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Hamiduddin Farahi – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: “Farahi was born in Phreha (hence the name ‘Farahi’), a village in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was a maternal cousin of the famous theologian-historian Shibli Nomani (1858-1914). He studied at Aligarh Muslim College at the recommendation of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (1817-1897). In his studies, he proved himself to be an expert in Arabic and Persian languages. He completed his B.A. from Allahabad University.”
“Al-Farooq: The Life of Omar The Great [1] is The biography of Umar (also spelled Omar) written by Islamic scholar Shibli Nomani.Its publication took the Muslim World by storm and was considered a great literary event in history of Islamic literature.By Extensive study of the subject,the author Nomani collected and collated facts which were lying buried in unpublished manuscripts in great libraries of Istanbul,Beirut,Alexandria,Paris,Berlin and London.The book inspired an unparalled enthusiasm and ran into several editions in a very short period.The book was translated in English by Maulana Zafar Ali Khan and was titled,’Al Farooq:The Life of Omar The Great (Second Caliph of Islam)’. Umar is universally acknowledged as the first conqueror,founder and administrator of Muslim Empire.
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* In Turkish by Umar Rada published 1928.
* In Persian published in Kabul.(By sister of Late King Mohammed Nadir Shah)
* In English by Zafar Ali Khan published in New Delhi,India in 1900.
latest edition in 1996 published by Idara Isha’at-e-Diniyaat (Center of Islamic Books).”
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Mawlana Shibli Nu’mani (in Arabic: شبلي نعماني) was an Indian Muslim scholar (1857 – 1914). He collected much material on the life of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, but could write only first two volumes of the planned book Sirat-un-Nabi. His disciple, Syed Suleman Nadvi, made use of this material and added his own and wrote remaining five volumes of the book after the death of his mentor.
He went to Makkah for the Hajj and there he devoted his time to furthering his studies in Muslim theology, history, philosophy and Sufism from different scholars in Arabia. An orthodox Hanafi Muslim, he was a staunch supporter of the Sharia and an opponent of the Wahhabi movement.
When he returned to India he met Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (1817-1898) who had just established Aligarh Muslim University. Nomani was offered and accepted a teaching position at the university. He taught at Aligarh for sixteen years where he met Thomas Arnold and other British scholars from whom he learned first hand modern Western ideas and thoughts. He traveled with Thomas Arnold in 1892 to Syria, Egypt, Turkey and other countries of the Middle East and got direct and practical experience of their societies. H”
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