Zubair Ali Zai

Ullamah, Hafiz, Sheikh
Zubair Ali Zai
زبیر علی زئی
TitleSheikh, Hafiz
Personal life
Born
Muhammad Zubair

(1957-06-25)25 June 1957
Died10 November 2013 (2013-11-11) (aged 56)
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Cause of deathLung Failure
Resting placePirdad, Hazro
RegionPunjab
Main interest(s)Hadith, Ilm al-Rijāl
Notable work(s)Anwar al Sunan Fi Tahqiq Aasar il Sunan, Anwaar ul Saheefah Fi Ahadees Zaheefa, Tabqaat Al-Mudaliseen, Kitaabul Zu'afaa, Musnad Humaidi, Muawatta, Mishqaat, Tafsir Ibn Kaseer, "Maqalat", "Fatawa ilmiya"
Other namesAbu Tahir
OccupationMuhaddith, Faqih, Historiographer
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceAhl-i Hadith
CreedAthari
Muslim leader
Influenced
Websitezubairalizai.com

Zubair Ali Zai (Urdu: زبیر علی زئی; 25 June 1957 – 10 November 2013) was a preacher, theologian, Islamic scholar of ahadith and former merchant marine from Pakistan.[1][2][3]

Life

Zubair Alizai was from the Pashtun tribe of Alizai, itself a branch of the larger Durrani confederation tracing their descent back to Ahmad Shah Durrani, founder of the Durrani Empire.

He was born in 1957 in the village of Pirdad, near Hazro in the Attock District of Punjab.

He married in 1982 and had three sons (Tahir, Abdullah and Muaz) and four daughters. In addition to his native language of Hindko and Arabic, he was also fluent in English, Urdu, Pashto and Greek, and could read and understand Persian.[4]

Career

Education

Hafiz Zubair Alizai completed a bachelor's degree and later on two master's degrees, one in Islamic studies in 1983 and another in the Arabic language in 1994 from the University of the Punjab in Lahore. Additionally, he graduated for a fourth time from the Salafi University in Faisalabad.

Editing and publishing

Hafiz Zubair Alizai was, like his former teacher Rashidi, a bibliophile, having amassed a private library of some renown in Hazro, where he spent most of his time.

Works

Much of Hafiz Zubair Alizai's work consists of editing and referencing ancient texts of prophetic tradition and evaluating them according to the Categories of Hadith. Working with Dar us Salam, he has reviewed the Al-Kutub al-Sittah, considered canonical in Sunni Islam. He also authored many books written in Urdu and Arabic. A book named "Noor ul Enain fi Masalate Rafa-ul-Yadain" has a list of all his works.

Sunan Arbaha Takhreej by Zubair Ali Zai
Teaching Sunan Abu Dawood - in 2012
In Masjid Nabawi - during his last visit
Voice of Zubair Ali Zai

List of his books (published):

  • Anwar al Sunan Fi Tahqiq Aasar il Sunan [5]
  • Anwaar ul Saheefah Fi Ahadees Zaheefa Min Sunnan e Arba'a[6]
  • Tohfatul Aqwiya Fi Tahqeeq Kitabul Zuhafa[7]
  • Tahqeeq Tafseer Ibn Kathir[8]
  • Tahqeeq Masael Muhammad Ibn Usman Ibn Abi Shaybah[9]
  • Tahqeeq wa Takhreej Juzz Ali Bin Muhammad Al-Himyari[10]
  • Tahqeeq wa Takhreej Kitabul Arbaʿīn Le Ibn Taymiyyah[11]
  • Al-Etihaaf Al-Basim Fi Tahqeeq wa Takhreej Muwatta Imam Malik Riwayatu Ibn ul-Qasim[12]
  • Tahqeeq wa Takhreej Hisnul Muslim
  • Alfathul Mubeen Fi Tahqeeq Tabqaat Al-Mudaliseen[13]
  • Musafaha wa Mohaniqa Ke Ahkaam wa Masael[14]
  • Nabi Kareem ﷺ kay Lail wa Nahaar[15]
  • Taufeeq Al-Bari Fi Tatbeeq Al-Quran wa Saheeh Al-Bukhari[16]
  • Masla Fatiha Khalful Imam[17]
  • Juzz Rafahul Yadain[18]
  • Fazael Sahaba[19]
  • Noorul Enain Fi Masalate Asbaate Rafa-ul-Yadain[20]

Hadith referencing

  • Sahih Muslim of Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj. Riyadh: Dar us Salam Publications, 2007. 1st Ed. 7 volumes.
  • Jami' at-Tirmidhi of Muhammad ibn 'Isa at-Tirmidhi. Riyadh: Dar us Salam Publications, 2007. 6 volumes.
  • Al-Sunan al-Sughra of Al-Nasa'i. Riyadh: Dar us Salam Publications, 2008. 6 volumes.
  • Sunan Abu Dawood of Abu Dawood. Riyadh: Dar us Salam Publications, 2008. 1st Ed. 5 volumes. Translated by Yasir Qadhi. ISBN 978-9960-500-11-9
  • Sunan ibn Majah of Ibn Majah. Riyadh: Dar us Salam Publications, 2007. 1st Ed. 5 volumes. ISBN 9960-9881-3-9

Death

Hafiz Zubair Alizai died on 10 November 2013 in Benazir Bhutto Hospital in Rawalpindi, Pakistan of lung failure.[21][22]

See also

References

  1. ^ "محدث العصر حافظ زبیر علی زئی مرحوم کی چند یادیں اور الحدیث کا آپ کی حیات و خدمات پرخصوصی شمارہ". Nawaiwaqt. 17 July 2020.
  2. ^ "A Special Magazine on the life of Zubair Ali Zai". AlHadithHazro. 17 July 2020.
  3. ^ حافظ زبیر علی زئی رحمہ اللہ کا تعارف — انھی کے قلم سے. 1988. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  4. ^ Who is Zubair Alizai, his family, his sons - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Noor-ul-Enain-Rafa-ul-Yadain/#13-5
  5. ^ Anwar al Sunan Fi Tahqiq Aasar il Sunan (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Anwar-al-Sunan-Fi-Tahqiq-Aasar-il-Sunan/
  6. ^ Anwaarul Saheefah (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Anwaar-us-Saheefa-Fee-Ahadees-Zaeefa/
  7. ^ Kitabul Zuhafa (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Kitabul-Zuafaa/
  8. ^ Tafseer Ibn Kaseer Jild 1 (edition 2009) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Tafseer-Ibn-Kaseer-1/
  9. ^ Masael Muhammad Ibn Usman Ibn Abi Shaybah (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/AlMasahil-Abi-Shaybah/
  10. ^ Juzz Ali Bin Muhammad Al-Himyari (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Juzz-Ali-Alhimyari/
  11. ^ Kitabul Arbaʿīn Le Ibn Taymiyyah (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Kitabul-Arbaheen/
  12. ^ Muwatta Imam Malik Riwayatu Ibn ul-Qasim (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Muwatta-Imam-Malik/
  13. ^ Al FathulMubeen Fi Tahqeeq e Tabaqatil Mudaliseen (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Al-FathulMubeen-Fi-Tahqeeq-Tabqaat-il-Mudaliseen/
  14. ^ Musafaha wa Muhaniqa (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/musafaha-wa-mohaniqah-ky-ahkaam-wamasaahil/
  15. ^ Nabi Kareem kay Lail wa Nahaar (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Nabi-Kay-Lail-Wa-Nahaar/
  16. ^ Taufeeq al-Baari fi Tatbeeq al-Quran wa Saheeh al-Bukhari (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Taufeeq-ul-Baari-fee-Tatbeeq-al-Quran-wa-Saheeh-al-Bukhari/
  17. ^ Fatiha Khalful Imam (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Fatiha-Khalf-ul-Imaam/
  18. ^ Juzz Rafahul Yadain (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Juzz-Rafa-ul-Yadain/
  19. ^ Fazahil Sahaba (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Fazail-e-Sahaba/
  20. ^ Noorul Enain (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Noor-ul-Enain-Rafa-ul-Yadain/
  21. ^ "حافظ زبیر علی زئی کی وفات امت کیلئے عظیم صدمہ ہے، دینی رہنمائوں کا اظہار تعزیت". Nawaiwaqt. 11 November 2013.
  22. ^ Damanvi, Abdullah (December 2013). "علامہ حافظ محمد زبیر علی زئیؒ" [Allamah Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai]. Mohaddis Magazine (in Urdu).