zubair-ul-ḥasan was born on 30 march 1950 in the town of kandhla in present-day uttar pradesh, india. he studied at mazahir uloom saharanpur, uttar pradesh, india. he was a disciple, and subsequently a "khaleefa" (an accredited successor) of his eminent maternal grandfather shaikh-ul-hadees maulana muhammad zakariya kandhlawi who was also a celebrated muslim leader and was an early and life-long booster of the globalisation of tablighi jamaat. zubair graduated and completed his education in 1971. maulana zubair was the leader of the concluding prayers at the world congregations held annually at bishwa ijtema dhaka, raiwind and bhopal.