| Wali Hasan Tonki | |
| Native Name Lang: | ur |
| Office1: | 1st President of Iqra Rozatul Atfal Trust |
| Term Start1: | April 1984 |
| Term End1: | unknown |
| Predecessor1: | None (office created) |
| Successor1: | Muhammad Yusuf Ludhianvi |
| Religion: | Islam |
| Denomination: | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence: | Hanafi |
| Movement: | Deobandi |
| Institute: | Darul Uloom Karachi Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia |
| Alma Mater: | University of Allahabad Panjab University Mazahir Uloom Darul Uloom Deoband Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama |
| Birth Date: | 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Tonk, Tonk State, British India |
| Death Place: | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Resting Place: | Darul Uloom Korangi Cemetery |
| Teacher: | Husain Ahmad Madani Abdul Haq Akorwi |
| Students: | Muhammad Taqi Usmani Muhammad Rafi Usmani Zar Wali Khan Habibullah Mukhtar Mufti Muhammad Naeem Abu Lubaba Shah Mansour Muzammil Hussain Kapadia |
Wali Hasan Tonki (born; 1924 - 3 February 1995) (Urdu:) was a Pakistani Mufti, Islamic scholar, judge and writer.[1]
Wali Hasan was born in 1924 to Mufti Anwarul Hassan Khan in Tonk district. His father and grandfather, Muhammad Hassan Khan were muftis in the Sharia Court of Tonk. He studied Persian and other books of Arabic from his father. His father died when he was 11. In 1936 his paternal uncle Haider Hassan Khan took him to Darul-uloom Nadwatul Ulama and studied for four years. And then he studied random books from his paternal uncle in Tonk. After the death of his paternal uncle, he served for many years in the Sharia Court of Tonk. During this period, he passed the Maulvi examination from University of Allahabad and Maulvi Alam and Fazil from Panjab University. Then entered in Mazahir Uloom and complete Dars-i Nizami. Then he studied in Darul Uloom Deoband under Husain Ahmad Madani.[2] [3]
After studies, he was appointed as Mufti and Judge in a Sharia court at Chhabra Gugor till the partition of India.[2] He migrated to Pakistan and taught at Metropolis High School, Karachi. He later taught at the Madrasa Imdadul Uloom and at the Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia.[1]
He founded Iqra Rozatul Atfal Trust, and also served as its first president.[4]
Tonki wrote books and his articles appeared in various journals.[5] His books include:
He died on Friday, 3 February 1995. His funeral prayers were led by Abdul Rasheed Nomani and according to his will, he was laid to rest in Darul Uloom Karachi cemetery.[1]