Pastor Arslan Ul Haq is the founding pastor of the Reformed Church of Pakistan. Born and raised in Bahawalpur City in the southern part of the Punjab province of Pakistan, he is the middle son of Christian minister Rev. Younas Masih Gill.
He received his early education from a local Roman Catholic school named St. Mary’s Middle School Bahawalpur, where he first learned about the German monk Martin Luther, albeit from a Roman Catholic perspective. Reading “The Pilgrim’s Progress” and the story of “Mary Jones and her Bible” ignited his passion for the Holy Bible and its teachings. After completing twelve years of intermediate and secondary education, he felt called to pastoral ministry and began his pastoral work in 2011. He is a graduate of Northwestern Theological Seminary, USA.
In collaboration with WBM, his ministry includes teaching, preaching, editing, translating, and writing books and articles. Currently, he serves as the moderator of the Reformed Church of Pakistan and president of the Sutlej Reformed Theological Seminary. Notably, he recently edited the Urdu edition of the Heidelberg Catechism, an achievement that garnered attention, leading to an interview with the Dutch newspaper Reformatorisch Dagblad.
Additionally, since 2020, he has served as the regional director of the South Asian Association for Reformed Churches (SAARC) and Asian Churches Together (ACT).
Translation Works
Articles
- Urdu translation of the twentieth chapter of the Savoy Declaration.
- Urdu translation of 5 Reasons We Must Still Do Good by Dr. Kevin DeYoung.
- Urdu translation of Embracing God’s Will by Dr. Kevin DeYoung.
- Urdu translation of The Good News of Limited Atonement by Dr. Kevin DeYoung.
- Urdu translation of 2 Comforts for Those Discouraged with Prayer by Dr. Kevin DeYoung.
- Urdu translation of the BASICS series by Dr. Kim Riddlebarger.
- Urdu translation of Calvin’s Summation of Christ’s Saving Work in the Apostles’ Creed by Dr. Kim Riddlebarger.
- Urdu translation of A Brief and Untechnical Statement of the Reformed Faith by B.B. Warfield.
- Urdu translation of 3 Common Misconceptions of Calvinism by Pastor David Kaywood.
- Urdu translation of The christ of Arminianism by Pastor Steven Houck.
- Urdu translation of Charles Spurgeon on The Sweet Sovereignty of God by Pastor David Kaywood.
- Urdu translation of For Whom Did Christ Die? by Dr. John Owen.
- Urdu translation of John Calvin’s 5 Rules for Right Prayer by Pastor David Kaywood.
- Urdu translation of Tim Keller’s 5 Steps For Effective Prayer by Pastor David Kaywood.
- Urdu translation of 7 Quick Steps To Find God’s Will For Your Life by Pastor David Kaywood.
Books
- Editing and incorporation of Scripture references in the Urdu edition of the Heidelberg Catechism.
- Urdu translation of the Canons of Dordt.
- Urdu translation of Essentials of Reformed Doctrine by Rev. Herman Hoeksema.
- Urdu translation of Survey of the Old Testament by Rev. Philip Gardiner.
