Raza Saqib Mustafai


Muhammad Raza Saqib Mustafai is a Pakistani Islamic preacher and scholar.
He is the founding chairman of Idara-tul-Mustafa International.
He is the custodian of shrine Peer Khawaja Deen Muhammad Mustafai and has following in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, United States, etc.
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Early and personal life

Muhammad Raza Saqib Mustafai was born to Peer Khwaja Deen Muhammad Mustafai on 16 March 1972 AD same as 30 Muharram 1392 AH in Gujranwala, Punjab.
Mustafai is married to Umm-e-Hamza and they have a son.

Career

Religious views

He is a follower of the Naqshbandi Sufi order and supports the Sufi practices of Mawlid, Urs and Bay'ah.

Religious organizations

He's the founding chairman of Idara-tul-Mustafa International, a religious organization that promotes the AHL E SUNNAT approach to Islam and which has branches in many cities of the country, running educational institutes, social services, etc.

Wedding of the former Pakistan Army chief's son

In November 2018, he performed the marriage ceremony of the Pakistan Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa's son, Saad Bajwa, in Lahore.

Controversies

Alleged antisemitism

In 2016, when Mustafai was on a tour of Australia, he was asked to leave the country because of his antisemitic views. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation described him as "a Pakistani Sunni cleric, Muhammad Raza Saqib Mustafai, who has called for the extermination of all Jews from the earth". The Australian said that the person who had asked him to leave was "the imam who organised the tour... from Blacktown Mosque". The MP Mehreen Faruqi was quoted as saying "I am appalled and absolutely shocked to see someone who is supposed to be a Muslim scholar spouting such hate-filled speech".

Books

Khutbat-e-Seerat-un-Nabi, 400 pp.

Awards and recognitions