Abdul Rashid Dawoodi

Abdul Rashid Sheikh "Dawoodi" (born 11 November 1979), known as Dawoodi Saeb and Shamsheer-e-Ala-Hazrat ("the sword of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi"), is a Sunni Muslim scholar, preacher and reformer from Jammu and Kashmir.[1][2][3][4][5] In 2005, he founded an Islamic organisation named Tehreek-e-Soutul Auwliya.[6][7][8][9]

Abdul Rashid Sheikh
عبدالرّشيْد شيخ
Founder of Tehreek-e-Soutul Auwliya
Personal
Born (1979-11-11) 11 November 1979
Budroo Yaripora Kulgam district
ReligionIslam
SpouseJameela Banoo
Parents
  • Abdul Rahman Sheikh (father)
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi Barelvi
Known forPreaching

Biography

Abdul Rashid Sheikh was born at Yaripora in Kulgam district.[10] He was enrolled by his father, Sheikh Abdul Rahman, in a religious institute run at that time by the preacher Qazi Nisar.[11] After Qazi Nisar passed away, he set up an Islamic institute called Tehreek-e-Soutul Awliya[12] which promoted the teachings of the 19th-century scholar Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi of the Hanafi tradition.[13]

In November 2006 he was attacked with a grenade while entering a mosque in Tahab area of Pulwama[14][15][16] and got wounded. Police alleged that the attack has been instigated by the militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen.[17][18][19][20]

Dawoodi has also been known for his efforts to eliminate Islamophobia. Perceiving Islam as the religion of peace and Muslims the ultimate peace-makers, he advocated that "Ulemas should issue fatwas (edicts) in accordance with the Quran and Sharia. Fatwas must not be issued to please anyone".[21] This statement he especially made against the senior Saudi cleric Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh who, back in 2012, had asked for banning and demolition of the churches in Kuwait. Dawoodi believes that "there is no scope for violence in Islam".[22]

See also

References
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  2. Swami, Praveen (2012-02-08). "In Kashmir, a Village and its World". The Hindu. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  3. "Rise of Wahhabism in Kashmir: Literature and Madrasas Radicalizing the Youth". 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
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  8. "Maulana Dawoodi Condemns Sujaat Bukhari's Killing, Demands Independence Probe into His Killing". ANN News. 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  9. "Dawoodi Calls Attack on Palestinian Muslims in Masjid al-Aqsa as Barbaric". Kashmir Hope. 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  10. Ahmed, Imtiyaz (2021-07-22). "Maulana Abdul Rashid Dawoodi Kashmiri Sunni Muslim Scholar". The Streets of Kashmir. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  11. Ahmed, Imtiyaz (2021-07-22). "Maulana Abdul Rashid Dawoodi Kashmiri Sunni Muslim Scholar". The Streets of Kashmir. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  12. Ahmed, Imtiyaz (2021-07-22). "Maulana Abdul Rashid Dawoodi Kashmiri Sunni Muslim Scholar". The Streets of Kashmir. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  13. Swami, Praveen (2012-02-08). "In Kashmir, a Village and its World". The Hindu. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  14. "Five Killed in Kashmir Mosque Blast". Aljazeera. 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  15. "Five Killed in Pulwama Blast". Greater Kashmir. 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  16. Hussain, Masood (2006-11-11). "Sectarian Violence Claims Five in Kashmir". Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  17. PTI (2006-11-12). "J&K Mosque Blast Suspect is Caught". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  18. Ahmed, Rashid (2006-11-11). "Captured Boy Confesses He Threw the Grenade". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  19. PTI (2006-11-10). "Six Killed in Grenade Attack Outside J&K Mosque". Times of India. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  20. "Grenade Attack Near Pulwama Mosque, 4 Kids Killed". The Tribune. 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  21. "Kashmiri Scholar Rubbishes Saudi Cleric's Unislamic Fatwas". Taghrib News Agency. 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  22. "Kashmiri Scholar Rubbishes Saudi Cleric's Unislamic Fatwas". Taghrib News Agency. 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
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