Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar

Pakistani islamic scholar
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IntroPakistani islamic scholar
A.K.A.Shaykh Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar Maulana Sarfraz Khan Safdar Sarfaraz Khan Safdar
A.K.A.Shaykh Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar Maulana Sarfraz Khan Safdar Sarfaraz Khan Safdar
PlacesPakistan
wasResearcher Writer Lecturer Scholar
Work fieldAcademia Literature
Gender
Male
Birth1914, Mansehra District, Hazara Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Death5 May 2009 (aged 95 years)
Family
Siblings:Abdul Hameed Swati
Children:Zahid al-Rashidi
Education
Darul Uloom DeobandIndia
Employers
Jamia Nusrat Ul Uloom GujranwalaGujranwala District, Gujranwala Division, Pakistan
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Biography

Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar (born; 1914 – 5 May 2009) (Urdu: محمد سرفراز خان صفدر) was a Pakistani, Deobandi Scholar.

Early life and education

Sarfaraz Khan Safdar studied first with Ghulam Ghaus Hazarvi in his hometown. In 1939 he traveled to Darul Uloom Deoband with his brother Sufi Abdul Hameed Swati and studied ahadith under Husain Ahmad Madani.

Honorary titles

  • 'Safdar' or 'Saf-dar' – Derived from Arabic, mean; "the one who breaks the row/queue". It was given by Husain Ahmad Madani
  • 'Imam Ahl al-Sunnah' (the Imam of the Ahl al-Sunnah), given by Ahmad al-Rahman, Mufti Wali Hasan Tonki, Muhammad Yusuf Ludhianvi, Nizamuddin Shamzai, Muhammad Jamil Khan, Zar Wali Khan, Mufti Muhammad Naeem and Muhammad Aslam Sheikhupuri.

Literary works

Safdar’s books include:

  • Al-Kalam al-Mufeed fi Asbatit al-Taqleed
  • Al-Minhāj Al-Vāz̤iḥ 2009
  • Tawdih al-Maram fil Nuzul al-Masih (AS)
  • Al-Kalam al-Havi fi Tahqiq ‘Ibarah al-Tahawi
  • Al Maslak Al Mansoor Fi Kitabil Mastoor
  • Itmam Ul Burhan
  • Rah-e-Hidayat
  • Irshad Ush Shia
  • Eesaiyat Ka Pas e Manzar
  • Hukm az Zikr bil Jahr
  • Al Shihab al Mubeen
  • Ibaraat-e-Akabir
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