Iftikhar-ul-Ḥasan ibn Rauf-ul-Ḥasan Kāndhlawī c. (10 January 1922 – 2 June 2019) was an Indian Islamic scholar and preacher.[2] He laid the foundation of Idgah of Kandhla in the year 1946.[3][4] He wrote more than forty books.[5]
Kandhlawi died on 2 June 2019, coinciding with the Islamic date of 27 Ramadan 1440 AH, in Kandhla, at the age of 97.[7] All the markets in the city remained closed for mourning the death of the preacher. According to news reports, lakhs of people from Shamli and adjoining districts joined the funeral procession. Muslims as well as people following other religions joined the procession.[8] The local police chief and politicians also attended the funeral. Special arrangements for the managing the traffic and the huge crowd in the processions were made by the local administration.[9]
