Muhammad Yousuf Banuri (7 May 1908 – 17 October 1977) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, founder of

Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia ( ur, , ''Jāmi‘ah ‘Ulūm-i Islāmīyah'' / , ''Jāmi‘atul-‘Ulūmul-Islāmīyah'') is an Islamic University in Banoori Town, Karachi, Pakistan. The university continues the tradition of the Darul Uloom system ...

and former President and Vice President of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan from 30 May 1973 to 17 October 1977.

Education and career

Yousuf Banuri received primary education from his father and maternal uncle. Then he went to

Darul Uloom Deoband The Darul Uloom Deoband is an Islamic seminary ( darul uloom) in India at which the Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement began. It is located in Deoband, a town in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The seminary was established by Muhammad Qa ...

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, for higher Islamic education. From

Jamiah Islamiah Talimuddin Dabhel Jamiah Islamiah Talimuddin Dabhel (or Dabhel Jamiah Islamiah or Jamiah Islamiah Dabhel) is a Deobandi Islamic seminary in Dabhel, Gujarat, India. Education pattern The Jamiah has the following departments: * Nazirah-e-Qur'an (reading the Qur' ...

he completed his "Dora-e-Hadith" under

Anwar Shah Kashmiri Anwar Shah Kashmiri (known with honorifics as ''Sayyid Muḥammad Anwar Shāh ibn Mu‘aẓẓam Shāh al-Kashmīrī''; 16 November 1875 – 28 May 1933) was a Kashmiri Muslim scholar and jurist who served as the first principal of Madrasa Am ...

and

Shabbir Ahmad Usmani Shabbir Ahmad Usmani (11 October 188713 December 1949) was an Islamic scholar who supported the Pakistan Movement in the 1940s. He was a religious scholar, writer, orator, politician, and expert in Tafsir and Hadith. Born in 1887 in Bijnor, Us ...

. He served as "Sheikh-ul-Hadith" at

and as "Sheikh-ut-Tafseer" at Darul Uloom

Tando Allahyar Tando Allahyar ( sd, ٽنڊوالهيار, ur, ) is a city and capital of Tando Allahyar District located in Sindh, Pakistan. It is the 56th largest city of Pakistan by population according to the 2017 census. History Tando Allahyar was ...

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. He founded

in 1954. He also served as Emir of the

Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat ( ur, عالمی مجلس تحفظ ختمِ نبوت) is an international Islamic organization. Founded by Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari in 1954 in Multan when Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam was banned due to Kha ...

Banuri's writings

*''Imam Tirmidhi's contribution towards Hadith'', (''Ma῾ārif al-Sunan'') 1957 Cited by *''Knowledge of the Sunnahs Introduction to the knowledge of the Sunnahs'' *''Sunan knowledge'' *''Fayd Al-Bari explained Sahih Al-Bukhari'' *''Glory Al-Darari Explanation of Sahih Bukhari'' *''Atonement for atheists in the necessities of religion *''The doctrine of Islam in the life of Jesus'' *''Unrepentant in the provisions of the kiss and niches'' *''A whiff of amber in the life of the imam of the era, Sheikh Anwar'' *''Professor Mawdudi and some of his life and ideas'' *''An orphan of the statement in the problems of the Qur'an'' *''Harness the beings of Ur Islam'' *''The position of the Islamic nation on the

Qadianis Qadiani or Qadiyani ( ur, قادیانی, hi, क़ादियानी, pa, ਕ਼ਾਦਿਆਨੀ; ) is a religious slur used to refer to Ahmadi Muslims, primarily in Pakistan. The term originates from Qadian, a small town in northern In ...

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Death

Yousuf Banuri was attending a meeting of Islami Mushawarati Council at Islamabad. His health worsened there and he was rushed to Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi were his health worsened over two days. Muhammad Yousuf Banuri died on 17 October 1977. At his last breath, he recited the Kalimah Tayyibah with "Assalam-o-Alaikum" to the Attentive at hospital and turned himself towards Qibla. His body was returned to Karachi. Dr. Abdul Hai Aarifi led the funeral prayer and was laid to rest in the

among thousands of people, Ulama, devotees, followers and students.

Legacy

A residential and commercial town in Karachi, originally named "New Town". It was renamed Allama Banuri Town in honor of Banori.

References

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