Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. In his book, khan cites three theories explaining yousufs decision that analysts had propounded when he converted to islam. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in. He contributed a track to the soundtrack of the kite runner, the film based off the book of the same name, which was written by khaled hosseini. The 22890 89 78 77 puri digha express was a superfast express train belonging to indian railways east coast railway zone that runs between puri and digha in india. The release of stress and the urge to create history, yousuf then played an exceptional knock of 177 runs. It was operates as train number 22890 78 from puri to digha and as train number 22889 77 in the reverse direction serving the states of west bengal and odisha. Muhammad yousuf became run machine after accepting islam.
Inspired by yousuf, strauss said, i always like to use the example of muhammad yousuf. In the bowels of the melbourne cricket ground when australia was playing pakistan, he sought permission to meet pakistani cricketer and christian yousuf youhana. This is why he is listed as the most popular speaker in the 2014 edition of the book the muslim 500. In september 2005, yousuf youhana discovered faith. Calling him a runmachine, strauss appreciated the big change as it saved the pakistani cricketers career at that time. He changed his name from yousuf youhana to mohammad yousuf on his conversion. Providing a historical perspective, khan writes, many such persons. In his book, khan cites three theories explaining yousuf s decision that analysts had propounded when he converted to islam. One, the message of islam inspired the cricketer and his teammates, particularly inzamamulhaq, encouraged him to take the leap. Fazal, dolly, muddy, and that evening in karachi the. Then, five years ago, he became a muslim, changed his name from yousuf youhana, alienated his family and in astonishing fashion transformed. Yousuf also became popular for her acting in tv serial mera naseeb. Saeed anwar ki kahani muhammad yousaf ki zubani mohammad yousuf.
He graduated from school of medicine tehran university of medical sciences in. After his 191 at multan he became the first player in test history to have been dismissed 3 times in the 190s, with all three. But he says they did not make their decision public for family reasons. Why did pakistani cricketer yousuf youhana convert to. Mohammad yousuf profile cricket player,pakistanmohammad. Prior to his conversion to islam, yousuf was one of the few christians to play for the pakistan national cricket team. On this day classic pakistani matches, blast from the. Bbc news south asia pakistans youhana embraces islam. For pakistans dalit christians, embracing islam is an. Yusuf idris has 93 books on goodreads with 63467 ratings. Mohammad yousuf, born august 27, 1974, is a former pakistani cricketer, a lefthanded prolific batsman who has scored runs on a consistent basis for pakistan. Ali sethi, opinion, the new york times, march 24, 2015. Hamza yusufs most popular book is purification of the heart. Saqlain scores 32 out of a 121run ninthwicket stand.
He was born in lahore belongs to a christian family, named as yousuf youhana. Yousuf has inscribed his name in most of the record books for pakistan. Youhana, who now calls himself mohammed yousuf and was the only christian in the team, says his wife also converted with him about three months ago. Believe it or not, societal prejudice against dalits was a significant factor behind the decision of former pakistani cricket star yousuf youhana to convert from christianity to islam and adopt the name of mohammad yousuf, so writes former diplomat shaharyar m khan in his book, cricket cauldron.
One of pakistans cricketers, yousuf youhana, was born christian, but later converted to islam, taking the islamic name mohammad yousuf. Moulana tariq jameel biography, history, eduaction and. Yousuf youhanas decision to change religions and adopt the name mohammad yousuf has proved highly emotive, reports alex young. Yousuf youhana 111 vs australia 1st test mcg 200405 duration. Mohammad yousuf azraq, afghan historian and writer muhammad yusuf kandhalawi born 1917, muslim scholar from south asia muhammad yousuf khan born 1922, also known as. He was born yousuf youhana, a christian, in lahore in 1974.
Yousuf to be a real muslim not just cosmetic convert. Hazrat yousuf and syeda zulekha k baray main tahqeeq by. Would it be too much to ask cricketer mohammad yousuf and his. Khan was the chairman of the pakistan cricket board. He is a member of tablighi jamaat and a deobandi scholar. Hamza yusuf has 34 books on goodreads with 205 ratings. Mohammad yousuf is a former pakistani cricketer, a lefthanded. Mohammad yousuf, born august 27, 1974, is a pakistani middleorder batsman who went on to become one of the highest runscorers produced by the country in both tests and oneday internationals odis. Two, yousuf believed the conversion could secure him the captains cap. The boy from lahore, who started playing cricket with a. Essay, paragraph or speech on cricket match which i most. Yusuf salim chishtis urdu books author books rekhta. His father youhana maseeh worked at the railway station, the family lived in the nearby railway colony.
Hazrat yousuf and syeda zulekha k baray main tahqeeq by allama. Yousuf ali profile, biography and life history veethi. Karachi, 2000 deeply unfancied, england somehow arrived at the third and final test with a chance of wresting the series, but that looked improbable when inzamamulhaq and yousuf youhana premohammad yousuf were adding 259 on a ground where pakistan had never lost a test. Youhana, though, gets company in saqlain mushtaq, and takes complete charge. Yousuf scored 1,788 runs in 2006 which is a world record for most runs scored in. Shedding off youhana, he adopted the name muhammad yousuf after becoming muslim. In his book, khan says yousuf probably converted because he wished to. Anil dapat was a reasonably good wicket keeper to reach heights required to play test cricke. The former pakistani cricketer revealed that he had decided to embrace islam after attending the regular preaching sessions of tableeghi jamaat. Former pakistani cricketer mohammad yousuf life facts 2 minute news today. Acclaimed musician junaid jamshed reverted to islam through the jamat. Ashley giles, however, picked up four wickets with his leftarm spin as the last seven wickets plummeted for 82, and. Maulana tariq jameel 2018, family, son, wife, net worth. She became most popular after hosting reality show bheja fry and most wanted at mtv pakistan.
Mohammad yousuf azraq, afghan historian and writer muhammad yusuf kandhalawi born 1917, muslim scholar from south asia muhammad yousuf khan born 1922, also known as dilip kumar, indian film actor. Youhana was the more assertive of the two as he unleashed his vast repertoire of strokes. Mohammad yousuf is the greatest pakistani former cricketer and pakistani cricket team captain in all formats. Yousuf was one of the few christians who play in the pakistan national cricket team. Pakistan slumped to 27 for three but yousuf youhana later known as mohammad yousuf saw them. He is the person behind the change of thousands of hundreds of people from film industry, cricket industry, politics and many others fields like saeed anwar, junaid jamshaid, yousuf youhana, and many others. Pakistan ponders the conversion of mohammad yousuf. On the back of it, he had this philosophy that god willing, what will happen will happen. Pakistan 273 for seven in 50 overs saeed anwar 101, younis khan 32, rashid latif 29 n. Books by hamza yusuf author of purification of the heart. His name was yousuf youhana, by which name he played a part of his. Pakistani batsman yousuf youhana rises his bat to acknowledge the crowd after scoring a halfcentury during the fourth one day international odi match between pakistan and bangladesh in rawalpindi, 18 september 2003.
While younis scored 66, youhana returned with a then careerbest 129 from 1 balls with eight fours and three sixes. The onus, once again, fell on mohammad yousuf nee yousuf yohanna. There was a change in the tournament format as uae and hong kong were also included for the first time and the tournament was now divided into three stages the group stage, super fours and the final. Top 10 pakistani test batsmen of all time citybook.
The history of cricket dates back to the th century. The journey of mohammad yousuf is a tale of unusual courage, determination and indomitable spirit. Youhana yousefi, md is a pediatrics specialist in chicago, il and has been practicing for 48 years. Mohammad yousuf check news, career, age, rankings, stats. Then, fired up after navedulhasan dismissed sehwag for the fourth time in this series pakistans bowlers and fielders did the rest as a newly laid pitch crumbled alarmingly. He is listed as a popular speaker in the 2014 edition of the book the muslim 500.
He belongs to nattika of thrissur district and he is the managing director of abu dhabiheadquartered emke lulu group of companies. Former pakistani cricketer mohammad yousuf life facts. For pakistans dalit christians, embracing islam is an escape from. India won the title on the back of a tenwicket win over sri lanka and a 54run win against pakistan. Reports in pakistan say his parents are furious while yousuf says he wants the rest of his family to convert too. Mohammad yousuf hit by inferiority complex,says shahid. They spent some time together, accompanied by a member of the pakistani team management, as yousuf was encouraged in his cricket and his christian faith. Yousuf youhana and inzamamulhaq made languid fifties, both terminated by doubtful decisions, and an impromptu 40 from younis khan helped them accelerate to 303. Youhana resumes the fifth morning on 77 in pakistans 333 for 8, and departs after scoring a topclass 124 as the hosts hold on for a draw. Yousuf youhana will be known henceforth as mohammad yousuf, after it was revealed that he had converted from christianity to islam.
The master return then helped him secure his position in the team. When he was yousuf youhana, he was averaging 40 in test cricket. Mohammad yousuf is a pakistan former cricketer and captain, who played all three formats. At the home of cricket in july, 2006, a visiting pakistan dug themselves into a pit at 468, chasing 328 to avoid follow on. Inzamamulhaq and yousuf youhana, batting with consummate ease on a slow pitch, blocked englands progress yesterday after pakistan had. Yousuf youhana has converted from christianity to islam along with his wife and children. The first edition of the asia cup, called the rothmans asia cup and conceived in 1983 with the creation of the asian cricket council, was held in sharjah. Yousuf youhana, a pakistan based cricket player who along with his wife converted to islam from christianity in 2005. In ramchandra guhas book, corner of a foreign field, the author. Record book batsmen who have scored a century in their. All of twentyfive years, youhanas story comes across as one of patience and true grit. Youhana resumes the fifth morning on 77 in pakistans 333 for 8, and departs after scoring a topclass 124 as the hosts.
709 1300 1445 1398 1417 792 1218 455 9 432 548 484 880 1286 762 883 38 1391 174 703 788 306 518 949 1086 437 705 459 267 1154 1243 964 102 43