محمد زكريا الكاندهلوي
Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi (RH)
Also known as: Zakariyya Kandhalvi, Shaykh al-Hadith Zakariyya, Maulana Zakaria
1315–1402 AH · 1898–1982 CE
Hadith Hanafi Sufism
Indian hadith teacher, the "Shaykh al-Hadith" of Saharanpur, author of Fada'il-e-A'mal.
Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi was born in Kandhla in northern India into a family of scholars. He studied at Mazahir al-Ulum in Saharanpur with Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri, whom he helped write a commentary on the Sunan of Abu Dawud, and he taught hadith there for about half a century, becoming known simply as Shaykh al-Hadith.
His Awjaz al-Masalik is a large commentary on Malik's Muwatta'. His Urdu collections of hadith on the virtues of prayer, the Quran, remembrance and charity, gathered as Fada'il-e-A'mal, are read aloud daily in mosques and homes worldwide through the Tablighi Jamaat, founded by his uncle Muhammad Ilyas. He was also a Sufi guide to many. In 1973 he moved to Madinah, where he died.
Life journey
- 1898 CE Kandhla كاندهلة
- 1910 CE Saharanpur سهارنفورStudied and then taught hadith for about fifty years at Mazahir al-Ulum.
- 1973 CE Madinah المدينةDied 1982 CE · 1402 AHMoved to Madinah, where he died and was buried in al-Baqi'.
Key works
- Awjaz al-Masalik أوجز المسالك إلى موطأ مالكThe Shortest PathsA large commentary on Malik's Muwatta'.
- Fada'il-e-A'mal فضائل اعمالThe Virtues of DeedsUrdu collections of hadith on the virtues of prayer, the Quran, remembrance and charity.
Places in their life
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Sources
- Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi, Aap Beti (autobiography)