Abdul Hadi Shahmansoori

Maulana Abdul Hadi Shahmansoori (1873 – 23 August 1987), also known as Shah Mansoor Babaji (Urdu: ), was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, mufassir (Qur'anic exegete), and politician from Zarobi, Swabi District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Renowned for his expertise in Tafsir and Hadith, he devoted his life to Islamic education and scholarship. As the founder of Madrassa Taleem-ul-Quran in Shah Mansur, he taught Tafsir for 61 consecutive years and authored several notable works, including Tafseer Al-Burhan Fi-Mushkilat-ul-Quran and Tasheel al-Bukhari.

Early life and education Maulana Abdul Hadi Shah Mansoori belonged to a scholarly family and was born in 1873 in Zarobi, Swabi district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. He studied early Arabic and Persian books from his father Abdullah. He studied tafsir from Husain Ali Alwani and hadith from Naseeruddin Ghorghushti.

Career After completing his education, he started interpreting in Pashto in his neighborhood in 1971. Later, he founded the Madrassa Taleem Ul Quran in Shah Mansur. He used to teach Tafsir three times a year for 61 consecutive years: (Once every Ramadan, once to students during the academic year, and once to his community after the Isha prayer).

Literary contributions

Talkhees ul Aqaid Bayan Nazeer fi Unwan al Ta'beer One of his students includes Qazi Fazl Ullah.