Ahmed Yaar Khan

Mufti Ahmad Yaar Khan Naeemi[1] (1906–1971) also known as Hakim al-Ummah, was an Islamic scholar, Sufi and author from India. He is known for writing the Noor ul-Irfan, Ala Kanz ul Iman (an exegesis of the Holy Qur'an). His tafseer (interpretation; exegesis) is known as Ashraf-ul-tafaseer or Tafseer e Naeemi.[2] He has written commentary of famous Hadith books like Bukhari and Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishakaat Shareef). He was associated with Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l-Jamaah (or Ahle Sunnat, the Barelvi Sunni revivalist movement of Islam).[3][4]

Ahmed Yaar Khan
TitleHakim al Ummah, Mufti-e-Ahle Sunnat
Personal
Born1906 C.E. Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, British India
Died24 October 1971 (aged 64–65) Gujrat, Pakistan
ReligionIslam
NationalityIndian, Pakistani
ChildrenMaulana Mufti Mukhtaar Ahmed Maulana Mufti Iqtidaar Ahmed
Parent
  • Muhammad Yaar Khan (father)
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedMaturidi
MovementBarelvi Movement
Notable work(s)
  • Noor-ul-Irfaan
  • Naeemul Bari Fi Inshirah al-Bukhari
  • Mirat Sharah Mishkaat Mishkaatul-Masabeeh
  • Risala-e-Noor
  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi
  • Deewane Saaliki
TariqaQadri
Known forTafseer-e-Naeemi
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Literary worksBook list

Family and education

He was the son of Muhammad Yaar Khan and was born in the district of Badayun (Uttar Pradesh) in 1906 C.E. His father oversaw his primary education until the age of ten. From 1916 to 1919, he studied at Madrasa Shamsul Uloom in Badaun, India. Then he journeyed to Moradabad to focus on rational sciences, Islamic jurisprudence, usul al-fiqh and theology ilm al-kalam. He benefited from the Maulana Qadeer Baksh Badayun. During this period, he also met the Muhaddith of Bareilly, Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi.[5][6]

He studied at Jamia Naeemia under Syed Sayed Muhammad Naeemuddeen. Later, Naeemi worked with Allama Ahmed Ahsan Kanpuri and with some senior scholars of India. He completed the Dars-i Nizami curriculum in 1925 C.E.[7][8][9]

Life

Khan taught at several Islamic institutes in India before receiving an invitation from the Mufti of Pakistan, Hazrat Maulana Sayed Abul-Barkaat, to teach at Darul Uloom Khudaamus-Sufiya in Gujrat. On five occasions, he went for Hajj and ziyarat. He spent his whole life serving the religion. He also taught at Jamia Naeemia and Jamia Ashraf at Kichchaucha, Ambedkarnagar, U.P.[10]

Notable work

He authored several scholarly works including Noor-ul-Irfaan (an exegesis of the Holy Qur’an), Naeemul Bari Fi Inshirah al-Bukhari, Mirat Sharah Mishkaat Mishkaatul-Masabeeh (a commentary on Mishkaat Sharif in Urdu), and Risala-e-Noor.[11]

Works

He was a prolific writer who wrote more than five hundred books and treaties on various subjects.

  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi[12]
  • Noor-ul-Irfaan fee Haashiya e Qur’ani
  • The Authority of the Hadith: A Brief, General Reply to Those who Refute Or Undermine Its Necessity and Integrity
  • Israar-ul-Ahkaam Ba Anwaar-ul-Qu’rani
  • The Obliteration of Falsehood (Jaa al Haq)
  • Risaala e Noori[13]
  • Shaan-e-Habeeb-ur-Rahmāni
  • Naeem-ul-Bari Fee Inshirah al-Bukharii
  • Miraat Sharah Mishkaat (8 Jild)i
  • Saltanat-e-Mustafa Dar Mamlikat e Kibriyai
  • Rahmat-e-Khuda ba Waseela e Auliya Allāhi
  • Ilm-ul-Qur’ani[14]
  • Aik Islaami
  • Islaam ki Chaar Usooli Istilaaheni
  • Islaami Zindagii
  • Haqeeqat-e-Nasabi
  • Ilm-ul-Miraaṡi
  • Mawaa’az Naeemiyai
  • Deewane Saaliki
  • Ameer Muavia par ek nazar[15]

Death

He died on 3rd of Ramadan 1391 A.H. (24 October 1971 C.E.). His funeral prayer was performed by Hazrat Maulana Abul-Barkaat Sayed Ahmed. A mausoleum mazar shafir was built for him in Gujrat, Pakistan.

References
  1. Raza, Barkate (2002-02-19). "Hazrat Allama Mufti Ahmad Yaar Khan Naeemi Biography". Barkate Raza. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  2. "913: Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Volume 1)". Iqbal Cyber Library. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  3. Muhammad Nabeel Musharraf (July–December 2017). "An Integrative Tafsir of Surah Al-Adiyat: Orchestra of Enlightening Scholarly Elucidations". Australian Journal of Humanities and Islamic Studies Research. 3 (2). (AJHISR).
  4. "1857 की क्रांति के प्रमुख योद्धा थे अहमद यार खां". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  5. "Biography of Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Naeemi | PDF". Scribd. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  6. Ashrafi, Mufti Ahmed Yaar Khan Na'imi (2013-03-21). The Holy Prophet's Kingdom. Islamic Lifestyle Solutions. ISBN 978-0-620-56050-4.
  7. বিশ্বকোষ, ইসলামী. "কিতাবঃ ইসলামের মৌলিক চারটি বিষয়। [মুফতি ইয়ার খান নঈমী রহঃ]". Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  8. Codingest (2023-02-08). "Tafseer-e-Naeemi by Ahmed Yaar Khan: A Popular Sunni Tafsīr in Urdu". Islamonweb English. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  9. اعلی حضرت امام احمد رضا خان بریلوی, مفتی احمد یار خان نعیمی (2018-02-28). Noor Ul Irfan By Mufti Ahmed Yaar Khan Naeemi/نور العرفان تفسیر کنز الایمان.
  10. Shaikh Bilal Ahmed Siddiqui. HALAAT-E-ZINDAGI (Mufti Ahmed Yaar Khan Naeemi) (in Urdu). PAIGHAM-E-RAZA (The World Islamic Movements).
  11. "All writings of Ahmad Yar Khan Naeemi". Rekhta. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  12. imran_nazir279 (2023). Tafseer E Naeemi 01.
  13. "Hazrat Sayyed Abul Husain Ahmad-e-Noori Miyan Barkaati rahmatullāhi alaihi". Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  14. Ilm ul Quran. 2007-12-10.
  15. "Hazrat Ameer-e-Mawiya (r.a) Per Ek Nazar". Hazrat Ameer-e-Mawiya (R.a) per Ek Nazar.
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