Qazi Muhammad Yousaf

Qazi Muhammad Yousaf was born September 1, 1883, at Hoti, Maradan. The family shifted to Peshawar in 1884. His father, Qazi Muhammad Siddique, was a religious scholar and occasional imam at the Mosque in Gul Badhsh Ji Street, Peshawar. In 1896, at age 12, Muhammad Yousaf was admitted to Mission High School Peshawar He later studied at Islamia High School, completing his Secondary School Certificate Examination.

In 1901, he came across books by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, namely ‘Shuhna e Haq’ and ‘Izala e Auhaam’.

On January 15, 1902, Qazi Muhammad Yousaf converted to Ahmadiyya Islam due to the efforts of his English teacher Munshi Khadim Hussain He attended the Annual Ahmadiyya Convention in December 1902 and physically took the Bay'ah (Ahmadiyya) at the hands of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. In Qadian, he also had the opportunity to meet Sahibzada Abdul Latif.

On May 28, 1908, he participated in the funeral prayers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and took his fresh Oath of Allegiance (Bay'ah (Ahmadiyya)) at the hands of the newly elected Khalifa Hakeem Noor-ud-Din. In 1912, Yousaf met Khalifa Hakeem Noor-ud-Din and presented his book Iblagh e Haq to him, giving him a written request for prayers. On the same letter, the Khalifa wrote, he would pray for him. He also wrote a ‘Ro’ya’ (dream) of his own upon the same letter. He wrote: “Insha Allah I shall pray for you. You must also persist in prayers. I saw Hadhrat Umar in a Ro’ya (dream). He was saying, ‘Iran is destroyed’. They [Iranis] abuse me, (Tabarra) l but I don’t care, I am now preparing armies. May Allah make you a commander of that army.”

On March 14, 1914, Khalifa Hakeem Noor-ud-Din died. The Community was split into two. Muhammad Yousaf sided with the group headed by Muhammad Ali of the Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat-i-Islam Lahore.

He has listed 113 persons who converted to Ahmadiyya Islam due to his efforts. He died on January 4, 1963, and was buried at Mardan.

He wrote regularly for the monthly Review of Religions, (Urdu) 1919-1921. the Al-Hakam, the Badar, the Al-Fazal, the Farooq. Here is a list of his Works below.