Draft:Hassan Jan Muhammad Madani
Hassan Jan Muhammad Madani is one of the leaders and religious scholars of the Taliban. He was born in Panjwai District, Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Biography
Hassan Jan Muhammad Madani received his primary education at Darul Uloom Numania and then went to Ashrafia University Lahore in 1975, and received his thesis in 1971 from teachers Maulana Alam and Maulana Fazil. He was one of the first 18 students who had the honor of studying from Pakistan at the University of Medina. Since the University of Medina was newly established, only Sharia laws were taught there, and the rest of the sections were established after the Maulana's return. Maulana Hassan Jan stayed in Medina for four years and during this period memorized the Quran at Al-Masjid an-Nabawi and performed Hajj 15 times.
He is a special student of Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman.
Due to his affiliation with the Deobandi school of thought, he was associated with the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam.
He traveled to many countries including Afghanistan, India, Uzbekistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, South Africa, and Kenya, and in addition to Dari, Urdu, and Pashto languages, he has complete command of the Arabic language.
Religious and Conciliatory Stances
Hassan Jan Muhammad Madani was a moderate religious scholar and was strongly opposed to suicide attacks.
He declared in his fatwas that: Shedding the blood of a Muslim is forbidden for other Muslims.
Positions
Hassan Jan Muhammad Madani held various responsibilities during the Taliban government, including the following:
- Member of the National Council from 1990 to 1993;
- Member of the Islamic Ideological Council;
- Member of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee;
- Deputy Amir of the Federation of Madrasas Pakistan;
- One of the writers of the Arabic magazine, (Al-Badr) at the beginning of the Taliban government;
- Head of the Foreign Relations Office in Kandahar;
- Taliban Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates;
- Member of the Leadership Council of the Taliban Political Office in Qatar;
- Head of the Islamic magazine and monthly (Al-Sumoud)
Works
- Al-Nizam al-Iqtisadi fi al-Dawla al-Islamiya;
- Ahsan al-Khabar fi Mabadi Ilm al-Thar;
- Muqaddima Ulum al-Quran;
- Ahsan al-Bayan;
- Safar Nama Sham (Arab Countries);
- Safar Bayt al-Maqdis;
- Sifat al-Salah;
- Imam Bukhari ke Des Mein;
- His published articles in the monthly Al-Haqq;
- His published articles in the Lebanese magazine Ijtima;
Death
Hassan Jan Muhammad Madani was assassinated by gunshot on September 15, 2007, around seven o'clock after Iftar, by three unknown men in the Wazir Bagh area of Peshawar, Pakistan.