Ibrahim Balyawi
Indian Islamic scholar
Muhammad Ibrahim Balyawi (1887–1967), also spelt as Muhammad Ibrahim Balliavi, was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar who served as the 6th Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband. He spent almost 50 years instructing Hadith, Mantiq, Islamic philosophy, and other subjects at Darul Uloom Deoband.
Early life and education
Muhammad Ibrahim Balyawi was born in 1304 AH (1887 AD) at Qazipura, Ballia. His family came to Jaunpur from the Jhang district of Punjab province, then settled in Ballia. His father, Abdur Rahim, was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Jaunpur.
He received his elementary education in Persian and Arabic from Jamiluddin Naginavi in Jaunpur, read books on logic from Farooq Ahmad Chirayakoti and Hidayatullah Khan Rampuri, and studied theology from Abdul Ghaffar Mauwi.
He enrolled at Darul Uloom Deoband in 1325 AH (1907 AD) and graduated from there in 1327 AH (1909 AD). At the Deoband seminary, his teachers included Mahmood Hasan Deobandi and Azizur Rahman Usmani.
Career
After graduation, Balyawi was first appointed as a teacher at Madrasa Alia Fatehpuri, Delhi. Then he spent some time as a teacher at Umri Kalan, Moradabad.
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