1. Muhammad Shafee Okarvi, known by his honorific as Maulana Muhammad Shafee Okarvi, was a Pakistani religious scholar and orator.
20 Facts About Shafee Okarvi
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Shafee Okarvi was one of the founders of the Jamaa'at-e-Ahle-Sunnat Pakistan and the Gulzaar-e-Habeeb Trust.
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Shafee Okarvi has received various honors from the Pakistani government and private institutes including the Sitara-e-Imtiaz.
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Over a span of thirty-eight years, Okarvi delivered over 18,000 speeches on many religious topics.
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Shafee Okarvi was born in Khem Karan, East Punjab, India, to Haaji Shaiekh Karam Ilaahi, a local businessman.
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Shafee Okarvi began his education by learning to read and memorise the Quran and he completed middle school.
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Shafee Okarvi married at a young age and fathered eleven children, these being five sons and six daughters.
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Shafee Okarvi preached in the Far East, Middle East, India, Palestine, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Mauritius and many other countries.
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Shafee Okarvi sold 100,000 cassettes of his speeches in South Africa before 1980.
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In 1962, Shafee Okarvi travelled to Baghdad, Syria, Karbala, Beirut, Jeddah, Makkah and Madinah.
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Shafee Okarvi visited the shrines of many spiritual and religious scholars as well as many notable mosques and historical holy places.
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In 1976, Shafee Okarvi established in South Africa, Anjuman Ahl-e-Sunnat Wa Jamaa'at.
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In 1974, Shafee Okarvi formed the Jamaa'at e Ahle Sunnat in Durban, South Africa, which attracted up to 10,000 members.
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Shafee Okarvi made the journey to Mecca for Hajj, Ziyaarat and Umrah sixteen times.
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Shafee Okarvi was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1977.
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Shafee Okarvi was arrested for his persecution of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community.
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Shafee Okarvi received wounds on his neck, shoulders, head and upper back.
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Shafee Okarvi stayed under treatment in the hospital for two and a half months.
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Shafee Okarvi did not appoint a lawyer for this case or follow any hearings.
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That evening, Shafee Okarvi had a third heart attack and was admitted to the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases.