Wali Rahmani
Sayyid Wali Rahmani | |
|---|---|
| Sajjada Nashin of Khanqah-e-Rahmani Munger | |
| In office 1991 – 3 April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sayyid Minatullah Rahmani |
| Ameer-e-Shariat of Imarat-e-Shariya, Bihar Odisha and Jharkhand | |
| General Secretary of All India Muslim Personal Law Board | |
| In office 2010 – 3 April 2021 | |
| Member of the Bihar Legislative Council | |
| In office 1974–1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 5, 1943 Munger |
| Died | 3 April 2021 Patna |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Parent |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 5 June 1943 |
| Died | 3 April 2021 (aged 77) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Founder of | Rahmani30[1] |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
Wali Rahmani (5 June 1943 – 3 April 2021) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar and academic who founded Rahmani30. He was a member of the Bihar Legislative Council from 1974 to 1996.[2] He served as the general secretary of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and Sajjada Nashin of the Khanqah Rahmani in Munger.
Biography
[edit]Wali Rahmani was born to Minatullah Rahmani, an Islamic scholar who helped found the All India Muslim Personal Law Board.[3] His grandfather Muhammad Ali Mungeri was one of the co-founders of Nadwatul Ulama.[3]
Rahmani was appointed the Sajjada Nashin of Khanqah Rahmani, in Munger, in 1991 after the death of his father.[citation needed]
Shah Imran Hasan has written Rahmani's biography entitled Hayat-e-Wali.[4][5]
Rahmani's spiritual chain goes back to Fazle Rahman Ganj Muradabadi.[citation needed]
Rahmāni died on 3 April 2021 from COVID-19.[6][7][8]
Views
[edit]In June 2015, Rahmani stated, "Surya Namaskar (a yoga posture) should not be mandatory in government schools, as Islam permits prostration only to Allah."[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "'Invisible in our own country': Being Muslim in Modi's India". BBC. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Indian school helping the brightest Muslims". BBC News. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ a b Sayyid Muhammad al-Hasani. Seerat Mawlana Sayyid Muhammad Ali Mungeri [Biography of Mawlana Sayyid Muhammad Ali Mungeri] (in Urdu). Nadwatul Ulama: Majlis Sahafat-o-Nashriyat.
- ^ Media, The Milli Gazette, OPI, Pharos (4 April 2016). "The Milli Gazette". milligazette.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Life and work of Maulana Mohammad Wali Rahmani".
- ^ "Former AIMPLB Gen Secretary Wali Rahmani Dies at 78". 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Former AIMPLB general secretary Wali Rahmani dies in Patna". The Hindu. PTI. 3 April 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Islamic scholar Maulana Wali Rahmani dies in India". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Rencana yoga di sekolah India ditentang". BBC News Indonesia (in Indonesian). 8 June 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
Shadab
External links
[edit]- All India Muslim Personal Law Board
- Welcome to PRAGMATIC
- Wali Rahmani projected as Deputy CM of Bihar
- AIMPLB to boycott UCC Archived 30 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Rahmani Mission
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