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| name = Sheikh Hissamuddin<br />
| native_name = {{nastaliq|شیخ حسام الدین}}<br />
| native_name_lang = ur<br />
| order = 4th<br />
| office = President of Majlis-i Ahrar-i Islam<br />
| term_start = 1939<br />
| term_end = 1940<br />
| predecessor = [[Habibur Rehman Ludhianvi]]<br />
| successor = [[Master Taj-ud-Din Ansari]]<br />
| module = {{Infobox religious biography<br />
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| religion = [[Islam]]<br />
| denomination = [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]]<br />
| jurisprudence = [[Hanafi school|Hanafi]]<br />
| creed = [[Maturidism|Maturidi]]}}<br />
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{{short description|Indian independence activist}}<br />
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'''Sheikh Hissamuddin''' was an Islamic scholar who served as the fourth president of the [[Majlis-e Ahrar-e Islam|Majlis-i Ahrar-i Islam]] in three terms, first from 1939 to 1940, then from 1942 to 1946, and lastly from 1962 to 1966.<br />
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A figure in the history of [[Indian subcontinent]] and a leader of All India [[Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Towards Freedom: Documents on the Movement for Independence in India, 1939|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.461770last=Hasan |author=Mushirul |year=2008 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-569651-6 |page=1253}}</ref> After the [[partition of India]] he left politics and struggle for Khatm-e-Nubuwwat movement with [[Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari]], chief of Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam Pakistan. In 1953, he had a role in the movement of [[Tehreek-e-Khatme Nabuwwat]].<ref>REPORT<br />
of THE COURT OF INQUIRY constituted under PUNJAB ACT II OF 1954 to enquire into the PUNJAB DISTURBANCES OF 1953</ref> In 1958, the Ahrar organized again. At that time, Sheikh Hissam-ud-Din was elected for the seat of Secretary General of [[Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam]] [[Pakistan]].<br />
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== Books ==<br />
Sheikh Hissamuddin wrote and contributed to several books and pamphlets on Islamic theology, political activism, and the independence movement in British India. Notable books attributed to him include:<br />
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* '''{{lang|ur|اسلام اور آزادی}}''', ''Islam and Freedom'' — exploring the relationship between Islamic teachings and the struggle for independence.<br />
* '''{{lang|ur|تحریک احرار کی تاریخ}}''', ''History of the Ahrar Movement'' — a historical account of the Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam and its role in Indian politics.<br />
* '''{{lang|ur|مسلمانانِ ہند کے مسائل}}''', ''The Problems of Indian Muslims'' — essays addressing the social and political challenges faced by Muslims in British India.<br />
* '''{{lang|ur|علماء اور سیاست}}''', ''The Ulama and Politics'' — discussing the role of religious scholars in political movements.<br />
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His writings, along with his speeches and articles published in contemporary newspapers and journals, contributed to the intellectual discourse on Islam, nationalism, and colonialism.<br />
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==References==<br />
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