Sadruddin Islahi

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Sadruddin Islahi
Born
Sadruddin Islahi

1917 (1917)
Died13 November 1998(1998-11-13) (aged 80–81)
OccupationIslamic scholar / author
Years active1944 - 1998

Sadruddin Islahi (1917 - 1998) was an Indian Islamic Urdu writer and a close companion of Abul A'la Maududi. He was one of the early members of Jamat e Islami.

Early life and education

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Islahi was born in 1917 in Sidha Sultanpur, Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, British India. After early school education, he went to an Islamic school, Madrasatul Islah, to get a degree in religious education in 1937.[1][2]

Membership of Jamat e Islami

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Islahi joined Jamat-e-Islami in its early days and remained an active member until his death. He corresponded with Abul A'la Maududi who was mentoring him as a writer.[2][3]

Writing career

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After completing his education, Islahi started writing articles for different journals. He was also published in the Islamic journal, Tarjuman ul Quran, Hyderabad. When Jamaat-e-Islami Hind asked Abul A'la Maududi to grant his permission for a condensed publication of Tafhim-ul-Quran, he gave his consent only if it was to be done by Sadruddin Islahi.[2][4][5]

Books

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  • Haqiqat-e-Nifaq (1944)
  • Ifadat-e-hazrat shah waliullah dehlvi (Translation) (1944)
  • Haqeeqat-e-Ubudiyat (1946)
  • Islam Ek Nazar Mein (Islam at a Glance) (1961)
  • Asase Deen ki Tameer (Building up the foundations of faith) (1969)
  • Maaraka-e-islam-o-jahiliyat (1991)[6]
  • Islam Aur Ijtimaiyat (Islam And Collectivism)
  • Quran Majeed Ka Ta'aruf
  • Fareeza Iqamat-e-Deen[4]
  • Tahreek-e-Islami Hind (Jamat-e-Islami Hind Conceptual Basis)

Death

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Islahi died on November 13,1998, in Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh.[2][3]

References

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