Muhammad Ramzan (preacher)

Hazrat Shah Muhammad Ramzan
Born1769
Meham
Died1825
Madhya Pradesh
OccupationScholar/Wali

Muhammad Ramzan (1769–1825) was an Indian Islamic scholar, Sufi saint and preacher. He worked to persuade recent converts to Islam from Hinduism to abandon Hindu customs and religious festivals and to follow Muslim ones instead.

Ramzan told converted Rajputs, Meo and Jats (Muslim Rajputs) were in no way different from their Hindu counterparts in culture, customs and celebrations of religious festivals. He also said that they were not only pir-parast and grave worshipers, they were also idolators They celebrated Holi, Diwali and other Hindu festivals with zeal and dressed in the Hindu fashion.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and death

Ramzan was born in Meham district Rohtak, Punjab in 1769 to Shah Abdul Azeem (d. 1828), a Majzoob Sufi. His grand father Shah Abdul Hakeem (1709- 1773) was an Urdu writer.[5][6]

Ramzan was dissatisfied with the Sufi religious system under his father, whose Rajput devotees present him with a tithe from every thing taken in their raids. At age 14, Ramzan he left his family to study with Abdul Qadir and Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi, the sons of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi. There he studied for fourteen years (1783-1796). He has worked as a preacher throughout his life.[2][7]

Death

Ramzan was killed by Bohras at Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh after returning from "Hajj" on 18 January 1825.[2][8][9]

Scholarly work

Ramzan wrote in local language and dialects, sometime in the form of poems that could be recited and held debates with the scholars of other religious.[10]

  • Aqaid-e-Azeem
  • Bulbul Bagh-e-Nabi (poetry)
  • Akhir Gutt
  • Rangeeli (poetry)
  • Waseehat Nama
  • Translation of Qaseeda Amali
  • Adab Chokra (children education)
  • Bohri Biaz
  • Fatawa-e-Muhammadi
  • Barq Laamaa Risala
  • Alim o Frayz Risala Ramzani
  • Radd e Rawafiz Risala (Persian)

References

  1. ^ "Internet Archive Search: creator:"HAZRAT SHAH MUHAMMAD RAMZAN MEHAMI"". archive.org.
  2. ^ a b c "MATAR AL AJDAD". August 29, 1964 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "The Legacy of Muslim Rule in India".
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2014-04-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "اردوو کی شاخ ہریانوی زبان میں تالیفات Urdu Ki Shakh Haryanvi Zuban Main Talifat". February 29, 1932 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ "Punjab Mein Urdu Hafiz Mehmood Khan Shirani" – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ "HADI E HARYANA". October 29, 1963 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ^ "Tazkira E Ulamaye Hind". November 29, 1914 – via Internet Archive.
  9. ^ The Tabligh Movement or Millions of Bearded Militants on the March.
  10. ^ Travellers in Faith: Studies of the Tablīghī Jamāʻat as a Transnational Islamic Movement for Faith Renewal

Further reading

  • MATAR AL AJDAD (1964) by Prof:Manzoor-ul-haq Siddiqui
  • Tazkira E Ulamaye Hind (November 1914) by Rehman Ali
  • Urdu Ki Shakh Haryanvi Zuban Main Talifat (February 1932)by Hafiz Mehmood Sheerani
  • Punjab Mein Urdu by Hafiz Mehmood Khan Shirani
  • Tarikh E Zbane Urdu by Prof : Masoud Husain Khan
  • HADI E HARYANA (October 1963) by Prof:Manzoor-ul-haq Siddiqui
  • Tazkira E Sufiya E Mewat by Muhammad Habib ur Rehman Khan Mewati
  • The Legacy of Muslim Rule in India by K.S. Lal
  • TIME FOR STOCK TAKING ( The Tabligh Movement or Millionsof Bearded Militants on the March )by Sita Ram Goel
  • Family Tree ( خاندانی شجرہ ) Compiled by Shafa Ullah Siddiqui