Abdul Hayy Lucknawi Firangi Mahali (1264 - 1304 A.H./1848 - 1886 C.E) was an

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Islamic scholar of

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school of Islamic thought.

Lineage

Abdul Hayy was born in Banda, India, in 1847. He was a descendant of

Abu Ayyub al-Ansari Abu Ayyub al-Ansari ( ar, أبو أيوب الأنصاري, Abū Ayyūb al-Anṣārī, tr, Ebu Eyyûb el-Ensarî, died c. 674) — born Khalid ibn Zayd ibn Kulayb ibn Tha'laba ( ar, خالد ابن زيد ابن كُليب ابن ثعلبه, Kh ...

Early life

After his father's death, he studied some books in mathematics under his father's tutor, Muhammad Niamatullah. He taught for a while in Hyderabad. Subsequently, he left for Lucknow where he remained for the rest of his life.

Scholarly accomplishments

He reportedly saw numerous companions of

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in dreams, including

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, and

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. In his dreams he also claimed to have met

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and other scholars, from whom he benefited as mentioned in a separate book on this topic.

Status as a Muhaddith

The Mufti of Makkah, Ahmad Ibn Zain Dahlan, granted him permission for all isnad (chains of narration) from Al Hidayah of

Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani Burhān al-Dīn Abu’l-Ḥasan ‘Alī bin Abī Bakr bin ‘Abd al-Jalīl al-Farghānī al-Marghīnānī ( ar, برهان الدين المرغيناني) was an Islamic scholar of the Hanafi school of jurisprudence. He was born in Marghinan nea ...

Muhammad Ibn Abdullah Hanbali of Makkah, Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Al-Gharbi, and Abdul Ghani Dehlwi also granted him permission for various isnad.

Literary works

* Gheebat Kya Hai? * Al-Ajwibah al-Fadilah lil As'ilat (Arabic) * Al-Raf' Wal Takmil Fil Jarh Wal Ta'dil (Arabic) * Iqamatul Hujjah 'Ala Annal Ikthar fil ta'abud (Arabic) * at-Ta'liq al-Mumajjad (Arabic) * Sharh Al-Wiqaya Ma'a Hashiyat 'Umdatul Ri'ayah (Arabic) * Tuhfatu Al-Akhyar bi Ahya Sunnat Sayyid al-Abrar (Arabic) * Sibahatil Fikr Fil Jahr Bil Zikr (Arabic) * Rijal : Narrators of The Muwatta al-Imam Muhammad * Dhikr In the Vocal Form, Permissibility and Virtues of Dhikr

Death

He died in Rabi ul Awwal 1304 A.H. (1886 C.E.) at the age of 38-39 and was buried in the graveyard of his ancestors.

References

{{Authority control Hanafis Maturidis Hadith scholars Indian Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam People from Banda, Uttar Pradesh 1848 births 1886 deaths Scholars from Lucknow Deobandis