Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri


Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri was an Indian Islamic hadith scholar and former Shaykh al-Hadith of Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur.
He was among the senior students and disciples of Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi.

Early life and education

Jaunpuri was born on 2 October 1937 in Jaunpur. He graduated from Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur in 1961.

Personal life

Jaunpuri did not opt to marry and stayed single through out his life. Fuzail Ahmad Nasiri says that there have been mentioned a number of reasons for this but the better being that Jaunpuri did not found himself capable for marriage and thus stayed single. He felt discomfort and pain for not having any children.

Career

Jaunpuri taught different books of Hadith in Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur. He was appointed as Shaykh al-Hadith of the Jamia in 1388 AH. He taught Sahih Al-Bukhari in Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur nearly for 50 years. His students include Yusuf Motala and Abdur Raheem Limbada.

Death

Jaunpuri died on 11 July 2017. His funeral was attended by over one million people and the prayer was led by Talha Kandhlawi, the son of Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi. International Islamic scholar Ismail ibn Musa Menk expressed grief over his demise. Indian poet and scholar Fuzail Ahmad Nasiri also expressed grief and said that Jaunpuri was an exemplar scholar of hadith.

Literary works

Jaunpuri’s books include: