Shah Muhammad Ishaq (4 November 1783 – 20 July 1846), was an Indian Muslim scholar with his major focus on

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Biography

Ishaq was born on 14 November 1782 in

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. He was the son of Amtul Aziz (1765-d.), which was the daughter of

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. He studied hadith from his grandfather

. He taught at the Madrasah Rahimiyya. He died on 20 July 1846 in

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and was buried in

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next to

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. His students include

Ahmad Ali Saharanpuri Ahmad Ali Saharanpuri (1810 – 17 April 1880) was an Indian scholar who played a key role in publishing hadith literature in India. He was among the early teachers of Mazahir Uloom, and is often credited as a founder for his contributions to th ...

. His only child was his son, Maulvi Nasiruddin Amtul.

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Bibliography

* Barkātī, Maḥmūd Aḥmad. 1992. Ḥayāt-i Shāh Muḥammad Isḥāq Muḥaddis̲ Dihlavī. Dihlī: Shāh Abūlk̲h̲air Akāḍmī. * {{Authority control 1783 births 1846 deaths Indian Islamic religious leaders Scholars from Delhi Burials at Jannat al-Mu'alla