17 Facts About Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri served as a jurist consult on Islamic law for the Supreme Court and the Federal Shariah Court of Pakistan.

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has been featured in every edition of The 500 Most Influential Muslims since its first edition in 2009.

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri was born on 19 February 1951 in Jhang, a city in Punjab, Pakistan, into a Punjabi Muslim family with a strong scholarly and spiritual heritage.

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri's father, Dr Farid-ud-Din Qadri, was a respected physician, Sufi poet, and religious scholar who emphasized both secular and Islamic education for his son.

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri attended the Sacred Heart School, a Catholic mission school in Jhang, where he learned English and gained exposure to Christianity.

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri studied classical Islamic sciences under eminent scholars around the world, including in Makkah, Madinah, Syria, Baghdad, Lebanon, Morocco, India, and Pakistan, receiving around 500 authorities and chains of transmission in various branches of Islamic knowledge.

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri earned a Bachelor of Laws in 1974, followed by a Master of Arts in Islamic Studies in 1972, where he received the university's Gold Medal for academic excellence.

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri later completed a PhD in Islamic Law in 1986, focusing on constitutional and jurisprudential frameworks within Islamic tradition.

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri served on the university's Syndicate, Senate, and Academic Council, its highest governing bodies.

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri demanded the establishment of an independent body to conduct electoral reforms, with the aim of ensuring free and fair elections.

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri said the police refused to log a First Information Report.

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri's flight was scheduled to land at Islamabad airport; however, the Pakistani authorities denied landing permission, leading to the plane being diverted to Lahore airport.

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri expressed concerns about potential harm from the Government of Punjab, and was personally escorted by the convoy of the Governor of Punjab to his residence in Model Town, Lahore.

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri organised the camp under the auspices of Minhaj-ul-Quran UK.

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has been invited to deliver his lectures by several organisations.

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri visited Ajmer, where he was given a large reception, at which he gave a lecture on Sufism.

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri arrived in Pakistan on Tahir ul Qadri's invitation to attend Tajdar-e-Khatam-e-Nabuwwat Conference in Pakistan.