Manazir Ahsan Gilani

Manazir Ahsan Gilani (1 October 1892 – 5 June 1956) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar and former Dean of The Faculty of Theology in Osmania University. He wrote "Tadwin-e-Hadith", "Muqaddama Tadwin-e-Fiqh" and "Sawanih Qasmi". Muhammad Hamidullah was among his students.
Birth and education.
Manazir Ahsan Gilani was born on 1 October 1892 in Gilan, a small village in Nalanda district of Bihar.
His elementary education was at home and then he stayed in Tonk, Rajasthan for six years studying with Hakeem Barakaat Ahmad. Thereafter, at Darul Uloom Deoband he studied "Sahih al-Bukhari" and "Jami` at-Tirmidhi" with Mahmud Hasan Deobandi and also accepted him as his spiritual mentor. He studied "Sahih Muslim" with Anwar Shah Kashmiri, "Sunan Abu Dawud" with Shabbir Ahmad Usmani and Asghar Hussain Deobandi, "Sunan an-Nasa'i" with Hussain Ahmad Madani, "Ibn Majah" with Ghulam Rasool Hazarwi and "Muwatta Imam Malik" with Azizur Rahman Usmani.
Career.
Gilani was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Theology in Osmania University, remaining there for 25 years. His students included Muhammad Hamidullah and Ghulam Ahmad Rabbani.
Literary works.
Gilani’s books include:
Death and legacy.
Gilani suffered from heart problems from 9 November 1953. After a second heart attack in March 1954, he was shifted to Patna Hospital and was being treated by Ahmad Abdul Hayy. Gilani was prohibited from writing and reading. He died on 5 June 1956 at his native place Gilan, Bihar. His funeral prayer was led by Faseeh Ahmad Asthanwi.
On 1 and 2 December 2018, the Institute of Objective Studies, New Delhi organised a two-day national conference at the A.N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna, on “The Life and Contributions of Maulana Manazir Ahsan Gilani”.
Abu Salman Shahjahanpuri wrote "Maulana Syed Manazir Ahsan Gilani : Shakhsiyat Aur Sawaneh" (Manazir Ahsan Gilani: Personality and biography).