Muhammad Yusuf ibn Suleman ibn Qasim Motala(25 November 1946 – 8 September 2019) was aBritish IndianSunni Muslim scholar, founder ofDarul Uloom Buryand one of the disciples ofMuhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi.[1][2]
Shaykh al-HadithMaulana Yusuf Motala | |
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 Gravestone of Shaykh Yusuf Motala | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 25 November 1946 Nani Naroli,Surat district,India |
| Died | 9 September 2019(aged 72) Mississauga,Canada |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi(Tablighi Jamaat) |
| Alma mater | Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur |
| Teachers | Zakariyya Kandhlawi Yunus Jaunpuri |
| Organization | |
| Founder of | Darul Uloom Bury |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced | |
| Arabic name | |
| Personal(Ism) | Muḥammad Yūsuf محمد يوسف |
| Patronymic(Nasab) | ibn Sulaymān ibn Qāsim Mutālā بن سليمان بن قاسم متالا |
| Toponymic(Nisba) | as-Sūrtī السورتي |
Early life and education
editYusuf Motala was born inNani NaroliinGujarat,British India,on 25 November 1946. He graduated fromMazahir Uloom,[3]where he studied under Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi andMuhammad Yunus Jaunpuri.[4]
Career
editUpon the instruction of Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi, Maulana Yusuf Motala establishedDarul Uloom Al-Arabiyyah Al-IslamiyyahinHolcombe,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 theRoyal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre.[4]
Death
editHe died in Toronto, Canada on 8 September 2019 following a heart attack.[2]
Works
editMotala'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 (English /Arabic)
- 99 Names of Allah (Asmaaul-Husnaa) and 99 Attributes/Appellations of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
- The Need for Simple Weddings (English)
References
edit- ^Sheikh Yusuf Motala - a pioneer of Islam in Britain - dies
- ^ab[1],Andrew Norfolk, Times Online, 10 September 2007.
- ^Ballard, Roger; Banks, Marcus (1994).Desh Pardesh: The South Asian Presence in Britain.ISBN9781850650911.
- ^abMufti ARM."Obituary to Mawlana Yusuf".themuslim500.Retrieved5 May2020.
- ^Inside Britain's Islamic Colleges,Dominic Casciani, BBC News Online, 15 January 2004.
- ^Police Harassment of Leading British Muslim ScholarArchived3 December 2007 at theWayback Machine,Iqbal Sacranie, MCB Press Release, 15 November 2003.
- ^"Books authored by Mawlānā Yūsuf Motālā".inter-islam.org.Retrieved7 May2020.
- ^"Hazrat Maulana Yusuf Motala Great Pioneer in the UK".baseeratonline.Retrieved7 May2020.
- ^Motala, Yusuf (7 May 2020)."Juz' ʿAmma Tafsīr"(PDF).
- ^"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.