Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin Ahmed bin Khairuddin Al-Hussaini Azad;11 November 1888 –22 February 1958) was an Indian independence activist,writer and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress. Following India's independence,he became the First Minister of Education in the Indian government. He is commonly remembered as Maulana Azad;the word Maulana is an honorific meaning 'Our Master' and he had adopted Azad (Free) as his pen name. His contribution to establishing the education foundation in India is recognised by celebrating his birthday as National Education Day across India.
All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) is an organisation formed in January 2005 to represent the rights of Shia Muslims in India. It was felt that the current board,the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) had been neglecting the views of Shia Muslims in India. Maulana Kalbe Sadiq,vice chairman of the Shia board is also senior vice president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB).
Rashīd Aḥmad ibn Hidāyat Aḥmad AyyūbīAnṣārīGangohī was an Indian Deobandi Islamic scholar,a leading figure of the Deobandi jurist and scholar of hadith,author of Fatawa-e-Rashidiya. His lineage reaches back to Abu Ayyub al-Ansari.
Ubaidullah Sindhi was a political activist of the Indian independence movement and one of its vigorous leaders. According to Dawn,Karachi,Maulana Ubaidullah Sindhi struggled for the independence of British India and for an exploitation-free society in India. He was also Home Minister of first Provisional Government of India established in Afghanistan in 1915.
All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) is a non-governmental organization in India that represents the interests of Muslims in matters of personal law. It was formed in 1973 with the objective of protecting and promoting the application of Islamic personal law among Muslims in India. The AIMPLB is primarily concerned with issues related to marriage,divorce,inheritance,and other personal matters governed by Islamic law,known as Shariah. The AIMPLB has been involved in various significant cases and debates,including those related to the Muslim Women Act,the Shah Bano case,and the Triple Talaq issue. It has also played a role in advocating for the preservation of Muslim personal laws and resisting attempts to introduce a uniform civil code in India.
Arshadul Qadri was a Sunni Islamic scholar,author and missionary activist in India associated with the Barelvi movement who established several educational institutions and organizations in India.
Sultan Ahmed was an Indian politician and the Union Minister of State for Tourism in the Manmohan Singh government. He was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Uluberia on a Trinamool Congress ticket. He had previously been a 2-time Congress MLA for Entally.
H Abdur Raqeeb is the General Secretary of Indian Center for Islamic Finance,New Delhi and has been promoting the concept of interest-free banking throughout India Since last two decades. His aims to get close all section of Society in main Banking Stream through interest free Banking System for this Novel cause he is working as one man army. To Introduce Interest Free Banking System in India He travelled across Many Countries and learn working model of Interest Free Banking,Met with Professional and Policy Makers across India and abroad. He is founder member of All India Muslim Personal law Board. He is also the Editor of Tamil fortnightly Samarasam.
Mohammad Asrarul Haque was an Indian Muslim scholar and politician,who served as the eighth general secretary of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind. He was a member of the Indian Parliament,and represented Kishanganj seat. He was also the state president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind.
Mohammad Rabey Hasani Nadwi was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar,who served as the president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board and as the chancellor of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama,an Islamic seminary in Lucknow,India. He was the patron of Islamic Fiqh Academy,the vice president of the Aalami Rabita Adab-e-Islami in Riyadh,and a founding member of the Muslim World League. He was regularly listed in the publication The 500 Most Influential Muslims. His disciples included Ijteba Nadwi.
Yaseen Akhtar Misbahi was an Indian Sunni Sufi Islamic scholar and journalist,associated with the Raza Academy. He was the vice-president of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and the chairman of All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat. He was an alumnus of Al Jamiatul Ashrafia and authored books including Angrez-nawazi ki Haqeeqat.
Abdul Karim Parekh (1928–2007),popularly known as Maulana,was an Indian social worker and scholar,known for his translation of Quran into Urdu language and his discourses on the Islamic religious text. Born on 15 April 1928 at Kanseoni village in the western Indian state of Maharashtra to Abdul Latif and Hanifa as the third of the 13 children born to them,his schooling was only up to primary classes after which he worked as a labour to earn a living. He was known to have been self-taught and translated the Quran into Urdu language which reportedly had 40 re-prints. He was the founder treasurer of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and is a recipient of the Pride of India honour from American Federation of Muslims from India (AFMI). The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan,in 2001,for his contributions to society. He died on 11 September 2007.
Wali Rahmani was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar and academician who founded Rahmani30. He was a member of the Bihar Legislative Council from 1974 to 1996. He served as the general secretary of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and Sajjada Nashin of the Khanqah Rahmani in Munger.
Muhammad Salim Qasmi Siddiqi was an Indian Muslim scholar who co-founded the Darul Uloom Waqf in Deoband and served as its first rector. He was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband. He received the fourth Shah Waliullah Award and was honoured with the Mark of Distinction from Egypt.
Minnatullah Rahmani was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar who served as the first General Secretary of All India Muslim Personal Law Board. He was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama and Darul Uloom Deoband,and a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly. He also served as the General Secretary of the Jamiat Ulama Bihar. His father Muhammad Ali Mungeri was the founder of Nadwatul Ulama and his son Wali Rahmani established the Rahmani30 institute.
Idara-e-Shariah,,is a socio-religious organization of Indian Muslims associated with the Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat (Barelvi) movement. Its headquarter is situated in Sultanganj,Patna,Bihar. It was established in 1968 to deal with problems of personal matters of the Indian Muslims. It has branches in Uttar Pradesh,Jharkhand,Chhattisgarh,Orissa,Punjab and West Bengal.
Khalid Saifullah Rahmani is an Indian Muslim scholar,author and jurist who serves as the fifth president of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board. He is the general secretary of Islamic Fiqh Academy of India. He has authored books including The Islamic Jurisprudence:Introduction and Codification and The Book of Fatāwa.
Jamea Tul Hidaya is an Islamic seminary,situated in Jaipur,in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It was established in 1985 by the Islamic scholar Maulana Abdur Rahim Mujaddidi.
Bilal Abdul Hai Hasani Nadwi is an Indian Islamic scholar,Hadith lecturer,da'i,and author. He is currently the Chancellor of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama. He also serves as the General Secretary of the All India Payam-e-Insaniyat Forum and a member of Darul Uloom Deoband's executive council.
Imam Rabbani Senior Secondary Public School is a co-educational English-medium residential school in Jaipur,Rajasthan,India. Founded in 1996 by Hazrat Maulana Mohammed Fazlur Rahim Mujaddidi Sahab,the school provides education to students from pre-primary through 12th grades.
