Shibli Nomani
Indian scholar
Died when: 57 years 168 days (689 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Shibli Nomani (Urdu: ????? ??????? – Šibli No?mani; 3 June 1857 – 18 November 1914) was an Islamic scholar from the Indian subcontinent during the British Raj.
He was born at Bindwal in Azamgarh district of present-day Uttar Pradesh.He is known for the founding of the Shibli National College in 1883 and the Darul Mussanifin (House of Writers) in Azamgarh.
As a supporter of the Deobandi school, he favoured the inclusion of English Language and European sciences in the system of education.
Nomani was a scholar in Arabic, Persian, Turkish and Urdu.He was also a poet.He collected much material on the life of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, but could write only the first two volumes of the planned work the Sirat-un-Nabi.
His disciple, Sulaiman Nadvi, made use of this material and added to it and also wrote remaining five volumes of the work, the Sirat-un-Nabi after the death of his mentor.
