Habibur Rahman Azami
Habibur Rahman Azami was an Indian Islamic scholar and a researcher of Hadith. His works include the restoration of Musannaf of Abd al-Razzaq.
Early life
A'zami was born in Maunath Bhanjan, Mau district, India. He completed his formal education in Mau in 1922 Darul Uloom Mau and began teaching. He is known for his scholarly work on Hadith and Fiqh.Services
A'zami's works are divided in three categories comprising Editing of Hadith manuscripts, his own original works, and those related to Polemic. He helped to bring the Musannaf of Abd al-Razzaq al-San'ani back to attention within the Muslim world. His works include:- Kitab al-Zuhd wa al-Raqaiq of ‘Abd-Allah ibn Mubarak
- Sunan of Sa’id ibn Mansur
- Musnad of Imam Humaydi
- Musannaf of ‘Abd al-Razzaq
- Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaybah
- al-Matalib al’Aliyah of Ibn Hajar Al-‘Asqalani
- Majma ‘Bihar-al-Anwar of Tahir Patni
- al-Targhib wat-Tarhib by Mundhiri
- Raka’at al-Tarawih, A’lam Marfu’ah and Shari’ Haqiqi.
- A’yan al-Hujjaj in two volumes, provides crisp and insightful accounts of scholar-pilgrims.
- Dastakar Ahl-i Sharaf deals with the biographies of men of eminence distinction who were weavers by profession.
Legacy
6-7 July 2019: Institute of Objective Studies' two-day national conference on the life and contributions of Allama Habib al-Rahman al-A'zami in the Speaker Hall, Constitution Club of India, New Delhi.