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Eminent Indian Islamic Scholar Jalaluddin Umri dies at 88

27 Aug 2022 05:27pm
Jalaluddin was suffering from pneumonia. - Photo: t_arifali twitter
Jalaluddin was suffering from pneumonia. - Photo: t_arifali twitter
NEW DELHI - Eminent Indian Islamic scholar Maulana Jalaluddin Umri passed away at the age of 88 in New Delhi on Friday evening.

He was a former head of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, a socio-religious organisation, and vice president of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), an assembly of intellectuals and organisations.

A noted orator and author of two dozen books, Jalaluddin's writings are considered authoritative on various subjects.

The AIMPLB praised him as "an excellent thinker and a visionary Islamic scholar".

Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president Maulana Mahmood Asad Madani remembered him as someone who served as the voice of Indian Muslims while scholar Zafarul Islam Khan called him a "pillar of the community".
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Jalaluddin was born in 1935 in a village called Puttagram in the North Arcot district of Tamil Nadu state.

He was suffering from pneumonia and under treatment at a hospital. - BERNAMA

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