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 ...
, hence the suffix ''
Dehlavi'' to his name. In 1587 (996 AH), he made the pilgrimage to
Mecca
Mecca (; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah ()) is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow ...
, where he stayed remained for the next three years studying a hadith and
Sufism 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
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mo ...
, and a work on the lives of saints.
Death
He died in Delhi, in 1642 (1052
AH).
His
mausoleum exists at the edge of
Hauz-i-Shamsi near
Qutub Minar,
Mehrauli
Mehrauli is a neighbourhood in South Delhi, a district of Delhi in India. It represents a constituency in the legislative assembly of Delhi. The area is close to Gurgaon and next to Vasant Kunj.
History
Mehrauli is one of the seven mediev ...
,
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 ...
.
Works
* ''Akhbar al Akhyar'', 16th Century. Urdu Edition 1990.
*''Sharh Mishkat Shareef'', known as Ashatul Lam'at
* ''Perfection of Faith'' (Translation), Adam Publishers.
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* '' 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 t ...
Akbar’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''
See also
* List of Islamic scholars
References
Bibliography
*
{{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