Yusuf Ludhianvi
Yusuf Ludhianvi | |
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2nd President of Iqra Rozatul Atfal Trust | |
Preceded by | Mufti Wali Hasan Tonki |
Succeeded by | Sayed Nafees al-Hussaini |
Relatives | Muneer Ahmed Akhoon (son in law) |
Muhammad Yousuf Ludhianvi (1932–2000) was a
Biography
Yusuf Ludhianvi was born in Isapur Village,
Yusuf Ludhianvi wrote over 100 books that have been translated into a number of languages. Aap Kay Masail Aur Unka Hul (regarded as an authority on Hanafi Fiqh) and Ikhtilaf-e- Ummat and Sirat-e-Mustaqeem (Factions in the Ummah and the Straight Path) are among his most famous works.[1][4]
Besides being the editor of Al-Bayyinat, he was the vice-president of Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat (the International Committee for the Protection of the Finality of Prophethood) and one of the founding fathers of the Iqra school.[2] He taught hadith at Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia in Karachi, one of the largest seminaries in Pakistan.[1][2]
Due to his religious knowledge and ability,
Before being murdered, Yusuf Ludhianvi led efforts to end the ongoing violence between Sunni and Shia Muslims.[1] He was a well-known scholar of the Sunni sect of Islam and had thousands of followers all over Pakistan. Hundreds of his supporters came out into the streets of Karachi to protest his murder. The news of his murder even caused a decline in the Pakistan Stock Exchange index at the end of the day.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Sunni scholar killed in Karachi". BBC News. 18 May 2000. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Mujib-ur-Rehman Inquilabi (24 May 2016). "Profile of Muhammad Yusuf Ludhianvi (in Urdu language)". Daily Pakistan (newspaper). Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ a b Anwar Iqbal (18 May 2000). "Muslim scholar's murder triggers violence in Pakistan". United Press International (UPI) news agency. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Renowned Scholar Maulana Yusuf Ludhianvi Martyred in Karachi". albalagh.net website. 18 May 2000. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Moulana Muhammad Yousuf Ludhyanvi Shaheed ka Adbi Asloob-e-Nigarish | The Islamic Culture "As-Saqafat-ul Islamia" الثقافة الإسلامية - Research Journal - Sheikh Zayed Islamic Centre, University of Karachi". 31 July 2021.
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Bibliography
- Wasaya, Allah (2018). Tazkirah ShaheedeIslam Maulana Muhammad Yusuf Ludhianvi. Multan: Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat. p. 408.
- Hussain, Imran
- Mahnama Bayyinat - Maulana Muhammad Yousuf Ludhianvi ra Number