Mufti Muhammad Hassan | |
|---|---|
مفتی محمد حسن | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1880 (1880) Milpur,Hasan Abdal,British India |
| Died | 1 June 1961(1961-06-01) (aged 80–81) |
| Nationality | British India Pakistan |
| Children | Fazle Rahim Ashrafi |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Founder of | Jamia Ashrafia |
| Profession | Islamic scholar |
| Muslim leader | |
| Teacher | Ashraf Ali Thanwi Anwar Shah Kashmiri |
Muhammad Hassan (1880 - 1 June 1961) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and founder ofJamia Ashrafia. He was educated atDarul Uloom Deoband. He was a student ofAshraf Ali Thanwi andAnwar Shah Kashmiri.
Hassan was born in 1880 inBritish India in the town of Milpur on the outskirts ofHasan Abdal, to Maulana Allah Dad, a pious family of theUtmanzai tribe ofPathans. His father was a religious scholar. He received his early education in his hometown. After receiving further religious education from Muhammad Masoom, Abdul Jabbar Ghaznavi, Noor Muhammad and Ghulam Mustafa Qasmi and other scholars, he went toAshraf Ali Thanwi for self-purification and training. Hassan received his certificate ofTajwid and Art of Recitation from Karim Bakhsh and graduated fromDarul Uloom Deoband by renewing the Hadith study fromAnwar Shah Kashmiri.[1]
Hassan supported theestablishment of Pakistan and the end ofBritish rule. He had a corrective relationship withAshraf Ali Thanwi, a and spiritual figure. In 1947, he established a religious institution inLahore calledJamia Ashrafia under the name ofAshraf Ali Thanwi.[1]
Hassan died on 1 June 1961 inKarachi after a long illness. Funeral prayers were offered by Maulana Shah Abdul Ghani and he was buried in the Society Cemetery in Karachi.[2]
Apart from the scholars of their time, formerPrime Minister of Pakistan,Chaudhry Muhammad Ali,Sardar Abdur Rabb Nishtar and other governors, ministers and officials took pride in attending the Hassan's meetings. Islamic historiansSyed Sulaiman Nadvi andAbdul Majid Daryabadi were also associated with the footsteps of Muhammad Hassan.[1]
He is survived by his son, Fazle Rahim Ashrafi, who is the current principal ofJamia Ashrafia.[3][4][5]