Abu-al-Tayyab Muhammad Shams-al-Haq bin Shaikh Ameer ‘Ali, also known as Shams-ul-Haq Azeemabadi, was a scholar of Hadith from India.
[2] He was born in Patna, formerly known as Azimabad, and received his Islamic education from Syed Nazeer Husain.
[citation needed] In 1894 he traveled to Mecca and Medina to perform the Hajj, and while there, he also had a chance to meet a number of scholars.
[citation needed] Among the most important contributions of Azimabadi was the popularization and distribution of hadith and its literature.
[citation needed] Azimabadi had a very extensive library of Islamic manuscripts, which was considered to be among the best in India.