Fatima Usmani
Research scholar
Department of Arabic
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Abstract:
The Indian Muslim Scholars played an essential role in every branch of Arabic literature; and among them a prominent personality is Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri (1852-1927), born at Ambehta of Saharanpur, U.P. He had mastery over the commentary of the holy Quran, Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence), Sirat (The biography of Muhammad), Arabic studies and Islamic history. He gained vast knowledge on various subject from the eminent scholar: like Muhammad Yaqub Nanautawi, Rasheed Ahmad Ganguhi, Sheikh Muhammad mazhar, Ahmad Dahlan, Faidhul Hasan Saharanpuri, after that Khalil Ahmad worked as a teacher in different educational institutions in deferent cities of India; like Bhopal, guwaliar, and finally at Madina of Saudi Arabia, where he served till his death.
Being a prominent scholar of Islam, Arabic language and literature, he has written several books on literature, theology and also on different social issues.
Of late, the contribution of Khalil [...]