Yusuf Kandhlawi

Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi (1917–1965) was an Indian Islamic scholar who became the second ameer of the Tablighi Jamaat.^[1][2]

Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi
2nd Amir of Tablighi Jamaat
In office 1944–1965
Preceded by	Muhammad Ilyas Kandhalwi
Succeeded by	Inamul Hasan Kandhlawi
Personal life
Born	20 March 1917
Died	2 April 1965(1965-04-02) (aged 48) Lahore, West Pakistan, Pakistan
Era	20th Century (modern era)
Main interest(s)	Basic principles and practices of Islam
Notable work(s)	Hayat al-Sahaba, Amani al-Ahbar fi Sharh Ma'ani al-Athar, Muntakhab Ahadith, Six Points
Alma mater	Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur
Occupation	Islamic scholar
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Hanafi
Movement	Deobandi
Muslim leader
Disciple of	Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi
Influenced by Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi, Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri, Zakariyya Kandhlawi
Influenced Hafiz Patel, Muhammad Umar Palanpuri

Biography

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

He graduated afrom Mazahir Uloom at the age of 20, in 1936 (1355 AH).^[3]

He died in Lahore in 1965, at the age of 48. His funeral at Delhi was attended by at least two hundred thousand mourners.^[4] His funeral prayer was led by Zakariyya Kandhlawi and was buried next to the grave of his father Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi.^[5]

Literary works

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[6]			Urdu/Arabic

See also

• List of Deobandis