Shah Turab-ul-Haq Qadiri Razavi | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | 15 September 1944 (27Ramadan 1363AH) |
| Died | 6 October 2016 (4Muharram 1438 AH) |
| Resting place | Jama Memon Masjid, Muslehuddin Garden |
| Occupation | Religious scholar, President ofJamaat Ahle Sunnat |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Tariqa | Qadiriyya |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Movement | Jamaat Ahle Sunnat |
Shah Turab ul HaqQadri (15 September 1944 – 6 October 2016) (Urdu: شاہ تراب الحق قادری) was aSunni Muslim scholar, preacher and politician fromHyderabad who represented the SufiBarelvi movement inKarachi, Pakistan. He was the main leader ofJamaat Ahle Sunnat, a Sunni organisation in Pakistan.[1]
Shah Turab ul Haq was born in 1944 in Hyderabad, India, and his family migrated to Pakistan after thePartition.[2] His father was Shah Syed Hussain Qadri, who belongs toSyed family and his mother belongs toFarooqui family. Shah became a disciple ofMustafa Raza Khan Qadri in 1962 and visitedBareilly in 1968. He was educated at Darul Uloom Amjadia in Karachi.[3]
He has served in various capacities in government including the education sector. He began his political career by contesting the local government elections for the seat of Councillor and served from 1985 to 1988 as a member of theNational Assembly of Pakistan.[2]
Shah created religious schools and organizations, as well as a NGO to help Sunni Muslims. He became the direct Khalifa of Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri (the son ofAhmed Raza Khan Barelvi) and the leader of theJamaat Ahle Sunnat.[4]
He was associated with Tehreek-e-Nizam-e-Mustafa andMajlis-e-Tahaffuz-e-Khatme Nabuwwat. He was manager of Darul Uloom Amjadia Rizvia (Karachi), a prominent Sunni institution of higher learning, president of the Madaris Ahle Sunnat, Karachi, member of Karachi Intermediate Board and Ruet-e-Hilal Committee.[2] He was also the Khalifa of his father-in-law,Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui and granted his khilafat to his son Shah Abdul Haq Qadri noori and Allama Hafiz Muhammad Asif Qadri, Islamabad.
Shah Turab ul Haq’s books include:[5][3]
He died in Karachi on 6 October 2016 at the age of 72. The funeral prayer was led by Syed Shah Abdul Haq Qadri followed by prayers from chief of Jamaat Ahle Sunnat, Mazhar Saeed Kazmi, andMuhammad Muneeb ur Rehman.[6] The Prime Minister of Pakistan,Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, expressed his condolences, noting his contributions as a political figure who played a positive role in the democratic norms of the country which would be remembered with respect and appreciation.[7]Bilawal Bhutto Zardari stated: “The demise of renowned religious scholar Allama Shah Turab-ul-Haq Qadri has created a big vacuum, which could hardly be filled in near future.”[8]