Zakariyya Kandhlawi | |
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زکریا کاندھلوی | |
![]() The cover of Kandhlawi's 18-volume work, Awjaz al-Masalik ila Muwatta Malik | |
Born | 3 February 1898 |
Died | 24 May 1982 | (aged 84)
Resting place | Al-Baqi Cemetery |
Nationality | Indian |
Known for | Hadith studies |
Movement | Deobandi movement |
Zakariyya Kandhlawi (3 February 1898 – 24 May 1982) was a traditionalist Sunni scholar and an authority in the study of hadith during mid-twentieth-century India. He was also known as Sheikh al-Hadith and was an ideologist of Tablighi Jamaat.[1] He wrote in Arabic and Urdu, and did not copyright his publications.[2] He began writing at the age of 20 while a student. After completing his studies, he became a teacher at Mazahir Uloom in 1917. During this period he collaborated with Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri on Badhl al-Majhud, which was the foundation of his lifelong study of Hadith.[3] He wrote 103 works, 57 in Arabic and 46 in Urdu.[3] His Fada'il series has been translated into multiple languages and served as resources for the Tablighi Jamaat.[2]