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{{Infobox religious biography<br />
|religion = [[Islam]]<br />
|honorific_prefix = Shaykh Saani, Shaykh al-Hadith, Maulana<br />
|name = Abdul Haq Azmi<br />
|birth_date = 1928<br />
|birth_place = Jagdishpur, [[Azamgarh district]], [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br />
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2016|12|30|1928}}<br />
|death_place = [[Deoband]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
|alma_mater =[[Darul Uloom Deoband]]<br />
|main_interests = [[Hadith]]<br />
|jurisprudence = [[Hanafi]]<br />
|denomination = [[Sunni]]<br />
|creed = [[Maturidi]]<br />
|movement = [[Deobandi]]<br />
|occupation = [[Muhaddith]]<br />
|notable_works = <br />
|influences= [[Hussain Ahmad Madani]], [[Izaz Ali Amrohi]]<br />
|influenced= [[Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi]]<br />
|relatives = [[Rana Ayyub]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Abdul Haq Azmi''' (1928 - 30 December 2016) was an [[Indian people|Indian]] Sunni Islamic scholar. He was former Shaykh al-Hadith of the [[Darul Uloom Deoband]]. He is also known as Shaykh Saani by his followers.<ref name="obituary">{{cite web |title=Obituary: Hadhrat Maulana Shaikh Abdul Haq Azami (1928-2016) |url=http://www.deoband.net/blogs/obituary-hadhrat-maulana-shaikh-abdul-haq-azami-1928-2016 |website=Deoband.net |accessdate=14 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="tadhkirah">{{cite book |editor1-last=Madani |editor1-first=Muhammad Shakir Nisar |title=Tadhkirah Qutb-e-Zamaan |publisher=Idara Pasban Ilm-o-Adab |edition=July 2018 |language=Urdu |chapter=[[Darul Uloom Deoband]] Ke Shaykh Saani by Nur Alam Khalil Amini}}</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
Abdul Haq Azmi was born in 1928 in Jagdishpur area of [[Azamgarh]].<ref name="najeeb" /> He attended local schools and then Madrasa Bayt al-Ulum in [[Sarai Mir]] in [[Azamgarh]]. He later studied in [[Darul Uloom Mau]] up to 7th grade of Arabic and then entered [[Darul Uloom Deoband]] in 1948 and graduated after studying under [[Hussain Ahmad Madani]], [[Izaz Ali Amrohi]] and Ibrahim Balyawi. He studied rational sciences with his stepfather Muslim Jaunpuri, who was a disciple of [[Majid Ali Jaunpuri]].<ref name="gazette">{{cite web |title=Rich tributes paid to Maulana Azmi |url=http://live.saudigazette.com.sa/article/170763/Rich-tributes-paid-to-Maulana-Azmi |website=SaudiGazette.com |accessdate=14 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="dud">{{Cite web|url=http://www.darululoom-deoband.com/urdu/magazine/new/tmp/11-Shaikhul%20Hadith%20HM%20Abdul%20Haq%20RA_MDU_1%20&%202_Jan-Feb_17.htm|title=Shaykh Abdul Haq Ahwal-o-Aasar|website=darululoom-deoband.com|accessdate=15 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="najeeb">{{cite web |title=Ah! Sheikh-ul-Hadith of Darul Uloom Deoband, Maulana Abdul Haq Azmi is no more in this world |url=http://www.najeebqasmi.com/articles/english-articles/112-madaris/2036-ah-sheikh-ul-hadith-of-darul-uloom-deoband-maulana-abdul-haq-azmi-is-no-more-in-this-world|author = [[Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi]] |website=NajeebQasmi.com |accessdate=14 September 2019}}</ref><br />
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Azmi taught different Islamic disciples of knowledge in Mata'ul Uloom, Banaras for over sixteen years.<ref name="najeeb" /> As a mufti at [[Darul Uloom Mau]] for thirteen years, he issued nearly 13,000 rulings.<ref name="obituary" /> He was later appointed as hadith teacher of the [[Darul Uloom Deoband]] in 1982 where he taught Volume II of the ''[[Sahih al-Bukhari]]'' and ''[[Mishkat al-Masabih]]''. He taught ''Sahih al-Bukhari'' in the [[Darul Uloom Deoband]] for 34 years. His students include [[Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi]], [[Mahmood Madani]], [[Noor Alam Khalil Amini]] and Salman Mansoorpuri.<ref name="obituary" /><ref name="gazette"/><ref name="najeeb" /><br />
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Azmi died on 30 December 2016 (30 [[Rabi' al-awwal]] 1438 [[Hijri year|AH]]) and was buried in the Qasmi cemetery of the [[Darul Uloom Deoband]]. His funeral prayer was led by [[Arshad Madani]]. He is survived by his wife and twelve children. His son Abdul Bar Azmi is Professor of Hadith in Madrasa Bayt al-Ulum [[Sarai Mir]] in [[Azamgarh]].<ref name="obituary" /><ref name="najeeb" /><ref name="dud"/><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
He was married to the maternal cousin sister of Muhammad Ayyub Waqif, the father of Indian journalist [[Rana Ayyub]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Yaad-e-Ayyam|author=Muhammad Ayyub Waqif|language=Urdu|page=41|publisher=Tehreer-e-Nau Publications|edition=2017}} </ref><br />
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[[Category:Sunni Muslim scholars]]<br />
[[Category:Deobandis]]<br />
[[Category:1928 births]]<br />
[[Category:2016 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Islamic religious leaders]]<br />
[[Category:People from Azamgarh district]]<br />
[[Category:Darul Uloom Deoband alumni]]<br />
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