Yusuf Banuri

Muhammad Yousuf Banuri (7 May 1908 – 17 October 1977) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, founder of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia and former President and Vice President of Wifaq-ul-Madaris al-Arabia, Pakistan from 30 May 1973 to 17 October 1977.^[2][3][4][5]

Allama Sheikh-ul-Hadith Sheikh-ut-Tafseer Allama Muhammad Yousuf Banuri
علامہ محمد یوسف بنوری
Personal
Born	(1908-05-07)7 May 1908 Mohabat Abad, NWFP, British India
Died	17 October 1977(1977-10-17) (aged 69) Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Religion	Islam
Nationality	British India (1908-1947)  Pakistani (1947-1977)
Home town	Mardan
Denomination	Sunni
Alma mater	Darul Uloom Deoband Jamiah Islamiah Talimuddin Dabhel
Known for	Maarif al-Sunan sharh Sunan al-Tirmidhi[1]
Relatives	Anwar Badakhshani (Son in law)
1st Chancellor of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia
In office 1954 – 17 October 1977
Preceded by	None (office created)
Succeeded by	Mufti Ahmad Ur Rahman
3rd President of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan
In office 30 May 1973 – 17 October 1977
Preceded by	Maulana Khair Muhammad Jalandhari
Succeeded by	Mufti Mahmud
2nd Vice President of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan
In office 19 October 1959 – 30 May 1973
Preceded by	Khair Muhammad Jalandhari
Succeeded by	Muhammad Shafi Sargodhi
5th Emir of Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat
In office 1974–1977
Preceded by	Maulana Muhammad Hayat (acting)
Succeeded by	Khawaja Khan Muhammad
Organization
Institute	Jamia Islamia Talimuddin Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia
Founder of	Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia, Bayyinat
Muslim leader
Teacher	Anwar Shah Kashmiri Shabbir Ahmad Usmani
Students Khawaja Khan Muhammad Mufti Zar Wali Khan Maulana Muhammad Abdullah Habibullah Mukhtar Abdus Salam Chatgami, Mahmudul Hasan

Education and career

Yousuf Banuri received primary education from his father and maternal uncle. Then he went to Darul Uloom Deoband, India, for higher Islamic education. From Jamiah Islamiah Talimuddin Dabhel he completed his "Dora-e-Hadith" under Anwar Shah Kashmiri and Shabbir Ahmad Usmani. He served as "Sheikh-ul-Hadith" at Jamiah Islamiah Talimuddin Dabhel and as "Sheikh-ut-Tafseer" at Darul Uloom Tando Allahyar, Sindh. He founded Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia in 1954.^[6][7] He also served as Emir of the Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat.^[8]

Banuri's writings

• Imam Tirmidhi's contribution towards Hadith, (Ma῾ārif al-Sunan) 1957^[9]
• Knowledge of the Sunnahs Introduction to the knowledge of the Sunnahs
• Sunan knowledge
• Fayd Al-Bari explained Sahih Al-Bukhari
• Glory Al-Darari Explanation of Sahih Bukhari
• Atonement for atheists in the necessities of religion
• The doctrine of Islam in the life of Jesus
• Unrepentant in the provisions of the kiss and niches
• A whiff of amber in the life of the imam of the era, Sheikh Anwar
• Professor Mawdudi and some of his life and ideas
• An orphan of the statement in the problems of the Qur'an
• Harness the beings of Ur Islam
• The position of the Islamic nation on the Qadianis^[10]
• Yatimatul Bayan^[11]

Death

Yousuf Banuri was attending a meeting of Islami Mushawarati Council at Islamabad. His health worsened there and he was rushed to Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi were his health worsened over two days. Muhammad Yousuf Banuri died on 17 October 1977. At his last breath, he recited the Kalimah Tayyibah with "Assalam-o-Alaikum" to the Attentive at hospital and turned himself towards Qibla. His body was returned to Karachi. Dr. Abdul Hai Aarifi led the funeral prayer and was laid to rest in the Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia among thousands of people, Ulama, devotees, followers and students.^[6]

Legacy

A residential and commercial town in Karachi, originally named "New Town". It was renamed Allama Banuri Town in honor of Banori.

References

1. "Maʻārif al-sunan, sharḥ Sunan al-Tirmidhī". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
2. "List of Presidents in Urdu language (sadoor صدور)". wifaqulmadaris.org. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
3. "Naib Sadoor نائب صدور". wifaqulmadaris.org. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
4. Syed Mehboob Rizwi. History of The Dar al-Ulum Deoband (Volume 2) (PDF). Translated by Prof. Murtaz Husain F. Quraishi (1981 ed.). Idara-e-Ehtemam, Dar al-Ulum Deoband. pp. 120–121. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
5. Kamal, Mohd Arif (2020). Ulema e Hind ki Bisween Sadi Nisf Awwal mein Khidmat e Hadith Tanquidi Mutala (PhD) (in Urdu). India: Department of Sunni Theology, Aligarh Muslim University. pp. 197–199. hdl:10603/364940.
6. "Muhaddith-ul-asr Hadhrat Maulana' Sayyid Muhammad Yousuf Banuri". banuri.edu.pk. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
7. "scribd.com". scribd.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
8. Allah Wasaya (24 October 2014). "عقیدہ ختم نبوۃ کا تحفظ دین کی بنیاد ہے". nawaiwaqt.com.pk. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
9. Banuri, Muhammad Yusuf (April 1957). "الترمذي صاحب الجامع في السنن (al-Tirmidhī ṣaḥib al-jāmi' fī al-sunan)". Majallat Al-Majmaʻ Al-ʻIlmī Al-ʻArabīyah (in Arabic). Damascus. Cited by Hoosen, Abdool Kader (1990). Imam Tirmidhi's contribution towards Hadith (1st ed.). Newcastle, South Africa: A.K. Hoosen. ISBN 9780620153140.
10. ar.wikipedia (Google translation)
11. Adrawi, Asir (1995). Dabistan-i Deoband ki Ilmi Khidmaat (PDF) (in Urdu). Deoband, UP, India: Darulmuaallifeen. pp. 43–44. OCLC 47964786.

Bibliography

• Baxriddinovich, Ilhom Abdusattorov (2023). "The Role Of Muhammad Yusuf Banuri In The Development Of Islamic Sciences". International Journal of Education, Social Science & Humanities. Finland Academic Research Science Publishers. 11 (5): 54–58. doi:10.5281/zenodo.8017187.
• Ahmed, Khalil; Ahmed, Sardar; Khan, Ismail (2020). "The Role Of Allama Muhammad Yusuf Banuri In The Arabic Poetry". The International Research Journal of Usooluddin (in Arabic). 4 (2): 01–08. ISSN 2664-4940.