# Saleemullah Khan

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Pakistani Sunni Muslim scholar

Sheikh al-Hadith Mawlānā Shaykh al-Qul [1] Saleemullah Khan President of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan In office 8 June 1989 – 15 January 2017 Preceded by Muhammad Idrees Mirti Succeeded by Abdur Razzaq Iskander Rector of Jamia Farooqia In office 1967 – 15 January 2017 Preceded by "office established" Succeeded by Muhammad Adil Khan Personal life Born 1921 Hasanpur Luhari , District Muzaffarnagar , United Provinces, British India Died January 15, 2017(2017-01-15) (aged 95–96) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan Children Muhammad Adil Khan (son) Notable work Kashf al-Bari Amma fi Sahih al-Bukhari Religious life Religion Islam Denomination Sunni Founder of Jamia Farooqia Muslim leader Students Rafi Usmani Taqi Usmani Nizamuddin Shamzai Manzoor Mengal Maulana Abdul Aziz, Mahmudul Hasan

**Saleemullah Khan** (1921 – 15 January 2017) was a [Pakistani](/source/Pakistanis) [Islamic scholar](/source/Ulama), who was the former [President](/source/President_(education)) of [Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan](/source/Wifaq_ul_Madaris_Al-Arabia%2C_Pakistan).[2][3]

His students include [Mufti Rafi Usmani](/source/Rafi_Usmani), [Maulana Abdul Aziz](/source/Abdul_Aziz_(Pakistani_cleric)), [Maulan Manzoor Mengal](/source/Manzoor_Mengal) and [Mufti Taqi Usmani](/source/Taqi_Usmani).[4][5][6]

He established [Jamia Farooqia](/source/Jamia_Farooqia) in [Karachi](/source/Karachi) in 1967.[7][8]

Khan died on 15 January 2017 in [Karachi](/source/Karachi), [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan).[9]

## Education and career

Saleemullah Khan was born in [Hasanpur Luhari](/source/Hasanpur_Luhari) District, [Muzaffarnagar](/source/Muzaffarnagar), India.[2] Starting in 1942, he studied at [Darul Uloom Deoband](/source/Darul_Uloom_Deoband), India. He studied there under the guidance of [Hussain Ahmad Madani](/source/Hussain_Ahmad_Madani), [Izaz Ali Amrohi](/source/Izaz_Ali_Amrohi) and many other teachers. He completed his traditional [dars-e-nizami](/source/Dars-e-nizami) degree in 1947. Then he taught at Miftahul Uloom Jalalabad in India under the tutelage of [Masihullah Khan](/source/Masihullah_Khan) for eight years before he decided to migrate to Pakistan. In Pakistan, he founded Jamiah Farooqia, Karachi in 1967.[10][4]

Khan taught at [Tando Allahyar](/source/Tando_Allahyar), Sindh, Pakistan for three years and also at [Dar-ul-Uloom, Karachi](/source/Dar-ul-Uloom%2C_Karachi) later.[2]

He also served as president of [Wafaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan](/source/Wafaq_ul_Madaris_Al-Arabia%2C_Pakistan) (Federation of Islamic Seminaries, Pakistan) from 8 June 1989 to 15 January 2017, for over 27 years.[11][12][13]

## Literary works

In a fatwa, [Darul Uloom Deoband](/source/Darul_Uloom_Deoband) has regarded Khan's 16 volume commentary to [Sahih al-Bukhari](/source/Sahih_al-Bukhari) entitled *[Kashf al-Bari Amma fi Sahih al-Bukhari](/source/Kashf_al-Bari_Amma_fi_Sahih_al-Bukhari)* as one of the best commentaries.[14]

## Death and legacy

Khan died on Sunday, 15 January 2017 in Karachi. His funeral prayer was performed twice and attended by [Mufti Taqi Usmani](/source/Taqi_Usmani), [Maulana Tariq Jamil](/source/Tariq_Jamil), [Muhammad Ahmed Ludhianvi](/source/Muhammad_Ahmed_Ludhianvi).[9]

His son, [Muhammad Adil Khan](/source/Muhammad_Adil_Khan) was assassinated on 10 October 2020.[15]

## See also

- [List of Deobandis](/source/List_of_Deobandis)

## References

### Citations

1. **[^](#cite_ref-taqi_1-0)** [Taqi Usmani](/source/Taqi_Usmani) (27 February 2017). ["The eminent Shaykh Saleemullah Khan"](https://muftitaqiusmani.com/ur/%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%AE-%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%A9%D9%84-%D8%AD%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%B3%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%DB%81-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A8/). *مفتی محمد تقی عثمانی | Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani*. Retrieved 16 April 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Dawn_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Dawn_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Dawn_2-2) ["Maulana Saleemullah passes away"](https://www.dawn.com/news/1308762). *Dawn (newspaper)*. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-thesis_3-0)** Naqeeb A Jan. [*THE METACOLONIAL STATE: PAKISTAN, THE DEOBAND 'ULAMA AND THE BIOPOLITICS OF ISLAM (PhD thesis)*](https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/75807/janna_1.pdf) (PDF). [The University of Michigan](/source/The_University_of_Michigan). p. 318. Retrieved 16 April 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Founder_of_Jamia_Farooqia_passes_away_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Founder_of_Jamia_Farooqia_passes_away_4-1) ["Founder of Jamia Farooqia passes away"](https://nation.com.pk/16-Jan-2017/founder-of-jamia-farooqia-passes-away). The Nation (newspaper). 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-deoband_5-0)** Mawlana Nadeem al-Wajidi. ["A Great Son of Darul Uloom Deoband"](http://www.darululoom-deoband.com/urdu/articles/tmp/1508663016%2017-DarulULoom%20Ke%20Azim%20Farzand__MDU_1%20&%202_Jan-Feb_17.htm). [Darul Uloom Deoband](/source/Darul_Uloom_Deoband). Retrieved 16 April 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-book_6-0)** Sayyid Hayatullah Aagha; Professor Dr Abdul Ali Achakzai. "Literary works of Maulana Saleemullah Khan". [*Rahatul Quloob*](https://web.archive.org/web/20210516093904/https://iri.aiou.edu.pk/indexing/?p=44457). Archived from [the original](https://iri.aiou.edu.pk/indexing/?p=44457) on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-googlebooks_7-0)** Ali Riaz (2008). [*Faithful Education: Madrassahs in South Asia*](https://books.google.com/books?id=HxOOwy-4J4UC&q=Jamia+Farooqia&pg=PA85). Rutgers University Press. p. 85. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780813543451](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780813543451). Retrieved 16 April 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** *Ullah, Rahim; Mehmood, Nisar; Batol, Dr Tahira (2022). ["Allama Salīmullah Khan's Contributions to Tafsīr and Ḥadīth"](https://alqamarjournal.com/index.php/alqamar/article/view/891). *Al-Qamar* (in Arabic). **5** (1): 1–10. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.53762/alqamar.05.01.a01](https://doi.org/10.53762%2Falqamar.05.01.a01) (inactive 12 July 2025). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [2664-4398](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/2664-4398).{{[cite journal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_journal)}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_DOI_inactive_as_of_July_2025))

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-jang_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-jang_9-1) ["شیخ الحدیث مولانا سلیم اللہ خان لاکھوں افرادکی موجودگی میں سپرد خاک"](https://jang.com.pk/news/251374-todays-print-city-news). Jang.com.pk. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Introduction_to_Jamia_Farooqia,_Karachi._An_International_Islamic_University_10-0)** ["Introduction to Jamia Farooqia, Karachi. An International Islamic University"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200502120453/http://www.farooqia.com/jamia.php). farooqia.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.farooqia.com/jamia.php) on 2 May 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sadoor_صدور_11-0)** ["List of Presidents in Urdu language (sadoor صدور)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200427173204/http://www.wifaqulmadaris.org/ohdydaran/sadoor.php). wifaqulmadaris.org. Archived from [the original](http://www.wifaqulmadaris.org/ohdydaran/sadoor.php) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Funeral_prayer_of_Maulana_Saleemullah_offered_at_Jamia_Farooqia_12-0)** ["Funeral prayer of Maulana Saleemullah offered at Jamia Farooqia"](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/370609-Funeral-prayer-of-Maulana-Saleemullah-offered-at-J). *Dunya TV News website*. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Molana_Saleemullah_Khan_passes_away_aged_96_13-0)** ["Molana Saleemullah Khan passes away aged 96"](https://arynews.tv/en/molana-saleemullah-khan-passes-away-aged-96/). *ARY TV News website*. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ifta_14-0)** ["Best Commentaries to Sahih Bukhari"](https://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/ur/Others/164471). *darulifta-deoband.com* (in Urdu). [Darul Uloom Deoband](/source/Darul_Uloom_Deoband). Retrieved 16 April 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Renowned religious scholar Maulana Adil Khan gunned down in Karachi"](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/727452-renowned-religious-scholar-maulana-adil-khan-gunned-down-in-karachi). *[The News International](/source/The_News_International)*. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

### Bibliography

- Jalandhari, Abdulqadoos; Ahmad, Dr Hafiz Muhammad Shabir; Abid-Ur-Rehman, Dr Hafiz (1 June 2022). ["A Comparative and Analytical Study of the Methodology of Kashf Al-Bari Amma Fi Sahih Al-Bukhari and Nemat Al-Bari Fi Sharh Sahih Al-Bukhari in Modern Jurisprudential Issues"](https://www.alduhaa.com/index.php/al-duhaa/article/view/187). *Al-Duhaa*. **3** (1): 366–382. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.51665/al-duhaa.003.01.0187](https://doi.org/10.51665%2Fal-duhaa.003.01.0187). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [2710-0812](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/2710-0812). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [251603744](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:251603744).

- [ہدایۃ القاری ازمفتی فریدؒ اور کشف الباری از مولانا سلیم اللہ خانؒ کا تقابلی مطالعہ](http://prr.hec.gov.pk/jspui/handle/123456789/17224)

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