Identity: Imam-ul-Muhaddisin, Reviver of Sharia, Historian, and a Sublime Sufi.

Sheikh Abdul Haq Muhaddis Dehlvi (Name: Abdul Haq, Kunniyat: Abu al-Mujd, Title: Muhaddis Dehlvi) was a distinguished Islamic scholar, traditionist, author, and Sufi saint of the Subcontinent. His lineage traces back to Agha Mohammad Turk of Bukhara, who migrated to India during the reign of Alauddin Khalji. His family was renowned for both scholarship and military valor. His father, Sheikh Saifuddin Saifi, was a profound spiritual scholar.

Sheikh Abdul Haq was born in Muharram 958 AH (1551 AD) in Delhi. Exceptionally brilliant since childhood, he completed all traditional and rational sciences by the age of 18. He traveled to the Holy Hijaz for higher studies, specializing in Hadith, Jurisprudence, and Sufism under the eminent Sheikh Abdul Wahab Muttaqi. After being blessed with the vision of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ four times, he returned to India as per his teacher’s command.

He dedicated his entire life to the revival of Sunnah and the propagation of knowledge. His major works include:

Madarij-un-Nubuwwah: A comprehensive and authentic biography (Seerah) of the Prophet ﷺ.

Akhbar-ul-Akhyar: A reliable biographical account of the saints of the Subcontinent.

Asha'at-ul-Lama'at: A scholarly commentary on Mishkat al-Masabih.

Zad-ul-Muttaqin: Biographical accounts of the scholars of Hijaz.

Maktubat: Academic and reformative letters addressed to nobles and contemporaries.

He lived during the turbulent era of Akbar’s 'Din-e-Ilahi'. He established a madrasa in Delhi, which became the first major center for Quranic and Hadith studies in Northern India. He maintained a principled distance from monarchs like Akbar, Jahangir, and Shah Jahan, yet continued to advise them on Sharia and justice through his writings.

Authorized in multiple Sufi orders (Qadriya, Chishtiya, Shadhiliya, Naqshbandiya), he was most devoted to the Qadriya order. He also took the oath of spiritual allegiance (Bay'ah) at the hands of Khwaja Baqi Billah.

Death: He passed away at the age of 94 on 22nd Rabi-ul-Awwal 1052 AH. His shrine is located at the banks of Hauz-e-Shamsi (Mehrauli), Delhi, and remains a center of spiritual attraction.