Shah Akbar Danapuri (1844–1914) also known as Shah Muhammad Akbar Abulolai Danapuri[a][1] was an Indian Islamic scholar, writer and Sufi poet.[2] He belonged to the Naqshbandi Abulolaiya order of Sufism.[3][4] He was contemporary of Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi and Waris Ali Shah.[5] He had served as the Sajjadanasheen of Khanqah Sajjadiya-Abulolaiya from 1884 to 1914.[6] He was a student of Waheed Allahabadi, a disciple of Khwaja Haidar Ali Atish.[7][8] He was the teacher of Zohra Bai.[9]
Hazrat Shah Akbar Danapuri Naqshbandi Abulolai | |
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| Sajjadanasheen of Khanqah Sajjadiya-Abulolaiya | |
| Succeeded by | Shah Mohsin Danapuri |
| Official name | Shah Muhammad Akbar Abulolai Danapuri |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1844 Agra |
| Died | 1914 Danapur, Bihar |
| Resting place | Khanqah Sajjadiya Abulolaiya, Danapur, Patna district |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | British Raj |
| Children | Shah Mohsin Danapuri |
| Parent |
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| Era | Modern era |
| Region | Bihar |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Lineage | Hashmi |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Main interest(s) | Sufism |
| Teachers |
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| Tariqa | Naqshbandi Abulolaiya |
| Muslim leader | |
Early life and education
editDanapuri was born to Shah Sajjad Pak Danapuri on 11 September 1843 at Nai Basti, Agra district of Uttar Pradesh.[10]
He started his studies under the tutelage of his uncle, Maulana Shah Muhammad Qasim Abulolai Danapuri.[11]
He was a descendant of Imam Muhammad Taj Faqih Hashmi through his son Shaikh Abdul Aziz and grandson Sulaiman Langar Zameen and Bibi Kamal of Kako.[12]
Career
editHe became the Sajjada nashin of Khanqah Sajjadiya Abulolaiya, Shah Toli, Danapur in 1884, after the death of his father Shah Sajjad Pak Danapuri.[13]
Personal life
editIn 1865, Danapuri married Bibi Naeema alias Ahmadi Bibi, daughter of Maulana Shah Wilayat Hussain Azimabadi. They had two daughters and one son, Shah Mohsin Danapuri.[13]
Works
edit- Danapuri, Shah Akbar (1867). Kitab-e-Mubarak Tareekh-e-Arab (in Urdu). Agra: Matba Kayast Hitkari.
- Danapuri, Shah Akbar (1875). Maulud-e-Ghareeb (in Urdu). Agra: Abulolai Press.
- Danapuri, Shah Akbar (1889). Maulad-e-Fatimi (in Urdu). Agra: Abulolai Press.
- Danapuri, Shah Akbar (1891). Idrak (in Urdu). Agra: Matba Shaukat Shahjahani.
- Danapuri, Shah Akbar (1893). Iradah (in Urdu). Agra: Matba Dabdaba Hyderi.
- Danapuri, Shah Akbar (1893). Sair-e-Dilli (in Urdu). Agra: Matba Riyaz-e-Hind.
- Danapuri, Shah Akbar (1896). Tajjaliyat-e-Ishq (in Urdu). Agra: Matba Shaukat Shahjahani.
- Danapuri, Shah Akbar (1898). Deewan-e-Akbar (in Urdu). Agra: Matba Shaukat Shahjahani.
- Danapuri, Shah Akbar (1907). Ashraf-ut-Tawareekh (in Urdu). Agra: Agra Akhbar Press.
- Danapuri, Shah Akbar (1915). Jazbat-e-Akbar (in Urdu).
- Danapuri, Shah Akbar (1966). Kalam-e-Akbar Danapuri (in Urdu). Patna: The Art Press.
- Danapuri, Shah Akbar (2023). Abulolai, Raiyan (ed.). Aal-o-Ashab (in Urdu). Danapur: Khanqah Sajjadia Abulolaiya.
- Danapuri, Shah Akbar. Khuda Ki Qudrat (in Urdu).
- Danapuri, Shah Akbar. Risala-e-Ghareeb Nawaz (in Urdu).
- Danapuri, Shah Akbar. Bagh-e-Khayal-e-Akbar (in Urdu). Aagra: Abulolai Press.
- Danapuri, Shah Akbar. Ruhani Guldasta (in Urdu). Danapur: Khanqah Sajjadia Abulolaiya.
- Danapuri, Shah Akbar. Surma-e-Binai (in Urdu). Allahabad: Matba Sleemi Barqi.
- Danapuri, Shah Akbar. Najat-e-Qasim Aur Nazr-e-Mahboob (in Urdu). Agra: Agra Akhbar Press.
- Danapuri, Shah Akbar (2022). Mishra, Suman (ed.). Ashiqon Paanw Na Ukhre (in Hindi). Delhi: Rekhta Publications. ISBN 9789394494107.
Legacy
editImam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, founder of the Barelvi movement have mentioned Danapuri in his Qaseeda Amaal-ul-Abrar fi Lam-ul-Ashrar, which was written for people who were against Nadwa movement.[14]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ His full name is Shah Muhammad Akbar Abulolai Danapuri
References
editCitations
edit- ^ ʻAbdulḥakīm, Muḥammad (1911). Tāriḵẖ-i Aḥsan: mʻarūf bih Muʻīnṳt̤tulabā (in Urdu). Ma̤tbaʻ-yi Majīdī. p. 14.
- ^ مشاهير بهار (in Urdu). خدا بخش اورينٹل پبلک لائبريرى،. 2000. p. 65.
- ^ Sinha, Bindeshwari Prasad (1976). Comprehensive History of Bihar. Patna: Kashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute. p. 493.
- ^ Division, Publications. Aajkal February 2024 (Urdu) (in Urdu). Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. p. 98.
- ^ Bayaz. Anjuman-e Farsi. 1977. p. 47.
- ^ Ashrafī, Vahāb (2005). تاريخ ادب اردو: ابتداء سے 2000 ء تک [History of Urdu Literature: From Starting Till 2000] (in Urdu). ايجوکيشنل پبلشنگ ہاؤس،. p. 368. ISBN 978-81-8223-226-6.
- ^ Barq, T̤alḥah Riz̤vī (1982). Naqd va sanjish (in Urdu). Dānish Ikaiḍamī. p. 131.
- ^ عاجز, كليم; عاجز, کليم احمد (2003). مجلس ادب (in Urdu). خدا بخش اورينٹل پبلک لائبريرى،. p. 12.
- ^ Rezvi, Ali Fraz (2022-11-15). "How Zohra Bai became the unrivalled queen of thumri". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ^ Iqbāl, Muẓaffar (1980). بہار میں اردو نثر کا ارتقا: 1857 سے 1914 تک (in Urdu). Kitāb K̲h̲ānah. p. 392.
- ^ الحقر, فائز پهلواروى، ناذر (1964). دىوان فائز پهلواروى: سيد شاه نذىر الحق فائز پهلواروى (in Persian). پنه، دار الادب،. p. 32.
- ^ Abulolai, Shah Zafar Sajjad. Tazkirat-ul-Abrar (in Urdu). Danapur: Khanqah Sajjadia Abulolaiya. pp. 47–48.
- ^ a b Kumar 2012, p. 91.
- ^ Abulolai, Raiyan (2021). Anwar-e-Akbari (in Urdu). Danapur: Khanqah Sajjadia Abulolaiya. p. 54.
Bibliography
edit- Abulolai, Shah Mahfoozullah (2017). Halaat-e-Hazrat Shah Akbar Danapuri (in Urdu). Danapur: Khanqah Sajjadia Abulolaiya.
- Barq, Talha Rizvi (1985). Shah Akbar Danapuri: Hayat Aur Shayri (in Urdu).
- Kumar, Dr. Vijay (2012). Urdu Sahitya Ke Vikas Mein Bihari Vibhutiyon Ka Yogdan (in Hindi). Patna: Bihar Rajya Abhilekhagar Nideshalaya. pp. 90–94.
- Kakwi, Ata. Shah Akbar Danapuri (in Urdu).