Abdul Mustafa Al-Azhari | |
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عبدل مصطفی آل-اظہارِ | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1985–1988 | |
| In office 1970–1977 | |
| Official name | Allama Abdul Mustafa Al-Azhari |
| Personal | |
| Born | Muhammad Abdul Mustafa 1918 Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh |
| Died | 18 October 1989 Japan |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
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| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Movement | Barelvi |
| Political party | Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Al-Azhar University Manzar-e-Islam Jaame Moeeniyah Uṡmaaniya, Ajmer |
| Teachers | Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri Maulana Ehsaan Ali Muzaffarpuri Maulana Aarif Badayuni Mufti Imtiyaz Ahmad Maulana Abdul Hayy Swati |
| Relations | Ziaul Mustafa Razvi Qadri (brother) |
| Muslim leader | |
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Abdul Mustafa Al-Azhari (1918–18 October 1989) was a Pakistani politician and Islamic scholar belonging to the Barelvi movement of Sunni Islam. He was the member of National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-196 Karachi District from 1970[1][2] to 1977[3] and 1985 to 1988.[4][5][6][7] He was a member of the Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Pakistan led by Shah Ahmad Noorani.[8]
He was also a member in the All India Sunni Conference held in Banaras, India in 1946.[9]
Al-Azhari was born to Amjad Ali Aazmi in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh in 1918. His name was given by Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, when he was born.[10]
He was educated Quran by Maulana Ehsaan Ali Muzaffarpuri in Manzar-e-Islam. Later in 1926, he went to Jaame Moeeniyah Uṡmaaniya, Ajmer where he studied Persian under Maulana Aarif Badayuni and Arabic under Mufti Imtiyaaz Ahmad and Maulana Abdul Hayy Swati.[11] He came back to Bareilly after having education from Ajmer and then his father sent him to Al-Azhar University, Egypt.[12]
He became a student of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, when he was a child. He later got Khilafat from Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri for Razvi-Qadri order.[13]
He was died in Japan during his treatment at a Hospital on 18 October 1989, he is buried in Karachi, Pakistan.[14]