Yusuf Banuri Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Allama
Sheikh-ul-Hadith
Sheikh-ut-Tafseer
Allama Muhammad Yousuf Banuri
Native Name Lang:urdu
Religion:Islam
Denomination:Sunni
Institute:Jamia Islamia Talimuddin
Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia
Founder:Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia, Bayyinat
Known For:Maarif al-Sunan sharh Sunan al-Tirmidhi[1]
Alma Mater:Darul Uloom Deoband
Jamiah Islamiah Talimuddin Dabhel
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Nationality: (1908-1947)
Pakistan (1947-1977)
Home Town:Mardan
Birth Date:7 May 1908
Birth Place:Mohabat Abad, NWFP, British India
Death Place:Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Teacher:Anwar Shah Kashmiri
Shabbir Ahmad Usmani
Students:Khawaja Khan Muhammad
Mufti Zar Wali Khan
Maulana Muhammad Abdullah
Habibullah Mukhtar
Abdus Salam Chatgami
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Office:1st Chancellor of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia
Term Start:1954
Term End:17 October 1977
Predecessor:None (office created)
Successor:Mufti Ahmad Ur Rahman
Office2:3rd President of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan
Term Start2:30 May 1973
Term End2:17 October 1977
Predecessor2:Maulana Khair Muhammad Jalandhari
Successor2:Mufti Mahmud
Office3:2nd Vice President of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan
Term Start3:19 October 1959
Term End3:30 May 1973
Predecessor3:Khair Muhammad Jalandhari
Successor3:Muhammad Shafi Sargodhi
Office4:5th Emir of Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat
Term Start4:1974
Term End4:1977
Predecessor4:Maulana Muhammad Hayat (acting)
Successor4:Khawaja Khan Muhammad

Muhammad Yousuf Banuri (7 May 1908 – 17 October 1977) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, founder of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia and former President and Vice President of Wifaq-ul-Madaris al-Arabia, Pakistan from 30 May 1973 to 17 October 1977.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Education and career

Yousuf Banuri received primary education from his father and maternal uncle. Then he went to Darul Uloom Deoband, India, for higher Islamic education. From Jamiah Islamiah Talimuddin Dabhel he completed his "Dora-e-Hadith" under Anwar Shah Kashmiri and Shabbir Ahmad Usmani. He served as "Sheikh-ul-Hadith" at Jamiah Islamiah Talimuddin Dabhel and as "Sheikh-ut-Tafseer" at Darul Uloom Tando Allahyar, Sindh. He founded Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia in 1954.[6] [7] He also served as Emir of the Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat.[8]

Banuri's writings

Death

Yousuf Banuri was attending a meeting of Islami Mushawarati Council at Islamabad. His health worsened there and he was rushed to Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi were his health worsened over two days. Muhammad Yousuf Banuri died on 17 October 1977. At his last breath, he recited the Kalimah Tayyibah with "Assalam-o-Alaikum" to the Attentive at hospital and turned himself towards Qibla. His body was returned to Karachi. Dr. Abdul Hai Aarifi led the funeral prayer and was laid to rest in the Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia among thousands of people, Ulama, devotees, followers and students.[6]

Legacy

A residential and commercial town in Karachi, originally named "New Town". It was renamed Allama Banuri Town in honor of Banori.

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. News: Maʻārif al-sunan, sharḥ Sunan al-Tirmidhī. trove.nla.gov.au. 22 April 2020.
  2. News: List of Presidents in Urdu language (sadoor صدور). wifaqulmadaris.org. 22 April 2020. 27 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200427173204/http://www.wifaqulmadaris.org/ohdydaran/sadoor.php. dead.
  3. News: Naib Sadoor نائب صدور. wifaqulmadaris.org. 10 July 2020. 12 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200812183641/http://wifaqulmadaris.org/ohdydaran/naib-sadoor.php. dead.
  4. Book: . Prof. Murtaz Husain F. Quraishi . History of The Dar al-Ulum Deoband (Volume 2) . . 120–121. 1981 . 25 April 2020.
  5. Kamal . Mohd Arif . Ulema e Hind ki Bisween Sadi Nisf Awwal mein Khidmat e Hadith Tanquidi Mutala . . 2020 . India . ur . PhD . 197–199. 10603/364940 .
  6. News: Muhaddith-ul-asr Hadhrat Maulana' Sayyid Muhammad Yousuf Banuri. banuri.edu.pk. 22 April 2020.
  7. News: scribd.com. scribd.com. 22 April 2020.
  8. News: عقیدہ ختم نبوۃ کا تحفظ دین کی بنیاد ہے. nawaiwaqt.com.pk. Allah Wasaya. 24 October 2014. 13 July 2020.
  9. Banuri . Muhammad Yusuf. Muhammad Yusuf Banuri. April 1957 . الترمذي صاحب الجامع في السنن (al-Tirmidhī ṣaḥib al-jāmi' fī al-sunan) . Majallat Al-Majmaʻ Al-ʻIlmī Al-ʻArabīyah . Damascus . ar. Cited by Book: Hoosen, Abdool Kader. Imam Tirmidhi's contribution towards Hadith. 1990. A.K. Hoosen. Newcastle, South Africa. 9780620153140. 1st.
  10. [:ar:محمد يوسف البنوري|ar.wikipedia]
  11. Book: Adrawi, Asir . Dabistan-i Deoband ki Ilmi Khidmaat . Darulmuaallifeen . 1995 . Deoband, UP, India . 43–44 . ur . 47964786 . Nizamuddin Asir Adrawi.