Yusuf Karaan Explained

Religion:	Islam
Yusuf Karaan
Birth Date:	15 November 1935
Alma Mater:	Darul Uloom Deoband
Children:	Taha Karaan

Yusuf Karaan (also written as Yousuf Abdullah Karaan)^[1] (15 November 1935 - 10 May 2015) was a South African Sunni Muslim scholar from Strand^[2] who served as head mufti of Muslim Judicial Council.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Biography

Karaan was born on 15 November 1935. He acquired his primary education from Strand Moslem Primary School and Methodist Mission School and completed his matriculation from Athlone Secondary School in 1952.^[6] In 1957, he moved to India where he studied at Darul Uloom Deoband for five years and graduated in 1962.^[7] He was a co-founder of Strand Progressive society in 1955. He played a key role in unifying four groups of the Strand Muslim Community under the umbrella of one Strand Muslim Council in 1966. According to the author of Footprints, M.A. Baderoen "The main catalyst in the formation of this new organization was Moulana Yusuf Karaan who was an outstanding speaker and impressed the local community with his sincerity, and enthusiasm to unite the community under a single governing body".^[7] He also played a key role in the foundation of United Ulema Council of South Africa in 1994.

He died on 10 May 2015 in Strand, Western Cape. His son Taha Karaan was also an Islamic scholar who established Dar al-Ulum al-Arabiyyah al-Islamiyyah in Strand.

Literary works

Karaan's works include his translations to Islamic theological texts. Some are:^[8]

• Kitaabul Fiqh, English translation of Ashraf Ali Thanwi's Hanafi fiqh manual Din Ki Baatein.
• A Gift to Muslim Couple, English translation of Ashraf Ali Thanwi's Tuhfatuz Zawjayn.
• Stories of the Prophets, English translation of Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi's Qassasul Ambiyaa.
• Tuhfatul Ikhwan of Ibrahim Ba'kathah.
• Khutbaatul Ahkam of Ashraf Ali Thanwi.
• Fadhail e Hajj of Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi.
• Ma'ārif-e-Masnawi of Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar

See also

• Deobandi movement in South Africa
• List of Deobandis

Notes and References

1. Book: Safinah Safinat al-Naja' - the Ship of Salvation: A classic manual of Islāmic Doctrine and Jurisprudence: In English with Arabic text, commentary and appendices. 9789671221815. Design. S. 1. 9.. 8 September 2014. S19 Design .
2. American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 26:3. 25 May 2020. Kaba. Amadu Jacky. Anyanwu. Ogechi. Mazrui. Ali A.. Haron. Muhammed. Sounaye. Abdoulaye. Morrow. John Andrew. Takim. Liyakat. Kersten. Carool. Bejja. Rachida. Rippin. Andrew. Kayadibi. Saim. Bruckmayr. Philipp. June 2009.
3. Web site: ANDREW BOOSO . [Book Review Essay] Brannon D. Ingram, Revival from Below: The Deoband Movement and Global Islam ]. 25 May 2020 . 3 October 2019.
4. Book: Revival from Below: The Deoband Movement and Global Islam. 25 May 2020. 9780520297999. Ingram. Brannon D.. 21 November 2018. Univ of California Press .
5. Book: Muslim Institutions of Higher Education in Postcolonial Africa. 25 May 2020. 9781137552310. Lo. Mbaye. Haron. Muhammed. 26 January 2016. Springer .
6. News: Jantjies . Tamsyn . An icon and Islamic scholar of the Strand passes on . 25 May 2020 . Netwerk24 . 18 May 2015.
7. Book: Footprints. 25 May 2020. 9781468908862. Baderoen. M. A.. July 2012. Booktango .
8. Web site: 8 Radiant Contributions of Moulana Yusuf Karaan RA . jamiat.org.za . 25 May 2020.