Abd al-Haqq al-Dehlawi ( fa, شیخ عبدالحق محدث دهلوی) was an

Islamic scholar In Islam, the ''ulama'' (; ar, علماء ', singular ', "scholar", literally "the learned ones", also spelled ''ulema''; feminine: ''alimah'' ingularand ''aalimath'' lural are the guardians, transmitters, and interpreters of religious ...

Biography

He was born in 1551 (958 AH) in

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

, hence the suffix '' Dehlavi'' to his name. In 1587 (996 AH), he made the pilgrimage to

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, where he stayed remained for the next three years studying a hadith and

Sufism Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality ...

under various scholars. Upon his return to Delhi, he taught for half a century, and authored more than 100 works, including a history of Medina, a biography of Prophet

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, and a work on the lives of saints.

Death

He died in Delhi, in 1642 (1052 AH). His

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exists at the edge of Hauz-i-Shamsi near

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Works

* ''Akhbar al Akhyar'', 16th Century. Urdu Edition 1990. *''Sharh Mishkat Shareef'', known as Ashatul Lam'at * ''Perfection of Faith'' (Translation), Adam Publishers. * '' Madarij-ul-Nabuwwah'' * ''Tārīh-i Haqqī'' (The History by Haqq). General history of South Asia from the time of the Ğūrids to the 42nd year of

Mughal Emperor The Mughal emperors ( fa, , Pādishāhān) were the supreme heads of state of the Mughal Empire on the Indian subcontinent, mainly corresponding to the modern countries of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The Mughal rulers styled ...

Akbar Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (25 October 1542 – 27 October 1605), popularly known as Akbar the Great ( fa, ), and also as Akbar I (), was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Hum ...

’s reign (1005/1596-7). * ''Takmeel-Ul-Iman'' (Farsi) - Book regarding beliefs of Suni Muslims. * ''Aashoora'' - A book containing 16-17 pages written on the day of Aashoora * ''Taeede Hanafi Mazhab'' - book written on Hanafi Madhab * ''Tohfa Ithna Ashari'' * ''Taaruf Fiqh o Tasawwuff'' * ''Zubdat-ul-Aasaar Talkhees Bahjat-ul-Asraar'' * ''Sharah Fatooh Ul Ghaib'' * ''Milad e Rasool e Azam'' * ''Tareekh e Madina''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdul-Haqq Dehlavi Hanafis Maturidis 16th-century Persian-language writers Historians from the Mughal Empire People from Delhi Mughal Empire people 17th-century Indian writers 16th-century Indian writers 16th-century jurists 17th-century jurists 1551 births 1642 deaths 17th-century Persian-language writers

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