Maulana Habibullah Mukhtar (born; 28 April 1944 – 2 November 1997) ( Urdu: مولانا ڈاکٹر محمد حبیب اللہ مختار) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and writer who served as chancellor of

Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia ( ur, , ''Jāmi‘ah ‘Ulūm-i Islāmīyah'' / , ''Jāmi‘atul-‘Ulūmul-Islāmīyah'') is an Islamic University in Banoori Town, Karachi, Pakistan. The university continues the tradition of the Darul Uloom system i ...

and General secretary of

Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan (Urdu: ) is the largest federation of Islamic seminaries in Pakistan, founded in 1959. More than 10,000 seminaries and 23,000 madaris across Pakistan are affiliated with the federation. It controls all the ...

Early life and education

Habibullah Mukhtar was born in 1944 to Hakim Mukhtar Hassan Khan in Delhi. At the age of three, he migrated from Delhi to Karachi with his family. He got his early religious education from

Darul Uloom Karachi Darul Uloom Karachi ( ur, دارالعلوم کراچی) is a Madrasa in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Muhammad Shafi Deobandi in June 1951 at Nanak Wara and later on it transferred to Korangi, Karachi, on March 17, 1957. It continues the ...

and

Dars-i Nizami Dars-i Nizami is a study curriculum or system used in many Islamic institutions ( madrassas) and Dar Ul Ulooms, which originated in the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century and can now also be found in parts of South Africa, Canada, the United ...

form

in 1959. In 1966, on the behest of

Muhammad Yousuf Banuri Muhammad Yousuf Banuri (7 May 1908 – 17 October 1977) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, founder of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia and former President and Vice President of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan from 30 May 1973 to 17 October 1977. Ed ...

he entered to the

Islamic University of Madinah The Islamic University of Madinah ( ar, الجامعة الإسلامية بالمدينة المنورة) was founded by the government of Saudi Arabia by a royal decree in 1961 in the Islamic holy city of Medina. Many have associated the uni ...

and studied there for four years, and returned in 1970. Then he obtained his MA in Islamic Studies in 1973 and his Ph.D. from Karachi University in 1981. At the same time, he continued teaching and practice at Darul Iftaa

Career

From the earliest to the last major book of ''Dars-e-Nizami'' Sahih Bukhari Sharif, every important book was under his tutelage at

. In 1991, after the demise of Maulana Mufti Ahmad-ur-Rehman, the second chancellor of the Jamia, by mutual consent Maulana Habibullah Mukhtar was given the responsibility. At the same time, the position of the General Secretary of

was also vacant. Maulana Habibullah Mukhtar was also elected to take charge of this position.

Literary works

He authored many books and also translated dozens of Arabic books into Urdu.including; * Bringing up children in Islam * Yaqeen wa Imaan * Momin ka Hathyar

Death

Mukhtar was shot dead on 2 November 1997, along with his driver Muhammad Tahir. He was laid to rest in the premises of Jamia Banuri Town next to his Shaykh and mentor Allama Banuri and Mufti Ahmad-ur-Rehman.

References

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