Draft:Hamed ul-Haq

Hamed ul-Haq
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Name	Hamed ul-Haq
Personal Details
Birth Place	City of "Akora Khattak"
Brith Date	26 May
Death Place	In a suicide attack on the Haqqania Religious Center in Akora Khattak District, "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" province in the "Nowshera" region
Death Date	Friday 10 Esfand 1403 SH, corresponding to 28 February 2025 AD
Religion	Islam

Hamed ul-Haq, son of Maulana Sami ul-Haq (known as the "Spiritual Father of the Taliban") and his successor in the management of the religious school "Darul Uloom Haqqania" in "Akora Khattak" district, "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" province, Pakistan, who lost his life in the Suicide attack on Haqqania Religious Center at noon on Friday, 10 Esfand 1403 SH, corresponding to 28 February 2024 AD. Secretary General of the student wing of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam and the Islamic Association of the Taliban, representative of the Senate of Pakistan for the National Seat of Nowshera in 2002 AD, principal of the religious school "Darul Uloom Haqqania", Deputy Supervisor of Jamiat Darul Uloom Haqqania, and President of the political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam are among his political records. He had cordial relations with all religious parties, especially "Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf", following his father Maulana Sami ul-Haq.

Biography

Hamed ul-Haq was born on 26 May 1968 AD, in the city of "Akora Khattak" located in the northwest of Pakistan, which today is considered one of the districts of "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" province.

Education

Hamed was a graduate of the religious school "Darul Uloom Haqqania", under the management of his father Sami ul-Haq. He studied Islamic sciences near his grandfather, Maulana Abd ul-Haq, and his father. He completed his bachelor's degree in Islamic Studies from Nowshera College and his master's degree from the University of the Punjab in the late 80s.

Political Activities

He began his political activities in 1985 AD, as the Secretary General of the student wing of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam and the Islamic Association of the Taliban. Hamed ul-Haq was known as a political leader in addition to being a religious scholar, and in the 2002 AD elections, he tried his luck for the National Seat of Nowshera and successfully became a member of the National Assembly. After the assassination of Maulana Sami ul-Haq, he was appointed as the Deputy Supervisor of Jamiat Darul Uloom Haqqania and also the President of the political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam. Following his father Maulana Sami ul-Haq, he had cordial relations with all religious parties, especially "Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf".

Manager of Darul Uloom Haqqania

After the assassination of Maulvi Sami ul-Haq in 2018 AD, Hamed ul-Haq, his eldest son, was appointed as his successor in the management of the religious school Darul Uloom Haqqania. In this religious center, in addition to Pakistanis, foreign students are also present to continue their studies, and many scholars from Afghanistan, Malaysia, and Indonesia have graduated from Darul Uloom Haqqania. And some of the graduates of this school were also part of the Afghan government.

Death

Hamed ul-Haq lost his life in a suicide attack on the Haqqania Religious Center of Pakistan at noon on Friday, 10 Esfand 1403 SH, corresponding to 28 February 2024 AD, to the Friday worshippers of the Jamia Haqqania Mosque in Akora Khattak District, "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" province in the "Nowshera" region. Based on the report of eyewitnesses present in the mosque, the explosion occurred after the Friday prayer was held and when Maulana Hamed ul-Haq was exiting from the back door towards the house, and a suspicious individual who was standing outside the mosque ran and targeted Maulana Hamed ul-Haq, and in this explosion 6 people lost their lives and 15 people were injured.

Reactions

Suicide attack on Haqqania Religious Center and the killing of Maulana Hamed ul-Haq

Pakistan Police

The police in northwestern Pakistan reported a powerful suicide explosion during Friday prayer at a religious center located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the "Nowshera" region, with 6 fatalities and 20 injured.

Pakistani Media

Pakistani media reported an explosion during Friday prayer at the religious seminary known as "Jamia Haqqania". These media outlets stated that the explosion today appears to have been suicidal, but so far no individual or group has claimed responsibility for this attack.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Police

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial police stated in this regard: Several people were killed and injured as a result of this explosion.

President of Pakistan

Asif Ali Zardari, the President of Pakistan, condemned this attack in a statement following the explosion and called terrorists "enemies of the country and humanity".

Prime Minister of Pakistan

Shehbaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, also condemned this bombing and said: Such cowardly and heinous terrorist actions will not weaken Pakistan's resolve. He ordered officials to provide the best medical care to the injured and also prepare an accurate report of this incident.

BBC

BBC News Agency: Pakistan police have confirmed that a number of people were killed in a suicide explosion at Darul Uloom Haqqania mosque in Akora Khattak, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Maulvi Hamed ul-Haq, leader of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam group, Sami ul-Haq branch, is among the killed.

Spokesman of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran condemned the terrorist action at Darul Uloom Haqqania mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, during Friday prayer, which led to the killing and injuring of a number of worshippers. Esmaeil Baghaei, while offering condolences to the families of the victims and the government and people of Pakistan, wished recovery and health to the injured of the incident. The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, emphasizing the principled stance of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the decisive condemnation of all forms and manifestations of terrorism and violent extremism, stated that preventing and confronting this ugly phenomenon requires cooperation and coordination of all countries in the region and continuous struggle against the perpetrators, organizers, supporters, and financial backers of it.

Taliban Group

The Taliban, hours after the occurrence of this terrorist action at Darul Uloom Haqqania mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, by publishing statements from Kabul and their embassy in Islamabad, condemned this attack and called it oppressive. In a statement published by Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman of the Taliban government, it is stated: "The Islamic Emirate considers this attack oppressive and strongly condemns it, and the martyrdom of Maulana Hamed ul-Haq Haqqani is a great loss for scientific circles".

See also

• Taliban
• Pakistan
• Friday prayer
• Sami ul-Haq
• Shehbaz Sharif
• Asif Ali Zardari

References

Suicide explosion in mosque of Darul Uloom Haqqania Akora Khattak, Maulana Hamed ul-Haq killed, Urdu News (in Urdu), Publication date: 28 February 2025 AD, Access date: 13 Esfand 1403 SH.

• Suicide attack on worshippers at Haqqania Religious Center in Pakistan, Al-Alam Network website, Publication date: 10 Esfand 1403 SH, Access date: 13 Esfand 1403 SH.
• Hamed ul-Haq, leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam group, killed in suicide attack on Haqqania School, Entekhab website, Publication date: 10 Esfand 1403 SH, Access date: 13 Esfand 1403 SH.
• Head of Haqqania School killed in today's explosion in Pakistan / 6 others also died, Asr Iran website, Publication date: 10 Esfand 1403 SH, Access date: 13 Esfand 1403 SH.
• Condemnation of terrorist action in Pakistan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran website, Publication date: 10 Esfand 1403 SH, Access date: 13 Esfand 1403 SH.
• Taliban's reaction to assassination of Hamed ul-Haq: It is oppressive and a great loss, IraF Analytical News Base website, Publication date: 11 Esfand 1403 SH, Access date: 13 Esfand 1403 SH.