Muhammad Hanif Jalandhari

Muhammad Hanif Jalandhari
مولانا محمد حنیف جالندھری
Hanif Jalandhari in 2020
Personal
Born (1963-11-08) 8 November 1963 (age 60)
ReligionIslam
Nationality Pakistani
Parent
  • Muhammad Sharif Jalandhari (father)
DenominationSunni
RelativesKhair Muhammad Jalandhari(grandfather)
6th General Sectary of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan
Assumed office
2 March 1998
Preceded byHabibullah Mukhtar
3rd rector of Jamia Khairul Madaris
Assumed office
22 October 1981
Preceded byMuhammad Sharif Jalandhari
7th Vice President of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan
In office
8 June 1989 – 2 March 1998
Preceded byMaulana Muhammad Obaidullah
Succeeded byHasan Jan
Chairman of Punjab Quran Board
Assumed office
October 2022
Preceded bySahibzada Hamid Raza
Personal details
AwardsSitara-e-Imtiaz (2023)
Organization
InstituteJamia Khair-ul-Madaris

Mawlānā Muhammad Hanif Jalandhari (born; 8 November 1963) (مولانا محمد حنیف جالندھری) is a Pakistani Islamic scholar, incumbent General Secretary of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan[1][2][3][4] the rector of Jamia Khairul Madaris since 1981 [5] and Chairman of Punjab Quran Board.[6] He has also served as Vice-president of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan from 8 June 1989 to 2 March 1998.[7]

He was awarded from the International Organization for Quran Memorization (a subsidiary of Muslim World League) for producing the most Huffaz of Quran in the world in the year 2013 - 2014.[8] He was also awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz on 23rd March, 2023.[9]

  1. ^ "BIO.DATA" (PDF). iag-group.org. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Centre, provinces not serious in registration of seminaries: Jalandhari". thenews.com.pk. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. ^ Qaiser Butt (21 January 2014). "Not by the book: Jalandhari says quality of religious education declining". tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Madressahs offer support in action against institutions behind Peshawar carnage". dawn.com. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. ^ Bilal, Fakhar. "From Jalandhar (India) to Multan (Pakistan): Establishment of Jamia Khair ul Madaris, 1931-1951" (PDF). Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan. 55 (1(January - June, 2018)): 18. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. ^ "پنجاب قرآن بورڈ کے چیئرمین کو بھی تبدیل کردیا گیا". Naya Time. 21 September 2021.
  7. ^ "وفاق المدارس العربيہ پاکستان". www.wifaqulmadaris.org. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Qari Jalandhari in KSA to receive award". arabnews.com. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  9. ^ "President Dr. Arif Alvi conferring the Pakistan Civil Award of Sitara-i-Imtiaz upon Maulana Muhammad Hanif Jalandhari in recognition of his services as a Religious Scholar at the Investiture Ceremony on Pakistan Day, held at Aiwan-e-Sadr". 23 March 2023.