Hazrat Mufti Siraj Saleh sahib was born in Surat Lohara, India in 1970. At the age of 15, he completed hifz of the Holy Qur’an. He then went on to study Qiraat, and qualified as an Alim from Randair Jamia Husainia in the year 1993. After receiving authorisation in various books, including the six major books of Ahadith. He went on to teach at Jamiah Qasimiya Khorooq where he taught many Kutub (books) of Fiqh and Hadith.
In 1994, he moved to Durban, South Africa where he got married, and stayed under the auspicious company of Hakeem Akhtar sahib (d.b.) for 11 years. He was the Imam and Khateeb at Mahbubiya Masjid. He carried on teaching Hadith and Tafseer in Durban.
In 2005, Mufti Siraj sahib moved to Bradford, England under the instruction of his ustad. He has since been here. Currently, he?s an Imam and Khateeb of Masjid-e-Quba, and a teacher of Tafseer and Hadith at Jamiah Khatamun Nabiyeen, Bradford.
Currently, Mufti sahib is holding Dhikr majlis every Friday and Qur?an Tafseer majlis every Sunday at Masjid-e-Quba. Alhamdullilah, he has finished the tafseer of four parahs/juz in a period of 4 years (audio of the tafseer is available on the website).
Hazrat Mufti Siraj sahib is the Khalifah of Mufti Abdur-Razzaq Boupali and of Qari Ramzaan sahib. He’s the younger brother of Shaikh-ul-Hadith Hazrat Maulana Hanif Luharvi sahib (d.b.), who is a well renowned scholar in the sub-continent.
Hazrat Mufti Siraj sahib is the author of two books; Safwatul Masadir and Rawda-al-adab (translated into English).
Please remember Hazrat in your duas. May Allah grant Hazrat Mufti Siraj sahib more knowledge and a long and prosperous life. May Allah also give us the ability to benefit from his enlightened company. Ameen.
Source: http://tafseersaleh.com/
Mufti Siraj Saleh’s speeches and lectures can be heard on the above website.