Wahiduzzaman Kairanawi


Wahiduzzaman Kairanawi
Born17 February 1930
Kairana, Muzaffarnagar district, United Provinces, British India (now Shamli district, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died15 April 1995(1995-04-15) (aged 65)
Delhi, India
Resting placeMazar-e-Qasmi, Deoband
OccupationWriter, Teacher, lexicographer
LanguageUrdu, Arabic
Nationality British India
 India
Alma materDarul Uloom Deoband
SubjectArabic literature
Notable works
  • Al-Da'i
  • Al Qamūs Al Wahīd
  • Al Qamūs Al Jadīd
  • Jawāhir ul Ma‘ārif
  • Al qirā’at ul wāziha

Wahīduzzamān Kairānawi (1930–1995), also spelt as Waheed-uz-Zaman Keranvi, was an Indian Islamic scholar, writer, lexicographer, and professor who specialised in Arabic. He spent around 27 years instructing Hadith and Arabic at Darul Uloom Deoband.