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| | image = Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi.jpg | | image = Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi.jpg | ||
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| | religion = ] | | religion = ] | ||
| | denomination = ] | | denomination = ] | ||
| | movement = Barelvi | | movement = ] | ||
| | education = | | education = | ||
| | occupation = Preacher, leader | | occupation = Preacher, leader, Islamic scholar | ||
| | office1 = 1st ] of ] | | office1 = 1st ] of ] | ||
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| | term_end1 = 19 November 2020 | | term_end1 = 19 November 2020 | ||
| | founder = ] | | founder = ] | ||
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| | jurisprudence = ] | | jurisprudence = ] | ||
| | creed = ] | | creed = ] | ||
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| alma_mater = Jamia Nizamia Rizvia | ||
| | children = ] |
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| '''Khadim Hussain Rizvi''' ({{ |
'''Khadim Hussain Rizvi''' ({{langx|ur|{{nq|خادم حسین رضوی}}}}; 22 May 1966{{citation needed|date=February 2024}} – 19 November 2020<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=TLP's Khadim Rizvi passes away in Lahore {{!}} SAMAA|url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2020/11/tlps-khadim-rizvi-passes-away/|access-date=19 November 2020|website=Samaa TV|date=19 November 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref>) was a ] ] and the founder and ] of ],<ref name=dawn>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1374182|title=Who is Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi?|last=Ali|first=Kalbe|date=3 December 2017|work=dawn.com|access-date=1 November 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> a religiopolitical organization founded in 2015, known to protest against any change to ].<ref name="tg1Nov2018" /> | ||
| Fluent in ], ], Arabic and ], he was known for his speeches in the defense of the Islamic prophet, ], and apart from the ] and ], for heavily quoting the poetry of |
Fluent in ], ], ] and ], he was known for his speeches in the defense of the Islamic prophet, ], and apart from the ] and ], for heavily quoting the poetry of ] and ], whom he considered to be his main influences.<ref>K K Shahid, {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027034044/https://www.thefridaytimes.com/if-i-curse-in-anger-it-is-justified/ |date=27 October 2021 }}, ''The Friday Times''. 1–7 Dec 2017 Vol. XXIX, No. 43</ref> | ||
| == Early life == | == Early life == | ||
| Khadim Hussain Rizvi was born in 1966, into a ] ] family<ref>{{cite news |last= Warraich |first= Suhail |date=10 December 2017 |title=A Barelvi revival? |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/564518-barelvi-revival |work= The News International |location= Islamabad|access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref> in ], ], ]. His brother, Ameer Hussain, is a retired Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) from ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/564492-back-barelvis|title=Back to the Barelvis | Special Report |
Khadim Hussain Rizvi was born in 1966, into a ] ] family<ref>{{cite news |last= Warraich |first= Suhail |date=10 December 2017 |title=A Barelvi revival? |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/564518-barelvi-revival |work= The News International |location= Islamabad|access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref> in ], ], ]. His brother, Ameer Hussain, is a retired Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) from ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/564492-back-barelvis|title=Back to the Barelvis | Special Report |website=thenews.com.pk}}</ref> | ||
| He started ] class in ]. Further, he took admission in ], Lahore.<ref name=dawn/> | He started ] class in ]. Further, he took admission in ], Lahore.<ref name=dawn/> | ||
| He |
He was a ] and ]-ul-].<ref>Mehmood Hussain (1 May 2018), , ''South Asia Journal''. Retrieved 8 September 2019.</ref>{{user-generated inline|date=February 2024}} | ||
| He delivered ] at Lahore's Pir Makki Masjid while in the ].<ref name=dawn/> He |
He delivered ] at Lahore's Pir Makki Masjid while in the ].<ref name=dawn/> He was wheelchair user from 2009, ever since an accident near ] as the driver of his vehicle fell asleep while driving from ] to ].<ref name=dawn/> | ||
| In 2017, he founded a political party called ] (TLP), a political front for ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nation.com.pk/16-Sep-2017/the-mullah-of-na-120|title=The Mullah of NA-120|website=Nation.com.pk|date=16 September 2017 |access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref> TLP came into existence after the hanging of ], who assassinated ], the Governor of Punjab, for opposing the ] and subsequently rose to fame. During the assassination of the Governor, Rizvi was serving as an auqaf official in the ]. Rizvi had justified the assassination on the pretext that Taseer had termed the ] as a "black law". He was served warning notices to cease and desist from spreading his views in favour of blasphemy laws but his refusal to do so led to his removal from public service.<ref name=dawn/> | In 2017, he founded a political party called ] (TLP), a political front for ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nation.com.pk/16-Sep-2017/the-mullah-of-na-120|title=The Mullah of NA-120|website=Nation.com.pk|date=16 September 2017 |access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref> TLP came into existence after the hanging of ], who assassinated ], the Governor of Punjab, for opposing the ] and subsequently rose to fame. During the assassination of the Governor, Rizvi was serving as an auqaf official in the ]. Rizvi had justified the assassination on the pretext that Taseer had termed the ] as a "black law". He was served warning notices to cease and desist from spreading his views in favour of blasphemy laws but his refusal to do so led to his removal from public service.<ref name=dawn/> | ||
| After his removal, Rizvi had more opportunity to preach his views. He travelled across the country to build support for ] of the ], which deals with blasphemy committed against ]. He also spoke out for the release of Mumtaz Qadri; his persistent advocacy earned him the nickname of "blasphemy activist" in religious circles.<ref name=dawn/> |
After his removal, Rizvi had more opportunity to preach his views. He travelled across the country to build support for ] of the ], which deals with blasphemy committed against ] ]. He also spoke out for the release of ]; his persistent advocacy earned him the nickname of "blasphemy activist" in religious circles.<ref name=dawn/> | ||
| == Controversies == | == Controversies == | ||
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| === 2017 Faizabad sit-in === | === 2017 Faizabad sit-in === | ||
| {{Main|2017 Faizabad sit-in}} | {{Main|2017 Faizabad sit-in}} | ||
| On 6 November 2017, Rizvi organized a long march from ] to ] to press for the resignation of the Law Minister Mr. ] who belongs to PML(N) regarding an alleged ill-motive change and favouring ], in bill of "2017 Election of Pakistan".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nation.com.pk/04-Nov-2017/tehreek-labik-to-hold-islamabad-long-march|title=Tehreek Labik to hold Islamabad long march|website=Nation.com.pk|date=4 November 2017 |access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/large-religious-protests-halt-traffic-in-islamabad-and-rawalpindi/2017/11/11/be2eac66-c6fa-11e7-9922-4151f5ca6168_story.html|title=Large religious protests halt traffic in Islamabad and Rawalpindi|first1=Shaiq|last1=Hussain|first2=Pamela|last2=Constable|date=11 November 2017|access-date=18 December 2017|via=www.WashingtonPost.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofislamabad.com/tehreek-labaik-ya-rasool-allah-saw-protest-continue/2017/11/09/|title=Tehreek Labaik Ya Rasool Allah (SAW) protest continue – Times of Islamabad|website=TimesOfIslamabad.com|date=9 November 2017 |access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref> Rizvi soon began receiving support from public, other religious political parties and other segments of society, making way for mushroom growth of protests nationwide.<ref name=dawn/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nation.com.pk/25-Nov-2017/discordant-saga-of-blasphemy|title=Discordant Saga of Blasphemy|last=Shahrukh|first=Malik|date=25 November 2017|website=nation.com.pk}}</ref> The general public took the same demand of resignation of the Law Minister to the streets.<ref name=dawn/> Thereafter, total shutdown began, and the government ultimately responded with a forced shutdown of all news channels, followed by blocking social media networks, to contain the situation and the flow of information. This created mayhem and confusion in the cities of Karachi, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Lahore along with some others in Punjab. Finally, by late evening the army chief intervened and asked "both sides" to show restraint.<ref name=dawn/> | On 6 November 2017, Rizvi organized a long march from ] to ] to press for the resignation of the Law Minister Mr. ] who belongs to PML(N) regarding an alleged ill-motive change and favouring ], in bill of "2017 Election of Pakistan".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nation.com.pk/04-Nov-2017/tehreek-labik-to-hold-islamabad-long-march|title=Tehreek Labik to hold Islamabad long march|website=Nation.com.pk|date=4 November 2017 |access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/large-religious-protests-halt-traffic-in-islamabad-and-rawalpindi/2017/11/11/be2eac66-c6fa-11e7-9922-4151f5ca6168_story.html|title=Large religious protests halt traffic in Islamabad and Rawalpindi |first1=Shaiq |last1=Hussain |first2=Pamela |last2=Constable |author2-link=Pamela Constable |date=11 November 2017 |access-date=18 December 2017 |via=www.WashingtonPost.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofislamabad.com/tehreek-labaik-ya-rasool-allah-saw-protest-continue/2017/11/09/|title=Tehreek Labaik Ya Rasool Allah (SAW) protest continue – Times of Islamabad|website=TimesOfIslamabad.com|date=9 November 2017 |access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref> Rizvi soon began receiving support from public, other religious political parties and other segments of society, making way for mushroom growth of protests nationwide.<ref name=dawn/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nation.com.pk/25-Nov-2017/discordant-saga-of-blasphemy|title=Discordant Saga of Blasphemy|last=Shahrukh|first=Malik|date=25 November 2017|website=nation.com.pk}}</ref> The general public took the same demand of resignation of the Law Minister to the streets.<ref name=dawn/> Thereafter, total shutdown began, and the government ultimately responded with a forced shutdown of all news channels, followed by blocking social media networks, to contain the situation and the flow of information. This created mayhem and confusion in the cities of Karachi, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Lahore along with some others in Punjab. Finally, by late evening the army chief intervened and asked "both sides" to show restraint.<ref name=dawn/> | ||
| === 2018 Asia Bibi protests=== | === 2018 Asia Bibi protests=== | ||
| {{Main|Asia Bibi blasphemy case}} | {{Main|Asia Bibi blasphemy case}} | ||
| On 31 October 2018, after eight years of detention and conviction by all the lower courts, a ] woman, ], who was accused of blasphemy, was found innocent in a landmark Supreme Court verdict.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/news/asia/pakistan/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-aasia-bibi-case-1.2296323|title=All you need to know about the Aasia Bibi case|last= |
On 31 October 2018, after eight years of detention and conviction by all the lower courts, a ] woman, ], who was accused of blasphemy, was found innocent in a landmark Supreme Court verdict.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/news/asia/pakistan/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-aasia-bibi-case-1.2296323|title=All you need to know about the Aasia Bibi case|last=Jamal|first=Sana |date=1 November 2018|work=Gulf News|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref> The final judgment said that one of Bibi's accusers violated the ], a "covenant made by Prophet Muhammad with Christians in the seventh century but still valid today".<ref name="Aqeel2018"/> Justice ] ruled that the two women who made accusations against Asia Bibi "had no regard for the truth" and that the claim that she blasphemed Muhammad in public was a "concoction incarnate".<ref name="Barker2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/31/asia-bibi-verdict-pakistan-court-overturns-blasphemy-death-sentence|title=Asia Bibi: Pakistan court overturns blasphemy death sentence: Christian woman to be freed after being sentenced in 2010, accused of insulting prophet Muhammad|last=Barker|first=Memphis|date=31 October 2018|work=]|language=en|access-date=31 October 2018|quote=Justice Asif Khosa, in a verdict widely praised for its courage and rigour, noted that the two sisters who accused Bibi "had no regard for the truth" and that the claim she smeared the prophet in public was "concoction incarnate".}}</ref> The Supreme Court of Pakistan's ruling cited "material contradictions and inconsistent statements of the witnesses" that "cast a shadow of doubt on the prosecution's version of facts."<ref name="Aqeel2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2018/october/asia-bibi-free-pakistan-blasphemy-death-supreme-court.html|title=Pakistan Frees Asia Bibi Maloona from Blasphemy Death Sentence|date=31 October 2018|publisher=Christianity Today|language=en|access-date=31 October 2018|author=Asif Aqeel}}</ref> | ||
| This prompted the TLP, under the leadership of Rizvi to initiate demonstrations in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Multan. Clashes with police were reported. A leader of TLP, Muhammad Afzal Qadri, said all three Supreme Court judges "deserve to be killed". The Red Zone in the capital, Islamabad, where the Supreme Court is located, was sealed off by the police.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46048433|title=Imran Khan condemns blasphemy hardliners|date=31 October 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=1 November 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref> In public speeches, Rizvi demanded that Asia should be subjected to the punishment for blasphemy under Pakistan's penal code. He was quoted as saying, "Our sit-in will go on until the government accepts our demand" denying reports that the sit-in would soon be over.<ref>{{Cite |
This prompted the TLP, under the leadership of Rizvi to initiate demonstrations in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Multan. Clashes with police were reported. A leader of TLP, Muhammad Afzal Qadri, said all three Supreme Court judges "deserve to be killed". The Red Zone in the capital, Islamabad, where the Supreme Court is located, was sealed off by the police.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46048433|title=Imran Khan condemns blasphemy hardliners|date=31 October 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=1 November 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref> In public speeches, Rizvi demanded that Asia should be subjected to the punishment for blasphemy under Pakistan's penal code. He was quoted as saying, "Our sit-in will go on until the government accepts our demand" denying reports that the sit-in would soon be over.<ref name="tg1Nov2018">{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/01/asia-bibi-anti-blasphemy-protests-spread-across-pakistan|title=Asia Bibi: anti-blasphemy protests spread across Pakistan|last1=Barker|first1=Memphis|last2=Iqbal|first2=Aamir|date=1 November 2018|work=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref> He would later be arrested on 23 November 2018 along with other ] leaders<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/23/crackdown-against-tlp-begins-several-arrested/|title=Khadim Rizvi among other TLP leaders arrested|website=Pakistan Today|first=Mian|last=Abrar|date=23 November 2018 |access-date=24 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910162423/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/23/crackdown-against-tlp-begins-several-arrested/|archive-date=10 September 2019}}</ref> and then subsequently released on bail in May 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/471287-tlp-leader-khadim-hussain-rizvi-released-on-bail|title=TLP leader Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi released on bail|website=International The News|access-date=14 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516070050/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/471287-tlp-leader-khadim-hussain-rizvi-released-on-bail|archive-date=16 May 2019}}</ref> | ||
| === Murder of professors === | === Murder of professors === | ||
| In March 2019, a third year student at Bahawalpur's Government Sadiq Egerton College, Khateeb Hussain, stabbed associate professor Khalid Hameed in a fatal encounter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1470814|title=Bahawalpur student stabs professor to death over 'anti-Islam' remarks|first=Mohammad |
In March 2019, a third year student at Bahawalpur's Government Sadiq Egerton College, Khateeb Hussain, stabbed associate professor Khalid Hameed in a fatal encounter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1470814|title=Bahawalpur student stabs professor to death over 'anti-Islam' remarks|first=Mohammad |last=Imran |date=20 March 2019|website=DAWN.COM |agency=Agence France-Presse}}</ref> Khateeb Hussain was in contact with Zafar Gillani, a lawyer and senior member of the TLP prior to the murder, and obtained approval for the act over ]. The supposed motive for the killing was blasphemous and insulting rhetoric towards Islam. | ||
| In 2018, Sareer Ahmed, the principal of Islamia College in ], was murdered by a 17-year-old student whom he had reprimanded for missing a number of classes. The student accused the professor of engaging in "blasphemy" for reprimanding him for skipping class to attend rallies held by the TLP.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-blasphemy-idUSKBN1FB2PG|title=Pakistani principal shot dead by student over blasphemy dispute|newspaper=Reuters |date=23 January 2018 |
In 2018, Sareer Ahmed, the principal of Islamia College in ], was murdered by a 17-year-old student whom he had reprimanded for missing a number of classes. The student accused the professor of engaging in "blasphemy" for reprimanding him for skipping class to attend rallies held by the TLP.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-blasphemy-idUSKBN1FB2PG|title=Pakistani principal shot dead by student over blasphemy dispute|newspaper=Reuters |date=23 January 2018}}</ref> | ||
| Both students stated that they were inspired by Rizvi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1472131|title=Student behind stabbing of Bahawalpur professor may have had help from outsider|first=Atika|last=Rehman|date=27 March 2019|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref> | Both students stated that they were inspired by Rizvi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1472131|title=Student behind stabbing of Bahawalpur professor may have had help from outsider|first=Atika|last=Rehman|date=27 March 2019|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref> | ||
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| On 19 November 2020, Rizvi was taken to the Farooq Hospital in ] area of ] after collapsing. Upon reaching the hospital, he was pronounced ]. He was later taken to ], where he was declared dead at 8:48 pm. He had been ill for a few days and had been a wheelchair user for some time.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=22 November 2020|title=Huge turnout for TLP chief Khadim Rizvi's funeral at Lahore's Minar-i-Pakistan|work=Dawn|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1591590/huge-turnout-for-tlp-chief-khadim-rizvis-funeral-at-lahores-minar-i-pakistan|access-date=2020-11-29|first1=Muhammad|last1=Taimoor|first2=Imran|last2=Gabol}}</ref> Rizvi's son ] said that his father had started breathing again for five minutes after being declared dead, but stopped breathing again and finally died.<ref>{{Cite news|date=20 November 2020|title=Khadim Hussain Rizvi, Pakistan's 'blasphemy activist', dies in Lahore at 54|language=en-IN|work=The Print|url=https://theprint.in/world/khadim-hussain-rizvi-pakistans-blasphemy-activist-dies-in-lahore-at-54/548348/|access-date=2020-11-28}}</ref> The funeral prayers were held at the ] in ] and were led by Saad. Rizvi was later buried inside Madrassah Abuzar Ghaffari, associated with Rehmatul Lil Alameen mosque.<ref name=" |
On 19 November 2020, Rizvi was taken to the Farooq Hospital in ] area of ] after collapsing. Upon reaching the hospital, he was pronounced ]. He was later taken to ], where he was declared dead at 8:48 pm. He had been ill for a few days and had been a wheelchair user for some time.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=22 November 2020|title=Huge turnout for TLP chief Khadim Rizvi's funeral at Lahore's Minar-i-Pakistan|work=Dawn|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1591590/huge-turnout-for-tlp-chief-khadim-rizvis-funeral-at-lahores-minar-i-pakistan|access-date=2020-11-29|first1=Muhammad|last1=Taimoor|first2=Imran|last2=Gabol}}</ref> Rizvi's son ] said that his father had started breathing again for five minutes after being declared dead, but stopped breathing again and finally died.<ref>{{Cite news|date=20 November 2020|title=Khadim Hussain Rizvi, Pakistan's 'blasphemy activist', dies in Lahore at 54|language=en-IN|work=The Print|url=https://theprint.in/world/khadim-hussain-rizvi-pakistans-blasphemy-activist-dies-in-lahore-at-54/548348/|access-date=2020-11-28}}</ref> The funeral prayers were held at the ] in ] and were led by Saad. Rizvi was later buried inside Madrassah Abuzar Ghaffari, associated with Rehmatul Lil Alameen mosque.<ref name="tni21Nov2020">{{Cite news|date=21 November 2020|title=TLP chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi laid to rest in Lahore|work=The News International|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/747055-tlp-chief-khadim-hussain-rizvi-laid-to-rest-in-lahore|access-date=2020-11-28}}</ref> | ||
| A local official estimated that nearly 200,000 people attended the event.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bukhari|first=Mubasher|date=21 November 2020|title=Thousands attend Pakistani cleric's funeral despite COVID-19 curbs|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pakistan-funeral-idUSKBN2810GU|access-date=2020-11-21}}</ref> Rizvi was suffering from fever and breathing problems before his death, but no ] or autopsy tests were conducted.<ref |
A local official estimated that nearly 200,000 people attended the event.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bukhari|first=Mubasher|date=21 November 2020|title=Thousands attend Pakistani cleric's funeral despite COVID-19 curbs|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pakistan-funeral-idUSKBN2810GU|access-date=2020-11-21}}</ref> Rizvi was suffering from fever and breathing problems before his death, but no ] or autopsy tests were conducted.<ref name="tni21Nov2020" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Bukhari|first=Mubasher|date=21 November 2020|title=Huge crowd gathers for Pakistani firebrand cleric's funeral|language=en|agency=Reuters|url=https://uk.style.yahoo.com/huge-crowd-gathers-pakistani-firebrand-025924150.html|access-date=2021-01-18}}</ref> Saad was appointed as the new ameer of TLP on 21 November.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 November 2020|title=Who is TLP's new chief?|work=The News International|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/747057-who-is-tlps-new-chief|access-date=2020-11-29}}</ref> | ||
| ==Books== | ==Books== | ||
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| *''Tayaseer Abwab-ul-Sarf'' (تیسر ابواب الصرف), Maktba Majadia Sultania, 2013, 680 p. <small>On facilitating the learning of ].</small> | *''Tayaseer Abwab-ul-Sarf'' (تیسر ابواب الصرف), Maktba Majadia Sultania, 2013, 680 p. <small>On facilitating the learning of ].</small> | ||
| *''Taleemat-e-Khadimiya'' (تعلیمات خاد میۃ), Allama Fazal Haaq Publications, 2015, 677 p. <small>On facilitating the learning of ].</small> | *''Taleemat-e-Khadimiya'' (تعلیمات خاد میۃ), Allama Fazal Haaq Publications, 2015, 677 p. <small>On facilitating the learning of ].</small> | ||
| *''Fazail-e-Durood Shareef'' (فضائل درود شریف), Dajkot, 2018, 332 p. <small>On the spiritual benefits of ], quoting scholars such as ] ( |
*''Fazail-e-Durood Shareef'' (فضائل درود شریف), Dajkot, 2018, 332 p. <small>On the spiritual benefits of ], quoting scholars such as ] (1078–1166) and ] (1292–1350).</small> | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:00, 5 December 2024
Pakistani Islamic preacher (1966–2020)
| Khadim Hussain Rizvi | |
|---|---|
| امیرالمجاھدین خافط خادم حسین رضوی | |
 | |
| 1st Ameer of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan | |
| In office 1 August 2015 – 19 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Saad Hussain Rizvi |
| Personal life | |
| Born | (1966-05-22)22 May 1966 Pindigheb, West Pakistan |
| Died | 19 November 2020(2020-11-19) (aged 54) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Children | 6, including Saad Hussain Rizvi |
| Political party | Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Jamia Nizamia Rizvia |
| Occupation | Preacher, leader, Islamic scholar |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Founder of | Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Movement | Barelvi |
Khadim Hussain Rizvi (Urdu: خادم حسین رضوی; 22 May 1966 – 19 November 2020) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and the founder and Ameer of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, a religiopolitical organization founded in 2015, known to protest against any change to Pakistan's blasphemy law.
Fluent in Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic and Persian, he was known for his speeches in the defense of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, and apart from the Quran and hadith, for heavily quoting the poetry of Ahmad Raza Khan and Muhammad Iqbal, whom he considered to be his main influences.
Early life
Khadim Hussain Rizvi was born in 1966, into a Punjabi Muslim Awan family in Pindi Gheb, Attock District, Punjab. His brother, Ameer Hussain, is a retired Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) from Pakistan Army.
He started hafiz class in Jhelum. Further, he took admission in Jamia Nizamia Rizvia, Lahore. He was a Hafiz-e-Quran and Sheikh-ul-Hadith. He delivered Friday sermons at Lahore's Pir Makki Masjid while in the Punjab Auqaf and Religious Affairs Department. He was wheelchair user from 2009, ever since an accident near Gujranwala as the driver of his vehicle fell asleep while driving from Rawalpindi to Lahore.
In 2017, he founded a political party called Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), a political front for Tehreek Labbaik Ya Rasool Allah (TLYP). TLP came into existence after the hanging of Mumtaz Qadri, who assassinated Salmaan Taseer, the Governor of Punjab, for opposing the blasphemy laws and subsequently rose to fame. During the assassination of the Governor, Rizvi was serving as an auqaf official in the Punjab government. Rizvi had justified the assassination on the pretext that Taseer had termed the blasphemy law as a "black law". He was served warning notices to cease and desist from spreading his views in favour of blasphemy laws but his refusal to do so led to his removal from public service.
After his removal, Rizvi had more opportunity to preach his views. He travelled across the country to build support for Section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code, which deals with blasphemy committed against Islamic Prophet Muhammad. He also spoke out for the release of Mumtaz Qadri; his persistent advocacy earned him the nickname of "blasphemy activist" in religious circles.
Controversies
2017 Faizabad sit-in
Main article: 2017 Faizabad sit-inOn 6 November 2017, Rizvi organized a long march from Lahore to Islamabad to press for the resignation of the Law Minister Mr. Zahid Hamid who belongs to PML(N) regarding an alleged ill-motive change and favouring Ahmadis, in bill of "2017 Election of Pakistan". Rizvi soon began receiving support from public, other religious political parties and other segments of society, making way for mushroom growth of protests nationwide. The general public took the same demand of resignation of the Law Minister to the streets. Thereafter, total shutdown began, and the government ultimately responded with a forced shutdown of all news channels, followed by blocking social media networks, to contain the situation and the flow of information. This created mayhem and confusion in the cities of Karachi, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Lahore along with some others in Punjab. Finally, by late evening the army chief intervened and asked "both sides" to show restraint.
2018 Asia Bibi protests
Main article: Asia Bibi blasphemy caseOn 31 October 2018, after eight years of detention and conviction by all the lower courts, a Pakistani Christian woman, Asia Bibi, who was accused of blasphemy, was found innocent in a landmark Supreme Court verdict. The final judgment said that one of Bibi's accusers violated the Ashtiname of Muhammad, a "covenant made by Prophet Muhammad with Christians in the seventh century but still valid today". Justice Asif Saeed Khosa ruled that the two women who made accusations against Asia Bibi "had no regard for the truth" and that the claim that she blasphemed Muhammad in public was a "concoction incarnate". The Supreme Court of Pakistan's ruling cited "material contradictions and inconsistent statements of the witnesses" that "cast a shadow of doubt on the prosecution's version of facts."
This prompted the TLP, under the leadership of Rizvi to initiate demonstrations in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Multan. Clashes with police were reported. A leader of TLP, Muhammad Afzal Qadri, said all three Supreme Court judges "deserve to be killed". The Red Zone in the capital, Islamabad, where the Supreme Court is located, was sealed off by the police. In public speeches, Rizvi demanded that Asia should be subjected to the punishment for blasphemy under Pakistan's penal code. He was quoted as saying, "Our sit-in will go on until the government accepts our demand" denying reports that the sit-in would soon be over. He would later be arrested on 23 November 2018 along with other TLP leaders and then subsequently released on bail in May 2019
Murder of professors
In March 2019, a third year student at Bahawalpur's Government Sadiq Egerton College, Khateeb Hussain, stabbed associate professor Khalid Hameed in a fatal encounter. Khateeb Hussain was in contact with Zafar Gillani, a lawyer and senior member of the TLP prior to the murder, and obtained approval for the act over WhatsApp. The supposed motive for the killing was blasphemous and insulting rhetoric towards Islam.
In 2018, Sareer Ahmed, the principal of Islamia College in Charsadda, was murdered by a 17-year-old student whom he had reprimanded for missing a number of classes. The student accused the professor of engaging in "blasphemy" for reprimanding him for skipping class to attend rallies held by the TLP.
Both students stated that they were inspired by Rizvi.
2020 Zindagi Tamasha controversy
In 2020, Rizvi promoted protests on the release of the Pakistani film Zindagi Tamasha. He accused film-maker Sarmad Khoosat of blasphemy. The material he alleged to be blasphemous includes criticism of ulama and an alleged reference to bacha bazi. Pakistani author Mohammed Hanif, who had seen both the censored and uncensored versions of the film, denied that any criticism of ulama was contained in the movie.
Death
On 19 November 2020, Rizvi was taken to the Farooq Hospital in Allama Iqbal Town area of Lahore after collapsing. Upon reaching the hospital, he was pronounced dead on arrival. He was later taken to Shaikh Zayed Hospital, where he was declared dead at 8:48 pm. He had been ill for a few days and had been a wheelchair user for some time. Rizvi's son Saad Hussain Rizvi said that his father had started breathing again for five minutes after being declared dead, but stopped breathing again and finally died. The funeral prayers were held at the Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore and were led by Saad. Rizvi was later buried inside Madrassah Abuzar Ghaffari, associated with Rehmatul Lil Alameen mosque.
A local official estimated that nearly 200,000 people attended the event. Rizvi was suffering from fever and breathing problems before his death, but no COVID-19 or autopsy tests were conducted. Saad was appointed as the new ameer of TLP on 21 November.
Books
Some of the books he published include:
- Tayaseer Abwab-ul-Sarf (تیسر ابواب الصرف), Maktba Majadia Sultania, 2013, 680 p. On facilitating the learning of Arabic grammar.
- Taleemat-e-Khadimiya (تعلیمات خاد میۃ), Allama Fazal Haaq Publications, 2015, 677 p. On facilitating the learning of Arabic language.
- Fazail-e-Durood Shareef (فضائل درود شریف), Dajkot, 2018, 332 p. On the spiritual benefits of Durood, quoting scholars such as Abdul Qadir Gilani (1078–1166) and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292–1350).
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