Title Hazratji | Occupation Islamic scholar, Da'i Name Inamul Kandhlawi | |
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Similar People Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi, Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi, Muhammad Abdul Wahhab, Abul Hasan Ali Hasani N, Husain Ahmad Madani | ||
Succeeded by Maulana Zubair ul Hassan |
Muḥammad In‘āmul-Ḥasan ibn Ikrāmul-Ḥasan Kāndhlawī (Urdu: محمد انعام الحسن بن اکرام الحسن کاندھلوی; c. 20 February 1918 – 10 June 1995) was an Indian Islamic scholar who served as the third leader of the Tablighi Jamaat.
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Early life and career
Inamul Hasan was born on 20 February 1918 at Kandhla town, near Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. He received his basic religious education at Madrassa Kashif-ul-Uloom Nizamuddin New Dehli and then at Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur and then spent the rest of his life working for Tablighi Jamat.
He married Sheikh ul Hadith Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi's second daughter. He was selected and appointed the third Ameer (leader) of Tablighi Jamaat by Sheikh-ul-Hadith after the death of Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi in 1965 and served over 30 years as the leader of Tablighi Jamaat until his death in 1995.
Death and legacy
Inamul Hasan Kandhlawi died on 10 June 1995. He was well-versed in the ilm-e-Hadith (knowledge of the traditions of prophet Muhammad SW). He discharged his responsibility as the Amir of Tablighi Jamaat with foresight and courage.