- Yousuf Ludhianvi
Maulana Muhammad Yousuf Ludhianvi (1932–
18 May ,2000 ) was a greatMuslim scholar andNaib Ami r (Vice President) of "Aalmi Majlis-i-Tahafuz-i-Khatm-i-Nabuwwat" [1] . He was born in EsaPur,Ludhiana ,Eastern Punjab ,India and died inKarachi ,Pakistan .Maulana Yousuf came to Pakistan in 1947 and obtained early education at
Multan 'sKhairul Madaris . Before joiningJamia Uloom-i-Islamia Binori Town , where he had been teachingHadith , the Maulana had studied atFaisalabad andSahiwal .Lifetime and work
Maulana Ludhianvi authored over 100 books and many have been translated into various languages. His major works included "Aap Kay Masail Aur Unka Hal", spread over ten volumes, and the celebrated and renowned "Ikhtilafe Ummat aur Sirat-e-Mustaqeem" ("Factions in the Ummah and the Straight Path"). The latter book particularly stamped Maulana Ludhianvi as one of the greatest authors of his time, not least because of his neutrality. He is best known for using an author's own writings to highlight internal inconsistencies in the authors ideas. He used the technique extensively against leaders of the Shi'ite sect and against the founder of the Jamat-e-Islami, Abul Aala Mauddudi .
The same technique has been used extensively by various authors, including Haafiz Muhammad Zubair and Haafiz Tahir Islam Askari in their book "Fiqr-e-Ghaamdi, Aik Tehkeeki aur Taziati Mut'alia". ('Ghamdi's Ideology: An Investigative and Analytical Study') The book also extensively quotes Maulana Ludhanvi's works.
Maulana Ludhanvi was editor of the weekly "Khatm-i-Nabuwwat", the monthly "Buyyanat", and another monthly "LauLak". Through his weekly column for an Urdu daily, he had been associated with journalism for the last 40 years. For the last seven years, his column had been appearing in an English daily as well. Maulana Ludhianvi was also the chief patron of the Iqra School chain. he achieved shahadat (martyrdom) when some coward enemy of islam attacked him while he was returning from fajr prayer
References
[1] Maulana Muhammad Yusuf Ludhianvi,"Qadianis debase the Islamic Kalimah", http://www.alhafeez.org/rashid/ludhianvi/dbkalimah.html
[2] http://www.albalagh.net/current_affairs/yusuf_ludhianvi.shtml [3] http://ludhianvi-shaheed.com/
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