Mullā Ǧīwan

Ahmad bin Abi Sa‘īd bin Ubaidullah, commonly known as Mullā Jīwan , was born in 1047 AH (circa 1637 CE) in Amethi, Lucknow, India. He hailed from a scholarly environment and memorised the Qurʾān by the age of seven. His formative studies included Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), Qurʾānic exegesis (tafsīr), hadith, and creed, under notable scholars such as Shaykh Abdul Ahad, Muhammad al-Ashfahani, and Nasrullah al-Ahmadi.

Career and influence Mullā Jīwan rose to prominence as a jurist, mufassir (Qurʾānic commentator), and muḥaddith (hadith scholar) within the Hanafi tradition.

Major works At-Tafsīrāt al-Ahmadiyyah (التفسیرات الأحمدیة) Nūr al-Anwār fī Sharḥ al-Manār

Death and legacy Mullā Jīwan died in 1130 AH (1717 CE), reportedly in Delhi, and was buried in his native Amethi. His works continued to exert pedagogical and jurisprudential influence across the Indian subcontinent; his tafsīrs remain valued among scholars, especially within Hanafi-oriented academic settings.