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Sanaullah Amritsari | |
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Title | Shaykh al-Islām, Maulana, Sher-e-Punjab[1] |
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Born | 12 June 1868 |
Died | 15 March 1948 | (aged 79)
Religion | Islam |
Region | Amritsar, Punjab, British India |
Denomination | Ahl-i Hadith |
Creed | Athari |
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Founder of | Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind |
Abul Wafa Sanaullah Amritsari (12 June 1868 – 15 March 1948) was a British Indian, later Pakistani, Muslim scholar and a leading figure within the Ahl-e-Hadith movement who was active in the city of Amritsar, Punjab. He was an alumnus of Mazahir Uloom and the Darul Uloom Deoband. He was a major antagonist of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and the early Ahmadiya movement. He served as the general secretary of the All India Jamiat-i-Ahl-i-Hadith from 1906 to 1947 and was the editor of the Ahl-e-Hadees, a weekly magazine.