Maulana
Khair Muhammad Jalandhari
خير محمّد جالندھرى
Personal
Born1895
Nakodar, Jalandhar India
Died1970 (aged 74–75)
ReligionIslam
Nationality British India
 Pakistani
ChildrenMuhammad Sharif Jalandhari
Parent
  • Elahi Bakhsh (father)
DenominationSunni
Political partyJamiat Ulema-e-Islam
RelativesMuhammad Hanif Jalandhari (grandchild)
1st Muhtamim (principal) of Jamia Khair-ul-Madaris
In office
1947–1975
Preceded byNone (office created)
Succeeded byMuhammad Sharif Jalandhari
1st Vice-President of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan
In office
19 October 1959 – 12 January 1963
Preceded byNone (office created)
Succeeded byMuhammad Yousuf Banuri
2nd President of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan
In office
12 January 1963 – 22 October 1970
Preceded byShamsul Haq Afghani
Succeeded byMuhammad Yousuf Banuri
InstituteJamia Khair-ul-Madaris
Founder ofJamia Khairul Madaris
Muslim leader
Disciple ofAshraf Ali Thanwi
Students

Khair Muhammad Jalandhari (1895 - 1970) (Urdu: مولانا خير محمّد جالندھرى) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, founder and first rector Jamia Khairul Madaris. He served as president and vice-president of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan.[1][2]

Early life and education

Khair Muhammad Jalandhari was born in 1895 to Elahi Bakhsh in Nakodar, Jalandhar district India.[3] He completed the Quran from Mian Imam Din and his maternal uncle Shah Muhammad. In 1905, he went to Madrasa Rasheedia in Nakodar and studied initial Persian books there. Then he continued his education at Madrasa Arabi Raipur, Madrasa Sabria Raipur in Gojran and Madrasa Manba ul Uloom Gulauthi, Bulandshahr. He joined Madarsa Isha Atul Uloom Bareilly in 1913 and graduated in traditional dars-e-nizami in 1917. There he studied under Muhammad Yasin Sirhindi, a student of Mahmud Hasan Deobandi.[4][3]

Jalandhari was a disciple of Ashraf Ali Thanwi.[3] He also served as a member of the governing body of Darul Uloom Deoband in May 1944 to 1947.[3]

Literary work

References

  1. ^ "List of Presidents in Urdu language (sadoor صدور)". wifaqulmadaris.org. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. ^ List of Vice-Presidents in Urdu language (Naib Sadoor نائب صدور). "List of Vice-Presidents in Urdu language (Naib Sadoor نائب صدور)". wifaqulmadaris.org. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Fakhar Bilal. "From Jalandhar (India) to Multan (Pakistan): Establishment of Jamia Khair ul Madaris, 1931-1951" (PDF). Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan. Research Society of Pakistan. 55 (1 (January–June 2018)). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. ^ Rizwi, Syed Mehboob, History of the Dar al-Ulum Deoband, vol. 2nd, translated by Murtaz Hussain F Quraishi, p. 60
  5. ^ "Khair Ul Usool Fi Hadith Ur Rasool". Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  6. ^ Aasar-e-Khair at Google Books
  7. ^ "Khair ul Fatawa by Khair Muhammad Jalandhari". Retrieved 27 June 2020.

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