Ashiq Ilahi Bulandshahri


Muḥammad ‘Āshiq Ilāhī Bulandshahrī Muhājir Madanī was a prominent Indian Islamic scholar. He was a notable student of Zakariyya Kandhlawi.

Biography

Ashiq Ilahi was born in Bulandshahr, United Provinces of British India in 1924 or 1925. He graduated from Mazahir Uloom in 1363 AH. He was an authorized disciple of Talha Kandhlawi in Sufism.
After completing his education, Ashiq Ilahi taught at various Indian madrasas and moved to Pakistan at the request of Muhammad Shafi in 1384 AH. He taught tafsir and hadith for twelve years at the Darul Uloom Karachi. He later moved to Medina in 1396 AH where he died in 1422 AH. He was buried in al-Baqi'.

Literary works

His works include: