Abul Kalam Qasmi Shamsi

Abul Kalam Qasmi Shamsi (born 25 October 1951) is an Indian Islamic scholar, author, essayist and an Urdu translator of the Qur'an. He has been the principal of Madrasa Islamia Shamsul Hoda, Patna, for about thirteen years. Some of his works included Tazkira Ulama e Bihār, Tharīk e Aazādi Mein Ulama e Kirām Ka Hissa, Bihār Ki Urdu Shā‘irī Mein Ulama Ka Hissa and Tashīl al-Qur’an.

Early life and education[edit]

Abul Kalam Qasmi Shamsi was born 25 October 1951 in Doghra, Darbhanga district, Bihar, to Abdus Sattar and Quresha Khatun.^[1]

Shamsi studied early Arabic and Persian at Madrasa Qasimul Uloom Husainiya, Doghra, Darbhanga from Abdul Hamīd Qasmi Nepali. He passed the exams of the Bihar School Education Board from the Wastānia to Fāzil e Hadīth between 1963 and 1982. He passed his 10th standard (Matriculation) as private from Bihar Secondary Examination Board in 1970 and Intermediate from Magadh University, Bodhgaya in 1977 with First Division. He completed Urdu Honours and an M.A. from Bihar University, Muzaffarpur in 1981 and 1988 respectively, and also completed M.A. (Arabic) from Aligarh Muslim University in 1994.

He also passed the Teacher Training Examination from Bihar Examination Board, Patna, in 1974 with first division and in 2015 he did his Ph.D from Nalanda Open University.

Teaching career[edit]

Shamsi served as a teacher at Madrasa Islamia Rāmpur, Sitamarhi district|Sitamarhi from 1971 to 1972, then he was appointed at Madrasa Islamia Shamsul Huda, Patna, in 1976 and he was a teacher of the junior section between 1976 and 1981 and served as a teacher of the senior section during 1981 and 1996. In 1997, he was appointed as Principal of Madrasa Islamia Shamsul Hoda, Patna, for one year, then again in 1999, he was appointed as Principal of the same institution and Retirement age#Retirement age by country and region|retired from government service in October 2011 while holding the same position.

Honours and positions[edit]

Honours[edit]

Shamsi was honoured by the Bihar State Congress Committee in 1995 and by the Bihar State School Education Board, Patna, in 1997 for his services to education. In 1999, he was awarded National Award for Teachers (India)|National Honour for Teachers. He was awarded by Bihar Urdu Academy, Patna, in 2006 for writing Tazkra Ulama e Bihar and awarded with Hasan Askari Award by the same organisation for the same book in 2014.

Positions[edit]

Shamsi was a member of Bihar State Madrasa Education Board, Patna, from 1997 to 2011. He has been a member of Bihar Urdu Advisory Committee Patna and Government Urdu Library Patna. He also served as Chairman of Social Association for Educational and Development, Patna, and Islamic Peace Foundation of India,^[2] and as Member of Imārat e Shar’ia, Phulwari Sharif's Advisory Committee, and special invitee of All India Muslim Personal Law Board.^[2][3] He is chairman of Social Association For Educational And Development Trust, Patna.^[4][5][6]

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