Abdul Rashid Dawoodi

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Abdul Rashid Dawoodi Sheikh
عبدالرّشيْد شيخ
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Personal life
Born
Abdul Rashid Sheikh

(1979-11-11) 11 November 1979 (age 45)
Budroo, Yaripora, Kulgam district
SpouseJameela Banoo
ChildrenFurqan Dawoodi
Parent
  • Abdul Rahman Sheikh (father)
Known forFounder of Tehreek-e-Soutul Awliya
Religious life
Religion Islam
Denomination Sunni
Jurisprudence Hanafi
Tariqa Qadiriyya
Creed Maturidi
Movement Barelvi
Website abdulrashiddawoodi.com

Abdul Rashid SheikhDawoodi is a Sunni Muslim scholar, [1] preacher [2] [3] [4] and reformer from Jammu and Kashmir, [5] [6] who founded the Islamic organisation Tehreek-e-Soutul Awliya. [5] [7] [8] [9]

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Biography

Abdul Rashid Sheikh was born at Yaripora, Kulgam district. [5] He was enrolled by his father, Sheikh Abdul Rahman, in a religious institute run at that time by Qazi Nisar. [10] [5] After Qazi Nisar passed away in 2005, he established an Islamic institute called Tehreek-e-Soutul Awliya, [11] [12] [5] which promotes the teachings of the 19th-century Indian scholar Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi of the Hanafi tradition. [13]

In November 2006, he was wounded in a grenade attack while entering a mosque in Tahab area of Pulwama. [14] [15] [16] Police alleged that the attack was instigated by the militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen. [17] [18] [19] [20]

He believes that Islam is a religion of peace [21] and advocates for Ulemas to issue fatwas (edicts) in accordance with the Quran and Sharia, than to please anyone. [22] This statement was especially aimed at senior Saudi cleric Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh who, back in 2012, called for the banning and demolition of the churches in Kuwait. Dawoodi said that "there is no scope for violence in Islam". [22]

In September 2022, he was arrested by the central government, without the police citing any details that led them to invoke the Public Safety Act against him. [23] [24] He was released after a year as the court quashed the detection order. [25] [26] [27]

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References

  1. ↑ "Syed Aijaz Kashani condoles on the Demise of father of Religious Scholar Moulana Abdul Rashid Dawoodi". Kashmir Age. 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "'I threw grenade at Hizbul's behest'". Rediff. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Attack On Mosque: Militants Outraging Kashmiriyat". jammu-kashmir.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Pulwama blast: I threw grenade at Hizbul's behest, says attacker". Zee News. 11 November 2006. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Maulana Abdul Rashid Dawoodi Kashmiri Sunni Muslim Scholar". The Streets of Kashmir. 22 July 2021. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Rise of Wahhabism in Kashmir: Literature and Madrasas Radicalizing the Youth". 27 July 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2021.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Maulana Dawoodi Condemns Sujaat Bukhari's Killing, Demands Independence Probe into His Killing". ANN News . 15 June 2018. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Dawoodi Calls Attack on Palestinian Muslims in Masjid al-Aqsa as Barbaric". Kashmir Hope. 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "Official Website Of Abdul Rashid Dawoodi". Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Syed Aijaz Kashani condoles on the Demise of father of Religious Scholar Moulana Abdul Rashid Dawoodi". Kashmir Age. 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "Movlana Abdul Rashid Dawoodi Condemns Acid attack on 24 yr old girl In Srinagar". Kashmir Bulletin: Latest News From Kashmir. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Movlana Abdul Rashid Dawoodi Condemns Acid attack on 24 yr old girl In Srinagar". KashmirPEN. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  13. ↑ Swami, Praveen (8 February 2012). "In Kashmir, a Village and its World". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  14. ↑ "Five Killed in Kashmir Mosque Blast". Al Jazeera. 10 November 2006. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "Five Killed in Pulwama Blast". Greater Kashmir. 10 November 2006. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  16. ↑ Hussain, Masood (11 November 2006). "Sectarian Violence Claims Five in Kashmir". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "J&K Mosque Blast Suspect is Caught". Mumbai Mirror. 12 November 2006. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  18. ↑ Ahmed, Rashid (11 November 2006). "Captured Boy Confesses He Threw the Grenade". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  19. ↑ "Six Killed in Grenade Attack Outside J&K Mosque". The Times of India. 10 November 2006. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  20. ↑ "Grenade Attack Near Pulwama Mosque, 4 Kids Killed". The Tribune. 10 November 2006. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  21. ↑ Prakash, Ved (2008). Terrorism in Northern India: Jammu and Kashmir and the Punjab. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN   978-81-7835-703-4. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  22. 1 2 "Kashmiri Scholar Rubbishes Saudi Cleric's Unislamic Fatwas". Taghrib News Agency. 4 April 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  23. ↑ "2 clerics, 5 activists of Jamat-e-Islami arrested under PSA in Kashmir: Police". Hindustan Times. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  24. ↑ "Prominent Islamic scholars among 7 clerics arrested under PSA in Kashmir". The Hindu. 15 September 2022. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  25. ↑ Network, KL News (8 September 2023). "High Court Quashes PSA Detention of Dawoodi, Mushtaq Veeri". Kashmir Life. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  26. ↑ Yattoo, Irfan (9 September 2023). "HC quashes PSA detention of Dawoodi, Mushtaq Veeri". Rising Kashmir. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  27. ↑ Bharat, E. T. V. (8 September 2023). "Jammu and Kashmir HC orders release of Moulana Abdul Rashid Sheikh and Mushtaq Ahmed Veeri". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 19 July 2024.


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