Chaudhry Afzal Haq
| Chaudhry Afzal Haq | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Afzal Haq 1891 Hoshiarpur, British India |
| Died |
8 January 1942 (aged 50–51) Lahore, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Writer, humanitarian, political activist, historian |
| Nationality | British India |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Subject | Islam |
| Literary movement | Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam |
| Website | |
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chaudhryafzalhaq | |
Chaudhry Afzal Haq (1891–8 January 1942) was born in a Muslim family, a writer,[1] humanitarian, leader and co-founder of Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam,[2] and a senior political figure in the history of Indian subcontinent. He worked to help the poor and unrepresented in the Punjab. He founded Ahrar with Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari. He was elected three times for the Punjab Assembly. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of India.
He was known as Mufakkir-e-Ahrar "Thinker of the Ahrar Party". He wrote many books such as Zindagi, Mehbub-e-Khuda, Deen-e-Islam, Azadi-e-Hind, Mera Afsanah, Jawahraat, Mashooqa-e-Punjab, Shaoor, Dehati rooman, Pakistan and untouchability, Taareekh-e-Ahrar, Dunya may dozakh, Islam and Socialism, etc. He died on 8 January 1942, in Lahore.
References
- ↑ Attaul Haq Qasmi (September 1, 2012). "Chaudhry Afzal Haq marhoom aur punjab hakumat". PakColumnist.
- ↑ Tanwar, Raghuvendra (1999). Politics of sharing power: the Punjab Unionist Party, 1923–1947. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. p. 80. ISBN 978-81-7304-272-0.