Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri (2 October 1937 – 11 July 2017) was an Indian Islamic hadith scholar who served as the senior professor of hadith at the Mazahir Uloom in Saharanpur. He was one of the senior students and disciples of Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi. He taught at the Mazahir Uloom and authored books such as Al-Yawaqit al-Ghaliyah, Kitab at-Tawhid and Nawadir al-Hadith.[1]

Maulana
Yunus Jaunpuri
Personal
Born
Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri

2 October 1937
Died11 July 2017(2017-07-11) (aged 79)
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedAthari
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

Biography

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Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri was born on 2 October 1937 in Jaunpur. He graduated from the Mazahir Uloom in 1961.[2] He studied with Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi and was seen among his senior disciples.[3]

Yunus taught different books of Hadith at Jamia Mazahir Uloom Jadeed. He was appointed Shaykh al-Hadith of the Jamia in 1388 AH.[4] At the Mazahir Jadeed, he taught Sahih Al-Bukhari for over 50 years.[5]

Yunus died on 11 July 2017. His funeral was attended by over one million people and the prayer was led by Muhammad Talha Kandhlawi, the son of Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi. International Islamic scholar Ismail ibn Musa Menk expressed grief over his demise.[6][7][8] Indian poet and scholar Fuzail Ahmad Nasiri also expressed grief and said that Jaunpuri was an exemplar scholar of hadith.[9][10]

Literary works

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Jaunpuri's books include:[11]

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

References

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  1. ^ ٹاؤن, جامعہ علوم اسلامیہ بنوری. "امیرالمؤمنین فی الحدیث حضرت مولانا محمد یونس جونپوری رحمۃ اللہ علیہ کی رحلت | جامعہ علوم اسلامیہ علامہ محمد یوسف بنوری ٹاؤن". Bayyināt (in Urdu). Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Khulafa List of Hazrat Shaikhul Hadith Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (ra)". Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  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. ^ "TEN SALIENT FEATURES OF THE ARABIC COMMENTARY OF SAHIH BUKHARI BY SHAYKH MUHAMMAD YUNUS JOWNPURI". Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  6. ^ "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.
  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. ^ Fuzail Ahmad Nasiri (11 July 2017). "مدتوں رویا کریں گے جام و پیمانہ تجھے۔۔۔از:فضیل احمد ناصری". Bhatkallys. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  10. ^ Khatoon, Aaisha (2017). Aazadi ke Baad Hindustan ki Khidmaat e Hadith (PhD) (in Urdu). India: Department of Sunni Theology, Aligarh Muslim University. p. 191. hdl:10603/364027. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Publications, writings and discourses of Shaykh Yunus Jownpuri". Retrieved 13 September 2019.