Khair Muhammad Jalandhari

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]

Maulana Khair Muhammad Jalandhari
خير محمّد جالندھرى
Personal
Born	1895 Nakodar, Jalandhar India
Died	1970 (aged 74–75)
Religion	Islam
Nationality	British India  Pakistani
Children	Muhammad Sharif Jalandhari
Parent	Elahi Bakhsh (father)
Denomination	Sunni
Political party	Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
Relatives	Muhammad Hanif Jalandhari (grandchild)
1st Muhtamim (principal) of Jamia Khair-ul-Madaris
In office 1947–1975
Preceded by	None (office created)
Succeeded by	Muhammad Sharif Jalandhari
1st Vice-President of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan
In office 19 October 1959 – 12 January 1963
Preceded by	None (office created)
Succeeded by	Muhammad Yousuf Banuri
2nd President of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan
In office 12 January 1963 – 22 October 1970
Preceded by	Shamsul Haq Afghani
Succeeded by	Muhammad Yousuf Banuri
Organization
Institute	Jamia Khair-ul-Madaris
Founder of	Jamia Khairul Madaris
Muslim leader
Disciple of	Ashraf Ali Thanwi
Students Muhammad Ali Jalandhari

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

• Khair Ul Usool Fi Hadith Ur Rasool ^[5]
• Aasar-e-Khair ^[6]
• Khair ul Fatawa ^[7]

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. Fakhar Bilal. "From Jalandhar (India) to Multan (Pakistan): Establishment of Jamia Khair ul Madaris, 1931-1951" (PDF). Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan. 55 (1 (January–June 2018)). Research Society of Pakistan. 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.

Bibliography

• Rizwi, Syed Mehboob. Tarikh Darul Uloom Deoband [History of the Dar al-Ulum Deoband]. Vol. 2. Translated by Murtaz Husain F Quraishi (1981 ed.). Deoband: Darul Uloom Deoband.