Muḥammad Muneeb-ur-Rehman ( Munīb-ur-Rehmān; born ) is a Pakistani Mufti and former chairman of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee. He is a professor at

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, Member of National Academic Council of Institute of Policy Studies, Head of

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and President of Tanzeem-ul-Madaris and Darul Uloom Naeemia, Karachi.

Life and education

Muneeb-ur-Rehman was born on 8 February 1945 in a

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family of

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. He completed his Masters in Islamic Studies. Besides gaining a Bachelor in Law and Education degree, he also received education in Arabic Languages. He completed a master's degree from Darul Uloom Amjadia. Muneeb-ur-Rehman is a member of the Board of Studies of

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and

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. He was a member of the Pakistani delegation which visited the UK in February - March 2006 to gain firsthand knowledge as to how Madrassas and Islamic schools operate within a state-regulated system in the UK. He has also attended a number of international conferences in the USA, UK, Norway, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and so many other countries.

Call to sack Information Minister of Pakistan

Munib-ur-Rehman called for the removal of Pakistani Information Minister

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and demanded that Prime Minister

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take immediate action against him.

Moon sightings

In December 1999, Mohammed Yousuf Qureshi, a member of the committee from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, accused Muneeb-ur-Rehman and others of distrusting testimonies from his home province to make a hasty announcement that the new moon had not been sighted anywhere in the country. Peshawar has always remained a controversial place when it comes to moon sightings.

Ruet e Hilal Committee

In 1998,

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of Pakistan appointed him chairman of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee. He served for approximately 22 years as chairman and removed from his office on 30 December 2020. He is also considered as the

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by Barelvi Sunnis.

Books

* Khulasa E Tafseer *Arbaeen e Tijarat Wa Maeshat *Tafheem-ul-Masail (12 Vol) * Qanoon-e-Shariat *Tafseer Surah-Tu-Nisa * Usool-e-Fiqah Islam *Sultan Shamasuddin Altamsh: History and Story *Zakat Ke Masail

References

External links

Subject page on Internet ArchiveDetails of Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman
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