DHIU - Darul Huda Islamic University

Prof.Dr. Bahaudheen Muhammed Jamaluddeen Nadwi

At his thirty, he moved to north India to pursue higher studies and got enrolled in Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, one of the earliest prestigious Muslim seminaries in India, and achieved ‘Alimiyya’ degree in Arabic Language and Islamic Studies. From the Nadwa itself, he was awarded the Fazeelath (Master’s) degree in Islamic Studies. Later on, he also obtained another master's degree in Arabic Literature from Aligarh Muslim University in 1987. His first international educational trip was to Al-Azhar University Egypt to pursue an advanced diploma in Islamic Preaching. In 1993, he got Ph.D. from the Department of Arabic Language and Literature, University of Calicut. Three years later, the University also awarded him the Post-Doctoral Fellowship.

Services

Dr. Nadwi is regarded as one of the six founding fathers of the then Darul Huda Islamic Academy (DHIA). Since inception of DHIA, he held the post of Vice Principal and when the Academy was upgraded to be the ever-first Islamic University in South India, he was appointed as the first Vice Chancellor. Integrating Islamic higher education with the secular, 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, religious and social movements across India. In 2011 he was elected as the member of International Union of Muslim Scholars based in Qatar. He is the current President 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.

Major Works

Names in English	Original Name	Meaning of Titles	Core Subject
Translation of the Holy Qur'an	വിശുദ്ധ ഖുര്‍ആന്‍ വിവര്‍ത്തനം	Holy Qur'an Translation	Qur'anic Exegesis
Tasawwuf: A Comprehensive Study	തസ്വവ്വുഫ് ഒരു സമഗ്ര പഠനം	Brief History of Spirituality (Translation of ‘Haqa’iqu Ani Thasawuf’(Realiyies of Sufism) written by Abdul Qadir Easa Al Halabi (RAA)	Islamic Mysticism
Al Adabul Mufrad: Malayalam Translation	അല്‍ അദബുല്‍ മുഫ്റദ്‍ മലയാള പരിഭാഷ	The Malayalam translation of Adabul Mufrad of Imam Bukhari	Behavior and Manners
Fiqh-ul- Athfal	فقه الأطفال	Islamic Jurisprudence for children	Islamic Jurisprudence
Mukhatarul Akhlaq wal Adab	مختار الأخلاق والآداب	The selected traditions on the manners and behaviors	Hadith
History of Arabic Literature	تاريخ الأدب العرب	History of Arabic literature	Literature
Inba’al Muarrifin bi Anba’ ul Musannifin	إنباء المعرفين بأنباء المصنفين	Biography of Islamic Scholars	Biography
Islam and Christianity	Islam and Christianity	Islam and Christianity	Comparative Religion
Sayyid Alawi Mouladdaweela: Life, Spirituality and Struggle (Edited Volume)	മമ്പുറം തങ്ങള്‍ ജീവിതം ആത്മീയത പോരാട്ടം	History of Sayyid Alawi Mouladdaweela and the Hadhrami travels to Malabar
Nabidinagosham Lokarashtrangalil	നബിദിനാഘോഷം ലോകരാഷ്ട്രങ്ങളില്‍	Celebration of Prophetic birth in world countries	History ( Translation of kithab Thariq al- Ihtifal bi Maulid al- Nabawi wa Mazahiruhu fi- Alam )(He edited the book)
Kitaf Thimar al-Mulakhain fi Sharh Sihah al-Shaikain	قطاف ثمار الملخين في شرح صحاح الشيخين	Explanation of Sihah Sheikhain	Biography and Explanation for the book 'Kithabu Sihahussaikain' By Sheikh Abul Haq Muhammed abdul Bari Al Malaibari

Positions

Position	Tenure
Vice Chancellor of Darul Huda Islamic University, Kerala	2009 onwards
Prsident of Samastha Kerala Jam-iyyathul Muallimeen, Kerala, India	2020 onwards
Member of International Union of Muslim Scholars based in Qatar	2010 onwards
Member of the Supreme Council; Samastha Kerala Jam’iyyathul Ulama.	2016 onwards
Member of National Monitoring Committee for Minorities Education, Govt. of India	2010 onwards
Director of Suprabhaatham Daily, a Malayalam daily newspaper published by Iqra' Publications, Calicut, Kerala, India	2014 onwards
Editor in Chief of Thelitcham Monthly, a Malayalam Magazine from Darul Huda Islamic University	1998 onwards
Member of Muslim Social Scientists Organization, New Delhi	2001 onwards
Executive Member of All Kerala Islamic Educational Board	1995 onwards
Head of Advisory Board, Quwwathul Islam Arabic College, Bombay	2005 onwards
Member of Educational Board, Al Bukariyya Arabic College under B.S.A.R University, Vendaloor, Madras, Tamil Nadu	2008 onwards
Member of Executive Committee, Manhajul Huda Islamic College, Punkanoor, Andhra Pradesh, India	2007 onwards
Member of Academic Council for Islamic Studies, University of Calicut, Kerala, India	2012 onwards
Editor in Chief; Islamic Insight International Journal of Islamic Studies, Darul Huda Islamic University.	2016 onwards
Chief Advisor; Annahda Arabic Bimonthly, published from Sabeelul Hidaya Islamic College, Kottakkal.	2006 onwards
Editor in Chief; Santhushta Kudumbam Monthly, published by SKJMCC, Chelari, Kerala.	2002 onwards
Director; Council for Islamic Propagation- مجلس الدعوة الإسلامية & Sunni Publication Centre(SPC), Hidaya Nagar, Chemmad..	1983 onwards

Awards and achievements

Dr. Nadwi has been honored with many national and international awards and felicitations. In 2003, he was selected as a Participant in the International Visitor Program organized by the US Department of State. In 2006, he was elected as a Participant for the Dubai Holy Qur’an Award Speeches organized by Dubai Government. In 2009, he was invited to Emirates as the Ramadan Guest of H.H. the President of UAE. For decades, he has been officially participating in different academic seminars, symposiums and workshops in various countries.

He was honored with many national and international awards including:

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- From 2012...2020.
Shihab Thangal Personality Award, UAE Kavvayi Muslim Youth Centre From 2012...2019,2020.
Muslim Star of the year 2012: www.onislam.net, Cairo, Egypt.
Honor of the University of Science, Malaysia, 2012
Allamah Shibli Nomani Award, 2015: Indo-Arab Confederation Council, Mumbai.
Goodwill India Award, 2015: Goodwill Foundation, Calicut.
Excellency Award, SYS Jeddah, Saudi Arabia- 2014
Faizee Pratibha Award, Jamia Nooriyya Arabiyya, Kerala- 2013.
Jaihoon TV Award, Sharjah, UAE- 2009
Al Mahabba Excellency Award, Kerala Islamic Centre, Kuwait- 2008.
Al Makhdum Award, Nurul Ulama Association, Kerala- 1983.

Countries visited

Prof. Nadwi has visited many countries of Asia, Europe, Africa and America including:

Academic contributions

Prof. 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:

"Islamic Da'wah in the 21st Century: New Perspectives"; Special academic talk at the International Islamic University Malaysia, August, 2015.[16]
On the empowerment of Muslim Women through education in the International Conference on Women Rights at Kabul, Afghanistan, June, 2015.
On the role of religions in preserving the humanity in the World Peace Conference, Seoul, South Korea, September, 2014
On Reflection of Ghadeer incident (كيفية انعكاس حادثة الغدير) in Alghadir International Conference at Tehran, Iran, October,2013)
Friday lecture on the importance of education in Islam at the International Islamic University Malaysia, November, 2013.
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)
Speech done in the Conference of Islamic Scholars held by Organization of Islamic Conferences at Dakar, Senegal in June 2011.
Speech done in the ninth International Conference of comparative Religions held in Doha, Qatar (October 2011).
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.
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.
On ‘Miraculous Holy Qur’an: A modern perspective’ at the Dubai International Holy Quran Award Speeches organized by Dubai Government in 2006.
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.