Former Imam of Manchester Central Mosque Victoria Park from 1997 to 2015. Current imam at Anwar ul Haramayn Jami Mosque, Manchester.
Hadrat Mufti Muhammad Arshad Misbahi | |
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Title | Imam Arshad Misbahi |
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Born | 1968 (age 55–56) Ahmadabad, India |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | British |
Region | Britain |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Movement | Barelvi movement |
Main interest(s) | Dars, Taqreer, Islamic Preaching |
Tariqa | Qadiriyya |
Occupation | Imam at Anwar ul Haramayn Jami Mosque, Manchester |
Muslim leader | |
Disciple of | Shaykh Sayyid Madani Miyan Ashrafi Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari |
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Muhammad Arshad Misbahi, or Allama Maulana Hafiz Imam Muhammad Arshad al-Misbahi (born 1968) is the Chair of Al-Karam Scholars Association and has served at Manchester Central Mosque from 1997 to 2015 as the Khatib, Imam and Headteacher. He is a graduate from the Islamic Seminary Al Jamiatul Ashrafia. He is considered by many to be among the knowledgeable scholars of his time. [1]
Muhammad Arshad Misbahi comes from the family of Sufi Barelvi Muslim in India. His father, Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Miyan Maleg, has served Islam three decades in Birmingham and was the former Imam and Khateeb at Oldbury Jamia Masjid in Birmingham. [2] Imam Muhammad Arshad began his studies at Jamia Al-Karam where he studied under Shaykh Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada and Abu’l-In’am ‘Allama ‘Abd Al-Bari. Later he travelled to India and Pakistan to pursue further and higher education. [3] In Pakistan, he studied with the late Diya’ al-Ummat, Justice Shaykh Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari and in India, he studied at Al Jamiatul Ashrafia at Mubarakpur. Upon his return from Pakistan, he began teaching and serving as head of religious studies at Jamia Al-Karam. He completed Tahfeez-ul-Qur’an in Bradford.
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