Abdul Haq Akorwi
Abdul Haq (Urdu: عبدالحق, Pashto: عبدالحق; 11 January 1912 – 7 September 1988), also known as Abdul Haq Akorwi was a Pakistani Deobandi Islamic scholar and the founder, chancellor, and Shaykh al-Hadith of the Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Haqqania. He also served as vice-president of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan. He was involved in politics as a member of the political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam. He served three times in the National Assembly of Pakistan and was an active proponent of the Khatme Nabuwwat movement.
Abdul Haq عبد الحق | |
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| 1st Chancellor of Darul Uloom Haqqania | |
| In office 23 September 1947 – 7 September 1988 | |
| Succeeded by | Sami-ul-Haq |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 14 April 1972 – 10 January 1974 In office 26 March 1977 – 5 July 1977 In office 20 March 1985 – 29 May 1988 | |
| Constituency | Peshawar Division |
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| Born | 11 January 1912 Akora Khattak, NWFP, British India (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) |
| Died | 7 September 1988 (aged 76) Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam |
| Children | Sami-ul-Haq (son) |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband |
| Occupation | Islamic scholar, Teacher, Politician |
| Awards | Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Distinction) by the President of Pakistan in 1981 Honorary PhD in Divinity, University of Peshawar |
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Abdul Haq completed his religious education at Darul Uloom Deoband in Deoband, India. He taught at Deoband for four years until difficulties arose due to the independence of Pakistan. In 1947, he founded Darul Uloom Haqqania in Akora Khattak, one of the first Islamic seminaries to be established in Pakistan. He taught hadith at the madrasah for the rest of his life and was well known by the title "Shaykh al-Hadith".
His son, Sami ul Haq, succeeded him as chancellor of Darul Uloom Haqqania. Abdul Haq's sermons have been published by his son in two volumes containing over 1,300 pages, entitled Da`wat-i Haq.