Muhammad Ibrahim Balyawi (1887–1967), also spelt as Muhammad Ibrahim Balliavi, was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar who served as the 6th Principal of

Darul Uloom Deoband The Darul Uloom Deoband is an Islamic seminary (darul uloom) in India at which the Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement began. It is located in Deoband, a town in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The seminary was established by Muhammad Qasim ...

. He spent almost 50 years instructing Hadith, Mantiq, Islamic philosophy, and other subjects at Darul Uloom Deoband.

Early life and education

Muhammad Ibrahim Balyawi was born in 1304 AH (1887 AD) at Qazipura, Ballia. His family came to Jaunpur from the Jhang district of

Punjab province Punjab Province may refer to: * Punjab Province (British India), a former province of British India from 1849 to 1947 In Pakistan * Punjab, Pakistan, a province in Pakistan from 1970 onward * West Punjab, a province of Pakistan from 1947 to 195 ...

, then settled in Ballia. His father, Abdur Rahim, was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Jaunpur. He received his elementary education in Persian and Arabic from Jamiluddin Naginavi in Jaunpur, read books on logic from Farooq Ahmad Chirayakoti and Hidayatullah Khan Rampuri, and studied theology from Abdul Ghaffar Mauwi. He enrolled at

in 1325 AH (1907 AD) and graduated from there in 1327 AH (1909 AD). At the Deoband seminary, his teachers included Mahmood Hasan Deobandi and Azizur Rahman Usmani.

Career

After graduation, Balyawi was first appointed as a teacher at Madrasa Alia Fatehpuri, Delhi. Then he spent some time as a teacher at Umri Kalan, Moradabad. In 1331 AH, he was appointed as a teacher at Darul Uloom Deoband and remained there until 1339 AH. Between 1340 AH and 1343 AH, he held the position of principal in Darul Uloom Mau and Madrasa Imdadia Darbhanga. He returned to Darul Uloom Deoband in 1343 AH as a teacher and resigned from there in 1362 AH. After that, he served as principal at Jamia Islamia Talimuddin, Madrasa Alia Fathpuri, Delhi, and Hathazari Madrasa, respectively. In 1366 AH, he was appointed as a teacher at Darul Uloom for the third time at Qari Muhammad Tayyib's recommendation and with the approval of the Majlis-e-Shura (the advisory committee of Darul Uloom). In 1377 AH (1957 AD), after the demise of Hussain Ahmad Madani, he was promoted to principal and held this position until his death, i.e., in 1387 AH (1967 AD). He took the oath of Bay'ah at the hand of his student, Wasiullah Fatehpuri in Sufism, and became his authorised disciple.

Literary works

Balyawi's books include: * ''Hadiyyat al-Ahwadhi'' (a commentary on

Jami' al-Tirmidhi Jami at-Tirmidhi ( ar, جامع الترمذي), also known as Sunan at-Tirmidhi, is one of " the six books" (''Kutub al-Sittah'' - the six major hadith collections). It was collected by Al-Tirmidhi. He began compiling it after the year 250 A.H. ...

) * ''Risala-e-Musafaha'' (a booklet on shaking hands in Islam) * ''Risala-e-Tarāweeh'' (a booklet on Tarawih) * ''Anwar-ul-Hikmah'' (a booklet in Islamic philosophy) * ''Ziya-un-Nujoom'' (a footnote on ''Sullam-ul-Uloom'')

Death

Balyawi died on Wednesday,

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24, 1387 AH (December 27, 1967 AD) in

Deoband Deoband is a town and a municipality in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, about 150 km from Delhi. Darul Uloom Deoband, an Islamic seminary and one of the largest Islamic Institution of India is located there. Etymo ...

and was buried in

Qasmi cemetery Mazār-e-Qāsmi, also Qabristān-e-Qāsmi is a cemetery located in the premises of Darul Uloom Deoband where notable Deobandi scholars are buried. Notable interments * Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi (died 1880) * Mahmud Hasan Deobandi (died 1920) * Az ...

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