Introduction:

Hafiz Zubair Ali-zai (rahimahullah) was born in a small village of Punjab, Pakistan called 'Pirdad' on 25th of June 1957 A.D ( i.e Zul Qada 27th, 1376 hijri A.H).

His ancestors were from Ghazni, Afghanistan. They belonged to the well known Pashtun tribe 'Ali-zai' hence Hafiz (rahimahullah) got his surname 'Ali-zai'.

He married in 1982 and Allah (S.W.T) blessed him with three sons and four daughters.

His sons; Abdullah Saqib and Muaz are Huffaz-e-Quran (learned/remembered Al-Quran by heart) and they are publishing his work online via mobile App 'IshaatulHadith': Available in Android and iOS stores.

Books:

Hafiz Zubair Ali-zai himself published nearly 65 books and the same amount of books are yet to be composed & published. He wrote about 120 books in total.

1. Sunan Abu Dawood (سنن أبي داود)
2. Sunan al-Tirmizi (سنن الترمذي، جامع الترمذی)
3. Sunan an-Nasai (سنن النسائي)
4. Sunan Ibn Majah (سنن إبن ماجہ)

Hafiz Zubair Ali-zai's published books that are available for reading:

1. Maqalat Part 1
2. Maqalat Part 2
3. Maqalat Part 3
4. Maqalat Part 4
5. Maqalat Part 5
6. Maqalat Part 6
7. Tozeeh Al-Ahkaam | Fatawa ilmia | Part 1
8. Tozeeh Al-Ahkaam | Fatawa ilmia | Part 2
9. Tozeeh Al-Ahkaam | Fatawa ilmia | Part 3
10. Sahih Namaz e Nabvi
11. Hadia Tul Muslimeen
12. Sunnat Ke Saye Me
13. Seerat e Rehmat ul Alameen ke Darakhshan Pehlu
14. Noorul Ainain Fee Masla Rafa Ul Yadain
15. Masala Khatme Nabuwat
16. Tadad Rakat Qayam Ramzan Ka Tahqeeqi Jahiza
17. Fazail Darood & Salam
18. Kitabul Arbaheen
19. Fazail Jihad
20. Fazaele Sahaba By Hafiz Sher Muhammad Al-Asri Hafizahullah
21. Shamail Tirmidhi
22. Haji Ky Shabo Roz
23. Sharah Hadees Jibreel
24. Musafaha wa Mohaniqah ke Ahkam wa Masail
25. Sahih Bukhari Ka Difa
26. Taufeeq al-Baari fi Tatbeeq al-Quran wa Saheeh al-Bukhari
27. Fatiha Khalful Imam
28. Namaz Mein Hath Baandhne Ka Hukam Aur Maqam
29. Ahle Hadith Aik Sifati Naam
30. Deen Main Taqleed Ka Masla
31. Juz Rafa Ul Yadain
32. Nasrul Bari Fee Tahqeeq Juz Al-Qirat Lil-Bukhari
33. Rasulullahﷺ k Lail wa Nahaar
34. Amin Aukarwi Ka Taaqub
35. Bidhatee Kay Peechay Namaz Ka Hukam
36. Ale Deoband Key 300 Jhoot
37. Anwar ul Tareeq Fee Rade Zulamat Faisal Al-Haleeq
38. Ameen Bil Jahar
39. Ikhtisar Ulumul Hadith
40. Muwatta Imam Malik
41. Azwah Al-Masabeeh Fe Tahqeeq Mishkaat Al-Masabeeh Part 1
42. Ibadat Mein Bidhaat Aur Sunnat Sey Un Ka Radd
43. Namaz e Nabwi
44. Al-Masahil Lil Imam Ibn Abi Shaybah
45. Juzz Ali Bin Muhammad Al-Hmiyari
46. Al FathulMubeen Fi Tahqeeq Tabaqat al Mudaliseen
47. Tohfatul Aqwiya Fi Tahqiq Kitab ul Zuhafa
48. Anwar-us-Sahifa fil AHadees-uz-Za eefa Min Sunnan Arbaha Mahal Adillah

Languages:

Hafiz Zubair Ali-zai naive language was "Hindko". He learned 7 other languages. He was very fluent in Pashto speaking.

1. Hindko (naive language)
2. Pashto
3. Punjabi
4. Urdu
5. Arabic
6. English
7. Greek
8. Persian
9. Hebrew (read only)

Education:

Hafiz Zubair Ali-zai took formal/basic education in his paternal village (now it's a town) and did his masters in Islamic Education and Arabic Literature from the University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

He got the opportunity to learn from the following teachers (asatiza, shuyookhs) and he always took their name with utmost respect and appraisal.

1. Abu Muhammad Badee ud-Deen Shaah Raashidi as-Sindhee
2. Abul Qasim Muhibullah Shah Raashidi as-Sindhee
3. Abul Fadhal Faydh ur-Rehmaan Thawree
4. Abul Rijal Allah Ditta Sohdarwi Lahori
5. Ataullah Haneef Bhojiani
6. Hafiz Abdul Mannan Noorpuri
7. Hafiz Abdul Hameed Azhar

He was so blessed that these teachers (shuyookh) felt proud and praised him as well.

Work:

Hafiz Zubair Ali-zai devoted his life to the research of Authentic Hadith (Sahih Hadith) and was a living example of acting upon them.

During this journey, he had written many books both in Arabic and Urdu. (you can find these books on this web page)

His main interests were Asma ur Rijal.

Whenever anybody misinterpreted and wrote against Sunnah (Sahih Hadith), he responded to them without any bias which ultimately guided many people on the righteous path.

He started publishing a monthly magazine by the name of 'Ishaatul Hadith' since 2004 A.D .'Ishaatul Hadith' was a short but comprehensive Islamic magazine where his principles of understanding of Islam (Quran,Hadith,Ijma) were obvious from every single article he had written.

After reading his books and articles and listening to his lectures people around the world called him, Al-shaikh, Almuhaddis, Alfaqeeh, al-imam, al-Hafiz.

Following are the few of his students who have the same view regarding him.

1. Hafiz Nadeem Zaheer
2. Hafiz Sher Muhammad
3. Sheikh Tanveer ul Haq Al-Tirmizi
4. Sheikh Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer
5. Sheikh Naseer Ahmad Kashif

Death:

Hafiz Zubair Ali-zai died on the 10th of November 2013 after short admission in Benazir Bhutto Hospital Rawalpindi, Pakistan and the cause of his death was lung failure.

May Allah bless him with Jannah tul Firdous.Ameen

Lineage:

Hafiz Zubair Ali-zai bin Mujaddad khan bin Dost Muhammad khan bin Jehangir khan bin Ameer khan bin Shahbaz khan bin Karam khan bin Gul Muhammad khan bin Peer Muhammad khan bin Azad khan bin Allah Dad khan bin Umar khan bin Khawaja Muhammad khan Ali-zai Afghani Pakistani.

For more info:

Hafiz Sher Muhammad: 0300 5288783

Hafiz Muaz Ali-zai: 0314 5215121