Zubair-ul-Ḥassan (30 March 195018 March 2014)Maulana Zubair-ul-Hasan passed away
The Siasat Daily (newspaper), Published 19 March 2014, Retrieved 27 February 2020 was an Indian

Islamic scholar In Islam, the ''ulama'' (; ar, علماء ', singular ', "scholar", literally "the learned ones", also spelled ''ulema''; feminine: ''alimah'' ingularand ''aalimath'' lural are the guardians, transmitters, and interpreters of reli ...

and fourth

emir Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or cerem ...

(top leader) of

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 ...

in India.Maulana Zubair ul Hassan's obituary and profile on TwoCircles.net website
Published 21 March 2014, Retrieved 27 February 2020

Early life and career

Zubair-ul-Ḥasan was born on 30 March 1950 in the town of

Kandhla Kandhla is a town, near Shamli City and municipal board in Shamli District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Geography Kandhla is located at . It has an average elevation of 241 meters (790 feet). The Postal Code (Zip Code) is ...

in present-day

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. He studied at

Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur Mazahir Uloom ( ur, ) is an Islamic seminary located in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Started in November 1866 by Sa'ādat Ali Faqīh, and developed further by Mazhar Nanautawi and Ahmad Ali Saharanpuri; it is regarded as the second most influen ...

, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was a disciple, and subsequently a ''khaleefa'' (an accredited successor) of his eminent maternal grandfather Shaikh-ul-Hadees Maulana

Muhammad Zakariyya al-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) ...

who was also a celebrated Muslim leader and was an early and life-long booster of Tablighi Jamaat. Zubair graduated and completed his education in 1971. Maulana Zubair was the leader of the concluding prayers at the world congregations held annually at

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and

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. Due to his obesity, he was often seen in a wheelchair. He was largely known for his concluding prayers rather than his long addresses and speeches in front of large gatherings as Jamaat leaders before him, including his father used to be known for. He was initially a member of the council of scholars (''International Tablighi Shura'') which was elected to run the affairs of Tablighi Jamaat after the death of his father Maulana

Inamul Hasan Kandhlawi Muḥammad In‘āmul-Ḥasan Kāndhlawī (20 February 191810 June 1995) was an Indian Islamic scholar who served as the Chief leader or Amir of the Tablighi Jamaat from 1965 to 1995. Early life and career Inamul Hasan was born on 20 February ...

. After his death, his burial was at

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grounds in

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Death, survivors and legacy

In 1969, Maulana Zubair ul Hassan married Tahira Khatoon, daughter of Al-hafiz Ilyas of Shahranpur, one of the sons-in-law of

. The couple had three sons and three daughters. The eldest son, Hafiz Maulana Zuhair-ul-Hasan Kandhlawi, has become a well-known negotiator of the Tabligh movement. Reportedly Zubair was obese, diabetic and not in good health for some time. According to

police estimates, nearly 200,000 people turned up at his funeral.Tablighi Jamaat Ameer dies, thousands turn up for his funeral procession at Nizamuddin
The Indian Express (newspaper), Published 19 March 2014, Retrieved 27 February 2020

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, Maulana

Syed Ahmed Bukhari Ahmed Bukhari is the 13th Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid, Delhi. Ancestry and appointment Ahmed Bukhari succeeded his father, Abdullah Bukhari, on 14 October 2000 as Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid in Delhi.

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Early life and career

Death, survivors and legacy

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