Rashid Ahmad Gangohi
Rashīd Ahmad Gangohī ( Urdu رشید احمد گنگوهی DMG Rašīd Aḥmad Gangūhī , born May 10, 1829 ; † August 11, 1905 ) was an Indian- Islamic religious scholar who founded the Dār al-ʿulūm in Deoband together with Muhammad Qāsim Nanautawī .
He wrote his works mainly in Urdu . The best known is the fatwa collection Fatāwā-yi Rashīdīya .
Gangohi oriented himself on the Tariqa-yi muhammadiya and refused to acquire Western education. Although he was not averse to Sufism , he was said to be close to Salafism and Wahhabism . In a fatwa in the work Fatāwā-yi Rashīdīya he defended the views of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab , which he drew criticism from Sufi orders, especially from the Barelwī movement . Ahmad Riza Khan Barelwi , the founder of this movement, declared in a fatwa in 1906 that Gangohi's beliefs and religious practices were of a satanic character.
Quote
“The followers of Muhammad Ibn Abdul-Wahhab are known as Wahhabis. Their aqida (beliefs) is excellent and their madhhab is hanbalism . [...] Although there are among them who have exceeded certain limits with their too high temperament and have harmed themselves and others, they are united (with us) and have one opinion in their aqida. The difference in their views and actions (compared to us) is comparable to the differences within the four madhhab . "
literature
- Barbara Daly Metcalf: Islamic Revival in British India. Deodorant tape, 1860-1900. Princeton 1982, pp. 148-157.
Individual evidence
- ↑ darululoomwaqf.com darululoomwaqf: biopgraphy
- ↑ See Metcalf 101.
- ^ Farhat Hasan: Madāris and the challenges of modernity in Colonial India . In: Jan-Peter Hartung, Helmut Reifeld (Ed.): Islamic Education, Diversity, and National Identity. Dīnī Madāris in India Post 9/11. New Delhi / London 2006, p. 58f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gangohi, Rashid Ahmad |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gangohī, Rashīd Ahmad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian Islamic theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 10, 1829 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 11, 1905 |