Shah Alam Gorakhpuri

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Shah Alam Gorakhpuri
شاہ عالم گورکھپوری
Born
Shah Alam

(1969-03-21) 21 March 1969 (age 55)
Baldiha, Gorakhpur district (now part of Maharajganj district), Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Education (Dars-e-Nizami)
Alma mater Maulana Azad National Urdu University (M.A.), Chaudhary Charan Singh University (Ph.D.)
Occupation(s)Islamic scholar, author, teacher
Known forDeputy Secretary, All India Majlis-e-Tahaffuz-e-Khatm-e-Nubuwwat
Notable workTafaseer Quran aur Mirzai Shubhat, Mirzaiyat aur Adalati Faislay, Fitna Qadianiyat aur Islami Istilahaat
Awards Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy commendation (2014)

Shah Alam Gorakhpuri (born 21 March 1969) is an Indian Islamic scholar and Deputy Secretary of the All India Majlis-e-Tahaffuz-e-Khatm-e-Nubuwwat, dedicated to safeguarding the doctrine of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat (Finality of Prophethood). [1]

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Early life and education

Shah Alam Gorakhpuri, born on March 21, 1969, in Baldiha village, Gorakhpur district (now Maharajganj), began his education under his uncle at Madrasa Noor-ul-Islam. He later attended Anglo-English School, Ghughali, and pursued Islamic studies at institutions like Jamia Arabia Masoodia Noorul Uloom, Bahraich. [2]

In 1986, he joined Darul Uloom Deoband and completed Dars-e-Nizami in 1989 under the guidance of renowned scholars such as Naseer Ahmad Khan, Mahmood Hasan Gangohi, Abdul Haq Azmi, Qamruddin Ahmad Gorakhpuri, Nematullah Azami, Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri, Usman Mansoorpuri, and Abdul Khaliq Madrasi. [2] He specialized in Khatm-e-Nubuwwat in 1989–1990, benefiting from prominent mentors, including Muhammad Ismail Katki and Manzoor Ahmad Chinioti. [2] [3] [4]

Career

In 1991, Gorakhpuri began as a preacher at Darul Uloom Deoband and later rejoined as a teacher in 1996, serving in the Department of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat. He also serves as Deputy Secretary of the All India Majlis-e-Tahaffuz-e-Khatm-e-Nubuwwat, playing a vital role in teaching, writing, and promoting this doctrine globally. [2] [3] [5] [6]

Gorakhpuri earned an M.A. from Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, and a Ph.D. from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, in 2010. Under Aslam Jamshedpuri's supervision, he wrote a thesis on the role of lesser-known scholars in promoting Urdu literature (1850–1900), later published by Educational Publishing House, Delhi. [2] [7] This work earned him a commendation from the Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy in 2014. [2] [8]

Literary works

Gorakhpuri researched, annotated, edited, and published over two hundred books on the topic of the Protection of Finality of Prophethood. [9] His notable books include: [2] [10]

In 2006, he established Markaz al-Turath al-Islami al-Ilmi in Deoband, a center dedicated to research, editing, and publishing classical Islamic texts. [2] His book, Islami Aqaa'id o Maloomat (transl. Islamic Beliefs and Information), has been translated into eight languages, including Urdu, Hindi, English, Arabic, Malayalam, Gujarati, and Telugu. It is included in the curriculum of various schools and madrassas. [12]

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