Mutakallim-i Islam Mawlana Muhammad Ilyas Ghuman | |
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Personal life | |
Born | |
Notable work(s) | Duroos-e-Quran |
Alma mater | Jamia Binoria |
Occupation | Director & CEO of Ahnaf Media Services |
Religious life | |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Sunni |
Founder of | Aalami Markaz Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat, Sargodha |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Tariqa | Chishti |
Creed | Maturidi |
Movement | Deobandi |
Website | http://www.ahnafmedia.com/ |
Muhammad Ilyas Ghuman [a] (born 12 April 1969) is a Pakistani Islamic scholar and theologian of the Deobandi movement. Born in Sargodha to a Ghuman family, Ilyas studied at Jamia Binoria in Karachi and was a disciple of Azizur Rahman Hazarvi.
Ghuman is an expert in Ilm al-Kalam (speculative theology) and is known by his admirers as Mutakallim-i Islam. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He is also a religious philosopher, [6] Sufi, [7] and a debater. [8] [9] [10] Ghuman is the head of Markaz Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat in Sargodha. [11] [12] Ghuman is a leading Hanafi Maturidi theologian. [13] [14] [15]
Ghuman was born on 12 April 1969 in Sargodha District.[ citation needed ] He is a graduate of the Jamia Binoria.[ citation needed ]
In 2005, he was arrested for alleged involvement in the murder of Sargodha Division Commissioner Syed Tajamul Abbas. [16] In 2006, he was again arrested related to the murder of Shia cleric Bashir Husain Bukhari. [17]
In 2013, he was arrested by the police when he was touring Southern Punjab. [18] In 2014, Aziz ur-Rahman Hazarvi gave his khilafat to Ghuman. [19]
In August 2015, he was freed from house arrest. [20] In October 2015, Ghuman was banned by the ICTA from delivering sermons in Muharram. [21]
In August 2018, he published a book named Mera Pakistan. [22]
Some of his books include: [23]