Pakistan’s Mufti-e-Azam Maulana Rafi Usmani passes away at 86

• Pakistan’s Mufti-e-Azam passes away at 86 in Karachi.
• Grand Mufti was elder brother of Maulana Mufti Taqi Usmani.
• Mufti Rafi Usmani was born in United-India’s Deoband city in 1936.

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Grand Mufti, President of Jaamiyah Darul Uloom Karachi and famend Islamic scholar Maulana Rafi Usmani handed away on Friday on the age of 86.

The late Mufti-e-Azam was the elder brother of the Islamic college’s Vice President Maulana Mufti Taqi Usmani and the son of Pakistan’s former grand mufti Shafi Usmani.

Mufti Rafi Usmani was born within the United-India’s Deoband city on July 21, 1936. He was additionally the patron of the Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan.

Condolences on the dying of the nation’s grand mufti began pouring in with President Dr Arif Alvi paying tribute to the scholar’s spiritual and tutorial companies whereas extending his grievance.

“Mufti Rafi Usmani has rendered invaluable companies within the subject of fiqh, hadith and tafsir. His spiritual and tutorial companies, and companies for the promotion of non secular information,” the president stated.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif additionally prolonged his condolences on the grand mufti’s demise.

“Mufti Rafi Usmani’s life was dedicated to preaching and propagation of Islam. His social and spiritual companies shall be remembered endlessly,” PM Shehbaz stated, including that the Islamic scholar has contributed his invaluable companies to the unity of Muslims.

“Might Allah grant the deceased a excessive place in Jannat al-Firdous and endurance to the bereaved’s household,” the premier stated.

Taking to his Twitter deal with, Inside Minister Rana Sanaullah wrote Mufti Rafi Usmani’s companies for Islam and Pakistan are “exemplary”.

In the meantime, Info Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb additionally shared her grief on the demise of the Islamic scholar.

“Mufti Rafi Usmani’s dying is an irreparable loss. Spiritual companies of the deceased will at all times be remembered,” she stated.

Sindh’s Governor Kamran Tessori additionally prolonged his ideas to his household.

“It is a nice loss for not solely Pakistan but additionally the Islamic world. Mufti sahib’s contributions to the promotion of non secular instructing are unparalleled,” the governor stated in his condolence message shared on Twitter.

Tessori added that the void created by the dying of Mufti Rafi Usmani is not going to be crammed for a very long time.

Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah additionally expressed grief over the esteemed scholar’s demise.

“Mufti sahib’s dying is a superb tragedy for the Islamic world. His spiritual companies are everlasting,” CM Murad stated expressing sorrow.

The chief minister prayed for Mufti Rafi Usmani to be granted a excessive place in Jannah.