Muhammad Umar Palanpuri – Towering scholar of the Tablighi movement  

By Muhammad Talha Amin Baruah

Muhammad Umar Palanpuri (1929–1997) was a renowned Indian Islamic scholar, teacher, and influential preacher, who was deeply involved with the Tablighi Jamaat movement, dedicating his life to spreading Islamic knowledge through heartfelt lectures and da’wah efforts across South Asia and beyond. My mother shared that she frequently listened to Sheikh Muhammad Umar Palanpuri’s bayans when I was in her womb. This inspired me to pen this article in Palanpuri’s honor.

Muhammad Umar Palanpuri was born on 5th of September 1929, in Bombay (now Mumbai) to Waziruddin bin Naseeruddin. He belonged to the Momin community¹ which means that he descended from an Ansari Sahabi (companion of Prophet Muhammad PBUH). Though of an Arab origin, Muhammad Umar’s hometown was Palanp