Abul Wafa Al Afghani

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Abul Wafa Al Afghani, also known as Abu Wafa Al Afghani, was an Afghani Hyderabadi Islamic scholar of Hanafi Jurisprudence.

Books worked on[edit]

The Shaykh worked on the following books:^[1][2]

• Mukhtasar At Tahawi – In a single huge volume
• Research work on the 3rd volume of Tarikh Al Kabeer of Imam Bukhari
• An Nafaqaat by Imam Jassas
• Usool Ul Fiqh by Sarkhasi
• Sharh Uz Ziyadaat – In 2 volumes
• Manaqibi Abi Hanifa Wa Sahibaihi Yousuf Wa Muhammad by Imam Dhahabi
• Al Hujjah 'Ala Ahlil Madeenah of Imam Muhammad bin Hasan Ash Shaibani. This book was researched by Mufti Mehdi Hasan. This book was published in 4 volumes under the supervision of Abul Wafa.
• Akhbaari Abi Haneefa Wa Ashaabihee by Imam Muhaddith Qadhi Abi 'Abdullah (Dec. 436 Hijri)
• 'Uqoodul Jimaan Fi Manaqibi Abi Hanifa An Nomaan by Hafidh Muhaddith Muhammad bin Yousuf Salhi Shafa'ee of Damascus
• Abi Bakr Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Abi Sahl al-Sarakhsi, Usul al-Sarakhsi, Abu al-Wafa al-Afghani ed. ( Istanbul: Kahraman yay, 1984 )^[3]
• Kitaab al-Athar of Imam al-Qadi Abu Yusuf (d. 182)
• Kitaab al-Radd ala Siyr al-Awzaee of Imam al-Qadi Abu Yusuf
• Kitaab Ikhtilaaf abi Hanifah wa Ibn Abi Layla of al-Imam Qadi Abu Yusuf
• Kitab al-Asl of al-Imam Muhammad bin Hasan al-Shaybani (d. 187), a very useful book. Has the fiqh of Jihad.
• Jami al-Kabir of al-Imam Muhammad bin Hasan.
• Sharh Kitaab al-Athaar of Imam Muhammad bin Hasan

Personal life[edit]

Shaykh Abul Fatah Abul Ghudda who visited him writes: "There was nothing in his house except books, manuscripts and writings. These books would be spread all around him. Abul Wafa would have only a few morsels at night and his nights would be spent supplicating Allah."^[4]

See also[edit]

• Imam Muhammad Anwaarullah Farooqui
• Jamia Nizamia
• Muhammad Hamidullah
• Islamic scholar

References[edit]