Ibrahim Balyawi

{{Infobox religious biography

| name = Muhammad Ibrahim Balyawi

| image = Ibrahim Balyawi.jpg

| birth_date = 1887

| birth_place = Qazipura, Ballia district, British India

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1967|12|27|1887}}

| death_place = Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, India

| resting_place = Qasmi cemetery, Deoband

| alma_mater = Darul Uloom Deoband

| awards =

| students = Sharif Hasan Deobandi, Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri

| office1 = 6th Principal, Darul Uloom Deoband

| term_start1 = 1957

| term_end1 = 1967

| predecessor1 = Hussain Ahmad Madani

| successor2 = Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad

| religion = Islam

| honorific_prefix = Allamah, Maulana

| movement = Deobandi

| denomination = Sunni

| jurisprudence = Hanafi

| creed = Maturidi

}}

Muhammad Ibrahim Balyawi (1887–1967), also spelt as Muhammad Ibrahim Balliavi, was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar who served as the 6th Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband. He spent almost 50 years instructing Hadith, Mantiq, Islamic philosophy, and other subjects at Darul Uloom Deoband.{{Cite book |last=Khalid Hossain |first=Abul Fayez Muhammad |title=Islami Bishwakosh |publisher=Islamic Foundation Bangladesh |year=2005 |isbn=984-06-0955-6 |volume=4 |location=Dhaka |pages=708–709 |language=bn |chapter=Ibrahim Balyawi |author-link=A F M Khalid Hossain |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/islamicbissokos/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%80%20%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B7%20%E0%A7%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A5%20%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1/page/n715}}{{Cite thesis |last=Kaleem |first=Mohd |title=Contribution of Old boys of Darul uloom Deoband in Hadith Literature |publisher=Faculty of Sunni Theology, Aligarh Muslim University |year=2017 |location=India |language=ur |hdl=10603/364028 |type=PhD |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8443/jspui/handle/10603/364028 |access-date=24 October 2023 |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024044219/https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8443/jspui/handle/10603/364028 |url-status=live |pages=139–142}}{{Cite book |last=Qasmi |first=Mazharul Islam Osman |url=https://www.rokomari.com/book/26343/bikhyato100-olama-mashayekher-chhatro-jibon |title=Student Life Of 100 Famous Scholars |publisher=Baad Comprint and Publications |year=2015 |location=Bangladesh |pages=94–96 |language=bn}}

Early life and education

Muhammad Ibrahim Balyawi was born in 1304 AH (1887 AD) at Qazipura, Ballia. His family came to Jaunpur from the Jhang district of Punjab province, then settled in Ballia. His father, Abdur Rahim, was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Jaunpur.{{sfn|Rizwi|1981|p=72}}{{sfn|Qasmi|2020|p=587}}{{cite book|last=Adrawi|first=Asir|author-link=Asir Adrawi|title=Tazkirah Mashāhīr-e-Hind: Karwān-e-Rafta|url=https://archive.org/details/Tazkira-Mashaheer-i-Hind-Karwan-i-Rafta/page/n7/mode/1up?view=theater|page=7|location=Deoband|publisher= Darul Muallifeen |edition=First |date=1994|language=ur}}

He received his elementary education in Persian and Arabic from Jamiluddin Naginavi in Jaunpur, read books on logic from Farooq Ahmad Chirayakoti and Hidayatullah Khan Rampuri, and studied theology from Abdul Ghaffar Mauwi.{{sfn|Rizwi|1981|p=72}}{{sfn|Qasmi|2020|p=587}}

He enrolled at Darul Uloom Deoband in 1325 AH (1907 AD) and graduated from there in 1327 AH (1909 AD). At the Deoband seminary, his teachers included Mahmood Hasan Deobandi and Azizur Rahman Usmani.{{sfn|Rizwi|1981|p=72}}

Career

After graduation, Balyawi was first appointed as a teacher at Madrasa Alia Fatehpuri, Delhi. Then he spent some time as a teacher at Umri Kalan, Moradabad.{{sfn|Rizwi|1981|p=72}}{{sfn|Qasmi|2020|p=587}} In 1331 AH, he was appointed as a teacher at Darul Uloom Deoband and remained there until 1339 AH.{{sfn|Rizwi|1981|p=72}}

Between 1340 AH and 1343 AH, he held the position of principal in Darul Uloom Mau and Madrasa Imdadia Darbhanga. He returned to Darul Uloom Deoband in 1343 AH as a teacher and resigned from there in 1362 AH. After that, he served as principal at Jamia Islamia Talimuddin, Madrasa Alia Fathpuri, Delhi, and Hathazari Madrasa, respectively.{{sfn|Rizwi|1981|pp=72–73}}{{cite book |last=Miftahi|first=Zafeeruddin|author-link=Zafeeruddin Miftahi|title=Mashaheer-e-Ulama-e-Darul Uloom Deoband|url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/mashaheer-e-ulama-e-darul-uloom-deoband-mohammad-zafeeruddin-ebooks|publisher=Daftar Ijalas-e-Sad Sala|location= Deoband|edition=first|year=1980|pages=70–71|language=ur}}

In 1366 AH, he was appointed as a teacher at Darul Uloom for the third time at Qari Muhammad Tayyib's recommendation and with the approval of the Majlis-e-Shura (the advisory committee of Darul Uloom). In 1377 AH (1957 AD), after the demise of Hussain Ahmad Madani, he was promoted to principal and held this position until his death, i.e., in 1387 AH (1967 AD).{{sfn|Qasmi|2020|pp=588, 751}}

He took the oath of Bay'ah at the hand of his student, Wasiullah Fatehpuri in Sufism, and became his authorised disciple.{{sfn|Qasmi|2020|p=587}}

Literary works

Balyawi's books include:{{sfn|Rizwi|1981|p=74}}{{sfn|Qasmi|2020|p=589}}{{Cite journal |last=Sajjad Husain Qasmi |first=Maulana |date=2018 |title=Services of Ulama-e Deoband in the realm of Hadith science |url=https://dud.edu.in/images/pdf/Microsoft_Word_-_5_Mufti_Sajjad_Sb_Reseach_31-36_P._6__Edited_Final__1_.pdf |journal=Voice of Darul Uloom |series=3 |publisher=Darul Uloom Waqf |publication-place=India |page=30 |access-date=9 January 2024 |archive-date=9 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309112137/https://dud.edu.in/images/pdf/Microsoft_Word_-_5_Mufti_Sajjad_Sb_Reseach_31-36_P._6__Edited_Final__1_.pdf |url-status=dead }}

Hadiyyat al-Ahwadhi (a commentary on Jami' al-Tirmidhi) - unfinished
Risala-e-Musafaha (a booklet on shaking hands in Islam)
Risala-e-Tarāweeh (a booklet on Tarawih)
Anwar-ul-Hikmah (a booklet in Islamic philosophy)
Ziya-un-Nujoom (a footnote on Sullam-ul-Uloom)

Death

Balyawi died on Wednesday, Ramadan 24, 1387 AH (December 27, 1967 AD) in Deoband and was buried in Qasmi cemetery.{{cite book |last=Bukhari|first=Akbar Shah|title= Akabir Ulama-e-Deoband|url=https://archive.org/details/AkabirUlamaEDeobandByHafizMuhammadAkbarShahBukhari/page/n94/mode/1up?view=theater|publisher=Idara-e-Islamiat|location= Lahore|edition=|year=1999|pages=187–189|language=ur}}{{cite book |last=Banuri|first=Muhammad Yusuf|author-link=Yusuf Banuri|title= Yad-e-Raftagāñ|url=https://archive.org/details/20210127_20210127_1742/page/n50/mode/1up?view=theater|publisher=Maktaba Bayyinat, Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia|location= Banuri town, Karachi|edition=|year=2020|pages=50–51|language=ur}}{{cite journal|editor-last1=Azmi |editor-first1=Habibur Rahman Qasmi|title=Shaikh al-Mantiq wa al-Falsafah Hazrat Allamah Muhammad Ibrahim Balyawi, by Fuzailurrahman Hilal Usmani|url=https://darululoom-deoband.com/urdu/articles/tmp/1391926936%2006-Shaikhul%20Mantiq%20wal_MDU_02_February_10.htm|journal=Monthly Darul Uloom|publisher=Darul Uloom Deoband|location=Deoband|date=February 2010|volume=94|issue=2|pages=42–47|language=ur}}{{Cite magazine |date=January 1968 |editor-last=Akbarabadi |editor-first=Saeed Ahmad |editor-link=Saeed Ahmad Akbarabadi |title=Nazarāt |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/burhan-shumara-number-001-saeed-ahmad-akbarabadi-magazines-51 |journal=Monthly Burhan |language=ur |location=Delhi |publisher=Nadwatul Musannifeen |volume=60 |issue=1 |pages=2–4 |access-date=7 January 2024}}

File:The_Inscription_on_the_grave_of_Allāma_Muḥammad_Ibrahim_Balyawi.jpg in Deoband]]

References

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{{cite book |last1=Rizwi |first1=Syed Mehboob |author1-link=Syed Mehboob Rizwi |translator= Murtaz Hussain F Qureshi |volume= 2 |title=History of Dar al Ulum Deoband |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/2VolumeBookOnTheHistoryOfDarAlUlumDeoband/HistoryOfTheDarulUloomDeoband-VolumeTwo1981/page/n84/mode/1up |date=1981 |publisher=Idara-e-Ehtemam |location=Darul Uloom Deoband |edition=1st|pages=72–74|chapter=Allamah Muhammad Ibrahim Balliavi|language=en}}
{{Cite book |last=Qasmi |first=Muhammadullah |author-link=Muhammadullah Khalili Qasmi|url=https://archive.org/details/darul-uloom-deob-ki-jamey-wa-mukhtasar-tareekh-edition-2|title=Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Jame O Mukhtasar Tareekh |publisher=Shaikh-Ul-Hind Academy |edition=3rd|date= October 2020 |location=India |language=ur|oclc=1345466013}}