Azizul Haque (scholar)

ʿAzīz al-Ḥaqq ibn Irshād ʿAlī ad-Dākawī (Arabic: عزيز الحق بن إرشاد علي الداكوي; 1919  2012), simply known as Azizul Haque (Bengali: আজিজুল হক) or by his epithet Shaykh al-Hadith was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, politician, writer, translator and Islamic lecturer. He is the founder of Khelafat Majlish and first Bangali translator of Sahih al-Bukhari. He was Vice Chancellor of Jamia Rahmania Arabia Dhaka.

Azizul Haque
আজিজুল হক
Shaykh Ul Hadith Allamah Azizul Haque
TitleShaykh al-Hadith
Personal
Born1919
Louhajang, Bikrampur, Bengal Presidency, British Raj
Died8 August 2012(2012-08-08) (aged 93)
ReligionIslam
NationalityBangladeshi
ChildrenMamunul Haque
Mahfuzul Haque
CitizenshipBritish Indian (1919–1947)
Pakistani (1947–1971)
Bangladeshi (1971–2012)
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Main interest(s)
Notable work(s)
  • Translation of Sahih al-Bukhari into Bengali
  • Establishment of Jamia Rahmania Arabia Dhaka
OccupationMuhaddith
RelativesNurul Haque Miah (son-in-law)
Muslim leader
TeacherShamsul Haque Faridpuri
Hafezzi Huzur
Abdul Wahhab Pirji
Zafar Ahmad Usmani
Shabbir Ahmad Usmani
Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi
Influenced
  • Sultan Zauq Nadvi
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