Shahabuddin Popalzai

Mufti Shahabuddin Popalzai (Pashto: مفتي شهاب‌الدین پوپلزی) is an Islamic cleric,[1] Imam,[2] Khatib and head of the regional moon-sighting committee at the historic Qasim Ali Khan Mosque, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[3] The committee, whose existence predates the creation of Pakistan, traditionally declares the sighting of the Ramadan and Shawwal moons, resulting in the fasting and Eid in certain regions of Khyber Pakthunkhwa including Peshawar, although most of the rest of Pakistan follows the central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee.[4]

Mufti
Shahabuddin Popalzai
شهاب‌الدین پوپلزی
Personal
Born[data missing]
ReligionIslam
NationalityPakistani
DenominationSunni
MovementAalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat
Main interest(s)Shari'a, Hadith, Tafsir
EducationIslamic studies
OccupationKhatib at Masjid Qasim Ali Khan

Popalzai is also serving as the Emir of the Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter.[5]

Biography

Mufti Popalzai is born into the Popalzai clan of Durrani tribe of Pashtuns in Peshawar. He studied Islamic studies at Islamia College Peshawar and later became a prominent cleric in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Mufti Popalzai has large following in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Tribal Areas, and the northern tip of Balochistan province among Pashtuns.

References
  1. "Peshawar clerics declare central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee 'illegal, unconstitutional'". tribune.com.pk. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. Samaa Web Desk (27 July 2014). "Mufti Popalzai yet again divides Pakistan on Eid". www.samaa.tv. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. Rahimullah Yusufzai (29 May 2017). "Has Mufti Shahabuddin Popalzai been vindicated this time?". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  4. Sehrish Wasif. "'Missing' Mufti Popalzai apparently in Dubai". tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  5. Tahir Ali (31 July 2015). "A tale of two Eids". thefridaytimes.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.


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