Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri

Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri (2 October 1937 – 11 July 2017) was an Indian Islamic hadith scholar and former Shaykh al-Hadith of Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur.[1] He was among the senior students and disciples of Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi.[2]

Maulana

Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri
Personal
Born2 October 1937
Jaunpur, British India
Died11 July 2017(2017-07-11) (aged 79)
Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
CreedMaturidi
MovementDeobandi
Main interest(s)Hadith
Notable work(s)Nibrās al-Sārī ilā Riyāḍ al-Bukhārī
Alma materMazahir Uloom, Saharanpur
OccupationScholar
Muslim leader
Disciple ofMuhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi
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Biography

Jaunpuri was born on 2 October 1937 in Jaunpur. He graduated from Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur in 1961.[3]

Jaunpuri taught different books of Hadith in Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur. He was appointed as Shaykh al-Hadith of the Jamia in 1388 AH.[4] He taught Sahih Al-Bukhari in Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur nearly for 50 years.[1] His students include Yusuf Motala and Abdur Raheem Limbada.

Jaunpuri died on 11 July 2017. His funeral was attended by over one million people and the prayer was led by Talha Kandhlawi, the son of Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi. International Islamic scholar Ismail ibn Musa Menk expressed grief over his demise.[5][6][7][8] Indian poet and scholar Fuzail Ahmad Nasiri also expressed grief and said that Jaunpuri was an exemplar scholar of hadith. [9]

Personal life

Jaunpuri did not opt to marry and stayed single through out his life. Fuzail Ahmad Nasiri says that there have been mentioned a number of reasons for this but the better being that Jaunpuri did not found himself capable for marriage and thus stayed single. He felt discomfort and pain for not having any children.[9]

Literary works

Jaunpuri’s books include:[10]

  • Al-Yawaqit al-Ghaliyah[11]
  • Kitab at-Tawhid
  • Nawadir al-Hadith
  • Nibrās al-Sārī ilā Riyāḍ al-Bukhārī[1]
  • Nawadir al-Fiqh

References
  1. "TEN SALIENT FEATURES OF THE ARABIC COMMENTARY OF SAHIH BUKHARI BY SHAYKH MUHAMMAD YUNUS JOWNPURI". Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. "Khulafa List of Hazrat Shaikhul Hadith Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (ra)". Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. "Maulana Yunus Hayat-o-Khidmat by Maulana Mahmud Shabbir". Shaykh Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri: Nuqoosh-o-Ta’assurat, Tarikhi Dastawez (PDF). Jamia al-Qasim Darul Uloom Islamia, Sapaul. pp. 134–135.
  4. "Hazrat Shaykh Ki Kahani Khud Unhi Ki Zubani by Hammad Karimi Nadwi". Shaykh Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri: Nuqoosh-o-Ta’assurat, Tarikhi Dastawez. Jamia al-Qasim Darul Uloom Islamia, Sapaul. pp. 115–123.
  5. "15vi Sadee Hijri Ke Azeem Muhaddis by Maulana Muhammad Islam Qasmi". Shaykh Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri: Nuqoosh-o-Ta'assurat, Tarikhi Dastawez. Jamiatul Qasim Darul Uloom Al-Islamiah, Sapaul. p. 209.
  6. "Famous Scholar Shaykh Yunus Jaunpuri (RA) Passed Away on 10/07/2017. His Childhood Collegue [sic] and another famous Scholar from Madina Shaykh Ismail Badat passed away the same day. What a huge loss to the Ummah!". IslamHashTag.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  7. "Shaykh Yunus Jaunpuri Passed Away, And His Funeral Was So Huge!". Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  8. "Final Moments and Passing of Mawlana Yunus Jawnpuri". 14 July 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  9. "مدتوں رویا کریں گے جام و پیمانہ تجھے۔۔۔از:فضیل احمد ناصری". Bhatkallys. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  10. "Publications, writings and discourses of Shaykh Yunus Jownpuri". Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  11. "Al-Yawaqit al-Ghaliyah". buraqbooks.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
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