Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi (Aged 64-65), a Hanafi jurist, rationalist scholar, Maturidi theologian, philosopher, and poet, was born in 1796/1797 in Khairabad, Awadh, Uttar Pradesh, India. He campaigned against British occupation and was an activist of the Indian independence movement. He wrote books in Arabic or Urdu to refute Ismail Dehlvi’s books.
Due to his vast knowledge and erudition, Khairabadi was known as “Allama” and later venerated as a great Sufi. He was also titled Imam Hikmat and Kalaam (the imam of logic, philosophy, and literature). Scholars considered him the final authority on issuing fatwas or religious rulings. As Indians began to struggle against British occupation, Khairabadi conducted several private meetings with Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar which continued until May 1857.
On June 26, 1857, when General Bakht Khan and his army of 14,000 reached Delhi from Bareilly, Khairabadi delivered a Friday sermon, attended by numerous Muslim scholars, and issued a religious edict supporting jihad against the colonial government. The fatwa was signed by Sadruddin Aazurda, Abdul Qadir, Faizullah Dehelvi, Faiz Ahmed Badayuni, Wazir Khan, and Syed Mubarak Shah Rampuri. Through this edict, he inspired people to participate in the 1857 rebellion until his death in 1861. One of the major reasons for the outbreak of war was the fear among the people that the Christian British government would destroy their religion and convert Indians to Christianity.
Subsequently, the British deployed an army of some 90,000 around Delhi to protect its interests and curb the spread of jihad following the issuance of Khairabadi’s edict. Later, he was exiled to the Kalapani jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He arrived on the island on October 8, 1859, aboard the steam frigate “Fire Queen,” where he would remain imprisoned. He passed away on August 19, 1861, in the Andaman Islands, India.
Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi
(1796 – 1861) – (Uttar Pradesh)
Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi (Aged 64-65), a Hanafi jurist, rationalist scholar, Maturidi theologian, philosopher, and poet, was born in 1796/1797 in Khairabad, Awadh, Uttar Pradesh, India. He campaigned against British occupation and was an activist of the Indian independence movement. He wrote books in Arabic or Urdu to refute Ismail Dehlvi’s books.
Due to his vast knowledge and erudition, Khairabadi was known as “Allama” and later venerated as a great Sufi. He was also titled Imam Hikmat and Kalaam (the imam of logic, philosophy, and literature). Scholars considered him the final authority on issuing fatwas or religious rulings. As Indians began to struggle against British occupation, Khairabadi conducted several private meetings with Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar which continued until May 1857.
On June 26, 1857, when General Bakht Khan and his army of 14,000 reached Delhi from Bareilly, Khairabadi delivered a Friday sermon, attended by numerous Muslim scholars, and issued a religious edict supporting jihad against the colonial government. The fatwa was signed by Sadruddin Aazurda, Abdul Qadir, Faizullah Dehelvi, Faiz Ahmed Badayuni, Wazir Khan, and Syed Mubarak Shah Rampuri. Through this edict, he inspired people to participate in the 1857 rebellion until his death in 1861. One of the major reasons for the outbreak of war was the fear among the people that the Christian British government would destroy their religion and convert Indians to Christianity.
Subsequently, the British deployed an army of some 90,000 around Delhi to protect its interests and curb the spread of jihad following the issuance of Khairabadi’s edict. Later, he was exiled to the Kalapani jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He arrived on the island on October 8, 1859, aboard the steam frigate “Fire Queen,” where he would remain imprisoned. He passed away on August 19, 1861, in the Andaman Islands, India.
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