Yusuf Motala

Yusuf ibn Suleman ibn Qasim Motala (25 November 1946 – 8 September 2019) was a British Indian Sunni Muslim scholar, founder of Darul Uloom Bury and one of the disciples of Zakariyya Kandhlawi.

Early life and education

Yusuf Motala was born in Nani Naroli in Gujarat, British India, on 25 November 1946. He graduated from Mazahir Uloom, where he studied under Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi and Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri.

Career

Upon the instruction of Zakariyya Kandhlawi, Maulana Yusuf Motala established Darul Uloom Al-Arabiyyah Al-Islamiyyah in Holcombe, Bury, Lancashire, in 1973. He subsequently established several other educational institutes. He was included in the 2019 list of "The 500 Most Influential Muslims," published annually by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre.

Death

He died in Toronto, Canada on 8 September 2019 following a heart attack.

Works

Motala's works are:

• Aḍwā' al-Bayān fÄ« Tarjamatul Qurʼān (Urdu translation of the Quran).
• Aimma Araba aur Sufia Kiram (Urdu)
• Juz' Ê¿Amma TafsÄ«r in Arabic (with Urdu and English Tarjumma)
• Arabic Khutbahs
• Hadyah-e-Haramain (Salaatus-Salaam Compilations - Arabic-Urdu)
• Buzurgon ke Wisal Ke Ahwaal (Urdu)
• Fitno se Hifazat ke liye Masnoon Duaaei (Urdu)
• Shaykh al-ḤadÄ«th, Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Muḥammad Zakariyya saheb raḥmatullahe alayhe Aur Unke Khulafa Ikraam- Part 2 and Part 3 (Urdu)
• Inayat Naame (Urdu)
• Itaat-e-Rasool (Urdu)
• Jamale Mohammadi Jable Noor Pur (Urdu)
• Jamale Mohammadi darse Bukhari ke Aaine mei  - Vol 1 & 2 Combined (Urdu)
• Jamale Muhammadi ki Jalwa Gahen - Vols 1 and 2 (Urdu)
• JāmiÊ¿ al-Siyar (Urdu)
• Karamat Wa Kamalat-e-Awliya - Volumes 1 and 2 (Urdu)
• Majmua e Darood o Salaam (Urdu)
• Mashaa'ikh Ahmadabad Volumes 1 and 2 (Urdu)
• Mere Bhai Jaan (Urdu)
• Muhabbat Naamay Volumes 1 and 2 (Urdu)
• Sham-o-Hind ke Awliya' Ê¿Izam (Urdu)

English translations of Shaykh Yusuf Motala's works are:

• Final Moments of the Pious (English Translation)
• Ḥaḍrat Shaykh and I (English)
• Miá¹£bāḥ al-Ẓalām fi al-á¹¢alāt wa al-Salām Ê¿alā khayr al-Anām, compiled by Imām NÅ«r al-DÄ«n Al-ShÅ«ni (RA), emphasised by Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā YÅ«suf Motālā á¹£aheb (English /Arabic)
• 99 Names of Allah (Asmaaul-Husnaa) and 99 Attributes/Appellations of Prophet Muhammad
• The Need for Simple Weddings (English)

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