Yusuf Motala

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Shaykh al-Hadith

Yusuf Motala
Personal
Born25 November 1946
Nani Naroli, Surat, India
Died9 September 2019(2019-09-09) (aged 72)
Mississauga, Canada
ReligionIslam
Alma materMazahir Uloom, Saharanpur
Founder ofDarul Uloom Bury
Qabr of Molana Yusuf Motala saheb - Glenview Memorial Gardens 7541 hwy 50, Woodbridge Ontario L4H 4W7 Canada
Gravestone of Shaykh Yusuf Motala

Muhammad Yusuf ibn Suleman ibn Qasim Motala (25 November 1946 – 8 September 2019) was a British Indian Sunni Muslim scholar, founder of Darul Uloom Bury and one of the disciples of Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi.[1][2]

Early life and education[]

Motala was born in Nani Naroli in Gujarat, British India, on 25 November 1946. He graduated from Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur,[3] where he studied under Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi and Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri.[4]

Career[]

Upon the instruction of Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi, Yusuf Motala established Darul Uloom Al-Arabiyyah Al-Islamiyyah in Holcombe, Bury, Lancashire, in 1973.[5] He subsequently established several other educational institutes.[6] He was included in the 2019 list of "The 500 Most Influential Muslims," published annually by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre.[4]

Death[]

He died in Toronto, Canada on 8 September 2019 following a heart attack.[2]

Literary works[]

Motala's works are:[7]

  • Aḍwā' al-Bayān fī Tarjamatul Qurʼān (Urdu translation of the Quran).[8]
  • ' Aimma Araba aur Sufia Kiram (Urdu)
  • Juz' ʿAmma Tafsīr in Arabic (with Urdu and English Tarjumma)[9]
  • Arabic Khutbahs
  • Hadyah-e-Haramain (Salaatus-Salaam Compilations - Arabic-Urdu)
  • Buzurgon ke Wisal Ke Ahwaal (Urdu)
  • Fitno se Hifazat ke liye Masnoon Duaaei (Urdu)
  • Shaykh al-Ḥadīth, Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Muḥammad Zakariyya saheb raḥmatullahe alayhe Aur Unke Khulafa Ikraam- Part 2 and Part 3 (Urdu)
  • Inayat Naame (Urdu)
  • Itaat-e-Rasool ﷺ (Urdu)
  • Jamale Mohammadi ﷺ Jable Noor Pur (Urdu)
  • Jamale Mohammadi ﷺ darse Bukhari ke Aaine mei  - Vol 1 & 2 Combined (Urdu)
  • Jamale Muhammadi ﷺ ki Jalwa Gahen - Vols 1 and 2 (Urdu)
  • Jāmiʿ al-Siyar (Urdu)
  • Karamat Wa Kamalat-e-Awliya - Volumes 1 and 2 (Urdu)
  • Majmua e Darood o Salaam (Urdu)
  • Mashaa'ikh Ahmadabad Volumes 1 and 2 (Urdu)
  • Mere Bhai Jaan (Urdu)
  • Muhabbat Naamay Volumes 1 and 2 (Urdu)
  • Sham-o-Hind ke Awliya' ʿIzam (Urdu)

English translations of Shaykh Yusuf Motala's works are:[10]

  • Final Moments of the Pious (English Translation)
  • Ḥaḍrat Shaykh and I (English)
  • Miṣbāḥ al-Ẓalām fi al-Ṣalāt wa al-Salām ʿalā khayr al-Anām, compiled by Imām Nūr al-Dīn Al-Shūni (RA), emphasised by Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Yūsuf Motālā ṣaheb (Englis /Arabic)
  • 99 Names of Allah (Asmaaul-Husnaa) and 99 Attributes/Appellations of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
  • The Need for Simple Weddings (English)

References[]

  1. ^ Sheikh Yusuf Motala - a pioneer of Islam in Britain - dies
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b [1], Andrew Norfolk, Times Online, 10 September 2007.
  3. ^ Ballard, Roger; Banks, Marcus (1994). Desh Pardesh: The South Asian Presence in Britain. ISBN 9781850650911.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Mufti ARM. "Obituary to Mawlana Yusuf". themuslim500. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. ^ Inside Britain's Islamic Colleges, Dominic Casciani, BBC News Online, 15 January 2004.
  6. ^ Police Harassment of Leading British Muslim Scholar Archived 3 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Iqbal Sacranie, MCB Press Release, 15 November 2003.
  7. ^ "Books authored by Mawlānā Yūsuf Motālā". inter-islam.org. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Hazrat Maulana Yusuf Motala Great Pioneer in the UK". baseeratonline. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  9. ^ Motala, Yusuf (7 May 2020). "Juz' ʿAmma Tafsīr" (PDF).
  10. ^ "Books authored by our beloved Ḥaḍrat, Shaykh al-Ḥadīth, Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Yūsuf Motālā ṣaheb (ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF URDU BOOKS/BOOKLETS)". Inter-Islam. 18 June 2020.
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