Rasheed Turabi
Rasheed Turabi | |
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| Born | 9 July 1908 |
| Died | 18 December 1973 (aged 65) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Burial place | Hussainia Sajadia Imambargah, North Nazimabad, Karachi, Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Osmania University University of Allahabad |
| Region | Islamic scholar |
| School | Twelver Shi'a |
Main interests | Exegesis of the Quran, Hadith, Riwayah and Narration, Ilm-ar-Rijal, Life & Teachings of Mohammed and Aale Mohammed, Narrating the Tragedy of Karbala and Working for Ittehad-e-Bainul Muslimeen |
| Website | official website |
Raza Hussain also known as Allama Rasheed Turabi (1908 – 1973) was an Islamic scholar,[1][2] religious leader, public speaker, poet and philosopher.
Early life and education
[edit]Turabi was born on (9th Jamadi-us-Sani 1326), 9 July 1908 in Hyderabad, British India.[1][2] He was the eldest son of Maulvi Sharaf Hussain Khan, a nobleman from Hyderabad. He got his basic Islamic education from his father who taught him till the age of 5. He did matriculation from Hyderabad, Intermediate-high school from Shia College, Lucknow. He was awarded a BA from Osmania University, Hyderabad State, British India and MA in Philosophy from University of Allahabad, India.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Turabi delivered more than 5,000 religious lectures and speeches over 57 years.[2] He was a student of Khalifa Abdul Hakim in philosophy and English and also studied with Hossein Borujerdi, Muhsin al-Hakim, and Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei.[1][2]
Turabi started his political career as a lieutenant of Nawab Bahadur Yar Jang.[2] He was a religious orator under the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. Later, he became the Chief of Hyderabad State's All India Muslim League. Quaid E Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah nominated him as the information secretary of Hyderabad State's All India Muslim League.[1][2]
Migration to Pakistan
[edit]He migrated to Pakistan in 1949 upon the request of Quaid E Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and started addressing shia majalis at the Imambargahs in Kharadar, Khaliq Dina Hall and Martin Road Pakistan Quarters in Karachi. He also addressed Eid Milad-un-Nabi Mawlid gatherings at Aram Bagh and Jahangir Park, this went a long way in establishing his popularity within both Sunnis and Shias alike. Later, he started addressing majalis (gatherings) at Nishtar Park and at Imambargah Hussainian Iranian in Kharadar.[2]
His first Shaam-e-Ghareban Majlis was broadcast on the Radio Pakistan in 1951.[3] It became an annual feature till his death. The last Majlis he addressed was at Khaliq Dina Hall where he had a heart attack in 1971. He continued to address 'Majalis-i-Sham-i-Ghareban' at Nishtar Park until 1973.[1][3]
Death and legacy
[edit]Allama Rasheed Turabi died on 18 December 1973 in Karachi[1][2] and was later buried in Hussainia Sajadia Imambargah in North Nazimabad, Karachi. His 13 children include Allama Aqeel Turabi and Naseer Turabi.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Syed Wali Ahmed Bilgrami. "TRIBUTE: THE ORATORY OF TURABI". Dawn newspaper. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Allama Rasheed Turabi's biography". India.com (in.com) website. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ a b Syed Jafar Askari (13 August 2023). "Flashback: HOW 'SHAM-I-GHARIBAAN' BECAME A HOUSEHOLD EVENT". Dawn newspaper. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
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- 1908 births
- 1973 deaths
- 20th-century Muslim scholars of Islam
- Pakistani people of Hyderabadi descent
- Pakistani scholars
- Urdu-language writers
- Urdu-language poets from Pakistan
- Pakistani Shia Muslims
- People from Karachi
- Writers from Karachi
- 20th-century Pakistani poets
- Osmania University alumni
- University of Allahabad alumni