Yusuf Kandhlawi Explained

Religion:Islam
Occupation:Islamic scholar
Era:20th Century (modern era)
Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi
Birth Date:20 March 1917
Death Place:Lahore, West Pakistan, Pakistan
Denomination:Sunni
Madh'hab:Hanafi
Movement:Deobandi
Alma Mater:Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur
Works:Hayat al-Sahaba, Amani al-Ahbar fi Sharh Ma'ani al-Athar, Muntakhab Ahadith, Six Points
Main Interests:Basic principles and practices of Islam
Disciple Of:Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi
Influences:Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi, Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri, Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi
Influenced:Hafiz Patel, Muhammad Umar Palanpuri
Office1:2nd Amir of Tablighi Jamaat
Term Start1:1944
Term End1:1965
Predecessor1:Muhammad Ilyas Kandhalwi
Successor1:Inamul Hasan Kandhlawi

Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi (1917–1965) was an Indian Islamic scholar who became the second ameer of the Tablighi Jamaat.[1]

Biography

Kandhlawi memorized the Quran at the age of ten, from Hafiz Imam Khan Mewati. Syed Ahmad Faizabadi, the elder brother of Syed Husain Ahmad Madani, sent an honorary degree to Yusuf commemorating his memorization of the Quran.

He graduated afrom Mazahir Uloom at the age of 20, in 1936 (1355 AH).[2]

He died in Lahore in 1965, at the age of 48. His funeral at Delhi was attended by at least two hundred thousand mourners.[3] His funeral prayer was led by Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi and was buried next to the grave of his father Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi.[4]

Literary works

Books Written!Title!Description!Volumes! Language
Hayat Al-SahabahThe Prophet's Companions' Way of Life3Arabic
Amani al-Ahbar fi Sharh Ma'ani al-Atharan annotation of a major work by Imam Ahmad Al-Tahawi4
Muntakhab Ahadith[5] Urdu/Arabic

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://tablighijamaat.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/biography-of-maulana-muhammad-yusuf-kandhlavi-second-ameer-of-tableeghi-jamaat/ Profile of Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi on wordpress.com website
  2. https://sites.google.com/site/islamandthequran/ah-years-converted-to-ad-years Conversion Chart showing Islamic Calendar years converted to AD years on sites.google.com website
  3. https://www.central-mosque.com/index.php/History/shaykh-maulana-muhammad-yusuf-kandhlawi-ra.html Profile of Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi - Second Ameer (leader) of Tablighi Jamaat
  4. Web site: Shaykh (Maulana) Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi (RA) . Central-Mosque.com . 30 March 2020.
  5. Khatoon . Aaisha . Aazadi ke Baad Hindustan ki Khidmaat e Hadith . . 2017 . India . urdu . PhD . 10603/364027 . 175–176 . 2023-10-24 . 2023-10-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231024064943/https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/364027 . live .