Abdullah Maroofi


Abdullah Maroofi is an Indian Islamic scholar, mufti, and writer who specialises in Hadith studies. Since 2001, he has been serving as a lecturer in the department of specialisation in Hadith at Darul Uloom Deoband and is currently the supervisor of the department.

Early life and education

Abdullah Maroofi was born in 1967 in Pura Maroof, Azamgarh District in Uttar Pradesh. His uncle, Zainul Abideen Azami, was the former supervisor of Mazhir Uloom Jadeed's Hadith department.
He received his initial education in Madrasah Ishā'at-ul-Uloom Purah Maroof. After that he continued his Arabic education from Arabic I to Arabic IV under the guidance of Zainul Abideen Azami in Madrasatul Islah, Sarai Mir, Azamgarh between 1978 and 1982.
In 1982, he enrolled in Darul Uloom Deoband on the advice of Azami and was admitted to Arabic Fifth, and in 1986, he graduated from there. In 1987, he completed the Ifta course at Darul Uloom Deoband.
His hadith teachers included Naseer [Ahmad Khan (scholar)|Naseer Ahmad Khan], Abdul Haq Azmi, Nematullah Azami, Qamaruddin Ahmad Gorakhpuri, Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri, Arshad Madani, Mirajul Haq Deobandi, Muhammad Hussain Bihari, Zubair Ahmad Deobandi, Abdul Khaliq Madrasi, and Riyasat Ali Zafar Bijnori.
He received permission in Hadith from Yunus Jaunpuri, Ashiq Ilahi Bulandshahri, Zainul Abideen Azmi, and Ahmad Hasan Tonki.

Career

After graduating in 1407 AH, he was appointed as a teacher at Rampur's Madrasa Matla'-ul-Uloom. Between 1988 and 1996, he worked as a teacher at Jamia Islamia Reori Talab, Banaras, for about eight years.
In 1996, he was appointed as a lecturer in the Department of Hadith at Mazahir Uloom Jadeed upon the recommendation of Salman Mazahiri. He served in this role for approximately five years until 2001.
Since 2001, he has been serving as a lecturer in the department specializing in Hadith at Darul Uloom Deoband. He has taught the book Introduction to the Science of Hadith for almost twenty years. Currently, he serves as a supervisor and lecturer in the department.
Since 1440 AH, he has also served as a lecturer of Hadith studies in the Darse Nizami curriculum of Darul Uloom Deoband.
He pledged allegiance to Abdul Jabbar Azami in 1987 ; after his death, he pledged allegiance to Zainul Abidin Azmi in 1411 AH. But later, he came under the spiritual training of Talha Kandhlawi, the son of Muhammad Zakaria Kandhlawi, and was authorized by him in Sufism on Ramadan 29, 1423 AH.

Literary works

He supervised the following academic and research works:
  • Al-Hadith al-Hasan Fī Jami‘ al-Tirmidhi: Dirāsatun Wa Tatbīq
  • Hadith an-Gharīb Fī Jami‘ al-Tirmidhi: Dirāsatun Wa Tatbīq
  • Hasan-un-Sahīh Fī Jami‘ al-Tirmidhi: Dirāsatun Wa Tatbīq
His works included:
  • Al-'Arf adh-Dhakiyy Fi Sharh Jami' al-Tirmidhi
  • Tahdhīb ad-Durr al-Munaddad Fī Sharh al-Adab al-Mufrad
  • Muaddamat Ad-Durr al-Munaddad
  • Hadīth aur Fehm-e-Hadīth
  • Al-'Arf al-Fayyāh Fī Sharh Muqaddama Ibn as-Salāh
  • Jawāb ar-Risālah
  • Ghair Muqallidiyyat: Asbāb-o-Tadāruk
  • Fazaail-e-Amaal Par I'terazāt: Ek Usooli Jaizah.
  • ''Haqīqat-uz-Ziyādah 'Alal-Quran Bi Khabaril Wāhid Wa Isti'rādun 'Ilmiyyun Li Īrādāti Ibn al-Qayyim 'Alal-Hanafiyyah Binā'an 'ala hādhal asl''