Prominent Islamic scholar Muhammad Yusuf Islahi passed away on Tuesday at Moradabad after a short illness.
Maulana was the founder of several educational institutions. His books Adab-e Zindagi (Etiquette of Life) and Asan Fiqh (Easy Jurisprudence) are widely circulated around the world.
Maulana visited several times to Hubballi and addressed large gatherings here. During his speeches in Hubballi, maulana always guided Muslims to become more beneficial to society and motivated them to strive hard in gaining knowledge.
Born at Formulli, Attoric District, in 1932, Maulana was a member of the consultative body of Jamat e Islamic Hindi. Also, he was the chief patron of Project why Islam of the Islamic Circle of North America.
He received his primary education in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, British India. Initially, he got educated in Islamic Studies from Mazaher ul-Uloom, Saharanpur District and Higher studies, and Fazilat from Madarsat ul-Islah, Sarai Mir. He memorized Qur’an and also learned Tajweed.
He became a member of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind in 1953 and was in charge of various activities.
Yusuf Islahi was also guiding many educational and welfare institutions. He was the Rector of Jamiat us-Salehat, Rampur, which is a unique and very well-known institution for girls’ higher Arabic and Islamic education.
More than a thousand students now reside in the sprawling campus spread on several acres of land in the best locality of Rampur city.
