Abdullah Maroofi Explained

Abdullah Maroofi (born 1967) is an Indian Islamic scholar, mufti, and writer who specialises in Hadith studies. Since 2001, he has been serving as a lecturer in the department of specialisation in Hadith at Darul Uloom Deoband and is currently the supervisor of the department.

Early life and education

Abdullah Maroofi was born in 1967 (1386 AH) in Pura Maroof, Azamgarh District (now Mau District) in Uttar Pradesh. His uncle, Zainul Abideen Azami, was the former supervisor of Mazhir Uloom Jadeed's Hadith department.^[1]

He received his initial education in Madrasah Ishā'at-ul-Uloom Purah Maroof. After that he continued his Arabic education from Arabic I to Arabic IV under the guidance of Zainul Abideen Azami in Madrasatul Islah, Sarai Mir, Azamgarh between 1978 (1398 AH) and 1982 (1402 AH).^{[1] [2]}

In 1982 (1402 AH), he enrolled in Darul Uloom Deoband^[3] on the advice of Azami and was admitted to Arabic Fifth, and in 1986 (1406 AH), he graduated from there. In 1987, he completed the Ifta course at Darul Uloom Deoband.^[1]

His hadith teachers included Naseer Ahmad Khan, Abdul Haq Azmi, Nematullah Azami, Qamaruddin Ahmad Gorakhpuri, Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri, Arshad Madani, Mairajul Haq Deobandi, Muhammad Hussain Bihari, Zubair Ahmad Deobandi, Abdul Khaliq Madrasi, and Riyasat Ali Zafar Bijnori.^[1]

He received permission (Ijazah) in Hadith from Yunus Jaunpuri, Ashiq Ilahi Bulandshahri, Zaindul Abideen Azmi, and Ahmad Hasan Tonki.^[1]

Career

After graduating in 1407 AH, he was appointed as a teacher at Rampur's Madrasa Matla'-ul-Uloom. Between 1988 (1408 AH) and 1996 (1416 AH), he worked as a teacher at Jamia Islamia Reori Talab, Banaras, for about eight years.

In 1996 (1416 AH), he was appointed as a lecturer in the Department of Hadith at Mazahir Uloom Jadeed upon the recommendation of Salman Mazahiri.^{[4] [1]} He served in this role for approximately five years until 2001 (1421 AH).^[5]

Since 2001 (1421 AH), he has been serving as a lecturer in the department specializing in Hadith at Darul Uloom Deoband.^{[4] [1]} He has taught the book Introduction to the Science of Hadith for almost twenty years. Currently, he serves as a supervisor and lecturer in the department.^[1]

Since 1440 AH (2019), he has also served as a lecturer of Hadith studies in the Darse Nizami curriculum of Darul Uloom Deoband.^{[6] [1]}

He pledged allegiance to Abdul Jabbar Azami (d. 1989) in 1987 (1407 AH); after his death, he pledged allegiance to Zainul Abidin Azmi in 1411 AH. But later, he came under the spiritual training of Muhammad Talha Kandhlawi, the son of Muhammad Zakaria Kandhlawi,^[1] and was authorized by him in Sufism on Ramadan 29, 1423 AH (December 5, 2002).^{[7] [8]}

Literary works

He supervised the following academic and research works:^{[1] [9]}

• Al-Hadith al-Hasan Fī Jami‘ al-Tirmidhi: Dirāsatun Wa Tatbīq (in one volume; 1425 AH)
• Hadith an-Gharīb Fī Jami‘ al-Tirmidhi: Dirāsatun Wa Tatbīq (in two volumes; 1427 AH)
• Hasan-un-Sahīh Fī Jami‘ al-Tirmidhi: Dirāsatun Wa Tatbīq (in three volumes; 1429 AH)

His works included:^[1]

• Al-'Arf adh-Dhakiyy Fi Sharh Jami' al-Tirmidhi (an Arabic commentary on Jami' al-Tirmidhi in five volumes, the remaining sixteen volumes of which are under publication.)
• Tahdhīb ad-Durr al-Munaddad Fī Sharh al-Adab al-Mufrad (an Arabic commentary on Al-Bukhari's Al-Adab al-Mufrad in four volumes)
• Muaddamat Ad-Durr al-Munaddad (Introduction to Al-Durr al-Munaddad)
• Hadīth aur Fehm-e-Hadīth^{[10] [11]}
• Al-'Arf al-Fayyāh Fī Sharh Muqaddama Ibn as-Salāh (his lectures on Muqaddimah Ibn al-Salah, compiled by Mushahid al-Islam Amrohi)
• Jawāb ar-Risālah (in which he made a detailed review of the criticism and cross-examination of the Syrian scholar Muhammad Awwamah on the moderate method of ordering the hadiths described in his book Muqadmat Al-Durr al-Munaddad.)
• Ghair Muqallidiyyat: Asbāb-o-Tadāruk
• Fazaail-e-Amaal Par I'terazāt: Ek Usooli Jaizah (in Urdu; translated into Arabic, English, and Bangla).^{[12] [13]}
• Haqīqat-uz-Ziyādah 'Alal-Quran Bi Khabaril Wāhid Wa Isti'rādun 'Ilmiyyun Li Īrādāti Ibn al-Qayyim 'Alal-Hanafiyyah Binā'an 'ala hādhal asl (edited and improved by him)^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mayurbhanji . Muhammad Rūhul Amīn . 12 April 2023 . Maulana Mufti Abdullah Maroofi: Mukhtasar Sawanihi Khaka . Maulana Mufti Abdullah Maroofi: A Brief Biographical Sketch . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230417181439/https://qindeelonline.com/maulana-abdullah-marufi-by-ruhul-amin/ . 17 April 2023 . 17 July 2024 . Qindeel Online . ur.
2. Maroofi. Ansār Ahmad. Maulana Zainul Abideen Azmi number. Monthly Paigham. January–March 2014. 15. 6–8 . Al-Ma'arif Darul Mutāla'ah. Pura Maroof, Kurthi Jafarpur, Mau district. ur. 34–44.
3. August–September 2017 . Bijnori . Muhammad Salman . Will dream for a long time.... by Abdullah Marufi . . ur . Deoband . Monthly Darul Uloom office . 101 . 8–9 . 45–50.
4. Khairabadi. Ziyaul Haq. Maulana Zainul Abideen Azmi number. Sirajul Islam Quarterly. November 2013 . 1 . 1. 200–201. Madrasa Sirajul Uloom. Siraj Nagar, Chhapra, Mau district. ur.
5. Abdullah . Muhammad Yasir . September 2016 . Iskander . Abdur Razzaq . Uloom-e-Hadīth Mein Ikhtisās: Ahmiyat-o-Zaroorat . Specialization in Hadith Sciences: Importance and necessity . . ur . Banuri Town, Karachi . . 79 . 10 . 38–39 . Abdur Razzaq Iskander.
6. Book: Qasmi, Muhammadullah Khalili . Muhammadullah Khalili Qasmi. Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Jame O Mukhtasar Tareekh . Shaikh-Ul-Hind Academy . 2nd. October 2020. India . ur . 768. 1345466013.
7. Book: Maroofi . Abdullah . Maulana Muhammad Talha Kandhlawi: Shakhsiyat-o-Kamālāt... . Deolawi . Farīd . April 2021 . Maktaba Usmania . 1st . Deoband . 26, 49 . ur.
8. Book: Saharanpuri. Muhammad Shahid. Maulana Muhammad Talha Kandhlawi: Ek Zakir-o-Zahid Shakhsiyyat. Maktaba Yadgar-e-Shaikh. Saharanpur. 240 . 1st. 2020 . ur.
9. Web site: Al-Kutub al-Arabiyya. 17 July 2024. ar.
10. Kaleem . Mohd . Contribution of Old boys of Darul uloom Deoband in Hadith Literature . . 2017 . India . ur . 10603/364028 . PhD . 319–320 . 17 July 2024. 24 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231024044219/https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8443/jspui/handle/10603/364028 . live.
11. Muneer Ahmad . Uloom-e-Hadith par Barr-e-Saghir ki Urdu Kutub Ka Ta'ārufi o Tajziyāti Mutāla'ah (1905 ta Asr-e-Hazir) . Rāhatul Qulūb . January–June 2017 . 1 . 1 . 64–65, 84 . 17 July 2024. An Introductory and Analytical Study of Urdu Books of Usool-e-Hadith in the Subcontinent (1905 to Present) . 26 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220226034923/https://rahatulquloob.com/index.php/rahat/article/download/6/302 . live .
12. Ahmad . Shakib. Fazāil-e-A'māl Par E'tirāzāt ka Jawab Fazāil-e-A'māl se: Abdur Rahman Bajrai Shaf'i. Answer to the Objections on the Fazāil-e-A'māl by Abdur Rahman Bajrai Shaf'i. The bi-monthly digital magazine 'Sar Bakaf'. May–June 2016. 6. 200–201. ur.
13. Web site: Objection On Fazail - e - A'maal - A Basic Analysis By Shaykh Abdullah Maroofi. archive.org. 25 September 2012. 17 July 2024.