Wali Rahmani (5 June 1943 – 3 April 2021) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar and academician who founded Rahmani30. He was a member of the Bihar Legislative Council from 1974 to 1996.[1] He served as the general secretary of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and Sajjada Nashin of the Khanqah Rahmani in Munger.

Biography

Wali Rahmani was born to Minatullah Rahmani, an Islamic scholar who helped found the All India Muslim Personal Law Board.[2] His grandfather Muhammad Ali Mungeri was one of the co-founders of Nadwatul Ulama.[2]

Rahmani was appointed the Sajjada Nashin of Khanqah Rahmani, in Munger, in 1991 after the death of his father.[citation needed]

Shah Imran Hasan has written Rahmani's biography entitled Hayat-e-Wali.[3][4]

Rahmani's spiritual chain goes back to Fazle Rahman Ganj Muradabadi.[citation needed]

Rahmāni died on 3 April 2021 from COVID-19.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ "BBC Report on Rahmani30". 18 March 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b Sayyid Muhammad al-Hasani. Seerat Mawlana Sayyid Muhammad Ali Mungeri [Biography of Mawlana Sayyid Muhammad Ali Mungeri] (in Urdu). Nadwatul Ulama: Majlis Sahafat-o-Nashriyat.
  3. ^ Media, The Milli Gazette, OPI, Pharos (4 April 2016). "The Milli Gazette". milligazette.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Life and work of Maulana Mohammad Wali Rahmani".
  5. ^ https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-former-aimplb-gen-secretary-wali-rahmani-dies-at-78/379141
  6. ^ "Former AIMPLB general secretary Wali Rahmani dies in Patna". The Hindu. PTI. 3 April 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Islamic scholar Maulana Wali Rahmani dies in India". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

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