Abdul Haq Azmi
{{Short description|Indian Islamic scholar (1928 – 2016)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox religious biography
|religion = Islam
|honorific_prefix = Shaykh Saani, Shaykh al-Hadith, Maulana
|name = Abdul Haq Azmi
|image= Abdul Haq Azmi.jpg
|birth_date = 1928
|birth_place = Jagdishpur, Azamgarh district, United Provinces, British India
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2016|12|30|1928}}
|death_place = Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, India
|alma_mater =Darul Uloom Deoband
|main_interests = Hadith
|jurisprudence = Hanafi
|denomination = Sunni
|creed = Maturidi
|movement = Deobandi
|occupation = Muhaddith
|notable_works =
|disciple_of = Talha Kandhlawi
|influences= Hussain Ahmad Madani, Izaz Ali Amrohi
|students= Noor Alam Khalil Amini, Salman Mansoorpuri, Salman Bijnori, Ishtiaque Ahmad Qasmi, Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi
|relatives = Rana Ayyub
}}
Abdul Haq Azmi (1928 – 30 December 2016) was an Indian Islamic scholar who was a senior professor of hadith at the Darul Uloom Deoband. He was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Mau and Darul Uloom Deoband.
Biography
Abdul Haq Azmi was born in 1928 in Jagdishpur, Azamgarh. He attended local schools and then Madrasa Bayt al-Ulum in Sarai Mir, Azamgarh. He later studied at Darul Uloom Mau up to 7th grade of Arabic and then entered the Darul Uloom Deoband in 1948 and graduated after studying with scholars Hussain Ahmad Madani, Izaz Ali Amrohi and Ibrahim Balyawi. He studied rational sciences with his stepfather Muslim Jaunpuri, who was a disciple of Majid Ali Jaunpuri.{{cite web |title=Rich tributes paid to Maulana Azmi |url=http://live.saudigazette.com.sa/article/170763/Rich-tributes-paid-to-Maulana-Azmi |website=SaudiGazette.com |accessdate=14 September 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.darululoom-deoband.com/urdu/magazine/new/tmp/11-Shaikhul%20Hadith%20HM%20Abdul%20Haq%20RA_MDU_1%20&%202_Jan-Feb_17.htm|title=Shaykh Abdul Haq Ahwal-o-Aasar|website=darululoom-deoband.com|accessdate=15 September 2019}}{{cite web |title=Ah! Sheikh-ul-Hadith of Darul Uloom Deoband, Maulana Abdul Haq Azmi is no more in this world |url=http://www.najeebqasmi.com/articles/english-articles/112-madaris/2036-ah-sheikh-ul-hadith-of-darul-uloom-deoband-maulana-abdul-haq-azmi-is-no-more-in-this-world |author=Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi |website=NajeebQasmi.com |accessdate=14 September 2019 |archive-date=13 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713000601/http://www.najeebqasmi.com/articles/english-articles/112-madaris/2036-ah-sheikh-ul-hadith-of-darul-uloom-deoband-maulana-abdul-haq-azmi-is-no-more-in-this-world |url-status=dead }} He was an authorized disciple of Talha Kandhlawi.{{Cite book|last=Saharanpuri|first=Muhammad Shahid|title=Maulana Muhammad Talha Kandhlawi: Ek Zakir-o-Zahid Shakhsiyyat|url=https://archive.org/details/maulana-muhammad-talha-kandhlawi-ek-zakir-o-zahid-shakhsiyyat_202408 |edition=1st|year=2020|page=238|publisher=Maktaba Yadgar-e-Shaikh|location=Saharanpur|lang=ur}}
Azmi taught at the Mata'ul Uloom, Banaras for over sixteen years. As a mufti at Darul Uloom Mau for thirteen years, he issued nearly 13,000 rulings. He was later appointed as hadith teacher at the Darul Uloom Deoband in 1982 where he taught Mishkat al-Masabih and the second volume Sahih al-Bukhari. He taught Sahih al-Bukhari in the Darul Uloom Deoband for 34 years. His students included Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi, Mahmood Madani, Noor Alam Khalil Amini and Salman Mansoorpuri.
Azmi died on 30 December 2016 (30 Rabi' al-awwal 1438 AH) and was buried in the Qasmi cemetery of the Darul Uloom Deoband. His funeral prayer was led by Arshad Madani. He is survived by his wife and twelve children. His son Abdul Bar Azmi is Professor of Hadith in Madrasa Bayt al-Ulum Sarai Mir in Azamgarh.{{cite web |title=Obituary: Hadhrat Maulana Shaikh Abdul Haq Azami (1928-2016) |url=http://www.deoband.net/blogs/obituary-hadhrat-maulana-shaikh-abdul-haq-azami-1928-2016 |website=Deoband.net |accessdate=14 September 2019}}
Personal life
Azmi was married to Muhammad Ayyub Waqif's maternal cousin sister, who is also the father of Indian journalist Rana Ayyub.{{Cite book|title=Yaad-e-Ayyam|author=Muhammad Ayyub Waqif|language=Urdu|page=41|publisher=Tehreer-e-Nau Publications|edition=2017}}
See also
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Category:Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam
Category:Indian Islamic religious leaders
Category:People from Azamgarh district
Category:Darul Uloom Deoband alumni