Tariq Jamil is a Pakistani Islamic television preacher, religious writer, scholar, and a member of the Tablighi Jamaat who has been awarded Pride of Performance (an award bestowed by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with “notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sports, and nursing”).
Full Name
Maulana Tariq Jamil
Nick Name
Tariq
Tariq Jamil as seen in a still (Lahore News HD / YouTube / CC BY 3.0 DEED)
Sun Sign
Libra
Born Place
Mian Channu, Punjab, Pakistan
Residence
Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality
Education
Tariq Jamil studied at Central Model School, Lahore, a public school located in Lahore, Punjab. He then got enrolled at Government College University in Lahore and completed a pre-medical education. Later on, he joined King Edward Medical College in order to pursue an MBBS degree but eventually dropped out as he decided to pursue religious education.
After that, Tariq Jamil attended Jamia Arabia, Raiwind and received his Islamic education. During his time there, he studied the Qur’an, hadiths, Sufism, logic, and Islamic jurisprudence.
Occupation
Islamic Television Preacher, Religious Writer, Scholar, Member of the Tablighi Jamaat
Family
Siblings – Dr. Muhammad Tahir Kamal Sahu (Younger Brother) (A well-known cardiologist who has worked at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology in Lahore, Pakistan)
Build
Average
Tariq Jamil as seen at RIS conference in Toronto, Canada in 2019 (Tariq Jamil / YouTube / CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)
Height
5 ft 6 in or 167.5 cm
Weight
66 kg or 145.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Note – Tariq Jamil had 2 sons, namely, Asim Jamil (died in 2023) and Maulana Yousaf Jamil.
Race / Ethnicity
Asian (Pakistani)
Tariq Jamil is of Punjabi Rajput descent.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Sports a beard
Religion
Islam
Denomination
Sunni
Jurisprudence
Hanafi
Movement
Deobandi
Tariq Jamil as seen in an Instagram post in June 2023 (Tariq Jamil / Instagram)
Tariq Jamil Facts
He was born into a well-off Punjabi Rajput family of large landholders descending from Prithviraj Chauhan, a 12th-century ruler who was a king from the Chauhan (Chahamana) dynasty and ruled the territory of Sapadalaksha.
During the reign of Sher Shah Suri (the founder of the Sur Empire in India) in the 16th century, Tariq Jamil’s family ruled Tulamba (a town close to Mian Channu).
Tariq Jamil comes from a school of thought called Deobandi and has globally delivered a number of sermons that focus on “self-purification, avoidance of violence, observance of Allah’s orders and pursuing the way of Prophet Muhammad”.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, he went on to blame God’s wrath on dishonesty in society and the immodesty of women for the outbreak and spread of the virus in 2020. He said, “when a Muslim’s daughter practices immodesty and the youth(boys) indulges in immorality, then Allah’s torment is unto such a nation.” His remarks received widespread criticism from many human rights proponents and other members of Pakistani society with Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari saying that “misogynistic’ and ‘ignorant’ comments blaming women and youth for the ongoing coronavirus crisis were ‘absolutely unacceptable”.
In March 2021, Tariq Jamil launched his flagship clothing brand called MTJ Brand and has claimed that the revenue from the business is used to fund his madrassahs as well as for building schools and hospitals in the country.
As of 2023, the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought in Jordan has named Tariq Jamil as one of “The 500 Most Influential Muslims” in the world every year since 2012.
He has launched a non-profit organization called the Maulana Tariq Jamil Foundation which has been described as a project that gathers funds for social work, health, and education to serve the people of Pakistan.
Featured Image by Lahore News HD / YouTube / CC BY 3.0 DEED
