Maulana Rabe Hasani Nadvi, President Of All India Personal Law Board, Passes Away

Maulana Rabe Hasani Nadvi was known for his contributions to the promotion of Islamic education and scholarship in India.

A file photo of Maulana Rabe Hasani Nadvi

Source : Sanjay Tripathi

Maulana Rabe Hasani Nadvi, the president of All India Personal Law Board, passed away on Tuesday. Nadvi had been ill for a long time and passed away at the Nadwa Madrasa in Daliganj. He was brought from Rae Bareli to Lucknow for treatment.

Maulana Rabe Hasani Nadvi was a prominent Islamic scholar and had served as the president of the All India Personal Law Board since 2018. He was known for his contributions to the promotion of Islamic education and scholarship in India.

Born on October 1, 1929, at Takia Kalan, Raebareli, Maulana Nadvi completed his primary education from his family-run institution. He passed fazilat from Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulema, Lucknow, in 1958.

A noted scholar, Hasani was appointed as assistant teacher at Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulema. He remained at Hijaz from 1950-1951 for further studies and research. In 1952, he was appointed assistant professor at Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulema, Lucknow. He was appointed the head of Arabic department at Nadwa in 1955. He was appointed the dean, faculty of Arabic of Nadwa in 1970. 

He was conferred an award by Indian Council Uttar Pradesh for his contribution in the field of Arabic language. He was also conferred Presidential Award for his contribution in the field of Arabic language in the same year. 

In 1993, he was appointed Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulema. In 1999, he was appointed Chancellor of the Nadwa and in 2000, he was elected as Rector of Nadwa. He was unanimously elected as the president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board in June 2002 at Hyderabad after death of earlier head Hazrat Maulana Qazi Mujahidul Islam Qasmi (Rahamatullah Aley).

Hasani had travelled to Japan, Morocco, Malaysia, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Uzbekistan, Turkey, South Africa and many other Arab, European and African countries. He had published 15 books in Arabic and 12 books in Urdu besides having many unpublished works.

He was the vice president of Riyadh's Aalami Rabita Adab-e-Islami, a founding member of the Muslim World League. He was frequently named one of the world's 500 Most Influential Muslims, according to a report in The Siasat Daily.