Shah Alam Gorakhpuri

Shah Alam Gorakhpuri (born 21 March 1969) is an Indian Islamic scholar and Deputy Secretary of the All India Majlis-e-Tahaffuz-e-Khatm-e-Nubuwwat, dedicated to safeguarding the doctrine of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat (Finality of Prophethood).

Early life and education Shah Alam Gorakhpuri, born on 21 March 1969, in Baldiha village, Gorakhpur district (now Maharajganj), began his education under his uncle at Madrasa Noor-ul-Islam. He later attended Anglo-English School, Ghughali, and pursued Islamic studies at institutions like Jamia Arabia Masoodia Noorul Uloom, Bahraich.

In 1986, he joined Darul Uloom Deoband and completed Dars-e-Nizami in 1989 under the guidance of renowned scholars such as Naseer Ahmad Khan, Mahmood Hasan Gangohi, Abdul Haq Azmi, Qamruddin Ahmad Gorakhpuri, Nematullah Azami, Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri, Usman Mansoorpuri, and Abdul Khaliq Madrasi.

Career In 1991, Gorakhpuri began as a preacher at Darul Uloom Deoband and later rejoined as a teacher in 1996, serving in the Department of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat. He also serves as Deputy Secretary of the All India Majlis-e-Tahaffuz-e-Khatm-e-Nubuwwat, playing a vital role in teaching, writing, and promoting this doctrine globally.

Gorakhpuri earned an M.A. from Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, and a Ph.D. from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, in 2010. Under Aslam Jamshedpuri's supervision, he wrote a thesis on the role of lesser-known scholars in promoting Urdu literature (1850–1900), later published by Educational Publishing House, Delhi. This work earned him a commendation from the Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy in 2014.

Literary works Gorakhpuri researched, annotated, edited, and published over two hundred books on the topic of the Protection of Finality of Prophethood. His notable books include:

In 2006, he established Markaz al-Turath al-Islami al-Ilmi in Deoband, a center dedicated to research, editing, and publishing classical Islamic texts.