Manzoor Mengal
Manzoor Ahmad Mengal | |
|---|---|
منظور احمد مینگل | |
Mengal in 2026 | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1963 (age 62–63) |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Notable work(s) | Tuhfatul Manazir[2] |
| Alma mater | |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Teachers | Saleemullah Khan Nizamuddin Shamzai Abu Lubaba Shah Mansoor Muhammad Abdullah Ghazi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
Manzoor Ahmad Mengal[a] (c. 1963) is a Pakistani Islamic scholar from Balochistan, who serves as the Sheikh al-Hadīṯh at the Jamia Siddiqia and Jamia Farooqia.[3] He is a supporter of the Sunni Deobandi organization Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F).[4]
Education and career
Manzoor Ahmad Mengal was born in Khuzdar, West Pakistan in c. 1963 to a Brahui family belonging to the Mengal tribe. He received his early education at a government school. In 1973, he enrolled at a madrasa in his home village.
After completing his study of the Quran, he moved to Tando Muhammad Khan in 1979 and joined the Darul Uloom Muhammadiya Madrasa. He later continued his studies at Jamia Farooqia in Karachi, specializing in the field of Hadith studies.[5]
Career and scholarly work
Mengal served as an imam at Jamia Farooqia for 28 years. During his tenure, he is reported to have led the recitation of the entire Quran 28 times during obligatory prayers.[3]
In 1992, he completed a PhD from the University of Sindh in a period of two months, under the supervision of Nizamuddin Shamzai. He also memorized Sahih Bukhari during a stay in Saudi Arabia, a feat he accomplished in a month and a half. Mengal is multilingual, with proficiency in Balochi, Brahui, Pashto, Urdu, Arabic, and Persian.[4]
Controversy
In 2021, following the annual Aurat March on International Women's Day, Mengal repeated allegations of blasphemy propagated by anti-feminist elements in Pakistan.[6]
Books
- Tuhfatul Manazir
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "Manzoor Mengal, the cleric who took on feminist posters". 22 March 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ تحفۃ المناظر مولانا منظور مینگل صاحب حفظہ اللہ. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ a b علامہ ڈاکٹر منظور احمد مینگل کون ہیں؟. sqnews.in. Archived from the original on 8 August 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ a b سلیم جاوید (11 November 2019). مولانا منظور مینگل خراج تحسین. ibcurdu.com. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ مولانا منظور مینگل نے آزادی مارچ میں کیا کچھ کہہ ڈالا. dailyausaf.com. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ Farmer, Ben (12 March 2021). "Online blasphemy smear campaign threatens Pakistan's Women's Day marchers". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.