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Zar Wali Khan

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Mufti, Shaikh ul Hadees[1]
Mohammad Zar Wali Khan
Personal
Born1953
Jehangira, KPK, Pakistan
Died7 December 2020(2020-12-07) (aged 66–67)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
ReligionIslam
Nationality Pakistani
DenominationSunni
Main interest(s)
Alma materJamia Uloom-ul-Islamia
Occupation
Organization
InstituteJamia Ahsan Ul Uloom
Founder ofJamia Ahsan Ul Uloom
Muslim leader
TeacherWali Hasan Tonki

Mufti Zar Wali Khan (1953 – 7 December 2020), was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, writer and Friday sermon preacher. He was the founder and the principal of Jamia Ahsan Ul Uloom[2][3][4]

Biography

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Mufti Zar Wali Khan Sb 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. During the Soviet Afghan war Zia-Ul-Haq would send Arms intended for the Mujahideen through Khan who would smuggle them through his acquaintances via the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

Death

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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] Muhammad Rafi Usmani, Muhammad 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]

References

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  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. ^ a b 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.
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