Shaykh Abdul Karim Mudarris Khalidi Naqshbandi,R.A (1901-2005)- Biography

Mala Abdul Karim Mudarris or Shaykh Abdul Karim Mudarris (1901–2005) (Kurdish: Mele Ebdulkerîmê Muderîs) also known as Nami was the contemporary Kurdish poet, writer, translator, Faqih and the Mufti of Iraq. Most of his works are in Kurdish and Arabic and a few of them are in Persian. is known for his numerous literary, historic and religious works like the collection and expounding of the poems of Kurdish poets like Nalî, Mahwi and Mawlawi Tawagozi. He has influenced many Kurdish students and many recent imams and polymaths. Many of his works have not been published. Sir Abdulkarim had written many books and dictionaries such as (DOO RSHTAH), which is a dictionary which defines Arabic words in poem in Kurdish. He was the first person to translate the Quran into Kurdish. Kurdistan governmental region has decided[citation needed] to open a place for

Early life

He was born in a small village near Marivan. His father passed out when he was a small child. He started studying in Marivan and studying in Arabic grammar and studied other sciences under the guidance of haji Mulla Aziz who was the imam of a mosque in Sulaimaniyah. When the First World War began in 1914 he moved to another village until he eventually, with some students, settled in a mosque in Sulaimaniyah. Thereafter he moved to the mosque of Shaikh Husam al-Din, where he studied various books on Arabic grammar, logic, the art of debate, argumentation and Fiqh. He then continued his studies in Halabje, Suleimanieh and Baghdad. In 1924, he was appointed as a teacher in Halabja district, then he moved to Biyara to teach the Islamic Sciences where he remained for about 24 years and served as a Khatib for approximately 18 years. In 1951, he moved back to Sulaimani where he taught at the Mosque of Haji Han for about three years. In 1954 he moved to Kirkuk where he taught at the Haji Jamil al-Ialibani Centre. In 1960 Sheikh Mudarris moved to Baghdad where he became Imam and khatib and a teacher at the Sheikh ‘Abdul Qadiri Gaylani Mosque. Sheikh Mudarris retired from official duties in 1973, but continued teaching. After the death of Sheikh Najm al-Din al-Wa’iz, he was appointed as the head of the ‘Ulama’ League of Iraq. Many also regarded him as the Mufti of Baghdad. Sheikh Mudarris died on 30 August 2005 and was buried in the Gaylani tomb in Baghdad.

Some of his Kurdish Works

Editing and expounding of Mahwi's poems

Editing and expounding of Nalî's poems

Editing and expounding of Mawlawi Tawagozi's poems

Editing and expounding of Faqe Qader Hamawand's poems

Editing and expounding of Aqidey Marzie from Mawlawi Tawagozi

The Sharia of Islam in Kurdish

Nami Tafsir, his Tafsir of Qur'an in Kurdish

Some of his Arabic works

Nurol'iman

Nurol'Islam

Our Scientists working for science and religion

The articles of Erfan

Jawaher Alfatawa

Persian works

Translation of Kak Ahmad Suleimany's Articles from Persian to Kurdish

The Shamshirkari article in refusing who is not believe in Taqlid

References

The Kurdish Language from Oral Tradition to Written Language

classic and modern Kurdish poetry 

Source: Wikipedia

Biography

He is ‘Abd al-Karim b. Mu’ammad Fatta’ b. Mus afa b. Sulayman b. Mu’ammad al-Kurdi al-Sharazuri and was born in the region of Halabjah in Iraq in 1901. Raised under the guidance and care of his parents he began learning the Qur’an from his father at the age of six, completing it in a short time. At the age of ten he began studying books in ‘Aqida, rhetoric, Ta

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rif al-Zanjani and various other books in Arabic Grammar. He also studied the commentary to Alfiya Ibn Malik by al-Suyu+i under al-:ajj Mulla ‘Aziz who was the Imam of a mosque in the Suleimaniyah district. When the First World War began in 1914, he left this area and moved to another village until he eventually settled with some students studying with Shaykh Mullah Abdullah in his Khanqa. Thereafter he moved to the school of Shaykh Husam al-Din, following which he moved to the school of Shaykh ‘Ala al-Din b. Shaykh ‘Umar Far‘ani where he studied various books on Arabic grammar, logic, the art of debate and argumentation, Fiqh and inheritance.

At the Abu Ubaydah School he also studied al-Burhan in logic under Shaykh Mulla Mu’ammad Sa‘id al-‘Ubaydi. He later returned to Suleimaniyah where he continued his studies in the Mawlana Khalid Khanqa School. He studied under Shaykh ‘Umar b. Shaykh Mu’ammad Amin al-Qara’daghi in 1920.

Shaykh ‘Abd al-Karim al-Mudarris studied numerous works in Arabic grammar, astrolabe, Shar’ Tahdhib al-Kalam, Jamu‘ al-Jawami‘ in u

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ul al-fiqh, many books in Fiqh, inheritance, some chapters of Shar’ al-Manhaj by Shaykh Zakariyya al-An*ari and al-Tu’fa by Shaykh Ibn :ajar al-Haytami. He studied all the prescribed books at the time over a period of four years. Thereafter his teacher, Shaykh Umar granted him an ijaza in the presence of some reputable scholars of the time including Shaykh Mu’ammad Najib al-Qara’daghi, Shaykh Jalal al-Din (teacher at Masjid al-Khaffafi), Shaykh Mulla Husayn al-Baskandi and Shaykh Ba Ba ‘Ali.

In 1924, he was appointed as a teacher in a district in Halabjah and in 1927, the murshid of the Naqshbandi Sufi Order. Shaykh ‘Ala al-Din b. Shaykh ‘Umar Diya’ al-Din b. Shaykh ‘Uthman Siraj al-Din (a successor to Shaykh Khalid) requested that he go to area of Bayarah to teach the Islamic Sciences where he remained for about 24 years and served as a kha,ib for approximately 18 years.He was teacher of our beloved Shaykh, Sayyid Muhammad Masum Naqshbandi (RA), grandson of Shaykh Umar Diya’ al-Din. In 1951, he moved back to Suleimaniyah where he taught at the Mosque of al-Hajj Ahan for about three years.

In 1954 (1374 H) he moved to Kirkuk where he taught at the al-Hajj Jamilal-Ialibani Centre. In 1960 he moved to Baghdad where he was Imam and khatib at Jami’ al-A’madi and a teacher at the Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jaylani Mosque. He retired fromofficial duties in 1973 (1393 H) but continued teaching for the pleasure of Allah.After the death of Shaykh Najm al-Din al-Wa’iz, he was appointed as the Head of the ‘Ulama’League of Iraq. Many also regarded him as the Mufti of Baghdad. He performed Hajj in 1968(1388 H). Over the years many scholars benefited from his knowledge.
He authored books in Kurdish, Persian and Arabic on a wide variety of topics including sira,fiqh, ijtihad and taqlid, rhetoric, morphology, logic and a book on the biographies of someKurdish ‘Ulama’.He was a righteous and pious scholar who dedicated his life towards imparting theknowledge of Islam. He passed away on the 30th August 2005 and is buried in the Jaylani tomb.

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