Talib Jauhari (27 August 1929 – 21 June 2020) () was a Pakistani

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, poet, historian and philosopher of the

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Sect of

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. He is widely renowned as the most prominent Shia scholar, and his sermons were broadcast on PTV (Pakistan Television) Network.

Career

Jauhari was a promoter of Shia Sunni unity in Pakistan.

Education

Jauhari also studied under Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei. He was a student of

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. He was a class fellow of Sayyid Ali Sistani. Zeeshan Haider Jawwadi was also one of his class fellows in

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Books

Jauhari wrote ''Hadees e Karabala'' and several books, including a detailed commentary on the Quran. His book ''Alamaat e Zahoor e Mehdi'' is considered as one of the most comprehensive books compiled and written on the topic of Imam Mehdi in Urdu language. He was also a poet, and three compilations of his poetry were published during his lifetime. The following is a list of his known works: Tafseer-e-

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: * ''Ahsan al Hadees'' (Qur'anic exegesis) Maqtal: * ''Hadees e Karabala'' Religion: * ''Zikray Masoom'' * ''Nizaam Hayat-e-Insani'' * ''Khulafaey Isna A'shr'' * ''Alamatay Zahooray Mehdi'' Philosophy: * ''Aqliyat-e-Ma'asir'' (2005) Poetry: * ''Harf-e-Namoo'' (

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) * ''Pas-e-Afaq'' (Urdu poetry) * ''Shakh e Sada'' (Urdu poetry)

Recognition and awards

The

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awarded him the

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for his contribution in the field of religious activities.

Death and legacy

The 91-year-old Jauhari was admitted to a private hospital on 10 June. He is said to have developed cardiovascular complications and was on ventilator since then, he died on 22 June. However Chief Minister Sindh

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revealed in a speech at

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that Talib Jauhri,

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and Mufti Naeem, all of the three clerics who died in past week were due to

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during the

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. He was survived by three sons and three daughters. Prime Minister of Pakistan

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, President

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, Army Chief

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expressed sadness over his death. Earlier in 2014 his son-in-law Syed Mubarak Raza Kazmi was killed in 'sectarian' attack in Karachi 13/B, Gulshan-e-Iqbal.

References

External links

"Khursheed-e-Khawar" by Hujjat-ul-Islam Maulana Saeed Akhtar from India (A book on biography of the Shia scholars of South Asia)

Fehm-ul-Quran series by Allama Talib Jauhari on PTV

Allama Talib Jauhari Books

Allama Talib Jauhari Online Books

Allama Talib Jauhri Speeches (''Majaalis'')

Ahsan-al-hadees by Allama Talib Jauhari

Allama Talib Jauhari Lectures/Majalis

Unity and justice of God Book by Maulana Muhammad Mustafa Jauhar
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Allama Amjad Jauhari Majalis

Assassination attempt on Allama Talib Jauhari
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