Abdul Hai Arifi

Abdul Hai Arifi
2nd President of Darul Uloom Karachi
In office
1976 – 27 March 1986
Preceded byMuhammad Shafi Deobandi
Succeeded byMuhammad Rafi Usmani
Personal
Born1898
Died27 March 1986(1986-03-27) (aged 87–88)
Resting placeGraveyard of Darul Uloom Karachi
ReligionIslam
Alma materMuhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, University of Lucknow
Senior posting
Disciple ofAshraf Ali Thanwi

Abdul Hai Arifi (1898 – 27 March 1986) was a Pakistani Muslim scholar and a Sufi mentor of the Chishti order. He was a disciple of Ashraf Ali Thanwi. He authored books including Uswah Rasool-e-Akram and Death and Inheritance. He served as the president of Darul Uloom Karachi for ten years.

Arifi was an alumnus of Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College and the University of Lucknow. He practiced law between 1926 and 1935, and homeopathy from 1936 until he died on 27 March 1986. His students in Sufism include Muhammad Taqi Usmani and Muhammad Rafi Usmani.


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