Asaf Ali Asghar Fyzee
Asaf Ali Asghar Fyzee | |||||||||||||||
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| Succeeded by | K. M. Panikkar | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 April 1899 British India | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 October 1981 (aged 82) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Tyabji family | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||
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| Awards | Padma Bhushan (1962) | ||||||||||||||
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| 1928-1930 | Muslims | ||||||||||||||
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Asaf Ali Asghar Fyzee (10 April 1899 – 23 October 1981) was an Indian educator, jurist, author, diplomat, and Islamic scholar who is considered one of leading pioneers of modern Ismaili studies. He also served as India's second ambassador to
His best-known literary work is Outlines of Muhammadan law, which states that "in order to understand Islamic law, one has to be familiar with historic and cultural background of the law".
Early life
Fyzee was born on 10 April 1899 to the
He competed in a few First-class cricket matches between 1928 and 1930.[8][9]
Career
In 1925, at the age of 26, he became a
From 1938 to 1947, Fyzee was Principal and Perry Professor of Jurisprudence in
Writings
We need not bother about nomenclature, but if some name has be [sic] given to it, let us call it liberal Islam
-Fyzee on Liberalism in Islam[12]
Apart from his academic and government duties, Fyzee made significant contributions to the modern scholarship of Ismaili studies. He wrote several books based on Islam, which promoted the idea of modernizing Islam.[1]
Following are some of books written by Fyzee.[13][14][15]
- Outlines of Muhammadan law: This is Fyzee's most famous book. The first edition was published in 1949 by
- A modern approach to Islam: This book posits a re-interpretation of Islamic jurisprudence and re-discovery of original Islamic philosophy. In this book, Fyzee argues that modern reforms can be incorporated in Islamic law without compromising on the "essential spirit of Islam".[5][6]
- Cases in the Muhammadan law of India and Pakistan
- Cases in the Muhammadan law of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh
- Compendium of Fatimid Law
- The Pillars of Islam
Honours and recognition
- In 1956 Fyzee was elected as a corresponding member of the Arab Academy of Damascus.[10]
- He was the honorary secretary of the Islamic Research Association from 1933 to 1949.[10]
- He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the President of India, the third highest civilian award of India.[10]
- He is listed as a “famous Johnian” or notable alumnus of St John’s college, Cambridge. [18]
- He was an original associated member on the executive committee of the Encyclopaedia of Islam.[10]
- He lectured as a visiting professor in several American and Canadian universities.[10]
- He was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society.[10]
- He held the "Commonwealth Fellowship".[10]
- He was a member of the Indian delegation to the Third General Conference of UNESCO, held in Beirut in November 1948.[9]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-78453-152-2.
- ^ "Fyzee, Asaf Ali Asghar – Oxford Islamic Studies Online". Oxfordislamicstudies.com. 6 May 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ Edited by John L. Esposito. "Fyzee, Asaf Ali Asghar : The Oxford Dictionary of Islam – oi". Oxfordindex.oup.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ISBN 978-0-19-565450-9.
- ^ a b "A Modern Approach to Islam: Asaf A. A. Fyzee – Oxford University Press". Ukcatalogue.oup.com. 20 December 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85065-953-2.
- ^ "Alumni | Government Law College". glcmumbai.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Asaf Fyzee | India Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ JSTOR 4056205.
- ^ "List of former Ambassadors". Embassy of India. Cairo, Egypt.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "National library". National library. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Fyzee, Asaf A. A. (Asaf Ali Asghar) (1899–) – People and organisations – Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "The pillars of Islam /". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- OCLC 1987252.
- ISBN 978-0-19-560375-0.
- ^ "Famous Johnians | StJohns". www.joh.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
