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Tariq Jamil

Tariq Jamil (Punjabi, Urdu: طارق جمیل, romanized: Ṭāriq Jamīl; Punjabi pronunciation: [t̪aːɾɪk d͡ʒəmil]; born 1 October 1953)[1] is a Pakistani Islamic cleric, preacher and member of the Tablighi Jama'at.[3][4] The recipient of the Pride of Performance award, Tariq Jamil has been named in The 500 Most Influential Muslims year since 2012. In the 2024 edition of the publication, he was ranked 34th most influential Muslim alive and topped YouGov polls in 2018 and 2020 for Pakistan’s most admired man.[5][4]

Tariq Jamil
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طارق جمیل
Personal life
Born (1953-10-01) 1 October 1953 (age 71)[1]
Mian Channu, Punjab, Pakistan
Alma materMadrassah Arabiyyah, Raiwind, Lahore
OccupationIslamic scholar
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationMuslim
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Muslim leader
YouTube information
Channel
Years active1982 – present
GenreIslamic
Subscribers8.56 million[2]
Total views834 million[2]
Associated actsAJ Official
100,000 subscribers2018
1,000,000 subscribers2019
Last updated: 19 December 2024
Websitetariqjamilofficial.com

Early life and education

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Tariq Jamil was born on 1 October 1953 in Mian Channu, Punjab[1] and belongs to a well-off Punjabi Rajput family of large landholders descending from Prithviraj Chauhan, a 12th-century ruler.[6] His family ruled Tulamba, a town close to Mian Channu, during the reign of Sher Shah Suri in the 16th century, who also distributed the lands around Tulamba.[7] His younger brother Dr. Muhammad Tahir Kamal Sahu is a well-known cardiologist, working at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology in Lahore.[8]

Jamil completed his primary education at Central Model School, Lahore. He is an alumnus of Government College University, Lahore, and received his Islamic education from Jamia Arabia, Raiwind, where he studied the Qur’an, hadiths, Sufism, logic and Islamic jurisprudence.[4][9]

Jamil enrolled in King Edward Medical College after finishing a pre-medical education from Government College Lahore, but he left the college without completing his MBBS when he decided to pursue religious education.[10][9]

Career

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Tariq jamil at RIS conference in Toronto,Canada

Jamil has delivered religious sermons internationally and comes from a school of thought called Deoband.[11] He supports ethnic and sectarian harmony.[12][13]

Jamil's sermons focus on "self-purification, avoidance of violence, observance of Allah's orders and pursuing the way of Prophet Muhammad".[4]

Jamil has been named as one as of The 500 Most Influential Muslims in the world by the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought in Jordan every year since 2012.[4][14][15]

Views on COVID

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In April 2020, he blamed God's wrath at dishonesty in society and the immodesty of women for the outbreak and spread of COVID-19.[16][17] Besides praying for the welfare of the country and an end to vice, he said: "when a Muslim's daughter practices immodesty and the youth(boys) indulges in immorality, then Allah’s torment is unto such a nation."[18][19]

Human rights proponents and other members of Pakistani society condemned the remarks.[20] Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari responded by saying "misogynistic' and 'ignorant' comments blaming women and youth for the ongoing coronavirus crisis were 'absolutely unacceptable".[21]

Revenue

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Jamil launched his flagship clothing brand named MTJ Brand.[22][23] It was launched in March 2021. Its headquarters are located in Karachi.[24] It is claimed the revenue from the business is used to fund his madressahs, and build schools and hospitals in the country.[25][26] Jamil also launched the Maulana Tariq Jamil Foundation, which is a non-profit organization in Tulamba, Khanewal. It is a project that gathers funds for social work, health, and education to serve the people of Pakistan.[27][28]

 
MTJ Foundation

Awards

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Year Award Category Result Note Ref.
2020 Pride of Performance Education (religion) Won Awarded by Arif Alvi, president of Pakistan [29][30]

Bibliography

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  • Jamil, Tariq (2014). مجموعہ بیاناتِ جمیل [Majmua Bayanat-e-Jameel] (in Urdu). ISBN 978-9691199361.
  • ————— (2014). ہمارے مسائل کا حل [Hamare Masail Ka Hal] (in Urdu). HarperCollins. ISBN 978-9697378951.
  • ————— (2018). گلدستۂ اہل بیت [Guldasta-e-Ahle Bayt] (in Urdu). Pakistan Daily.[31]

References

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  1. ^ a b c According to his personal website, he was born 1 October 1953, though an article in the Daily Jang says 1 January 1953.
    "Maulana Tariq Jamil, Tariq Jamil Profile", Tariq Jamil Official, 17 February 2014, retrieved 30 July 2020
    Nawazish, Ali Moeen (28 November 2013). "مولانا طارق جمیل اور عامر خان۔۔۔دورِ نو" [Maulana Tariq Jamil and Aamir Khan...New era]. Daily Jang (in Urdu). Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "About Tariq Jamil". YouTube.
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  4. ^ a b c d e "Maulana Tariq Jameel". The Muslim 500. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  5. ^ Timol, Riyaz (January 2023). "Religious Authority, Popular Preaching and the Dialectic of Structure-Agency in an Islamic Revivalist Movement: The Case of Maulana Tariq Jamil and the Tablighi Jama'at". Religions. 14 (1): 60. doi:10.3390/rel14010060. ISSN 2077-1444.
  6. ^ Zaigham, Khan (20 June 2021). "A MAULANA FOR OUR TIMES". Dawn News. Retrieved 14 September 2023. Belonging to a well-off upper-caste landholding family of South Punjab, he traces his ancestry to the 12th century near-mythical ruler of Ajmer, Prithviraj Chauhan, who was defeated by Sultan Mohammad Ghauri.
  7. ^ Barlas, Mazhar (28 April 2020). "مولانا طارق جمیل پر غصہ کیوں؟". Geo Tv (in Urdu).
  8. ^ "Maulana Tariq Jameel stable after undergoing angioplasty". The News International. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2023. Eminent cardiologist Prof Dr Shehryar A Sheikh and Dr Tahir Kamal, who happens to be Maulana's younger brother [...]
  9. ^ a b "معروف مبلغ مولانا طارق جمیل کو دل کی تکلیف، اسپتال منتقل" [Well known preacher Maulana Tariq Jamil Shifted to Hospital Due to Cardiac Arrest]. ARY News (in Urdu). 1 January 2019.
  10. ^ Abdul Qadir, Imtiaz (2 November 2018). "اسلام کا بے لوث داعی: مولانا طارق جمیل" [Taintless preacher of Islam: Maulana Tariq Jameel]. Daanish (in Urdu). Srinagar.
  11. ^ Reetz, Dietrich, ed. (2010). Islam in Europa: Religiöses Leben heute (in German). Waxmann Verlag. p. 49. ISBN 9783830973812. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Tablighi cleric's political meetings raise eyebrows". The Express Tribune. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  13. ^ "Religious harmony: Dousing the flames of sectarianism". The Express Tribune. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  14. ^ "Maulana Tariq Jameel named among the most 'influential Muslims'". 23 August 2020.
  15. ^ Rehman, Fatima (15 September 2019). "PM Imran, Maulana Tariq Jamil, Malala among world's most influential Muslims". The Express Tribune. Pakistan. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Maulana Tariq Jameel tenders apology over 'slip of tongue'". Dawn. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Notion that women, universities are to blame for the spread of COVID-19 'simply absurd': Mazari". Geo Tv. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  18. ^ "Maulana Tariq Jameel's comments on women create controversy". Dailytimes.com. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Maulana Tariq Jamil concludes Ehsaas Telethon with a Dua". Samaa TV. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  20. ^ "Tariq Jamil's remarks spark outrage". Dawn. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  21. ^ "Shireen Mazari takes veiled dig at Maulana Tariq Jameel for 'misogynist', ignorant remarks". The News. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  22. ^ "MTJ - Maulana Tariq Jameel » Hard Hour". 24 August 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  23. ^ "Maulana Tariq Jameel opens his first clothing brand store". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  24. ^ Haq, Irfan Ul (26 April 2021). "Maulana Tariq Jameel launches flagship store in Karachi". Images. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  25. ^ "Maulana Tariq Jameel's Clothing Brand Launched at an Impressive Event". Lens. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  26. ^ "Maulana Tariq Jameel launches clothing brand". Geo.tv. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  27. ^ "Education". www.mtjfoundation.org. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  28. ^ "Maulana Tariq Jameel starts ambulance service". Geo.tv. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  29. ^ "President confers civil awards to 184 Pakistanis, foreigners for excellence, services". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  30. ^ "Pakistan Day: Maulana Tariq Jameel awarded with Pride of Performance award". Daily Times. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  31. ^ "مولانا طارق جمیل اور گلدستہ اہلِ بیت (سلام اللہ رضوانہ علیہم)" [Maulana Tariq Jameel and Guldasta-e-Ahle Bayt (peace be upon them)]. Daily Pakistan. 1 December 2018.
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