Habibullah Mukhtar
Maulana Dr. Habibullah Mukhtar Shaheed | |
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مولانا حبیب اللہ مختار | |
Personal life | |
Born | |
Died | 2 November 1997 | (aged 53)
Nationality | Pakistani |
Parent |
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Alma mater | Jamia Darul Uloom, Karachi Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia University of Karachi Islamic University of Madinah |
Religious life | |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Sunni |
Movement | Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat |
Profession | Islamic Scholar, writer |
Muslim leader | |
Teacher | Muhammad Yousuf Banuri, Mufti Wali Hasan Tonki,Abdul Rasheed Nomani,Muhammad Idrees Mirti |
3rd chancellor of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia | |
In office 1991–1997 | |
Preceded by | Mufti Ahmad Ur Rahman |
Succeeded by | Abdur Razzaq Iskander |
5th General secretary of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan | |
In office 29 April 1991 – 1 November 1997 | |
Preceded by | Mufti Ahmad Ur Rahman |
Succeeded by | Muhammad Hanif Jalandhari |
Maulana Habibullah Mukhtar[a] (28 April 1944 – 2 November 1997) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and writer who served as chancellor of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia and General secretary of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Habibullah Mukhtar was born in 1944 to Hakim Mukhtar Hassan Khan in Delhi. At the age of three, he migrated from Delhi to Karachi with his family. He got his early religious education from Darul Uloom Karachi and Dars-i Nizami form Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia in 1959. In 1966, on the behest of Muhammad Yousuf Banuri he entered to the Islamic University of Madinah and studied there for four years, and returned in 1970. Then he obtained his MA in Islamic Studies in 1973 and his Ph.D. from Karachi University in 1981. At the same time, he continued teaching and practice at Darul Iftaa Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia.[2][3][4]
Career
[edit]From the earliest to the last major book of Dars-e-Nizami Sahih Bukhari Sharif, every important book was under his tutelage at Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia. In 1991, after the demise of Maulana Mufti Ahmad-ur-Rehman, the second chancellor of the Jamia, by mutual consent Maulana Habibullah Mukhtar was given the responsibility. At the same time, the position of the General Secretary of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan was also vacant. Maulana Habibullah Mukhtar was also elected to take charge of this position.[2]
Literary works
[edit]He authored many books and also translated dozens of Arabic books into Urdu[5][6].including;
- Bringing up children in Islam[7]
- Yaqeen wa Imaan
- Momin ka Hathyar
Death
[edit]Mukhtar was shot dead on 2 November 1997, along with his driver Muhammad Tahir.[3][8] He was laid to rest in the premises of Jamia Banuri Town next to his Shaykh and mentor Allama Banuri and Mufti Ahmad-ur-Rehman.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "General secretaries ناظم اعلیٰ". wifaqulmadaris.org. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ a b "حضرت مولانا ڈاکٹر حبیب اللہ مختار شہید رحمۃ اللہ علیہ". Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ a b c مفتی غلام مصطفیٰ رفیق (8 November 2019). "مولانا ڈاکٹر محمد حبیب اللہ مختار شہیدؒ". jang.com.pk. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ Mufti Waqas Rafi (1 November 2016). "02 نومبریوم شہادت.... مولانا ڈاکٹر حبیب اللہ مختار شہیدؒ". juraat.com. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ مفتی غلام مصطفیٰ رفیق (2 November 2018). "مولانا ڈاکٹرمحمدحبیب اللہ مختارشہید رحمہ اللہ علیہ". jang.com.pk. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Maulana Habibullah Mukhtar". Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Bringing up children in Islam / Muhammad Habibullah Mukhtar ; translated by Rafiq ʻAbdurrahman". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "KARACHI: MQM slams killing of religious scholar". dawn.com. 11 July 2005. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- 1944 births
- 1997 deaths
- Darul Uloom Karachi alumni
- Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia alumni
- University of Karachi alumni
- Islamic University of Madinah alumni
- Deobandis
- Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia people
- Pakistani Muslim scholars of Islam
- Chancellors of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia
- Academic staff of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia
- General secretaries of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia
- Scholars from Delhi
- Muhajir people