Maulana Nazar ur-Rehman
Amir of the Pakistani Tablighi Jamaat
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Maulana Nazar ur-Rehman
Amir of the Pakistani Tablighi Jamaat

Maulana Nazar ur-Rehman is the 4th Amir of the Pakistani Tablighi Jamaat. He succeeded Hajji Abdul-Wahhab who passed away in No­vember 2018, age 96.

Birth: 1 October 1929 (Age: 97)

Source of Influence: Administration of Religious Affairs, Preachers & Spiritual Guides

Influence: Preacher, Administration of Religious Affairs

School of Thought: Sunni

Status: Featured in current year

Influence

Maulana Nazar ur-Rehman is the 4th Amir of the Pakistani Tablighi Jamaat. He succeeded Hajji Abdul-Wahhab who passed away in No­vember 2018, age 96.

Leader: Maulana ur-Nazar Rehman previously served as Deputy Amir, and was one of three individuals named by his predecessor as a potential successor. His leadership of the Pakistani chapter follows a 2016 global split within the Tablighi Jamaat over leadership, with a separate faction centered in India headed by Maulana Saad Kandhalvi.

Dawah: The Tablighi Jamaat is active in over 150 countries and is known for organizing small groups of followers who travel to Muslim communities, encouraging them to uphold their religious duties. This practice of dawah, or inviting others to fulfill their religious responsibilities, is regarded as a cornerstone of the faith, helping the Tablighi Jamaat build a massive membership base numbering in the hundreds of millions. The organisation has deep connections to the prominent Islamic institution, Darul Uloom Deoband in India, where its founder, Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Kandhelvi, studied before establishing a following in Pakistan.