Religious Scholars Are Those Whom Allah Has Made Witnesses to His Oneness: Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri Addresses Scholarly Gathering in Oslo

Oslo, Norway: His Eminence Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri and Prof. Dr. Hassan Mohiuddin Qadri, Chairman Supreme Council of Minhaj-ul-Quran International, participated in a special scholarly session organized in honor of religious scholars at the Islamic Center Minhaj-ul-Quran International, Oslo.

On this occasion, Shaykh-ul-Islam delivered a detailed address on the virtues and responsibilities of religious scholars. He stated that religious scholars are, in reality, those distinguished personalities whom Almighty Allah has made witnesses to His Oneness and truth. He emphasized that their true identity lies in being “Qaim bil-Qist”—those who remain steadfast upon justice and fairness at all times and never deviate from the demands of justice in any matter.

While continuing his address, Shaykh-ul-Islam stressed that scholarly discourse must always be based on sound research and strong evidence. Explaining the proper order of scholarly reasoning, he stated that priority must first be given to the Holy Qur’an, followed by the Prophetic Hadith (peace and blessings be upon him), then Ijma (consensus) and Qiyas (analogical reasoning), and finally Ijtihad and personal opinion, as maintaining this order is essential for preserving academic and scholarly standards.

During the session, Shaykh-ul-Islam also responded to various scholarly and research-based questions raised by the participants. The gathering was attended by a large number of scholars from different schools of thought, including Mufti Tahir Aziz, Hafiz Sadaqat Ali Qadri, Hafiz Safdar Ali, Qari Ansar Ali Qadri, Mufti Zubair Tabassum, Allama Arshad Zia, Haroon Qayyum, Allama Kaukab Noorani, Allama Muhammad Jameel Mortensrud, Allama Najeeb-ur-Rehman Naz, Allama Naseer Ahmad Noori, Allama Noor Ahmad Noor, Syed Nehmat Ali Shah, Syed Firasat Ali Bukhari, Qari Muhammad Aslam, Qari Israr Ahmad, Qari Jahangir Drammen, Qari Mahmood-ul-Hasan, Qari Noor Ali Sialvi, Syed Zawar Hussain Naqvi, Qari Rehmat Ilahi, Syed Shamshad Rizvi, Allama Hamid Farooq, Allama Nasir Ali, Qari Shiraz Madani, Syed Hasnain Gilani, Qari Ahmad Bilal Shah, Allama Inam Awan, Qari Zia-ul-Hasnain, Masoom Zubair, Syed Hassan Rizvi, Allama Saleem Alvi, Allama Javed, Allama Bashir Ahmad, Allama Ateeq-ur-Rehman, Allama Abid Kashmiri, Faisal Qayyum, Syed Bilal Imtiaz Shah, Qari Syed Farid, and many other scholars and spiritual leaders from Oslo and surrounding areas.

Representatives from MQI Norway were also present, including Imam and Director MQI Norway Allama Muhammad Iqbal Fani, Afzal Ansari (Ameer-e-Tehreek), Awais Ejaz Ahmed (President), Chaudhry Mushtaq Ahmed (President Rabita Committee and Vice President MQI), Zartash Bashir (Vice President), Hassan Bashir (General Secretary MQI), Atif Rauf (Finance Secretary), Ata-ul-Mustafa Mahmood (Joint Secretary), Pervaiz Nisar (Head, House of Representatives MQI), Arfan Ansari (President MQI Oslo), Sheikh Iftikhar (Vice President), Muhammad Nazim Ali (General Secretary), Fahad Nisar (Joint Secretary), and Executive Board members including Rauf Hussain, Atique Sial, Shuaib Saleem, and Sabir Hussain.