Manzoor Mengal

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Shaykh

Manzoor Ahmad Mengal
Title
  • Shaykh al-Hadīth
  • Allāmah
  • Mawlāna
Personal
Born1963 (age 5960)
Religion Islam
NationalityPakistani
Denomination Sunni
Jurisprudence Hanafi
Movement Deobandi
Notable work(s)Tuhfatul Manazir [2]
Alma mater
Teachers

Manzoor Ahmad Mengal (born 1973), is a Pakistani Sunni Muslim scholar and a supporter of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F).

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Education and career

Mengal received his early education from a government school. Then in 1973 he joined the madrassa in his village. After completing the Quran, he traveled to Tando Muhammad Khan in 1979 and enrolled in Darul Uloom Muhammadiya Madrasa. He later enrolled at Jamia Farooqia. Then he remained associated with the field of hadith. He served as Imam at Jamia Farooqia for 28 years. During this period, he recited the Quran 28 times during the obligatory prayers. He completed his PhD in 1992 from University of Sindh in a short time (two months) under the supervision of Nizamuddin Shamzai. He memorized Sahih Bukhari in Saudi Arabia in just a month and a half. He speaks in different languages like Balochi, Brahui, Pashto, Urdu, Arabic and Persian. [3] [4] [5]

Controversy

In 2021, following the annual Aurat March on International Women's Day, Mengal repeated allegations of blasphemy propagated by anti-feminist elements in Pakistan. [6] [ citation needed ]

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References

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  6. Farmer, Ben (12 March 2021). "Online blasphemy smear campaign threatens Pakistan's Women's Day marchers". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 15 March 2021.