# Shafee Okarvi

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Pakistani religious scholar and orator

Muhammad Shafi Okarvi Personal life Born Muhammad Shafee 2 February 1930 Khemkaran, Punjab Province, British India Died 24 April 1984(1984-04-24) (aged 54) Karachi, Pakistan Children Kaukab Noorani Okarvi Known for His vigorous and inspiring speeches Occupation Religious scholar Religious life Religion Islam Denomination Sunni Jurisprudence Hanafi Movement Barelvi (Jamaat Ahle Sunnat) Muslim leader Awards Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 1985 Arabic name Personal (Ism) Shafīʿ شفيع Patronymic (Nasab) ibn Karam Ilāhī ibn Allāh Ditta ibn Imām ad-Dīn بن كرم إلهي بن الله دتة بن إمام الدين Toponymic (Nisba) al-Awkārwī الأوكاروي al-Kīmkaranī الكيمكرني

**Muhammad Shafee Okarvi** ([Urdu](/source/Urdu_language): اردو نام: محمد شفیع اوکاڑوی; 2 February 1930 – 24 April 1984), also known by his honorific as Maulana Muhammad Shafee Okarvi, was a Pakistani [religious scholar](/source/Theology) and orator. He was one of the founders of the [Jamaa'at-e-Ahle-Sunnat](/source/Jamaat_Ahle_Sunnat)[1][2][3] Pakistan and the Gulzaar-e-Habeeb Trust. He has received various honors from the Pakistani government and private institutes including the *[Sitara-e-Imtiaz](/source/Sitara-i-Imtiaz)*. Over a span of thirty-eight years, Okarvi delivered over 18,000 speeches on many religious topics.[4]

## Early life and education

Okarvi was born in [Khem Karan](/source/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 memorise the [Quran](/source/Quran) and he completed middle school.[5]

## Personal life

Okarvi married at a young age and fathered eleven children, these being five sons and six daughters. In 1952, however, his two eldest sons, three-year-old Muneer Ahmad and 14-month-old Tanveer Ahmad, died within a week of each other. His eldest son, [Kaukab Noorani Okarvi](/source/Kaukab_Noorani_Okarvi), continues his father's religious work.[6][7]

## Religious and academic work

In 1947, after migrating from India, he and his father built Masjid Ghausiyah in Okara. In 1950, he began leading Friday prayers and teaching the congregation at Jaame Masjid Muhaajireen in [Sahiwal](/source/Sahiwal) and became the head of the Department of Religion at Birla High School (renamed Sutlej Cotton Mills High School) in Okara.[8]

From 1952 to 1953, he contributed to the *Tahreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Khatm-e-Nubuwwat*, which is an organization created to persecute Ahmadi Muslims. In 1954, he also established the Jaami'ah Hanafiyah Ashraf-ul-Madaaris on [Grand Trunk Road](/source/Grand_Trunk_Road) in Okara and remained one of its mentors and sponsors.[8]

In 1955, he visited [Karachi](/source/Karachi) for the first time when he lectured at the Jaame Masjid Aaraam Bagh on the first *[Laylat al-Qadr](/source/Laylat_al-Qadr)*. The following year he became the lecturer and *[Imam](/source/Imam)* of Memon Masjid and he founded [Jamaat Ahle Sunnat](/source/Jamaat_Ahle_Sunnat) and became its first chairman.[9][10]

## International endeavors

Okarvi preached in the [Far East](/source/Far_East), Middle East, [India](/source/India), [Palestine](/source/Palestine_(region)), [South Africa](/source/South_Africa), [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates), [Mauritius](/source/Mauritius) and many other countries.[11] He sold 100,000 cassettes of his speeches in South Africa before 1980.[12] Video cassettes of his speeches are also widely distributed internationally.

In 1962, Okarvi travelled to [Baghdad](/source/Baghdad), [Syria](/source/Syria), [Karbala](/source/Karbala), [Beirut](/source/Beirut), [Jeddah](/source/Jeddah), [Makkah](/source/Makkah) and [Madinah](/source/Madinah). He visited the shrines of many spiritual and religious scholars as well as many notable mosques and historical holy places.[13]

In 1976, Okarvi established in South Africa, *Anjuman Ahl-e-Sunnat Wa Jamaa'at*.[2][3]

In 1974, Okarvi formed the Jamaa'at e Ahle Sunnat in Durban, South Africa, which attracted up to 10,000 members.[14]

Okarvi made the journey to Mecca for Hajj, Ziyaarat and Umrah sixteen times.[13]

## Political and social contribution

He was elected to the [National Assembly of Pakistan](/source/National_Assembly_of_Pakistan) in 1977.[15]

He was made the Chief of Tahreek-e-Khatm-e-Nabuwwat in Sahiwal district in 1952–1953.[16]

### Imprisonment

Okarvi was arrested for his persecution of the [Ahmadiyya Muslim community](/source/Ahmadiyya). He remained in Montgomery prison for 10 months. During this period of imprisonment, his first two sons, Muneer Ahmad (3 years old) and Tanveer Ahmad (1+1⁄4 years old), died within a week.[17]

### Assassination attempt

On 16 October 1962 in Khadda Market, Karachi, an assassination attempt was made on Okarvi during one of his speeches.[18][19] He received wounds on his neck, shoulders, head and upper back. Okarvi stayed under treatment in the hospital for two and a half months. While giving his statement to the police officer Okarvi said:

- "I have no personal grudge with anyone. Nor I am a criminal. If I did any crime it is only this that I preach the religion of Islam and do praise and glorification of Saiyyid-ul-'Aalameen (Master of the entire Universes'), Muhsin-e-Insaaniyat (Benefactor of the humanity), Huzoor Rahmat-ul-lil Aalameen (Mercy of the Universes) (Sallal Laahu 'Alaiehi Wa Sallam). I do not want to take any revenge from anyone and nor do I want anything to be done against the attackers. My blood has been shed unnecessarily. My Allaah, Rabb-e-Kareem accepts this and makes this mediation for my salvation. I forgive the attackers. Whereas, for establishing peace, you people do what is appropriate so that this kind of incident does not take place again."[20]

He did not appoint a lawyer for this case or follow any hearings. On recovery he occupied himself in preaching Islam and delivered his very first lecture at the same place where the attempted assassination happened.

## Death and legacy

In 1974, Okarvi had a heart attack. In 1975, he had another heart attack and came to Karachi, where he received cardiac treatment for six weeks. On 20 April 1984, he delivered his last speech at the congregation of Jum'ah Salaat at Jaame Masjid Gulzar-e-Habeeb. That evening, Okarvi had a third heart attack and was admitted to the [National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases](/source/National_Institute_of_Cardiovascular_Diseases%2C_Pakistan). After three days, on 24 April 1984, he died at the age of 54.[21]

## Awards and recognition

On 23 March 1985, President [Zia-ul-Haq](/source/Muhammad_Zia-ul-Haq) awarded the [Sitara-e-Imtiaz](/source/Sitara-e-Imtiaz) (Star of Excellence) to Okarvi due to his contributions and religious services in Pakistan.[1] In 2013, he was posthumously awarded the [Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust](/source/Nazaria-i-Pakistan_Trust) Gold Medal by Chief Minister [Shahbaz Sharif](/source/Shahbaz_Sharif) as a [Pakistan Movement](/source/Pakistan_Movement) activist.[22]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-scribd_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-scribd_1-1) ["Profile of Muhammad Shafee Okarvi"](https://www.scribd.com/document/222555035/Hazrat-Maulana-Muhammad-Shafee-Okarvi-Rahmatul-Laahi-Alaieh). *SCRIBD.com website*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210901221536/https://www.scribd.com/document/222555035/Hazrat-Maulana-Muhammad-Shafee-Okarvi-Rahmatul-Laahi-Alaieh) from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Mercury_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Mercury_2-1) Zuleikha Ismail (14 August 1976). "10 000 members for new body". *[The Natal Mercury](/source/The_Mercury_(South_Africa))*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-DB_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-DB_3-1) Okarvi, Kaukab Noorani (1996). [*Deoband to Bareilly: The Truth*](https://books.google.com/books?id=lxbYAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Hazrat+Maulana+Muhammad+Shafee+Okarvi%22). pp. 5 and 6. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240210072009/https://books.google.com/books?id=lxbYAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Hazrat+Maulana+Muhammad+Shafee+Okarvi%22) from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-OS_4-0)** ["Hazrat Allamah Muhammad Shafee Okarvi (Rehmatullahi Aleih)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121006042623/http://www.okarvispeeches.com/video-speeches/hazrat-allamah-muhammad-shafee-okarvi-rehmatullahi-aleih/). OkarviSpeeches.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.okarvispeeches.com/video-speeches/hazrat-allamah-muhammad-shafee-okarvi-rehmatullahi-aleih/) on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

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1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Aqeel,_Ahmad_2013_p188_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Aqeel,_Ahmad_2013_p188_8-1) [Aqeel Ahmad (2013), "Maulana Muhammad Shafee Okarvi ki Ilmi Deeni Khidmaat Tahqiqi Jaa'iza thesis". [Karachi University](/source/Karachi_University) Press. p188].

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Aqeel, Ahmad (2013); Thesis. "Maulana Muhammad Shafee Okarvi ki Ilmi Deeni Khidmaat Tahqiqi Jaa'iza thesis" [Karachi University](/source/Karachi_University) Press. p197].

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** (Umer Jamshaid) [Arrangements For Annual Urs Of Maulana Shafi Okarvi Finalized](https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/arrangements-for-annual-urs-of-maulana-shafi-855992.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210901225826/https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/arrangements-for-annual-urs-of-maulana-shafi-855992.html) 1 September 2021 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) UrduPoint.com website, Retrieved 1 September 2021

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [Article by Mufti Ghulaam Sarwar]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [ Article by Muhammad Hasan Qaadiri, page 3] Video cassettes of his speeches are also widely distributed internationally

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** [Newspaper Ref : The Natal Mercury-Dated 14 August 1976]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** [Maulana Muhammad Shafi Okarvi on National Assembly of Pakistan website](http://www.na.gov.pk/en/former_members_const.php?const=238) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210901221550/http://www.na.gov.pk/en/former_members_const.php?const=238) 1 September 2021 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Retrieved 1 September 2021

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** [2,6, Article by Shaiekh Muhammad Lateef] 6-

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** [6, Articles by Shaiekh Muhammad Lateef and Rana Muahmmad Alam] 6-

1. **[^](#cite_ref-DN_18-0)** "Okarvi Stabbed". *Daily News*. 17 October 1962.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** Muhammad Ali Siddiqi (19 December 2018). ["Daily News memories (Shafi Okarvi knifed in 1962)"](https://www.dawn.com/news/1452291). *Dawn (newspaper)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210902002248/https://www.dawn.com/news/1452291) from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** [Newspaper Ref: Daily Jang Urdu, 25 April 1984]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** [Recipients of gold medals at Aiwan](https://nation.com.pk/19-Dec-2013/recipients-of-gold-medals-at-aiwan) The Nation (newspaper), Published 19 December 2013, Retrieved 4 September 2021

## External links

- [Official Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20141006103152/http://hazratkhateeb-e-azam.weebly.com/)

- [Okarvi Blog](http://www.okarvi.com/)

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Rashid Tarkabagish (1900–1986) Ahmad Saeed Kazmi (1913–1986) Siddique Ahmad (1903–1987) Muhammadullah Hafezzi (1895–1987) Abdur Rahim Firozpuri (1918–1987) Hafizur Rahman Wasif Dehlavi (1910–1987) Abdul Aziz Malazada (1917–1987) Shamsul Huda Panchbagi (1897–1988) Abdul Haq Akorwi (1912–1988) Abdul Jalil Badarpuri (1925–1989) Muntakhib al-Haqq (fl. 1980s) Abdul Matin Fulbari (1915–1990) Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh (1915–1990) Ahmed Muhyuddin Nuri Shah Jilani (1915–1990) Mirajul Haq Deobandi (1910–1991) Minnatullah Rahmani (1913–1991) Sayed Moazzem Hossain (1901–1991) Taqi Amini (1926–1991) Habibur Rahman Azami (1900–1992) Hamid al-Ansari Ghazi (1909–1992) Muhammad Yunus (1906–1992) Masihullah Khan (1912–1992) Abul Hasan Jashori (1918–1993) Shams Naved Usmani (1931–1993) Shujaat Ali Qadri (1941–1993) Waqaruddin Qadri (1915–1993) Abdul Wahab Siddiqi (1942–1994) Inamul Hasan Kandhlawi (1918–1995) Ayub Ali (1919–1995) Wahiduzzaman Kairanawi (1930–1995) Abuzar Bukari (d. 1995) Mahmood Hasan Gangohi (1907–1996) Athar Mubarakpuri (1916–1996) Mukhtar Ashraf (1916–1996) Abdul Haque Faridi (1903–1996) Shamsuddin Qasemi (1935–1996) Manzoor Nomani (1905–1997) Sultan Ahmad Nanupuri (1914–1997) Ashraf Ali Dharmandali (1920–1997) Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghudda (1917–1997) Habibullah Mukhtar (1944-1997) Shamsul-hasan Shams Barelvi (1917–1997) Ghulam Moinuddin Gilani (1920–1997) Muhammad Abdullah Ghazi (1935–1998) Sadruddin Islahi (1917–1998) Karam Shah Azhari (1918–1998) Abdul Rasheed Nomani (1915–1999) Syed Ata-ul-Mohsin Bukhari (1939–1999) Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi (1913–1999) Ghulam Ali Okarvi (1919–2000) Ahmed Ali Badarpuri (1915–2000) Rashid Ahmed Jaunpuri (1889–2001) Mujahidul Islam Qasmi (1936–2002) Ajmal Khan Lahori (1930–2002) Arshadul Qadri (1925–2002) Ibrahim Siddiqui (1930–2002) Naeem Siddiqui (1916–2002) Shah Ahmad Noorani (1926–2003) Harun Islamabadi (1938 – 2003) Jameel Khan (1953–2004) Ismail Katki (1914–2005) Nur Uddin Gohorpuri (1924–2005) Ishaq Faridi (1957–2005) 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Hafez Ahmadullah Chatgami (1941–2025) Mukhtaruddin Shah (1950–2025) Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi (1950–2025) Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi (1953–2025) Abu Taher Nadwi (1960–2026) Living Saifur Rahman Nizami (b. 1916) Ghulam Rasool Jamaati (b. 1923) Syed Waheed Ashraf (b. 1933) Muhammad Ishaq (b. 1935) Muhibbullah Babunagari (b. 1935) Ziaul Mustafa Razvi Qadri (b. 1935) Nematullah Azami (b. 1936) Yusuf Ziya Kavakçı (b. 1938) Madni Miyan (b. 1938) Muhammad 'Awwamah (b. 1940) Zia Uddin (b. 1941) Arshad Madani (b. 1941) Taqi Usmani (b. 1943) Kamaluddin Zafree (b. 1945) Muneeb-ur-Rehman (b. 1945) Qamaruzzaman Azmi (b. 1946) Ahmed Khanpuri (b. 1946) Abdolhamid Ismaeelzahi (b. 1946) Abul Qasim Nomani (b. 1947) Idrees Dahiri (b. 1947) Farid Uddin Chowdhury (b. 1947) Farid Uddin Masood (b. 1950) Sameeruddin Qasmi (b. 1950) Mahmudul Hasan (b. 1950) Ilyas Qadri (b. 1950) Kafeel Ahmad Qasmi (b. 1951) Tahir-ul-Qadri (b. 1951) Abul Kalam Qasmi Shamsi (b. 1951) Mustafa Cerić (b. 1952) Tariq Jamil (b. 1953) Fazal-ur-Rehman (b. 1953) Abdul Khaliq Madrasi (b. 1953) Sufyan Qasmi (b. 1954) Abdul Quddus (b. 1954) Nurul Islam Walipuri (b. 1955) Sajjad Nomani (b. 1955) Abdul Quddus Kumillai (b. 1955) Ghousavi Shah (b. 1955) Ameen Mian Quadri (b. 1955) Pir Sabir Shah (b. 1955) Abu Taher Misbah (b. 1956) Kaukab Noorani Okarvi (b. 1957) Hamid Saeed Kazmi (b. 1957) Rahmatullah Mir Qasmi (b. 1957) Hifzur Rahman (b. 1958) AFM Khalid Hossain (b. 1959) Muhammad Rashid Azmi (b. 1959) Najibul Bashar Maizbhandari (b. 1959) Abdul Aziz Ghazi (b. 1960) Ruhul Amin Faridpuri (b. 1962) Siraj-ul-Haq (b. 1962) Hanif Jalandhari (b. 1963) Husein Kavazović (b. 1964) Khurshid Anwar Gayavi (b. 1964) Sajidur Rahman (b. 1964) Ibrahim Mogra (b. 1965) Saad Kandhlawi (b. 1965) Faiz-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi (b. 1967) Abdullah Maroofi (b. 1967) Salman Mansoorpuri (b. 1967) Arshad Misbahi (b. 1968) Lutfur Rehman (b. 1968) Abu Reza Nadwi (b. 1968) Mahfuzul Haque (b. 1969) Ilyas Ghuman (b. 1969) Bilal Abdul Hai Hasani Nadwi (b. 1969) Muhammad Abdul Malek (b. 1969) Qasim Rashid Ahmad (b. 1970) Asjad Raza Khan (b. 1970) Syed Rezaul Karim (b. 1971) Riyadh ul Haq (b. 1971) Arif Jameel Mubarakpuri (b. 1971) Obaidullah Hamzah (b. 1972) Raza Saqib Mustafai (b. 1972) Manzoor Mengal (b. 1973) Syed Faizul Karim (b. 1973) Mamunul Haque (b. 1973) Salah Abu al-Haj (b. 1974) Husamuddin Fultali (b. 1974) Abdur Rahman Mangera (b. 1974) Faraz Rabbani (b. 1974) Ishtiaque Ahmad Qasmi (b. 1974) Adnan Kakakhail (b. 1975) Muhammad al-Kawthari (b. 1976) Amer Jamil (b. 1977) Yasir Nadeem al Wajidi (b. 1982) Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury (b. 1985) Abbas Siddiqui (b. 1987) Hasheem Ahmad Siddiqui (b. 1997) Kaif Raza Khan (b. 2001) Sheikh Hissamuddin Moinuddin Ruhi Anas Madani Fayez Ullah Chatgami Abdul Malek Halim Izharul Islam Chowdhury Tawqir Raza Khan Subhan Raza Khan Amjad M. Mohammed Anwar-ul-Haq Haqqani Mukarram Ahmad Noor-ul-Haq Qadri Abdul Khabeer Azad Sahibzada Hamid Raza Muzaffar Qadri Scholars of other Sunni Islamic schools of jurisprudence Hanbali Maliki Shafi'i Zahiri

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