| Saleemullah Khan | |
| Birth Date: | 1921 |
| Birth Place: | Hasanpur Luhari, District Muzaffarnagar, United Provinces, British India |
| Death Place: | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Office1: | President of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan |
| Term Start1: | 8 June 1989 |
| Term End1: | 15 January 2017 |
| Predecessor1: | Muhammad Idrees Mirti |
| Successor1: | Abdur Razzaq Iskander |
| Office2: | Rector of Jamia Farooqia |
| Term Start2: | 1967 |
| Term End2: | 15 January 2017 |
| Predecessor2: | "office established" |
| Successor2: | Muhammad Adil Khan |
| Children: | Muhammad Adil Khan (son) |
| Nationality: | (1921-1947) Pakistan (1947-2017) |
| Alma Mater: | Darul Uloom Deoband |
| Honorific Prefix: | Mawlānā Shaykh al-Qul [1] |
| Religion: | Islam |
| Denomination: | Sunni |
| Notable Works: | Kashf al-Bari Amma fi Sahih al-Bukhari |
| Founder: | Jamia Farooqia |
| Students: | Muhammad Rafi Usmani Muhammad Taqi Usmani Nizamuddin Shamzai Manzoor Mengal Maulana Abdul Aziz, Mahmudul Hasan |
Saleemullah Khan (1921 - 15 January 2017) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and former President of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan.[2] [3] His students include Muhammad Rafi Usmani and Taqi Usmani.[4] [5] [6] He established Jamia Farooqia in Karachi in 1967.[7] [8]
Saleemullah Khan Afridi was born in Hasanpur Luhari District Muzaffarnagar, India.[2] Starting in 1942, he studied at Darul Uloom Deoband, India. He studied there under the guidance of Hussain Ahmad Madni, Izaz Ali Amrohi and many other teachers. He completed his traditional dars-e-nizami degree in 1947. Then he taught at Miftahul Uloom Jalalabad in India under the tutelage of Masihullah Khan for eight years before he decided to migrate to Pakistan. In Pakistan, he founded Jamiah Farooqia, Karachi in 1967.[9] [4]
Khan taught at Tando Allahyar, Sindh, Pakistan for three years and also at Dar-ul-Uloom, Karachi later.[2]
He also served as president of Wafaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan (Federation of Islamic Seminaries, Pakistan) from 8 June 1989 to 15 January 2017, for over 27 years.[10] [11] [12]
In a fatwa, Darul Uloom Deoband has regarded Khan's 16 volume commentary to Sahih al-Bukhari entitled Kashf al-Bari Amma fi Sahih al-Bukhari as one of the best commentaries.[13]
Khan died on Sunday, 15 January 2017 in Karachi. His funeral prayer was performed twice and attended by Muhammad Taqi Usmani, Tariq Jamil, Muhammad Ahmed Ludhianvi.[14] His son, Muhammad Adil Khan was assassinated on 10 October 2020.[15]