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Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad Died 1679 (1680) Known for Qazi and Scholar Spouse(s) Latifun Nisan and Kafia Partner Syed Shamsuddin Sani (alias Syed Chajju Jagat Jaut Children Mohammad Baqar, Qazi Syed Inayatullah, Mohammad Asadullah, Mohammad Atiqullah, Mohammad Rizqullah, Bibi Rasti, Mir Imamudin, Mir Amanullah, Sahib Daulat and Mah Bibi Relatives Mir Imaduddin ibn Syed Shamsuddin (Grand father)

**Qāḍī Sayyid Rāfiʿ Muḥammad Dasondhi** ([Urdu](/source/Urdu_language): قاضي سيد رافع محمد; died ca 1090 AH/1679 AD) was a scholar of repute from Sakras, District [Gurgaon](/source/Gurgaon) (now in [Nuh district](/source/Nuh_district), Haryana). He belonged to the family of [Gardēzī Sadaat](/source/Gard%C4%93z%C4%AB_Sadaat).

## Biography

Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad (alias Qazi Dasondhi) was a scholar of repute from Sakras, District [Gurgaon](/source/Gurgaon) ([Haryana](/source/Haryana)). He belonged to the family of [Gardēzī Sadaat](/source/Gard%C4%93z%C4%AB_Sadaat). His copies of many judgments as Islamic lawyer were preserved in the library of [Hakim Syed Karam Husain](/source/Hakim_Syed_Karam_Husain) at [Tijara](/source/Tijara), [Alwar](/source/Alwar).[1]

## Family history

After the massacre by [Genghis Khan](/source/Genghis_Khan)'s forces in Iran ([Destruction under the Mongol Empire](/source/Destruction_under_the_Mongol_Empire)), his ancestors migrated from [Mashhad](/source/Mashhad) ([Iran](/source/Iran)) to [Sabzwar](/source/Sabzwar) and then to India via [Gardēz](/source/Gard%C4%93z) ([Afghanistan](/source/Afghanistan)) during the reign of Sultan Shams-ud-din [Iltutmish](/source/Iltutmish) (1211–1235). In [India](/source/India), this family was acclaimed later on as [Gardēzī Sadaat](/source/Gard%C4%93z%C4%AB_Sadaat) and received many honorific titles from [Mughal emperors](/source/Mughal_emperors).

According to Akhbarul Akhyar by Shaikh [Abdul-Haqq Dehlavi](/source/Abdul-Haqq_Dehlavi), the two brothers Mir Syed Shahabuddin and Mir Syed Shamsuddin Daod who belonged to [Gardezi Sadaat](/source/Gardezi_Sadaat) came to [Delhi](/source/Delhi) during [Iltutmish](/source/Iltutmish)'s reign. The family of Mir Syed Shahabuddin was settled in [Manikpur](/source/Kara-Manikpur) while the family of Mir Syed Shamsuddin Daod stayed in the region of [Mewat](/source/Mewat). From the family of Manikpur, Raji Hamid Shah (caliph Shaikh Hisamuddin Manikpuri) was a famous scholar.[2] The [lineal descendant](/source/Lineal_descendant) of both these brothers in Mewat and Manikpur are remembered as [Gardezi Sadaat](/source/Gardezi_Sadaat). According to Tarikhul Aimma fi Zikr Khulafai Ummah by Mir Mahboob Ali, "some family members of Syed Shamsuddin Daod were settled in [Sabzwar](/source/Sabzwar), and hence also known as Syed Sabzwari".[3]

In relation to Gardez, Sultan Iltumish knew the family of Mir Syed Shamsuddin very well especially his father Mir Zainuddin from Gardez. The Sultan allowed his sister to marry Mir Syed Shamsuddin. After the demise of his sister, his daughter got married with Mir Syed Shamsuddin. In this way, Mir Syed Shamsuddin enjoyed the royal courtship and remained with Sultan Iltumish. He had two sons Mir Imaduddin and Mir Azizuddin. Mir Syed Shamsuddin died either during the reign of either [Nasiruddin Mahmud](/source/Nasiruddin_Mahmud_(grandson_of_Iltutmish)) or [Ghiyas ud din Balban](/source/Ghiyas_ud_din_Balban). Because of close association with Sultan Iltumish, his family members were sent to jail during the reign of [Jalal ud din Firuz Khalji](/source/Jalal_ud_din_Firuz_Khalji) and then [Alauddin Khalji](/source/Alauddin_Khalji). When Alauddin Khalji killed his uncle Jalaluddin Khalji in 1295 AD/ 695 AH, many prisoners escaped from the jails and many were killed. In this mayhem and confusion, Mir Imaduddin with his nephew Burhanuddin fled [Delhi](/source/Delhi) to [Ranthambore](/source/Ranthambore_Fort) with Muhammad Shah, a rebel general of Sultan Alauddin Khalji in 1299 AD. At that time, [Hammir Dev Chauhan](/source/Hammir_Dev_Chauhan) was the king of [Ranthambore Fort](/source/Ranthambore_Fort). During the attack of [Alauddin Khalji](/source/Alauddin_Khalji) in 701AH/1301AD, both Mir Imaduddin and Burhanuddin were martyred and buried near the gate of [Ranthambore Fort](/source/Ranthambore_Fort).[4]

After Mir Imaduddin’s martyrdom, his family members including his son Syed Shamsuddin Sani (alias Syed Chajju Jagat Jaut) remained in [Ranthambore](/source/Ranthambore_Fort) for a few more decades. According to Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi by [Ziauddin Barani](/source/Ziauddin_Barani), the families that belonged in the period of Sultan [Iltutmish](/source/Iltutmish) and remained in the period of [Ghiyas ud din Balban](/source/Ghiyas_ud_din_Balban) were also from ancestors of Syed Chajju.[5]

The name of Syed Chajju Gardezi is found in many books and journals. It is said that the Islamic mystic saints played a very important part towards the evolution of a common language, known as [Hindustani](/source/Hindustani_language). We get genuine specimens and authentic evidence of the linguistic assimilation in the religious literature of medieval India.[6] This is evident in Indian names like ...Syed Chajju Gardezi.[7][8]

The history during and after Syed Chajju Gardezi alias Chajju Jagat Jaut is not very distinguishable and traceable. According to [Hakim Syed Karam Husain](/source/Hakim_Syed_Karam_Husain), the family of Syed Chajju were later on bestowed with vast lands by many kings near the areas of [Mewat](/source/Mewat) in return for their great services. Apart from Sakras ([Mewat](/source/Mewat)), some members of Mir Imaduddin and Mir Burhanuddin were also settled in [Gujarat](/source/Gujarat) and [Deccan](/source/Deccan_Plateau). From the Gujarat family, Qazi Mahmood (846 AH / 1442 AD – 925 AH / 1519 AD) got a reputation as scholar about whom [Abdul-Haqq Dehlavi](/source/Abdul-Haqq_Dehlavi) (d.1642 c.e.) mentioned in his manuscript as a great 'Sufi Shaikh' of Gujarat.[9] Qazi Mahmood lived a good life during the [Sultanate period of Gujarat](/source/Gujarat_Sultanate) at [Ahmedabad](/source/Ahmedabad) at the times of Sultan Shams-ud Din Muzaffar Shah II (son of [Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah I](/source/Mahmud_Begada)). From Ahmedabad, he shifted to his native place 'Sarpore' (Gujarat) in 920 AH / 1514 AD where he lived till death.

Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad (alias Qazi Dasondhi) was the great great grandson of Syed Shamsuddin Sani (alias Syed Chajju Jagat Jaut).

## Marriages, children and in-laws

Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad was married to Latifun Nisan, the elder daughter of Husain Mohammad ibn Mohammad Jamal. With Latifun Nisan, he had five sons – Mohammad Baqar, [Qazi Syed Inayatullah](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Qazi_Syed_Inayatullah&action=edit&redlink=1), Mohammad Asadullah, Mohammad Atiqullah Shaheed, Mohammad Rizqullah Shaheed and one daughter Bibi Rasti.

Mohammad Baqar was married to Sultan Bibi from [Palwal](/source/Palwal), while Mohammad Asadullah was married to the daughter of Fatehullah of Sakras ([Haryana](/source/Haryana)), Mohammad Atiqullah was married to Mehtab Bibi, daughter of Mohammad Khaliq ibn Mohammd Qaim ibn Fateh Mohammad ibn Mohammad Adam. Mohammad Atiqullah and Mohammad Rizqullah got [martyrdom](/source/Martyrdom) ([Shaheed](/source/Shahid)) during [Sipâhigiri](/source/Sip%C3%A2hi).

Bibi Rasti (died [Dhu al-Qi'dah](/source/Dhu_al-Qi'dah) 1147 AH / 1734 AD) was married to [Qazi Ghulam Mustafa](/source/Qazi_Ghulam_Mustafa), who was honoured with the title of 'Nawab Kar Talab Khan' By [Bahadur Shah I](/source/Bahadur_Shah_I).[10][11][12][13][14] Nawab Kar Talab Khan was a noble and [Emir](/source/Emir) during the reign of [Shah Alam](/source/Bahadur_Shah_I). Shah Alam also honoured him various awards and [Khalat](/source/Khalat) including [Mansab](/source/Mansabdar) Do Hazari (2,000), [zaat wa sowar](/source/Mansabdar#Zat_and_Sawar). He died on 2 [Muharram](/source/Muharram) 1129 AH/1716 and buried in [Ferozepur Jhirka](/source/Ferozepur_Jhirka). An epitaph from Ferozepur Jhirka, places the death of Kartalab Khan Bahadur, son of Shaikh Muhammad Asaf in AH 1123 (AD 1711).[15]

[Khan Zaman Khan Ali Asghar](/source/Khan_Zaman_Khan_Ali_Asghar) was the son of Bibi Rasti and 'Nawab Kar Talab Khan' [Qazi Ghulam Mustafa](/source/Qazi_Ghulam_Mustafa). Nawab Khan Zaman Khan Bahadur Ghalib Jung 'Ali Asghar' was [Mansabdar](/source/Mansabdar) Punj Hazari (5,000) [Emir](/source/Emir) and was posted first as [Faujdar](/source/Faujdar) at Moazamabad; Khidmat Daroghgi Topkhana, a store of [Armory (military)](/source/Armory_(military)) at [Multan](/source/Multan); Naib [Subahdar](/source/Subahdar) at [Azimabad](/source/Azimabad) (Patna); and then [Subahdar](/source/Subahdar) at [Awadh](/source/Awadh) during the reign from [Farrukhsiyar](/source/Farrukhsiyar) to [Muhammad Shah](/source/Muhammad_Shah).[16] The fort at [Ferozepur Jhirka](/source/Ferozepur_Jhirka) was built by him. He died in [Shahjahanbad](/source/Shahjahanbad) (Delhi) on 4 Zil Haj 1155 AH/30 January 1743[17]

After the death of Latifun Nisan, Syed Rafi Mohammad remarried to Kafia, daughter of Khan Mohammad of [Palwal](/source/Palwal) and sister of Husain Mohammad. From Kafia, he had two sons Mir Imamudin and Mir Amanullah and two daughters Sahib Daulat (married to Barkhurdar Khan II alias [Islam Khan V](/source/Islam_Khan_V) and Mah Bibi (married to Noorul Haq ibn Mian Abdur Rahman of [Tijara](/source/Tijara)).

Barkhurdar Khan II alias [Islam Khan V](/source/Islam_Khan_V) (died 21 [Safar](/source/Safar) 1147 AH / 1734 AD) was the son of Barkhurdar Khan I and great-grandson of [Islam Khan I](/source/Islam_Khan_I). Barkhurdar Khan II was [Mansabdar](/source/Mansabdar) Punj Hazari (5,000) and also entitled 'Islam Khan' by Shah Alam and had [Mansab](/source/Mansabdar) 'Darogha Dīwān-e-Khās' (Superintendent of the [Diwan-i-Khas](/source/Divan)) and [Khalat](/source/Khalat)-e Fakhra and [Khalat](/source/Khalat)-e Barani. He was 'Mir Atash' (the 'master gunner') to Bahadur Shah I before retirement from court, but was restored to his rank of 5,000 (3,000 horse), and appointed Mir Tuzak Awwal (chief Mir Tuzak / quarter-master general).[11] Sahib Daulat and Barkhurdar II had two sons – elder son Ghulam Baqi aka Maddan was also entitled 'Barkhurdar Khan' (Barkhurdar III), while his younger son Ghulam Mohammad aka Saddan was killed ([martyred](/source/Martyred)) during the fight between the English forces and [Shuja-ud-Daula](/source/Shuja-ud-Daula) in 1765.

[Mughal](/source/Mughal_Empire) ranks included the [Nawab](/source/Nawab), [Subahdar](/source/Subahdar), [Mansabdar](/source/Mansabdar), [Subedar](/source/Subedar) and [Sawar](/source/Sawar). [Mughal](/source/Mughal_Empire) princes were often given the title [Mir](/source/Mir) and [Mirza](/source/Mirza_(noble))

## Legacy and descendants

- Mohammad Baqar had three daughters. The elder daughter Khairun Nisan was married to Mohammad Ikram son of Sultan Mohammad aka Qazi Mian of [Palwal](/source/Palwal). Qazi Mian (Sultan Mohammad) was married to Al-Huda, daughter of Mohammad Arif ibn Hussain Mohammad. The second daughter of Mohammad Baqar, Khaliq Bandi was married to Mohammad Muqtada son of Qazi Ghulam Murtaza of Tijara. The third daughter, Shaista was married to Masahib Ali son of Mohammad Atiqullah. Khairun Nisan had one son Abu Ishaq and one daughter Noorun Nisan, who was married to Mohammad Mureed son of Qazi Syed Hayatullah, while Khaliq Bandi had one son, Karimuddin.

- [Qazi Syed Inayatullah](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Qazi_Syed_Inayatullah&action=edit&redlink=1) was married to Bibi Rasheedi, daughter of Durwesh Mohammad ibn Qazi Dost Mohammad of [Pinangwan](/source/Pinangwan). All the grandchildren of Qazi Syed Inayatullah like forefathers lived in Sakras (Haryana) for around 500 years and were famous as [Qadi](/source/Qadi) family or 'Sadaat-e Sakras'. [Hakim Syed Karam Husain](/source/Hakim_Syed_Karam_Husain) was the direct descendant of [Qazi Syed Inayatullah](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Qazi_Syed_Inayatullah&action=edit&redlink=1).

- Mohammad Asadullah had one son, Nasiruddin and three daughters Hafizah, Zarifah and Khadijah (married to Mohammad Azim, son of Mohammad Taqi ibn Abdul Hadi of [Tijara](/source/Tijara)). Aminuddin was the son of Nasiruddin.

- Mohammad Atiqullah had one son, Masahib Ali who was married to his cousin Shaista.

- Mohammad Rizqullah died in an adulthood while [Spahigiri](/source/Spahi). He was not married.

- Mir Amanullah was married to Bibi Tajunnisan, daughter of Abdul Hai ibn Noor Munnawar *Nirkhi*.

- Mir Imamuddin was married to Bibi Mendu, daughter of Mohammad Shuja of [Ferozepur Jhirka](/source/Ferozepur_Jhirka).

## See also

- [Qazi Syed Inayatullah](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Qazi_Syed_Inayatullah&action=edit&redlink=1)

- [Hakim Syed Karam Husain](/source/Hakim_Syed_Karam_Husain)

- [Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman](/source/Hakim_Syed_Zillur_Rahman)

- [Syed Ziaur Rahman](/source/Syed_Ziaur_Rahman)

## Notes

The father of Latifun Nisan, Husain Mohammad was the son of Mohammad Jamal ibn Mohammad Adam ibn Zainuddin ibn Moinuddin ibn Qazi Fatehullah of [Tijara](/source/Tijara).

The second son of Mohammad Jamal was Mohammad Fazil, who had four sons – Farzullah, Mohammad Faiz, Fakhrullah and Umarullah. Apart from Moinuddin, Qazi Fatehullah had another son namely, Qazi Abdullah. The descendants of Qazi Abdullah were mostly “[Qazi](/source/Qadi)” of cities while Moinuddin family adopted the profession as technical writer of rules and regulations (Nirkh Nawesi). It is interesting that different communities had different Nirkh in similar cases. Hence the son of Moinuddin (apart from Zainuddin), Ainuddin and his grand sons – Mohammad Talib, Noor Munnawar Nirkhi, Ataullah Nirkhi were all had profession as 'Nirkh Nawesi'. The son of Ataullah Nirkhi, Abul Fazal was married to the daughter of [Khan Zaman Khan Ali Asghar](/source/Khan_Zaman_Khan_Ali_Asghar).

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(1862–1922) Azimuddin Hanafi (1838–1922) Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri (1852–1927) Muhammad Ali Mungeri (1846–1927) Medeni Mehmet Nuri Efendi (1859–1927) Muhammad Amjad (d. 1927) Azizur Rahman Usmani (1859–1928) Muhammad Ahmad Nanautawi (1862–1930) Hamiduddin Farahi (1863–1930) Ibrahim Ali Tashna (1872–1931) Machiliwale Shah (d. 1932) Anwar Shah Kashmiri (1875–1933) Sayyid Mumtaz Ali (1860–1935) Majid Ali Jaunpuri (d. 1935) Abdur Rab Jaunpuri (1875–1935) Ghulam Muhammad Dinpuri (1835–1936) Meher Ali Shah (1859–1937) Ghulamur Rahman Maizbhandari (1865–1937) Muhammad Ishaq (1883–1938) Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique (1845–1939) Abul Muhasin Sajjad (1880–1940) Zamiruddin Ahmad (1878–1940) Shukrullah Mubarakpuri (1895–1942) Qasim Sadiq (1845–1942) Chaudhry Afzal Haq (1891–1942) Ashraf Ali Thanwi (1863–1943) Ibrahim Ujani (1863–1943) Habibullah Qurayshi (1865–1943) Hamid Raza Khan (1875–1943) Ubaidullah Sindhi (1872–1944) Ilyas Kandhlawi (1885–1944) Asghar Hussain Deobandi (1877–1945) Sahool Bhagalpuri (d. 1948) Amjad Ali Aazmi (1882–1948) Naeem-ud-Deen Muradabadi (1887–1948) Shabbir Ahmad Usmani (1887–1949) Abd Allah Siraj (1876–1949) Murtaza Hasan Chandpuri (1868–1951) Khwaja Yunus Ali (1886–1951) Jamaat Ali Shah (1834–1951) Kifayatullah Dehlawi (1875–1952) Nesaruddin Ahmad (1873–1952) Al-Kawthari (1879–1952) Sulaiman Nadvi (1884–1953) Mustafa Sabri (1869–1954) Masood Alam Nadwi (1910–1954) Ghousi Shah (1893–1954) Shihabuddeen Ahmed Koya Shaliyathi (1885–1954) Abdul Aleem Siddiqi (1892–1954) Izaz Ali Amrohi (1882–1955) Abdul Salam Nadwi (1883–1955) Abdul Khaleque Chhaturawi (1892–1955) Saeed Ahmad Sandwipi (1882–1956) Manazir Ahsan Gilani (1892–1956) Habibur Rehman Ludhianvi (1892–1956) Hussain Ahmad Madani (1879–1957) Ahmad Saeed Dehlavi (1888–1959) Ahmed Ali Enayetpuri (1898–1959) Amin ul-Hasanat (1922–1960) Azizul Haq Chatgami (1903–1961) Maqsudullah (1883–1961) Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari (1892–1961) Muhammad Hassan (1880–1961) Abdul Qadir Raipuri (1878–1962) Ahmed Ali Lahori (1887–1962) Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi (1900–1962) Sardar Ahmad Chishti (1903–1962) Muhammad Sanaullah (1905–1963) Badre Alam Merathi (1898–1965) Yusuf Kandhlawi (1917–1965) Ibrahim Raza Khan (1907–1965) Shah Ahmad Hasan (1882–1967) Wasiullah Fatehpuri (1895–1967) Tajul Islam (1896–1967) Shamsul Haque Faridpuri (1896–1969) Khair Muhammad Jalandhari (1895–1970) Abdul Hamid Qadri Badayuni (1898–1970) Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Hazarvi (1909–1970) Muhammad Ali Jalandhari (1895–1971) Mushahid Ahmad Bayampuri (1907–1971) Abdur Rahman Kashgari (1912–1971) Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad (1889–1972) Abdul Batin Jaunpuri (1900–1973) Idris Kandhlawi (1899–1974) Deen Muhammad Khan (1900–1974) Zafar Ahmad Usmani (1892–1974) Fazlur Rahman Ansari (1914–1974) Momtazuddin Ahmad (1889–1974) Muhammad Abu Zahra (1898–1974) Amimul Ehsan Barkati (1911–1974) Muhammad Miyan Deobandi (1903–1975) Ghulam Mohiuddin Ghaznavi (1902–1975) Ghulam Mohiyuddin Gilani (1891–1974) Moinuddin Ahmad Nadwi (1903–1974) Abul Wafa Al Afghani (1893–1975) Mahdi Hasan Shahjahanpuri (1882–1976) Ibrahim Balyawi (1887–1976) Muhammad Faizullah (1892–1976) Abdul Wahhab Pirji (1895–1976) Athar Ali (1891–1976) Muhammad Shafi (1897–1976) Abdul Majid Daryabadi (1892–1977) Yusuf Banuri (1908–1977) Syed Muhammad Ishaq (1915–1977) Sharif Hasan Deobandi (1920–1977) Mohammad al-Hasani (1935-1979) Mehboob Rizwi (1911–1979) Sahvi Shah (1923–1979) Abul A'la Maududi (1903–1979) Ehtisham ul Haq Thanvi (1915–1980) Mehmood-ur-Rehman (1919–1980) Mustafa Raza Khan (1892–1981) Ziauddin Madni (1877–1981) Khwaja Qamar ul Din Sialvi (1906–1981) Ghulam Ghaus Hazarvi (1896–1981) Shah Abdul Wahhab (1894–1982) Zakariyya Kandhlawi (1898–1982) Tayyib Qasmi (1897–1983) Shamsul Haq Afghani (1901–1983) Muslehuddin Siddiqui (1918–1983) Ibrahim Chatuli (1894–1984) Atiqur Rahman Usmani (1901–1984) Faiz-ul Hassan Shah (1911–1984) Shafee Okarvi (1930–1984) Saeed Ahmad Akbarabadi (1908–1985) Azhar Shah Qaiser (1920–1985) Harun Babunagari (1902–1986) Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish (1900–1986) Ahmad Saeed Kazmi (1913–1986) Siddique Ahmad (1903–1987) Muhammadullah Hafezzi (1895–1987) Abdur Rahim Firozpuri (1918–1987) Hafizur Rahman Wasif Dehlavi (1910–1987) Abdul Aziz Malazada (1917–1987) Shamsul Huda Panchbagi (1897–1988) Abdul Haq Akorwi (1912–1988) Abdul Jalil Badarpuri (1925–1989) Muntakhib al-Haqq (fl. 1980s) Abdul Matin Fulbari (1915–1990) Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh (1915–1990) Ahmed Muhyuddin Nuri Shah Jilani (1915–1990) Mirajul Haq Deobandi (1910–1991) Minnatullah Rahmani (1913–1991) Sayed Moazzem Hossain (1901–1991) Taqi Amini (1926–1991) Habibur Rahman Azami (1900–1992) Hamid al-Ansari Ghazi (1909–1992) Muhammad Yunus (1906–1992) Masihullah Khan (1912–1992) Abul Hasan Jashori (1918–1993) Shams Naved Usmani (1931–1993) Shujaat Ali Qadri (1941–1993) Waqaruddin Qadri (1915–1993) Abdul Wahab Siddiqi (1942–1994) Inamul Hasan Kandhlawi (1918–1995) Ayub Ali (1919–1995) Wahiduzzaman Kairanawi (1930–1995) Abuzar Bukari (d. 1995) Mahmood Hasan Gangohi (1907–1996) Athar Mubarakpuri (1916–1996) Mukhtar Ashraf (1916–1996) Abdul Haque Faridi (1903–1996) Shamsuddin Qasemi (1935–1996) Manzoor Nomani (1905–1997) Sultan Ahmad Nanupuri (1914–1997) Ashraf Ali Dharmandali (1920–1997) Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghudda (1917–1997) Habibullah Mukhtar (1944-1997) Shamsul-hasan Shams Barelvi (1917–1997) Ghulam Moinuddin Gilani (1920–1997) Muhammad Abdullah Ghazi (1935–1998) Sadruddin Islahi (1917–1998) Karam Shah Azhari (1918–1998) Abdul Rasheed Nomani (1915–1999) Syed Ata-ul-Mohsin Bukhari (1939–1999) Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi (1913–1999) Ghulam Ali Okarvi (1919–2000) Ahmed Ali Badarpuri (1915–2000) Rashid Ahmed Jaunpuri (1889–2001) Mujahidul Islam Qasmi (1936–2002) Ajmal Khan Lahori (1930–2002) Arshadul Qadri (1925–2002) Ibrahim Siddiqui (1930–2002) Naeem Siddiqui (1916–2002) Shah Ahmad Noorani (1926–2003) Harun Islamabadi (1938 – 2003) Jameel Khan (1953–2004) Ismail Katki (1914–2005) Nur Uddin Gohorpuri (1924–2005) Ishaq Faridi (1957–2005) Ashraf Ali Bishwanathi (1928–2005) Kafilur Rahman Nishat Usmani (1942–2006) Syed Fazlul Karim (1935–2006) Shah Oliur Rahman (1916–2006) Abdullah Abbas Nadwi (1925–2006) Sirajussajidin Katki (1939–2006) Abrarul Haq Haqqi (1920–2006) Ubaidul Haq (1928–2007) Hasan Jan (1938–2007) Abdul Latif Fultali (1913–2008) Anzar Shah Kashmiri (1927–2008) Muhammad Abdullah (1932–2008) Obaidul Haque Wazirpuri (1934–2008) Azizur Rahman Qayed (1911–2008) Naseeruddin Naseer Gilani (1949–2009) Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi (1948–2009) 15th/21st Marghoobur Rahman (1914–2010) Abu Saeed Muhammad Omar Ali (1945–2010) Naseer Ahmad Khan Bulandshahri (1918–2010) Khawaja Khan Muhammad (1916–2010) Zamiruddin Nanupuri (1936–2011) Zafeeruddin Miftahi (1926–2011) Azizul Haque (1919–2012) Abdus Sattar Akon (1929–2012) Saeed Ahmed Raipuri (1926–2012) Fazlul Haque Amini (1945–2012) Wahbi Sulayman Ghawji (1923–2013) Zainul Abideen Azmi (1932–2013) Muhammad Fazal Karim (1954–2013) Qazi Mu'tasim Billah (1933–2013) Abdullah Hasani Nadwi (1957–2013) Zubairul Hasan Kandhlawi (1950–2014) Nurul Islam Farooqi (1959–2014) Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman (1941–2014) Bahauddin Farooqi (1927–2014) Ahmad Naruyi (1963–2014) Asad Muhammad Saeed as-Sagharji (d. 2015) Abdur Rahman (scholar) (1920–2015) Abdul Majeed Ludhianvi (1935–2015) Abdullah Quraishi Al-Azhari (1935–2015) Sibtain Raza Khan (1927–2015) Muhiuddin Khan (1935–2016) Abdul Jabbar Jahanabadi (1937–2016) Shah Turab-ul-Haq (1944–2016) Saleemullah Khan (1921–2017) Yunus Jaunpuri (1937–2017) Alauddin Siddiqui (1938–2017) Muhammad Abdul Wahhab (1923–2018) Salim Qasmi (1926–2018) Akhtar Raza Khan (1943–2018) Iftikhar-ul-Hasan Kandhlawi (1922–2019) Talha Kandhlawi (1941–2019) Yusuf Motala (1946–2019) Ghulam Nabi Kashmiri (1965–2019) Khalid Mahmud (1925–2020) Abdul Haleem Chishti (1929–2020) Tafazzul Haque Habiganji (1938–2020) Muhammad Abdus Sobhan (1936–2020) Abdul Momin Imambari (1930–2020) Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri (1940–2020) Salman Mazahiri (1946–2020) Shah Ahmad Shafi (1945–2020) Adil Khan (1957–2020) Khadim Hussain Rizvi (1966–2020) Nur Hossain Kasemi (1945–2020) Azizur Rahman Hazarvi (1948–2020) Yahya Alampuri (1947–2020) Zar Wali Khan (1953–2020) Muhammad Naeem (1958–2020) Nurul Islam Jihadi (1916–2021) Abdul Razzaque Khan (1925–2021) Wahiduddin Khan (1925–2021) Nizamuddin Asir Adrawi (1926–2021) Muhammad Ali al-Sabuni (1930–2021) Abdur Razzaq Iskander (1935–2021) Wali Rahmani (1943–2021) Abdus Salam Chatgami (1943–2021) Usman Mansoorpuri (1944–2021) Syed Ata-ul-Muhaimin Bukhari (1944–2021) Abdul Khaliq Sambhali (1950–2021) Muhammad Wakkas (1952–2021) Noor Alam Khalil Amini (1952–2021) Junaid Babunagari (1953–2021) Ebrahim Desai (1963–2021) Faizul Waheed (1964–2021) AbdulWahid Rigi (d. 2022) Abdul Halim Bukhari (1945–2022) Rafi Usmani (1936–2022) Delwar Hossain Sayeedi (1940–2023) Yaseen Akhtar Misbahi (1953–2023) Shahidul Islam (1960–2023) Qamruddin Ahmad Gorakhpuri (1938–2024) Nadeem al-Wajidi (1954–2024) Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani (1935–2025) Hafez Ahmadullah Chatgami (1941–2025) Mukhtaruddin Shah (1950–2025) Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi (1950–2025) Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi (1953–2025) Abu Taher Nadwi (1960–2026) Living Saifur Rahman Nizami (b. 1916) Ghulam Rasool Jamaati (b. 1923) Syed Waheed Ashraf (b. 1933) Muhammad Ishaq (b. 1935) Muhibbullah Babunagari (b. 1935) Ziaul Mustafa Razvi Qadri (b. 1935) Nematullah Azami (b. 1936) Yusuf Ziya Kavakçı (b. 1938) Madni Miyan (b. 1938) Muhammad 'Awwamah (b. 1940) Zia Uddin (b. 1941) Arshad Madani (b. 1941) Taqi Usmani (b. 1943) Kamaluddin Zafree (b. 1945) Muneeb-ur-Rehman (b. 1945) Qamaruzzaman Azmi (b. 1946) Ahmed Khanpuri (b. 1946) Abdolhamid Ismaeelzahi (b. 1946) Abul Qasim Nomani (b. 1947) Idrees Dahiri (b. 1947) Farid Uddin Chowdhury (b. 1947) Farid Uddin Masood (b. 1950) Sameeruddin Qasmi (b. 1950) Mahmudul Hasan (b. 1950) Ilyas Qadri (b. 1950) Kafeel Ahmad Qasmi (b. 1951) Tahir-ul-Qadri (b. 1951) Abul Kalam Qasmi Shamsi (b. 1951) Mustafa Cerić (b. 1952) Tariq Jamil (b. 1953) Fazal-ur-Rehman (b. 1953) Abdul Khaliq Madrasi (b. 1953) Sufyan Qasmi (b. 1954) Abdul Quddus (b. 1954) Nurul Islam Walipuri (b. 1955) Sajjad Nomani (b. 1955) Abdul Quddus Kumillai (b. 1955) Ghousavi Shah (b. 1955) Ameen Mian Quadri (b. 1955) Pir Sabir Shah (b. 1955) Abu Taher Misbah (b. 1956) Kaukab Noorani Okarvi (b. 1957) Hamid Saeed Kazmi (b. 1957) Rahmatullah Mir Qasmi (b. 1957) Hifzur Rahman (b. 1958) AFM Khalid Hossain (b. 1959) Muhammad Rashid Azmi (b. 1959) Najibul Bashar Maizbhandari (b. 1959) Abdul Aziz Ghazi (b. 1960) Ruhul Amin Faridpuri (b. 1962) Siraj-ul-Haq (b. 1962) Hanif Jalandhari (b. 1963) Husein Kavazović (b. 1964) Khurshid Anwar Gayavi (b. 1964) Sajidur Rahman (b. 1964) Ibrahim Mogra (b. 1965) Saad Kandhlawi (b. 1965) Faiz-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi (b. 1967) Abdullah Maroofi (b. 1967) Salman Mansoorpuri (b. 1967) Arshad Misbahi (b. 1968) Lutfur Rehman (b. 1968) Abu Reza Nadwi (b. 1968) Mahfuzul Haque (b. 1969) Ilyas Ghuman (b. 1969) Bilal Abdul Hai Hasani Nadwi (b. 1969) Muhammad Abdul Malek (b. 1969) Qasim Rashid Ahmad (b. 1970) Asjad Raza Khan (b. 1970) Syed Rezaul Karim (b. 1971) Riyadh ul Haq (b. 1971) Arif Jameel Mubarakpuri (b. 1971) Obaidullah Hamzah (b. 1972) Raza Saqib Mustafai (b. 1972) Manzoor Mengal (b. 1973) Syed Faizul Karim (b. 1973) Mamunul Haque (b. 1973) Salah Abu al-Haj (b. 1974) Husamuddin Fultali (b. 1974) Abdur Rahman Mangera (b. 1974) Faraz Rabbani (b. 1974) Ishtiaque Ahmad Qasmi (b. 1974) Adnan Kakakhail (b. 1975) Muhammad al-Kawthari (b. 1976) Amer Jamil (b. 1977) Yasir Nadeem al Wajidi (b. 1982) Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury (b. 1985) Abbas Siddiqui (b. 1987) Hasheem Ahmad Siddiqui (b. 1997) Kaif Raza Khan (b. 2001) Sheikh Hissamuddin Moinuddin Ruhi Anas Madani Fayez Ullah Chatgami Abdul Malek Halim Izharul Islam Chowdhury Tawqir Raza Khan Subhan Raza Khan Amjad M. Mohammed Anwar-ul-Haq Haqqani Mukarram Ahmad Noor-ul-Haq Qadri Abdul Khabeer Azad Sahibzada Hamid Raza Muzaffar Qadri Scholars of other Sunni Islamic schools of jurisprudence Hanbali Maliki Shafi'i Zahiri

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