About the College

Dr. M. Abdul Haq was born in Kurnool on February 21, 1901. He was educated from early childhood under the direct supervision and guidance of his able father Shams-ul-Ulama Moulvi Mohammed Umar. In 1912 he was admitted into the Municipal High School, Kurnool. After his matriculation in 1918, he was able to get admission into the Government Mohammadan College (Now Govt. Arts College), Madras through the kind intervention of Moulana Abdus Subhan Saheb who also provided for the boarding and lodging of this poor student in his own house. He passed the Intermediate examination in 1920 and his B.A. with distinction in 1922. In 1924 he passed the M.A examination in Arabic.

Dr. M. Abdul Haq soon left India for Oxford where he was admitted into the St. Catherine’s Society, under the supervision of Prof. D.S. Margoliouth. He edited the Diwan of Ibn-e-Sana’al-Mulk (d.608/1211) which was highly commended by his examiners and which was accepted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University of Oxford.

Dr. Haq added to his great learning rich experience by travelling far and wide throughout the continent and the Middle East. His published work in Urdu, Italia, was prescribed as a text book for the Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination in Madras for the year 1957.

In Egypt he was accorded a warm welcome by ‘Ulema’ of the University of Al-Azhar who bestowed upon him the title of ‘Afdal-al-Ulma’ and proclaimed it on the front page of the famous Arabic daily newspaper ‘Al-Balagh’ of Cairo. His photograph and an account of his life were published. During his brief stay at Cario he had the opportunity of meeting the great commentator of the Quran Allama Shaikh Jauhari Tantawi. In Turkey too he stayed for a month and there also received a warm welcome.

In 1936, Dr. Haq returned to his country and resumed his duties as Professor of Arabic, Government Mohammadan College. He succeeded to its Principalship in the year 1940. The long term of Principalship of Dr. Haq from 1940 to 1948 was marked by all-round progress of the College. He served his Alma Mater, the University of Madras, also as a member of the Senate and Syndicate and Chairman of Board of Studies in Arabic.

In October 1948, Dr. Haq was appointed as the Principal of the Presidency College, Madras. He served this institution till 1952, the longest term of office that any Principals held excepting Mr. Papworth. He was one of the most popular Principals, Presidency College ever had.

In 1952, he was called to the Aligarh Muslim University to serve in place of Dr. Zakir Hussain Khan, who was visiting the U.S.A. for a few months. Dr. Haq was appointed Vice-Chancellor in-charge and held the office of Pro-Vice-Chancellor for a short period of six months.

In 1955, he was appointed member of Madras Public Service Commission and acted as its Chairman till his death. In spite of his heavy work he never severed his ties from the sphere of education. Even officially, as a special case, he was permitted to act as examiner and Chairman of Board of Studies in Arabic.

After the passing away of his father in 1946, Dr. Haq concentrated his attention in consolidating and developing the college established by his father- the Islamiah Arabic College at Kurnool. Dr. Haq himself was successful in establishing the Osmania College at Kurnool in the year 1947.

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