Rabey Hasani Nadwi


Mohammad Rabey Hasani Nadwi is an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar, imcumbent President of All India Muslim Personal Law Board, incumbent Chancellor of Darul-uloom Nadwatul Ulama, incumbent Vice President of the Aalami Rabita Adab-e-Islami, Riyadh and a founding member of Muslim World League. He is President of Majlis-e-Tehqiqat-o-Nashariyat Islam, Lucknow, President of Deeni Taleemi Council, Uttar Pradesh, President of Dare Arafat, Raebareli, Member of Darul Musannifeen, Azamgarh, Trustee of Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Oxford University, U.K., Patron of Payam-e-Insaniyat, and Patron of Islamic Fiqh Academy, India. He has been regularly listed among the 500 Most Influential Muslims of the world.

Early life and education

Rabey Hasani Nadwi was born on 1 October 1929 at Takia Kalan, Raebareli, UP, India in the family of Rasheed Ahmad Hasani.
He is a nephew of author and reformer Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi.
Nadwi gained primary education from his family maktab at Raebareli and joined Darul-uloom Nadwatul Ulama for higher studies. He graduated in 1957.

Career

Nadwi became Assistant Professor at Nadwatul Ulama, Lucknow in 1952, head of its Arabic Department in 1955, and the Dean of Faculty of Arabic in 1970.
He received an award from Indian Council Uttar Pradesh and a Presidential Award for his contribution to Arabic language and literature.
Nadwi became Vice Chancellor of Nadwatul Ulama in 1993, Chancellor in 2000, and Rector after the death of Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi.
He succeeded Mujahidul Islam Qasmi as the President of All India Muslim Personal Law Board.

Literary works

A doctorate titled Indian contributions to Arabic literature: a study on Mohd Rabe Hasani Nadwi was written at the Assam University.