Mufti Muhammad Naeem (1958 – 20 June 2020) was a Pakistani cleric and Islamic scholar who served as Chancellor of Jamia Binoria.

Biography

Family background

His paternal family came from

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in Indian Gujarat. His grandfather was born a Parsi who adopted Islam.

Life and career

Naeem was born in 1958. He also co-founded the

Deobandi Deobandi is a revivalist movement within Sunni Islam, adhering to the Hanafi school of law, formed in the late 19th century around the Darul Uloom Madrassa in Deoband, India, from which the name derives, by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, R ...

seminary Jamia Binoria. He was executive member of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan.

Death and legacy

He died in Karachi on 20 June 2020 because of a heart attack. However Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah revealed in a speech at Sindh Assembly that Mufti Naeem, Talib Jauhri and Munawar Hasan, all of the three clerics who died in past week were due to COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan. His funeral prayer was led by Muhammad Taqi Usmani. The funeral was attended by scholars like

Muhammad Hanif Jalandhari Muhammad Hanif Jalandhari (born; 8 November 1963) (مولانا محمد حنیف جالندھری) is a Pakistani Islamic scholar, incumbent General Secretary of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan the rector of Jamia Khairul Madaris since 19 ...

, Hakeem Azhar of

Ashraf ul Madaris Ashraf ul Madaris (full name ur, , translit=Jamia Hanfia Darul Uloom Ashraf ul Madaris, rtl=yes) is an Islamic institution for Islamic studies located in Okara, Punjab, Pakistan. It offers study from Matriculation level to master's degree ...

, Taqi Usmani's son Muhammad Imran Ashraf Usmani of

Jamia Darul Uloom, Karachi Darul Uloom Karachi ( ur, دارالعلوم کراچی) is a Madrasa in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Muhammad Shafi Deobandi in June 1951 at Nanak Wara and later on it transferred to Korangi, Karachi, on March 17, 1957. It continues ...

, Merajul Huda Siddiqui,

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and his students. Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, President Arif Alvi, Governor of Sindh

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and the Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah expressed sadness over his death. He is survived by his wife, three sons and two daughters. Earlier in 2014, his son-in-law, Masood Beg, was killed in an attack in Karachi.

Voice of justice and anti-terrorism

Reportedly he played a significant role in shaping 'Paigham-e-Pakistan' – a historic fatwa against terrorism issued on 10 February 2016, at the end of a 'Paigham-e-Islam' conference attended by over five thousand Ulema, Mashaikh and Islamic scholars. Mufti Naeem had also spoken out against suicide bombings and rise of terrorism back in 2007.

References

1958 births 2020 deaths Pakistani Islamic religious leaders Pakistani Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam Pakistani people of Gujarati descent People of Parsi descent Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Sindh Deobandis Chancellors of the Jamia Binoria {{Pakistan-bio-stub