Biography
Allama Arif Ullah, son of Muhammad Abdullah was born in July 1965 in Ghartal Kalan. He received his early education from his village. At the age of only three, he suffered from paralysis, which affected his left leg, but his passion for learning never stopped. In 1977, he moved to Daska for religious studies and completed an eight-year “Dars-e-Nizami” course from Jamia Farooqia Daska. In 1983, his teacher, Maulana Abdul Sattar, was deeply impressed by his intelligence and fluency in Arabic and gave him the title of “Allama,” which became his identity.
After completing his studies, he began teaching at a private school and later joined the Education Department as an Arabic teacher on November 4, 1987. He served in various schools and finally returned to his home village, teaching at Government High School Ghartal Kalan for 23 years with honesty and dedication. He was promoted to 16th grade, he took early retirement in 2018 due to weak eyesight and health issues. Allama Arif Ullah was known as a kind, hardworking, and sincere teacher who taught with love and patience. He used to give a daily Quran lesson during school assembly and was very punctual and disciplined.
