Usman Bengali
Usman Bengali (Bengali: ওসমান বাঙ্গালী, Persian: عثمان بنگالی; d. 1570s) was a 16th-century Islamic scholar of Bengal.[2] He is mostly associated for his teaching in the town of Sambhal during the Mughal period.[3] His name is mentioned in the works of ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni and Abd al-Hayy al-Lucknawi, where he is described as one of the most famous of the Hanafi ulama of that period.[1]
Usman Bengali | |
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ওসমান বাঙ্গালী | |
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| Born | |
| Died | 980 AH (1572-1573 CE) |
| Religion | Islam |
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| Denomination | Sunni |
| School | Hanafi |
| Other names | Osman Bangali |
| Muslim leader | |
| Teacher | Miyan Hatim Sambhali Wajihuddin Alvi |
| Period in office | 16th century |
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Biography
Usman was born and raised in Bengal.[4] He completed his education relating to Islamic studies and Qur'an, eventually earning the title of Mawlana.[2] He later migrated to Sambhal in modern-day Uttar Pradesh where he studied under the renowned poet Miyan Hatim Sambhali. Intending to seek further knowledge, he proceeded to Gujarat where he became a student of Wajihuddin Alvi who was the teacher of Yusuf Bengali.[5] According to the Asrariyah treatise written by Kamal Muhammad Sambhali, Usman then went back to Sambhal where he permanently settled.[1]
During his old age, his students would regularly visit him at his home in Sambhal. On one occasion, Miyan Hatim Sambhali visited him, bringing his student ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni (who would later become the first Grand Mufti of India) along with him.[6] Usman Bengali died in the town of Sambhal, in 980 AH (1572-1573 CE).[1]
References
- al-Kumillai, Muhammad Hifzur Rahman (2018). "الشيخ الفاضل عثمان بن أبي عثمان البنغالي" [The honourable Shaykh ʿUthmān bin Abī ʿUthmān al-Bangālī]. كتاب البدور المضية في تراجم الحنفية (in Arabic). Cairo, Egypt: Dar al-Salih.
- Chattopadhyay, Bhaskar (1988). Culture of Bengal: Through the Ages: Some Aspects. University of Burdwan. p. 212.
- Sankhdher, Brijendra Mohan (15 August 1971). "4. Sambhal: The Intellectual Amphitheatre". Sambhal: A Historical Survey. New Delhi, India: Kumar Bros. Publications. p. 68.
- "هندوستان ميں علوم مشرقيه كى رفتار ترقى كا ترجمان". رضا لائبريرى جرنل (in Urdu) (4–5): 274. 1999.
- (۶۰۸) یاد شیخ یوسف بنگالی رحمہ اللہ. Gulzar-e-Abrar (in Urdu). pp. 358–359.
- ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni (1899). "II. An account of the learned men, most of whom the author has met, or from those whom he has received instruction.". In Haig, Wolseley (ed.). Muntakhab-ut-Tawārīkh. Vol. 3. p. 188.