Maulana Tariq Jameel

Maulana Tariq Jameel is an islamic scholar in  PAKISTAN. His native town is Tulamba near Mian Channu in Punjab. His father was an agriculturist and was a respected person in his field and the local area. Tariq Jameel was born and raised in Mian Channu . In his childhood he lived a relatively modest life but religion was not a major part of his life and his family in particular. It wasn't until he pursued his MBBS. In Lahore then his focus shifted towards Islam . After completing his Higher Secondary School Education (a.k.a. F.Sc in some regions of Pakistan) in Pre-Medical (Equivalent to A 'Levels') from Government College University,Lahore , he took admission in  King Edward Medical University in Lahore. He intended to do hisMBBS, but he soon switched to Islamic Education. He then went on to receive Islamic Education from Jamia Arabia, Raiwind (near Lahore, Pakistan)where he studied Quran, Hadith,Sharia Tasawwuf, Logic And Fiqh.

Rise to fame

Due to his sermons and simple and modest lifestyle, Maulana Tariq Jameel commands respect from Muslims all over the world. He has a simple, eloquent and distinctive style of explaining the purpose of human life and its creation and often uses scientific examples to support his argument. He has delivered lectures to all types of communities in the society with the attendees being doctors, engineers, professors, businessmen, landlords, government officials, TV/film artists, ministers/politicians and sports celebrities.

His untiring efforts brought real Islamic values in the lives of some of the greatest Pakistani cricketing legends such as Saeed Anwar ,Inzammam ul Haq,Muhammad Yousuf ,Saqlain Mustaq , Mustaq Ahmed  and Saleem Malik. He has also been the main paradigm for Junaid Jamshed since his inspiring volte-face towards Islam. Tariq Jameel is also a student of the late Molana Muhammad Yousuf Ludhianvi another DeoBand scholar.

Islamic teachings

Maulana Tariq Jameel's lectures incorporate a wide range of issues of Islam and social concern. He especially emphasizes on self-purification, avoidance of violent ways, observance of ALLAH orders and to follow the sunnah of HAZRAT MUHAMMAD (S.A.W.W)

He repeatedly asks Muslims to do TOOBA (to be penitent for past sins and to retreat from wrong ways of life-leading) and to come back to the right path leaving the wrong one. He is a critic of "moral degeneration, indecent practices and shamelessness" that have established its stronghold among the young generation of Muslims.