Azizul Haque (scholar, born 1919)

Azizul Haque
আজিজুল হক
Shaykh Ul Hadith Allamah Azizul Haque
TitleFirst Ameer Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis - Shaykh al-Hadith
Personal life
Born1919
Died8 August 2012(2012-08-08) (aged 93)
Azimpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
ChildrenMamunul Haque
Mahfuzul Haque
CitizenshipBritish Indian (1919–1947)
Pakistani (1947–1971)
Bangladeshi (1971–2012)
Main interest(s)
Notable work(s)
  • Translation of Sahih al-Bukhari into Bengali
  • Establishment of Jamia Rahmania Arabia Dhaka
OccupationMuhaddith
RelativesNurul Haque Miah (son-in-law)
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Muslim leader
TeacherShamsul Haque Faridpuri
Hafezzi Huzur
Abdul Wahhab Pirji
Zafar Ahmad Usmani
Shabbir Ahmad Usmani
Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi
Influenced
  • Sultan Zauq Nadvi

Azizul Haque (Bengali: আজিজুল হক), also known as by his epithet Shaykh al-Hadith was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, politician, writer, and translator. He is the founder of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis and first Bangali translator of Sahih al-Bukhari. He was vice chancellor of Jamia Rahmania Arabia Dhaka.