Abrarul Haq Haqqi (20 December 1920 — 17 May 2006) was an

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Sunni Muslim scholar who established Ashraful Madaris in

Hardoi Hardoi is a city and municipal board in Hardoi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Hardoi district. History The early history of Hardoi is obscure. The name suggests a Bhar, a Dalit caste ...

. 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 scholar, jurist, thinker, reformist and the revival of classical sufi thought from ...

Biography

Haqqi was born on 20 December 1920 in

. 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 influe ...

. Haqqi was appointed a teacher in

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 ...

, for two years. At

's suggestion, he taught at Madrasa Islamia Fatehpur for two years. In 1942, he established Ashraful Madaris in

at the suggestion of Ashraf Ali Thanwi. Since, he was a Sufi mentor, he authorized 103 disciples. Haqqi died on 17 May 2006.

Legacy

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haqqi, Abrarul Haq 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