Rashid Ahmed Ludhianvi | |
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مفتی رشید احمد لدھیانوی | |
Rector of Jamia Tur Rasheed | |
In office 1977–2002 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Mufti Abdul Raheem |
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Born | |
Died | 19 February 2002 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | (aged 79)
Religion | Islam |
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Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Movement | Deobandi |
Political party | |
Notable work(s) | Ahsan-ul-Fatawa |
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Rashid Ahmad Ludhianvi (Urdu: مفتی رشید احمد لدھیانوی; also known as Mufti Rashid Ahmad;[1] 26 September 1922 – 19 February 2002), was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and Faqīh, who founded the Al Rashid Trust and the Jamia Tur Rasheed in Karachi. He served as the head of Darul Ifta Wal Irshad, a jurisprudential institute of the Darul Uloom Karachi and authored books such as Anwaar-ur-Rasheed, Jawahir-ur-Rasheed and Allah Ke Baghi Musalman. His religo-legal edicts were compiled and published as Ahsan ul-Fatawa in ten volumes.[2]