Qamaruzzaman Allahabadi
Indian Islamic scholar and Sufi
Qamaruzzaman Allahabadi (born December 1933) is an Indian Islamic scholar and Sufi spiritual guide based in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. He received spiritual authorization (ijazah) from Wasiullah Fatehpuri, is associated with the Chishti, Naqshbandi, Qadiri, and Suhrawardi Sufi orders, founded Madrasa Arabiyya Baytul Ma'arif in Allahabad, and authored several works on Islamic studies.
Early life and education
Qamaruzzaman Allahabadi was born in December 1933 (Sha'ban 1352 AH) in Karisath, Mau district (formerly Azamgarh district). His father, Sultan Ahmad Khan, was associated with Wasiullah Fatehpuri, and during his childhood Allahabadi would accompany him on visits to Fatehpuri.
He received his early education up to the second grade at an Islamic maktab in his village, which later developed into a madrasa. He then continued his studies up to the middle level (equivalent at the time to the seventh grade) in the town of Ghosi.
After completing his general education, he enrolled at Darul Uloom Mau, where he studied Persian and religious texts up to Nur al-Idah. In Sha'ban 1370 AH (1950), he joined the khanqah of Fatehpuri. There, alongside spiritual training and moral reform, he completed the remaining Dars-e-Nizami curriculum up to Sahih al-Bukhari under Fatehpuri and also studied several works on Sufism with him.
Fatehpuri placed full trust in Allahabadi and granted him authorization (ijazah) to transmit Sahih al-Bukhari and other Hadith collections.
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