Saleemullah Khan
Saleemullah Khan was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and former President of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan. His students included Muhammad Rafi Usmani and Muhammad Taqi Usmani.
Khan established Jamia Farooqia in Karachi in 1967.Education and career
Saleemullah Khan was born in Muzaffarnagar, India.
Starting in 1942, he studied at Darul Uloom Deoband, India. He studied there under the guidance of Hussain Ahmad Madni, Izaz Ali Amrohi and many other teachers. He completed his traditional dars-e-nizami degree in 1947. Then he taught at a seminary in India for eight years before he decided to migrate to Pakistan. In Pakistan, he founded Jamiah Farooqia, Karachi in 1967.
Khan taught at Tando Allahyar, Sindh, Pakistan for three years and also at Dar-ul-Uloom, Karachi later.
He also served as president of Wafaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan from 8 June 1989 to 15 January 2017, for over 27 years.Literary works
In a fatwa, Darul Uloom Deoband has regarded Khan's 16 volume commentary to Sahih al-Bukhari entitled Kashaful Baari as one of the best commentaries.Death
Khan died on Sunday, 15 January 2017 in Karachi. His funeral prayer was performed twice and attended by Muhammad Taqi Usmani, Tariq Jamil, Muhammad Ahmed Ludhianvi.
