Indian Islamic scholar (1928 – 2016)
Abdul Haq Azmi (1928 – 30 December 2016) was an Indian Islamic scholar who was a senior professor of hadith at the Darul Uloom Deoband . He was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Mau 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 .[ 1] Sarai Mir , Azamgarh . He later studied at Darul Uloom Mau up to 7th grade of Arabic and then entered the Darul Uloom Deoband in 1948 and graduated after studying with scholars Hussain Ahmad Madani , Izaz Ali Amrohi and Ibrahim Balyawi . He studied rational sciences with his stepfather Muslim Jaunpuri, who was a disciple of Majid Ali Jaunpuri .[ 2] [ 3] [ 1] Muhammad Talha Kandhlawi .[ 4]
Azmi taught at the Mata'ul Uloom, Banaras for over sixteen years.[ 1] Darul Uloom Mau for thirteen years, he issued nearly 13,000 rulings.[ 5] Darul Uloom Deoband in 1982 where he taught Mishkat al-Masabih Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari in the Darul Uloom Deoband for 34 years. His students included Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi , Mahmood Madani , Noor Alam Khalil Amini and Salman Mansoorpuri.[ 5] [ 2] [ 1]
Azmi died on 30 December 2016 (30 Rabi' al-awwal 1438 AH ) and was buried in the Qasmi cemetery of the Darul Uloom Deoband . 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 Azamgarh .[ 5] [ 1]
Personal life
Azmi was married to Muhammad Ayyub Waqif's maternal cousin sister, who is also the father of Indian journalist Rana Ayyub .[ 6]
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Bibliography
Madani, Muhammad Shakir Nisar, ed. (July 2018). Tadhkirah Qutb-e-Zamaan (in Urdu). Idara Pasban Ilm-o-Adab.
