Mufti Zar Wali Khan

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Mufti
Sheikh al-Hadith [1]
Mohammad Zarwali Khan
Personal life
Born13 May 1955
Jehangira, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Died7 December 2020(2020-12-07) (aged 65)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Main interests
EducationJamia Uloom-ul-Islamia
Occupation
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Muslim leader
TeacherWali Hasan Tonki

Zarwali Khan (1953 – 7 December 2020), was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, writer and sermon preacher, who was the founder and principal of Jamia Ahsan Ul Uloom[2][3][4]

Biography

Mufti Zar Wali Khan was born in Jehangira and studied at Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia.[5] He founded Jamia Arabia Ahsan Ul Uloom, Karachi in 1978.[6] He often gave sermons about muslim unity in the modern era and would speak about leaders such as Saladin, Mahmud Ghaznavi, Saddam Hussein, Gaddafi and Mulla Omar. He was a vocal critic of western imperialism and supported Sharia and Islamism. Khan openly supported the Taliban in Afghanistan, even taking in some of their students to teach them Islam before sending them to Afghanistan for military training. Khan was known for his extensive teaching of Hadith, Fiqh, and Aqeedah at Jamia Arabia Ahsan-ul-Uloom. He delivered thousands of lectures during his lifetime, many of which were later distributed through recordings and online platforms. His lectures focused on Islamic jurisprudence, creed, spiritual reform, and contemporary issues facing the Muslim world.

Death

He died on 7 December 2020 at Indus Hospital in Karachi while under treatment for his ailments.[7]

His death was condoled by Imran Ismail, Noor-ul-Haq Qadri,[5] Rafi Usmani, Taqi Usmani, Fazal-ur-Rehman, Sirajul Haq and Abdur Razzaq Iskander.[8]

According to Dawn, media reports said that Khan had died due to the COVID-19.[9] However, Qari Usman, a leader of Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam rejected this claim and said that Khan was a chronic cardiac patient and did not die due to the coronavirus.[10]

Khan's funeral prayer was held at Nasir Hussain Shaheed Park in Karachi and was attended by an estimated 25,000–40,000 mourners. The exceptionally large turnout filled the park, overflowed into the surrounding Moti Mahal neighborhood and adjacent back streets, and occupied nearby buildings, including all five floors of Jamia Arabia Ahsan-ul-Uloom. Many attendees walked alongside the funeral procession to Ahsan-ul-Madaris, where he was buried. Several roads in the vicinity were temporarily closed to facilitate the movement of the procession and accommodate the large crowds.

See also

References

  1. "Qadri condoles Mufti Zar Wali's demise". Associated Press of Pakistan. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. Azmat Ali Rehmani, Karachi. "ممتاز عالم دین و حضرت مولانا مفتی زرولی خان کا روزنامہ اسلام کو خصوصی انٹرویو". hamariweb.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. "سراج الحق کی مفتی زرولی خان اور مفتی منیب الرحمن سے ملاقات". dailypakistan.com.pk. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. "علما کے قتل پر مذہبی قائدین نے کچھ نہیں کیا ، مفتی زرولی". express.pk. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  5. Jahanzaib Yasin (7 December 2020). "Religious scholar Mufti Zarwali Khan passes away in Karachi". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  6. "Jamiah Arabia Ahsan-Ul-Uloom". jamiaahsan.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  7. "Sheikh Al-Tafseer Mufti Zarwali Khan passes away". BOL News. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  8. "معروف عالم دین مفتی زرولی خان انتقال کرگئے" [Prominent Islamic scholar Mufti Zar Wali Khan passes away]. Express.pk. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  9. Dawn Report (8 December 2020). "Sindh records highest number of fatalities in a day as 41 more die of Covid-19". Dawn. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  10. "'Mufti Zarwali did not die of Covid-19'". The News International. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.