Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi

Indian Islamic scholar (1885–1944)
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Summary

Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi was born on January 1, 1885[1], in Kandhla[2]. He died on July 13, 1944[3]. He worked as a preacher[4], theologian[5], and scholar[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (524 views/month, #7,192 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: British Raj[8]
  • Position held: ambassador of Indonesia to Saudi Arabia[9]
  • Employer: Tablighi Jamaat[10]
  • Educated at: Darul Uloom Deoband[11]
  • Religion or worldview: Islam[12], Sunni Islam[13], Sufism[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Given name: Muhammad[16]
  • Student of: Imdadullah Muhajir Makki[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Urdu[18]
  • Name in native language: محمد إلياس كاندهلوي[19]
  • Sibling: Muhammad Yahya Kandhalvi[20]
  • Madhhab: Hanafism[21]

Why It Matters

Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

He has been cited as an influence by Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi[24], a philosopher[25], 1913–1999[26], of India[27], awarded the King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam[28].

FAQs

Where was Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi born?

Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi's place of birth was Kandhla[2].

What did Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi do for work?

Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi worked as a preacher[4], theologian[5], and scholar[6].

Where did Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi go to school?

Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi was educated at Darul Uloom Deoband[11].

Who did Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi influence?

Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi has been cited as an influence by Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi[24].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL5640104A, OL112152A
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  2. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia title → Ilyas Kandhlavi
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bn', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'hi', 'id', 'ml', 'pnb', 'ps', 'ru', 'simple', 't
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Madhhab → Hanafism
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Urdu
    Given name → Muhammad
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