# Hasan Jan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hasan_Jan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hasan_Jan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_Jan > Source revision: 1353356569 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Pakistani Sunni Muslim Scholar Sheikh al-Hadith Mawlana Hasan Jan SS, GM Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan In office 1988–1990 Constituency NA-5 8th Vice President of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan In office 2 March 1998 – 13 September 2017 Preceded by Muhammad Hanif Jalandhari Succeeded by Abdur Razzaq Iskander Personal life Born 6 January 1938 Prang, Charsadda Died 17 September 2007(2007-09-17) (aged 69) Cause of death assassination Occupation Islamic scholar and Politician Religious life Religion Islam Denomination Sunni Teachers Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi Muhammad Rasul Khan Hazarvi Muslim leader Students Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman Shuja ul Mulk Awards Sitara-e-Shujaat Gold medal (MA-Islamiat) **Hassan Jan** Madani ([Pashto](/source/Pashto):مولانا حسن جان مدنی) was a Pakistani [Islamic scholar](/source/Islamic_scholar) and politician who was born on 6 January 1938 in Prang, [Charsadda](/source/Charsadda). He had served as a member of the 8th [National Assembly of Pakistan](/source/National_Assembly_of_Pakistan) from 30 November 1988 to 6 August 1990.[1] He was [Shaikhul-Hadith](/source/Sheikh_al-Hadith) at Darwesh Masjid in [Peshawar](/source/Peshawar) and used to deliver Friday [sermons](/source/Sermons) at the same [mosque](/source/Mosque). He was also the vice president of [Wifaqul-Madaras](/source/Wifaq_ul_Madaris), the largest board of Islamic universities (Jamiat). He was [assassinated](/source/Assassination) in [Peshawar](/source/Peshawar) on 17 September 2007.[2] ## Education Hasan Jan memorized the Quran in the [Masjid-e-Nabavi](/source/Prophet's_Mosque) in three months. He studied basic mathematics and Arabic grammar from his uncle. He later got admission at Anjuman Taleem-ul-Quran where he learnt basic Urdu and Islamiat. He then moved to Darul-uloom Utmanzai where he completed Dars-e-Nizami. After Dars-e-Nizami, he moved to [Jamia Ashrafia](/source/Jamia_Ashrafia) Lahore, where he studied Hadith books from [Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi](/source/Muhammad_Idris_Kandhlawi) and Maulana Muhammad Rasool Khan Hazarvi. He got degree of Fazal-e-Deniat from [Darul Uloom Haqqania](/source/Darul_Uloom_Haqqania) with distinction. On 11 June 1962 he moved to Madina for further studies at The [Islamic University of al-Madinah al-Munawarah](/source/Islamic_University_of_Madinah). He was awarded gold medal by the [University of Peshawar](/source/University_of_Peshawar) in MA Islamiat for his distinction.[3] ## Politics Hasan Jan was not a politician however he supported [Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam](/source/Jamiat_Ulema-e-Islam). He was the teacher of [Fazal-ur-Rehman](/source/Fazal-ur-Rehman_(politician%2C_born_1953)). He contested the 1990 elections and defeated the then [Awami National Party](/source/Awami_National_Party) leader [Abdul Wali Khan](/source/Abdul_Wali_Khan) in his stronghold. He served as MNA for some time.[3] ## Assassination On Saturday 17 September 2007 some unknown people came to him near [Aftari](/source/Aftari) time and requested him to go with them for Nikah-Khwani. He was assassinated at Wazir Bagh behind Janaz Ga (Funeral Prayer place) in the suburbs of Peshawar.[2] It is believed that he was killed by the unknown persons may be for his moderate views, which included issuing fatwas against suicide bombings.[4][5] ## See also - [List of Deobandis](/source/List_of_Deobandis) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["National Assembly of Pakistan"](https://na.gov.pk/en/content.php?id=71). *na.gov.pk*. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) ["Ground Report September 16, 2007"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110310053951/http://www.groundreport.com/World/Maulana-Hassan-Jan-is-killed-in-Peshawar/2835811). Archived from [the original](http://www.groundreport.com/World/Maulana-Hassan-Jan-is-killed-in-Peshawar/2835811) on 10 March 2011. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-newspk_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-newspk_3-1) ["Maulana Hassan Jan shot dead in Peshawar"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201023215307/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/652530-maulana-hassan-jan-shot-dead-in-peshawar). Archived from [the original](https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/652530-maulana-hassan-jan-shot-dead-in-peshawar) on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Nishapuri, Abdul (28 July 2012) [Maulana Hassan Jan, a moderate Deobandi cleric killed by unknown persons](http://lubpak.com/archives/173092) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201024144912/http://lubpak.com/archives/173092) 24 October 2020 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) lubpak.com 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Murshed, Mushfiq (2009-05-03) [Uniting against militant ideology](https://www.dawn.com/news/839958) dawn.com v t e Islamic scholars from Pakistan Sunni Hanafi Taqi Usmani Yusuf Banuri Muhammad Abdullah Ghazi Rafi Usmani Nizamuddin Shamzai Muhammad Shafi Mehmood-ur-Rehman Yusuf Ludhianvi Abdul Rashid Ghazi Sami-ul-Haq Abdul Haq Akorwi Abdur Razzaq Iskander Fazal-ur-Rehman Muhammad Naeem Manzoor Mengal Abdul Aziz Ghazi Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi Hanif Jalandhari Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari Zulfiqar Ahmad Noor Muhammad Habibullah Mukhtar Azam Tariq Idris Kandhlawi Anwar Badakhshani Mazhar Saeed Saleemullah Khan Khawaja Khan Muhammad Tariq Jamil Zahid Ur Rashdi Abdul Shakoor Muawiya Azam Abul A'la Maududi Muhammad Saeed Khan Tahir-ul-Qadri Anwar-ul-Haq Ali Sher Hyderi Masood-ur-Rehman Usmani Hamid-ul-Haq Rashid-ul-Haq Abdul-ul-Haq Sani Haq Nawaz Fazlur Rehman Khalil Abdul Ghafoor Mukhtaruddin Shah Ilyas Ghuman Syed Nasib Ali Shah Masroor Nawaz Azizur Rahman Hazarvi Hasan Jan Zar Wali Khan Javed Ibrahim Paracha Kifayatullah Swati Hamdullah Saboor Adil Khan Atta-ur-Rehman Ghulam Ghaus Hazarvi Adnan Kakakhail Wali Hasan Tonki Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Isar-ul-Haq Shah Abdul Aziz Mahmood Ashraf Awrangzib Faruqi Allah Wasaya Ghulam Mohammad Sadiq Abdul Ghani Salim Khatri Abdul Hameed Swati Atta ul Haq Darvish Rashid Mahmood Soomro Sardar Ali Haqqani Noman Naeem Ahmed Ludhianvi Hamdullah Jan Khalid Mehmood Soomro Abdul Wasey Ajmal Khan Lahori Mujahid Khan Tariq Masood Fida-Ur-Rehman Darkhawasti Syed Sher Ali Shah Akram Toofani Muhammad Fareed Musa Bazi Ghulam Ur Rehman Ubaidur Rahman Zia Sayed Nafees al-Hussaini Sarfaraz Khan Safdar Nasim Ali Shah Fazl-ur-Raheem Ashrafi Ahl-i Hadith Zubair Ali Zai Ehsan Elahi Zaheer Ibtisam Ilahi Zahir Sajid Mir Abdul Kareem Shia Jawad Naqvi Muhammad Hussain Najafi Zameer Akhtar Naqvi Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi Shehanshah Hussain Naqvi Non-denominational Muslims Israr Ahmed Muhammad Ali Mirza Javed Ahmad Ghamidi v t e Wifaq-ul-Madaris al-Arabia People Patrons Rafi Usmani Muhammad Abdullah Ghazi Syed Mukhtaruddin Shah Fazl-ur-Raheem Ashrafi Fazal-ur-Rehman (P) Syed Abdul Sattar Shah (P) Presidents Shamsul Haq Afghani Khair Muhammad Jalandhari Muhammad Yusuf Banuri Mufti Mahmud Muhammad Idrees Meerthi (acting) Saleemullah Khan Abdur Razzaq Iskander Taqi Usmani (P) Vice-Presidents Khair Muhammad Jalandhari Muhammad Yousuf Banuri Muhammad Shafi Sargodhi Abdul Haq Akorwi Muhammad Ubaidullah Muhammad Hanif Jalandhari Hasan Jan Abdur Razzaq Iskander Anwar-ul-Haq Haqqani (P) Rafi Usmani Ubaidullah Khalid (P) Sulaiman Yousuf Banuri (P) Saeed Yousuf (P) General Secretaries Mufti Mahmud Muhammad Idrees Meerthi Saleemullah Khan Ahmad Ur Rahman Habibullah Mukhtar Muhammad Hanif Jalandhari (P) Publications Monthly Wifaq ul Madaris See also Ittehad-e-Tanzeemat-Madaris Pakistan Dars-i Nizami P indicate incumbents Category:Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan Authority control databases Open Library --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hasan Jan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_Jan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_Jan?action=history)). 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