Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi
| Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi | |
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| 2nd Amir of Tablighi Jamaat from 1944 to 1965 |
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| Preceded by | Muhammad Ilyas Kandhalwi |
| Succeeded by | Inamul Hasan Kandhlawi |
| Born | 20 March 1917 (1335 Hijri year) |
| Died | 1965 (1384 Hijri year) |
| Era | 20th Century (modern era) |
| Occupation | Islamic scholar |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Main interest(s) | Basic principles and practices of Islam, Dawah |
| Notable work(s) | Spreading the word of Tablighi Jamaat all over the world (especially in the Indian subcontinent), Hayat Al-Sahabah, Muntakhab Ahadith, Six Points, Amani Al-Ahbar Fi Sharh Ma'ani Al-Athar |
| Alma mater | Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur |
| Disciple of | Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi |
Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi (Arabic: مولانا محمد يوسف كاندهلوي ) also known as Hadhratji (1917–1965) was an Islamic scholar in pre/post-independence India, who became the second ameer of tablighi jamaat.
He was born to a notable family of scholars 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 himself recognized as one of the great scholars of the time. 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). He spent a lot of his time and effort in Tabligh as well as scholarly writings. His two most famous books are: Hayat Al-Sahabah ("The Prophet's Companions' Way of Life") and the four volumes of Amani Al-Ahbar Fi Sharh Ma'ani Al-Athar, which is an annotation of a major work by Imam Ahmad Al-Tahawi. He wrote the books Hayatus Sahabah and Muntakhab Ahadith. These books were recently discovered by Muhammad Saad from Yusuf's book library. Muhammad Yusuf died at the age of 48 in Lahore.
The paternal and maternal families of Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi come together in Hakim Muhammad Sharif Khan who was a Sunni physician of some importance originally from Uzbekistan. 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). Then the family traces their lineage back to the first caliph Ameer-ul-Momineen Caliph Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (573 – 22 August 634). These two families were residing in the villages of Kandhla and Jhinjhana in Uttar Pradesh, India. They were famous for their religiousness, knowledge and piety.
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