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Muhammad Shafi Moonis
Honorary Advisor for Jamaat |
| Date of birth |
01.05.1918 |
| Father’s name |
Rahmat Ilahi alias Rohtas Khan |
| Native place |
Village- Kulheri, District- Muzaffar Nagar, U.P |
| Education |
Urdu middle-1934, Hindi middle-1935, Urdu High level course- 1936, Munshi-1937, Persian Kamil-1938, Vernacular Teachers Certificate(VTC)-1940 |
| Occupations |
Worked as a teacher in Ajmeri Gate Higher Secondary School, Delhi, before joining Jamaat on full time basis |
| Attachment with Jamaat |
Since the beginning of 1944 |
| Cause of the attachment |
He was attached with the socialist group of Congress party. A Salfi Aalim tried to win him over but was originally not successful. As a strategy that Salfi Aalim provided him books written by Maulana Abul Aala Maudoodi. After reading volume three of the book Islam aur Siyasi Kashmakash he was convinced and started participating in the activities of the Jamaat. Thus instead of joining the Salfi movement, which the Salfi Aalim had intended, he was won over by the Jamaat. |
| Responsibilities held |
Local President, Ghaziabad.
Local President, Delhi.
Zonal President, Delhi & Western U.P.
Zonal President, Hyderabad State, Andhra Pradesh.
Secretary General.
Member Central Advisory Council and Representative Council of the Jamaat. |
| Present Responsibility |
Honorary Advisor for Jamaat
Member Central Advisory Council and Representative Council of the Jamaat. |
| Countries visited |
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia |
| Languages known |
Urdu, Hindi, Persian, Arabic, English |
| Publications |
One book in Urdu on Personal Laws.
One book in Urdu on a brief history of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind.
Two collections of poems in Urdu. |
| Other areas |
He is considered to be the senior most person of Jamaat. Besides the Jamaat, his contribution in the National and Community affairs is worth noting. He served as General Secretary and President of Muslim Majlis Mushawrat. He represents the Jamaat in FDCA, Muslim Personal Law Board, Deeni Taleemi Council in addition to his participation in a number of social, charitable and political forums. |
| Persons who influenced him most |
1. Maulana Abul Aala Maudoodi
2. Maulana Sadruddin Islahi
3. Maulana Ameen Ahsan Islahi
He particularly praises Maulana Sadruddin Islahi for his singular contributions in the context of Indian Islamic movement.
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