Tahir-ul-Qadri
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Shaykh-ul-Islam |
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| Full name | Dr. Muhammad Tahir ul Qadri |
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| Born | February 19, 1951 |
| School/tradition | Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h |
| Main interests | Hadith, Tafsir, Tasawwuf, and Islamic Philosophy |
| Notable ideas | Proposal of Interest free banking covering all fields of national and international banking |
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Dr. Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri (Urdu: محمد طاہر القادری) (also known as Quaid-e-Inqalab, Quaid-e-Mutrum, Shaykh ul Islam and Qibla Hazoor) (born February 19, 1951) is a Muslim writer, poet, professor, religious scholar, and a politician from Pakistan.
Dr Tahir ul Qadri is the founding leader of Minhaj ul Qur'an International, a worldwide organisation whose stated aim is the establishment of unity and understanding between communities,[1] and education for the young in the classical Islamic sciences for the promotion of peace.[2][3] He is also founder of the Minhaj Welfare Foundation which is for the provision of welfare for the needy[4] and of the Minhaj International University based in Lahore. Tahir-ul-Qadri is also the founding chairman of the political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT).
His multilingual skills have made him prominent amongst Muslim scholars as he is fluent in Urdu, Punjabi, English, Arabic and is learned in Persian.
He was the student of Sayyidna Tahir Allauddin Al Qadri Al Gillani and remained under his guidance for 25 years. [5]
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[edit] Academic career
- 1974-1975: Lecturer (Islamic Studies), Govt. College Isakhel. (Mianwali)
- 1976-1978: Practiced Law as Advocate, District Courts, Jhang
- 1978-1983: Lecturer (Islamic Law), Punjab University Law College, Lahore
- 1983-1988: Visiting Professor & Head of the Discipline Islamic Legislation (for L.L.M. Classes), Punjab University Law College, Lahore
- 1986-2001: Chancellor The Minhaj University (Pakistan), Professor of Islamic Law for Master Classes (TMU)
- 1986 - up to date: Chancellor and Chief Executive of The Minhaj University (Pakistan)
[edit] Positions held
- Chief Executive of Minhaj International University, Lahore (Pakistan)
- Founding Leader of Minhaj-ul-Quran International
- Patron-in-Chief of the chain of Minhaj Education Society (Pakistan)
- Patron-in-Chief of Minhaj-ul-Qur'an Cultural & Educational Centers in more than 70 countries of Asia, Europe, Australia, America & Africa.
- Chairman of the Minhaj-ul-Qur'an Ulama Council, Pakistan
- Founder Chairman of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (Peoples Movement of Pakistan)
- Founder Chairman of Minhaj Welfare Foundation
- Ex-President of Pakistan Awami Ittehad
- Vice President of Al-Mutamar Al-Alami Al-Islam
- Secretary General Al-Ittehad-ul-Alami Al-Islam
[edit] Religious scholar
Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir ul Qadri had bayah with Ash-Shaykh Al Syed Tahir Allauddin Al Gillani and became his student.
He has currently delivered more than 6,000 lectures on economy and political studies, religious and social philosophy, law, spiritualism, medical sciences, material sciences and astronomy. These lectures are available in Urdu, English and Arabic at different Islamic Shops around the world.[6][7][8] Various international TV channels are regularly airing lectures of Tahir-ul-Qadri, such as QTV (ARY), PTV Prime and Islam Channel
He has authored some 450 published works in Arabic, English and Urdu.[9][10][11] Amongst his most notable and recent works are:
- “Dala’il al-Barakat” (10,000 Durood and Salawaat in praise of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, written in the style of the well-read Dala’il al-Khayrat of Imam Jazuli, which was written nearly 1,000 years ago),
- “Minhaj us Sawi’” (A Hadith compendium compiled in the pattern and style of Imam Nawawi’s “Riyad us-Salihin رياض الصالحين” and Khatib Tabrizi’s “Mishkat al-Masabih”)
- “Mawlid al-Nabi”, the largest ever written work on the subject of Mawlid consisting of approximately a 1,000 pages.
His main English works include:
- Beseeching for Help [12]
- Creation of Man [13]
- Islam on Prevention of Heart Diseases [14]
- Constitution of Madina
- Greetings and Salutations on the Prophet [15] (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم)
- Islam and Politics
- The Islamic State [16]
- Islamic Concept of Intermediation [17]
- The Ghadir Declaration [18]
[edit] Those who have received Ijaza from him
Shaykh-ul-Islam has himself given ijaza to a number of leading Muslim scholars, making them his students, linking them through himself back to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family).[19] These include among many others:
[edit] Syria
- Al Faqih Ash Shaykh As’ad Muhammad Saeed as-Sagharji (Head Imam of al-Jame'al-Umayyad, Syria)
- Ash-Shaykh Abul Khayr ash-Shukri (a well renowned Scholar and Khateeb of al-Jame'al-Umayyad, head of al Jamiyyah al-Muhaddith-ul-Akbar, Syria)
- Ash-Shaykh as-Sayyid Abul Hudaa Al-Husayni (Halab, Syria)
- Shaykh as-Sayyid Yusuf Hashim ar-Rifai (A leading Shafi scholar, author and former minister, Kuwait)
[edit] Iraq
- Mufti al-Azam Shaykh `Abdur Razzaq as-Sa’di (Head Mufti of Baghdad, Iraq)
- Shaykh Abdul Wahab Al Mash’hadani (a well known Scholar and an author of many books on al-fiqh-ul-Hanafi, Baghdad, Iraq)
[edit] Yemen
- Shaykh Habib Umar bin Salim bin Hafeez (founder and principal of Dar al Mustafa, Yemen)
- Shaykh Habib Ali Zain al-Abideen al-Jifri (an eminent scholar in Shafi’i fiqh, Yemen)
- Assayyid Waseem Al Habbal (a learned scholar on Islamic fiqh, Lebanon)
[edit] Egypt
- Shaykh Hamdoon Ahmad Bin Abdur Raheem (one of the Egyptian Learned Graduates of Jamia Al Azhar, Egypt)
- Shaykh Abdul Muqtadir Bin Muhammad Alwan (one of the Egyptian Learned Graduates of Jamia Al-Azhar, Egypt)
- Shaykh Yousuf bin Younus Ahmad Abdur Raheem (one of the Egyptian Learned Graduates of Jamia Al Azhar, Egypt)
[edit] Indian Sub-continent
- Shaykh Muhammad Khwajah Amin Shareef (Shaykh-ul-Hadith and Head of Faculty of Hadith at Jamia Nizamiyyah Hyderabad (Deccan), India)
- Shaykh Habib-ur-Rahman (Muhaddith Silhati, Bangladesh)
In addition a few hundred scholars from Pakistan.
[edit] Europe and America
- Shaykh Abdul Hakim Murad (Lecturer of Islamic studies at Cambridge University, UK)
- Shaykh Babikir Ahmed Babikir (Imam of Yusuf Islam’s Islamia Primary School, UK)
- Shaykh Abdal Aziz Fredricks (An eminent scholar from Glasgow, UK)
- Shaykh Faisal Hamid Abdur-Razzak (Scholar from Toronto, Canada)
[edit] Political career
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In May 1989, Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri founded a political party named Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT). The main aims of this political party were to improve the state of human rights, justice and the women's role in Pakistan. Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) other aim was to remove corruption and the value of money in Pakistani Politics.
In 1990, Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) participated in the national elections just one year after it was founded. In 1991, PAT and TNFJ (Tehreek-e-Nifas-e-Fiqh-e-Jafria A shia political group) now known as Tehreek-e-Jafria signed a 'Communique of Unity' in order to promotes social and religious harmony. In another creative move, PAT for the first time in the political history of Pakistan, introduced an idea of "working relationship" between the three national political forces, PAT, TNFJ and Tehreek-e-Istaqlal.
From 1989 to 1993, Dr Qadri continuously worked as an opposition leader tying to indicating the government's mistakes and suggesting ways for improving the situation in the political, educational and economical fields. In 1992 he presented a complete working plan for interest free banking in Pakistan covering all kinds of national and international transaction which was recognized and appreciated by all sections of the society including industrial and banking professionals. PAT offices were also opened in major foreign countries.
Dr Qadri continued his research alongside his political career and in 1996, he presented a thesis on the utilization of an observatory for moon sighting based on the more recent scientific findings.
He was elected as an MNA (Member of the National Assembly) of his Lahore constituent on the Pakistani National Parliment. He then resigned stating that ".
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[edit] Criticism
He was publicly mocked on Aaj TV and critics of Minhaj ul Quran suggest that his followers reacted totally out of proportion.
He has been criticized for his political career even though he officially resigned as an MNA (Member of the National Assembly).
A Toronto columnist was allegedly attacked by his follower for wrongfully claiming that Qadri had claimed "that he could write the name of Mohammed on the moon with his finger."[20] However, Tahir ul Qadri's lecture said nothing to this effect, though thousands among the audience believed to have seen that clouds forming in the shape of the Arabic letters, spelling "Muhammad"--photographic evidence and video footage is widely available on the internet.[21] Tahir ul Qadri and Minhaj ul Quran International (Canada) condemned the assault on the journalist and stated that they will co-operate with the authorities to find the overzealous supporters responsible.[22]
[edit] See also
- Tahir Allauddin Al Qadri Al Gillani
- Minhaj-ul-Quran International
- Islamic scholars
- Minhaj us Sawi
- Al Hidayah (Organisation)
- Al Farghana Institute
- Gosha-e-Durood
- The Amman Message
- Islamism
- Contemporary Islamic philosophy
[edit] References
- ^ Merry Christmas Interfaith Festival
- ^ Research Institute
- ^ Al Farghana Institute
- ^ Minhaj Welfare Foundation
- ^ About Sayyidna Tahir Allauddin Al Qadri
- ^ List of Hundreds of Lectures of Dr. Tahir ul Qadri Available to Download
- ^ Online Shop with many English and Urdu DVD's and CD's of Dr. Tahir ul Qadri
- ^ Reference
- ^ Most Notable Works of Dr. Tahir ul Qadri to Read Online
- ^ Books of Dr. Tahir ul Qadri to Read Online
- ^ Online Store with Dr. Tahir ul Qadri's Urdu, English and Arabic Books
- ^ Beseeching for Help
- ^ Creation of Man
- ^ Islam on Prevention of Heart Diseases
- ^ Greetings and Salutations on the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم)
- ^ The Islamic State
- ^ Islamic Concept of Intermediation
- ^ The Ghadir Declaration
- ^ List of Authorities of Dr. Tahir ul Qadri
- ^ 'Fanatics' attack with cricket bat
- ^ After the episode, Qadri stated during a live transmission on QTV (ARY)
- ^ Minhaj ul Quran Canada condemns alleged assault on Pakistani Journalist
[edit] External links
- About Shaykh ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri
- Official Website of Dr. Muhammed Tahir ul Qadri
- Website of Shaykh ul Islam's teacher, Hadhrat Al Syed Tahir Allauddin Al Gillani
- Minhaj-ul-Quran Research Institute
- Translation of the Holy Quran in English & Urdu
- Books by Shaykh ul Islam to Read Online
- Speeches by Shaykh ul Islam to Play & Download
- The Official Website of Minhaj-ul-Quran
- Minhaj-ul-Quran UK (United Kingdom)
- Minhaj Encyclopedia (Urdu)
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