Background
Muhammad Abdul Wahhab was born in Delhi, British India, in 1922.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Muhammad Abdulwahhab
Edit ProfileEducation
He attended Islamia College, Lahore.
Career
He originally hails from Saharanpur District Utter Pradesh. After graduation he worked as a tehsildar in pre-partition India. Tabligh Jamaat
His first day at Nizamuddin was in 1944.
He got the sohbah of Maulana Ilyas for six months.
He left his job to devote his time and effort to the Jamaat, and he was one of the first five people in Pakistan who offered their entire life for doing Tabligh work. Muhammad Shafi Quraishi (1903–1971) was the first regular amir of the Tablighi Jamaat in Pakistan.
He was succeeded by Haji Muhammad Bashir (1919–1992). Abdul Wahhab succeeded Bashir as the third regular amir for Pakistan.
He is based at Raiwind Markaz, the movement"s headquarters in the country, where he heads a shura (council).
Negotiations with Pakistani Taliban
In October 2013 it was reported that the name of Haji Abdul Wahhab was suggested to head a Loya Jirga in preparation for peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban. In February 2014 it was reported that during consultations with a committee, TTP commanders of different factions recommended that the names of Haji Abdul Wahhab, Maulana Sami"ul Haq, Doctor Abdul Qadeer Khan, and other leaders be added in the government peace committee.
Achievements
Membership
He is also a member of the movement"s alami shura (world council) based in Nizamuddin, Delhi, India.
