Hakeem Molana Mian Mohammed Abdullah Alvi: January 2014

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ISLAMIC SCHOLARS OF

CIRCLE BAKOTE

Hakeem Molana Mian Mohammed

Abdullah Alvi

Searched & Written by

MOHAMMED OBAIDULLAH ALVI

(Journalist, Historian & Anthropologist)

Molana Mian Mohammed Abdullah Alvi was an Islamic scholar from Darul Uloom Deoband^[1] India in 1940. He was a legend of Circle Bakote who got the highest degree in Fiqh from a Islamic World University.^[2] Molana Mian Dafter Alvi was the first person who was early student of Deoband of his family. Second was his brother in law Hazrat Molana Mian Pir Atiqullah Bakoti and his younger brother Hadhrat Pir Haqiqullah Bakoti, the first member of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly in 1952.

Molana Abdullah Alvi family tree

His Ethnological background

Molana Mian Mohammed Abdullah Alvi encestors who were fundamental eliments of Alvies Movement came from Iraq to Egypt during Abbasid Caliph Haron ul Rashid.^[3] They migrated to India in 11th century and remigrated to Kashmir in 15th century.^[4] His grand grandfather Hazrat Molana Mian Naik Mohammed Alvi came in Birote in 1835 on invitation of Kamlal sub tribe of Dhund Abbasies. He and his tribe also known as Naik Mohammadal of Birote from Gondalal sub tribe of Alvi Awan. His ancestors were all highly educated Islamic Scholars of their times.

Early life

Molana Mian Mohammed Abdullah Alvi was born in 1914 to a scholarly family; his father Molana Mian Mir Ji Alvi and second wife belonged to Rahimkote, Kashmir.^[5] His step mother died in 1912 and his father was alone with his six children in Union Council Numble, Circle Bakote at his in laws house. His uncle Hazrat Molana Mian Pir Fakir-u-llah Bakoti insisted to his father that he remarry, and he wed an 18 years old lady of Kalgan Awan tribe.^[6] He was the first son of his parents, the second wife of Molana Mian Mir Ji Alvi. He was born prematurely and was very sick in his early life. His parents named him Khalilullah Alvi, but Hazrat Molana Mian Pir Fakir-u-llah Bakoti changed his name to Mohammad Abdullah Alvi in 1918. He started health recovery immediately, changed into a slim and athletic boy.

Education

He got admission in a local Vernacular Primary School where his elder brother Molana Mian Mohammed Ismael Alvi was head teacher and Syed Fazal Husain Shah was second teacher.^[7] He went to Shaikhulbandi, Abbottabad for his religious education in 1922. Shaikhulbandi was a great religious center of the time in Hazara. He passed his Ders e Nizami syllabus there, and went to Delhi, India where he met many scholars and teachers of higher education in Islam. He enrolled in Deoband in 1928. He also joined Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind in 1940^[8] and played a positive role beside learning higher education in Islamic sciences. That time was full of revolutionary thoughts and young Alvi met with Molana Ubaidullah Sindhi, Molana Abul Kalam Azad and top leadership of his time. Molana Husain Ahmad Madani was his teacher and his point of view about freedom of India constructed his new religio political thoughts in new dimension. Molana Ubaidullah Sindhi^[9] was his ideal and he named his elder son after him. He often met Molana Ashraf Ali Thanwi who washed of his confusions related to Muslim League and Pakistan. He was also a fan of Allama Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari, a religious leader of anti false Prophecies of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and participated Shah Sahib public meetings. He completed his education in 1938 and returned to Delhi where he started a job of Islamic teacher in Madrasah-i Rahimiyah, Jamia Millia Islamia and other educational institutions.^[10]

^{Deoband Islamic University}

Molana Mian Mohammed Abdullah Alvi Educational Institution

Migration to Pakistan

Molana Mian Mohammed Abdullah Alvi was in Delhi, India when Sub Continent divided into two independent states Pakistan and India. He tried to adjust him in new born Indian state capital but he finally decided he should returned to Pakistan because the circumstances now totally changed and not favored to Muslims. He farewell to Delhi at last in September,^[11] 1948 and came to Degree city of Tharparker in Sindh, Pakistan where his elder step brother Molana Mian Mohammed Ayub Alvi was satteled. Molana Mian Mohammed Ayub Alvi helped him in adjustment there and he opened a clinic because he was qualified Herbal Doctor (Hakeem) of Ajmal Tibbia College Delhi, India in 1945. He started teaching in a local madrissa but he did not satisfy himself in a poor environment therefore he established a standard Islamic College named Jamea Alvia where managed a hostel for abroad students also free of cost. Jamea Alvia got attention of local intelligentsia and notables within a very short period and had become a center of Tehreek-e-Khatme Nabuwwat (Last Prophethood Movement) district Therparker. He worked devotionally for Islamic cause and arrested in 1951 as a Tehreek-e-Khatme Nabuwwat activist among thousands of other workers.^[12] He freed in 1953 and came to Birote, his birthplace after 30 years where his mother, brothers and sisters were satteled. He returned to Sindh a few week later. His brother in law Hazrat Molana Mian Haqiqullah Bakoti died in 1952, elder brother Molana Mian Mohammed Ayub Alvi died in 1956 and some other domestic issues of his family disturbed him seriously, felt boredom and loneliness. He tried to change his life when he get married in September, 1958^[13] but he returned again to his workplace. Finally in mid of 1960 he decided to handed over his Jamea Alvia to a trust, all property sold and returned to Birote forever till his death.

Molana Mian Mohammed Abdullah Alvi with his spouse

His last 25 years in Birote

Molana Mian Mohammed Abdullah Alvi was a thirsty fellow of his people and relative's interactions and family relations but not aware of the local social problems that faced by his people. He blindedly soled his property and left his scholarly character as well as social status in abroad more than 1,500 kilometers from his native village that possessed no values of knowledgeable person in 1960. He had taken socio-financial responsibilities of his family but he turned to sourceless day by day because he had not planned anything before coming to Birote for his future. He have penniless in 1963 and joined a very less income source of Imamat (Leadership in religious maters) in a local masque. He taught his pupils for 25 years instead of a large and immortal religious cause. Hakim Molana Heyat Ali, a veteran social scientist, Kashmiri leader in Sindh and his close friend also insisted him to come back to his work place but he refused based on many reasons, first his 80 years old paralyzed mother, second he was father of three kids in old age and third he was tired of in last quarter of his life.^[14] He died in a road accident in Basian, Union Council Birote on 17 August 1984.

Spouse and descendants

Qazi Mohammed Obaidullah Alvi

His elder son

Younger son

Qazi Mohammed Samiullah Alvi

Qazi Mohammed Samiullah Alvi (sitting on chair)
in his tent school at Masooma, Basian, UC Birote

Mohammed Samiullah Alvi, breath his lost on 31st Oct, 2016

Molana Mian Mohammed Abdullah Alvi was son in law of his primary teacher Syed Fazal Husain Shah. His marriage had occurred with Masooda Khanum on 11 September 1958 and his father in law died unfortunately two week later. Three sons among World famed journalist Qazi Mohammad Obaidullah Alvi and two daughters were his family. One son and one daughter expired in their early age. His second son Qazi Mohammad Samiullah Alvi is a teacher in local primary school in Birote and daughter Mrs. Naseer Ahmed Awan is housewife in Bhara kahu Islamabad with her family. His five grandsons and four granddaughters are living in Birote and Islamabad with their parents.

Naseer Ahmed Awan

Son in law

The other famous personalities of his family

Molana Mian Mohammed Abdullah Alvi was scholar of Islam from Deoband, India and gained reputation in India and in Southern Pakistan after independence. Other personalities who also won popularity and national and international reputation are many more.

Molana Mian Mohammed Yaqoob Alvi Birotvi

His elder brother <Read More>

Molana Mian Mohammed Haneef Alvi

His younger brother

Molana Mian Abdul Hadi Alvi

His younger brother, he was Mufti of Circle Bakote till his last breath in 2005

Molana Mian Mohammed Dafter Alvi was the first scholar of Islam from Deoband who gained knowledge directly to Molana Mahmud al-Hasan and Molana Muhammad Qasim Nanotvi, the founders of Darul Uloom Deoband.^[15] He died in November, 1908

Molana Mian Mohammed Yaqoob Alvi Birotvi was also a scholar of Islam but his fame related to his Urdu, Persian and Arabic revolutionary poetry.^[16] He was epitaph writer and poet of Jihad e Kashmir. He wrote Naghma e Jihad or Melody of Holy War during 1947–50. He was his elder brother and teacher in local school. He died in June 1985.
His elder brother in law Hazrat Molana Mian Pir Haqiqullah Bakoti was also a scholar of Islam from Deoband but he died in his prime age.
His younger brother Molana Mian Abdul Hadi Alvi was also an Islamic scholar and exponder of the itrrevocable code of Muslim law^[17] in Circle bakote since 1968 to his death in May 2005.
His elder brother Molana Mian Mohammed Ismael Alvi was a first modern teacher of Birote and a great Soofi of his time. He was mystic^[18] disciple of Hazrat Molana Mian Pir Faqirullah Bakoti.

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