Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi

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Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi
2nd Amir of Tablighi Jamaat
In office
1944–1965
Preceded byMuhammad Ilyas Kandhalwi
Succeeded byInamul Hasan Kandhlawi
Personal
Born20 March 1917
Died2 April 1965(1965-04-02) (aged 48)
ReligionIslam
Era20th Century (modern era)
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Main interest(s)Basic principles and practices of Islam
Notable work(s)Hayatus Sahabah, Muntakhab Ahadith, Six Points, Amani Al-Ahbar Fi Sharh Ma'ani Al-Athar
Alma materMazahir Uloom Saharanpur
OccupationIslamic scholar
Muslim leader
Disciple ofMuhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi

Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi (1917-1965) was an Indian Islamic scholar who became the second ameer of the Tablighi Jamaat.[1]

Early life[edit]

Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi was born to a family of scholars in 1917 and was exposed to an environment of piety at a young age. He memorized the Quran at the age of ten and continued to study Hadith and the Islamic sciences. He had a deep connection with the scholars of the time and was recognized as one of the great Sufi scholars. After his father, Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi, died in 1944, he was appointed the 2nd Ameer of Tablighi Jamaat by the Shura (consultative body of religious leaders).

Education[edit]

As a young boy, he completed his primary education and studied Hadith, starting with the six main authentic collections, under the supervision of his father.

He then undertook a more specialized study of Hadith under the scholars of Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur, a specialized school that placed particular emphasis on the study of Hadith, and trained its students in the art of Islamic advocacy. At the school, he benefited from studying under the supervision of Sheikh Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi, one of the top scholars of Hadith in the Muslim world in the twentieth century. He graduated at the age of 20, in 1936 (1355 AH).[2]

Muhammad Yusuf memorized the Quran at the age of ten, from Hafiz Imam Khan Mewati. Syed Ahmad Faizabadi, the elder brother of Syed Husain Ahmad Madani, sent an honorary degree to Yusuf commemorating his memorization of the Quran.

Literary works[edit]

Books Written
Title Description Volumes Language
Hayat Al-Sahabah The Prophet's Companions' Way of Life 3 Arabic
Amani Al-Ahbar Fi Sharh Ma'ani Al-Athar an annotation of a major work by Imam Ahmad Al-Tahawi 4
Muntakhab Ahadith Urdu/Arabic

Muntakhab Ahadīth[edit]

Muntakhab Ahadith is a collection of hadith compiled in Arabic by the Islamic scholar Muhammad Yusuf Kandhalawi. The book is divided into seven sections and several sub-sections that correspond to the "Sifat-us-Sahaba" or "Characteristics of the Companions" that Jamaat Tabligh refers to and tries to implement. Over time, the seventh point stopped being referred to on its own, hence the Sifat is referred to as "The Six Qualities".

The book in its present form was organized by Maulana Muhammad Saad Kandhlawi the original compiler's grandson, who also translated the book into the Urdu language.

The book contains Quranic Ayaahs and Hadeeths from various authentic Hadeeth books of the past, in easily understandable translation to Urdu. Ahadeeth have been selected from books like Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi, Muwatta Imam Malik, Al Sunan Al Sughra, Sunan Ibn Majah etc.

Some scholars dispute the authenticity of this book and its relevance to the Tablighi Jamaat (though the specific aspect of authenticity is not mentioned - whether in the authenticity of Hadeeth, authorship, etc.), and proponents of this dispute vehemently deny this book to be associated with Maulana Yusuf Kandhlawi. However, the clear sectioning of the book into the six qualities, with subsections for each quality, makes it easy for the layman to look up narrations from the Quran and Ahadeeth relating to the six qualities. Explanations from scholars are easily sought since the exact verses and narrations can be quoted. This has positively facilitated the internalizing of the six qualities in light of the Quran, Ahadeeth, Sunnah, and the guidance of the rightly-guided scholars, which is one of the overarching aims of the Tablighi Jamaat.

There are 1507 Ahadeeth spread across different sections:

  1. Iman and Aqeedah (Faith) (200)
  2. Salah (Prayer) (280)
  3. Ilm and Dhikr (Knowledge and Remembrance (of Allah)) (333)
  4. Ikram Ul Muslimeen (Love and Respect for All Muslims) (390)
  5. Ikhlas (Sincerity of Intention) (62)
  6. Da'wah and Tabligh (Calling and Inviting People to Allah) (193)
  7. Avoiding the Irrelevant (49)

Family[edit]

He was married to the daughter of Muhammad Zakariyya al-Kandhlawi. The paternal and maternal families of Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi come together in Hakim Muhammad Sharif Khan who was a physician from Uzbekistan.[citation needed]

He had migrated to India and was a physician to the Mughal emperors Shah Alam II (ruled 1759 – 1806) and possibly to his son Akbar II (ruled 1806 – 1837). These two families were residing in the villages of Kandhla and Jhinjhana in Uttar Pradesh, India.[3]

Death[edit]

He died in Lahore in 1965, at the age of 48. His funeral at Delhi was attended by at least two hundred thousand mourners.[3] His funeral prayer was led by Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi and was buried next to the grave of his father Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi.[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Profile of Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi on wordpress.com website, Retrieved 7 May 2017
  2. Conversion Chart showing Islamic Calendar years converted to AD years on sites.google.com website, Retrieved 8 May 2017
  3. 3.0 3.1 Profile of Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi - Second Ameer (leader) of Tablighi Jamaat, Retrieved 8 May 2017
  4. "Shaykh (Maulana) Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi (RA)". Central-Mosque.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

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