Salman Mazahiri

Salman Mazahiri (10 October 1946 – 20 July 2020) was an Indian Muslim scholar who served as chancellor of Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur.

Salman Mazahiri
Vice Chancellor of Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur
In office
1992 – 30 July 1996
Chancellor of Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur
In office
30 July 1996 – 20 July 2020
Succeeded byMuhammad Aaqil Saharanpuri
Personal
Born10 October 1946
Died20 July 2020(2020-07-20) (aged 73)
ReligionIslam
Citizenship India
DenominationSunni
Alma materMazahir Uloom, Saharanpur
RelativesMuhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi (father-in-law)
Muhammad Saad Kandhlawi (son-in-law)

Early life and education

Mazahiri was born on 10 October 1946. Aged 15, he entered Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur in 1962 (1381 AH) and graduated in 1386 AH. He studied Sahih Bukhari with Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Nasai, Tirmidhi with Munawwar Hussain, Sunan Abu Dawud with Muzaffar Hussain and Al-Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah with Muhammad Asadullah.[1] He studied Mishkat al-Masabih with Muzaffar Hussain up to the chapter of "major sins" and then completed it with Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri.[2]

He was a disciple of Talha Kandhlawi. [3]

Career

Mazahiri began teaching at Mazahir Uloom in 1968. In 1972, he taught Tafsir al-Jalalayn and in 1976, became hadith professor in the seminary and taught Mishkat al-Masabih.[2][1] The managing committee of Mazahir Uloom appointed him Vice Chancellor in 1992. Later on 30 July 1996, Mazahiri became the Chancellor.[1][4] Talha Kandhlawi appointed him as the manager (Sajjada Nashin) of the khanqah of Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi.[3]

In 2007, Mazahiri rejected the idea of Central Madrasa Board in India.[5][6] He was a board member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and Nadwatul Ulama.[2]

Death

Mazahiri died on 20 July 2020.[4][7] Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind President, Arshad Madani expressed grief by saying that Mazahiri's death was a tragedy for Indian Muslims. [8]

Family life

Mazahiri was the son-in-law of Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi.[9] Tablighi Jamat leader Muhammad Saad Kandhlavi is Mazahiri’s son-in-law.[10]

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References
  1. Abdullah Khalid Qasmi Khairabadi. "مولانا سید محمد سلمان مظاہری حیات مستعار کی ایک جھلک" [A biographical sketch of Salman Mazahiri]. millattimes.com (in Urdu). Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. Yusuf Shabbir (20 July 2020). "Obituary: Sayyid Mawlānā Muḥammad Salmān Maẓāhirī (1365/1946 – 1441/2020)". islamicportal.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. Ajaz Mustafa (September 2019). "آہ! حضرت مولانا محمد طلحہ کاندھلویؒ بھی داغ مفارقت دے گئے" [Alas! Maulana Talha has left us]. Bayyinat (in Urdu). Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. "مولانا سلمان صاحب مظاہری کی رحلت عالم اسلام بالخصوص جامعہ مظاہر علوم سہارنپور کے لئے ناقابل تلافی خسارہ" [The death of Mawlana Salman Mazahiri is huge loss for Islam, and more precisely for Jamia Mazahir Uloom]. AsreHazir. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. Muhamamdullah Khalili Qasmi (15 May 2007). "'Central Madrasa Board' is Unacceptable: 3500 Madrasa Delegates Take Unanimous Decision". deoband.net. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  6. Muslim India. 2007. p. 32. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  7. https://www.nawaemillat.com/3341-2/
  8. "مولانا سلمان مظاہری کا سانحہ ارتحال ہندوستانی مسلمانوں کے لئے بڑا حادثہ: مولانا ارشد مدنی" [Maulana Salman Mazahiri's demise is a big tragedy for Indian Muslims:Arshad Madani]. Qaumi Awaz. 21 July 2020.
  9. Fuzail Ahmad Nasiri (15 August 2019). "وائے افسوس! پیر محمد طلحہ بھی رخصت ہو گئے". Baseerat News. Dailyhunt.
  10. "بڑی خبر : مولانا سعد کاندھلوی کی کورونا رپورٹ نیگیٹیو!". millattimes.com (in Urdu). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
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