Abrarul Haq Haqqi (20 December 1920 — 17 May 2006) was an
Indian Sunni Muslim scholar who established Ashraful Madaris in
Hardoi. He was a disciple of
Ashraf Ali Thanwi
Ashraf Ali Thanwi (often referred as Hakim al-Ummat and Mujaddid e Millet; 19 September 1863 – 20 July 1943) was a late-nineteenth and twentieth-century Sunni Islam, Sunni scholar, jurist, thinker, Mujaddid, reformist and the revival of classic ...
.
Biography
Haqqi was born on 20 December 1920 in
Hardoi.
He graduated from
Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur
Mazahir Uloom ( ur, ) is an Islamic seminary located in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Started in November 1866 by Sa'ādat Ali Faqīh, and developed further by Mazhar Nanautawi and Ahmad Ali Saharanpuri; it is regarded as the second most influen ...
.
Haqqi was appointed a teacher in
Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur
Mazahir Uloom ( ur, ) is an Islamic seminary located in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Started in November 1866 by Sa'ādat Ali Faqīh, and developed further by Mazhar Nanautawi and Ahmad Ali Saharanpuri; it is regarded as the second most influen ...
after his graduation. He later taught at
Jami-ul-Uloom Kanpur, a seminary in
Kanpur
Kanpur or Cawnpore ( /kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation (help·info)) is an industrial city in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations o ...
, for two years. At
Ashraf Ali Thanwi
Ashraf Ali Thanwi (often referred as Hakim al-Ummat and Mujaddid e Millet; 19 September 1863 – 20 July 1943) was a late-nineteenth and twentieth-century Sunni Islam, Sunni scholar, jurist, thinker, Mujaddid, reformist and the revival of classic ...
's suggestion, he taught at Madrasa Islamia Fatehpur for two years. In 1942, he established Ashraful Madaris in
Hardoi at the suggestion of Ashraf Ali Thanwi.
Since, he was a Sufi mentor, he authorized 103 disciples.
Haqqi died on 17 May 2006.
Legacy
At
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University (abbreviated as AMU) is a Public University, public Central University (India), central university in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as the Muhammadan Anglo-Orie ...
(AMU), Ateequr Rahman Qasmi wrote a doctoral thesis entitled ''Maulana Abrarul Haq: Life and Works''.
His brother
Syed Anwarul Haq Haqqi headed the Political Science department of AMU for two decades.
References
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Indian Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam
1920 births
2005 deaths
Deobandis
20th-century Muslim scholars of Islam
People of British India
People from Hardoi district
Mazahir Uloom alumni
Disciples of Ashraf Ali Thanwi