Ilyas Ghuman
Pakistani Islamic scholar and theologian (born 1969)
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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.
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Mutakallim-i Islam Mawlana Muhammad Ilyas Ghuman | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 12 April 1969 |
| 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/ |
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]
Early life and career
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]
Books
Some of his books include:[23]
- Firqah-yi Ahl-i ḥadīs̲ Pāk va Hind kā taḥqīqī jāʼizah, 2010, 374 p. Criticism of the Ahl-e Hadith.
- Firqah-yi Barailviyat Pāk va Hind kā taḥqīqī jāʼizah, 2012, 617 p. Criticism of the Barelvis.
- Maẓāmīn-i mutakallim-i Islām, 2012, multiple volumes. On miscellaneous issues of Islam; Islamic doctrines, collected articles published in various Urdu magazines.
- Majālis-i mutakallim-i Islām, 2013, 2 volumes. Sermons.
- Firqah-i Saifiyah kā taḥqīqī jāʼizah, 2013, 252 p. Criticism of Akhundzada Saif-ur-Rahman Mubarak (1925-2010), a Barelvi scholar.
- K̲h̲ut̤bāt-i mutakallim-i Islām, 2013, 3 volumes. Sermons.
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- Mavāʻiz̤-i mutakkalim-i Islām, 2 volumes, 2013. Islamic sermons on religious life of Muslim women.
- Jihād fī sabīlilláh aur iʻtirāẓāt kā ʻilmī jāʼizah, 2014, 304 p. On jihad.
- Jī hān̲ Fiqah-i Ḥanafī Qurān va Ḥadīs̲ kā nacoṛ hai, 2014, 286 p. In defense of Hanafites with special reference to their views on various aspects of Islamic law.
- Kanz ul-īmān kā taḥqīqī jāʼizah, 2014, 242 p. Criticism of Kanzul Iman by Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi.
