Abd al-Hayy al-Lucknawi
Abdul Hayy Lucknawi Firangi Mahali was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar of Hanafi school of Islamic thought.
Abdul Hayy was born in Banda, India. He was an Indo-Arab and a descendant of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari RadiAllahi ‘Anhu from Madinah through the lineage of the Sufi saint of Herat, Abdullah Ansari.
After his father's death, he studied mathematics under his father's tutor, Muhammad Niamatullah. He taught for a while in Hyderabad. Subsequently, he left for Lucknow where he remained for the rest of his life.
The Grand Mufti of Makkah Ahmad Zayni Dahlan granted him permission for all isnad (chains of narration) from al-Hidayah of Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani, Muhammad ibn Abdullah Hanbali of Makkah and Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Gharbi. Abdul Ghani Dehlwi also granted him permission for various isnad.
He died at the age of 38 and was buried in the graveyard of his ancestors.
