| Birth Name: | Sadruddin Islahi |
| Birth Date: | 1917 |
| Death Date: | 13 November 1998 |
| Occupation: | Islamic scholar / author |
| Years Active: | 1944 - 1998 |
Sadruddin Islahi (1917 - 1998) was an Indian Islamic Urdu writer and a close companion of Abul A'la Maududi. He was one of the early members of Jamat e Islami.
Islahi was born in 1917 in Sidha Sultanpur, Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, British India. After early school education, he went to an Islamic school, Madrasatul Islah, to get a degree in religious education in 1937.[1] [2]
Islahi joined Jamat-e-Islami in its early days and remained an active member until his death. He corresponded with Abul A'la Maududi who was mentoring him as a writer.[3]
After completing his education, Islahi started writing articles for different journals. He was also published in the Islamic journal, Tarjuman ul Quran, Hyderabad. When Jamaat-e-Islami Hind asked Abul A'la Maududi to grant his permission for a condensed publication of Tafhim-ul-Quran, he gave his consent only if it was to be done by Sadruddin Islahi.[4] [5]
Islahi died on November 13,1998, in Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh.