HadratMufti Muhammad Arshad Misbahi | |
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| Title | Imam Arshad Misbahi |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1968 (age 56–57) Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | British |
| Region | Britain |
| Main interest(s) | Dars, Taqreer, Islamic Preaching |
| Occupation | Imam atAnwar ul Haramayn Jami Mosque, Manchester |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Tariqa | Qadiriyya |
| Movement | Barelvi movement |
| Muslim leader | |
| Disciple of | Shaykh Sayyid Madani Miyan Ashrafi Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari |
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Muhammad Arshad Misbahi, orAllama Maulana Hafiz Imam Muhammad Arshad al-Misbahi (born 1968) is the Chair of Al-Karam Scholars Association and has served atManchester Central Mosque from 1997 to 2015 as the Khatib, Imam and Headteacher.[1][2][3] He is a graduate from the Islamic SeminaryAl Jamiatul Ashrafia. He is considered by many to be among the knowledgeable scholars of his time.[4]
Muhammad Arshad Misbahi comes from the family of SufiBarelvi Muslim in India. His father, Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Miyan Maleg, has been serving Islam for the last three decades in Birmingham and was the former Imam and Khateeb at Oldbury Jamia Masjid inBirmingham.[5] Imam Muhammad Arshad began his studies atJamia Al-Karam where he studied under Shaykh Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada and Abu’l-In’am ‘Allama ‘Abd Al-Bari. Later he travelled to India andPakistan to pursue further and higher education.[6] In Pakistan, he studied with the late Diya’ al-Ummat, Justice ShaykhMuhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari and in India, he studied atAl Jamiatul Ashrafia atMubarakpur. Upon his return from Pakistan, he began teaching and serving as head of religious studies atJamia Al-Karam. He completed Tahfeez-ul-Qur’an inBradford.
He is the founder and patron of the Sunni Society at theUniversity of Nottingham. He has extensively traveled to many countries delivering lectures and seminars. In 2001, he was awarded the ad-Dir’ul ur-Mumtaz award from theAl-Azhar University ofCairo, Egypt.[7]
Describing the anti-Islam movie, he said that (movie) is "against Islam, against the messenger of Islam, and against the teachings of Islam" and he said "I have four children. My parents are both alive. But I am here to say I love my prophet more than I love my children. I love my prophet more than I love my own self."[8]
He was among the signatories of a letter written to British PM to support the refugee's arrival in the U.K.As people of faith, we call on your government urgently to revise its policy towards refugees. The best of this country is represented by the generosity, kindness, solidarity and decency that Britain has at many times shown those fleeing persecution, even at times of far greater deprivation and difficulty than the present day., the letter said.[9][10]