Nadwatul Musannifeen

Indian research institution

Nadwatul Musannifeen

Nadwatul Musannifeen during 1987

Status| defunct
Founded| 1938
Founders|

* Atiqur Rahman Usmani
* Hamid al-Ansari Ghazi
* Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi
* Saeed Ahmad Akbarabadi

Nadwatul Musannifeen (English: Council of Writers) was an academic research institution and publishing house in Delhi. The institution was co-founded by scholars including Atiqur Rahman Usmani, Hamid al-Ansari Ghazi, Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi and Saeed Ahmad Akbarabadi in 1938.

## History[edit]

Nadwatul Musannifeen was established by Atiqur Rahman Usmani, Hamid al-Ansari Ghazi, Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi and Saeed Ahmad Akbarabadi in 1938.[1] Originally set up in Karol Bagh, the institution suffered losses during 1947 riots. It was moved to nearby Jama Masjid, Delhi post the Partition of India by Atiqur Rahman Usmani.[2]

The institution has published books on issues related to religion, history, culture and theology.[3] The institution published Burhan, a magazine that is regarded as the best Islamiyat magazine after the Al-Ma'ārif of Shibli Academy.[4]

## Associated scholars[edit]

* Muhammad Taqi Amini
* Zayn al-Abidin Sajjad Meerthi

## Publications[edit]

Main article: List of books published by Nadwatul Musannifeen

The Nadwatul Musannifeen has published more than 250 books including Official Letters of Abu Bakr, Official Letters of Umar Farooq, Official Letters of Usman Ghani,  Economic Analysis of Orthodox Caliphate, Ancient India in Arabic Literature, New Light on Indian History - from an Arabic manuscript, A statesman of the First Century and History of Ridda compiled by Khurshid Ahmad Fariq, a former head professor of the Arabic department of Delhi University.[5]

## Legacy[edit]

At the Jamia Millia Islamia, Abdul Waris Khan wrote a doctoral thesis entitled Islāmi Uloom mai Nadwatul Musannifeen ki Khidmāt: Ek mutāla, (transl. The contribution of Nadwatul Musannifeen in Islamic studies: A study).[6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Nayab Hasan Qasmi. Darul Uloom Deoband Ka Sahafati ManzarNama. Idara Tehqeeq-e-Islami, Deoband. pp. 176, 198.
2. ^ Meerthi, Zayn al-Abidin Sajjad. "Mufti Saheb Ki Zindagi Ke Chand Goshey". In Mehdi, Jameel (ed.). Mufakkir-e-Millat Number, Burhan [Few glimpses from the life of Mufti] (in Urdu) (November 1987 ed.). Delhi: Nadwatul Musannifeen. p. 46.
3. ^ Paul Jackson (1988). The Muslims of India: Beliefs and Practices. Delhi: Islamic Studies Association. p. 247. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
4. ^ Sajjad Zaheer (2006). The Light, A History of the Movement for Progressive Literature in the Indo-Pakistan Subcontinent: a Translation of Roshnai. Translated by Amina Azfar. Oxford University Press. p. 233.
5. ^ "Educationists mourn the death of Prof Fariq". The Milli Gazette. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
6. ^ Abdul Waris Khan. "Preface By Shees Ismail Azmi". Islāmi Uloom mai Nadwatul Musannifeen ki Khidmāt: Ek mutāla [The contribution of Nadwatul Musannifeen in Islamic studies: A study]. New Delhi: Islamic Book Foundation. p. 7. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Nadwatul Musannifeen, Delhi in Encyclopaedia of India.

Authority control

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* United States

*[transl.]: translation