Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar

Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar (born; 1914 – 5 May 2009) (Urdu: محمد سرفراز خان صفدر) was a Pakistani, Deobandi Scholar.

Sheikh-ul-Hadees Imam Ahl al-Sunnah Maulana Safdar Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar
محمد سرفراز خان صفدر
Personal life
Born	1914 Mansehra, NWFP, British India
Died	5 May 2009(2009-05-05) (aged 94–95)
Nationality	British India (1914–1947)  Pakistani (1947–2009)
Children	Zahid Ur Rashdi
Parent	Nur Ahmad Khan (father)
Main interest(s)	Hadith Tafsir Sufism
Alma mater	Darul Uloom Deoband
Relations	Abdul Hameed Swati (brother)
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Institute	Jamia Nusrat Ul Uloom Gujranwala
Movement	Khatam an-Nabuwwah
Profession	Islamic scholar writer researcher

Early life and education

Sarfaraz Khan Safdar studied first with Ghulam Ghaus Hazarvi in his hometown. In 1939 he traveled to Darul Uloom Deoband with his brother Sufi Abdul Hameed Swati and studied ahadith under Husain Ahmad Madani.^[1]

Honorary titles

• 'Safdar' or 'Saf-dar' – Derived from Arabic, mean; "the one who breaks the row/queue". It was given by Husain Ahmad Madani^[2]
• 'Imam Ahl al-Sunnah' (the Imam of the Ahl al-Sunnah), given by Ahmad al-Rahman, Mufti Wali Hasan Tonki, Muhammad Yusuf Ludhianvi, Nizamuddin Shamzai, Muhammad Jamil Khan, Zar Wali Khan, Mufti Muhammad Naeem and Muhammad Aslam Sheikhupuri.^[2]

Literary works

Safdar’s books include:

• Al-Kalam al-Mufeed fi Asbatit al-Taqleed^[3]
• Al-Minhāj Al-Vāz̤iḥ 2009
• Tawdih al-Maram fil Nuzul al-Masih (AS)^[4]
• Al-Kalam al-Havi fi Tahqiq ‘Ibarah al-Tahawi^[5]
• Al Maslak Al Mansoor Fi Kitabil Mastoor
• Itmam Ul Burhan
• Rah-e-Hidayat
• Irshad Ush Shia
• Eesaiyat Ka Pas e Manzar
• Hukm az Zikr bil Jahr
• Al Shihab al Mubeen
• Ibaraat-e-Akabir

References

1. "فخر دیوبند حضرت مولانا سرفراز خان صفدر". Darul Uloom Deoband. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
2. "The Pride of Deoband: Shaykh Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar". deoband.org. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
3. "Al-Kalam al-Mufeed fi Asbatit al-Taqleed". Retrieved 20 June 2020.
4. "Tozeeh -ul- Maraam By Shaykh Muhammad Sarfraz Khan Safdar (r.a)". Retrieved 20 June 2020.
5. "Al Kalam ul Havi". Retrieved 20 June 2020.