Muhammad Sawada
| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | January 1924 |
| Death | January 10, 2012 |
| Scholarly Information | |
| Works | Translation of the Holy Qur'an into Japanese • Five mountains located in Nikko are symbols of the Five (a) • Nara expresses the greatness of the Prophet of Islam (s) |
Muḥammad Qāʾim Ṣafā Fumio Sawada (Arabic: محمد قائم صفا فومیو ساوادا), known as Muḥammad Sawada (1342/1924-1433/2012), was one of the early Shi'as of Japan and the translator of the Qur'an into Japanese.
Sawada was born in January 1924 in Gifu, central Japan. After graduating from high school and university, he studied and researched Shintoism and its branches, producing various works in this field. At the age of fifty, after studying Islamic teachings, he converted to Islam. Seven years later, he chose the Twelver Shi'a denomination and subsequently engaged in efforts to disseminate Shi'a teachings. He passed away on (10 Safar 1433/10 January 2012).[1]
His most important contributions include translating the Qur'an into Japanese three times, as well as publishing and propagating Hadith al-Thaqalayn and hadiths of the Ahl al-Bayt (a). Sawada was a member of the General Assembly of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly. He had been associated with the Assembly since 1980 having participated in its summits in Tehran and Qom several times and visited Iran a total of eight times.
Some of his works include: "Five mountains located in Nikko are symbols of the Five (a)"; "Nara expresses the greatness of the Prophet of Islam (s)"; and "Inari indicates the brilliance of Islam".[2]
Ibrahim Tatsuichi Sawada, his son, studied at the Qom Seminary and is the director of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) Assembly in Tokyo.[3][4]
Notes
- ↑ Darguzasht-i mutarjim-i Qurʾān-i Karīm bi zabān-i Zhāpunī, Abna News Agency.
- ↑ "Muṣāḥaba bā Sawādā Ṣafā", 1380 Sh, pp. 155-157.
- ↑ Markaz-i Muṭālaʿāt-i Zhāpun darguzasht-i rahbar-i Shīʿayān-i Zhāpun rā tasliyat mīgūyad, Center for Japan Studies.
- ↑ Payām-i tasliyat bi munāsibat-i darguzasht-i ʿuḍw-i Zhāpunī-yi Majmaʿ-i Jahānī-yi Ahl-i Bayt, Shia News.
References
- "Markaz-i Muṭālaʿāt-i Zhāpun darguzasht-i rahbar-i Shīʿayān-i Zhāpun rā tasliyat mīgūyad". Center for Japan Studies. Published: 2012-01-13.
- "Muṣāḥaba bā Sawādā Ṣafā, Muḥammad al-Qāʾim". Markaz-i Tarjuma-yi Qurʾān. Majalla-yi Tarjumān-i Waḥy. Shahriwar 1380 Sh, No. 9.
- "Payām-i tasliyat bi munāsibat-i darguzasht-i ʿuḍw-i Zhāpunī-yi Majmaʿ-i Jahānī-yi Ahl-i Bayt". Shia News. Published: 22 Dey 1390 Sh.
- "Payām-i tasliyat-i dabīr-i kull-i Majmaʿ-i Jahānī-yi Ahl-i Bayt bi munāsibat-i darguzasht-i Muḥammad Sawādā". Abna News Agency.