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4 unusual facts about Hafiz


Amin al-Hafez

Amin al-Hafiz (1921-2009), Syrian politician, military officer and member of the Ba'th Party

E N Ibrahim Moulavi

EN Ibrahim Moulavi (Malayalam:ഇ എന്‍ ഇബ്രാഹിം മൌലവി ) is an Hafiz and Islamic scholar from Kerala.

Empty Glass

This concept was derived from the work of the Persian poet Hafiz, which Pete Townshend became interested in from his involvement with Avatar, Meher Baba.

Mustafa Ismail

Shaykh Mustafa Ismael focused on the Quran from an early age, when he reached the age of 10 he completed his hifdh Hafiz (memorized the Quran).


Abdul Hakim Ansari

Born at Farid Abad near Delhi on July 29, 1893, his father was Hafiz Abdur Raheem and his mother Syeda Umat-ul-Aisha.

Darul Uloom, Birmingham

Many of the teachers have qualified from the renowned Al-Azhar University in Egypt, with Masters and PhDs, in addition to their Alim and Hafiz qualifications from their own countries, under the Deobandi system.

Fazlun Khalid

Upon his retirement, reading the works of Alvin Toffler, Al-Hafiz B.A. Masri, and Seyyed Hossein Nasr convinced him to devote the remainder of his life to raising environmental consciousness among Muslims.

Habib Umar bin Hafiz

Umar bin Hafiz was born in Tarim, Hadhramaut, Yemen, and raised in a household that possessed a tradition and lineage of Islamic scholarship and righteousness by his father.

Hafiz Abdurahman Kujević

Hafiz Abdurahman Kujević is one of the most influential religious leaders in Sandžak.

Hafiz Muhammad Saeed

Hafiz Saeed offered aid to those Americans who were affected by Hurricane Sandy.

Hafiz Saeed has criticized Pakistani leaders and has stated that they should aspire to be more like British Prime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor Boris Johnson.

Hafiz Nor

Hafiz Nor is a footballer who has represented the Singapore national football team, and plays for Singaporean side Tanjong Pagar United FC in the S.League.

Hazrat Sakhi Shah Chan Charagh

The Minbar at Darbar has been graced by notable scholars from Allama Mirza Yousaf Hussain, Hafiz Kifayat Hussain, Syed Azhar Hassan Zaidi, Hafiz Aashiq Hussain, to illustrious modern luminaries like Mohsin Naqvi, Allama Talib Johri, Agha Naseem Abbas and Allama Ghazanfar Abbas Tonsvi as the ace cynosure delivering three ashraas a year.

Khalil Beidas

Beidas’ education was on a basis of classical Arab culture, and despite being a Christian Beidas was renowned as a hafiz.

Muhammad Al-Hafiz Hamzah

Muhammad Al-Hafiz Hamzah (born March 15, 1984 in Pendang, Kedah) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Johor Darul Takzim FC in the Malaysia Super League.

In 2004, where Malaysian football introduced with Malaysia Super League, Al-Hafiz became a second choice goalkeeper behind Megat Amir Faisal after Mirandinha brought him into the senior squad.

Qazi Khaliluddin

To name a few, Manzoor Ahmad (Tahsildar) alias Bhai Mian, Syed Basharat Ali, Hafiz Mohammad Yusuf Khan, Haji Mohammad Zubair Ali and Zahooruddin Alvi (Kamdar, Daulatpur) were his closed friends.

Sadeq Mohammad Khan V

1907–1921: His Highness Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-Daula wa Muin ud-Daula, Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur.

Sarajevo in Austria-Hungary

At daybreak, Hafiz made one last attempt at restoring his authority by leading his loyalists to the Bijela Tabija fortress high above the city but got nowhere as more of his troops deserted.

Sheikh Khalid Hafiz

As the Imam for the capital Sheikh Khalid Hafiz played an important role in the development of both the local urban Muslim community and the broader New Zealand Islamic minority the 1980s and 1990s.

Sheikh Khalid Hafiz (Sheikh Khalid Kamal Abdul Hafiz; 1 December 1938 – 6 December 1999) was an Indian-born Imam who served as the senior religious advisor to the New Zealand Muslim minority over 1982 to 1999.


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