Maulana Sayyed Shahabuddin Salfi Firdausi
Maulana Syed Shahabuddin Salfi Firdausi is a renowned Islamic Scholar, Preacher, Peace Activist and inclined towards the society welfare works. He was born in Babu Saleempur village of Darbhanga district in Bihar on 01 March 1956 in a highly religious family. His ancestors include Shaikh Tajuddin Madari Darbhangwi who is one of the elderly Sofiya Karam of Bihar. Akhtar Orenvi has mentioned about him in his book ‘Bihar Mein Urdu Zaban-O-Adab ka Irteqa’. He completed his initial studies at Madrasa Taj-ul-Uloom , Babu Saleempur and Madrasa Noor-ul-Islam , Khairi Banka, Madhubani, Bihar. He then got admitted to Darul Uloom Ahmadiyya Salafia , Darbhanga, Bihar in 1971 for higher studies under the patronage of maternal grandfather Haji Muhammad Sharif Sb. and completed the Fazil course in 8 years. In 1978 after completing the education he worked as teacher at Madrasa Islahiya, Pathar ki Masjid, Patna, then moved to Kasba Bara Khurd (Known as Kamsarobar), Gazipur,