Abdul Khaliq Madrasi

This article is about Abdul Khaliq Madrasi. For Abdul Khaliq Sambhali, see Abdul Khaliq Sambhali.

Mawlana Abdul Khaliq Madrasi
Deputy Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband
Incumbent
Assumed office 1997
Preceded by	Habibur Rahman Khairabadi
Personal life
Born	(1953-03-10) 10 March 1953 (age 71) Jadwal, Arcot, Madras State, India (now Arcot, Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu, India)
Main interest(s)	Arabic literature
Alma mater	Madrasa Baqiyat Salihat Darul Uloom Sabilur Rashad, Benglore Darul Uloom Deoband
Occupation	Islamic scholar
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni Islam
Jurisprudence	Hanafi
Teachers	Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad Naseer Ahmad Khan Wahiduzzaman Kairanawi
Creed	Maturidi
Movement	Deobandi

Abdul Khaliq Madrasi (born 10 March 1953) is an Indian Islamic scholar. He is a professor of Hadith and deputy vice chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband.^[1][2] He has also been doing teaching, administrative, and construction services there for almost half a century.

Early life and education

Abdul Khaliq Madrasi was born on 10 March 1953 in Jadwal, Arcot, Madras State, India.^[3][4]

He received his primary education in the Holy Quran, Urdu, mathematics, and theology at Madrasa Imdad al-Muslimeen, Jadwal, and English, mathematics, geography, and other modern sciences at Lillah Madrasa, Virinchipuram, Tamil Nadu.^[5]

After that, he studied Persian in 1961 at Madrasa Baqiyat Salihat,^[4] and in 1963 he started his Arabic studies at Darul Uloom Sabīl al Rashad, Bangalore.^[6][4] In Darul Uloom Sabīl al-Rashad, he also studied seven and ten qira'ates from Azhar Hasan Amrohvi.^[7]

In 1969, he was enrolled at Darul Uloom Deoband and graduated from there in 1970.^[8][9] He studied Sahih al-Bukhari with Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad.^[10] His other teachers in Darul Uloom Deoband also include Naseer Ahmad Khan.^[11]

After graduation, he completed Arabic literature in 1970, logic in 1971, and graduated from there in 1972–73.^[4] From 1970 until 1974, he worked hard and practiced with Wahiduzzaman Kairanawi in Arabic literature.^[12]

Career

In August 1973, Madrasi was appointed as a teacher at Darul Uloom Deoband.^[13] He has taught books such as Tafsir al-Jalalayn, Mishkat al-Masabih, Al-Qira‘at al-Wāzihah, Tareekh-ul-Adab Al-Arabi (of al-Zayyat), Al-Mutanabbi's Dīwān and Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyya, and the teaching of the latter two is still relevant to him.^[14][6]

Since 1987, he has been the director of the construction department of Darul Uloom Deoband.^[9] His architectural prowess and creative flair can be seen in the stunning Mosque Jami' Rashid at Darul Uloom, the tall Sheikh-ul-Hind Library, and other contemporary structures.^[9][15][6]

Since 1997 (1418 AH), he has been serving as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Dar Uloom Deoband.^[16]

Views

Yoga

Madrasi believes that Muslims who practice yoga are getting a good form of exercise. If some words, which are supposed to be chanted while performing them, have religious connotations, then Muslims need not utter those. They can instead recite verses from the Quran, praise Allah, or remain silent.^[17][18]

Homosexuality

Madrasi considers homosexuality an offense under Shari‘a law, and thus haram [prohibited] in Islam.^[19][20] He criticised the Delhi High Court decision of de-criminalising homosexuality and observed that it would corrupt Indian boys and girls.^[21][22]

Politics

Madrasi issued a statement on behalf of Darul Uloom Deoband regarding the harm done to places of worship as a result of roads or construction, stating that if any place of worship, regardless of religion, is disturbed, Darul Uloom will take the problem seriously.^[23]

In his perspective, the Uniform Civil Code will be divisive and cause societal upheaval. It violates the spirit of the Constitution, which guarantees every citizen the right to exercise his or her religion.^[24]

References

1. PTI (2022-04-29). "Darul Uloom admission: Police verification mandatory before enrolment". ThePrint. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
2. "Mobile phones adversely affecting edu standard: Darul Uloom". Business Standard. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
3. Qasmi, Muhammadullah Khalili (October 2020). Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Jame O Mukhtasar Tareekh (in Urdu) (3rd ed.). India: Shaikh-Ul-Hind Academy. p. 684. OCLC 1345466013.
4. Burney, Khalilur Rahman (2016). Qafla-e-Ilmo-o-Kamāl (in Urdu). Bangalore: Idara-e-Ilmi Markaz. pp. 404–407.
5. Azmi, Abul Hasan (November 2004). Maulana Abdul Khaliq Madrasi: Ek Dil-Āwez Shakhsiyyat [Maulana Abdul Khaliq Madrasi: A charming personality] (in Urdu) (1st ed.). Deoband: Maktaba Saut-ul-Quran. pp. 7–10.
6. Mubarakpuri, Arif Jameel (2021). Mausoo'a Ulama-u- Deoband [The Encyclopedia of Deobandi Scholars] (in Arabic) (1st ed.). Deoband: Shaikhul Hind Academy. pp. 183–184.
7. Azmi 2004, p. 8.
8. Azmi 2004, p. 10.
9. Qasmi 2020, p. 684.
10. Qasmi, Muhammad Tayyib (2017). Darul Uloom Diary: Faizān-e-Fakhr-ul-Muhaddithīn Number (in Urdu). Deoband: Idara Paigham-e-Mahmood. p. 57.
11. Burney, Khalilur Rahman Qasmi (2012). Nuqoosh-e-Hayāt (in Urdu) (1st ed.). Deoband: Khalilur Rahman Qasmi. pp. 168–226.
12. Azmi 2004, p. 11.
13. Qasmi 2020, pp. 684, 767.
14. Azmi 2004, pp. 12–13.
15. Azmi 2004, pp. 22–28.
16. Qasmi 2020, pp. 684, 751.
17. "Deoband intervenes: Muslims can do yoga". The Indian Express. 2009-01-27. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
18. Abdul-Samad, Dr M. Amin (2009-06-01). Memahami Shalat Khusyu': Buku Relaksasi, Bukan Meditasi (in Indonesian). Pustaka Alvabet. ISBN 978-979-99803-4-2.
19. "Religious groups resist India ruling on gays: Decision decriminalizing homosexuality". The Christian Century. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
20. "Religious groups resist India ruling on gays". Christian Century. 126 (16): 19. 2009-08-11.
21. Jain, Andrea R. (2020-07-28). Peace Love Yoga: The Politics of Global Spirituality. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-088864-0.
22. Bhan, Indu (2017-12-13). The Dramatic Decade – Landmark Cases of Modern India: Landmark Cases of Modern India. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-87625-37-2.
23. "'Darul-Uloom against damage to any place of worship'". The Hindu. 2015-09-23. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
24. "UCC will lead to social unrest, says Deoband". The Times of India. 2023-07-16. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-02-07.