Muhammad Abdul Wahhab
| Muhammad Abdul Wahhab حاجی عبد الوہاب |
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| Amir of Tablighi Jamaat in Pakistan | |
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In office Assumed office 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Haji Muhammad Bashir |
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January 1, 1923 Delhi, British India |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation | Islamic preacher |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Deobandi |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Tablighi Jamaat |
| Main interest(s) | Da'wah |
| Alma mater | Islamia College |
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Haji Muhammad Abdul Wahhab (Urdu: حاجی محمد عبد الوہاب, Ḥājī Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Wahhāb; born January 1, 1923) is an Islamic preacher and the Ameer of Tablighi Jamaat in Pakistan.
Muhammad Abdul Wahhab was born in Delhi, British India, in 1922. He originally hails from Karnal District. He attended Islamia College, Lahore. After graduation he worked as a tehsildar in pre-partition India. In his youth he also worked for Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam, and was influenced by Abdul Qadir Raipuri (1878–1962).
Abdul Wahhab joined the Tabligh Jamaat during the life of its founder, Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi. His first day at Nizamuddin was in 1944. He got the sohbah of Maulana Ilyas for six months. He left his job to devote his time and effort to the Jamaat, and he was one of the first five people in Pakistan who offered their entire life for doing Tabligh work. He was a direct companion of Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi, Yusuf Kandhlawi, and Inamul Hasan Kandhlawi.
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