Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari

Shaykh Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari شیخ محمد کرم شاہ الأزھری
Born	Muhammad Karam Shah (1918-07-01)1 July 1918 Bhera, Pakistan
Died	7 April 1998(1998-04-07) (aged 79) Islamabad, Pakistan
Alma mater	Al-Azhar University
Religion	Sunni Islam, Hanafi Madhab
Children	Shaykh Muhammad Amin al-Hasanat Shah
Website	pirkaramshah.com

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Tomb of Ahmed Raza Khan

Founders & Central figures

Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi Hamid Raza Khan Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri

Notable Scholars

Maulana Abdul Hamid Qadri Badayuni Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui Qamaruzzaman Azmi Ameen Mian Qaudri Syed Shujaat Ali Qadri Akhtar Raza Khan

Institutions

Jamia Naeemia Lahore Jamia Al-Karam, Jamia Amjadia Rizvia Manchester Central Mosque Jamiatur Raza, Manzar-e-Islam Al Jamiatul Ashrafia, Al-Jame-atul-Islamia

Literature & Notable Works

Kanzul Iman, Fatawa-e-Razvia Bahar-e-Shariat, Husamul Haramain

Organizations

Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan, Jamaat Ahle Sunnat Sunni Tehreek, Sunni Ittehad Council Majlis-e-Tahaffuz-e-Khatme Nabuwwat All India Ulema and Mashaikh Board Muslim Students Organisation of India

Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari (Arabic: شیخ محمد کرم شاہ الأزهري‎), Sitara-e-Imtiaz, (1918–1998) was an eminent Sheykh (Spiritual Master) of tariqa Chistiyya and an Islamic (Sunni) scholar associated with Barelvi movement from Pakistan.^[1]

Work

• He wrote a book about the Biography of Prophet Muhammad entitled "Zia un Nabi" in Urdu in 1995.^[2] The book contains 7 Volumes. Later, it was translated into English language also having 7 Volumes by Muhammad Qayyum Awan.^[3]
• One of his books is Tafsir Zia ul Quran, an Urdu interpretation of Holy Quran in 5 Volumes.^[4][5][6]

References

External links

• http://www.karimia.com – in the article section of this site, there is an excellent autobiography on Pir Karam shah
• "Justice Pir Muhammad Karam Shah Al-Azhari (1918–1998)". Pakistan Post. Retrieved 13 March 2010.