Ilyas Ghuman

{{short description|Pakistani Islamic scholar and theologian (born 1969)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox religious biography | name = Muhammad Ilyas Ghuman | honorific_prefix = Mutakallim-i Islam Mawlana | image = Ilyas Ghuman (1 April 2019) (cropped).jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|4|12|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Sargodha]], [[West Pakistan]], [[Pakistan]] | alma_mater = [[Jamia Binoria]] | religion = [[Islam]] | denomination = [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] | jurisprudence = [[Hanafi]] | movement = [[Deobandi]] | Sufi_order = [[Chishti]] | occupation = Director & CEO of Ahnaf Media Services | founder = Aalami Markaz Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat, Sargodha | notable_works = Duroos-e-Quran | website = http://www.ahnafmedia.com/ | creed = [[Maturidi]] }}

'''Muhammad Ilyas Ghuman'''{{efn|{{Langx|ur|{{nastaliq|محمد الیاس گھمن}}|translit=Muḥammad Ilyās Ghuman}}}} (born 12 April 1969) is a Pakistani Islamic scholar and theologian of the [[Deobandi movement]]. Born in [[Sargodha]] to a [[Ghumman (surname)|Ghuman]] family, Ilyas studied at [[Jamia Binoria]] in [[Karachi]] and was a disciple of [[Azizur Rahman Hazarvi]].

Ghuman is an expert in {{Transliteration|ar|[[Ilm al-Kalam]]}} (speculative theology) and is known by his admirers as {{Transliteration|ur|Mutakallim-i Islam}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 May 2018 |title=Less.1 عقیدہ طحاویہ Aqidah Tahawi {{!}} M Ilyas Ghuman 2018 - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo7rgWmLBPc&list=PLDzcG2OooZnHW2F8uCJypVMFMaiu1eQCP |access-date=2021-01-13 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 July 2013 |title=Firqa Ahle Hadees Ka Aqeda Ha Kay Allah Pak Har Jaga Nhi - Molana Ilyas Ghuman - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZZuWiLa5O0 |access-date=2021-01-13 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=25 November 2019 |title=Al Fiqh ul Akbar {{!}} Clip #29 {{!}} اللہ پاک کہاں ہیں - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW2MMgcpsf0 |access-date=2021-01-13 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 June 2020 |title=Molana Ilyas Ghuman {{!}} اہل باطل کا گھٹیا ترین سوال - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TicFZK3XX44 |access-date=2021-01-13 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 November 2019 |title=Al Fiqh ul Akbar {{!}} Clip #29 {{!}} اللہ کہاں ہے - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ-1L2w8f40 |access-date=2021-01-13 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> He is also a [[Philosophy of religion|religious philosopher]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 June 2019 |title=Wahda tul Wujud {{!}} عقیدہ وحدت الوجود {{!}} Molana Ilyas Ghuman - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxXS2CQ-_XQ |access-date=2021-01-13 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> Sufi,<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 November 2017 |title=Azizu Rehman Hazarvi's Views Abut Mutakalim Islam{{!}}پیرعزیزالرحمن کی رائے متکلم اسلام کےبارےمیں - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHrVlMSne80 |access-date=2021-01-13 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> and a debater.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 December 2019 |title=Ilyas Ghuman {{!}} کچھ مناظروں کی کارگزاریاں - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYXce_ALM3k |access-date=2021-01-13 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 January 2011 |title=Teen Talaq debate- Ilyas Ghuman vs Amir Kalim 3/3 [Deoband vs Ahle hadith] - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN8vs3bND34 |access-date=2021-01-13 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 April 2019 |title=Munazra Rafa Yadain Ilyas Ghuman, Asif Ahmed DB VS Umer Siddique, Siddique Raza, Zubair ali zai Part 1 - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V94r_FKF7P4 |access-date=2021-01-13 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> Ghuman is the head of Markaz Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat in [[Sargodha]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daily 92 Roznama ePaper - مولانا محمد الیاس گھمن کا 4 سالہ بیٹا انتقال کر گیا |url=https://roznama92news.com/%D9%85%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3-%DA%AF%DA%BE%D9%85%D9%86 |website=Daily 92 Roznama ePaper}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 June 2018 |title=مولانا محمد الیاس گھمن کا چار سالہ بیٹاعلالت کے بعد انتقال کر گیا |url=https://dailypakistan.com.pk/03-Jun-2018/791544 |website=Daily Pakistan}}</ref> Ghuman is a leading Hanafi Maturidi theologian.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 June 2020 |title=Molana Ilyas Ghuman {{!}} جسم جوہر عرض حد ضد اور ند کا معنی - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t41aA1N5q58 |access-date=2021-01-13 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 June 2020 |title=Aqidah Ismat e Ambiya {{!}} Lecture #01 {{!}} عقیدہ عصمت انبیاء - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwMrMLA0o3w&list=PLDzcG2OooZnFKDluUEmPP8kxQuDhc8aAt |access-date=2021-01-13 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 June 2019 |title=Al Fiqh ul Akbar {{!}} Clip #1 {{!}} حنفیوں کے نزدیک امام سے مراد - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQfd5j2ZkjU&list=PLDzcG2OooZnHaFOqbKp9vr0cNDm5Y10LA |access-date=2021-01-13 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

==Early life and career== [[File:Ilyas Ghuman Addresses the 2024 International Islamic Conference at Jamiatul Falah Mosque, Chittagong.jpg|thumb|Ilyas Ghuman Addresses the 2024 International Islamic Conference at [[Jamiatul Falah Mosque]], Bangladesh]] Ghuman was born on 12 April 1969 in [[Sargodha District]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} He is a graduate of the [[Jamia Binoria]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

In 2005, he was arrested for alleged involvement in the murder of [[Sargodha Division]] Commissioner Syed Tajamul Abbas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/148801|title=Hunt intensified; 200 held: Prominent SSP leader arrested in Khairpur|first=Dawn|last=Report|date=21 July 2005|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref> In 2006, he was again arrested related to the murder of Shia cleric Bashir Husain Bukhari.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/215144|title=Arrested|date=17 October 2006|newspaper=Dawn|accessdate=27 February 2020}}</ref>

In 2013, he was arrested by the police when he was touring [[Punjab, Pakistan|Southern Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nawaiwaqt.com.pk/lahore/16-Mar-2013/185760|title=مولانا الیاس گھمن کی گرفتاری، علماءاور ارکان اسمبلی کی مداخلت پر رہائی|date=16 March 2013|website=Nawaiwaqt}}</ref> In 2014, [[Aziz Ur Rahman Hazarvi|Aziz ur-Rahman Hazarvi]] gave his khilafat to Ghuman.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-24 |title=Pir Azizur Rehman laid to rest |url=https://pakobserver.net/pir-azizur-rehman-laid-to-rest/ |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=Pakistan Observer |language=en-US}}</ref>

In August 2015, he was freed from [[house arrest]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dunya.com.pk/index.php/city/lahore/2015-08-21/614665|title=Roznama Dunya: روزنامہ دنیا :- شہر کی دنیا:-مولانا محمد الیاس گھمن3ماہ کی نظربندی کے بعدرہا|website=Roznama Dunya: روزنامہ دنیا :-}}</ref> In October 2015, Ghuman was banned by the [[Islamabad Capital Territory Administration|ICTA]] from delivering sermons in Muharram.<ref>{{Cite web |last=obaid.abbasi |date=2015-10-13 |title=Muharram preparations: Entry of 15 clerics barred |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/972296/muharram-preparations-entry-of-15-clerics-barred |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

In August 2018, he published a book named ''Mera Pakistan''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nawaiwaqt.com.pk/08-Aug-2018/882011|title=مولانا محمد الیاس گھمن کی کتاب میرا پاکستان کی تقریب رونمائی آج ہوگی|date=8 August 2018|website=Nawaiwaqt|language=ur|trans-title=Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Ghman's book My Pakistan will be launched today}}</ref>

==Books== Some of his books include:<ref>[https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n2009206611/ Profile] on ''[[WorldCat]]''</ref> * ''Firqah-yi Ahl-i ḥadīs̲ Pāk va Hind kā taḥqīqī jāʼizah'', 2010, 374 p. Criticism of the [[Ahl-e Hadith]]. * ''Firqah-yi Barailviyat Pāk va Hind kā taḥqīqī jāʼizah'', 2012, 617 p. Criticism of the [[Barelvis]]. * ''Maẓāmīn-i mutakallim-i Islām'', 2012, multiple volumes. On miscellaneous issues of Islam; Islamic doctrines, collected articles published in various Urdu magazines. * ''Majālis-i mutakallim-i Islām'', 2013, 2 volumes. Sermons. * ''Firqah-i Saifiyah kā taḥqīqī jāʼizah'', 2013, 252 p. Criticism of [[Akhundzada Saif-ur-Rahman Mubarak]] (1925-2010), a Barelvi scholar. * ''K̲h̲ut̤bāt-i mutakallim-i Islām'', 2013, 3 volumes. Sermons. * امت * ''Mavāʻiz̤-i mutakkalim-i Islām'', 2 volumes, 2013. Islamic sermons on religious life of Muslim women. * ''Jihād fī sabīlilláh aur iʻtirāẓāt kā ʻilmī jāʼizah'', 2014, 304 p. On [[jihad]]. * ''Jī hān̲ Fiqah-i Ḥanafī Qurān va Ḥadīs̲ kā nacoṛ hai'', 2014, 286 p. In defense of [[Hanafites]] with special reference to their views on various aspects of Islamic law. * ''Kanz ul-īmān kā taḥqīqī jāʼizah'', 2014, 242 p. Criticism of [[Kanzul Iman]] by [[Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi]]. ==See also== * [[List of Deobandis]]

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