Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani

Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani
شیخ رحیم الله حقاني
Died11 August 2022
Kabul, Afghanistan
EducationDarul Uloom Haqqania
Occupation(s)Islamic scholar, director of Afghan Madrasas, principal at Madrasah Zubaria, and Taliban commander
Known forTough stance on ISIS

Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani (Pashto: شیخ رحیم الله حقاني) (died; 11 August 2022) was an Afghan Islamic scholar and director of Afghan Madrasas and principal at Madrasah Zubaria in Peshawar. Haqqani also led a brigade of the Afghan Taliban in Nangarhar province. He was a former student of Darul Uloom Haqqania.[1] He was student of Shaikh Idrees. [2]

Haqqani had a tough stance on ISIS. He was considered very close to the Afghan Taliban. Haqqani used to work as a principal at Madrasah Zubaria in Peshawar's Deer Colony in Pakistan. After the survival of the Peshawar blast, Rahimullah Haqqani blamed the attack on Khawarij. The Afghan Taliban use the term Khawarij for extremists affiliated with ISIS.[3]

  1. ^ "Kabul blast: Top Taliban cleric killed in blast, kamikaze hidden in prosthetic leg | Rahimullah Haqqani, a high-ranking cleric of the Taliban, was reportedly killed in an explosion in KabulGTN News".
  2. ^ "رحیم اللہ حقانی: خواتین پر پابندیوں کے مخالف معتدل طالبان رہنما داعش کا نشانہ کیوں بنے؟". BBC. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Extremism and Terrorism Trends in Pakistan: Changing Dynamics and New Challenges". 18 February 2021. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.