Muhammad Shafi Okarvi | |
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Personal | |
Born | Muhammad Shafee 2 February 1930 |
Died | 24 April 1984 | (aged 54)
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Children | Kaukab Noorani Okarvi |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Movement | Barelvi (Jamaat Ahle Sunnat) |
Alma mater | Ashraf ul Madaris |
Tariqa | Naqshbandi (Mujaddidi) |
Known for | His vigorous and inspiring speeches |
Occupation | Religious scholar |
Muslim leader | |
Awards | Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 1985 |
Arabic name | |
Personal (Ism) | Shafīʿ شفيع |
Patronymic (Nasab) | ibn Karam Ilāhī ibn Allāh Ditta ibn Imām ad-Dīn بن كرم إلهي بن الله دتة بن إمام الدين |
Toponymic (Nisba) | al-Awkārwī الأوكاروي al-Kīmkaranī الكيمكرني |
Muhammad Shafee Okarvi (Urdu: اردو نام: محمد شفیع اوکاڑوی; 2 February 1930 – 24 April 1984), also known by his honorific as Maulana Muhammad Shafee Okarvi, was a Pakistani religious scholar and orator. He was one of the founders of the Jamaa'at-e-Ahle-Sunnat[1][2][3] Pakistan and the Gulzaar-e-Habeeb Trust. He has received various honors from the Pakistani government and private institutes including the Sitara-e-Imtiaz. Over a span of thirty-eight years, Okarvi delivered over 18,000 speeches on many religious topics.[4]