Abd al-Hayy al-Lucknawi
Abdul Hayy Lucknawi Firangi Mahali (24 October 1848 - 27 December 1886) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar of Hanafi school of Islamic thought.
Also recorded as Abdul Hayy Lucknawi Firangi Mahali · Maulana Abdul Hayy · Abd al-Hayy Abu l-Hassanat Muhammad · Muḥammad ʻAbd al-Ḥayy
Abd al-Hayy al-Lucknawi
- Name
- Abd al-Hayy al-Lakhnawi
- Born
- 24 October 1848 (26 Dhul Qa'dah, 1264)
- Birthplace
- Banda
- Died
- 27 December 1886 (29/30 Rabi al-Awwal 1304)
- Place of death
- Lucknow
- Nationality
- British Raj
- Occupation
- theologian · muhaddith · islamic jurist · writer
- Teachers
- Ibn Ḥumayd al-Najdī
- Languages
- Arabic
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• Honorific Prefix — Maulana • Name — Abd al-Hayy al-Lakhnawi • Born — 24 October 1848 (26 Dhul Qa'dah, 1264) • Birthplace — Banda • Died — 27 December 1886 (29/30 Rabi al-Awwal 1304) • Place of death — Lucknow • Resting Place — Anwar Bagh, Lucknow • Religion — Islam • Denomination — Sunni • Jurisprudence — Hanafi • Creed — Maturidi
Lineage
Lineage
Abdul Hayy was born in Banda, India. He was an Indo-Arab and a descendant of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari RadiAllahi ‘Anhu from Madinah through the lineage of the Sufi saint of Herat, Abdullah Ansari.
Early life
Early life
After his father's death, he studied mathematics under his father's tutor, Muhammad Niamatullah. He taught for a while in Hyderabad. Subsequently, he left for Lucknow where he remained for the rest of his life.
Status as a Muhaddith
Status as a Muhaddith
The Grand Mufti of Makkah Ahmad Zayni Dahlan granted him permission for all isnad (chains of narration) from al-Hidayah of Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani, Muhammad ibn Abdullah Hanbali of Makkah and Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Gharbi. Abdul Ghani Dehlwi also granted him permission for various isnad.
Literary works
Literary works
• Gheebat Kya Hai? • Al-Ajwibah al-Fadilah lil As'ilat (Arabic) • Al-Raf' wal Takmil fil Jarh wal Ta'dil (Arabic) • Al Kalam Al Mateen fi Tahrir Al Baraheen (arabic)- "The solid argument in presenting proofs" - a collection of 52 proofs refuting infinite regress (tasalsul) • Iqamatul Hujjah 'Ala Annal Ikthar fil Ta'abud (Arabic) • at-Ta'liq al-Mumajjad (Arabic) • Sharh al-Wiqaya Ma'a Hashiyat 'Umdatul Ri'ayah (Arabic) • Tuhfatu al-Akhyar bi Ahya Sunnat Sayyid al-Abrar (Arabic) • Sibahatil Fikr Fil Jahr Bil Zikr (Arabic) • Rijal: Narrators of the Muwatta al-Imam Muhammad • Dhikr: In the Vocal Form, Permissibility and Virtues of Dhikr
Death
Death
He died at the age of 38 and was buried in the graveyard of his ancestors.
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Banda.
Birth place
Lucknow.
Death place
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- 1.Markaz ash-Shaykh Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi, Muzaffarpur, Azamgarh. Allama Abd al-Hayy Lakhnawi: Hayat-o-Khidmat. 87.
- 2.Markaz ash-Shaykh Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi, Muzaffarpur, Azamgarh. Allama Abd al-Hayy Lakhnawi: Hayat-o-Khidmat. 96–97.
- 3.Markaz ash-Shaykh Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi, Muzaffarpur, Azamgarh. Allama Abd al-Hayy Lakhnawi: Hayat-o-Khidmat. 97.
- 4.Maulana Abdul Hayy Lucknawi [1264 – 1304 A.H.]. HaqIslam.org.
- 5.Maktaba Aarifeen, Ruqayya Building, Pakistan Chowk, Karachi. Gheebat Kya Hai?.
- 6.Imam 'Abdul Hayy Lucknawi [1264 - 1304 A.H.]. kitaabun.com.
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