Sanaullah Amritsari

Abul Wafa Sanaullah Amritsari (12 June 1868 – 15 March 1948) was a British Indian, later Pakistani, Muslim scholar and a leading figure within the Ahl-e-Hadith movement who was active in the city of Amritsar, Punjab. He was an alumnus of Mazahir Uloom and the Darul Uloom Deoband. He was a major antagonist of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and the early Ahmadiya movement. He served as the general secretary of the All India Jamiat-i-Ahl-i-Hadith from 1906 to 1947 and was the editor of the Ahl-e-Hadees, a weekly magazine.

Sanaullah Amritsari
TitleShaykh al-Islām, Maulana, Sher-e-Punjab
Personal
Born12 June 1868
Died15 March 1948(1948-03-15) (aged 79)
ReligionIslam
RegionAmritsar, Punjab, British India
DenominationAhl-i Hadith
CreedAthari
Alma mater
Founder ofJamiat Ulama-e-Hind
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