Bilal Abdul Hai Hasani Nadwi

Bilal Abdul Hai Hasani Nadwi (born 3 October 1969) is an Indian Islamic scholar, da'i, Hadith lecturer and author who has served as the Chancellor of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama since 2023. He also serves as the General Secretary of the Payam-e-Insaniyat and a member of the executive council of Darul Uloom Deoband.

Early life and education Nadwi was born on 3 October 1969, in Takia Kalan, Raebareli, India. His father Mohammad al-Hasani was an Islamic scholar, founder, and editor-in-chief of the Arabic magazine Al-Baas El-Islami. His grandfather, Syed Abdul Ali Hasani, was the elder brother of Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi and the 6th chancellor of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama. His great-grandfather, Abdul Hai Hasani was a writer who wrote the biographical book, Nuzhat al-Khawātir. Nadwi is a descendant of Hasan ibn Hasan and Hasan ibn Ali through Syed Ahmad Barelvi.

Nadwi lost his father at ten, and was raised by his elder brother Abdullah Hasani Nadwi. He received his primary education in his native land, under the supervision of Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi. After that, he enrolled in Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama for higher education and completed the Aalimiyyah course in 1988 and the Fazīlah course in 1990 there. and as a member of the executive council of Darul Uloom Deoband on 29 August 2023. He was also the deputy moderator of Madrasa Ziyaul Uloom Raebareli, editor-in-chief of Payām-e-Arafāt, director of Imam Abi al-Hasan An-Nadwi in Raebareli, and a member of the executive council of Nadwatul Ulama.

In September 2023, when the AIMPLB decided to launch an India-wide campaign for helping Muslim women secure inheritance rights according to the Shariah; Nadwi was made responsible for its Tafheem-e-Shariat Committee, a group formed to support people with interpretation of the Islamic law.

Literary works Nadwi edited several books by Abul Hasan Ali Hasani. His works in Urdu include: Mabādi'u Wa Usool Fi 'Ilm al-Hadith (in Arabic) Sawāneh-e-Mufakkir-e-Islam Islāmi Aqā'id Tauheed Kiya Hoga? Aasān Ma'āni-e-Quran (Hindu: Pavitra Quran Ka Saral Anuvad) Sihāh-e-Sitta Aur Unke Musannifeen: Imtiyāzāt o Khusoosiyyāt Sahāba Ka Maqām o Martaba (Arabic: Makānat-us-Sahābah Fi Zau' al-Quran Was-Sunnah) Hadith Ki Roshni Quran Aur Sahib-e-Quran Ghazawāt-e-Rasool Insaniyat Ke Liye Ek Namūna Ilm, Insaniyat Ki Zaroorat Tahreek-e-Payām-e-Insaniyat Rahmatul-lil-'Aālameen Ki Sarapa Rahmat Ta'leemāt Mufakkir-e-Islam Maulana Syed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi: Manhaj-e-Fikr-o-Da'wat (Arabic: Manhaj-ush-Shaykh Abi-l-Hasan Ali Nadwi Fi-l-Fikr Wal-Da'wah) Qādiyaniyyat: Manzar Aur Pas-Manzar