Abdur Rahman Kashgari
Abdur Rahman Kashgari Nadwi | |
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ئابدۇرراھمان كاشغەرىي | |
Mawlana Abdur Rahman Kashgari | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 15 September 1912 |
| Died | April 1971 (aged 58) |
| Main interest(s) | Linguistics |
| Alma mater | Nadwatul Ulama, Lucknow University of Lucknow |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Muslim leader | |
| Teacher | Abdul Hai Hasani |
Influenced by | |
| Khatib of Baitul Mukarram | |
| In office 1963 – April 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Amimul Ehsan Barkati |
| Head Mawlana of Dhaka Alia Madrasa | |
| In office 1969 – April 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Amimul Ehsan Barkati |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Hossain Chowdhury |
Abdur Rahman Kashgari (15 September 1912 – 3 April 1971) was one of the leading scholars of the Arabic language and literature in the Indian subcontinent. Of Uyghur background, Kashgari migrated from East Turkestan to India at an early age, completing his studies in Lucknow where he became an accomplished Islamic scholar, linguist, poet and author. He then migrated to Bengal (present-day Bangladesh), where he eventually became the principal of Dhaka Alia Madrasa. Kashgari was also the first khatib of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, holding this role until his death.