Wikipedia's first sentence called it “famous writer”. Today it says “pakistani – canadian islamic scholar and former politician”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Pakistani–Canadian Islamic scholar”. It now reads “Pakistani Islamic scholar and former politician (born 1951)”.
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February 19 , 1951 ) is a famous writer , poet , religious scholar , political scientist , educationist , social reformer and human rights activist of the Islamic World . He is the patron-in-chief of Minhaj-ul-Quran Movement International and Minhaj Social Welfare and Human Rights Society and the founding chairman of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) meaning Pakistan Popular Movement.1
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Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri ( Urdu : محمد طاہر القادری ) (born February 19, 1951, Jhang , Pakistan ) is a Canada -based Pakistani Islamic Scholar and former professor of international constitutional law at University of the Punjab .Qadri is the founder of Minhaj-ul-Quran International , a worldwide broad-based organization.According to them, their objective is the promotion of a moderate vision of Islam, the establishment of unity and understanding between communities and religions, and educating youth in classic Islam.He also founded The Minhaj University of which he is the head of the Board of Governors .He also founded an international relief charity, Minhaj Welfare Foundation .Qadri is also the founding chairman of the political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) however he is no longer involved in politics.
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri ( ) (born 19 February 1951) is a Pakistani politician and Islamic scholar of Sufism .He was also a professor of international constitutional law at the University of the Punjab .Qadri is also the founding chairman of Minhaj-ul-Quran International .The Express Tribune . 18 January 2013 .The Times of India .
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri ( ; born 19 February 1951) is a Pakistani-Canadian Islamic scholar and former politician who founded Pakistan Awami Tehreek . He was also a professor of international constitutional law at the University of the Punjab . Qadri is also the founding chairman of Minhaj-ul-Quran International and also of Minhaj Institute of Qira'at and Tafizul Quran.Qadri has delivered more than 8000 lectures on various topics including radicalism.
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Pakistani–Canadian Islamic scholar ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri ( ; born 19 February 1951) is a Pakistani–Canadian Islamic scholar and former politician who founded Minhaj-ul-Quran International and Pakistan Awami Tehreek . He was also a professor of international constitutional law at the University of the Punjab . Qadri is also the founding chairman of various sub-organisations of Minhaj-ul-Quran International.He has been included in all editions for the rankings of The 500 Most Influential Muslims since its first edition in 2009.
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Pakistani–Canadian Islamic scholar and former politician (born 1951) Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri ( Urdu : محمد طاہر القادری ; born 19 February 1951) is a Pakistani–Canadian Islamic scholar and former politician who founded Minhaj-ul-Quran International and Pakistan Awami Tehreek .Born in West Punjab , Pakistan, Qadri has served as a professor of international constitutional law at the University of the Punjab .He also served as a jurist consult (legal advisor) on Islamic law for the Supreme Court and the Federal Shariah Court of Pakistan.Additionally, he has worked as a specialist adviser on Islamic curricula for the Federal Ministry of Education of Pakistan and is the founding chairman of several sub-organizations of Minhaj-ul-Quran International.Qadri has delivered over 6,000 lectures and authored more than 1,000 books in Urdu , English , and Arabic , with over 450 of them published.He has been featured in every edition of The 500 Most Influential Muslims since its first edition in 2009.In 2012, it was reported that Qadri was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize .The Muslim 500 . 30 May 2018 .United States Institute of Peace .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “famous writer”. Today it says “pakistani – canadian islamic scholar and former politician”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Pakistani–Canadian Islamic scholar”. It now reads “Pakistani Islamic scholar and former politician (born 1951)”. Read the current article and compare.
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pakistani – canadian islamic scholar and former politician
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