Maulana shafi okarvi biography of georgetown

Muhammad Shafee Okarvi (February 2, 1930 – April 24, 1984), also known by his honorific as Maulana Muhammad Shafee Okarvi, was a Pakistani religious scholar and orator.

He was one of the founders of the Jamaa’at-e-Ahle-Sunnat Pakistan and the Gulzaar-e-Habeeb Trust. He has received various honors from the Pakistani government and private institutes including the Sitara-e-Imtiaz.

Maulana shafi okarvi biography of georgetown university

Over a span of thirty-eight years, Okarvi delivered over 18,000 speeches on many religious topics.

Early life and Education

Okarvi was born in Khem Karan, East Punjab, India, to Haaji Shaiekh Karam Ilaahi, a local businessman.

He was the eldest son of seven siblings. He began his education by learning to read and memorize the Quran and he completed middle school. In 1947 his family migrated from Khem Karan to Kasur and then to Okara, Pakistan, where he continued his religious education and completed Dars-e-Nizaami and courses in Hadith and Qur’anic exegesis from Madrissah Arabiyah Islaamiyah An