Yusuf Ludhianvi
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Maulana Muhammad Yousuf Ludhianvi (1932–18 August, 2000) was a Muslim scholar and Naib Amir (Sub Head) of Aalmi Majlis-i-Tahafuz-i-Khatm-i-Nabuwwat (Anti Qadiani Movement [1]). He was born in EsaPur, Ludhiana, Eastern Punjab, India and died in Karachi, Pakistan.
Maulana Yousuf came to Pakistan in 1947 and obtained early education at Multan's Khairul Madaris. Before joining Jamiat Uloom-i-Islami Binori Town, where he had been teaching Hadith, the maulana had studied at Faisalabad and Sahiwal.
Lifetime and work
Maulana Ludhianvi authored over 100 books and many had been translated into various languages. His major works included "Aap kay masail aur unka hal" spread over ten volumes. He was editor of weekly Khatm-i-Nabuwwat, monthly Buyyanat, and another monthly LauLak. Through his weekly column for an Urdu daily, he had been associated with journalism for the last 40 years. For the last seven years, his column had been appearing in an English daily as well. Maulana Ludhianvi was also chief patron of Iqra School'schain.
[1] Maulana Muhammad Yusuf Ludhianvi,"Qadianis debase the Islamic Kalimah", http://www.alhafeez.org/rashid/ludhianvi/dbkalimah.html
[2] http://www.albalagh.net/current_affairs/yusuf_ludhianvi.shtml