Hafiz Riaz Hussain Najafi

21st-century Pakistani Ayatollah

Syed Riaz Hussain Najfi
آیت اللہ حافظ سید ریاض حسین نجفی
TitleAyatollah
Personal
Born (1941-01-01) 1 January 1941 (age 83)
Alipur, Pakistan
ReligionUsuli Twelver Shi`a Islam
Other namesArabic/Persian/Urdu:
حافظ سید ریاض حسین نجفی
Senior posting
Based inLahore, Pakistan
Period in office1941 – present
PostMujtahid
Websitejamiatulmuntazar.com
Hafiz Syed Riaz Hussain Najfi
TitleAyatollah
Personal
Born1941
ReligionIslam
EraModern era
RegionPakistan
JurisprudenceShia Islam
Main interest(s)Tafsir, Hadith, Islamic philosophy, Islamic History, Fiqh, Islamic ethics
Muslim leader
Influenced by

Hafiz Syed Riaz Hussain Najafi is a Shia scholar from Pakistan.[1] He is the principal of Jamia-tul-Muntazar Lahore, the largest Shia madrassah in Pakistan.

References

  1. ^ "Pakistan scholars appeal MPs to end army action in tribal areas". BBC. 10 October 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2011.


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