Career
He was a professor at the International Islamic University, Islamabad, judge at the Federal Shariat Court and Federal Minister for Religious Affairs in Pakistan. He completed his dars-e-nizami at the age of 16 and later obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic Studies from Punjab University. He was fluent in Urdu, English, Arabic, Persian, Turkish and French.
He authored numerous works in Urdu and English, and translated Muhammad Iqbal into Arabic.
Among his Urdu books are Muhazirat e Quran, Muhazirat e Hadis and Muazirat e Fiq.