah Raibarelvi.[3]

Career

During his youth and later years, Pratapgarhi was engaged in religious instruction and missionary activities.[4] He traveled to various villages for religious outreach and reform.[5][6]

He initially resided in his native village of Phulpur. At different times, he stayed in Pratapgarh town, including at the residence of Baba Najmul Hasan and, after the latter's migration to Pakistan, at the residence of Abdul Wahid. From 1932 onward, he occasionally resided in Allahabad, first in the Daraganj area and later for some time in the localities of Katra and Dariyabad.[7]

From 1400 AH, he resided for approximately four years in the northern chamber of Madrasa Baitul Ma'arif. Due to chronic hemorrhoidal illness and advanced age, his health declined in his later years. As a result, he discontinued travel and took up permanent residence at the home of his physician, Abrar Ahmad. During this period, he ceased traveling to Pratapgarh and Phulpur.[7]

His notable authorised disciples include Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar[8] and Qamaruzzaman Allahabadi.[9]

Literary works

Pratapgarhi's poetry reflects a Sufi orientation. His poetry collection, Irfan-e-Mohabbat, has been published[10][11] in 1399 AH.[12]

His other written works include:[13]

  • Akhlaq-e-Salaf
  • Kamalat-e-Nubuwwat
  • Roohul Bayān (a collection of sermons in three volumes)
  • Sada-e-Ghaib, a compilation of his sayings and discourses compiled by Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar.[14][15]

Death and legacy

Pratapgarhi died on 12 October 1991 (3 Rabi' al-Thani 1412 AH[13]), on a Sunday night in Allahabad, after a period of illness.[16][17] He was buried at the Ram Bagh Akela Aam cemetery in Allahabad.[13]

He was survived by three sons and several daughters. His sons include Ishtiyaq Ahmad, Irshad Ahmad, and Qari Mushtaq Ahmad. Qari Mushtaq Ahmad was associated with a religious seminary in Lucknow.[18]

References

  1. ^ Nadwi, Abul Hasan Ali Hasani (2010). Purane Chiragh (in Urdu) (3rd ed.). Lucknow: Maktaba-e-Firdaus; Maktaba al-Shabab al-Ilmiyyah. p. 84.
  2. ^ Qasmi Pratapgarhi, Muhammad (May 2023). "Maulana Muhammad Ahmad Pratapgarhi". Pratāpgarh kī Islāmī Tārīkh: ‘Ahd ba ‘Ahd [The Islamic History of Pratapgarh: Era by Era] (in Urdu). Maulana Nagar, Pratapgarh: Markaz ash-Shaikh Maulana Muhammad Yaar. p. 157.
  3. ^ Nadwi, Mohammad Rabey Hasani (2012). Yādon ke Chiragh (in Urdu) (1st ed.). Lucknow: Maktaba al-Shabab al-Ilmiyyah. p. 39.
  4. ^ Nadwi 2012, p. 39.
  5. ^ Nadwi, Wazah Rashid Hasani (November–December 1991). Azmi, Saeed-ur-Rahman (ed.). "العالم الرباني الشيخ محمد أحمد الفولبوري في ذمة الله" [The Godly scholar Shaykh Muhammad Ahmad Phulburi has passed away]. Al-Baas El-Islami (in Arabic). 36 (9). Lucknow: Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama: 93.
  6. ^ Nadwi, Akram (1 January 2023). Al-Jāmiʿ al-Muʿīn fī Ṭabaqāt al-Shuyūkh al-Mutqinīn wa’l-Mujīzīn al-Musnidīn (in Arabic) (1st ed.). Beirut, Lebanon: Dar Al-Kotob Al-Ilmiyah. p. 526. ISBN 978-614-496-249-7.
  7. ^ a b Qasmi Pratapgarhi 2023, p. 158.
  8. ^ Iskander, Abdur Razzaq; Banuri, Sulaiman Yousuf; Mustafa, Muhammad Ijaz, eds. (September 2016). "Aalim-e-Rabbani ki Rehlat". Bayyināt (in Urdu). 76 (8). Allama Banuri Town, Karachi: Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia: 53.
  9. ^ Fatehpuri, Mohammad Ahsan (July 2006). "Mukhtasr Ahwāl-e-Zindagi". Al-Ifādāt al-Ihsāniyyah (in Urdu). Vol. 1. Allahabad; Valsad: Maktaba Darul Ma'ārif; Idāra Faidān-e-Ma'rifat. pp. 18–19.
  10. ^ Nadwi 2012, p. 40.
  11. ^ Qasmi, Nizamuddin (September 2012). Tadhkira-e-Akābir (in Urdu) (2nd ed.). Akkalkuwa, Nandobar, Maharashtra: Jamia Islamia Ishaatul Uloom. p. 197.
  12. ^ Ramadan Yousuf, Muhammad Khair (1997). "Muhammad Ahmad Al-Fūlbūri". Takmilat-u Mu'jam al-Mu'allifeen (1977–1995) (in Arabic) (1st ed.). Beirut, Lebanon: Dār Ibn Hazm. p. 449. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023 – via Al-Maktaba al-Shamela.
  13. ^ a b c Qasmi 2012, p. 197.
  14. ^ Mubarakpuri, Arif Jameel (2021). Mausoo'a Ulama-u- Deoband [The Encyclopedia of Deobandi Scholars] (in Arabic) (1st ed.). Deoband: Shaikhul Hind Academy. p. 314.
  15. ^ "Sada-e-Ghaib". Khanqah-e-Imdadia Ashrafia. Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  16. ^ Nadwi 1991, p. 90.
  17. ^ Mubarakpuri 2021, p. 314.
  18. ^ Nadwi 2012, p. 41.

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