Ashiq Ilahi Bulandshahri

Muḥammad ‘Āshiq Ilāhī Bulandshahrī Muhājir Madanī (Muḥammad ‘Āshiq Ilāhī al-Baranī al-Madanī) was a prominent Indian Islamic scholar.

[1] Ashiq Ilahi was born in Bulandshahr, United Provinces of British India in 1924 or 1925 (1343 AH).

[2] He was an authorized disciple of Muhammad Talha Kandhlawi in Sufism.

[3] After completing his education, Ashiq Ilahi taught at various Indian madrasas and moved to Pakistan at the request of Muhammad Shafi Deobandi in 1384 AH.

[2] He taught tafsir and hadith for twelve years at the Darul Uloom Karachi.