Celebrating 25 Years of Service-Silver Jubilee

Grand Mufti of Pakistan Muhammad Arshad al Qadri has been answering the questions of public in the light of Quran and Hadith since 19th of July 1990 in Great Mosque of Data Darbar (Ali Hujvery) Lahore.

The question-and-answer sessions are held several times a week there. Only written questions were counted in 2010 AD. These were 96,000 questions in counting, which were answered by him during the period of 20 years. However, verbal questions are countless. Now, more question has been added during these five years till 2015. In this field, he has an Individual status for such a tough duty (4 times a week) since last 25 years in Pakistan. His Fatawa (Collection of Answers-Verdicts) is being prepared, it will be in hands soon.

Rana Arshad Qadri
For a long time in academic and religious circles he had been called "Rana Arshad", because of his family background. Mufti Arshad was born on 15th or 16 of February in 1958 in house of 'Rana Muhammad Tufail. He had been writing word 'Rana' with his name, but later on he gave it up. One of his Teachers Allama Abdul Hakeem Sharaf Qadri urged him to write his name as "Arshad al Qadri" or "Arshad ul Qadri". The majority of the public still knows him as Allama Rana Arshad Qadri Rizvi.

Childhood
His childhood spent in the village of Kot Nainan, Shakargarh,Punjab, Pakistan. And his primary education started there.

Education
During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, his family moved to Lahore city. He started learning his Islamic education in Jamia Rasoolia Sherazia Bilal Gunj Lahore. The timings of Jamia for students of schools like him, were before school times early in morning after Fajar prayer. Their Teacher Allama Muhammad Ali Naqshbandi used to teach them during Morning walk, while going to River Ravi and coming back from there. And then, Arshad used to go to Govt Islamia High School Khazana gate Lahore to learn his Modern education. He passed matric there. Then intermediate from M.A.O College Lahore. And graduation from G.C.U Lahore with Gold Medal. Then he completed his Masters degree in Islamic Studies from The University of Punjab Lahore. Later on, he earned degrees of M.A Arabic and M.A history from the same University. For traditional Islamic studies he properly attempted and succeeded in the exams of Tanzeem Ul Madaris Ahle Sunnat Pakistan with a good performance.

His Teachers
A few names of his great Teachers and Muslim Scholars are as followings:
1. Mufti Abdul Qayyum Hazarvi
2. Mufti Abdul Qayyum Khan Hazarvi
3. Mufti Muhammad Abdul Aleem Sialvi
4. Allama Mufti Faiz Ahmad Owaisi
and
5. Allama Mufti Abdul Hakeem Sharaf Qadri

Bayah and Khilafah
His sheikh is Abu Muhammad, Muhammad Abdul Rasheed Qadri from city of Samundri near Faisalabad. Arshad ul Qadri was given Ijazah and Khilafah in all four orders of Sufism. Chain of his sheikh is linked to Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Qadri.

Ideology
Mufti Arshad ul Qadri is influenced by the work of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Qadri, Doctor Muhammad Iqbal and Maulana Shah Ahmad Noorani. He held a conference about Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Qadri's teaching On January 30, 2011 in his Jamia Islamia Rizvia Lahore, Rachna Town. According to his views Reverence of Holy Prophet Muhammad is an obligation of every Muslim. On 14th of October 2012 he held a conference to reply the blasphemy movie "Innocence of Muslims" in Jamia Islamia Rizvia.

Books
Mufti Mohammad Arshad Qadri is the author of many books. Two dozen of them have been published. He is writing "Fuyoodh-un-Nabi" an Urdu Interpretation of Hadith Book of 'Tirmidhi'. Two volumes of this work were published in 2014. Hundreds of his books and pamphlets are awaiting for publishing.

Organization
Mufti Arshad al Qadri has founded a movement called "Taleem o Tarbiyat Islami Pakistan". Various gatherings, conferences and seminars are held by this organization. On 28th of April 2013, Islamic Learning Session was organized by this movement at Aiwan e Iqbal Lahore. Movement also take part in various social welfare activities. Manifesto of this movement is to create unity, service and stability among Muslims. Its Main Office is known as Jamia Islamia Rizvia Lahore. It is located in Rachna Town Feroz wala. It is working in various fields including publications.

Land line phone number of Jamia Islamia Rizvia is 0092-42-37962152