Back عبد العزيز غازي Arabic عبد العزيز غازى ARZ আব্দুল আজিজ গাজী Bengali/Bangla Abdul Aziz Ghazi German مولانا عبدالعزیز Persian Abdul Aziz Ghazi French अब्दुल अज़ीज़ ग़ाज़ी Hindi Abdul Aziz Ghazi NB ਅਬਦੁਲ ਅਜ਼ੀਜ਼ Punjabi Abdul Aziz Swedish
Muhammad Abdul Aziz | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:MauwlanaAbdulAziz1.jpg) Aziz delivering the Friday sermon at Red Mosque. | |
| Chancellor of Jamia Faridia | |
| Assumed office 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Abdullah |
| Imam of Lal Masjid | |
| Assumed office 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Abdullah |
| Chancellor of Jamia Hafsa | |
| Assumed office 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Abdullah |
| Khatib of Lal Masjid | |
| Assumed office 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Rashid Ghazi |
| Personal life | |
| Born | January 10, 1960 |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent |
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| Citizenship |  Pakistani |
| Alma mater | Jamia Farooqia Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia |
| Relations | Abdul Rashid Ghazi (brother) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Muslim leader | |
| Teacher | Saleemullah Khan |
| Military career | |
| Battles / wars | Soviet–Afghan War Siege of Lal Masjid |
Mawlānā Muhammad Abdul Aziz (Urdu: محمد عبد العزيز) is a Pakistani Islamic scholar belonging to the Deobandi movement within Sunni Islam, who serves as both the Imam and Khatib of Lal Masjid in Islamabad,[1] which was the site of a siege in 2007 with the Pakistani army.[2] He also serves as the chancellor of Jamia Faridia and Jamia Hafsa.[3]
He is the son of Muhammad Abdullah Ghazi, and elder brother of Abdul Rashid Ghazi.[4]
Aziz was released from custody by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2009 and acquitted in 2013.[5][6]
- ^ "Lal Masjid: Why Maulana Abdul Aziz Remains Untouchable". The Friday Times. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ Hussain, Zahid (13 July 2017). "The legacy of Lal Masjid". Dawn. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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