Salman Bijnori
Salman Bijnori, also known as Maulana Salman Bijnori, is an Indian Islamic scholar, senior teacher at Darul Uloom Deoband, and editor-in-chief of its monthly journal Darul Uloom. Affiliated with the Naqshbandi Sufi order, he is an authorised disciple of Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi. He also serves as the Vice President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind.
Early life and education
Salman Bijnori was born on 14 April 1969 in Sahaspur, Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh, into a family of scholars. His father, Saeed Ahmad Qasmi Sahaspuri, was a graduate of Darul Uloom Deoband and a student of Hussain Ahmad Madani.He memorized the Quran at the age of seven under his father’s guidance and completed foundational Arabic and Islamic studies at home. In 1981, he enrolled at Jamia Ashraf-ul-Uloom, Gangoh, where he studied until his graduation in 1987. He then enrolled at Darul Uloom Deoband in 1987 and completed the Dawra-e-Hadith in 1988. His teachers at Darul Uloom Deoband included Naseer Ahmad Khan, Abdul Haq Azmi, Nematullah Azmi, Qamruddin Ahmad Gorakhpuri, Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri, Muhammad Hussain Bihari, Arshad Madani, Riyasat Ali Zafar Bijnori, and Zubair Ahmad Deobandi.
Following his graduation, he pursued a specialization in Arabic literature at Darul Uloom Deoband, where he studied under Wahiduzzaman Kairanawi, Usman Mansoorpuri, and Noor Alam Khalil Amini, earning first position in his exams.
Career
After completing his education, Bijnori was appointed as an assistant teacher at Darul Uloom Deoband in Dhu al-Qadah 1409 AH. He served in this capacity for two years before moving to Madrasa Faiz-e-Hidayat Rahimi in Raipur, Saharanpur district, where he taught for a year from Shawwal 1411 AH to Sha'ban 1412 AH. He later taught at Madrasa Shahi in Moradabad in the Arabic language and literature department from Shawwal 1412 AH to Sha'ban 1414 AH. During this time, he also supervised the biweekly wall magazine Al-Balagh, published by the department's students.In 1994, he was appointed as a permanent faculty member at Darul Uloom Deoband. Later, in 2019, he was promoted to the position of senior faculty member in the institution. Currently, he teaches advanced Islamic texts such as Sunan Ibn Mājah, Mishkat al-Masabih, Diwan al-Hamasa, and Sab'a Mu'allaqat.
Since 2016, he has served as the editor-in-chief of Darul Uloom, the official Urdu monthly journal of Darul Uloom Deoband, succeeding Habibur Rahman Azami.
In 2022, he was elected Vice President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind, where he contributes to the organization’s socio-religious initiatives.
He is an authorized disciple of Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi in the Naqshbandi Sufi order.