Maulana Saeed-ur-Rahman Azmi Nadwi passed away at 92. He was a famous scholar who served as the chief editor of Al-Baas-ul-Islami for many years. He got the Presidential Award in 1994 for his work in Arabic literature. Many students and teachers said his death is a loss to Islamic learning.
Maulana Azmi Nadwi was associated with Arabic literature, criticism, education, research and journalism. He served for decades as chief editor of the international Arabic journal Al-Baas-ul-Islami, helping build intellectual links between the Arab world and the Indian subcontinent. The government of India conferred the Presidential Award on him in 1994 for his contribution to Arabic language and literature.
Born on May 14, 1934, in Azamgarh, he received his early and religious education at Jamia Miftahul Uloom in Mau before specialising in Arabic literature at Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama. He later travelled to Baghdad for advanced studies, where he studied under scholar and litterateur Taqiuddin Hilali Marakashi.
From 1993 to 1999, Maulana Azmi Nadwi served as dean of the Faculty of Arabic Language and Literature at Nadwatul Ulama. In 2000, he was appointed Mohtamim of the institution and held the post for several years.
Scholars, teachers, intellectuals and students from India and abroad paid tribute to him, describing his death as a loss to Islamic learning and Arabic scholarship.