Zubair Ali Zai

Zubair Ali Zai
Title Al-Hafiz,
Born Muhammad Zubair bin Mujaddad Khan
25 June 1957
Hazro, Punjab, Pakistan
Died 10 November 2013 (2013-11-11) (aged 56)
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Cause of death Paralysis Attack
Resting place Hazro
Other names Abu Tahir
Nationality Pakistani
Ethnicity Pashtun
Occupation Author
Religion Islam
Denomination Sunni
Jurisprudence Ahl-i Hadith
Movement Ahl-i Hadith
Main interest(s) Research
Notable work(s) (Tahqeeq, Takhreej) – Hadith Editing and Referencing of Sahih Muslim, At-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, An-Nasai and Ibn Majah -Printed by Darussalam
Website http://ishaatulhadith.com/zubair-alizai/biography/

Hafiz Zubair Ali zai (Urdu: زبیر علی زئي‬‎) was a preacher, theologian, Islamic scholar, muhaddith and former merchant marine from Pakistan.

Life

"Zubair" 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.

Zubair was born in 1957 in the village of Peerdad, near Hazro in the Attock District of Punjab. [1]

Zubair married in 1982 and had three sons and four daughters. He was a polyglot; in addition to his native language of Hindko language and the Arabic language from his graduate study, Alizai was also fluent in English, Urdu, Pashto and Greek, and could read and understand Persian.[1]

Career

Education

Zubair 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, Alizai graduated for a fourth time from the Salafi University in Faisalabad.

Here is an official link to his education. (taken from Zubair's own book)

Editing and publishing

Zubair 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.[1]

Works

Much of Zubair'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, Ali zai has reviewed the Al-Kutub al-Sittah, considered canonical in Sunni Islam. Besides, he has also authored many of his own books both in Urdu and Arabic. He has a book named as "Noor ul Enain fe Masalate Rafaul Yadain" (Urdu: نورالعینین فی مسئلۃ رفع الیدین‬‎) which has list of all his works: check page 40 to page 47.

Here is an official website link to see list of all his books both in Urdu and Arabic.

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dr. Khaalid Zafarullah, "The Biography and Works of Scholar of Ilm-ar-Rijal Shaykh Zubayr Alee Za'ee (hafidhahullah)." Ed. Raza Hassan.
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