Habibullah Mukhtar

Maulana Habibullah Mukhtar (born; 28 April 1944 – 2 November 1997) (Urdu: مولانا ڈاکٹر محمد حبیب اللہ مختار) 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]

Maulana Dr.
Habibullah Mukhtar
Shaheed
مولانا ڈاکٹر محمد حبیب اللہ مختار شہیدؒ
Personal
Born(1944-04-28)28 April 1944
Delhi
Died2 November 1997(1997-11-02) (aged 53)
karachi
ReligionIslam
Nationality Pakistani
Parent
  • Hakim Mukhtar Hassan Khan Hazeq (father)
DenominationSunni
MovementAalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat
Alma materJamia Darul Uloom, Karachi
Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia
University of Karachi
Islamic University of Madinah
ProfessionIslamic Scholar, writer
3rd chancellor of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia
In office
1991–1997
Preceded byMufti Ahmad Ur Rahman
Succeeded byAbdur Razzaq Iskander
5th General secretary of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan
In office
29 April 1991 – 1 November 1997
Preceded byMufti Ahmad Ur Rahman
Succeeded byMuhammad Hanif Jalandhari
Muslim leader
TeacherMuhammad Yousuf Banuri, Mufti Wali Hasan Tonki,Abdul Rasheed Nomani,Muhammad Idrees Mirti
ProfessionIslamic Scholar, writer

Early life and education

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

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

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

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

References
  1. "General secretaries ناظم اعلیٰ". wifaqulmadaris.org. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  2. "حضرت مولانا ڈاکٹر حبیب اللہ مختار شہید رحمۃ اللہ علیہ". Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  3. مفتی غلام مصطفیٰ رفیق (8 November 2019). "مولانا ڈاکٹر محمد حبیب اللہ مختار شہیدؒ". jang.com.pk. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  4. Mufti Waqas Rafi (1 November 2016). "02 نومبریوم شہادت.... مولانا ڈاکٹر حبیب اللہ مختار شہیدؒ". juraat.com. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  5. مفتی غلام مصطفیٰ رفیق (2 November 2018). "مولانا ڈاکٹرمحمدحبیب اللہ مختارشہید رحمہ اللہ علیہ". jang.com.pk. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  6. "Maulana Habibullah Mukhtar". Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  7. "Bringing up children in Islam / Muhammad Habibullah Mukhtar ; translated by Rafiq ʻAbdurrahman". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  8. "KARACHI: MQM slams killing of religious scholar". dawn.com. 11 July 2005. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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