Abdul Haq Akorwi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Abdul Haq Akorwi

Islamic scholar

Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1912

Place of Birth: Akora Khattak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Date of Death: 07-Sep-1988

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Maulana Abdul Haq (Urdu: ????????, Pashto: ????????, ‘Abdul-?aqq; 11 January 1912 – 7 September 1988) of Akora Khattak, sometimes referred to as Abdul Haq Akorwi (Urdu: ??????? ???????, ‘Abdul-Haqq Ako?wi) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and the founder, chancellor, and Shaykh al-Hadith of the Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Haqqania.
He was involved in politics as a member of the political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam.
He served three times in the National Assembly of Pakistan and was an active proponent of the Khatme Nabuwwat movement. Abdul Haq completed his religious education in India at Darul Uloom Deoband.
He taught at Deoband for four years until difficulties arose due to the independence of Pakistan.
In 1947, he founded Darul Uloom Haqqania in Akora Khattak, one of the first Islamic seminaries to be established in Pakistan.
He taught hadith at the madrasah for the rest of his life and was well-known by the title "Shaykh al-Hadith".His son, Sami ul Haq, succeeded him as chancellor of Darul Uloom Haqqania.
Abdul Haq's sermons have been published by his son in two volumes containing over 1,300 pages, entitled Da`wat-i Haq.