Chaudhry Afzal Haq

Chaudhry Afzal Haq
Born Afzal Haq
1891
Hoshiarpur, British India
Died 8 January 1942(1942-01-08) (aged 50–51)
Lahore, Pakistan
Nationality British India
Citizenship Indian
Subject Islam
Literary movement Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam
Website
chaudhryafzalhaq.com

Chaudhry Afzal Haq (1891–8 January 1942) was born in a Muslim Rajput family, a writer,[1] humanitarian, leader and co-founder of Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam,[2] and a senior political figure in the history of Indian subcontinent. He worked to help the poor and unrepresented in the Punjab. He founded Ahrar with Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari. He was elected three times for the Punjab Assembly. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of India.

He was known as Mufakkir-e-Ahrar "Thinker of the Ahrar Party". He wrote many book's such as Zindagi, Mehbub-e-Khuda, Deen-e-Islam, Azadi-e-Hind, Mera Afsanah, Jawahraat, Mashooqa-e-Punjab, Shaoor, Dehati rooman, Pakistan and untouchability, Taareekh-e-Ahrar, Dunya may dozakh, Islam and Socialism, etc. He died on 8 January 1942, in Lahore.

References

  1. ↑ Chaudhry Afzal Haq or Punjab Hakomat
  2. ↑ Tanwar, Raghuvendra (1999). Politics of sharing power: the Punjab Unionist Party, 1923–1947. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. p. 80. ISBN 978-81-7304-272-0.

Pakistan and Untouchablity, by Chaudhry Afzal Haq (2014 International Version) now available on www.Amazaon.com

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