Muhammad Junagarhi
{{Short description|Indian Islamic scholar (1890–1941)}}
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{{Infobox religious biography
| honorific prefix = Mawlana, Shaykh
| name = Muhammad Junagarhi
محمد جوناگڑھی
| title = Khatib e Hind
| religion = Islam
| denomination = Sunni
| creed = Athari
| movement = Ahl-i Hadith
| birth_date = {{birth year|1891}}
| birth_place = Junagadh State
| death_date = {{date of death and age|1941|1890}}
| death_place = Junagadh
| resting_place =
| education = Madrasa Aminia
Madrasa Darul Kitab wa al-Sunnah
| main_interests = Tafsir, Ilm al-Hadith, Aqeeda, Fiqh
| notable_ideas =
| notable_works = Translation of Holy Qur'an into Urdu
Translation of Tafsir ibn Kathir into Urdu
}}
Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Junagarhi ({{langx|ur|محمد ابن ابراہیم جوناگڑھی|translit=Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm Jūnāgaṛhī}}) (1890–1941), commonly known as Muhammad Junagarhi, was an Indian Islamic scholar who co-founded and served as the president of the All-India Ahl-i Hadith Conference. He translated Ibn Qayyim's I'laam ul Muwaqqi'een 'an Rabb il 'Aalameen and Ibn Kathir's exegesis of the Quran into Urdu language.''{{Sfn|Mohammadi|2019|p=548}}
Biography
Muhammad Junagarhi was born in 1890 in the state of Junagadh to Ibrahim and belonged to Memon ethnic group.{{Sfn|Junagarhi|2006|p=10}} He was thus known as Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Junagarhi.{{Cite book|last=Khan|first=Mofakhkhar Hussain|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ne3XAAAAMAAJ|title=The Holy Qur'ãn in South Asia: A Bio-bibliographic Study of Translations of the Holy Qurʼãn in 23 South Asian Languages|date=2001|publisher=Bibi Akhtar Prakãs̆ani|pages=520|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KyXgAAAAMAAJ|title=The Pakistan National Bibliography|date=1985|publisher=Government of Pakistan, Directorate of Archives & Libraries, National Bibliographical Unit.|pages=20|language=en}} He completed his early education from the town and later moved to Delhi for higher education.{{Sfn|Mohammadi|2019|p=548}} In Delhi, he studied at the Madrasa Aminia.{{cite news |author1=Wahajuddin Hashmi |title=مولانا محمد جوناگڑھی :بلند پایہ خطیب، مستند مفسر |url=https://dawatnews.net/%D9%85%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7%DA%AF%DA%91%DA%BE%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF-%D9%BE%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%81-%D8%AE%D8%B7%DB%8C%D8%A8%D8%8C-%D9%85/ |access-date=13 July 2021 |work=Dawat News |date=15 April 2021}} He discontinued his studies at the Aminia and went to Madrasa Darul Kitaba wa- al-Sunnah of Abdul Wahhab Multani, from where he graduated.
Junagarhi co-founded the All-India Ahl-i Hadith Conference and served as the president of the All-India Ahl-i Hadith Conference.{{Cite book|last=Syed|first=Jawad|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/962831215|title=Faith-based violence and Deobandi militancy in Pakistan|date=2016|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|others=Edwina Pio, Tahir Kamran, Abbas Zaidi|isbn=978-1-349-94966-3|edition=1|location=London|pages=323|oclc=962831215}} He died in 1941 at the age of 51.{{Sfn|Junagarhi|2006|p=14}} He was known with the title of Khatib-i Hind {{Efn|Khateeb e Hind is a title given to Islamic scholar for their scholarship. Many scholars may be known by Khateeb e Hind.}}{{Sfn|Mohammadi|2019|p=548}}
Literary works
Junagarhi translated Tafsir Ibn Kathir and Ibn Qayyim's I'laam ul Muwaqqi'een 'an Rabb il 'Aalameen into Urdu language. His other works include:{{cite web |title=Books by Muhammad Junagarhi |url=https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2002025240/ |publisher=WorldCat |access-date=13 July 2021}}
- Sayf-i Muḥammadī
- Shamʻ-i Muḥammadī
- Tafsīr Aḥsan ul-Bāyan, a translation of the Quran with commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf.
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Sources
- {{Cite book|last=Iraqi|first=Abdul Rasheed|title=40 Ahl-e Hadith Scholars from the Indian Subcontinent|publisher=Independently Published|year=2019|isbn=9781081008956|pages=156–166}}
- {{Cite book|last=Iraqi|first=Abdul Rasheed|url=https://kitabosunnat.com/kutub-library/tazkara-tu-al-nubala-fi-trajim-al-ulama|title=Tazkara Tu Al Nubala Fi Trajim Al-ulama [تذکرۃ النبلاء فی تراجم العلماء]|publisher=Maktaba-e-Baitul Hikmat, Lahore|year=2004|location=Lahore|pages=351–353|language=Urdu}}
- {{Cite book|last=Junagarhi|first=Muhammad|url=http://www.mediafire.com/file/7os7hdzdz5db7nm/%25D8%25B3%25DB%258C%25D9%2581_%25D9%2585%25D8%25AD%25D9%2585%25D8%25AF%25DB%258C_%25D8%25AA%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25DB%258C%25D9%2581_%25D8%25AE%25D8%25B7%25D9%258A%25D8%25A8_%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D9%2587%25D9%2586%25D8%25AF_%25D9%2585%25D8%25AD%25D9%2585%25D8%25AF_%25D8%25AC%25D9%2588%25D9%2586%25D8%25A7%25DA%25AF%25DA%2591%25DA%25BE%25DB%258C_%25D8%25AA%25D8%25AD%25D9%2582%25DB%258C%25D9%2582_%25D9%2588_%25D8%25AA%25D8%25B9%25D9%2584%25DB%258C%25D9%2582_%25D8%25AD%25D8%25A7%25D9%2581%25D8%25B8_%25D8%25B9%25D8%25A8%25D8%25AF_%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D9%2584%25D8%25B7%25DB%258C%25D9%2581_%25D8%25A7%25D8%25AB%25D8%25B1%25DB%258C.pdf/file|title=Saif e Mohammadi [سیف محمدی]|publisher=Publisher of Qur'an and Hadith, Pakistan|year=2006|location=Lahore|pages=10–14|language=Urdu}}
- {{Cite book|last=Mohammadi|first=Mohammad Ameen|url=https://kitabosunnat.com/kutub-library/Tehreek-e-Pakistan-Me-Ulmae-Ahle-Hadith-Ka-Kirdar|title=Tehreek e Pakistan Me Ulmae Ahle Hadith Ka Kirdar [تحریک پاکستان میں علماء اہل حدیث کا کردار]|publisher=Dar al-Muslimeen, Urdu Bazar|year=2019|location=Lahore|pages=548|language=Urdu}}
- {{Cite book|last=Iraqi|first=Abdul Rasheed|url=https://kitabosunnat.com/kutub-library/barre-sagheer-pak-w-hind-me-ilam-e-hadith|title=Barre-Sagheer-Pak-w-Hind-Me-Ilam-e-Hadith [برصغیر پاک و ہند میں علم حدیث]|publisher=Mohaddis Ropari Academy, Dalgaran Chowk|year=2007|location=Lahore|pages=67–68|language=Urdu}}
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Category:Indian Islamic studies scholars