Abrarul Haq Haqqi


Abrarul Haq Haqqi was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar who established Ashraful Madaris in Hardoi. He was a disciple of Ashraf Ali Thanwi.

Biography

Haqqi was born on 20 December 1920 in Hardoi. He graduated from Mazahir Uloom.
Haqqi was appointed a teacher in Mazahir Uloom after his graduation. He later taught at Jami-ul-Uloom Kanpur, a seminary in Kanpur, for two years. At Ashraf Ali Thanwi's suggestion, he taught at Madrasa Islamia Fatehpur for two years. In 1942, he established Ashraful Madaris in Hardoi at the suggestion of Ashraf Ali Thanwi. Since, he was also a Sufi mentor, he authorized 103 disciples.
Haqqi died on 17 May 2006.

Legacy

At Aligarh Muslim University, Ateequr Rahman Qasmi wrote a doctoral thesis entitled Maulana Abrarul Haq: Life and Works. His brother Syed Anwarul Haq Haqqi headed the Political Science department of AMU for two decades.