Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri | |
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محمد طاہر القادری | |
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| Title | Ambassador of Peace, Shaykh ul Islam, Qutub, Mujaddid, Quaid e Inqlab |
| Personal | |
| Born | 19 February 1951 Jhang, West Punjab, Pakistan |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Citizenship | Canadian Pakistani[1] |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Political party | Pakistan Awami Tehreek |
| Main interest(s) | Tafsir, Sharia, Fiqh, Hadith, Quran, Usul al-Fiqh, Sufism, History, Aqidah |
| Alma mater | University of the Punjab |
| Tariqa | Qadiri |
| Organization | |
| Founder of | Minhaj-ul-Quran International, Pakistan Awami Tehreek |
| Philosophy | Sufism, Anti-Terrorism, Philanthropy |
| Muslim leader | |
| Period in office | October 1981 – Present |
| Website | minhaj |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Punishment in Islam their Classification & Philosophy (1984) |
| Doctoral advisor | Bashir Ahmad Siddique |
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri (Urdu: محمد طاہر القادری; born 19 February 1951) is a Pakistani–Canadian Islamic scholar and former politician who founded Minhaj-ul-Quran International and Pakistan Awami Tehreek.[2]
Qadri has served as a professor of international constitutional law at the University of the Punjab,[3][4] He also served as a jurist consult (legal advisor) on Islamic law for the Supreme Court and the Federal Shariah Court of Pakistan. Additionally, he has worked as a specialist adviser on Islamic curricula for the Federal Ministry of Education of Pakistan[5][6] and is the founding chairman of several sub-organizations of Minhaj-ul-Quran International. Qadri has delivered over 6,000 lectures[7][8][9] and authored more than 1,000 books in Urdu, English, and Arabic, with over 450 of them published.[10][11][8] He has been featured in every edition of The 500 Most Influential Muslims since its first edition in 2009.[5]
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- ^ "Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri Minhaj University Lahore · Board of Governors". ResearchGate. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "PUNISHMENTS IN ISLAM THEIR CLASSIFICATION & PHILOSOPHY – Pakistan Research Repository". Eprints.hec.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 16 November 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ a b The 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World (PDF) (1 ed.). The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. 2009. pp. 86, 142. ISBN 978-9957-428-37-2. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ Muhammad Tahir-Ul-Qadri | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)
- ^ "Tahir Al-Qadri". The Muslim 500. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri". SoundCloud. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ International, Minhaj-ul-Quran. "Minhaj.TV by Minhaj-ul-Quran International | Speeches by Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri". www.minhaj.tv. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Sheikh Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri's Struggle Against Radicalism in Islam". United States Institute of Peace. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Minhaj Books Islamic Library". www.minhajbooks.com. Retrieved 5 August 2024.