Mawlana Muhammad Wazeh Rashid Al-Hasani Al-Nadwi | |
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Secretary of Education, Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama | |
In office 2006 – 16 January 2019 | |
Preceded by | Abdullah Abbas Nadwi |
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Born | 1932 Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Died | 16 January 2019 | (aged 86–87)
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Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Movement | Deobandi |
Main interest(s) | Arabic literature |
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Muhammad Wazeh Rashid Al-Hasani Al-Nadwi (1932 – 16 January 2019) was an Indian Islamic scholar, Arabic writer, researcher and journalist. He was the nephew of Islamic scholar and reformer Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi and brother of Rabey Hasani Nadwi.
Nadwi was an alumnus of the Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama and the Aligarh Muslim University. He served as head of the education department of Nadwa, secretary general of the International Islamic Literary Organization and Islamic Research Academy. He edited the fortnightly Al-Raid and was also the assistant editor of Al-Baas Al-Islami. He received the 'President's Award' in recognition of his contribution to Arabic literature in India.[1]