Muhammad Ishaq Bhatti

Muhammad Ishaq Bhatti
Personal life
Born(1925-03-15)15 March 1925
Died22 December 2015(2015-12-22) (aged 89–90)
Lahore, Pakistan
Religious life
ReligionIslam
CreedAtharism
MovementAhl-i Hadith

Muhammad Ishaq Bhatti (Urdu: محمد اسحاق بھٹی‎, romanizedMuḥammad Isḥāq Bhaṭṭī 15 March 1925 – 22 December 2015) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and historian. A leading figure of Ahl-i Hadith in South Asia, Bhatti was born in Kotkapura in Faridkot State and migrated to Pakistan in 1947 after the partition of India.

Biography

Muhammad Ishaq Bhatti was born on 15 March 1925 in Kotkapura in the state of Faridkot (present day Faridkot, Punjab) into a Bhatti family.[1][2] His father, Abdul Majid Bhatti was a religious person. Ishaq Bhatti learnt Quran at home from his grandfather.[2]

In 1947, Bhatti moved to Pakistan from India with his family.[1][3]

He died in Lahore on 22 December 2015, aged 90.

Works

Bhaṭṭī has written several books in Urdu, including:

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