Habibur Rahman Kandhalvi

Who is Habibur Rahman Kandhalvi?

Allama Ḥabīburraḥmān Ṣiddīqī Kāndhalvī was an Islamic scholar and author from Pakistan. He was born in December 1924, Mohalla Delhi Darwaza, Delhi, India in the house of Mufti Ishfaq ur Rehman Kandhalvi. He memorized the Qur'an at the age of 9 years. During his education in Madrasa Siddiquia he used to visit Naziria Library and read many books about history especially the Seerat-un-Nabi from Moulana Shibili Noumani which had lasting impression on him. After completing his religious education he came to Sialkot in 1944-1945 and soon moved to Gujranwala where he started delivering his regular Dars-e-Quran. Afterpartition all of his family moved to Pakistan and he started working in Bahawalpur and later in Tandu Jam, there he started doing translation of various Islamic literature. After his marriage in 1960 he moved to Karachi and initially started working for Taj Company.

He died on 18 April 1991.