Hassan Jan Madani (

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:مولانا حسن جان مدنی) was a Pakistani

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and politician who was born on 6 January 1938 in Prang,

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from 30 November 1988 to 6 August 1990. He was Shaikhul-Hadith at Darwesh Masjid in

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and used to deliver Friday

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in the same

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. He was also the vice president of Wifaqul-Madaras, the largest board of Islamic universities (Jamiat).

Education

Hasan Jan memorized the Quran in Masjid e Nabavi in three months. He studied basic mathematics and Arabic grammar from his uncle. He later got admission at Anjuman Taleem-ul-Quran where he learnt basic Urdu and Islamiat. He then moved to Darul-uloom Utmanzai where he completed Dars-e-Nizami. After Dars-e-Nizami, he moved to Jamia Ashrafia Lahore, where he studied Hadith books from

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and Maulana Muhammad Rasool Khan Hazarvi. He got degree of Fazal-e-Deniat from

Darul Uloom Haqqania Darul Uloom Haqqania or Jamia Dar al-Ulum Haqqania (Pashto/) is an Islamic seminary ( darul uloom or madrasa) in the town of Akora Khattak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwestern Pakistan. The seminary propagates the Hanafi Deobandi scho ...

with distinction. On 11 June 1962 he moved to Madina for further studies at The Islamic University of al-Madinah al-Munawarah. He was awarded gold medal by the

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in MA Islamiat for his distinction.

Politics

Hasan Jan was not a politician however he supported

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. He was the teacher of Fazal-ur-Rehman. He contested the 1990 elections and defeated the then

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leader

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in his stronghold. He served as MNA for some time.

Assassination

On Saturday 17 September 2007 some unknown people came to him near Aftari time and requested him to go with them for Nikah-Khwani. He was assassinated at Wazir Bagh behind Janaz Ga (Funeral Prayer place) in the suburbs of Peshawar. It is believed that he was killed by the unknown persons may be for his moderate views, which included issuing fatwas against suicide bombings.Murshed, Mushfiq (2009-05-03
Uniting against militant ideology
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Education

Politics

Assassination

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