Biography of Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai

His family and birth

Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai was born on the 25^th June 1957 in the village Peer Dad Khan near Hazro Attock. His ancestor Peer Dad Khan came from Ghazni Afghanistan to settle in this village which was named after him.

Shaykh Zubair’s father Haji Mujaddid Khan was a member of the Majlis Shura of Jamate Islami, and was for some time the Ameer of the Attock branch of Jamate Islami. Haji Mujaddid Khan participated in the movements “Tahreek Khatme Nubuwwat” to declare Qadianis as non-Muslims and also in the movement against Zulfiker Ali Bhutto in 1977.

His education

Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai became Ahl e Hadith through his own reading of the first volumes of Sahih Al-Bukhari between 1972 and 1974.

Hafiz Zubair Ali passed his Matric in 1974 and his FA in 1977. Afterwards he obtained a BA in 1979 and MA in Islamic studies in 1983. He obtained MA Arabic in 1993.

In 1990, Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai completed a Dawrah of Hadith in Jamiyah Muhammadiyah Gujranwala and obtained the first grade in the Jamiyah of the exams of Wafaq Al-Madaris in 1990.

He started to memorise the Quran at the age of 38 and completed its memorisation in 6 months.

Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai could speak and write Pashto, Hindko, Urdu, English, Hebrew and Arabic. He could understand Persian but could not speak it fluently.

His teachers:

1) Shaykh Badiudin Shah Rashdi

2) Shaykh Muhibullah Shah Rashdi

3) Shaykh Faydh Ar-Rahman Thawri

4) Shaykh Allah Dittah Sohadrawi

5) Shaykh Ata’ullah Haneef Bhujiyani

6) Hafiz AbdulMannan Nurpuri

7) Shaykh AbdulHameed Azhar

8) Hafiz AbdusSalam Bhutvi

9) Shaykh AbdulGhaffar Hasan

10) Shaykh Muhammad Ayub Shinkwi

11) Shaykh Abu Aishah Sabir ibn Asharf Nifarchwi

His debates

Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai was a reputed debater, among his famous debates:

In 1997 he debated a Christian Priest in a Christian school in Attock, Shaykh AbdulHameed Azhar, Dr Talib Ar-Rahman Shah and Shaykh Muhammad Rafiq Salafi were present. The priest quoted the Bible in Hebrew to prove his point thinking that Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai would not know, but Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai took the Hebrew text to show contradictions in it. The Christian Priest left the debate and some Christians became Muslims as a result of this.

Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai also debated a Qadiyani in Attock and a Qadiyani called Imtiaz Ahmad left Qadianism due to Shaykh Zubair Ali Zai’s victory in the debate.

Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai was assisting Dr Talib Ar-Rahman in his debate against Ameen Okarvi in Kohat jungle. As a result of this debate, a person called Sultan became Ahl e Hadith.

Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai also debated a Deobandi Qari Chan Muhammad in Haripur on Taqleed and he was very successful in the debate.

Once Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai debated Dr Masood Ahmad (head of Jamatul Muslimin, who considers all people outside his Jamaat a disbelievers) in Islamabad and as a result some members of this misguided group left it and became Ahl e Hadith. He also debated him in a Masjid in Karachi which led many people of this group to repent.

These are some of the famous debates, Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai conducted many others and was assistant in many others.

His writings

Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai was a prolific writer, translator and a great Muhaqqiq scholar who verified many books.

Books he did Takhrij of

Some of these books are books translated to Urdu by other scholars or authored in Urdu by other scholars which he did Takhrij of, or Arabic books he did takhrij of:

1) “Ainah Jamal Nubuwwat” (Ar-Rasool ka annaka Tarahu) of Shaykh Ibrahim ibn Abdillah Al-Hazimi, translated to Urdu by Shaykh AbduSattar Hammad, published by Darussalam

2) “Al-Masail lil Imam Al-Hafiz Muhammad ibn Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah” (Arabic) published by Maktabah Al-Islamiyah/Maktabah Al-Hadith Hazro Attock

3) “Balon ka Mu’amalah” of Shaykh ibn Basheer Husainwi, published by Muslim Publication Sohadrah

4) “Bulugh Al-Maram”, with the explanation of Shaykh SafiurRahman Mubarakpuri, translated to Urdu by Shaykh AbdulWakeel Alawi, published by Darussalam

5) “Tahqiq Al-Aqwiya fi Tahqiq Kitab Ad-Du’afa”: (Arabic) Verification of Imam Al-Bukhari’s book “Kitab Ad-Du’afa” published by Maktabah Islamiyah, 215 pages

6) “Tashil Al-Wusul ila Takhrij wa Ta’liq Salah Rasool (saw)”, Takhrij of the book “Salah Ar-Rasool (saw)” of Hakeem Muhammad Sadiq Sialkoti, published by Numani Kutub Khana in 516 pages

7) “Tashil Al-Wusul ila Takhrij wa Ta’liq Salah Rasool (saw)”, Takhrij of the book “Salah A-Rasool (saw)” of Hakeem Muhammad Sadiq Sialkoti, published by Numani Kutub Khana in 383 pages with notes of Shaykh Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer Amanpuri

8) “Jami At-Tirmidhi”, Darussalam.

9) “Juzz Ali ibn Muhammad Al-Hamiri” (Arabic) published by Dar At-Tahawi Riyadh/Hadith Academy Faisalabad, 48 pages

10) “Hisn Al-Muslim”, translated by AbdulHameed Sindhi, published by Dar Al-Fikr Islami Wah Kent

11) “Riyadh As-Salihin”, translation and notes of Hafiz Salahdin Yusuf, published by Darussalam.

12) “Sabeel Al-Muminin” of Dr Shafeeq Ar-Rahman

13) “Sunnan ibn Majah”, translation and notes from Shaykh Ata’ullah Sajid, Darussalam.

14) “Sunnan Abi Dawood”, translation and notes by Shaykh Abu Ammar Umar Farooq Sa’eedi, published by Darussalam.

15) “Sunnan Abi Dawood” (Arabic), Darussalam.

16) “Sunnan An-Nasai”, translation and notes by Hafiz Muhammad Ameen, published by Darussalam

17) Sunnan Nasai, (Arabic), published by Darussalam.

18) “Shar’i Ahkam ka encyclopedia” of Shaykh ibn Basheer Husainwi, published by Ihya Sunnah Publications, Qasur

19) “Fatawa Islamiyah”, Fatatwa of Saudi major scholars compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn AbdilAziz Al-Musnad, translated by Shaykh Muhammad Khalid Sayf, Darussalam.

20) “Fazail Sahabah Sahih Ahadith ki Roshni mein” of Hafiz Sher Muhammad, Maktabah Islamiyah, 160 pages

21) “Fadhl Al-Islam lil Imam Muhammad ibn AbdilWahhab At-Tamimi”, (Arabic) Maktabah Islamiyah, prepared by Hafiz Nadeem Zaheer.

22) “Muhabbat hi Muhabbat”, Hafiz Sher Muhammad, Maktabah Islamiyah, 131 pages

23) “Mishkat Al-Masabih ma’al Ikmal fi Asma Ar-Rijaal”, translated by Abu Anas Muhammad Sarwar Gohar, Maktabah Islamiyah

24) “Mu’ashere ki Muhlik Bimariyan or un ka ‘Ilaj” of Shaykh Ahmad ibn Hajar, translation by Naseer Ahmad Ali, Tahqiq of Shaykh AbdulMuhsin Salafi based on the Takhrij of Shaykh Albani and Shaykh Zubair Ali Zai, Maktabah Islamiyah, 702 pages.

25) “Minhaj Al-Muslim” of Shaykh Abu Bakr Al-Jazairi, Darussalam.

26) “Namaz mein Hath bandne ka Hukm or Maqam” of Shaykh Muhammad Raees Nadwi, published in different parts in magazine Al-Hadith Hazro. Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai authored a book on the same name which will be mentioned in his authored books.

27) “Namaz Nabawi (saw)” of Dr Shafiq Ar-Rahman, Darussalam.

28) “Anwar As-Sunnan fi Tahqiq Athar As-Sunnan” (Arabic) published by Maktabah Al-Hadith Hazro, 321 pages, verification of the book “Athar Sunnan” of Shaykh Nimawi, with critical notes. (Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai also translated it to Urdu and it will be mentioned in his translated books)

The unpublished Arabic books he authored or did Takhrij of:

1) “Ahadith Ithbat Azab Al-Qabr lil Bayhaqi” (This book has also been translated to Urdu by Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai and will be mentioned in the next section among his translated published works)

2) “Irshad Al-‘Ibad fi Tawthiq Nu’aym ibn Hammad”

3) “Al-Asanid As-Saheehah fi Akhbar Al-Imam Abi Hanifah”

4) “Al-Anwar fi Shamail An-Nabi Al-Mukhtar” of Imam Baghawi. (This book has also been translated to Urdu by Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai and will be mentioned in the next section among his translated published works)

5) “At-Taqbeel wal Mu’anaqah li ibnil Arabi” (This book has also been translated to Urdu by Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai and will be mentioned in the next section among his translated published works)

6) “As-Siraj Al-Muneer fi Tahqiq Tafsir ibn Katheer” (incomplete, lost)

7) “Al-‘Aqd At-Tamam fi Tahqiq As-Siyar li ibn Hisham”

8) “Al-Musnad Al-Jami’”

9) “Al-Mu’jam As-Sagheer li Tabarani” (incomplete)

10) “An-Nihayah fil Fitan wal Malahim”

11) “Anwar As-Sabeel fi Mizan Al-Jarh wa Ta’dil”

12) “Talkhis Al-Ahadith Al-Mutawatirah”

13) “Talkhis Al-Kamil li ibn ‘Adi”

14) “Juzz Raful Yadayn lil Bukhari” (he also translated this book)

15) “Juzz fi Asma man kana la yarwi ila ‘an Thiqatin ‘indahu”

16) “Juzz fi Muammal ibn Ismaeel”

17) “Shi’ar Ashabil Hadith” of Imam Abu Ahmad Al-Hakim Al-Kabeer. (This book has also been translated to Urdu by Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai and will be mentioned in the next section among his translated published works)

18) “Sahih ibn Khuzaymah”

19) “Sahih At-Tafasir”, Arabic Tafsir Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai started, incomplete

20) “Kitab Al-Arba’in li Ibn Taymiyah” (This book has also been translated to Urdu by Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai and will be mentioned in the next section among his translated published works)

21) “Kitab Al-Jihad li ibn Taymiyah”

22) “Kitab An-Nihayah fil Fitan wal Malahim” (Mukhtasar), Arabic

23) “Musnad Al-Humaydi” (This book has also been translated to Urdu by Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai and will be mentioned in the next section among his translated published works)

24) “Manaqib Ali wal Hasanayn wa Ummihima Fatimah Az-Zahra”

25) “Kalam Ad-Daraqutni fi Sunnanihi fi Asma Ar-Rijaal”

26) “Muwatta Imam Malik Riwayah Yahya ibn Yahya”

27) “Nayl Al-Maqsood fi Tahqiq wa Takhrij Sunnan Abi Dawood”

28) “Umdatul Masa’i fi Tahqiq wa Takhrij Sunnan An-Nasai

29) Tashil Al-Haajah fi Tahqiq wa Takhrij Sunnan ibn Majah

30) Tahqiq wa Takhrij Sunnan At-Tirmidhi

31) Tahqiq wa Takhrij Bulugh Al-Maram

32) Takhrij Ahadith Minhaj Al-Muslim

Books he translated to Urdu, did Takhrij of and added notes to them:

1) “Ithbat Azab Al-Qabr” of Imam Bayhaqi, published in the magazine “Al-Hadith” Hazro, translation and Takhrij by Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai

2) “Ikhtisar Ulum Al-Hadith” of Imam ibn Katheer, published by Maktabah Islamiyah, translation with notes by Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai

3) “Usul Ad-Din” (Kitab Asl As-Sunnah wa Itiqad Ad-Din) of Imam ibn Abi Hatim Ar-Razi, Tahiq Shaykh Ozair Shams, translation by Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai, published in the magazine “Al-Hadith” Hazro

4) “Adwa Al-Masabih fi Tahqiq Mishkat Al-Masabih”, translation of the first 444 Ahadith of Mishkat with Takhrij and notes, published by Maktabah Islamiyah. His student Hafiz Nadeem Zaheer intends to complete the work on Al-Mishkat.

5) “Ittihaf Al-Basim fi Tahqiq, Takhrij wa Sharh Muwatta Imam Malik Riwayah ibn Al-Qasim”, 664 pages published by Maktabah Islamiyah, Urdu translation of Muwatta Malik with Tahqiq and notes by Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai.

6) “Anwar As-Sunnan fi Tahqiq Athar As-Sunnan”, published in parts in the magazine “Dharb Al-Haqq” Sarghoda. Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai translated this work of Shaykh Nimawi and verified it with critical notes.

7) “Juzz Raful Yadayn” of Imam Bukhari, Urdu translation and Takhrij with notes by Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai

8) “Hajji ke Shab wa Roz”: Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai translated the book “Al-Minhaj fi Yawmiyat Al-Haaj” of Shaykh Khalid ibn AbdiNasir, published by Maktabah Islamiyah, 103 pages with his Takhrij.

9) “Sunnat ke sae mein” (Fi Zilal As-Sunnah): authored by Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai, translated by Hafiz Nadeem Zaheer, published in the magazine “Al-Hadith” Hazro

10) “Sharh Hadith Jibreel”: Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai translated a book of Shaykh AbdulMuhsin Al-Abbad and did Takhrij of it, published by Maktabah Islamiyah, 166 pages.

11) “Shi’ar Ashabil Hadith” of Imam Abu Ahmad Al-Hakim Al-Kabeer, translated by Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai who also did Takhrij, published in the 2^nd vol of his “Maqalat”

12) “Shamail At-Tirmidhi”: Translation, Takhrij and notes by Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai, 467 pages, published by Maktabah Islamiyah

13) “’Ibadat mein Bid’aat or Sunnat Nabawi se un ka Radd”: Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai translated a book of Shaykh Amr ibn Abdil Mun’im Saleem against innovations in worship, published by Maktabah Quddusiyah, 320 pages.

14) “Fazail Jihad”: Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai translated the book “Al-Arba’una fil Hath ‘alal Jihad” of Hafiz ibn Asakir with Takhrij and notes. It was published by Maktabah Islamiyah in 195 pages.

15) “Fazail Durud wa Salam”: Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai translated the book “Fadl As-Salah ‘ala An-Nabi (saw)” of Imam Ismaeel ibn Ishaq Al-Qadhi with his Takhrij. It was published by Maktabah Islamiyah in 168 pages.

16) “Kitab Al-Arba’een”: Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai translated this collection of 40 Ahadith compiled by Shaykhul Islam ibn Taymiyah, and he did Takhrij of them with notes. It was published by Maktabah Islamiyah in 184 pages.

17) “Nabi Kareem (saw) ke Layl wa Nahar”: Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai translated a book of Imam Baghawi“Al-Anwar fi Shamail An-Nabi Al-Mukhtar” and did Takhrij of it. It was published by Hudaybiyah Publications in 560 pages.

18) “Nasrul Bari fi Tahqiq Juzz Al-Qiraah lil Bukhari”: Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai translated this book of Imam Bukhari on reciting behind the Imam with Takhrij and notes. It was published in 350 pages by Maktabah Islamiyah.

19) “At-Taqbeel wal Mu’anaqah”: Translation of a book of Imam ibnul Arabi Al-Maliki with Takhrij. This book was published.

20) “Musnad Al-Humaydi”: Translation and Takhrij, this book was published.

21) “Muqqadimah As-Sarim Al-Munki fi Rad ‘ala As-Subki” of Imam Ibn Abdil Hadi: Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai translated the introduction of this book of Imam ibn Abdil Hadi with notes, published by Maktabah Al-Hadith Hazro in 52 pages.

The published books he authored:

1) “Al-Bawariq Al-Mursalah ‘ala Zulumat At-Tabsirah”: 25 pages reply to Qari Chan Muhammad on Taqleed, published by Jama’at Ahl e Hadith Chichah Zilah Attock.

2) “Al-Fath Al-Mubeen fi Tahqiq Tabaqat Al-Mudalisin”: 246 pages, published by Maktabah Islamiyah, the first 172 pages of the books are notes on the book “Tabaqat Al-Mudalisin” of Hafiz ibn Hajar and the rest is the position of Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai on Tadlees.

3) “Al-Qawl As-Sahih fima Tawatara fi Nuzul Al-Masih” known as “Nuzul Masih (as) Haqq he”, published in series in the magazine “Al-Hadith” Hazro.

4) “Al-Qawl Al-Mateen fil Jahr bi Ta’meen”, 112 pages about saying “Ameen” loudly after the Imam recites Al-Fatihah, published by Nu’man Publications.

5) “Al-Kawakib Ad-Duriyah fi Wujub Al-Fatihah Khalf Al-Imam fis Salah Al-Jahriyah” known as “Masalah Fatihah Khalf Al-Imam”. 152 pages on the obligation of reciting behind the Imam even when he recites aloud, published by Maktabah Islamiyah.

6) “Ameen Okarvi ka Ta’aqub”: 88 pages refutation of Ameen Okarvi on the issue of Tarawih, after Ameen Okarvi had replied to Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai’s epistle “Nur Al-Masabih fi Masalah At-Tarawih”. The epistle “Nur Al-Masabih fi Masalah At-Tarawih” has been published at the end of this book “Ameen Okarvi ka Ta’aqub” from page 72 to 83. Published by Nu’man Publications.

7) “Anwar As-Saheefah fil Ahadith Ad-Da’eefah min As-Sunnan Al-Arba’ah”, Arabic, 729 pages, published by Maktabah Islamiyah, on the weak narrations in the 4 Sunnan.

8) “Anwar At-Tariq fi Radd Zulumat Faisal Al-Haleeq”: 227 pages, on raising the hands before and after Ruku. The book is available on www.ircpk.com. A reply to an individual called Faisal who would shave his beard.

9) “Ahl e Hadith Ek Sifati Naam”: 156 pages published by Maktabah Islamiyah, on the Ahl e Hadith Madhab

10) “Bid’ati ke Piche Namaz ka Hukm”: 96 pages book published by Maktabah Al-Huda on the ruling of praying behind innovators.

11) “Ta’dad Rak’aat Qiyam Ramadan ka Tahqiqi Jaaizah”: 111 pages published by Maktabah Islamiyah

12) “Tawfeeq Al-Bari fi Tatbeeq Al-Quran wa Sahih Al-Bukhari”, 96 pages, published by Maktabah Al-Hadith, a reply to Molana Ahmad Sa’eed Al-Multani’s book “Quran Muqaddas or Bukhari Muhaddas” in which Molana Ahmad Sa’eed Multani tried to prove that 54 Ahadith of Sahih Al-Bukhari oppose the Quran.

13) “Seerat Rahmatul Alamin (saw) ke Darkhashan Pehlu”: 110 pages published by Maktabah Islamiyah, on different aspects of the Seerah.

14) “Sayf Al-Jabbar fi Jawab Zuhur wa Nithar”: 125 pages, published by Maktabah Al-Hadith Hazro, in reply to Hafiz Nithar Ahmad Deobandi on praying behind innovators and the creed of Deobandi elders. The book is present “Maqalat” vol 5 p 367.

15) “Sahih Bukhari par Itirazat ka Ilmi Jaaizah”: 125 pages published by Maktabah Islamiyah, refutation of Hadith rejecters on some Ahadith of Sahih Al-Bukhari.

16) “Deen mein Taqleed ka Masalah”: 236 pages on Taqleed, published by Maktabah Islamiyah.

17) “Sahih Bukhari ka Difa”: this book contains the two books “Sahih Bukhari par Itirazat ka Ilmi Jaaizah” and ““Tawfeeq Al-Bari fi Tatbeeq Al-Quran wa Sahih Al-Bukhari” with some additions.

18) “Fatawa Ilmiyah” known as “Tawdih Al-Ahkam”: 3 volumes Fatawa of Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai, compiled from his magazine “Al-Hadith” Hazro and other magazines, published by Maktabah Islamiyah.

19) “Fitnah Inkar Hadith ka Niya Roop”: Book of Dr Abu Jabir Abdullah Damanwi against Hadith rejectors which contains an epistle of Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai from page 26 to 38.

20) “Mukhtasar Sahih Namaz Nabawi (saw)”, 32 pages published by Maktabah Islamiyah, summarized description of the prayer.

21) “Maqalat” (Tahqiqi, Islahi, ‘Ilmi): 6 volumes containing epistles of Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai, published by Maktabah Islamiyah

22) “Nasr Al-Ma’bud fir Radd ‘ala Sultan Mahmood”: reply to Sultan Mahmood’s objections against Ahl e Hadith, published in Maqalat v 2 from p 573 to 618.

23) “Namaz mein Hath Bandhne ka Hukm or Maqam”: 96 pages on putting the hands on the chest in the prayer.

24) “Nur Al-‘Aynayn fi Ithbat Rafil Yadayn”: 600 pages on raising the hands before and after Ruku’.

25) “Nur Al-Qamarayn fi Ithbat Rafil Yadayn”: 64 pages on raising hands before and after Ruku’, published by Jama’at Ahl e Hadith Hazro Attock. It was republished within “Nur Al-‘Aynayn”

26) “Nur Al-Masabih fi Masalah At-Tarawih”: published by Nu’man Publications, it was republished within “Ameen Okarvi ka Ta’aqub”

27) “Hadiyatul Muslimin”: 136 pages on the main aspects of the prayer, published by Maktabah Islamiyah.

28) “Yemen ka Safar”: published within Maqalat vol 2 p 489 to 527.

29) “Aal Deoband ke 300 Jhoot”: published by Maktabah Al-Huda in 160 pages

30) “Al-Qanabil Az-Zuriyah fi Ibtal Usul Al-Firqah Al-Mas’oodiyah” published in Maqalat v 1 p 457.

31) “Anwar Az-Zulam fi Masalah Al-Fatihah Khalf Al-Imam”: unpublished

32) “Asr Hazir ke Chand Kazabin ka Tazkirah”: unpublished

33) “Akazeeb Aal Deoband”: Unpublished

34) “Ja’li Juzz ki Kahani or Ullama Rabbani”: On the fabricated manuscript of AbdurRazzaq on the Hadith of Noor, articles of Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai, Shaykh Irshadu Haqq Athari, Shaykh Muhammad Yahya Gondalwi, Shaykh Dawood Arshad and Shaykh Ziyad Tuklah (Arabic from the internet), compiled by Nadeem Zaheer and published by Maktabah Islamiyah in 120 pages

35) “Masalah Khatm e Nubuwwat”: Compilation of Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai’s articles on the finality of Prophethood by Hafiz Nadeem Zaheer, published by Maktabah Al-Hadith Hazro, 250 pages

36) “Ulum Al-Hadith wa Fiqh Al-Hadith, Ek Ilmi Majmoo’ah”: Compilation of articles of Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai on Usul Al-Hadith, compiled by Muhammad Bilal Azram, published by Maktabah Al-Islamiyah in 309 pages.

37) “At-Tasis fi Masalah At-Tadlis” in his Maqalat vol 1.

Books he checked (Nazar Thani) or introduced:

1) “Ap ke Masail or un ka Hal” vol 1 of Shaykh Mubashar Rabbani, published by Maktabah Quddusiyah in 550 pages. Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai did Nazar Thani and introduced the first volume of this book.

2) “Ainah Deobandiyat” of Abu Nu’man Muhammad Zubair Sadiqabadi, 709 pages, published by Maktabah Al-Hadith Hazro. Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai did Nazar Thani and introduced the book.

3) “Islami Wazaif” of Shaykh AbdusSalam Bastawi, Takhrij of Shaykh Nadeem Zaheer, Maktabah Islamiyah, 416 pages. Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai did Nazar Thani and introduced the book.

4) “Tabyin fi Masalah At-Ta’jin” of Muhammad Ali Khadheli, 63 pages, published on the internet, www.sirat-e-mustaqeem.com. Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai did Nazar Thani and introduced the book.

5) “Ad-Din Al-Khalis” of Dr Abu Jabir Abdullah Damanwi. Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai introduced the book.

6) “As-Saheefah fil Ahadith Ad-Dha’eefah min Silsilah Al-Ahadith As-Saheehah lil Albani” of Abu Muhammad Khuram Shehzad. Shaykh Mubashar Rabbani and Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai did Nazar Thani on this book published by Maktabah Islamiyah in 197 pages.

7) “Ummat or Shirk ka Khatrah” of Muhammad Siddiq Raza, published by Nu’man Publications in 144 pages. The book was introduced by Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai.

8) “Tafsir ibn Katheer”, translated by Shaykh Muhammad Junagarhi, with Takhrij of Kamran Tahir, published by Maktabah Islamiyah in 5 vol. Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai did Nazar Thani.

9) “Hadith or Ahl e Taqleed” vol 1 of Shaykh Muhammad Dawood Arshad. Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai introduced the 1^st volume of this book.

10) “Hisn Al-Muslim”, translated by Muhammad Akhtar Siddiq, with Takhrij of Shaykh Nadeem Zaheer, published by Maktabah Islamiyah. Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai did Nazar Thani on this book.

11) “Rasoolullah (saw) ka Yawm e Paidaish or Murawajah Jashan Eid Milad An-Nabi (saw)” of Shaykh Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer Amanpuri, published by An-Noor Academy/Maktabah Sanaiyah Sargodha in 32 pages. Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai introduced this book.

12) “Sahih Bukhari” with the translation and Sharh of Shaykh Muhammad Dawood Raaz Dehlwi, with Nazar Thani of Shaykh AbdusSattar Hammad, published by Maktabah Islamiyah in 8 vols. Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai introduced this book.

13) “Sahih Bukhari ka Mutala’ah or Fitnah Inkar Hadith” of Shaykh Abu Yahya Nurpuri, published by Dar Al-Aslaf in 528 pages. Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai did Nazar Thani on this book.

14) “Aqidah Azab Qabr” of Dr Abu Jabir Abdullah Damanwi, published in 96 pages by Madrasah Umm Al-Muminin Hafsah bint Umar Farooq Azam. Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai introduced this book.

15) “Mashoor Waqiat ki Haqiqat” of Abu AbdirRahman Fawzi, translated by Muhammad Siddiq Raza, published by Maktabah Islamiyah in 180 pages. Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai did Nazar Thani on this book.

16) “Maqalat Al-Hadith”: articles of different scholars published in the magazine “Al-Hadith” Hazro compiled in the form of a book published by Maktabah Islamiyah in 691 pages. Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai did Nazar Thani.

17) “Maqalat Rashidiyah” vol 6 of Shaykh Badiudin Shah Rashdi, published by Nu’mani Kutub Khanna. Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai introduced this volume of “Maqalat Rashidiyah”

18) “Noor min Noorillah” of Dr Abu Jabir Abdullah Damanwi. This book was introduced by Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai.

19) “Al-Firqah Al-Jadeedah Jamaat Al-Muslimin ke Bani Masood Ahmad BIC ka Ilmi Muhasabah” of Dr Abu Jabir Abdullah Damanwi. Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai introduced this book.

20) “Du’a mein Hath uthane ki Shar’i Haythiyat” by Fadhl Akbar Kashmiri, Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai did Nazar Thani on this 48 pages book

His books translated in English

1) “Sunan ibn Majah” Tahqiq of Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai (Darussalam, 5 vol)

2) “Sunan Abu Dawud” Tahqiq of Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai (Darussalam, 5 vol)

3) “Jami Al-Tirmidhi” Tahqiq of Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai (Darussalam, 5 vol)

4) “Sunan An-Nasai” Tahqiq of Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai (Darussalam, 5 vol)

5) “The Abridged Prophet’s Prayer Authenticated” of Shaykh Zubair Ali Zai (50 pages, published by Salafi Research Institute)

6) “The Book of 40 Hadith” of Shaykh Al-Islam ibn Taymiyah with verification and commentary of Shaykh Zubair Ali Zai, 123 pages, translated by Arsalan Yunus, published by Salafi Research Institute.

7) “The Companions” by Shaykh Zubair Ali Zai, 51 pages, translated by Arsalan Yunus. The biographical notes on the Companions mentioned by Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai in his notes on “The Book of 40 Hadith” of Shaykh Al-Islam ibn Taymiyah have been published separately and some additions have been made from other works of Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai. Published by Salafi Research Institute.

8) “The Merit of Islam” of Shaykh Muhammad ibn AbdilWahab, with verification of Shaykh Zubair Ali Zai, published by “Takhrij Al-Hadith Publications” in 76 pages

His teaching

He would give Khutbah in Jami Ahl e Hadith Peerdad Hazro.

Since he established Jamiyah Ahl e Hadith Hazro, he taught there. In the last 2 years of his life, he also taught in Jamiyah Imam Bukhari in Sarghoda.

His Milli services

Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai established many Masajid. In 1983 there was no Ahl e Hadith Masjid in Chichah area of Attock and now there are more than 14 for which he played an active role.

His Magazine “Al-Hadith” Hazro has been published monthly since June 2004.

His death and children:

Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai married in 1980 and had 3 sons (Tahir Ali Zai, Hafiz Abdullah Saqib, Hafiz Mu’az Ali Zai) and 4 daughters.

Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai passed away on the 10^th November 2013 after a stroke.

Scholars statements about him

The famous Saudi Muhadith Shaykh Abdullah As-Sa’d introduced Shaykh Zubair Ali Zai’s verification of “Al-Masail lil Imam Al-Hafiz Muhammad ibn Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah” and praised him. This book was published after Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai’s death and the introduction reached afterwards so it was published by Hafiz Nadeem Zaheer on p 4 of “Al-Hadith Isha’at Khas Hayat wa Khidmat Muhadith Al-Asr Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai (rah)” published by Maktabah Islamiyah in 658 pages.

His teacher Shaykh AbdulHameed Azhar said: “If someone read approximately all the books in my library, then it is Hafiz Zubair Sahib”

Shaykh Ozair Shams mentioned that Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai had chosen some rules against the majority of Hadith scholars but the impact on Fiqhi rulings is not that much as verdicts of jurisprudence are mostly based on a set of evidences rather than on a single evidence. Shaykh Ozair Shams praised Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai highly saying: “He was a noble scholar, loving Hadith and its people, busy in reading and writing notes, he would be very precautions with his time, not to waste it in useless matters, he would refute innovators and expose their misguidance…”

Source: “Al-Hadith Isha’at Khas Hayat wa Khidmat Muhadith Al-Asr Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai (rah)” compiled by Hafiz Nadeem Zaheer, published by Maktabah Islamiyah in 658 pages, and others.