Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi (1917–1965) was an Indian Islamic scholar who became the second

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of the

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.Profile of Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi on wordpress.com website
Retrieved 7 May 2017

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Kandhlawi memorized the

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at the age of ten, from Hafiz Imam Khan Mewati. Syed Ahmad Faizabadi, the elder brother of Syed

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, sent an honorary degree to Yusuf commemorating his memorization of the Quran. He graduated afrom

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at the age of 20, in 1936 (1355 AH).Conversion Chart showing Islamic Calendar years converted to AD years on sites.google.com website
Retrieved 8 May 2017 He died in

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in 1965, at the age of 48. His funeral at Delhi was attended by at least two hundred thousand mourners.Profile of Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi - Second Ameer (leader) of Tablighi Jamaat
Retrieved 8 May 2017 His funeral prayer was led by

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and was buried next to the grave of his father

Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi Muḥammad Ilyās ibn Muḥammad Ismā‘īl Kāndhlawī Dihlawī (1885 – 13 July 1944) was an Indian Islamic scholar of the Deobandi movement who founded the Tablighi Jamaat, in 1925, in Mewat province. Early life and education Muhammad I ...

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