Mohammad Zarwali Khan | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1953 |
| Died | 7 December 2020(2020-12-07) (aged 66–67) |
| Nationality |  Pakistani |
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| Alma mater | Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Muslim leader | |
| Teacher | Wali Hasan Tonki |
Zarwali Khan (1953 – 7 December 2020), was a PakistaniIslamic scholar, writer andsermon preacher, who was the founder and the principal of Jamia Ahsan Ul Uloom[2][3][4]
Mufti Zar Wali Khan was born inJehangira and studied atJamia 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 asSaladin,Mahmud Ghaznavi,Saddam Hussein,Gaddafi andMulla Omar. He was a vocal critic of western imperialism and supportedSharia andIslamism. Khan openly supported theTaliban inAfghanistan, even taking in some of their students to teach themIslam before sending them to Afghanistan for military training. During theSoviet Afghan warZia-Ul-Haq would send Arms intended for theMujahideen through Khan who would smuggle them through his acquaintances via thePakistan-Afghanistan border.
He died on 7 December 2020 atIndus Hospital inKarachi while under treatment for his ailments.[7]
His death was condoled byImran Ismail,Noor-ul-Haq Qadri,[5]Rafi Usmani,Taqi Usmani,Fazal-ur-Rehman,Sirajul Haq andAbdur Razzaq Iskander.[8]
According toDawn, media reports said that Khan had died due to theCOVID-19.[9] However, Qari Usman, a leader ofJamiat Ulama-e-Islam rejected this claim and said that Khan was a chronic cardiac patient and did not die due to the coronavirus.[10]
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