Zahid Ur Rashdi
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28 October 1948
- Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar (father)
Sheikh-ul-Hadees, Maulana Zahid Ur Rashdi(Khan) | |
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مولانا زاہد الراشدی | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Muhammad Abdul Mateen Khan Zahid 28 October 1948 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Children | Ammar Khan Nasir |
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| Political party | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith |
| Alma mater | Wafaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan Jamia Nusrat Ul Uloom Gujranwala |
| Relatives | Abdul Hameed Swati (uncle) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Institute | Institute of Policy Studies Jamia Nusrat Ul Uloom Gujranwala |
| Founder of | Al-Sharia Academy |
| Profession | Islamic Scholar writer |
| Muslim leader | |
| Teacher | Abdul Hameed Swati Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar |
Students | |
| Awards | Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (2015) |
| Website | zahidrashdi |
Mawlānā Zahid Ur Rashdi (born 28 October 1948) (Urdu: مولانا زاہد الراشدی) is a Pakistani Islamic scholar, writer, editor, columnist and founding director of Al-Sharia Academy, Gujranwala. He has served in various positions in different political and educational institutions.[1]
Rashdi was born in Ghakhar to Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar. He completed Hifz ul Quran from Madrasa Tajweed-ul-Quran Ghakhar, Dars-i Nizami from Jamia Nusrat Ul Uloom Gujranwala, under his father Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar and uncle Abdul Hameed Swati. He also studied at Wafaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan.[2]
Career
He served as a teacher of Dars-i Nizami at Madrasa Anwar-ul-Uloom Gujranwala from 1970 to 1990, currently serving as president and Sheikh-ul-Hadees of Jamia Nusrat Ul Uloom Gujranwala since 2000.[3][2] He also served as a member of the National Academic Council of Institute of Policy Studies, Islamabad.[4]
Political career
Zahid Ur Rashdi served as information secretary of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan (as Deputy of Mufti Mahmood from 1975 to 1980), Deputy Secretary-General of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan from 1980 to 1990, Secretary-General Pakistan National Alliance, Punjab from 1977 to 1979 and Vice President Islami Jamhoori Ittehad, Punjab from 1987 to 1990.[2]
