Syed Shuja’at Ali Qadri (

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'' Grand Mufti of Pakistan, Judge of

Federal Shariat Court The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) is a constitutional court of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, which has the power to examine and determine whether the laws of the country comply with Sharia law. The court was established in 1980 during the gove ...

,Federal Shariat Court Annual Report 2003, p56 a member of the Pakistani

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, and a scholar of

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and modern science.NAWA-I-WAQT, 1 February 1993 He was influenced by Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri. He held various offices and wrote books.DAWN, 28 January 1993 He authored books on Islamic

fiqh ''Fiqh'' (; ar, فقه ) is Islamic jurisprudence. Muhammad-> Companions-> Followers-> Fiqh. The commands and prohibitions chosen by God were revealed through the agency of the Prophet in both the Quran and the Sunnah (words, deeds, and ...

, economics and inheritance, and also translated books from Arabic to Urdu.

Birth and family

Shujaat Ali Qadri was born in

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, India, in January 1941. He was the son of Syed Masood Ali Qadri, who served in the office of ''Afta'' (Islamic jurisprudence) at the Jamia Islamia Anwar-ul-Uloom, a madrasah in

Multan Multan (; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the bank of the Chenab River. Multan is Pakistan's seventh largest city as per the 2017 census, and the major cultural, religious and economic centre of southern Punjab. Multan is one of the old ...

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. Qadri was the second eldest child of his father; his brothers are: * Syed Saadat Ali Qadri * Syed Tariq Ali * Syed Khushnood Ali * Syed Shafaat Ali Qadri was the father of three sons and a daughter. Iraq consulate staff

Education

Qadri got his initial education from Madrasa-e-Arabia Hafizia Saadiya, District Dadu, Aligarh. He learned the Quran from Ghulam Rabbani and Shah Ahmad Noorani Siddiqi. He then, at the age of 10, migrated with his parents in 1951 to Multan, Pakistan, and began his education in Madersah Anwar-ul-Ulum and eventually completed his ''

Dars-i Nizami Dars-i Nizami is a study curriculum or system used in many Islamic institutions ( madrassas) and Dar Ul Ulooms, which originated in the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century and can now also be found in parts of South Africa, Canada, the United ...

'' from this institute. He also received

Ijaza An ''ijazah'' ( ar, الإِجازَة, "permission", "authorization", "license"; plural: ''ijazahs'' or ''ijazat'') is a license authorizing its holder to transmit a certain text or subject, which is issued by someone already possessing such au ...

or authority in the Qadri

tariqa A tariqa (or ''tariqah''; ar, طريقة ') is a school or order of Sufism, or specifically a concept for the mystical teaching and spiritual practices of such an order with the aim of seeking ''haqiqa'', which translates as "ultimate truth". ...

of Sufism from Pir Kifayat Ali Shah.Mujaddid-al-Mata, Preface He graduated from the Jamia Islamia Anwar-ul-Uloom, Multan, at the age of eighteen. Besides this he achieved the following qualifications: * M.A Islamiyat, University of Karachi, 1971 * M.A Arabi, University of Karachi, 1974 * Course on Arabic Literature, University of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1984 * PhD, University of Karachi, 1984

Didactic services

Qadri worked as a teacher and mufti in different institutes or madaris of Muslims. He served as the Head of Department and Mufti in Darul Uloom Amjadiya from 1960 to 1973. Thereafter he established Darul Uloom Naeemia. Thereafter, from 1973 till his death, he held the offices of Sheikh ul Hadith and Mufti in Darul Uloom Naeemia, Karachi. Qadri also served as a lecturer in Liaqat Government College, Karachi, for 12 years and as a member of

University of Karachi The University of Karachi ( sd, ; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (wh ...

Syndicate for two years.

Ranks and offices held

Besides serving the offices of Sheikh-ul-Hadith and Afta at Darul Ulum Naeemia, for ten years, from 1973 to 1983; he remained as a judge of

, Pakistan for six years from 1983 till 1989. He was appointed as Aalim Judge of the Federal Shariat Court on 2 July 1983 and performed his duties till 1 July 1989. He also served as a member of

, Pakistan and as a member of the

Karachi University The University of Karachi ( sd, ; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh ...

Syndicate. Ulema Janaza Procession Syed Shujaat Ali Qadri

Books, texts and translations

His scholarship includes: * Translation of Tafseere Mazhari (fifteen sections) * Translation of Mowahib-al-Luduniya * Translation of Sharah-as-Sadur * Translation of Al-Khairat-al-Hissan * Translation of Al-Shifae Sheikh Al-Raees (some parts) * Insha-al-Arabiya (four parts) * Translation of Khatme Nabuwat Magazine from Arabic to Urdu * Magazine on Khatme Nabuwat in Arabi # Islam mein Murtid ki Saza (Punishment of an apostate in Islam) * Islam ka Maashi Nizam (Islamic Economic System) * Aqaid o Aamal (Beliefs and Actions) * Teen Talaqain (Three divorces) * Translation and Commentary of Surah Bani Israeel with a biography of the Blessed Prophet Sallalahu Alihay Wassalam * Fiqahe Ahle Sunnat (Jurisprudence of Ahle Sunnat) * Adalate Islamia (Islamic Court) * Man huwa Ahmed Raza? (Who is Ahmed Raza?) – A biography of Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan, in Arabic Language * Mujaddid-al-Mata – Some articles on Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan, in Arabic Language * Fatawae Rizwiya (Translation of Arabic terms) * Rasail-e-Aala Hazrat (Collection of booklets written by Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan with explanatory footnotes, introductions and translation of Arabic and Persion texts) * Arbaeen * Composition of the last part of Bahare Shariat (Fiqh Ahle Sunnat, foreword, Madina Publishing, Karachi) * Phd Thesis – An Academic Movement in Arabic Language-Valley of Sindh in Twelfth-Thirteenth A.D * Series of articles on the history of Islam, published in the monthly magazine Tarjumaan-e-AhleSunnat (Voice of Ahle Sunnat)

Critical acclaim

Shujaat was a prominent scholar of the Barelvi Movement and was respected by the scholars of major sects of Islam and the people of Pakistan.

Death

On 24 January 1993 Qadri went on an official tour of Indonesia with a delegation of the Ministry of Population Control. It was during this tour that on the fourth Shabaan 1413 Hijri, 27 January 1993 he died of a heart attack in Jakarta. Qadri's funeral procession was led by Hamid Saeed Kazmi, who was at that time the MNA of JUP, in Jakarta. It was estimated that approximately fifty thousand people attended the procession along with the ambassadors and religious scholars from Islamic countries, Indonesian officials, and Pakistan's foreign delegation in Indonesia. His body was brought back to Pakistan on 1 February 1993, by Singapore Airlines, where he was buried in Darul Uloom Naeemia, Karachi. Qadri's funeral procession, in Karachi, was led by his brother, Syed Saadat Ali Qadri, in the presence of a large number of people, journalists, politicians, and scholars from all schools of thought. An estimated crowd of fifteen thousand attended his funeral procession. His tomb is located inside the Daru Uloom Naeemia. Namaz e Janaza Syed Shujaat Ali Qadri

Condolences

Syed Shujaat Ali Qadri's death was termed as a national tragedy and a great loss of an eminent religious scholar of Islam for the people of Pakistan.SIND EXPRESS, 1 February 1993 Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad

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, expressed his shock and grief over Qadri's death in the following manner:
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan and the opposition leader in the National Assembly of Pakistan at that time, Benazir Bhutto, expressed her deep sorrow and grief over his demise: Burial syed shujaat ali qadri

The then Federal Minister for Religious Affairs,

Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi Abdus Sattar Khan Niazi (مولاناعبدالستارخان نیازی) (1 October 1915 – 2 May 2001) was a Pakistani religious and political leader. Early life He was born on 1 October 1915 at Isakhel in Mianwali District, Punjab, B ...

expressed his condolences and said: Ahmed Noorani Siddiqui visited Qadri's home to offer his condolences to Qadri's family:

References

External links

Comments by Supporters and Adversaries of Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Barelwi

* ttp://bpt.hec.gov.pk/288/ Information on Muftī Justice Sayyid Shujaat 'Alī Qadri's Phd Thesis at the website of Higher Education Commission, Pakistan
Interview with Mufti Muneebur Rehman
{{DEFAULTSORT:Qadri, Syed Shujaat Ali Muhajir people Pakistani Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam University of Karachi alumni 1941 births 1993 deaths Islam in Pakistan Barelvis