Muhammad Sulaiman Salman Mansoorpuri
Qazi Muhammad Sulaiman Salman Mansurpuri also referred to as Qazi Muhammad Sulaiman Salman or Qazi Muhammad Suleman Mansoorpuri was an Islamic scholar, biographer and historian. Sulaiman Mansoorpuri is best known for Rahmatul-lil-Alameen, the biography of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in three volumes. He was also session judge in Patiala State.
Early life and education
Sulaiman Mansoorpuri was born in 1867 in Mansurpur. He received his early education from his father Qazi Ahmad Shah. Sulaiman Mansoorpuri's father was a Deputy Tahsildar in Patiala State.At the age of seventeen, Sulaiman Mansoorpuri completed Munshi Fazil from Government Mohindra College, Patiala and came first in the University of the Punjab examination. After completing his education, Sulaiman Mansoorpuri then joined the Department of Education, Finance and Civil Affairs in the state of Patiala. Developing his skills and abilities, he became a Sessions Judge in 1924.
Lineage
Muhammad Sulaiman bin Qazi Ahmad Shah bin Qazi Baqii Ballah bin Qazi Moizuddin Ahmad.Qazi Peer Muhammad, ancestor of Muhammad Sulaiman, was a judge in Mughal Empire that's why most of member of this family were known as Qazi.
Death
In 1930, Salman Mansoorpuri travelled to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with Ghulam Rasool Mahr to perform Hajj. He died on 30 May 1930 while returning from Hajj.Works
Mansoorpuri has written books in Urdu and Arabic. His books include:Sabeel Al-irshaadTayed al-IslamAshabe Badr- ''Tareekh-ul-Mashaheer''