Abdul-Ghaffar Hasan Al-Hindi

Abdul-Ghaffar Hassan (1913 - 2007) was an Islamic scholar born in Umarpur, India, near Delhi in 1913. Upon the partition of India in 1947 he chose to migrate to the newly founded nation of Pakistan. After founding a school in Faisalbad, he was chosen by a delegation from Saudi Arabia to become the replacement for Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani at the Islamic University of Madinah. He taught in the College of hadith for 16 years and from amongst his more famous students were Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i and Safar Al-Hawali. Hassan died in 2007.^[1]

Hassan was involved with the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind from 1941 to 1957 but eventually left due to methodological (manhaj) differences with Abul Ala Maududi regarding the means and ways in which the Islamic State should be established. Maududi was in favor of utilizing elections to achieve his aim while Hassan demanded it be accomplished via educating the masses about their religion.^[2] This belief Hassan held in opposition to Maududi would become popularized later on by Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani with what he called al-tasfiya awl-tarbiya.^[3]

Hassan authored many books and written many articles in Islamic magazines. Some of his more famous works include:^[4]

1) 'The Compilation of Hadeeth' ^[5] 2) 'A Selection of Hadeeth' 3) The Reality of Du'aa 4) Exaggeration in the Religion 5) The Greatness of Hadeeth

Some of his more famous students include:^[6]

1) Rabee Al-Madkhali 2) Saleem al-Hilali 3) Ehsan Elahi Zaheer 4) Muqbil Al-Wadi'i 5) Safar Al-Hawali

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