Abdullah Maroofi

Abdullah Maroofi
Born	1967 Pura Maroof, Mau District, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation(s)	Islamic scholar, mufti, author, Hadith scholar
Years active	1988–present
Known for	Expertise in Hadith studies; faculty member and department supervisor at Darul Uloom Deoband

Abdullah Maroofi (born in 1967) is an Indian scholar of Islam, a mufti, and an author with expertise in Hadith studies. Since 2001, he has been a faculty member in the Hadith department at Darul Uloom Deoband, where he currently holds the position of department supervisor.

Early life and education

Maroofi was born in 1967 in Pura Maroof, located in Mau District, Uttar Pradesh, into a family known for its scholarly background; his uncle, Zainul Abideen Azami, previously oversaw the Hadith department at Mazahir Uloom Jadeed.

His initial schooling took place at Madrasah Ishā'at-ul-Uloom Purah Maroof. From 1978 to 1982, he pursued Arabic studies (levels I-IV) under the guidance of Zainul Abideen Azami at Madrasatul Islah, Sarai Mir. Following Azami's counsel in 1982, he joined Darul Uloom Deoband beginning at Arabic level Five and completed his studies there by 1986. He finalized the Ifta program at the institution in 1987.

His Hadith education was shaped by notable scholars including Naseer Ahmad Khan, Abdul Haq Azmi, Nematullah Azami, Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri, and Arshad Madani. He received Hadith authorization (Ijazah) from distinguished figures such as Yunus Jaunpuri and Ashiq Ilahi Bulandshahri.

Career

Upon graduating in 1407 AH, Maroofi began his teaching career at Madrasa Matla'-ul-Uloom in Rampur. Between 1988 (1408 AH) and 1996 (1416 AH), he served as an instructor at Jamia Islamia Reori Talab, Banaras, for approximately eight years.

In 1996 (1416 AH), upon recommendation by Salman Mazahiri, he joined Mazahir Uloom Jadeed as a lecturer in the Hadith department, remaining there until 2001 (1421 AH).

Since 2001 (1421 AH), he has been delivering lectures on Introduction to the Science of Hadith within the Hadith department at Darul Uloom Deoband, a role he has fulfilled for nearly twenty years. Presently, he oversees the department and continues his teaching responsibilities. Beginning in 1440 AH (2019), he also contributes to Hadith instruction as part of Darul Uloom Deoband's Darse Nizami syllabus.

On the spiritual front, he initially pledged allegiance to Abdul Jabbar Azami in 1987 (1407 AH), followed by allegiance to Zainul Abidin Azmi in 1411 AH. Subsequently, he received Sufi authorization from Talha Kandhlawi—son of Muhammad Zakaria Kandhlawi—on Ramadan 29, 1423 AH (5 December 2002).

Literary works

He has overseen numerous academic and research projects:

• Al-Hadith al-Hasan Fī Jami‘ al-Tirmidhi: Dirāsatun Wa Tatbīq (single volume; 1425 AH)
• Hadith an-Gharīb Fī Jami‘ al-Tirmidhi: Dirāsatun Wa Tatbīq (two volumes; 1427 AH)
• Hasan-un-Sahīh Fī Jami‘ al-Tirmidhi: Dirāsatun Wa Tatbīq (three volumes; 1429 AH)

His authored contributions include:

• Al-'Arf adh-Dhakiyy Fi Sharh Jami' al-Tirmidhi—an Arabic commentary on Jami' al-Tirmidhi spanning five volumes, with an additional sixteen volumes under preparation
• Tahdhīb ad-Durr al-Munaddad Fī Sharh al-Adab al-Mufrad—a four-volume Arabic commentary on Al-Bukhari's Al-Adab al-Mufrad
• Muaddamat Ad-Durr al-Munaddad—serving as an introduction to Al-Durr al-Munaddad
• Hadīth aur Fehm-e-Hadīth
• Al-'Arf al-Fayyāh Fī Sharh Muqaddama Ibn as-Salāh, a collection of lectures compiled by Mushahid al-Islam Amrohi
• Jawāb ar-Risālah, a comprehensive response addressing critiques from Syrian scholar Muhammad Awwamah concerning the arrangement of hadiths in Muqadmat Al-Durr al-Munaddad
• Ghair Muqallidiyyat: Asbāb-o-Tadāruk
• Fazaail-e-Amaal Par I'terazāt: Ek Usooli Jaizah (written in Urdu; also translated into Arabic, English, and Bangla)
• Haqīqat-uz-Ziyādah 'Alal-Quran Bi Khabaril Wāhid Wa Isti'rādun 'Ilmiyyun Li Īrādāti Ibn al-Qayyim 'Alal-Hanafiyyah Binā'an 'ala hādhal asl, which he edited and enhanced

See also

• List of Deobandis