Bahauddeen Muhammed Nadwi

Education

He did the degree of ‘Afzal Al Ulama’ in Arabic Language from the University of Calicut in 1979 and Diploma in Arabic Language Teaching from government of Kerala in 1971. At age 30, he went to North India to pursue higher studies and enrolled in the famous Islamic religious college Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama in 1981, at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh and achieved his ‘Alimiyya’ degree in Arabic Language and Islamic Studies. After two years he won the Fazeelath (Masters) degree in Islamic Studies from the same institution. Later, he earned his master's degree in Arabic Literature from the Aligarh Muslim University in 1987. His first international educational trip was to Al-Azhar University, Egypt to pursue an advanced diploma course in Islamic Preaching.

Back in Kerala, he completed doctoral research on Imam Jalaluddin Al-Suyuti and his contributions to Arabic literature with a special focus to al-Mazhar from the Dept of Arabic, University of Calicut in 1993. Three years later, the same University awarded him the Post Doctoral Fellowship.

Services

Dr. Nadwi is regarded as one of the six founding fathers of Darul Huda Islamic University. He was the Vice Principal of Darul Huda Islamic Academy from the beginning and when Darul Huda was upgraded into an Islamic University, he became the first Vice Chancellor of the first Islamic University in South India. It was his thought to integrate Islamic religious higher education by re-uniting both religious and secular education under a single umbrella and accordingly, he devised, designed and implemented a comprehensive curriculum in the University.

He has been an active member of different organizations and Islamic colleges and a pioneer of a number of academic initiatives and social movements across India. In 2011 he was elected as the member of International Union of Muslim Scholars based at Qatar. He is the current Secretary General of All Kerala Mu’allims' (Teachers) Federation and the Executive Member of National Monitoring Committee for Minorities Education, a constitutional board under the ministry of HRD, Govt. of India.

Awards and achievements

Dr. Nadwi was honored with many national and international awards and felicitations. In 2003 he was selected as the Participant in the International Visitor Program organized by the US Department of State. In 2006 he was elected as Participant for the Dubai Holy Qura’n Award Speeches organized by Dubai Government. In 2009 he was invited to U.A.E as the Guest of HH The President of UAE for Da’wa in Holy Ramadan in August to September Months. He was the Participant in the 19th and 20th Conferences of The Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs in Cairo which were held in the Hijri Years of 1428 and 1429 respectively. He also participated in the fifth General Conference of The International Islamic Leadership, Tripoli, Libya.

He was honored with many national and international awards including:

1. The 500 Most Influential Muslims: Elected as one of the world’s most influential 500 Muslims by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, Amman, Jordan- 2012, 2013-2014 & 2014-2015.
2. Muslim Star of the year 2012: www.onislam.net, Cairo, Egypt.
3. Honor of the University of Science, Malaysia, 2012
4. Allamah Shibli Nomani Award, 2015: Indo-Arab Confederation Council, Mumbai.
5. Goodwill India Award, 2015: Goodwill Foundation, Calicut.
6. Excellency Award, SYS Jeddah, Saudi Arabia- 2014
7. Faizee Pratibha Award, Jamia Nooriyya Arabiyya, Kerala- 2013.
8. Jaihoon TV Award, Sharjah, UAE- 2009
9. Al Mahabba Excellency Award, Kerala Islamic Centre, Kuwait- 2008.
10. Al Makhdum Award, Nurul Ulama Association, Kerala- 1983.

Countries visited

Prof. Nadwi has visited many countries of Asia, Europe, Africa and America including: Afghanistan, Algeria, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uzbekistan and Vatican.

Academic contribution

Nadwi has published more than 50 works including books, treatises, edited volumes and translations in Arabic, English and Malayalam languages. His works remark a vast and wide aspect of Qur'anic Sciences, Islamic Jurisprudence, Prophetic Hadith, Educational system, Sufism, Comparative Religions, Christianity, Arabic Language and Literature, Islamic History etc. He has translated many Arabic Classical texts into Malayalam.

Lectures

He has delivered a number of religious, academic and cultural lectures; initiated and participated in many academic, cultural and religious seminars and conferences around the globe. The important of them are:

1. "Islamic Da'wah in the 21st Century: New Perspectives"; Special academic talk at the International Islamic University Malaysia, August, 2015.
2. On the empowerment of Muslim Women through education in the International Conference on Women Rights at Kabul, Afghanistan, June, 2015.
3. On the role of religions in preserving the humanity in the World Peace Conference, Seoul, South Korea, September, 2014
4. On Reflection of Ghadeer incident (كيفية انعكاس حادثة الغدير) in Alghadir International Conference at Tehran, Iran, October,2013)
5. Friday lecture on the importance of education in Islam at the International Islamic University Malaysia, November, 2013.
6. On ‘Proving the Muhammadan Message, its Rational Clarification: A Comparison between the Methodologies of Nursi in the Risale-i Nur and of Shah Waliyyullah al Dahlawi in Hujjathullah al Baligha’ in International Bediuzzaman Symposium at Istanbul, Turkey ( September 2013)
7. Speech done in the Conference of Islamic Scholars held by Organization of Islamic Conferences at Dakar, Senegal in June 2011.
8. Speech done in the ninth International Conference of comparative Religions held in Doha, Qatar (October 2011).
9. In 2009, he was invited to U.A.E as the Guest of Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and delivered Islamic lectures in several parts of the Emirates.
10. He was the Participant in the 19th and 20th Conferences of The Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs in Cairo which were held in the Years of 2007 and 2008 respectively.
11. On ‘Miraculous Holy Qur’an: A modern perspective’ at the Dubai International Holy Quran Award Speeches organized by Dubai Government in 2006.
12. In 2003, he delivered his lectures as a Participant in the International Visitor Programme organized by the US Department of State and made talks in many American universities including the University of California, Los Angeles.