Habibur Rahman Azami (scholar, born 1941)
Habibur Rahman Azami | |
|---|---|
| Editor-in-chief of Monthly Darul Uloom | |
| In office 1985 – November 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Riyasat Ali Zafar Bijnori |
| Succeeded by | Salman Bijnori |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1941 Jagdishpur, Azamgarh district, United Provinces, British India |
| Died | 12 May 2021 (aged 79–80) Jagdishpur, Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith studies, Hadith terminology, biographical evaluation, biography |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Islamic Hadith scholar, writer |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Teachers | |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Muslim leader | |
| Disciple of | Mahmood Saharanpuri |
Habibur Rahman Azami (1941–12 May 2021), also written as Habibur Rahman Qasmi Azmi, was an Indian Islamic scholar, writer, and expert in the field of biographical evaluation of hadith narrators. He served as a professor of hadith at Darul Uloom Deoband. He served as the 6th editor-in-chief of Monthly Darul Uloom. He authored several books, including Shuyukh al-Imam Abi Dawud al-Sijistani fī Kitab al-Sunan (The Teachers of Imam Abu Dawud in His Sunan), Tazkirah Ulama-e-Azamgarh (A Memoir of Islamic slars of Azamgarh), Ajodhya ke Islami Aathar (Islamic Heritage of Ayodhya), and Babri Masjid: Haqaiq aur Afsanay (Babri Mosque: Facts and Myths).