Aashiq Ilahi Bulandshahri | |
Birth Date: | 1925 |
Birth Place: | Bulandshahr, United Provinces, British India |
Death Place: | Medina, Saudi Arabia |
Resting Place: | al-Baqi' |
Denomination: | Sunni |
Jurisprudence: | Hanafi |
Movement: | Deobandi |
Alma Mater: | Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur |
Main Interests: | Tafsir, Hadith |
Notable Works: | Anwar-ul-Bayan, Zaadut Talibin |
Teachers: | Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi |
Disciple Of: | Muhammad Talha Kandhlawi |
Muḥammad ‘Āshiq Ilāhī Bulandshahrī Muhājir Madanī (Muḥammad ‘Āshiq Ilāhī al-Baranī al-Madanī) was a prominent Indian Islamic scholar. He was a notable student of Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi.
Ashiq Ilahi was born in Bulandshahr, United Provinces of British India in 1924 or 1925 (1343 AH). He graduated from Mazahir Uloom in 1363 AH. He was an authorized disciple of Muhammad Talha Kandhlawi in Sufism.[1]
After completing his education, Ashiq Ilahi taught at various Indian madrasas and moved to Pakistan at the request of Muhammad Shafi Deobandi in 1384 AH. He taught tafsir and hadith for twelve years at the Darul Uloom Karachi. He later moved to Medina in 1396 AH (1976 CE) where he died in 1422 AH (2002 CE). He was buried in al-Baqi'.
His works include: