Chaudhry Afzal Haq (1891–8 January 1942) was an Islamic scholar and writer who served as the second president of Majlis-i Ahrar-i Islam from 1931 to 1934.

Biography

A senior political figure in the history of the

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, he worked to help the poor and unrepresented in the

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. He founded Ahrar with Ataulla Bukari. He was elected three times to the Punjab Assembly. He was a

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of India. His children have since died however his grandchildren, his great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren can still be found mostly in Lahore and various other parts of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Some of his descendants have relocated to other places around the globe. He was known as ''Mufakkir-e-Ahrar'' "Thinker of the Ahrar Party". He wrote many books such as '' Zindagi'', ''Mehbub-e-Khuda'', ''Deen-e-Islam'', ''Azadi-e-Hind'', ''Mera Afsanah'', ''Jawahraat'', ''Mashooqa-e-Punjab'', ''Shaoor'', ''Dehati rooman'', ''Pakistan and untouchability'', ''Taareekh-e-Ahrar'', ''Dunya may dozakh'', ''Islam and Socialism'', etc. He died on 8 January 1942, in Lahore.

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1942 deaths Indian political writers 1891 births People from Hoshiarpur district Presidents of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam Scholars from Lahore Founders of Majlis-e Ahrar-e Islam {{PunjabIN-politician-stub