With great sorrow, we announce the passing of our esteemed Shaykh, Walī al-Ḥaqq al-Ṣiddīqī, on Wednesday, the 6th of Dhū al-Ḥijjah, 1445, corresponding to 12th June 2024, at the age of ninety-nine.
Shaykh Wali al-Haqq’s Name and Lineage:
Walī al-Ḥaqq, son of Muftī ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq and grandson of the esteemed scholar Qāḍī Ṣāḥib Gul ibn Aḥmad Gul al-Ṣiddīqī, hailed from a lineage tracing back to Sayyidunā Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq (raḍiyAllāhu ʿanhu). All his ancestors were esteemed scholars of their times.
His Birth:
The Shaykh was born in 1347 AH in the province of Nangarhār, Afghanistan, in the region of Sarkhrūd, in the village of Nazarābād.
His Pursuit of Knowledge:
He began his pursuit of knowledge under scholars from villages such as Nazarābād, Jalwān, Deh Balu, and Jalālābād.
His Journey to Deoband:
In 1360 AH, he travelled to the Dār al-ʿUlūm in Deoband, known as the Azhar of India. He studied there from 1360 to 1370 AH, mastering fourteen branches of sciences prevalent at that time, including Fiqh, ʿAqīdah, Ṣarf, Naḥw, Balāghah, Uṣūl, Manṭiq, Adab, Farā’iḍ, Munāẓarah, Tafsīr, and Ḥadīth. He obtained the highest degree in these fields, graduating in 1368 AH. Among his colleagues were Shaykh Muḥammad Salīm al-Qāsimī and Shaykh Sayyid Asad al-Madanī (raḥimahullāh).
His Teachers in Deoband:
- Shaykh Ḥusayn Aḥmad al-Madanī (raḥimahullāh):
- Ṣaḥīḥ of Imām al-Bukhārī (Shaykh Walī al-Ḥaqq participated in reading it)
- First volume of Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī
- Shaykh Ibrāhīm al-Balyāwī (raḥimahullāh):
- Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim
- Shaykh Iʿzāz ʿAlī al-Amrūhī (raḥimahullāh):
- Sunan Abū Dāwūd
- Second volume of Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī
- Shamā’il al-Tirmidhī
- Shaykh Sayyid Fakhr al-Ḥasan (raḥimahullāh):
- Sunan al-Nasā’ī
- Muwaṭṭa’ Riwāyah al-Laythī
- Qārī Muḥammad Ṭayyib al-Qāsimī (raḥimahullāh):
- Sunan Ibn Mājah
- Shaykh Idrīs al-Kāndahlawī (raḥimahullāh):
- Muwaṭṭa’ Riwāyah al-Shaybānī
- Shaykh ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq Nāfīʿ Gul (raḥimahullāh):
- Sharḥ Maʿānī al-Āthār
His Thabat:
Please find the thabat of the Shaykh here. Regrettably, there are numerous errors in this book. Alḥamdulillāh, we had the privilege of studying with the Shaykh during various programs conducted by Cordoba Academy.
May Allāh Taʿālā envelop him in His vast mercy and pleasure, illuminate his grave with light, and admit him into the highest ranks of Jannah. May Allāh grant us patience and solace during this difficult time, and bestow comfort and strength upon his family, relatives, and students. May He reward his tireless efforts in spreading knowledge and guidance and allow his legacy to continue to benefit future generations. May Allāh forgive his shortcomings, multiply his good deeds, and grant him an abode in the company of the righteous. Āmīn.
