Muhammad Junagarhi

Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Junagarhi (Urdu: محمد ابن ابراہیم جوناگڑھی, romanized: Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm Jūnāgaṛhī) (1890–1941), commonly known as Muhammad Junagarhi, was an Indian Islamic scholar who co-founded and served as the president of the All-India Ahl-i Hadith Conference. He translated Ibn Qayyim's I'laam ul Muwaqqi'een 'an Rabb il 'Aalameen and Ibn Kathir's exegesis of the Quran into Urdu language.^[1]

Mawlana, Shaykh Muhammad Junagarhi محمد جوناگڑھی
Title	Khatib e Hind
Personal life
Born	1891 (1891) Junagadh State
Died	1941(1941-00-00) (aged 50–51) Junagadh
Main interest(s)	Tafsir, Ilm al-Hadith, Aqeeda, Fiqh
Notable work(s)	Translation of Holy Qur'an into Urdu Translation of Tafsir ibn Kathir into Urdu
Education	Madrasa Aminia Madrasa Darul Kitab wa al-Sunnah
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Creed	Athari
Movement	Ahl-i Hadith

Biography

Muhammad Junagarhi was born in 1890 in the state of Junagadh to Ibrahim and belonged to Memon ethnic group.^[2] He was thus known as Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Junagarhi.^[3][4] He completed his early education from the town and later moved to Delhi for higher education.^[1] In Delhi, he studied at the Madrasa Aminia.^[5] He discontinued his studies at the Aminia and went to Madrasa Darul Kitaba wa- al-Sunnah of Abdul Wahhab Multani, from where he graduated.^[5]

Junagarhi co-founded the All-India Ahl-i Hadith Conference and served as the president of the All-India Ahl-i Hadith Conference.^[6] He died in 1941 at the age of 51.^[7] He was known with the title of Khatib-i Hind ^[a][1]

Literary works

Junagarhi translated Tafsir Ibn Kathir and Ibn Qayyim's I'laam ul Muwaqqi'een 'an Rabb il 'Aalameen into Urdu language. His other works include:^[8]

• Sayf-i Muḥammadī
• Shamʻ-i Muḥammadī
• Tafsīr Aḥsan ul-Bāyan, a translation of the Quran with commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf.

Notes

1. Khateeb e Hind is a title given to Islamic scholar for their scholarship. Many scholars may be known by Khateeb e Hind.