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 missionary movement that focuses on exhorting Muslims to be more religiously observant and encouraging fellow members t ...

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Biography

He graduated at the age of 20, in 1936 (1355 AH).Conversion Chart showing Islamic Calendar years converted to AD years on sites.google.com website
Retrieved 8 May 2017 Muhammad Yusuf memorized the

Quran The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Classical 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 in Islam, revelation from God in Islam, ...

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

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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
Retrieved 8 May 2017 His funeral prayer was led by

Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi Muḥammad Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad Yaḥyá Ṣiddīqī Kāndhlawī Sahāranpūrī Muhājir Madanī (''Muḥammad Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad Yaḥyá aṣ-Ṣiddīqī al-Kāndahlawī as-Sahāranfūrī al-Madanī''; 2 February 189824 May 1982) ...

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 Muhammad ...

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Bayans or speeches in Urdu language of Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi

Quran - An Article To Throw More Light
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