Maulana Gauhar Rehman (1936 – 18 March 2003) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar,

Mufassir Tafsir ( ; ) refers to an exegesis, or commentary, of the Quran. An author of a ''tafsir'' is a ' (; plural: ). A Quranic ''tafsir'' attempts to provide elucidation, explanation, interpretation, context or commentary for clear understanding ...

and

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as well as a politician from Jamaat E Islami Pakistan who had served as a member of the 7th Assembly

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from 20 March 1985 to 29 May 1988. Maulana Gohar Rehman was born in 1936 to Muhammad Sharifullah in Chamrasi village, Dara Shangoli,

Mansehra district Mansehra District (Urdu, ) is a district in the Hazara Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northern Pakistan. Mansehra city serves as the headquarters of the district. The district has a Hindkowan majority, with a significant Pashtun and Kohista ...

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. His great-grandfather Maulana Abdul Karim was a great religious scholar who took part in the jihad against the Sikhs in the company of

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. His father was also a great religious scholar and

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who offered valuable religious services in the Gobhai,

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1936 births 2003 deaths Pakistani MNAs 1985–1988 Pakistani Islamic religious leaders People from Mansehra District People from Charsadda District, Pakistan {{Islamic-scholar-stub