Shaykh al-Hadīth, Mawlānā Abdur Razzaq Iskander | |
---|---|
عبدالرزاق اسکندر | |
4th Chancellor of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia | |
In office 2 November 1997 – 30 June 2021 | |
Preceded by | Habibullah Mukhtar |
Succeeded by | Sulaiman Yousuf Banuri |
8th Emir of Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat | |
In office 2015 – 30 June 2021 | |
Preceded by | Abdul Majeed Ludhianvi |
Succeeded by | Nasiruddin Khakwani |
7th President of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan | |
In office 5 October 2017 – 30 June 2021 | |
Preceded by | Saleemullah Khan |
Succeeded by | Muhammad Taqi Usmani |
9th Vice President of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan | |
In office 30 September 2001 – 5 October 2017 | |
Preceded by | Hasan Jan |
Succeeded by | Anwar-ul-Haq Haqqani |
5th president of Iqra Rozatul Atfal Trust | |
Preceded by | Abdul Majeed Ludhianvi |
Succeeded by | unknown |
Personal | |
Born | 1935 |
Died | 30 June 2021 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | (aged 85–86)
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Movement | Deobandi |
Alma mater | |
Abdur Razzaq Iskander (1935 – 30 June 2021; Urdu: عبد الرزاق اسکندر) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and writer. He was the chancellor and senior hadith-professor of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia, emir of the Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat and the president of Wifaqul Madaris in Pakistan. He was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Karachi, Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia, Islamic University of Madinah and the Al-Azhar University. He authored books such as At-Tarīqat al-Asriyyah and Tahafuzz-e-Madāris.