Ibrahim Balyawi Explained

Muhammad Ibrahim Balyawi
Birth Date:1887
Birth Place:Qazipura, Ballia district, British India
Death Place:Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, India
Resting Place:Qasmi cemetery, Deoband
Alma Mater:Darul Uloom Deoband
Students:Sharif Hasan Deobandi, Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri
Office1:6th Principal, Darul Uloom Deoband
Term Start1:1957
Term End1:1967
Predecessor1:Hussain Ahmad Madani
Successor2:Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad
Religion:Islam
Honorific Prefix:Allamah, Maulana
Movement:Deobandi
Denomination:Sunni
Jurisprudence:Hanafi
Creed:Maturidi

Muhammad Ibrahim Balyawi (1887–1967), also spelt as Muhammad Ibrahim Balliavi, was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar who served as the 6th Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband. He spent almost 50 years instructing Hadith, Mantiq, Islamic philosophy, and other subjects at Darul Uloom Deoband.[1] [2] [3]

Early life and education

Muhammad Ibrahim Balyawi was born in 1304 AH (1887 AD) at Qazipura, Ballia. His family came to Jaunpur from the Jhang district of Punjab province, then settled in Ballia. His father, Abdur Rahim, was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Jaunpur.[4]

He received his elementary education in Persian and Arabic from Jamiluddin Naginavi in Jaunpur, read books on logic from Farooq Ahmad Chirayakoti and Hidayatullah Khan Rampuri, and studied theology from Abdul Ghaffar Mauwi.

He enrolled at Darul Uloom Deoband in 1325 AH (1907 AD) and graduated from there in 1327 AH (1909 AD). At the Deoband seminary, his teachers included Mahmood Hasan Deobandi and Azizur Rahman Usmani.

Career

After graduation, Balyawi was first appointed as a teacher at Madrasa Alia Fatehpuri, Delhi. Then he spent some time as a teacher at Umri Kalan, Moradabad. In 1331 AH, he was appointed as a teacher at Darul Uloom Deoband and remained there until 1339 AH.

Between 1340 AH and 1343 AH, he held the position of principal in Darul Uloom Mau and Madrasa Imdadia Darbhanga. He returned to Darul Uloom Deoband in 1343 AH as a teacher and resigned from there in 1362 AH. After that, he served as principal at Jamia Islamia Talimuddin, Madrasa Alia Fathpuri, Delhi, and Hathazari Madrasa, respectively.[5]

In 1366 AH, he was appointed as a teacher at Darul Uloom for the third time at Qari Muhammad Tayyib's recommendation and with the approval of the Majlis-e-Shura (the advisory committee of Darul Uloom). In 1377 AH (1957 AD), after the demise of Hussain Ahmad Madani, he was promoted to principal and held this position until his death, i.e., in 1387 AH (1967 AD).

He took the oath of Bay'ah at the hand of his student, Wasiullah Fatehpuri in Sufism, and became his authorised disciple.

Literary works

Balyawi's books include:[6]

Death

Balyawi died on Wednesday, Ramadan 24, 1387 AH (December 27, 1967 AD) in Deoband and was buried in Qasmi cemetery.[7] [8] [9] [10]

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Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Book: Khalid Hossain, Abul Fayez Muhammad . . . 2005 . 984-06-0955-6 . 4 . Dhaka . 708–709 . bn . Ibrahim Balyawi . A F M Khalid Hossain . https://archive.org/details/islamicbissokos/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%80%20%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B7%20%E0%A7%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A5%20%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1/page/n715.
  2. Kaleem . Mohd . Contribution of Old boys of Darul uloom Deoband in Hadith Literature . . 2017 . India . ur . 10603/364028 . PhD . 24 October 2023 . 24 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231024044219/https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8443/jspui/handle/10603/364028 . live . 139–142.
  3. Book: Qasmi, Mazharul Islam Osman . Student Life Of 100 Famous Scholars . Baad Comprint and Publications . 2015 . Bangladesh . 94–96 . bn.
  4. Book: Adrawi, Asir. Asir Adrawi. Tazkirah Mashāhīr-e-Hind: Karwān-e-Rafta. 7. Deoband. Darul Muallifeen . First . 1994. ur.
  5. Book: Miftahi, Zafeeruddin. Zafeeruddin Miftahi. Mashaheer-e-Ulama-e-Darul Uloom Deoband. Daftar Ijalas-e-Sad Sala. Deoband. first. 1980. 70–71. ur.
  6. Sajjad Husain Qasmi . Maulana . 2018 . Services of Ulama-e Deoband in the realm of Hadith science . Voice of Darul Uloom . 3 . . India . 30 . 9 January 2024 . 9 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230309112137/https://dud.edu.in/images/pdf/Microsoft_Word_-_5_Mufti_Sajjad_Sb_Reseach_31-36_P._6__Edited_Final__1_.pdf . dead .
  7. Book: Bukhari, Akbar Shah. Akabir Ulama-e-Deoband. Idara-e-Islamiat. Lahore. 1999. 187–189. ur.
  8. Book: Banuri, Muhammad Yusuf. Yusuf Banuri. Yad-e-Raftagāñ. Maktaba Bayyinat, Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia. Banuri town, Karachi. 2020. 50–51. ur.
  9. Azmi . Habibur Rahman Qasmi. Shaikh al-Mantiq wa al-Falsafah Hazrat Allamah Muhammad Ibrahim Balyawi, by Fuzailurrahman Hilal Usmani. Monthly Darul Uloom. Darul Uloom Deoband. Deoband. February 2010. 94. 2. 42–47. ur.
  10. January 1968 . Akbarabadi . Saeed Ahmad . Saeed Ahmad Akbarabadi . Nazarāt . Monthly Burhan . ur . Delhi . . 60 . 1 . 2–4 . 7 January 2024.