Muhammad Yousuf Ludhianvi (1932–2000) was a Pakistani Sunni Muslim scholar, author, muhaddith,[1][2] Ahrari leader, and Vice President of Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat.

[2] His father, Allah Baksh, a practicing Muslim and follower of religious leader Abdul Qadir Raipuri, was the chief (number dar) of his village.

Aap Kay Masail Aur Unka Hul (regarded as an authority on Hanafi Fiqh) and Ikhtilaf-e- Ummat and Sirat-e-Mustaqeem (Factions in the Ummah and the Straight Path) are among his most famous works.

[1][4] Besides being the editor of Al-Bayyinat, he was the vice-president of Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat (the International Committee for the Protection of the Finality of Prophethood) and one of the founding fathers of the Iqra school.

[1][2] Due to his religious knowledge and ability, Muhammad Yousuf Banuri, Emir of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia, appointed him to edit the Khatm-e-Nubuwwat (a weekly newspaper) and the Al-Bayyinat (a monthly magazine).