Abdul Haq Azmi (1928 – 30 December 2016) was an Indian Muslim scholar who was a senior professor of

hadith Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approval ...

at the

Darul Uloom Deoband The Darul Uloom Deoband is an Islamic seminary ( darul uloom) in India at which the Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement began. It is located in Deoband, a town in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The seminary was established by Muhammad Qa ...

. He was an alumnus of

Darul Uloom Mau Darul Uloom Mau is an Islamic Madrasa which was established in Mau in 1875. Notable alumni * Abdul Haq Azmi * Habib Al-Rahman Al-Azmi * Habibur Rahman Khairabadi * Manzur Nu'mani * Muhammad Mustafa Azmi * Mujahidul Islam Qasmi Mujahidul ...

and Darul Uloom Deoband. His students included Mahmood Madani, Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi and Noor Alam Khalil Amini.

Biography

Abdul Haq Azmi was born in 1928 in Jagdishpur,

Azamgarh Azamgarh is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Azamgarh division, which consists of Ballia, Mau and Azamgarh districts. Azamgarh is situated on the bank of Tamsa River (Tons). It is located east of the ...

. He attended local schools and then Madrasa Bayt al-Ulum in Sarai Mir,

. He later studied at

up to 7th grade of Arabic and then entered the

in 1948 and graduated after studying with scholars

Hussain Ahmad Madani Hussain Ahmad Madani (6 October 1879 – 5 December 1957) was an Indian Islamic scholar, serving as the principal of Darul Uloom Deoband. He was among the first recipients of the civilian honour of Padma Bhushan in 1954.

, Izaz Ali Amrohi and Ibrahim Balyawi. He studied rational sciences with his stepfather Muslim Jaunpuri, who was a disciple of Majid Ali Jaunpuri. Azmi taught at the Mata'ul Uloom, Banaras for over sixteen years. As a mufti at

for thirteen years, he issued nearly 13,000 rulings. He was later appointed as hadith teacher at the

in 1982 where he taught ''

Mishkat al-Masabih ''Mishkāt al-Maṣābīḥ'' ( ar, مشكاة المصابيح, lit=The Niche of Lanterns) by Walī ad-Dīn Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Khaṭīb at-Tibrīzī (d.1248) is an expanded and revised version of al-Baghawī's '' ...

'' and the second volume ''

Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari ( ar, صحيح البخاري, translit=Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī), group=note is a ''hadith'' collection and a book of '' sunnah'' compiled by the Persian scholar Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī (810–870) around 846. A ...

''. He taught ''Sahih al-Bukhari'' in the

for 34 years. His students included Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi, Mahmood Madani, Noor Alam Khalil Amini and Salman Mansoorpuri. Azmi died on 30 December 2016 (30 Rabi' al-awwal 1438 AH) and was buried in the Qasmi cemetery of the

. His funeral prayer was led by Arshad Madani. He is survived by his wife and twelve children. His son Abdul Bar Azmi is Professor of Hadith in Madrasa Bayt al-Ulum Sarai Mir in

Personal life

Azmi was married to the maternal cousin sister of Muhammad Ayyub Waqif, the father of Indian journalist Rana Ayyub.

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* {{refend Sunni Muslim scholars Deobandis 1928 births 2016 deaths Indian Islamic religious leaders People from Azamgarh district Darul Uloom Deoband alumni Darul Uloom Deoband faculty Burials at Mazar-e-Qasmi