Saad Kandhlawi Explained

Occupation:Preacher Islamic scholar, Da'i of Tablighi Jamaat
Muhammad Saad Kandhlawi
Birth Place:Kandhla, Shamli district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality:Indian
Movement:Deobandi
Influences:Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi, Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi, Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi, Inamul Hasan Kandhlawi, Maulana Iftikhar ul Hassan
Religion:Islam
Denomination:Sunni
Alma Mater:Madarsa Kashiful Uloom, Hazrat Nizamuddin
Office1:Ameer of Tablighi Jamaat (Nizamuddin Markaz) in India
Predecessor1:Position established
Term Start1:16 November 2015
Relatives:Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi (great-grandfather) Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi (grandfather) Salman Mazahiri (father-in-law)

Muhammad Saad Kandhlawi (born 10 May 1965) is an Indian Muslim scholar and preacher. He is the great-grandson of the Tablighi Jamat founder Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi.[1] [2] He heads the Nizamuddin faction of the Tablighi Jamat.[3] [4]

Early life

Saad Kandhlawi was born on 10 May 1965 (1385 AH) in Western Uttar Pradesh's Kandhla town in Shamli District. He is the great-grandson of the founder of Tablighi Jamat, Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi through former ameer of the Tablighi Jamat Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi.[2]

He completed his Dars-e-Nizami studies from Madrasa Kashiful Uloom at Nizamuddin Markaz, Nizamuddin West, South Delhi in 1987.[2] [5]

Career

Former chief of the Tabligh Jamaat Inamul Hasan Kandhalvi before his death in 1995 created a general shura of 10 members that could elect the next chief of the Tabligh Jamaat after his death. But it failed to elect a single chief and a Jamaat was formed with three (chief) persons including Muhammad Saad Kandhalvi. Later after the death of two (chief) persons Muhammad Saad Kandhalvi was claimed as head of Tabligh Jamaat in All India jod and later in Tongi Ijtema in 2017.

Muhammad Saad Kandhlawi leads the world Markaz Nizamuddin of the Tabligh Jamaat.

Reception

Some of Kandhlawi's statements lead the Deobandi scholars to issue fatawa against him. South African Mufti Ebrahim Desai published a fatwa on his website Askimam.[6] The Islamic seminary of India Darul Uloom Deoband issued a fatwa against Kandhlawi, questioning his leadership.[7] [8] [9]

Zaid Mazahiri of the Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama also wrote many treatises over this issue including Tablighi Jamat Ka Bahami Ikhtelaf awr Ittehad-o-Ittefaq awr Sulah-o-Safaii Ki ek Koshish (Internal Dispute of Tablighi Jamat: An attempt to mutually unite, and reconcile).[10] Following these reactions, British scholar Yusuf Motala wrote and spoke in the defence of Kandhlawi.[11]

Nizamuddin Markaz COVID-19 hotspot

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic in India, a number of patients from Nizamuddin Markaz tested positive for coronavirus,[12] which resulted in the Delhi Government registering an FIR against Kandhlawi for organizing a Tablighi Jamat religious event at the Markaz, despite the restriction of such gatherings after 16 March.[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] They had also sought help from authorities for vacating the premises on 25 March.[18] On 23 August 2021, the Delhi High court ordered the Delhi police to open Kandhlawi's house within 2 days.[19]

Family life

Saad is son-in-law of Salman Mazahiri.[20]

During a police raid in April 2020,[21] it was exposed in the media that Saad owns a large farmhouse in the Shamli District of Delhi. The farmhouse's mansion is equipped with plush interiors, CCTVs, electric fence, ferocious dogs.,[22] swimming pool,[23] luxury cars,[24] exotic animals and exotic birds.[25] The media also revealed that the electricity bills were being paid under his son's name, Yusuf bin Saad,[26] further proving his ownership of the house. The property has been a tightly kept secret and is widely unknown to his followers as Saad preaches a simple lifestyle.[24] Saad's relative, Badrul Hassan has defended Maulana Saad claiming that although he owns the mansion, he only goes there once every month.[27]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saad Kandhalvi . themuslim500 . 30 March 2020.
  2. News: Saad Kandhalvi: The Indian preacher at the centre of Ijtema dispute . 6 March 2020 . Dhaka Tribune . https://web.archive.org/web/20200306132343/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2018/01/12/saad-kandhalvi-indian-preacher-centre-ijtema-dispute/ . 6 March 2020 . live .
  3. Web site: Tableeghi Jamaat in Britain splits into two factions . TheNews.com.pk . 30 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190629125758/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/354768-tableeghi-jamaat-in-britain-splits-into-two-factions . 29 June 2019 . live .
  4. Web site: Ghazali . Abdus Satar . Global leadership split in Tablighi Jamaat echoes in San Francisco Bay Area . countercurrents.org . 30 March 2020 . 12 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200429132633/https://countercurrents.org/2018/10/global-leadership-split-in-tablighi-jamaat-echoes-in-san-francisco-bay-area . 29 April 2020 . live .
  5. Web site: Saad Kandhalvi: The Indian preacher at the centre of Ijtema dispute. 12 January 2018. 8 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180610142012/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2018/01/12/saad-kandhalvi-indian-preacher-centre-ijtema-dispute/. 10 June 2018. live.
  6. Web site: Mufti Ebrahim Desai. The Noble work of Tabligh and Ml Saad. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191027163922/http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/37487. 27 October 2019. 30 March 2020. AskImam.org. English.
  7. Web site: Clarification Of Darul Uloom Deoband About Ruju Of Maulana Saad Kandhlawi. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190928094551/http://www.deoband.net/blogs/clarification-of-darul-uloom-deoband-about-ruju-of-maulana-saad-kandhlawi. 28 September 2019. 30 March 2020. Deoband.net.
  8. Web site: Darul Uloom Deoband's Stand About Maulana Saad Kandhlawi Of Tabligh. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200426183804/http://www.deoband.net/blogs/darul-uloom-deobands-fatwa-about-maulana-saad-kandhlawi-of-tabligh. 26 April 2020. 30 March 2020. Deoband.net.
  9. Web site: Iqbal. Sajid. 25 February 2018. A HOUSE DIVIDED. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200412104819/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391624. 12 April 2020. 30 March 2020. dawn.com.
  10. Web site: Zaid Mazahiri Nadwi. Tablighi Jamat Ka Bahami Ikhtelaf awr Ittehad-o-Ittefaq awr Sulah-o-Safaii Ki ek Koshish. 30 March 2020. archive.org.
  11. Web site: Letter to Maulana Yusuf Motala. 30 March 2020. Scribd.
  12. Web site: India: 6 Tablighi Jamaat members test COVID-19 positive. www.aa.com.tr. 30 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200331190740/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/india-6-tablighi-jamaat-members-test-covid-19-positive/1785293. 31 March 2020. live.
  13. Web site: Delhi government orders FIR against Nizamuddin Maulana.
  14. Web site: Hashmi . Rasia . Nizamuddin:Delhi govt. orders FIR against Maulana Saad Kandhalvi . siasat.com . 30 March 2020 . 30 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200331140032/https://www.siasat.com/nizamuddindelhi-govt-orders-fir-against-maulana-saad-kandhalvi-1867122/ . 31 March 2020 . live .
  15. News: Nizamuddin congregation: Arvind Kejriwal orders FIR against maulana . Business Standard India . . 30 March 2020 . 30 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200331142158/https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/nizamuddin-congregation-arvind-kejriwal-orders-fir-against-maulana-120033100007_1.html . 31 March 2020 . live . Press Trust of India .
  16. Web site: Nizamuddin congregation: Arvind Kejriwal orders FIR against maulana . India Today . 30 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200330220434/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/nizamuddin-congregation-arvind-kejriwal-orders-fir-against-maulana-1661514-2020-03-30 . 30 March 2020 . live .
  17. Web site: Corona positive cases from Nizamuddin religious gathering spread across states, 6 dead in Telangana. Outlook (India).
  18. News: Nizamuddin markaz had sought help from authorities for vacating premises. Staff Reporter. The Hindu. 31 March 2020. www.thehindu.com. 31 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200331211539/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nizamuddin-markaz-had-sought-help-from-authorities-for-vacating-premises/article31214305.ece. 31 March 2020. live.
  19. Web site: 2021-08-23. दिल्ली पुलिस को हाई कोर्ट की फटकार, 'दो दिन के अंदर मौलाना साद के घर को खोलने का आदेश'. 2021-08-24. TheReports. en-GB.
  20. Web site: بڑی خبر : مولانا سعد کاندھلوی کی کورونا رپورٹ نیگیٹیو! . millattimes.com . 20 July 2020 . Urdu.
  21. Web site: Delhi Police raids farmhouse of Tablighi Jamaat chief Maulana Saad .
  22. Web site: Maulana Saad Farm House .
  23. Web site: Maulana Saad Farmhouse Swimming Pool .
  24. Web site: Tablighi Chief Maulana Saad who preaches a simple lifestyle caught with a plush farmhouse, swimming pool, and high-end vehicles . 4 April 2020 .
  25. Web site: Exotic Birds and Animal in Maulana Saad's Farmhouse .
  26. Web site: Luxurious life of Maulana Saad, owns plush farmhouse in Shamli .
  27. Web site: Kin call Jamaat chief 'cult figure' with 'low profile' . 2 April 2020 .

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