Abdul Haq Ansari

Abdul Haq Ansari

Abdul Haq Ansari (April, 2009)
Born (1931-01-09) January 9, 1931
Uttar Pradesh, India
Died October 3, 2012(2012-10-03)

Dr. Muhammad Abdul Haq Ansari (1 September 1931 – 3 October 2012) was an Islamic scholar from India.[1][2] He was the Amir (president) of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) from 2003 to 2007.[3] He was the member of Central Advisory Council of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. He was also the Chancellor of Jamia Islamia, Shantapuram, Kerala. His masterpiece ‘Learning the Language of Quran’ is considered as one of the best English guides for the beginners of Qur'anic studies.[4]

Education

After completing Alimiyat from Darsgah Islami, Rampur, Abdul Haq Ansari came to Aligarh where he studied Arabic, Philosophy and history and obtained his B.A from Aligarh Muslim University, in 1957. He pursued higher studies in philosophy and obtained M.A. (Philosophy) from Aligarh Muslim University in 1959. He did his Ph.D. (Philosophy) from Aligarh Muslim University in 1962. He also obtained a master's degree, M.T.S.(Comparative Religion and Theology), from Harvard University U.S.in 1972.

Academic Activities

Dr. Ansari served as Professor and Head of the Department of Arabic, Persian and Islamic Studies at the Vishwa Bharti University (1965-1978). He also taught Islamic Studies at Sudan University (1978-1981), Dhahran University (1982-1985), and at Imam Muhammad Bin Saud University, Riyadh (1985-1995).[5]

He has read many papers in International and National conferences. Some of them are:

Research and Works

Unfortunate Last breath

He died at home in Aligarh on October 3, 2012, following a brief cardiac failure. He was 82. Salam Mr.Khan![6]

See also

External links

References

  1. "Renowned Islamic scholar Dr Abdul Haq Ansari passes away in India". thenewstribe.com. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  2. "Former Jamaat chief Abdul Haq Ansari passes away". twocircles.net. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  3. "Former Jama'at-e-Islami Hind president passes away". http://zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 4 October 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. "Jamaat-e-Islami Hind". Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  5. "Jamaat-e-Islami Hind". Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  6. "He is no more". Retrieved 2012-10-03.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Siraj ul Hasan
Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
2003 – 2007
Succeeded by
Jalaluddin Umri
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