Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri or محمد طاہر القادری (born February 19, 1951) is a Pakistani writer, poet, religious scholar, political scientist, educationist, social reformer, and human rights activist.

He is the patron-in-chief of Minhaj-ul-Quran Movement International and the Minhaj Social Welfare and Human Rights Society and the founding chairman of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT).

His life

Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri is the founding chairman of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT or PAKISTAN AWAMI TEHREEK) and the patron in chief of Minhaj-ul-Qur'an International and Minhaj Welfare Foundation.

PAT is a unique political party of Pakistan which has a network at the grass root level in all the four provinces and abroad and whose workers, under the guidance of their leadership, are contributing a great deal in political as well as social sector of the country.

Minhaj-ul-Quran Movement International has its offices in more than 80 countries around the world. It is a non-political, spiritual Movement working for the betterment of all the people living in Pakistan and abroad in general and the Muslims in particular.

Minhaj Welfare Foundation is working not only in Pakistan, but in fact across the globe, for the social and educational development of mankind. It is an NGO with around 1000 educational institutions in Pakistan that have an objective of creating social and political awareness among the masses and also of imparting state of the art education to Pakistanis. It is also working in the health sector, building Medicare facilities for the poor, arranging free medical camps etc. and is also involved in developing vocational institutions.

The writer

He has written well over a thousand books and pamphlets covering a very wide range of topics including religion, law, international affairs, political science, contemporary issues and modern science to name a few. Most of his books have been written in Urdu, English and Arabic, although many of them have been translated in other languages. His specialty is his ability to present solutions to contemporary problems in the light of Islamic sources of guidance Qur'an قرآن, Sun'nah (السنہ) and Fiqh(الفقہ).

Religious Scholar

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Political scientist

Positions Held

1: Chancellor of Minhaj International University, Lahore (Pakistan)

2: Founder Leader of Minhaj-ul-Quran International Movement

3: Patron-in-Chief of the chain of Minhaj Education Society (Pakistan)

4: Patron-in-Chief of Minhaj-ul-Qur'an Cultural & Educational Centers in more than 70 countries of Asia, Europe, Australia, America & Africa etc.

5: Chairman of the Minhaj-ul-Qur'an Ulama Council, Pakistan

6: Founder Chairman of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (Peoples Movement of Pakistan)

7: Founder Chairman of Minhaj Welfare Foundation

8: Ex-President of Pakistan Awami Ittehad

9: Vice President of Al-Mutamar Al-Alami Al-Islam

10: Secretary General Al-Ittehad-ul-Alami Al-Islam

Educationist

Working in more then 90 countries [www.minhaj.org] [www.minhaj.no]

Social reformer

Organizational Efforts

1977: Jhang, Prof. Tahir-ul-Qadri established the "Mahaz-e-Hurriatt" an intellectual forum for the ideological training of the youth.

1980: Lahore, Starts lecturing on Islam and Qur'an regularly in immense gatherings & T.V. Pakistan.

1981: Lahore, Foundation of "Minhaj-ul-Qur'an Movement" Lahore, "Minhaj-ul-Qur'an Convention": The formal foundation and introduction of the Minhaj-ul-Qur'an Movement in a public gathering of prominent scholars and the people.

1982: Iran, Prof. Qadri's first foreign Tour: in connection with the "Week of Unity" visit Iran, where views are exchanged with late Ayatullah Khomeni.

1983: Lahore, Established of Ittifaq Islamic Academy, thereby commencing the educational dimension of the mission. Lahore, Purchase of 2.5 acre land in Model Town (M-Block) for the construction of Central Secretariat & Minhaj-ul-Qur'an Mosque.

1984: Lahore, The foundation stone of the construction of Central is laid Hazrat Sayyidina Tahir Allauddin Al-Qadri Al-Gilani Al-Baghdadi.

1985: Karachi, Establishment of Provincial Minhaj-ul-Qur'an Centre Sindh. Norway, Lecture tour. Delivered a thrilling lecture on the comparative study of Islam and Christianity in a hall packed with various denominations and faiths. UAE, Establishment of a major foreign branch in Abu Dhabi & Dubai. Islamabad, Opening of Minhaj-ul-Qur'an branch and commencement of regular Dars-i-Qur'an Lectures. Peshawar, Opening of NWFP branch and start of regular Dars-i-Qur'an Lecture. -Denmark Lecture tour and opening of Minhaj-ul-Qur'an foreign branch in Copenhagen (Scandinavia). USA, Dawah tour to USA (Washington, New York, Baltimore and Los Angeles) resulting in movement in the continent.

1986: Quetta, formation of the main branch of the Province of Baluchistan. Lahore, Opening of Minhaj-ul-Qur'an Islamic University. Pakistan, Establishment of various departments and offices of the Central Secretariat of Minhaj-ul-Qur'an (Lahore).

1987: Lahore, Opening ceremony of Minhaj-ul-Qr'an Mosque and the Suffa Block of the Islamic University (for Educational & Spiritual Training). Lahore, First edition of the Minhaj-ul-Qur'an Magazine published and distributed world-wide. Europe, Lecture tour to several countries with powerful impact. Middle East, Lecture tour and meeting with prominent personalities. USA, Dawah & Propagation tour Lahore Foundation of M.Q.Youth League and its foreign counterpart Muslim Youth League for the elevation of the moral standards among the perplexed youth.

1988: London, Historical Minhaj-ul-Qur'an International conference in Wembley with participation of scholars and preachers from appox. 30 countries. Concluding in the foundation of "Ittihad Al-Alami Al-Islami" for global solidarity & fraternity. Lahore, In order to meet the special requirements of womanhood, Minhaj-ul-Qur'an Women League is formed, which holds its first national assembly the same year. -Lahore Also founds Minhaj-ul-Qur'an Welfare Society for international relief work and humanitarian projects. Lahore, Establishes Minhaj-ul-Qur'an Ulama Council for scholars and educationist. Denmark, Opening of Minhaj-ul-Qur'an Islamic Center in Copenhagen. Lahore, Arranges "Conference of finality of Prophethood" against the treath of the innovation of Qadianism. Presents a 12 point formula to unite the Muslims.

1989: Lahore, Establishment of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) a political party based purely on Islamic social & democratic principles. The declaration takes place in an enthusiastic gathering numbering a mass of hundreds of thousand.

1990: Norway, Opening of Minhaj-ul-Qur'an Islamic Centre in Oslo. Lahore, 10 points Unity agreement with the Fiqa Jafaria for promotion of peace, harmony and unity in Muslim Ummah.

1991: Europe, Lecture tour and observation, supervision visit to UK, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Benelux countries. Middle East, Several series of lectures on Islam (Reflection of Qur'an / Islam in Focus / Horizons of Ramadhan) are broadcasted on UAE national T.V.

1992: Lahore, First convocation of Minhaj-ul-Qur'an Islamic University with participation of delegates from various countries of the world. Europe, Lecture tour and observation, supervision visit with several historical gatherings. Lahore, Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri is the first in the world to present a "Practicable and Workable Scheme and Structure of Interestfree Banking" on the challenge of Pakistan Government. The address is viewed by a mass of hundred of thousands and echoes in the media around the world.

1993: Pakistan, Introduces a new PAT policy of leaving undeviouratic corrupt electioneering politics and aiming at an educational, socio-psychological & moral revolution in the society. Founds a chain of thousands of Awami Taleemi Marakiz (Mass Education Centres) for free education of the people. Starts a "Mass Literacy Revolution Movement". Lahore, Opening of New Campus of Minhaj-ul-Qur'an Islamic University and Tarbiati Markaz (Spiritual Training Center) on 25 acres ground in Township, Lahore. Pakistan, Conducted an extensive tour of hundreds of Lectures all over the country & abroad with the theme of "Obedience to Prophet (SAW)" South Africa, First Lecture tour resulting in establishment of branches in several cities. Australia, Accomplishment of a fruitful and fertile Dawah tour to Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Singapore etc.

1994: Egypt, The Bacholor Degree of Minhaj-ul-Qur'an Islamic University is recognized as equivalent to that of Al-Azhar University and exchange scheme commences. Pakistan, Conducts hundreds of seminars all over the country entitled "Message : Love the Prophet (SAW)" with altogether millions of participants. South Africa, Performs a unique historical tour with sincere success and results among different denomination and faiths. Welcome reception includes the national TV and the Prime Minister of Kvazulu-Natal. Establishes a Jamia Islamia (Religious College) for African students. Europe, Lecture tour to Denmark, Germany, France, Sweden & UK with the opening of a grand Minhaj-ul-Qur'an Islamic Institute, London. Far East, Lecture tour to Japan, Hong Kong, China and Singapore etc.

Links

Official Website http://www.Tahir-ul-Qadri.com

Official Website of Minhaj-ul-Quran http://www.minhaj.org

Website for the Translation of Holy Quran in Urdu at http://www.Irfan-ul-Quran.com

Minhaj ul Quran International Norway http://www.minhaj.no