Saleemullah Khan (1921 – 15 January 2017) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, who was the former President of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan.[2][3]

His students include Mufti Rafi Usmani, Maulana Abdul Aziz, Maulan Manzoor Mengal and Mufti Taqi Usmani.[4][5][6]

He established Jamia Farooqia in Karachi in 1967.[7][8]

Khan died on 15 January 2017 in Karachi, Pakistan.[9]

Education and career

Saleemullah Khan was born in Hasanpur Luhari District, Muzaffarnagar, India.[2] Starting in 1942, he studied at Darul Uloom Deoband, India. He studied there under the guidance of Hussain Ahmad Madani, Izaz Ali Amrohi and many other teachers. He completed his traditional dars-e-nizami degree in 1947. Then he taught at Miftahul Uloom Jalalabad in India under the tutelage of Masihullah Khan for eight years before he decided to migrate to Pakistan. In Pakistan, he founded Jamiah Farooqia, Karachi in 1967.[10][4]

Khan taught at Tando Allahyar, Sindh, Pakistan for three years and also at Dar-ul-Uloom, Karachi later.[2]

He also served as president of Wafaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan (Federation of Islamic Seminaries, Pakistan) from 8 June 1989 to 15 January 2017, for over 27 years.[11][12][13]

Literary works

In a fatwa, Darul Uloom Deoband has regarded Khan's 16 volume commentary to Sahih al-Bukhari entitled Kashf al-Bari Amma fi Sahih al-Bukhari as one of the best commentaries.[14]

Death and legacy

Khan died on Sunday, 15 January 2017 in Karachi. His funeral prayer was performed twice and attended by Mufti Taqi Usmani, Maulana Tariq Jamil, Muhammad Ahmed Ludhianvi.[9]

His son, Muhammad Adil Khan was assassinated on 10 October 2020.[15]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Taqi Usmani (27 February 2017). "The eminent Shaykh Saleemullah Khan". مفتی محمد تقی عثمانی | Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Maulana Saleemullah passes away". Dawn (newspaper). 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Naqeeb A Jan. THE METACOLONIAL STATE: PAKISTAN, THE DEOBAND 'ULAMA AND THE BIOPOLITICS OF ISLAM (PhD thesis) (PDF). The University of Michigan. p. 318. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Founder of Jamia Farooqia passes away". The Nation (newspaper). 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Mawlana Nadeem al-Wajidi. "A Great Son of Darul Uloom Deoband". Darul Uloom Deoband. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Sayyid Hayatullah Aagha; Professor Dr Abdul Ali Achakzai. "Literary works of Maulana Saleemullah Khan". Rahatul Quloob. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Ali Riaz (2008). Faithful Education: Madrassahs in South Asia. Rutgers University Press. p. 85. ISBN 9780813543451. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  8. ↑
  9. 1 2 "شیخ الحدیث مولانا سلیم اللہ خان لاکھوں افرادکی موجودگی میں سپرد خاک". Jang.com.pk. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "Introduction to Jamia Farooqia, Karachi. An International Islamic University". farooqia.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  11. ↑ "List of Presidents in Urdu language (sadoor صدور)". wifaqulmadaris.org. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  12. ↑ "Funeral prayer of Maulana Saleemullah offered at Jamia Farooqia". Dunya TV News website. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  13. ↑ "Molana Saleemullah Khan passes away aged 96". ARY TV News website. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  14. ↑ "Best Commentaries to Sahih Bukhari". darulifta-deoband.com (in Urdu). Darul Uloom Deoband. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  15. ↑ "Renowned religious scholar Maulana Adil Khan gunned down in Karachi". The News International. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

Bibliography

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saleemullah_Khan