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55 % CDI Rating | Rate this Candidate Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri  
  Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri  
  Political Party Pakistan Awami Tehreek  
  Political View Unknown  
  Political Standing Potential Candidate/Former Member of National Assembly  
  Education 1970: B.A. - Punjab University, Lahore. (Ist Division with distinction); 1970-1972: M.A. (Islamic Studies) - Punjab University. (First Class First) University Gold Medalist, 1972; 1974: L.L.B. - Punjab University, Lahore. (Ist Division);1986: Ph.D in Isla  
  Business Lecturer/Lawyer  
  Description Muslim writer, poet, professor, religious scholar, and a politician from Pakistan. Tahir ul Qadri is the founding leader of Minhaj ul Qur'an International, a worldwide organisation whose stated aim is the establishment of unity and understanding between communities,[1] provision of welfare for the needy,[2] and education for the young in the classical Islamic sciences for the promotion of peace.[3][4] He is also the founding chairman of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT). His multilingual skills have made him unique amongst muslim scholars as he is fluent in Urdu, Punjabi, English, Arabic and uses an advanced level of Persian. He is the son of a scholar named, Dr. Farid-ud-Din Qadri. His ancestors belong to the Sial family of Jhang. They were landlords of Kheewa Village, Chiniot Road of Tehsil & District Jhang; two of them being very spiritual persons, gave up all their lands and properties and migrated to Jhang (then Known as Maghiana). The first was Mian Baha-ud-Din and the second Mian Jumma Khan, his great grand father, who devoted himself to Allah's worship. He was a pious man, who had 5 sons and a daughter. The eldest son was Dr. Farid-ud-Din Qadri who was born in 1918 at Jhang. He traveled worldwide for Arabic & Persian Literatures, Islamic Jurisprudence especially Tasawwuf. He Graduated and specialized in Eastern Medicine from Lukhnow (India) and was awarded gold Medal in 1940 from Punjab University. He studied in Lukhnow, Hyderabad (Daccan), Delhi, Damascus, Baghdad, Madina-tul-Munawara. He was associated with Hakim Nabeena Ansari in Delhi and Hyderabad. He was a speaker, poet, medical practitioner and a spiritual student of Naqibul Ashraaf Hazrat Seyyed Ibrahim Saif--ud-din al Gilani of Baghdad. He remained associated with Allama Dr. Muhammad Iqbal and worked with Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the Pakistan Movement. When he visited Saudi Arabia in 1948 he prayed to Allah in the late hours of the night to bless him with a child who could serve Islam and the Muslim World and one who would earn his blessings both in this world and the next. It is said that The Prophet conveyed to him the news of Tahir 's birth in a dream.[5] Dr. Farid-ud-Din died at Jhang in November 2nd 1974, of the age 56. Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri is married and has two sons and three daughters who are Hassan Mohi-ud-Din, Hussain Mohi-ud-Din, Qurrat-ul-Ain Fatima, Aisha Qurrat-ul-Ain and Khadija Qurrat-ul-Ain.    
         
     
 
   
     
 
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  watch him dance  
  try youtube to watch his dance. His innovations has nothing to do with religion. He's lier  
 
Date 19/02/08
Time 06:50:55
Posted by Adnan Gondal
 
   
     
  Title?  
  You guys are so Naive. Lectures on Islam, Minhaj-ul-Quran? His name should be Tahir-ul-Padri  
 
Date 16/02/08
Time 05:04:10
Posted by Roopesh Patel
 
   
     
  Running?  
  Area around minhaj-ul-quran uni is his stronghold but don't think if he's running.  
 
Date 14/02/08
Time 05:52:16
Posted by Muhammad Muqarrab Bashir
 
   
     
  A Scholar  
  As far i have heard about him, he commands alot of respect in his fratenity. Pakistan needs Islamic scholars like him to police the modernisation because people like him are blessed to guide the public with the right type of approach.  
 
Date 14/02/08
Time 02:03:46
Posted by Abdul Basit Khawaja
 
   
     
  BRB  
  Well, he has good knowledge abt Islam. i like him.  
 
Date 07/11/01
Time 11:29:02
Posted by Usman Khalid
 
   
     
  Knowledgeable  
  the gentleman resigned quietly from NA sometime back and did not try to cash in this step of his....since than has focused on giving islamic lectures.......i admire his quality of giving up power by choice rather than being forced to do so....best of luck !!!  
 
Date 07/11/01
Time 05:31:21
Posted by ali hadi
 
   
     
  Hope so....  
  His profile show has quit extensive knowledge of Islam. Lets see what will come out of this candidate from Pakistan.  
 
Date 07/10/30
Time 04:01:05
Posted by kamran sohail
 
   
     
  Impressive  
  Quite an impressive background. Never knew that much about this guy. Seems like a pretty well balanced candidate.  
 
Date 07/09/06
Time 12:38:44
Posted by Mahir Nisar
 
   
 
 
   
   
 
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