Abdur-Rahman Mubarakpuri

Abdur-Rahman Mubarakpuri (born; 1865 – 22 January 1935) was an Islamic scholar specializing in hadiths.

Early life and education

Mubarakpuri memorize Qur'an and studied Urdu and Farsi literature in childhood. Then from his father and other scholars he studied books on literature, essays and ethics in Farsi. He also studied for five years from Abdullah Ghazipur, president of Madrasa Chashme-e-Rahmat. And then studied hadith from Syed Nazeer Husain in Delhi. He studied Kutub al-Sittah and other hadith books from Husayn ibn Muhsin Al-Yamani Al-Ansari.

Literary works

Sheikh Mubarakpuri has written books, including on the defense of the Sunnah of the Prophet. His books include:

• Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi
• Abkār al-minan fÄ« tanqÄ«d Āthār al-sunan
• Al-Lubāb fÄ« takhrÄ«j al-MubārakfÅ«rÄ« li-qawl al-TirmidhÄ« wa-fÄ« al-bāb
• Fawāʼid fÄ« Ê»ulÅ«m al-ḤadÄ«th wa-kutubihi wa-ahlih
• Muqaddimat Tuḥfat al-aḥwadÄ«

Death

He died on 22 January 1935.

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