Hamdullah Jan
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Dr. Inamullah
Maulana Lutfullah Jan
Hamdullah Jan Dagai | |
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مولانا حمد اللہ جان | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Dagai village in Swabi District |
| Died | 12 January 2019 (aged 110) |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Children | Ashfaqullah Khan Dr. Inamullah Maulana Lutfullah Jan |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband Mazahirul Uloom Saharanpur |
| Relatives | Maulana Asadullah Kaleem (grandson) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Founder of | Darul Uloom Mazhar Ul Uloom Dagai |
| Profession | Islamic scholar and politician |
| Muslim leader | |
| Teacher | Zakariyya Kandhlawi Hussain Ahmad Madani |
Maulana Hamdullah Jan Dagai aka Dagai Baba Ji (born; 1909 - 12 January 2019) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and politician. He was a student of Zakariyya Kandhlawi and Hussain Ahmad Madani. He was born in 1909 in Dagai, a village in Swabi District. He studied at Darul Uloom Deoband and Mazahirul Uloom Saharanpur. He died on 12 January 2019, aged 110.[1] He was politically affiliated with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F).[2][3]
He was a strong supporter of peace and dialogue, especially concerning the Taliban. He believed that dialogue and negotiation, not the use of force, would help restore peace in the country.[4]
He received his early education from his father Allama Abdul Hakim and uncle Maulana Siddique. After that he studied at Darul Uloom Deoband for some time but spent the last three years of his student life in Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur and from there he completed his Hadith studies in 1947.[5][6][7]
Political career
He participated in the 1970 general elections on the ticket of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam and the 1988 general elections on the platform of the Islami Jamhoori Ittehad but was unsuccessful.[6]
