Muneeb-ur-Rehman (born 8 February 1945) is a Pakistani

mufti A mufti (; , ) is an Islamic jurist qualified to issue a nonbinding opinion ('' fatwa'') on a point of Islamic law (''sharia''). The act of issuing fatwas is called ''iftāʾ''. Muftis and their ''fatāwa'' have played an important role thro ...

and former chairman of

Ruet-e-Hilal Committee The Ruet-e-Hilal Committee () is the official body in Pakistan responsible for announcing the sighting of the new moon, which determines the Islamic calendar. Currently chaired by Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad, the committee is supported by 150 obs ...

. He is a professor at

Jinnah University for Women The Jinnah University for Women (JUW) () is a private research university in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is an all-woman university and is the first women's university in the country. Established as a post-graduate college, its status as full ...

Life and education

Muneeb-ur-Rehman was born on 8 February 1945 in a

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family of the

Tanoli The Tanoli (Hindko: تناولی; ) is a Hindkowan tribe living mainly in the Hazara region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. They form the majority of the population of Lassan Nawab union council. The Tanoli describe themselves as of Barlas ...

tribe in

Mansehra Mansehra (Urdu, ) is a city in the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. By population, it is the List of largest cities in Pakistan, 71st largest city in the country and the List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, ...

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. He completed his master's in Islamic Studies. Besides gaining a Bachelor in Law and Education degree, he also received education in Arabic Languages. He completed a master's degree from Darul Uloom Amjadia.

Ruet e Hilal Committee

In 1998,

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of Pakistan appointed him chairman of

. He served for approximately 22 years as chairman and removed from his office on 30 December 2020. He is also considered as the

Grand Mufti A Grand Mufti (also called Chief Mufti, State Mufti and Supreme Mufti) is a title for the leading Faqīh, Islamic jurist of a country, typically Sunni, who may oversee other muftis. Not all countries with large Sunni Muslim populations have Gra ...

by Sunni

Barelvi The Barelvi movement, also known as Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah (People of the Prophet's Way and the Community) is a Sunni revivalist movement that generally adheres to the Hanafi school, Hanafi and Shafi'i school, Shafi'i schools of jurisprudenc ...

Controversies

In December 1999, Mohammed Yousuf Qureshi, a member of the committee from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, accused Muneeb-ur-Rehman and others of distrusting testimonies from his home province to make a hasty announcement that the new moon had not been sighted anywhere in the country. Peshawar has always remained a controversial place when it comes to moon sightings.

Books

* Khulasa E Tafseer *Arbaeen e Tijarat Wa Maeshat *Tafheem-ul-Masail (12 Vol) * Qanoon-e-Shariat *Tafseer Surah-Tu-Nisa * Usool-e-Fiqah Islam *Sultan Shamasuddin Altamsh: History and Story *Zakat Ke Masail

References

External links

Subject page on Internet Archive
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muneeb-ur-Rehman, Muhammad 1945 births Grand Muftis of Pakistan Academic staff of Jinnah University for Women Pakistani Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam People from Mansehra District Living people Barelvis Jamia Nizamia Ghousia alumni