Family isolates Qavi, strips him of Mufti title
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MULTAN: The family of Mufti Abdul Qavi has restricted his movement and isolated him in his house.
Addressing a press conference here on Friday, Mufti Qavi’s uncle Abdul Wahid Nadeem said Abdul Qavi had been used by different people over the years for media attention.
“We are from a respected family involved in religious teaching through Darul Uloom Obaidia in Multan. We are doing the sacred task without any sectarian divide,” he said.
“With a heavy heart, I announce that we have withdrawn the title of Mufti (scholar) from him. He should not be addressed as Mufti anymore as he has damaged our family and its respect. We have seized his mobile phones and now he is under treatment for mental illness he is suffering from,” he said.
Dr Hafiz Abdul Kabir, a personal physician of the scholar, said Qavi’s “thoughts were not in his control. Now we will try to keep him away from public eye. He has been isolated in his house,” he said.
Abdul Qavi is in spotlight again after he was slapped by TikTok star Hareem Shah who filmed the act and uploaded it on social media. Later she accused him of sexual harassment. Earlier in 2016, he remained a central figure in model Qandeel Baloch murder investigation.
Published in Dawn, January 23rd, 2021
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Jan 23, 2021 10:20am
'Mufti' Abdul Qavi was the most popular Mufti-scholars in Pakistan.
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Jan 23, 2021 10:31am
Right attitude of his family but quite late. Mental vulgarity should not find excuses in mental instabilities, but unfortunately no one will investigate if he actually is mental patient or just mentally sick .
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Jan 23, 2021 10:32am
With due respect to our religious circle, they are quick to launch a fatwa if a women is involved in an immoral act but they become very liberal towards males for similar act. The media should also stop creating hype on such issues and give popularity to such people. Neither the tiktok women nor this man are so important for general public to get prime time presence on media.
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Jan 23, 2021 10:48am
Hope family is better than him.
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Jan 23, 2021 11:43am
Seriously these type of people give bad name to Islam
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Jan 23, 2021 12:17pm
Who gave him Mufti title and what authority these folks have to revoke it? Looks like family has kept him in illegal captivity.
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Jan 23, 2021 12:19pm
A ploy by the family to keep him from getting arrested and investigated since he will bring shame to them. The point is, it appears he is being made to comply against his will. A court should order a psychiatric analysis and proceed from there. If the family is right then it's fine but otherwise he cannot evade arrest pleading insanity.
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Jan 23, 2021 12:29pm
Mufti Abdul Qavi --→ Mr. Abdul Qavi !
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Jan 23, 2021 01:51pm
I wish every muftiś family thinks about such action.
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Jan 23, 2021 02:24pm
now they are trying to protect them from Qandeel Baloch possible murder case possibility as Moulvi is already exposed of his wrongdoings.
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Jan 23, 2021 02:24pm
@Dr Tarik, "Hope family is better than him"
Of course, absolutely. Till any of them get caught and have to be certified as mentality unstable, the cycle will keep continuing.
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Jan 23, 2021 02:38pm
@M. Emad, Pleased to note the "was" in your comment.
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Jan 23, 2021 02:41pm
@M. Emad, but for the wrong reason!
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Jan 23, 2021 02:52pm
I thought my country is very colourful, but certain shades of Pakistan couldn't be matched by any other nation from the entire world. This news is so entertaining and mind-boggling!
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Jan 23, 2021 02:55pm
@Rubina, agreed.
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Jan 23, 2021 02:55pm
Is there any restriction on use of the title Mufti? Are there any fatwas on stripping the title of Mufti, and if so do those conditions apply to this case?
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Jan 23, 2021 03:10pm
Such a 'great' title,he is stripped of.
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Jan 23, 2021 03:10pm
Such vulgar men and women do not deserve any attention from media.
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Jan 23, 2021 03:11pm
mental illness is a ploy for his harassment. He prey on females for his own pleasure and amusement. He should be sent to jail for this, not punished like a little kid by taking phone away or locking him up in a room. I wonder how many so called muftis predators are out there
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Jan 23, 2021 03:12pm
What a society we live in where indecent people roam around and get fame on media. Are we left with any norms and values?
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Jan 23, 2021 03:15pm
If someone isolate Hareem shah, it would be too good for young generation especially boys.
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Jan 23, 2021 03:16pm
@M. Emad, you really do just make things up don't you? no one had barely heard of him until Qandeel was murdered.
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Jan 23, 2021 03:19pm
How ex-Mufti Abdul Qavi will survive without his Smartphone in house-captivity ?
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Jan 23, 2021 03:24pm
goes to show that all organisations that confers such titles should be banned in the first place .
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Jan 23, 2021 03:42pm
PTI groomed him. the result is perfect ! we couldn't expect more than this. Well-done IK .
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Jan 23, 2021 03:44pm
Bunch of crooks
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Jan 23, 2021 03:46pm
What about Sheikh Rasheed? Rewarded by PTI?
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Jan 23, 2021 03:52pm
What such criminals teaching people and our society?
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Jan 23, 2021 04:00pm
It is family personal decision whom they award or strip.
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Jan 23, 2021 04:09pm
PTI had also selected him based on his skills
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Jan 23, 2021 04:13pm
Once a cheater, always a fraudster.
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Jan 23, 2021 04:21pm
sad, he was the most popular religious leader in pakistan
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Jan 23, 2021 04:43pm
The dance of the rooster without head.
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Jan 23, 2021 04:43pm
Mufti can have fun in life just like any other preacher.
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Jan 23, 2021 04:49pm
There is nothing mentally wrong with mufti qavi. Is it just he is corrupted by all the money collected in the name of Islam.
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Jan 23, 2021 04:52pm
If he wasn't exposed by social media they would have done nothing. Im sure they knew about his sick activities for years but they taking action now as their money income in name of religion is under threat.
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Jan 23, 2021 05:32pm
The title of “Mufti” cannot be awarded to Mr Abdul Qavi. This is strange for me that Mr Abdul Qavi has been stripped of the title of Mufti by his family members.
Did Mr Abdul Qavi passes the exam of Mufti by the religious university affiliated by the HEC? If not than it was totally wrong to award the title of Mufti to Mr Abdul Qavi.
Whether it is a Mufti or any common man one has to walk on a very thin rope to prove himself that he is a man of character and that take decades not just few years
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Jan 23, 2021 05:40pm
How did he become a scholar.
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Jan 23, 2021 06:16pm
The titles 'Mufti' and 'Maulana' are badly misused among Muslims in the subcontinent.
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Jan 23, 2021 06:30pm
as you sow, so shall you....
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Jan 23, 2021 06:31pm
@Dr Tarik, very good point
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Jan 23, 2021 06:34pm
@M. Emad, When? If he was ever famous, it was only for his wrongdoings but never as an Islamic scholar.
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Jan 23, 2021 06:41pm
Who awards a title of " MUFTI " and is this uncle who claims that the title withdraw. My question is that what credential is required to be a Mufti. This is the man ( Qavi ) who ran court in Lahore. I wonder the authenticity and accuracy of the judgement. Where was Lahore court in all this?.
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Jan 23, 2021 06:59pm
@M. Emad, but how do you know it in Bangladesh? are you following him all the way from Bangladesh?
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Jan 23, 2021 07:32pm
Mental treatment ki nahi, nafs par kabo ki zarorat hay qavi sahab ko
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Jan 23, 2021 09:30pm
If only all mufti's and maulanas were treated this way, the country would be a much better place.
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Jan 23, 2021 09:31pm
He’s obviously got mental health problems. Very mature and reasonable response from the family. Mr Qavi is obviously not well and needs psychiatric help.
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Jan 24, 2021 12:12am
He is a pervert!
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Jan 24, 2021 12:21am
Si what has he done wrong or accused of?
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Jan 24, 2021 01:06am
He should be sent behind the bar who defamed Pakistan name.( USA)
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Jan 24, 2021 03:25am
If Mr Qawi is a qualified and certified scholar and has completed the necessary academic requirements for the title of Mufti how can a family withdraw the title.....that is until and unless the title was honorary..
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Jan 24, 2021 07:10am
Goodbye mufti
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Jan 24, 2021 07:34am
@Rubina, well said. But evaporating on others personalities is our purpose. We compaign on good and do good.
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Jan 24, 2021 07:35am
People like hareem shah must not be entertained
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Jan 24, 2021 09:33am
@Rubina, well said
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Jan 24, 2021 10:44am
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, how do you know? Experience?
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Jan 24, 2021 06:09pm
@M. Emad, There are plenty more of them!
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Jan 24, 2021 07:46pm
was Mufti Qawi forced into this life by the family? Is it not the same when parents force their kids into becoming 'horrible' doctors against their wishes..
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Jan 24, 2021 09:19pm
Pakistan is full of such shameless muftis.
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Jan 24, 2021 09:56pm
Shame on him.
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Jan 24, 2021 11:12pm
@JustSomeGuy, Yes. Mufti is a degree issued by religious institute, just like other titles & degrees by universities. And just like a university can strip someone of its degree over certain misdeeds, such institutes can also strip individuals from issued titles or religious degrees. And, as the news is, apparently his uncle is in the management of specific religious institute, so they stripped him of his title.
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Jan 24, 2021 11:14pm
@Loyal Pakistani, Your comment is a good laughing stock for today. What PTI has to do with this? Or even what any political party has to do with this? In your logic then PMLN is responsible because he first got fame in 2016 in Qandeel Baloch's case.
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Jan 24, 2021 11:22pm
@M. Emad,
Do you get paid for your anti-Pak propaganda or is it just voluntary?
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Jan 25, 2021 03:10am
All the three in the picture look like criminal convicts.
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