Masud al-Nadwi
- Died
- 1373 AH
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Masud al-Nadwi (c. 1328–1373 AH / 1910–1954 CE) was an Islamic scholar, researcher, and writer active in religious outreach and the dissemination of the Arabic language in South Asia.
Life and career
Masud Alam al-Nadwi derived his nisba from his education at the Nadwat al-Ulama in Lucknow. During his studies at the college of Nadwat al-Ulama, he was taught by scholars including Muhammad Taqi al-Din al-Hilali, who directed Arabic literature instruction there between 1349 and 1352 AH alongside Sulayman al-Nadwi. At the suggestion of Sulayman al-Nadwi, he assisted al-Hilali in editing and publishing the Arabic periodical al-Diya.
Al-Nadwi later established Dar al-Uruba al-Islamiyya in Pakistan to promote Arabic and Islamic studies. He composed most of his writings in Urdu, among which was Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab: Muslih Mazlum wa-Muftara Alayh ("Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab: A Wronged and Slandered Reformer"), a historical and theological study based on more than seventy sources in multiple languages, later translated into Arabic by Abd al-Alim al-Bastawi. He also authored an overview of the history of Islamic outreach in South Asia titled Tarikh al-Dawah al-Islamiyyah fi al-Hind wa-al-Pakistan.
Standing and death
Al-Nadwi was described by his teacher al-Hilali as his foremost student at Nadwat al-Ulama, who commended his diligence, investigative rigor, moral uprightness, and boldness in advocating the truth.
He died in Karachi on 12 Rajab 1373 AH (1954 CE).
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This biographical and apologetic study examines the life, theology, and reform movement of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. Originally written in Urdu, the work investigates his religious thought and the history of the First Saudi State under the House of Saud, while refuting various accusations and criticisms leveled against the movement.