Nazar-ur-Rehman
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Maulana Haji Nazar-ur-Rehman مولانا حاجی نذر الرحمن | |
|---|---|
| Amir of Tablighi Jamaat in Pakistan | |
| Assumed office November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Abdul Wahhab |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1926 (age 99–100) |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Main interest(s) | Dawah |
| Occupation | Islamic preacher |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Tablighi and Deobandi |
Maulana Nazar-ur-Rehman (Urdu: مولانا نذر الرحمن) is an Islamic preacher currently serving as the Amir (Head) of Tablighi Jamaat in Pakistan.[1][2] He was born in 1929 in the village of Bilawal, Rawalpindi district, Punjab. His father, Hafiz Ghulam Mohiuddin, was a devout follower of Pir Meher Ali Shah, regularly journeying to Golra Sharif on foot. Maulana Nazar-ur-Rehman and his brothers Haji Hafiz Fazl Hussain and Hafiz Muhammad Siddique were known locally as the "Bamsami" brothers.[3]
According to Hamad Nazir Ranjha's History and Tazikra of Khanqah Sirajiya Naqshbandiyya Mujadiya, Maulana Nazar-ur-Rehman received his early education from Maulana Abdul Khaliq in Mauza Bhatral, Rawalpindi district, and subsequently from Mufti Abdul Hai Qureshi and Darul Uloom Rabbaniyya in Bhuigad. He pursued higher Islamic studies with Maulana Fariduddin Qureshi and completed his Daora Hadith (Hadith and Tafseer studies) from Sheikh Al-Hadith Maulana Sultan Mahmood, a disciple of Sheikh Al-Hind Maulana Mahmood Hasan Deobandi, at Madrasah Khadim Uloom Nabubuat, Kathiala Sheikhan, Gujarat, in 1949-1950.[4]
After completing his studies, he returned to Bilawal village from 1950 to 1955, assuming the position of Imam at the local mosque, succeeding his elder brother Haji Hafiz Fazl Hussain, who then led prayers in Jatli village mosque near Gujar Khan.[3]