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Muhammad Tahir Kurdi
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ReligionIslam
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PublicationsMus'haf Makka al-Mukarramah • Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim • Irshad al-Zumrah li-Manasik al-Hajj wa al-Umrah • Tabarruk al-Sahabah bi-Athar al-Rasul

Muhammad Tahir Kurdi (1321-1400 AH) was a Shafi'i historian and calligrapher from Mecca and the author of the book Al-Tarikh al-Qawim.

In addition to teaching calligraphy and writing books related to the history of Mecca, he was involved in other activities, such as being a member of the Executive Board for the Expansion and Renovation of Masjid al-Haram, head of the authorship and historical works section of this board, and a member of the supervisory board for the repair of the Kaaba's roof and the replacement of the silver frame of the Black Stone.

Some of Kurdi's works include Mus'haf Makka al-Mukarramah, Irshad al-Zumrah li-Manasik al-Hajj wa al-Umrah (on Hajj rituals), and Tabarruk al-Sahabah bi-Athar al-Rasul, which discusses the permissibility of seeking blessings from the relics of the Prophet (PBUH) and its historical practice by the Companions.

Life and Activities

Muhammad Tahir ibn Abd al-Qadir ibn Mahmud Kurdi was born in Mecca in 1321 AH.[1] Before his birth, his father migrated from Erbil in Iraq to Mecca, intending to settle there and remain in proximity to the Kaaba..[2]

In 1340 AH, one year after completing his studies, Muhammad Tahir traveled with his father to Egypt, where he studied at al-Azhar for seven years.[3]

Interest in Calligraphy

A sample of Muhammad Tahir Kurdi's calligraphy from the opening pages of Al-Tarikh al-Qawim

In 1341 AH, concurrent with the establishment of a calligraphy school in Egypt, Kurdi began to learn calligraphy. In 1348 AH, he returned to Mecca and started working as an employee in the Sharia courts.[4]

Kurdi's interest in calligraphy led him to make several trips to Egypt and Iraq. Until 1383 AH, and before an illness that confined him until his death,[5] he worked as a master or director of calligraphy schools in Mecca.[6] He authored nine books on calligraphy[7] and referred to himself as a calligrapher.[8]

Denomination

He is described as a follower of the Shafi'i school of jurisprudence and as not having been associated with Salafi or Wahhabi theological views. He authored a book entitled Tabarruk al-Sahaba bi-Athar al-Rasul, in which he defended the permissibility of seeking blessings through objects associated with the Prophet Muhammad(s) and documented the practice among the Companions.[9]

Death

Kurdi passed away in Jeddah in 1400 AH and was buried in al-Ma'lat Cemetery in Mecca.[10]

Executive Activities

Kurdi served on the committee responsible for the expansion and reconstruction of the Masjid al-Haram[11] and the head of the authorship and historical works section of this board,he also served on the committee overseeing the restoration of the Kaaba's roof.[12] His other activities included participation in the expansion of Masjid al-Haram and the replacement of the silver frame of the Black Stone.[13]

Works

Muhammad Tahir al-Kurdi authored more than 42 works on a wide range of subjects. His writings covered subjects including literature,[14], Quranic exegesis, the history of Mecca, and the preparation of maps.[15] Some of these works have been published,[16]and in 1393 AH, the Saudi government appointed a special committee to oversee the editing and publication of his works.[17]

The Mushaf Makkah al-Mukarramah is regarded as Kurdi's most important work. He completed its calligraphy in 1362 AH, and after receiving approval from a committee of Saudi scholars [18] and the scholars of al-Azhar, [19] it was published in 1369 AH as the first Qur'an printed in Mecca.[20]

On the subject of Mecca, Hajj, and related matters, in addition to al-Tarikh al-Qawim, Kurdi produced a critical edition of al-I'lam bi-A'lam Bayt Allah al-Haram by Qutb al-Din al-Nahrawali (d. 990 AH), accompanied by commentary, annotations, and illustrations.[21] He also authored Irshad al-Zumrah li-Manasik al-Hajj wa al-Umrah on Hajj rituals,[22] which, like several of his other works such as Manzumah fi Ashhar Binayat al-Ka'bah al-Mu'azzamah wa Maqam Ibrahim (AS),[23] he included within Al-Tarikh al-Qawim.

Further information: Al-Tarikh al-Qawim

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 25.
  2. ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 26.
  3. ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 26.
  4. ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 27.
  5. ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, pp. 26-27, 31.
  6. ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 28.
  7. ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, pp. 12-13.
  8. ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 42.
  9. ↑ See: Tabarruk al-Sahabah bi-Athar Rasul Allah Sallallahu Alayhi wa Bayan Fadlih.
  10. ↑ Al-Jawahir al-Hassan, Vol. 2, p. 638. Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, pp. 19, 48.
  11. ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 28.
  12. ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 17.
  13. ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 3, p. 297.
  14. ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 18.
  15. ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 28.
  16. ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, pp. 15-16.
  17. ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 28.
  18. ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 36.
  19. ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 8.
  20. ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Publisher's Introduction, p. 36.
  21. ↑ Majallat al-Arab, No. 14, pp. 211-212.
  22. ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 4, p. 80.
  23. ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 29.

References

  • Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Muhammad Tahir al-Kurdi al-Makki, edited by Abd al-Malik ibn Duhaysh, Beirut, Dar al-Khidr, 1420 AH.
  • Tabarruk al-Sahabah bi-Athar Rasul Allah Sallallahu Alayhi wa Bayan Fadlih Muhammad Tahir al-Kurdi, Maktabat al-Qahirah, 1997 CE.
  • Al-Jawahir al-Hassan fi Tarajim al-Fudala' wa al-A'yan: Zakariya ibn Abdullah Bayla, Riyadh, Mu'assasat al-Furqan, 1426 AH.
  • Majallat al-Arab: Hamad al-Jassir, Riyadh, Dar al-Yamamah, 1399 AH.
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