Muhammad Adil Khan

Muḥammad Adil Khan or Adil Khān (1957 – 10 October 2020) was a Pakistani Sunni Muslim scholar who served as the rector of Jamia Farooqia. He was seen as an influential scholar in Pakistan.[1]

This article is about Islamic scholar. For others, see Adil Khan (disambiguation).
Mawlāna, Dr.

Muhammad Adil Khan
Rector of Jamia Farooqia
In office
15 January 2017 – 10 October 2020
Preceded bySaleemullah Khan
Personal details
Born1957
Died10 October 2020(2020-10-10) (aged 62–63)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Cause of deathAssassination
Alma materJamia Farooqia, University of Karachi
AwardsFive Star Ranking Award, 2018 from Malaysia Higher Education
Personal
ReligionIslam
Parents
DenominationSunni Hanafi
MovementDeobandi
Notable work(s)Tārīkh Islāmi Jamhūriya-e-Pākistān

Born to Saleemullah Khan, Adil Khan was an alumnus of the Jamia Farooqia and the University of Karachi and taught at the International Islamic University Malaysia for eight years from 2010 to 2018. He was assassinated by unknown armed men near a shopping center in Shah Faisal Colony, Karachi on 10 October 2020.

Biography

Adil Khan was born in 1957.[2] He was the son of Saleemullah Khan.[3] He graduated in the traditional dars-e-nizami from Jamia Farooqia in 1973; he got a B.A in human science in 1976, an M.A in Arabic in 1978 and a PhD in Islamic culture in 1992 from the University of Karachi.[4]

Khan had established an Islamic center in Lodi, California for young children. He, along with his teenage son were arrested and investigated by the US authorities and deported back in 2005.[5] According to the Voice of America, "they were investigated in connection with possible terrorist activity and agreed to be deported in exchange for the government dropping charges that they misrepresented themselves when entering the country."[5]

Khan was the general secretary of Jamia Farooqia seminary in Karachi from 1986 to 2010.[6] He was the professor at the International Islamic University Malaysia from 2010 to 2018.[4] He returned to Pakistan after the death of his father Saleemullah Khan on 15 January 2017 and became the rector and a Professor of Hadīth at the Jamia Farooqia.[4][3] Later, he entrusted his brother Ubaidullāh Khālid with the administration of Shah Faisal Colony branch of the Farooqia seminary and himself associated with the seminary's Hub Chowki branch.[4][lower-alpha 1] He was also a member of the working committee of the Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia.[7] He wrote a book on the history of Pakistan.[8]

In September 2020, Khan said in the "Azmat-e-Sahaba Conference" at Shahrah-e-Quaideen that the people who defame the companions of Muhammad should be booked in accordance with Anti-Terrorism Act.[9]

Death and funeral

On 10 October 2020, while returning from the Jamia Darul Uloom, Karachi where he met Muhammad Taqi Usmani,[10] Khan had stopped his Toyota Vigo car near a shopping center in Shah Faisal Colony to purchase some sweets.[lower-alpha 2] Some unidentified gunmen opened fire on the car and fled.[3][12] He was shifted to Liaquat National Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.[12] Saeed Ghani condemned the attack and expressed sorrow on Khan's death. Ghani said that, "the attack on the scholar was a "conspiracy to disturb the situation in Sindh, especially Karachi".[12]

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan condemned the killing of Khan and accused India of creating Shia-Sunni division in Pakistan.[1] The Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan, Qamar Javed Bajwa also condemned the assassination of Khān, terming it as "an attempt to foment unrest" by enemies of Pakistan.[13]

Khan's funeral prayer was offered in the Hub Chowki branch of Farooqia seminary on Sunday, 11 October 2020.[14] It was led by his brother Ubaidullāh Khālid and attended by Muhammad Rafi Usmani, Muhammad Taqi Usmani, Muhammad Hanif Jalandhari, Aurangzaib Farooqi, Abdul Ghafoor Haideri and Atā-ur-Rahmān. He was buried next to the grave of his father Saleemullah Khan.[15][16]

Aftermath

On 14 October 2020, the IGP Sindh formed a high level inquiry committee consisting of four members including Omer Shahid Hamid to probe the case. The committee is headed by the Additional IG of Karachi.[17] According to The News International, Korangi police have made a sketch of one of the three suspects behind the assassination of Khān and his driver with the help of the witnesses and CCTV footages.[17]

On 15 October 2020, home department of the Government of Sindh offered a reward of five million Pakistani rupees for any person giving information, and leading to arrest of the killers of Khān.[18] Religious parties including Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (S) also announced a countrywide protest and strike to be observed on Friday, 16 October 2020.[19][20]

A condolence ceremony was held at Jamia Farooqia on 22 Rabiʽ al-Thani 1442. It was attended by various scholars of Pakistan including Muhammad Taqi Usmani.[21]

Awards

Khan received the Five Star Ranking Award from Malaysia Higher Education in 2018.[4]

Literary works

Khan's three books Knowledge and Civilization in Islam, Ethic and Fiqh for Everybody and The Islamic Wordview are part of the curriculum at the International Islamic University Malaysia.[2] His other books include:[2]

  • Tārīkh Islāmi Jamhūriya-e-Pākistān
  • Islām awr Tasawwur-e-Kā'ināt
  • Islām awr Ikhlāqiyāt
  • Ikkīswī Sadī mai Islām
  • al-Maqālāt al-Mukhtārat fī al-Kitāb wa al-Sunnah
  • Islam and Knowledge
  • Islam awr Ethics

Notes
  1. The Jamia Farooqia seminary has two branches. One is located in the Shah Faisal Colony, and the other in Hub Chowki.
  2. According to police, Umair, who was accompanying Adil Khan survived the attack. Umair had gone outside to buy sweets while Adil Khan was sitting in the car.[11]

References
  1. "पाकिस्तान के कराची में धर्मगुरू मौलाना आदिल खान की हत्या, इमरान खान ने कहा- भारत शिया और सुन्नी समुदायों में हिंसा कराना चाहता है" [Religious scholar Mawlāna Adil Khan shot dead in Karachi]. Dainik Bhaskar. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. Khān, Bādshah (12 October 2020). "Mawlāna Dr Adil Khan". Jeevey Pakistan. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. "وزیراعلیٰ سندھ مراد علی شاہ نے جامعہ فاروقیہ کے مہتمم ڈاکٹر عادل خان پر قاتلانہ حملے کا نوٹس لے لیا۔" [Sindh Chief Minister takes notice of the assassination of Dr. Adil Khan]. Geo TV. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. Dogar, Afzal Nadeem. "کراچی میں شہید کیے گئے مولانا عادل خان کون تھے؟". Daily Jang. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  5. Gul, Ayaz (10 October 2020). "Top Pakistani Sunni Muslim Cleric Assassinated". Voice of America. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. Khan, Faraz (11 October 2020). "Maulana Adil shot dead in Karachi". The News International. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  7. Dogar, Afzal Nadeem. "شاہ فیصل کالونی میں فائرنگ، معروف عالم دین مولانا عادل ساتھی سمیت شہید" [Firing in Shah Faisal Colony, Known Islamic scholar Mawlāna Adil killed along with his companion]. Daily Jang. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  8. Siraj, Monis (10 October 2020). "کراچی: فائرنگ سے جامعیہ فاروقیہ کے مہتمم مولانا عادل ڈرائیور سمیت جاں بحق" [Karachi: Jamia Farooqia rector Mawlāna Adil along with his driver die because of firing]. Hum News. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  9. "صحابہؓ کی شان میں گستاخی کسی صورت برداشت نہیں، عظمت صحابہؓ کانفرنس سے علما کا خطاب" [Bad thoughts against the Sahaba are not acceptable: Scholars speak in the "Azmat-e-Sahaba Conference"]. Express. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  10. "Half an hour before he was killed, Maulana Adil Khan met me, said Mufti Taqi Usmani". Samaa TV. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  11. "Renowned religious scholar Maulana Adil Khan gunned down in Karachi". The News International. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  12. Ali, Imtiaz (10 October 2020). "Jamia Farooqia head Maulana Adil, driver shot dead in Karachi". Dawn. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  13. "Maulana Adil Khan's killing 'an attempt to foment unrest by Pakistan's enemies,' says Army chief". Daily Pakistan. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  14. "Funeral prayers of renowned religious scholar Dr Adil Khan, who was martyred in Karachi terror attack, are being offered at Jamia Farooqia Hub River Road". Associated Press of Pakistan. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  15. Suhail, Riyaz (11 October 2020). "کراچی: جامعہ فاروقیہ کے مہتمم مولانا عادل اور ان کا ڈرائیور فائرنگ کے نتیجے میں ہلاک، نمازِ جنازہ ادا" [Karachi: Rector of Jamia Farooqia Mawlāna Adil and his driver assassinated, funeral prayers offered]. BBC Urdu. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  16. "مولانا عادل خان کراچی میں سپرد خاک، نماز جنازہ میں سیاسی و مذہبی رہنماؤں کی شرکت" [Mawlāna Adil Khān buried in Karachi, funeral attended by religious and political leaders]. Daily Pakistan. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  17. Faraz Khan; Zia Ur Rehman (14 October 2020). "Four-member committee formed to probe Maulana Adil's murder". The News International. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  18. "Police offer Rs5m reward for info on killers of Maulana Adil Khan". The News International. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  19. "Maulana Adil's assassination: Religious parties announce country-wide strike to be observed on Friday". The Nation. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  20. "Maulana Adil Khan's assassination: Religious parties announce country-wide strike on Friday". Geo TV. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  21. Muhammad Taqi Usmani (January 2021). Rahmān, Shafīq (ed.). "Taziyati Khitāb" [Condolatory speech]. Al-Balagh (in Urdu). Darul Uloom Karachi. 56 (5): 3.
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