Muhammad Abdullah Ghazi
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Mawlānā Muhammad Abdullah Ghazi (Urdu: محمد عبد اللہ غازی c. 1 June 1935 – 17 October 1998) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar who served as Chairman of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee and as the first Imam and Khatib of Lal Masjid, and founded Faridia University and Jamia Hafsa.
Muhammad Abdullah Ghazi محمد عبد اللہ غازی | |
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1st Chancellor of Faridia University | |
In office 1971 – 17 October 1998 | |
Preceded by | None (office created) |
Succeeded by | Abdul Aziz Ghazi |
Chairman of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee | |
In office 1993 – 17 October 1998 | |
Succeeded by | Muneeb-ur-Rehman |
Imam and Khatib of Lal Masjid | |
In office 1965 – 17 October 1998 | |
Preceded by | None (office created) |
Succeeded by | Abdul Aziz Ghazi |
Personal | |
Born | (1935-06-01)1 June 1935 (c. 29th Safar 1354 AH) |
Died | 17 October 1998(1998-10-17) (aged 63)(c. 26th Jumada al-Thani 1419 AH) |
Cause of death | Assassination (multiple gunshots) |
Resting place | Jamia Faridia, Islamabad 33.7311462, 73.0517133 |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Children | Abdul Aziz Ghazi Abdul Rashid Ghazi |
Citizenship | British Indian (1935–1947) Pakistani (1947–1998) |
Denomination | Sunni |
Movement | Deobandi |
Alma mater | Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia Jamia Qasim-ul-Uloom |
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Muslim leader | |
Teacher |
He Graduated from Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia and served as the first Imam and Khatib of Lal Masjid, the first mosque to be established in the new capital.[1]
In 1971, he founded Jamia Faridia in Islamabad, the first Islamic seminary to be established in Islamabad. He taught hadith at the madrasah, and was well-known by the title "Shaykh al-Hadith".[2]
He also served as the Chairman of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, and led the organization till assassination in 1998.[3]