Haq Nawaz Jhangvi
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Haq Nawaz Jhangviwho was the son of Wali Muhammad was a controversial Pakistani cleric, who founded the Islamic organization Sipah-e-Sahaba in the 1980s. Jhangvi was born in 1954 in the town of Jhang
. After completing his primary education in Arabic and Theology, he left for Multan where he studied in the Islamic University, Khair-ul-Madaris. He qualified as an alim (Islamic scholar) in 1972 from this university at the age of 19, after which he once more returned to his home town of Jhang.
Jhangvi was killed in a bomb attack by Shia militants on 23 February 1990. Former Sipah-e-Sahaba member Riaz Basra named his own organization, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
, after the slain cleric.
Jhang
- Demographics :According to 1981 census of Pakistan population of Jhang was 1,970,944 with the 434,495 housing units in Jhang. In 1998 census, population of Jhang was 2,834,545, whose annually growth rate was 2.16%. Male population was 1,474,099 and female population was 1,360,446...
. After completing his primary education in Arabic and Theology, he left for Multan where he studied in the Islamic University, Khair-ul-Madaris. He qualified as an alim (Islamic scholar) in 1972 from this university at the age of 19, after which he once more returned to his home town of Jhang.
Jhangvi was killed in a bomb attack by Shia militants on 23 February 1990. Former Sipah-e-Sahaba member Riaz Basra named his own organization, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi is a militant organization. Formed in 1996, it has operated in Pakistan since Sipah-e-Sahaba activist Riaz Basra broke away from the SSP over differences with his seniors...
, after the slain cleric.
External links
- Obituary for Haq Nawaz Jhangvi by Haq Char Yaar. NOTE: strongly partisan website.
- Last Will of Haq Nawaz Jhangvi.
- Sermons by Haq Nawaz Jhangvi.