Maulana Tariq Jameel Sahib

Tariq Jameel was born and raised in Mian Channu and is the son of a feudal agriculturist
also referred to as "Mian" (Lord) in Pakistan. In his childhood he lived a relatively
modest life but religion was not a major part of his life and his family in particular. It
wasn't until he pursued his M.B.B.S. in Lahore that his focus shifted towards Islam. After
completing his F.Sc in pre-medical (equivalent to A 'levels') from Government College
University Lahore, he took admission in King Edward Medical College in Lahore. He
intended to do his M.B.B.S., but his leanings towards spirituality soon urged him to
switch to Islamic education. He then went on to receive Islamic education from Jamia
Arabia, Raiwind (near Lahore), Pakistan where he studied Quran, Hadith, Sharia,
Tasawwuf, logic and Fiqh.
His proclivity towards Islam grew during hostel life in Lahore and can mainly be
attributed to the group members of Tablighi Jam'at who he became friends with during
his college life. During his stay at the King Edward Medical College in Lahore, he
intensively studied Islam and soon after became a full-time student of the religion.
He regularly delivers lectures and speeches encouraging people to follow Islamic values
and principles and put them into practice in their everyday life. He emphasizes non-
political, non-violent, non-sectarian Islam. He has travelled extensively for this cause and
delivered thousands of lectures all over the world. To quench his thirst for knowledge, he
mastered the ability to understand and fluently speak Arabic and travelled extensively to
numerous Islamic countries. His charming appearance combined with a strong voice and
a fine ability to deliver religious lectures soon catapulted him to fame and within a few
years he became one of the most profound and inspiring preachers of Islam in the Urdu
language. He now boasts hundreds of thousands of devoted followers and students of
Islam in various parts of the world.
Due to his sermons and simple and modest lifestyle, Tariq Jameel commands respect
from Muslims all over the world. He has a simple, eloquent and distinctive style of
explaining the purpose of human life and its creation and often uses scientific examples
to support his argument. He has delivered lectures to all types of communities in the
society with the attendees being doctors, engineers, professors, businessmen, landlords,
government officials, TV/film artists, ministers/politicians and sports celebrities. His
untiring efforts brought real Islamic values in the lives of some of the greatest Pakistani
cricketing legends such as Saeed Anwar, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Yousuf, Saqlain
Mushtaq, Mushtaq Ahmed and Saleem Malik. He has also been the main paradigm for
Junaid Jamshed since his inspiring volte-face towards Islam.
Tariq Jameel is also a student of the late Mufti Yousuf Ludhianvi, who was killed in
Karachi on Thursday (18 May 2000) on his way back from the Fajr Salat.
You can find his videos at www.youtube.com. Just search for
his name.