June 12, 2008
· Filed under :: Ulama · Tagged :: Ulama, abul hasan ali nadwi, ali mian, ali nadwi, nadvi, nadwatul ulum, tabligh, tablighi jamaat
Examplar of IslamicLiving, Exponent of Islam, Defender of Islamic Identity (1914 – 31 December, 1999)
During the twentieth century, Muslim India has produced great Islamic theologians,interpreters of the Quran, scholars of Hadith, Islamic jurists, historians, propagators of the faith, social reformers and educationists, but one cannotname another Islamic scholar whose concerns covered the entire spectrum of the collective existence of the Muslim Indians as a living community in thenational and international context, who, for decades, enjoyed universalrespect, and who was accepted by the non-Muslims, at the highest level, as the legitimate spokesman for the concerns and aspirations of the entire community. Read the rest of this entry »
June 9, 2008
· Filed under :: Ulama · Tagged inamul hasan, kandahlawi, kandhalawi, kandhlavi, nizamuddin, tablighi jamaat, third ameer
When Allah Ta’aala favors some one He makes unseen arrangements for all the necessary things. The learned say that there are two things which play an important role in making a person’s personality. One of the two things is one’s family because the family traditions and virtues are transmitted from one generation to another. Read the rest of this entry »
June 9, 2008
· Filed under :: Ulama · Tagged hayatushshahabah, kandahlawi, kandhlavi, kandhlawi, life of sahabah, nizamuddin, second amir, tablighi jamaat, yusuf
Sheikh Muhammad Yusuf Al-Kandhlawi was born on 25 Jumada I, 1335 H, corresponding to 20 March 1917 at Kandahla in India. His family was well-known for its Islamic scholarship and total devotion. His father, Sheikh Muhammad Ilyas Al-Kandhlawi (d. 1943), played an important role in the reform movement led by two scholars, Ahmad ibn Irfan and Muhammad Ismaeel, both of whom were to be martyrs. The reform movement aimed to remove all deviation from people’s beliefs and return them to the pure Islamic faith. Several scholars in his family studied under Sheikh Abd Al-Azeez ibn Ahmad ibn Abd Al-Raheem Al-Dahlawi, a highly reputable scholar of Hadith. Indeed the family produced a long line of famous scholars who were devoted to the study of Hadith and Fiqh, as well as other Islamic studies. Read the rest of this entry »
June 9, 2008
· Filed under :: Ulama · Tagged first amir, kandahlawy, kandhlawi, maulana ilyas, mewat, nizamuddin, tablighi founder, tablighi jamaat
Early Days
On the outskirts of Delhi, near the tomb of Khwaja Nizamuddin, there lived, some seventy years ago, a godly person in the house on top of the red gate of the historical building called Chaunsath Khamba. His name was Maulana Mohammad Ismail. Read the rest of this entry »
May 18, 2008
· Filed under :: Ulama · Tagged fadhail a'mal, fazaail a'maal, mazahirul ulum, saharanpur, tablighi jamaat, zakaria, zakariyya
In the last century, India has undoubtedly become an important center for the study of hadith, and the scholars of India have become well-known for their passion for religious knowledge. Read the rest of this entry »
