About Muhammad Yusuf Kandhalawi
Lived 1917 – 1965 (aged 47–48). Muhammad Yusuf Kandhalawi was an Indian writer.
Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi (20 March 1917 – 2 April 1965) was an Indian Islamic scholar who became the second ameer of the Tablighi Jamaat.
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).
He died in Lahore in 1965, at the age of 48. His funeral at Delhi was attended by at least two hundred thousand mourners. His funeral prayer was led by Zakariyya Kandhlawi and was buried next to the grave of his father Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi.
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Who was Muhammad Yusuf Kandhalawi?
the second ameer of Worldwide Tablighi Jamaat
When was Muhammad Yusuf Kandhalawi born?
Muhammad Yusuf Kandhalawi was born on 22 March 1917.
When did Muhammad Yusuf Kandhalawi die?
Muhammad Yusuf Kandhalawi died in 1965 in Lahore.
What was Muhammad Yusuf Kandhalawi's occupation?
Muhammad Yusuf Kandhalawi was a writer.
What nationality was Muhammad Yusuf Kandhalawi?
Muhammad Yusuf Kandhalawi was Indian.
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