Abdullah Darkhawasti

Abdullah Darkhawasti (1887–1994) was a Pakistani Sunni Islamic scholar and former Amir of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam. He co-founded Markazi Jamiatul Ulama-e-Islam along with Mufti Mahmud, Ahmad Ali Lahori and others in 1956.

Biography
Darkhwasti was born in Muharram 1313 AH in Basti Darkhawst near Khanpur. He studied his primary classes under his father and later became a student of Ghulam Muhammad Deenpuri, a disciple of Hafiz Muhammad Siddique. Anwar Shah Kashmiri gave him the title of Hafiz al-Hadees. Darkhwasti was the founder of millions of Islamic Institutions (Madarsas) and Mosque. Darkhwasti died on 28 August 1994. His last rites were performed on the next day and was buried nearby Ubaidullah Sindhi. at historical graveyard of Deenpur Sharif.

He played a key role in getting Qadiyanis declared as non Muslims in Pakistan.

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 * List of Deobandis