Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi (1917-1965) was an Indian Islamic scholar who became the second ameer of the
Tablighi Jamaat
Tablighi Jamaat (, also translated as "propagation party" or "preaching party")
is a transnational Deobandi Islamic Dawah, missionary movement
that focuses on exhorting Muslims to be more religiously observant
and encouraging fellow memb ...
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Biography
He graduated at the age of 20, in 1936 (1355 AH).
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Muhammad Yusuf memorized the Quran
The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , s ...
at the age of ten, from Hafiz Imam Khan Mewati. Syed Ahmad Faizabadi, the elder brother of Syed Husain Ahmad Madani
Hussain Ahmad Madani (6 October 1879 – 5 December 1957) was an Indian Islamic scholar, serving as the principal of Darul Uloom Deoband. He was among the first recipients of the civilian honour of Padma Bhushan in 1954. , sent an honorary degree to Yusuf commemorating his memorization of the Quran.
He died in Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ...
in 1965, at the age of 48. His funeral at Delhi was attended by at least two hundred thousand mourners.[Profile of Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi - Second Ameer (leader) of Tablighi Jamaat](_blank)
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His funeral prayer was led by Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi and was buried next to the grave of his father Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi
Muḥammad Ilyās ibn Muḥammad Ismā‘īl Kāndhlawī Dihlawī (1885 – 13 July 1944) was an Indian Islamic scholar who founded the Tablighi Jamaat Islamic revivalist movement, in 1925, in Mewat province.
Early life and education
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Literary works
References
External links
Bayans or speeches in Urdu language of Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi
Quran - An Article To Throw More Light
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1917 births
1965 deaths
Indian Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam
20th-century Muslim scholars of Islam
Deobandis
Tablighi Jamaat people
Mazahir Uloom alumni
People from Shamli district
Emirs of Tablighi Jamaat