Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri

Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri
خلیل احمد سہارنپوری
Personal
Born
Khalil Ahmad

December 1852[1]
Died13 October 1927 (aged 74)[1]
Resting placeJannat al-Baqi`
Medina, Saudi Arabia
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni Islam
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Main interest(s)Hadith studies
Notable work(s)Badhl Al-Majhud Fi Hall Abi Dawud
Al-Muhannad 'ala al-Mufannad
Alma materMazahir Uloom Saharanpur
TariqaChishti (Sabiri-Imdadi)
RelativesMamluk Ali Nanautawi (maternal grandfather), Muhammad Yaqub Nanautawi (maternal uncle)
Muslim leader
Disciple of Imdadullah Muhajir Makki (Rh)
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Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri (Urdu: خلیل احمد سہارنپوری, romanizedKhalīl Aḥmad Sahāranpūrī; December 1852 – 13 October 1927) was an Indian Islamic scholar of the Deobandi movement. He authored Badhl Al-Majhud Fi Hall Abi Dawud, an 18-volume commentary on the hadith collection Sunan Abi Dawud. He was also a Sufi shaykh of the Chishti order, being a disciple and successor of Rashid Ahmad Gangohi.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b c Profile of Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri on jamiat.org website, Retrieved 12 May 2017
  2. ^ Khalil Ahmad al-Saharanpuri (January 2017). Badhl al-Majhud fi Hall Abi Dawud (in Arabic). Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. ISBN 9782745155818.
  3. ^ Özşenel, Mehmet (1988–2016). "SEHÂRENPÛRÎ, Halîl Ahmed". TDV Encyclopedia of Islam (44+2 vols.) (in Turkish). Istanbul: Turkiye Diyanet Foundation, Centre for Islamic Studies.