Muhammad Azam Nadwi (born 15 December 1984) is an Indian Islamic scholar,writer,and professor,recognized for his work in Arabic literature and Islamic jurisprudence. He has authored and translated numerous scholarly articles and books in both Arabic and Urdu,focusing on Islamic law,contemporary Muslim identity,and classical scholarship. Nadwi currently teaches Islamic sciences—including Ḥadīth and Fiqh—at Al Mahadul Aali Al Islami,Hyderabad.
Muhammad Azam Nadwi was born on 15 December 1984.[1] His father,Sayyid Hussain Ahmad ‘Ārif Gayāwī(1941–2020),was an Islamic scholar and Urdu poet,and a student of Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad. He served as the imam and khatib of the JāmiʿMasjid in Sakchi,Jamshedpur (Jharkhand),for 27 years,from 1983 to 2010.[2][3]
He memorized the Qur’an and received certification in Qirā’ah from Madrasa Hussainia in Jamshedpur and Ranchi. He then pursued traditional Islamic studies and completed the ʿĀlimiyyah course at Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama,Lucknow,followed by the Faḍīlah specialization in Islamic jurisprudence (Fiqh) in 2004 —a qualification considered equivalent to a Master’s degree in Islamic Studies. He later obtained a Bachelor's degree from the University of Lucknow,and subsequently earned an M.A. in Arabic language and literature from Maulana Azad National Urdu University,Hyderabad.[4][5][6]
He was awarded an M.Phil. in Arabic from the same university in 2017 for a dissertation titled Biographical Works of Mohammad Akram Nadwi on Indian Eminent Personalities:An Analytical and Critical Study,supervised by Abdul Quddoos,Associate Professor in the Department of Arabic.[7] On 1 March 2023,he received his Ph.D. in Arabic from the same university for a dissertation titled Intertextuality in the Modern Literary Criticism &its Manifestations in the Writings of Shaikh Abul Hasan Ali Al Hasani Al Nadwi,under the supervision of Assistant Professor Mohammad Sharfe Alam.[8][9][10]
Career
Nadwi previously served as a teacher at Jāmiʿat al-Imām Aḥmad ibn ʿIrfān al-Shahīd in Malihabad,and currently teaches Hadith,Fiqh,and Arabic at Al Mahadul Aali Al Islami,Hyderabad,[4] where he also serves as coordinator of the Department of Culture.[11]
He also serves as the Imam and Khatib of Masjid-e-Baqi in Banjara Hills,Hyderabad,where he is recognized as the resident scholar.[6] He is also a member of the International Union of Muslim Scholars,a global association of prominent Islamic scholars.[12]
He served as one of the chief editors of the Arabic monthly journal Risālat al-Shabāb,published since 2003 by the Markaz-e-Islāmīof Jamʿiyyat Shabāb al-Islām in Lucknow.[14][15]
Literary works
Urdu Writings
Nadwi has authored several Islamic jurisprudential and socio-religious articles in Urdu. His work often engages with contemporary issues through a legal and ethical lens. Notable examples include Bank se Jāri Hone Wāle Mukhtalif Kārd kāShar‘īḤukm (transl.Legal Ruling on Various Bank-Issued Cards),which explores the permissibility and implications of modern financial instruments,[16] and WhatsApp Group:Kitne Mufīd,Kitne Muḍir? (transl.WhatsApp Groups:How Useful,How Harmful?),which discusses the benefits and harms of digital communication platforms.[17]
Arabic Articles
In addition to his Urdu writings,Nadwi has published numerous research articles in Arabic on literature,history,and socio-political themes.[18][19][20] He has also translated several Islamic jurisprudential texts between Urdu and Arabic.[4]
Furthermore,he translated Faiz Ahmad Faiz’s well-known Urdu poem "Hum Dekhenge" into Arabic under the title "Naḥnu Narā'" (Arabic:نحننرى).[21]
On Iqbal
His article titled al-Dhāt fīAdab Iqbāl:Mafhūmuhā,wa Maʿālim Bināʾihā,wa Dawruhāfīal-Nuhūḍal-Ḥaḍārīli-l-Ummah (transl.The Self in Iqbal’s Literature:Its Concept,Structure,and Role in the Civilizational Uplift of the Ummah) explores the philosophical concept of selfhood (khudi) in Iqbal’s poetry and its significance for cultural and civilizational renewal.[18]
His Arabic article Faḍīlat al-Shaykh Muḥammad Sālim al-Qāsmīwa Maqawwimāt BināʾShakhṣiyyatihi al-Fadhdhah (transl.Virtues of Muhammad Salim Qasmi and the Pillars of His Unique Personality) was published in a commemorative volume by Hujjat al-Islam Academy,Darul Uloom Waqf,Deoband.[24]
On Society and Identity
Other Arabic articles by Nadwi include al-Dawr al-Qiyādīli-l-Nisā’al-Muslimāt fīḤarakat Taḥrīr al-Hind (transl.The Leadership Role of Muslim Women in India's Freedom Movement),[19]Khuṭaṭwa Khuṭuwāt Naḥwa Ibādah al-Muslimīn fīal-Hind (Muqāranah Taqrībiyyah maʿa Isbāniyā) (transl.Plans and Steps Toward the Extermination of Muslims in India (A Comparative Approximation with Spain)),[25]al-Hujūm ʿalāal-Waqf:Iʿtidāʾʿalāal-Īmān wa al-Huwiyyah wa al-Dustūr (transl.Attack on Waqf:An Assault on Faith,Identity,and Constitution),[26] and Mīthāq al-Madīnah wa Dustūr al-Hind:ʿAdlun Yajmaʿwa Tanawwuʿun Yarfaʿ (transl.The Madinan Charter and the Constitution of India:Justice Unites,Diversity Elevates),which draws a comparative perspective between the Prophet Muhammad’s Charter of Medina and India’s Constitution,emphasizing their shared principles of justice,coexistence,and pluralism.[12]
He also translated Wājib al-ʿUlamāʾwa al-Fuqahāʾfīal-Wāqiʿal-Muʿāṣir (transl.Duties of Scholars in the Contemporary Context),an article by Khalid Saifullah Rahmani.[27]
On Literary Criticism
Nadwi has also written on literary and exegetical themes. His article titled al-Tanāṣṣal-Qurʾānīwa Tajalliyātuhu fīKitāb "MādhāKhasira al-ʿĀlam bi-Inḥiṭāṭal-Muslimīn" lil-Imām Abīal-Ḥasan al-Nadwī(transl.Qur’anic Intertextuality and Its Manifestations in the Book "Maza Khasir al-Alam Bi Inhitatil Muslimeen") analyzes the role of Qur’anic allusions and rhetorical structure in one of Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi's most influential works.[28]
On Travel Literature
His paper Muḥammad ibn Nasser al-Aboudi wa Riḥālātuhu ilāal-Hind (transl.Mohammed Nasser Al-Aboudi and His Travels to India) discusses the cultural and artistic insights of modern Arabic travel literature.[20]
Books
He has authored,edited,and translated several works,including:[4]
Il-Imām Muḥammad Qāsim al-Nānawtawi —an Arabic translation of a work by Khalid Saifullah Rahmani,supplemented with annotations by Nadwi himself.[29]
Koronā’īAdab —an Urdu anthology on literature during the COVID-19 pandemic,compiled by Nadwi and featuring essays and poetry reflecting on the pandemic experience.[30]
References
↑ Rahmani, Ubaid Akhtar; Nadwi, Muhammad bin Abdullah, eds. (2024). Hazrat Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani: Hayat wa Afkar[Hazrat Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani: Life and Thoughts] (in Urdu) (1sted.). Deoband: Naeemia Book Depot. p.496.
↑ Mayurbhanji, Muhammad Ruhul Amin (27 February 2022). "Tazkira Maulana Syed Husain Ahmad Qasmi Arif Gayawi"[Biography of Maulana Syed Husain Ahmad Qasmi Arif Gayawi]. Qindeel Online (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
↑ Azīzī, Faizan (1 March 2020). Farīd, S. M. Ajmal; Farīd, S. M. Tāriq (eds.). "Sayyid ʿĀrif Ḥusain Gayāwī kā Ṭāṭā mein intiqāl"[Sayyid Arif Husain Gayawi passed away in Tata (Jamshedpur)]. Daily Qaumi Tanzeem (in Urdu). 50 (60). Patna: 5.
1 2 al-Nadwi, Muhammad Azam (15 August 2024). "الدور القيادي للنساء المسلمات في حركة تحرير الهند"[The Leadership Role of Muslim Women in India’s Freedom Movement]. Awaz the Voice (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
↑ al-Nadwi, Miraj Ahmad Miraj (11 January 2020). "حينما تطير جبال العداء"[When the Mountains of Enmity Will Fly]. Turk Press (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
↑ al-Raḥmānī, Khālid Saifullah (November 2018). Nadvi, Saeed-ur-Rahman Azmi (ed.). "واجب العلماء والفقهاء في الواقع المعاصر"[The Duty of Scholars and Jurists in the Contemporary Context]. Al-Baʿth al-Islāmī (in Arabic). 64 (7). Translated by al-Nadwī, Muhammad Azam. India: Muʾassasat al-Ṣaḥāfah wa al-Nashr – Maktab al-Baʿth al-Islāmī: 29–40. Archived from the original on 7 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
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