MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD’S CONCEPT OF HADITH

Abstract

Maulana Azad's real name was Mohiuddin Ahmed and his surname was Azad. He was born in Makkah in 1888. In 1895, when he was eight years old, he returned to India with his family. He received his early education from his father, Maulvi Khairuddin, who was a Sufi in the Qadri and Naqshbandi disciplines. Maulana Abul Kalam was a strong memory owner and eager to study deeply since his childhood. At the age of 16, he published the monthly magazine "Lissan-ul-Siddq", the newspaper "Al-Hilal" in 1912 and the newspaper "Al-Balagh" in 1915. He was the author of many books. He served countless literary, political, religious and journalistic services. He spent a period of life in prison. After partition, he became the Education Minister of India. He died on February 8,1959 and was buried in Dehli. His writings include Tazkira, Qaul-e- Faisal, Tarjuman -ul-Qur'an, Ghubar-e-Khatir, Insaniyat Maut Ke Darwazay Per, Azad Ki Kahani (Autobiography) and India Wins Freedom. Besides them, there are numerous collections of Maulana Azad's letters, articles and sermons.