Abdul Haq Vidyarthi
Abdul Haq Vidyarthi (1888–1977) known as Maulana Abdul Haq Vidyarthi (Urdu: مولانا عبدالحق ودیارتھی) is a Pakistani scholar, author, writer, Islamic preacher and a prominent figure of Lahore Ahmadiyya movement, joined in 1907.[1][2] In 1914, Maulana Muhammad Ali and his associates founded the Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha‘at Islam missionary society in Lahore and Maulana Abdul Haq joined.[3] He spent the rest of his life there as missionary, journalist, lecturer, writer and scholar.[4][5] He studied Sanskrit and other languages and Hindu scriptures,[6] to discover what he believed to be prophecies about Muhammad and to refute negative criticism of Islam.[7] He earned the title vidyarthi due to his extensive knowledge of the Vedas.
From 1918 to the 1940s, he participated in public debates against Arya Samaj Hindus and Christian missionaries.[8][9][10] He published an Urdu translation of part of a Hindu scripture, the Yajur Veda.[11][12]
Works
- Mithaq-un-nabiyyin (Urdu), 1936
- Muhammad in World Scriptures English translation of Urdu Mithaq-un-nabiyyin, 1940
- Mohammad in World Scriptures, Buddha foretells the advent of [the] prophet of Islam, Evergreen Press, 1955
- Mohammad in World Scriptures, Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat-i-Islam, 2nd and enlarged ed., 1968
- Muhammad in Parsi, Hindoo and Buddhist scriptures, Islamic Book Service, 1983 [13]
- Mohammad in World Scriptures, Adam Publishers & Distributors, 2nd edition, 1994 [14][15]
References
- ↑ Taylor, Patrick; Case, Frederick I. (2013). The Encyclopedia of Caribbean Religions: Volume 1: A - L; Volume 2: M - Z (Volum 1:A-L ed.). University of Illinois Press. p. 36. ISBN 9780252094330. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ↑ The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints: A Cumulative Author List Representing Library of Congress Printed Cards and Titles Reported by Other American Libraries. Mansell. 1968. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ↑ Aziz, Zahid (2008). A Survey of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement: History, Beliefs, Aims and Work. A.a.i.i.l. (u.k.). ISBN 9781906109035. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ↑ Ahmad, Muhammad (2012). A Mighty Striving. A.a.i.i.l. (u.k.). p. 461. ISBN 9781906109127. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ↑ Lohlker, Rüdiger (2013). Jihadism, Online Discourses and Representations. V&R unipress GmbH. p. 36. ISBN 9783847100683. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ↑ "देव भाषा संस्कृत पढ़ते और पढ़ाते हैं अहमदिया मुसलमान" (in hi). Dainik Bhaskar. 13 December 2014. https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/punjab/amritsar/news/PUN-AMR-MAT-latest-amritsar-news-020010-1002920-NOR.html. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ↑ Unal, Ali; Gultekin, Harun (2013). The Prophet Promised in World Scriptures. Tughra Books. ISBN 9781597848237. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ↑ Franklin, Michael J. (2011). 'Orientalist Jones': Sir William Jones, Poet, Lawyer, and Linguist, 1746-1794. OUP Oxford. p. 35. ISBN 9780199532001. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ↑ Barq, G̲h̲ulām Jīlānī (1956). Islam, the Religion of Humanity. Kitab Manzil. p. 192. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ↑ "Islamic News Letter" (1). The Circle. 1965: 8. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ Newar, Sanjeev (2017). Divine Vedas. Agniveer. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ↑ al-Din, Khwajah Kamal (1962). "The Islamic Review" (50). Woking Muslim Mission and Literary Trust: 2. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ Prophet Muhammad in the Indian Context: A Radiance Presentation. 1998. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ↑ Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society. Pakistan Historical Society. 2006. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ↑ Singh, Sher; Sadhu, S. N. (2001). Indian Books in Print (2 ed.). Indian Bureau of Bibliographies. Retrieved 27 October 2019.