Muhammad Raza Saqib Mustafai محمد رضا ثاقب مصطفائی | ||||||||||
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| Born | Muhammad Raza 16 March 1972 | |||||||||
| Religion | Islam | |||||||||
| Spouse | Umm-e-Hamza | |||||||||
| Era | Modern era | |||||||||
| Region | Pakistan | |||||||||
| Denomination | Sunni | |||||||||
| Movement | Barelvi[1] | |||||||||
| Tariqa | Naqshbandi | |||||||||
YouTube information | ||||||||||
| Channel | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2016–present | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 1.29 million[2] | |||||||||
| Total views | 70.91 million[2] | |||||||||
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Last updated: 27 July 2022 | ||||||||||
| Muslim leader | ||||||||||
| Awards | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (2023) | |||||||||
| Website | idaratulmustafa | |||||||||
Muhammad Raza Saqib Mustafai (Urdu: محمد رضا ثاقب مصطفائی; born 16 March 1972) is a Pakistani Islamic preacher and scholar.[3][4][5][6]
He is the founding chairman of Idara-tul-Mustafa International.[7][1]
He is the Peerzada and Custodian of Dargah Peer Deen Muhammad Mustafai.
He has wide range of following across Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Srilanka, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, United States, etc.
Early and personal life
Muhammad Raza Saqib Mustafai was born to Peer Khwaja Deen Muhammad Mustafai on 16 March 1972 AD same as 30 Muharram 1392 AH in Gujranwala, Punjab.
Mustafai is married to Umm-e-Hamza and they have a son.[8]
Career
Religious views
He is a follower of the Naqshbandi Sufi order and supports the Sufi practices of Mawlid (prophet’s birthday), Urs (commemoration of a saint) and Bay'ah (an oath of loyalty to a sheikh).[9][3]
Religious organizations
He's the founding chairman of Idara-tul-Mustafa International, a religious organization that promotes the Barelvi approach to Sunni Islam and which has branches in many cities of the country, running educational insitutes, social services, etc.
Wedding of the former Pakistan Army chief's son
In November 2018, he performed the marriage ceremony of the Pakistan Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa's son, Saad Bajwa, in Lahore.[10][11]
Controversies
Alleged antisemitism
In 2016, when Mustafai was on a tour of Australia, he was asked to leave the country because of his antisemitic views.[12][13] The Australian Broadcasting Corporation described him as "a Pakistani Sunni cleric, Muhammad Raza Saqib Mustafai, who has called for the extermination of all Jews from the earth".[12] The Australian said that the person who had asked him to leave was "the imam who organised the tour ... from Blacktown Mosque".[14] The MP Mehreen Faruqi was quoted as saying "I am appalled and absolutely shocked to see someone who is supposed to be a Muslim scholar spouting such hate-filled speech".[15]
Books
Awards and recognitions
- Sitara-e-Imtiaz in 2023[17]
References
- 1 2 "Pakistani Religious Leaders Promote Antisemitism, Say: 'When The Jews Are Wiped Out... The Sun Of Peace Would Begin To Rise On The Entire World'; 'Israel Has Inducted More Armed Personnel In Kashmir... Under The Guise Of Tourists'". MEMRI. 31 July 2012.
- 1 2 "About Muhammad Raza SaQib Mustafai". YouTube.
- 1 2 "Allama Saqib Raza Mustafai visits Kenya". Daily Nation. 16 December 2017.
- ↑ "اطاعت کے بغیر عشق مصطفیؐ کا دعویٰ سچ نہیں ہوسکتا - علامہ رضا ثاقب". Daily Ummat (in Urdu). 29 January 2019.
- ↑ "علامہ رضا ثاقب مصطفائی آج لاہور پریس کلب میں درس قرآن دینگے". Nawa-i-Waqt (in Urdu). 21 October 2018.
- ↑ "پیرزادہ محمد رضا ثاقب مصطفائی وطن واپس پہنچ گئے". Daily Dunya (in Urdu).
- ↑ Olding, Rachel (5 October 2016). "Pakistani scholar ordered home from Australian tour after anti-Semitic video emerges". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ "گستاخانہ فلم 'مذہبی جماعتوں' کلرکوں کے ملک گیر مظاہرے 'فلپائن' تھائی لینڈ میں امریکی سفارتخانوں کی طرف مارچ". Nawa-i-Waqt (in Urdu). 28 September 2012.
- ↑ "3rd annual urs of Hafiz Sabir Ali held at Bhopal". UrduPoint. 6 April 2019.
- ↑ Singh, Aastha (13 November 2018). "Pakistan army chief son's marriage performed by Islamic hardline cleric". ThePrint.
- ↑ "آرمی چیف کے صاحبزادے کا نکاح، دینی اسکالر علامہ ثاقب رضا مصطفائی نے آرمی چیف کے صاحبزادے کا نکاح پڑھایا". Nawa-i-Waqt (in Urdu). 12 November 2018.
- 1 2 Nathan, Julie (29 December 2016). "Antisemitism in Australia in 2016: Why Does the Malignancy Persist?". ABC. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ Zlatkis, Evan (13 October 2016). "'Urgent need' to act on genocide advocacy". The Australian Jewish News. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ Koob, Simone Fox (6 October 2016). "Pakistani scholar: 'Jews are enemies of Islam and peace'". The Australian. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ Olding, Rcahel (6 October 2016). "Pakistani scholar ordered home from Australian tour after anti-Semitic video emerges". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ "Profile". BookFair. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023.
- ↑ "President confers Pakistan civil awards on 253 personalities". The Express Tribune. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2023.