Maulana Tariq Jamil

Infobox_Philosopher

region = Muslim Scholar
era = Modern era
color = #B0C4DE

name = Maulana Tariq Jamil
birth = 1953
native town = TulambahMian Channnu
school_tradition = Non sectarian Islam
notable_ideas = Basic principles and practices of Islam and Global brotherhood
associations = Member of the Tablighi Jamaat

Maulana Tariq Jamil (born 1953) is a well known Islamic scholar of the Hanafi school of thought from Pakistan. His native town is Tulambah near Mian Channu. His father was an agriculturist and was a respected person in his field and the local area.

Early life

Maulana Tariq Jamil was born and raised in Main Channu and is the son of a Feudal agriculturist, also referred to as Lord in Pakistan. In his childhood he lived a relatively modest life but religion was not a major part of his life and his family in particular. It wasn't until he persuaded his M.B.B.S in Lahore that his focus shifted towards Islam. After going through F.Sc in pre-medical (A-level equivalent) from Government College University Lahore, he took admission in King Edward Medical College in Lahore. He intended to do the M.B.B.S degree, but spiritual thought provoked him to gain Islamic education. Then he received his Islamic education from Jamia Arabia, Raiwind (near Lahore), Pakistan. He studied Quran, Hadith, Sharia, Tasawwuf, logic and Fiqh there.

Transition towards Islam

His leniency towards Islam grew during hostel life in Lahore and can mainly be credited to the group members of Tablighi Jamaat who he became friends with during his College life. During his stay at the King Edward Medical College in Lahore, he intensively studied Islam and soon after became a full time student in the studies of Islam. After graduating he devoted his life to the propagation of Islam.

He regularly delivers lectures and speeches encouraging people to follow Islamic values, principles & practices. He emphasizes non-political, non-violent, non-sectarian Islam. He has traveled extensively for this cause and has delivered thousands of lectures all over the world. In his Hunger for knowledge, he traveled intensively to numerous Islamic Countries and mastered his ability to fluently speak and understand Arabic. His charming appearance combined with a strong voice and ability to deliver religious lectures soon saw his rise to fame and within a matter of years he became one of the most profound speaker of Islam in Urdu language.

Since early 1990s he has repeatedly traveled to countries all around the world and almost every single lecture delivered by him would attract huge a number of crowd. In fact, in February Maulana Tariq Jamil was a speaker at an event that took place in Tongi, Bangladesh which attracted an estimate 3,000,000 people and is listed on the List of largest gatherings in history. " [ "Three million Muslims join mass prayer in Bangladesh seeking peace" [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/04/asia/AS-REL-Bangladesh-Islamic-Assembly.php "iht.com" Feb. 3, 2007] ]

Condemnation of terrorism & the war on Terror

Maulana Tariq Jamil has denounced the killing of innocent civilians and any act of terrorism and has on numerous occasions called for ,upon all sides, to stop the violence and killing taking place in numerous Muslim Countries. He has been a fierce critic of the War on Terrorism and has warned that the effects of this war have been devastating for average citizens of their respected countries such as Iraq & Afghanistan.

In February 2008, an "Anti-terrorism Conference" organized by the seminary Darul Uloom in Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, denounced all forms of terrorism, saying "Islam prohibits killing of innocent people," and "Islam sternly condemns all kinds of oppression, violence and terrorism." The conference also denounced widespread attempts to blame religious Muslims for terrorist incidents. ["Muslim clerics declare terror "un-Islamic" [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Muslim_clerics_declare_terror_un-Islamic/articleshow/2813375.cms "Times of India" Feb. 25, 2008] ]

Rise to fame

Due to his sermons and simple and modest lifestyle, Maulana Tariq Jamil commands respect from Muslims all over the world. He has a simple, eloquent and a distinctive style of explaining the purpose of human life and it's creation and often uses scientific example to further strengthen his lectures. He has delivered his lectures in all types of the communities of the society with the attendees being doctors, engineers, professors, businessmen, landlords, government officials, TV/film artists, ministers and sport's celebrities. His untiring efforts brought real Islamic values in the lives of some of the greatest Pakistani Cricketing legends such as Saeed Anwar, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Yousuf, Saqlain Mushtaq, Mushtaq Ahmed, Salim Malik and Hammad Ahmed Abbassi. He has also been the main paradigm for Junaid Jamshed since his reversion towards Islam.

Tariq Jamil is the Khalifah (representative) of the late Mufti Yousuf Ludhianvi, who was was martyred in Karachi on Thursday (18 May 2000) while he was on his way back from the Fajr Salat.

Travelling

Maulana Tariq Jamil has traveled extensively around the globe for the propagation of Islam. He has been to numerous Muslim and non-Muslim countries in the past two decades. He First visited the USA took place in the year 1993 and delivered a famous Lecture titled as "Dawt'a Tablig". In 1998 Maulana Tariq Jamil again came to USA and traveled to numerous states to deliver Sermons and meet with local Muslims. His most recent Visit to the USA was in January of 2001. He has also made multiple visit to many Western countries such as United Kingdom, South Africa, Denmark & etc.

ee also

*Tablighi Jamaat

*Haji Abdulwahab

*Junaid Jamshed

External links

* [http://www.aswatalislam.net/DisplayFilesP.aspx?TitleID=2070 A complete list of "all" of Maulana Tariq Jamils speeches. "Over 300 Lectures"]

* [http://www.ayyaz.com.pk/index.php?q=f&f=%2FMoulana+Tariq+Jamil+Bayans A complete list of "all" of Maulana Tariq Jamils speeches. "Over 300 Lectures" 2]

* [http://www.tariqjamil.org Tariq Jamil Web Site]

* [http://www.darsequran.com/weeklyvoice/tariqjameel.php His lectures or "duroos"]

* [http://www.darsequran.com/special/tj_speech.php Some of his all-time favourite "duroos" or speeches]

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5XNqTlyOAQ First ever video released of Maulana Tariq Jamil.]

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