Muhammad Mazhar Nanautawi was an Indian Muslim scholar and a freedom struggle activist who played a crucial role in the development Mazahir Uloom.
15 Facts About Mazhar Nanautawi
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Muhammad Mazhar was born into the Siddiqi family of Nanauta in 1821.
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Mazhar Nanautawi's father Lutf Ali was a cousin brother of Mamluk Ali Nanautawi.
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Mazhar Nanautawi memorized the Quran and received his primary education from his father.
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Mazhar Nanautawi studied with Mamluk Ali Nanautawi at the Delhi College.
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Mazhar Nanautawi studied Muwatta Imam Malik and few other hadith books with Shah Abd al-Ghani Dehlawi and Sahih Bukhari with Shah Muhammad Ishaq Dehlawi.
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Mazhar Nanautawi was an authorized disciple of Rashid Ahmad Gangohi in Sufism.
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Mazhar Nanautawi was appointed the head teacher of Arabic department of the Government College in Varanasi by Aloys Sprenger.
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Mazhar Nanautawi later headed the Arabic department of Government College, Ajmer.
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Mazhar Nanautawi participated in the Indian freedom struggle and fought alongside Imdadullah Muhajir Makki in the Battle of Shamli.
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Mazhar Nanautawi joined the Nawal Kishore Press as a copy editor and worked there for more than seven years.
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Mazhar Nanautawi's copyedited works include Al-Ghazali's Ihya al-Ulum and Tahir Patni's Majma' al-Bahhar; the latter being the major academic work of that time.
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In February 1867, Mazhar Nanautawi joined the Mazahir Uloom; where he taught the subjects including tafsir, hadith, fiqh, literature and history.
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Mazhar Nanautawi is credited as the founder of Mazahir Uloom for his role in its development.
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Mazhar Nanautawi's students included Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi and Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri.