In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “islamic scholar”. Today it says “pakistani sunni islamic scholar who served as a justice of the supreme court of pakistan”.
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Khalid Mahmud (Allama Khalid Mahmood, علّامہ خالد محمود) is an Islamic scholar. He is from amongst the most senior scholars of Dar ul Uloom Ta'leemud - Din Dabhel دار العلوم تعليم الدين دابهيل. He served as justice of Supreme court of Pakistan (Shariat Appellate Bench). He is also director of the Islamic Academy of Manchester UK. He is the patron of many Islamic organizations and research foundations. He is also known for his remarkable knowledge on fiqh issues and comparative religions عصری ادیان such as Christianity , Judaism , Hinduism , and many others. He is an expert in many fields of Islamic knowledge, including Jurisprudence (fiqh) فقہ, hadith حدیث, Logic منطق, debate مناظرہ, and many more. He also held a number of positions on the Shariah Boards of prestigious Islamic institutions, and is one of the most influential Islamic scholars outside Pakistan.1
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Allama Khalid Mhamood is an Islamic scholar. He is the retired justice of Supreme court of Pakistan (sharia applite branch) & the director of the Islamic Academy of Manchester U.K . He is the patron of many Islamic organizations & research foundations. He is also known for his remarkable knowledge on fiqh issues and comparative religions such as Christianity , Judaism , Hinduism , qadianiat and many others. He often debated ( manazra ) them on religious issues at various occasions all around the world.
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Pakistani Islamic scholar Allama Khalid Mahmud (17 October 1925 – 14 May 2020) was a Pakistani Sunni Islamic scholar who served as Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.He established the Islamic Academy in Manchester, England and was best known for his works related to Finality of the Prophethood .
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Pakistani Sunni Islamic scholar (1925–2020) Dr Allama Khalid Maḥmūd (17 October 1925 – 14 May 2020) was a Pakistani Sunni Islamic scholar who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.He established the Islamic Academy and City Jamia Masjid in Manchester, England, and was best known for his works related to the Finality of the Prophethood .
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islamic scholar
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pakistani sunni islamic scholar who served as a justice of the supreme court of pakistan
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