Wali Hasan Tonki (born; 1924 - 3 February 1995) ( Urdu: ) was a Pakistani Mufti, Islamic scholar, judge and writer.

Early life and education

Wali Hasan was born in 1924 to Mufti Anwarul Hassan Khan in Tonk district. His father and grandfather, Muhammad Hassan Khan were muftis in the Sharia Court of Tonk. He studied Persian and other books of Arabic from his father. His father died when he was 11. In 1936 his paternal uncle Haider Hassan Khan took him to

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and studied for four years. And then he studied random books from his paternal uncle in Tonk. After the death of his paternal uncle, he served for many years in the Sharia Court of Tonk. During this period, he passed the Maulvi examination from

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and Maulvi Alam and Fazil from Panjab University. Then entered in

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and complete

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. Then he studied in

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Career

After studies, he was appointed as Mufti and Judge in a Sharia court at Chhabra Gugor till the partition of India. He migrated to Pakistan and taught at Metropolis High School, Karachi. He later taught at the Madrasa Imdadul Uloom and at the

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. He founded Iqra Rozatul Atfal Trust, and also served as its first president.

Literary works

Tonki wrote books and his articles appeared in various journals. His books include: * ''Tazkira Auliya i Hind wa Pakistan'' * ''Aaili Qawaneen Shariat ki Roshni main'' * ''Bima Ki Haqeeqat'' * ''Qurbani Ke Ahkam Masail'' * ''Fitna Inkar-e-Hadees''

Death

He died on Friday, 3 February 1995. His funeral prayers were led by Abdul Rasheed Nomani and according to his will, he was laid to rest in Darul Uloom Karachi cemetery.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tonki, Wali Hasan 1924 births 1995 deaths Grand Muftis of Pakistan People from Tonk district University of Allahabad alumni Panjab University alumni Mazahir Uloom alumni Darul Uloom Deoband alumni Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama alumni Academic staff of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia Darul Uloom Karachi people Pakistani Islamic religious leaders Deobandis Pakistani Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam Sharia judges People from Karachi