Hasan Jan

Hassan Jan Madani (Urdu:مولانا حسن جان مدنی ) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and politician who was born on 6 January 1938 in Prang, Charsadda. He has served as a member of the 8th National Assembly of Pakistan from 30 November 1988 to 6 August 1990.[1] He was Shaikhul-Hadith at Darwesh Masjid in Peshawar and used to deliver Friday sermons in the same mosque. He was also the vice president of Wifaqul-Madaras, the largest board of Islamic universities (Jamiat Ulma Islam)

Maulana, Shaikhul-Hadith
Hasan Jan
SS, GM
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1988–1990
ConstituencyNA-5
8th Vice President of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan
In office
2 March 1998 – 13 September 2017
Preceded byMuhammad Hanif Jalandhari
Succeeded byAbdur Razzaq Iskander
Personal
Born6 January 1938
Prang, Charsadda
Died17 September 2007(2007-09-17) (aged 69)
Cause of deathassassination
ReligionIslam
NationalityPakistani
DenominationSunni
Political partyJamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI)
Alma materJamia Ashrafia
Islamic University of Madinah
Darul Uloom Haqqania
University of Peshawar
TeachersMuhammad Idris Kandhlawi
Muhammad Rasul Khan Hazarvi
OccupationIslamic scholar and Politician
Muslim leader
Students
AwardsSitara-e-Shujaat
Gold medal (MA-Islamiat)

Education

Hasan Jan memorized the Quran in Masjid e Nabavi in three months. He studied basic mathematics and Arabic grammar from his uncle. He later got admission at Anjuman Taleem-ul-Quran where he learnt basic Urdu and Islamiat. He then moved to Darul-uloom Utmanzai where he completed Dars-e-Nizami. After Dars-e-Nizami, he moved to Jamia Ashrafia Lahore, where he studied Hadith books from Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi and Maulana Muhammad Rasool Khan Hazarvi. He got degree of Fazal-e-Deniat from Darul Uloom Haqqania with distinction. On 11 June 1962 he moved to Madina for further studies at The Islamic University of al-Madinah al-Munawarah. He was awarded gold medal by the University of Peshawar in MA Islamiat for his distinction.[2]

Politics

Hasan Jan was not a politician however he supported Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam. He was the teacher of Fazal-ur-Rehman. He contested the 1990 elections and defeated the then Awami National Party leader Abdul Wali Khan in his stronghold. He served as MNA for some time.[2]

Assassination

On Saturday 17 September 2007 some unknown people came to him near Aftari time and requested him to go with them for Nikah-Khwani. He was assassinated at Wazir Bagh behind Janaz Ga (Funeral Prayer place) in the suburbs of Peshawar.[3] It is believed that he was killed by the unknown persons may be for his moderate views, which included issuing fatwas against suicide bombings.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "National Assembly of Pakistan". na.gov.pk.
  2. "Maulana Hassan Jan shot dead in Peshawar". Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. "Ground Report September 16, 2007". Archived from the original on 10 March 2011.
  4. Nishapuri, Abdul (28 July 2012) Maulana Hassan Jan, a moderate Deobandi cleric killed by unknown persons Archived 24 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine lubpak.com
  5. Murshed, Mushfiq (2009-05-03) Uniting against militant ideology dawn.com
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