Mohammad Taher Kurdi
Template:Infobox person 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] His father had migrated from the city of Arbil in Iraq to Mecca before his birth, with the intention of residing there and being near the House of God.[2]
In 1340 AH, one year after completing his studies, Muhammad Tahir traveled to Egypt with his father and studied at Al-Azhar University for seven years.[3]
Interest in Calligraphy
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
It is said that Muhammad Tahir Kurdi was a Shafi'i in terms of jurisprudence and did not have Salafi or Wahhabi leanings in his beliefs.Template:Citation needed He wrote a book titled Tabarruk al-Sahabah bi-Athar al-Rasul, in which he defended the permissibility of seeking blessings from the relics of the Prophet (PBUH) and its historical practice by the Companions.[9]
Death
Kurdi passed away in 1400 AH in Jeddah and was buried in Ma'lat Cemetery in Mecca.[10]
Executive Activities
Kurdi was a member of the Executive Board for the Expansion and Renovation of Masjid al-Haram[11] and the head of the authorship and historical works section of this board, as well as a member of the supervisory board for the repair 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 Kurdi authored over 42 works on various subjects. He wrote works on literature,[14] Quranic exegesis, the history of Mecca, and the creation of country maps.[15] Some of these works have been published,[16] and since 1393 AH, the Saudi government has assigned a special committee to oversee the correction and publication of his works.[17]
It is said that Mus'haf Makka al-Mukarramah is Kurdi's most important work, the calligraphy of which was completed in 1362 AH. After being approved by a committee of scholars from Saudi Arabia[18] and the sheikhs of Al-Azhar,[19] it was published in 1369 AH as the first Quran printed in Mecca.[20]
On the subject of Mecca, Hajj, and related matters, Muhammad Tahir Kurdi, in addition to Al-Tarikh al-Qawim, provided a study of the book Al-I'lam bi-A'lam Bayt Allah al-Haram by Qutb al-Din al-Nahrawali (d. 990 AH), along with 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.
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 25.
- ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 26.
- ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 26.
- ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 27.
- ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, pp. 26-27, 31.
- ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 28.
- ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, pp. 12-13.
- ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 42.
- ↑ See: Tabarruk al-Sahabah bi-Athar Rasul Allah Sallallahu Alayhi wa Bayan Fadlih.
- ↑ Al-Jawahir al-Hassan, Vol. 2, p. 638. Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, pp. 19, 48.
- ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 28.
- ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 17.
- ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 3, p. 297.
- ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 18.
- ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 28.
- ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, pp. 15-16.
- ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 28.
- ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 36.
- ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 1, p. 8.
- ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Publisher's Introduction, p. 36.
- ↑ Majallat al-Arab, No. 14, pp. 211-212.
- ↑ Al-Tarikh al-Qawim li-Makkah wa Bayt Allah al-Karim, Vol. 4, p. 80.
- ↑ 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.