Category: Obituary

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Marnia Lazreg:  Champion of  Women’s Rights in  the Muslim World

Marnia Lazreg: Champion of Women’s Rights in the Muslim World

Marnia Lazreg, a prominent scholar, and advocate for women's rights in the Muslim world passed away on January 13 at the age of 83. Her groundbreaking [...]
India’s First Woman Supreme Court Justice  Fathima Beevi Passes Away

India’s First Woman Supreme Court Justice Fathima Beevi Passes Away

Thiruvananthapuram: Justice M. Fathima Beevi, whose appointment as the first Muslim woman judge of the Supreme Court had inspired women to pursue the [...]
Professor Altaf Ahmad Azmi

Professor Altaf Ahmad Azmi

Prominent Islamic thinker, Qur'an commentator, writer, and poet Professor Altaf Ahmad Azmi passed away on 12 Aug 2023 after a short illness. He was 81 [...]
A great defender of social justice, Zaheeruddin Ali Khan lived for Others

A great defender of social justice, Zaheeruddin Ali Khan lived for Others

Those who know Zaheeruddin Ali Khan are finding it difficult to come to terms with the tragic loss of the affable man. Zaheeruddin was known for his p [...]
Maulana Gulzar Azmi passes Away

Maulana Gulzar Azmi passes Away

On August 20, Maulana Gulzar Azmi, a well-known representative of the Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind headed by Maulana Arshad Madani and widely recognized for hi [...]
Begum Anees Khan’s Demise Creates Big Vacuum in Education Field

Begum Anees Khan’s Demise Creates Big Vacuum in Education Field

Hyderabad: On August 16, when word of Begum Anees Khan's demise spread, thousands flocked to her residence, Khushnuma, in Khairtabad locality, to pay [...]
Prof. Imtiaz Ahmad

Prof. Imtiaz Ahmad

New Delhi: Imtiaz Ahmad, a renowned scholar who taught political sociology at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in India, died on June 19, 2023. He was [...]
Ilyas Azmi: Some memories

Ilyas Azmi: Some memories

Well-known Muslim leader Ilyas Azmi passed away after a short illness at the Apollo Hospital in New Delhi on the morning of June 4. He was 88 years ol [...]
Senior Advocate and AIMPLB Secretary  Zafaryab Jilani Passes Away

Senior Advocate and AIMPLB Secretary Zafaryab Jilani Passes Away

Babri Masjid case lawyer Zafaryab Jilani (73) passed away in Lucknow after a prolonged illness. The death of Muslim Personal Law Board President Maula [...]
Maulana Rabey Hasani passed away after a prolonged illness His death is an irreparable loss to Ummah

Maulana Rabey Hasani passed away after a prolonged illness His death is an irreparable loss to Ummah

Lucknow: Maulana Mohammad Rabey Hasani Nadwi,94, renowned Islamic scholar, writer and president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board and the chancel [...]
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