Zubayr Ali Za'i (25 June 195710 November 2013) was a Salafi Islamic scholar affiliated with the Ahl-i Hadith movement in Pakistan.
Life Zubayr Ali Za'i was from the Pashtun tribe of Ali Za'i, itself a branch of the larger Durrani confederation, tracing their lineage to Ahmad Shah Durrani, founder of the Durrani Empire.
He was born in 1957 in the village of Pirdad, near Hazro in the Attock District of Punjab.
He married in 1982 and had three sons (Tahir, Abdullah and Muaz) and four daughters. In addition to his native language of Pashto and Arabic, he was also fluent in English, Urdu, Hindko and Greek, and could read and understand Persian.Who is Zubair Alizai, his family, his sons - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Noor-ul-Enain-Rafa-ul-Yadain/#13-5
Career
Education Zubair Ali Za'i completed a bachelor's degree and later on two master's degrees, one in Islamic studies in 1983 and another in the Arabic language in 1994 from the University of the Punjab in Lahore. Additionally, he graduated for a fourth time from the Salafi University in Faisalabad.
Editing and publishing Ali Za'i was, like his former teacher Rashidi, a bibliophile, having amassed a private library of some renown in Hazro, where he spent most of his time.
Works Much of Ali Za'i work consists of editing and referencing ancient texts of prophetic tradition and evaluating them according to the Categories of Hadith. Working with Dar us Salam, he has reviewed the Al-Kutub al-Sittah, considered canonical in Sunni Islam. He also authored many books written in Urdu and Arabic. A book named "Noor ul Enain fi Masalate Rafa-ul-Yadain" has a list of all his works.
List of his books (published): Anwar al Sunan Fi Tahqiq Aasar il Sunan Anwar al Sunan Fi Tahqiq Aasar il Sunan (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Anwar-al-Sunan-Fi-Tahqiq-Aasar-il-Sunan/ Anwaar ul Saheefah Fi Ahadees Zaheefa Min Sunnan e Arba'aAnwaarul Saheefah (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Anwaar-us-Saheefa-Fee-Ahadees-Zaeefa/ Tohfatul Aqwiya Fi Tahqeeq Kitabul ZuhafaKitabul Zuhafa (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Kitabul-Zuafaa/ Tahqeeq Tafseer Ibn KathirTafseer Ibn Kaseer Jild 1 (edition 2009) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Tafseer-Ibn-Kaseer-1/ Tahqeeq Masael Muhammad Ibn Usman Ibn Abi ShaybahMasael Muhammad Ibn Usman Ibn Abi Shaybah (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/AlMasahil-Abi-Shaybah/ Tahqeeq wa Takhreej Juzz Ali Bin Muhammad Al-HimyariJuzz Ali Bin Muhammad Al-Himyari (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Juzz-Ali-Alhimyari/ Tahqeeq wa Takhreej Kitabul Arbaʿīn Le Ibn TaymiyyahKitabul Arbaʿīn Le Ibn Taymiyyah (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Kitabul-Arbaheen/ Al-Etihaaf Al-Basim Fi Tahqeeq wa Takhreej Muwatta Imam Malik Riwayatu Ibn ul-QasimMuwatta Imam Malik Riwayatu Ibn ul-Qasim (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Muwatta-Imam-Malik/ Tahqeeq wa Takhreej Hisnul Muslim Alfathul Mubeen Fi Tahqeeq Tabqaat Al-MudaliseenAl FathulMubeen Fi Tahqeeq e Tabaqatil Mudaliseen (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Al-FathulMubeen-Fi-Tahqeeq-Tabqaat-il-Mudaliseen/ Musafaha wa Mohaniqa Ke Ahkaam wa MasaelMusafaha wa Muhaniqa (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/musafaha-wa-mohaniqah-ky-ahkaam-wamasaahil/ Nabi Kareem ﷺ kay Lail wa NahaarNabi Kareem kay Lail wa Nahaar (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Nabi-Kay-Lail-Wa-Nahaar/ Taufeeq Al-Bari Fi Tatbeeq Al-Quran wa Saheeh Al-BukhariTaufeeq al-Baari fi Tatbeeq al-Quran wa Saheeh al-Bukhari (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Taufeeq-ul-Baari-fee-Tatbeeq-al-Quran-wa-Saheeh-al-Bukhari/ Masla Fatiha Khalful ImamFatiha Khalful Imam (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Fatiha-Khalf-ul-Imaam/ Juzz Rafahul YadainJuzz Rafahul Yadain (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Juzz-Rafa-ul-Yadain/ Fazael SahabaFazahil Sahaba (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Fazail-e-Sahaba/ Noorul Enain Fi Masalate Asbaate Rafa-ul-YadainNoorul Enain (latest publishing) shared on their official website - https://ishaatulhadith.com/books/pdf/Noor-ul-Enain-Rafa-ul-Yadain/ Hadith referencing Sahih Muslim of Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj. Riyadh: Dar us Salam Publications, 2007. 1st Ed. 7 volumes. Jami' at-Tirmidhi of Muhammad ibn 'Isa at-Tirmidhi. Riyadh: Dar us Salam Publications, 2007. 6 volumes. Al-Sunan al-Sughra of Al-Nasa'i. Riyadh: Dar us Salam Publications, 2008. 6 volumes. Sunan Abu Dawood of Abu Dawood. Riyadh: Dar us Salam Publications, 2008. 1st Ed. 5 volumes. Translated by Yasir Qadhi. Sunan ibn Majah of Ibn Majah. Riyadh: Dar us Salam Publications, 2007. 1st Ed. 5 volumes.
Death Ali Za'i died on 10 November 2013, at Benazir Bhutto Hospital in Rawalpindi, of lung failure.
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