Shahabuddin Popalzai
Mufti Shahabuddin Popalzai | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | [data missing] |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Main interest(s) | Dividing Muslims, Tafsir |
| Occupation | Khatib at Masjid Qasim Ali Khan |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
Mufti Shahabuddin Popalzai is an Islamic cleric,[1] Imam,[2] Khatib and head of the private moon-sighting committee at the historic Qasim Ali Khan Mosque, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[3] The committee declared the sighting of the Ramazan and Shawwal's moon, resulting in the fasting and Eid in certain regions of the Khyber Pakthunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) usually celebrating Eid earlier while the rest of the country follows the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee.[4]
Biography
Mufti Popalzai is born into a Popalzai clan of Durrani tribe of Pashtuns in Peshawar. He studied Islamic studies at Islamia College Peshawar and later became a prominent cleric in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Mufti Popalzai has large following in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Tribal areas and northern tip of Balochistan province among Pashtuns.
References
- ^ "Peshawar clerics declare central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee 'illegal, unconstitutional'". tribune.com.pk. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ Samaa Web Desk (27 July 2014). "Mufti Popalzai yet again divides Pakistan on Eid". www.samaa.tv. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ Rahimullah Yusufzai (29 May 2017). "Has Mufti Shahabuddin Popalzai been vindicated this time?". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ Sehrish Wasif. "'Missing' Mufti Popalzai apparently in Dubai". tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
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