The Tablighi Jamaat Shura is the highest authority within Tablighi Jamaat and makes the key decisions of the movement on a Global Level. Its members consist of senior elders from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The Shura’s most recognized gathering/Mashawara (conference) are the yearly Mashwaras after Raiwind Ijtema and Tongi Ijtema, which usually occurs in November (for Raiwind Ijtema) and January (for Tongi Ijtema). Amongst Tablighi Jamaat adherents, the Shura is commonly referred to as “Aalami Shura”, partly to differentiate itself from Maulana Saad’s offshoot faction.
The establishment of the Shura is well in line with the founder’s vision which is:
In the future, this effort will function under the supervision of a Shura
Source: Maulana Yaaqub’s Letter, Last letters of Maulana Ilyas
Tablighi Jamaat had 3 Ameers (Leaders) before the Shura became the highest authority from 1995 until today.
Current Tablighi Jamaat Shura Members / Aalami Shura List as of 2023
The current members of the Tablighi Jamaat World Shura as of 2023 are:
- Maulana Ibrahim Dewla (India)
- Maulana Ahmed Laat (India)
- Maulana Zuhair Ul Hasan (India)
- Haji Farooq Ahmad (India)
- Maulana Nazrur Rahman (Pakistan)
- Maulana Ubaidullah Khurshid (Pakistan)
- Maulana Zia ul Haq (Pakistan)
- Maulana Ahsan Ul Haq (Pakistan)
- Maulana Ahmed Batla (Pakistan)
- Qari Zubair (Bangladesh)
- Maulana Rabiul Haque (Bangladesh)
The letter below is proof of this:
The following Shura members have recently passed away:
- Haji Abdul Wahab (Pakistan) – Passed away on the 18th of November 2018. His vacant position was replaced by Maulana Ahsan Ul Haq.
- Maulana Yaqub (India) – Passed away on the 16th of February 2019. His vacant position was replaced by Haji Farooq Ahmad of Bengalore.
- Maulana Abdul Rehman (Pakistan) – Passed away on 17th October 2020, age 80 at the time of death. His vacant position was replaced by Maulana Ahmad Batla, who is the son-in-law of Maulana Nazrul Rahman.
The following members have left the Shura:
- Maulana Saad (India)
- Wasiful Islam (Bangladesh)
READ: 3 Reasons for the Tablighi Jamaat 2014 Crisis & How It Was Resolved
History of the Tablighi Jamaat Shura
The Tablighi Jamaat Shura (aka Aalami Shura) was formed on the 14th of June 1993 by Maulana Inaamul Hasan (The third Amir of Jamaat) at Nizamuddin Markaz, two years prior to his demise. The appointed members were: (1) Maulana Saeed Ahmad Khan, (2) Mufti Zaenal Abidin, (3) Haji Afdhal, (4) Haji Abdul Muqit, (5) Haji Abdul Wahab, (6) Maulana Izharul Hasan, (7) Maulana Umar Palanpuri, (8) Maulana Zubair Ul Hassan, (9) Miyaji Mehrab Mewati, and (10) Maulana Saad.
The purpose of the Aalami Shura was to patronage the work together with Maulana Inaamul Hasan who was the Amir of Tablighi Jamaat at that time. When clarified by Maulana Syed Ahmed Khan, Maulana Inaamul Hasan clarified that if he was not around, the Faisal (deciding chairperson) would rotate amongst them.
Source: Dakwah wa Tabligh Azhim Mehnat ke Maujudah Halat, Page 16
On the 12th of June 1995, after the demise of Maulana Inaamul Hasan, the Shura decided that the work will continue under the current Shura, with a rotating Faisal (deciding chairperson) in their Mashwaras. No new Amir (leader) was to be appointed and Bay’ah (Oath of Allegiance to a person) was to be stopped in Nizamuddin Markaz.
The agreement was signed by all members of the Shura including Maulana Saad. Maulana Saad, however, treacherously violated this agreement in 2014, which resulted in the Tablighi Jamaat Split (Ikhtilaaf).
On the 16th of November 2015, as there were only 2 members left in the Tablighi Jamaat Shura (due to members passing away), 11 new members were appointed to the Shura following a Mashwara (meeting) that took place at Raiwind Ijtema. Haji Abdul Wahab was the Faisala (deciding chairperson) of the Mashwara. The new appointees were:
- Maulana Ibrahim Dewla (India)
- Maulana Yaqub (India)
- Maulana Ahmed Laat (India)
- Maulana Zuhairul Hasan (India)
- Maulana Nazrur Rahman (Pakistan)
- Maulana Abdur Rehman (Pakistan)
- Maulana Ubaidullah Khurshid (Pakistan)
- Maulana Zia ul Haq (Pakistan)
- Qari Zubair (Bangladesh)
- Maulana Rabiul Haque (Bangladesh)
- Wasiful Islam (Bangladesh)
The appointment was signed by all the participating members except Maulana Saad and Wasiful Islam (See signed letter here).
READ: Full History of Tabligh – Origin, Expansion, Fitna (Split)
Tablighi Jamaat Markaz
The current Aalami Shura Markaz is as follows:
- Raiwind Markaz (Lahore, Pakistan)
Address: 765C+2VJ, Lahore Rd, Raiwind, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan - Nerul Markaz (Mumbai, India)
Address: 22MC+W5V, Jama Masjid Rd, Vighnahar Co-Operative Housing Society, Sector 15, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 400706, India - Faiz Elahi Markaz (Delhi, India)
Address: J6RJ+VM8, Asaf Ali Road, Near, Turkman Gate, New Delhi, 110002, India - Kakrail Markaz (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Address: Kakrail Mosque, Hare Rd, Dhaka 1205, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1205 - Ancol Markaz (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Address: Jl. Rumah Sakit Ancol No.4, RT.10/RW.3, Sunter Agung, Kec. Tj. Priok, Jkt Utara, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 14350, Indonesia - Kepong Markaz (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Address: Jalan Perdana 2, Taman Indah Perdana, 52100 Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia
Letters/statements issued by Elders of Tabligh on Maulana Saad
Below are links to various Letters/statements issued by the Elders of Tabligh:
- Maulana Ibrahim Dewla’s Letter (The most senior Elder of Nizamuddin, teacher of Maulana Saad)
- Maulana Yaqub’s Letter (The most experienced senior elder, Ex Nizamuddin Muqeem, teacher of both Maulana Saad and Maulana Saad’s Father, Maulana Harun)
- Joint letter from Elders (Senior elders, Ex Nizamuddin Muqeems)
- Choudhry Amanatullah’s detail explanation on what really happened in Nizamuddin (Shura of Delhi, Nizamuddin Madrasa Shura)
- Dr Khalid Siddiqui’s Letter (Senior elder, Ex Nizamuddin Muqeem)
READ: Full Tablighi Jamaat History and how the split happened
Tablighi Jamaat Shura vs Maulana Saad Offshoot
Almost 95% of all the senior elders who have been in the effort for more than 40 years are with the Aalami Shura. Maulana Saad, although very famous, is relatively new and has not spent 40 days in the Path of Allah as testified by Haji Abdul Wahab and Chaudhry Amanatullah (Shura of Nizamuddin Madrasah).
The following is the list of Elders:
| Aalami Shura | Maulana Saad |
| Defacto Leader Haji Abdul Wahab Ml Ibrahim Dewla *, ** | Leader Maulana Saad |
| Indian Senior Elders Ml Ahmad Laat * Ml Yaqub ** Ml Zuhairul Hasan* Bhai Farooq* Dr Khalid Siddiqui Ml Ismail Godhra Ml Usman Kakosi Ml A Rehman Ruyana Ml Altaf Prof Sanaullah Ml Ahmad Mewati Eng Shameem Bihar Ml Abu Bakar Bijapur ** Prof Nadir Ali Khan Aligarh Iqbal Nayar Bihar Prof Munawar Pasha Chennai Prof A Rahman Chennai Bhai Parveez Kashmir C Amanatullah Mewati Ml Shahid Saharanpuri Ml Shuhaib Ml Arshad Madani Ml Ubaidullah Khan Shakeel Bhai Mumbra A Rehman Yamuna Nagar Sanober Ahmad Delhi Muhsin Utsmani Lucknow | Indian Senior Elders Ml Mustakim Bhai Mushtaq |
| Indian Elders (Lesser) Dr. Farahim Aligarh Bhai Chaudry Rafiq Ml A Hussain Ghodrea Ml Ahmed Bahawalpur Haji Mumtaz ** Ml Kurshid Bhay Sanobar Ml Zahid Az-Zahiri Ml Akbar Shareef Mufti Shafeeq Ahmad Bhai Gulfam Dehradun Bhai Mumraaz Ml Khubaib Ml Fareed Ghodrea Dr A Mannan Aligarh Bhai Yaqub Dehradun Bhai Bahar Dehradun Bhai Ayub Ghaziabad Bhai Ismail Khan Khurjawale Dr. Shakeel Ayyub Sahab Ghaziabad Bhai Hashmat Ali Ml Yasin Mewati Ml Yunus Palanpuri | Indian Elders (Lesser) Ml Shamim Ml Shaukat Ml Jamshed Bhai Mursaleen Mufti Shahzad |
| Pakistan Elders Ml Ehsan Ml Abdur Rahman Ml Nazrur Rehman * Ml Zia ul Haq * Ml Ubaidullah Khursheed * Ml Ahsaanul Haq * Ml Ahmad Batla * Bhai Yameen Dr. Ruhullah Ml Tarique Jameel Ml Jameel Ahmed Ml Ahmad Bahawalpuri | Pakistan Elders (N/A) |
| Bangladesh Elders Ml Rabiul Haque * Ml Qari Zubair * Mufti A Shafi Mufti A Malek | Bangladesh Elders Wasiful Islam |
| Indonesian Elders Pak Muslihuddin Jafar Ustadz Luthfi Al-Banjary Kiyai Ahmad Mukhlisun Pak Aminuddin Noor Pak Suaib Gani (Sulawesi) | Indonesia Elders Pak Cecep Firdaus |
| Arab Elders Sh Umar Al Khateeb Jordon Sh Ghassan Zarey Madinah Sh Fazil Basiyoni Jeddah Sh Yusuf Al Masari Jeddah Sh Taha Abdus Sattar Egypt Sh Hasan An Nasr Egypt Sh Rashed Al Haqqan Kuwait Sh Saleh Muqbil Yemen | Arab Elders |
| Others: Ishaq Patel UK Ml Sulaiman Khatani SA Cheikh Younes France Hj Arshad Malaysia AR Pattalung Thailand Sh Motaz Australia | Others: Haji Bostan UK Cheikh Wissam France |
* Member of Current Aalami Shura
** Teacher of Maulana Saad
Notes:
- The current Shura members for India are ten(10):
- Maulana Ibrahim Dewla
- Maulana Ahmad Laat
- Maulana Zuhair
- Hj Farook Ahmad
- Dr Khalid Siddiqui
- Prof Sanaullah
- Maulana Ismail Ghodra
- Maulana Usman Kakusi
- Maulana Altaf
- Bhai Sanobar
- Maulana Zubair Ahmed (aka Qari Jubayer) from Bangladesh, is considered the most senior leader of Tablighi Jamaat in Bangladesh due to his age (vs the younger Maulana Rabiul Haque). Maulana Zubair Ahmed aka Qari Jubayer was born in 1945. As of 2023, he is 78 years old.
- Haji Mumtaz was the caretaker / foster father of Maulana Saad after his father (Maulana Haroon) passed away. Haji Mumtaz was the one that took care of him and brought him around when Maulana Saad was a child. Haji Mumtaz became one of the vocal critics of Maulana Saad and strongly objected to him in the historic 2015 Raiwind Mashwara.
- Maulana Yasin Mewati was the Khadim (personal assistant) of Maulana Saad from 1996 to 2013 and accompanied him all the time for a period of 17 years. He has given some shocking testimonies such as ‘Maulana Saad has not spent any time in Jamaat (the path of Allah)‘ He was one of the targets of the Ramadhan 2016 Nizamuddin Bloodshed.
- Bhai Mushtaq passed away 10th of April 2018. He is from Bombay and one of the only two Senior Elders known to support Maulana Saad.
- Sheikh Rashed Al Haqqan (Kuwait) passed away 20th of May 2020.
- Sheikh Umar Al-Khateeb of Jordon despite being with the Aalami Shura, facilitates Jamaats from Maulana Saad’s Group as long as they do not talk about the differences.
- Sheikh Fadil Basiyoni from Jeddah Saudi passed away (Shaheed) in the path of Allah in Indonesia 5th of April 2020.
- As of 2023, Pak Muslihuddin Jafar is the only original Shura of Indonesia that is still alive. All other original Shura of Indonesia members have passed away. All 5/6 Shuras of Indonesia are with the Aalami Shura except for Pak Cecep Firdaus.
- Hj Arshad was one of the 13 original Shuras of Malaysia that was appointed by Maulana Inaamul Hassan (the Third Amir of Tabligh). He and his family were forced to vacate both the Markaz in Sri Petaling (Kuala Lumpur) and their house despite being the oldest Shura there. He passed away on the 11th of November 2021.
- Cheikh Dr. Wissam Tabara (Lebanese origin), resides in both France and Lebanon. He is one of the few Arab-speaking elders who is strongly supporting Maulana Saad. Lebanon however, is heavily on the Shura Side. France, like many other Western countries, is heavily on the Aalami Shura Side as well.
NEXT: Read Full History of Tabligh – Origin, Expansion and the Fitna (Split)
Also full history can be download from below
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It’s very useful
Mashallaha
Very beautiful information and historical of Tabligh journey
Pl display the correct information
I have verified this. Do tell me which information is incorrect. I have also added one of the more recent Shura letters as proof.
Keep the Mahaj and Tarteeb with fundamental Usool intact. No individual of whatever exalted status should be allowed to change the fundamental fabric of the work without approval.
If anybody feels the need for any inclusion or exclusion, a deep and serious deliberation by elders is a must.
Agreed, the key point is that changes to the Usool must go through Mashwara and be approved. M Saad’s changes were never approved. In any organization, this will create confusion, chaos, and disunity. M Saad himself signed an agreement to not change any Usool without deliberation and approval.
The points mentioned in the forum is not correct, the actual audio displayed at the time of an argument took place at Raiwind (note this argument was not new at it happened before at the time of Hazrat ji Sani) only 2 members had the right to maintain the current shura Haji Sahib and Maulana Saad, Haji sahib never put any name but as it is clear that it was presented to him and that he had no choice but to sign as usual, and why should Maulana Saad accept this fabricated Shura, there was a Shura but that was for Alami Mashora only. There was no rotation based Ameer in History and also this is not according to seerat. Every country have their own shura members where they work in. Remember this dispute in the whole ummah was the effort used since Hazrat Jee sani, they failed as ulama e deoband and nadwa supported. The main target was to shift the Markaz since that time when the segregation of countries took place but Alhamdulillah our Ameer was strong. My conclusion is to put facts only if you convey falls you will be held account for what you do.
Assalamualaykum, Jazakhallah Khair for visiting the site.
Hj Abdul Wahab was the Faysala of the 2015 Raiwind meeting, which MS himself agreed. The addition of Shura members was approved by Hj Sab. MS being Ameer of the Ummah was never approved and was a violation of the 1995 Agreement/Mashwara which MS himself signed and agreed upon.
You are mentioning a conspiracy theory that Haji Sab was forced to sign the letter under a Raiwind/Pakistan ‘Coup’. This is a very dangerous conspiracy theory with NO evidence or even facts alone. We should not blindly believe in these unproven theories. Do you believe all the conspiracy theories against M Saad? We do not publish them here as there are little evidence. The only story we have published is with regards to the MS Farm House controversy and the fact that MS has never spent time in Jamaat. We have been hearing these rumors even before the Ikhtilaaf. Both have evidence now.
Declaring himself Ameer without approval is just one of MS mistakes. You can read about the other mistakes here.
Just do solatulistikharah, for sure Allah swt will show you the truth. I hv did 4 times solat istikharah specially for this matter. Allah swt clearly shown me what choice to make. Syura Alami was Allah swt decision for me. I had dream 4 times after solatulistikharah. Syura Alami is the truth path .. Allahu Akbar!
I concur as well. I did Istikhara too and experienced what you had.
Who’s now the Amir of the Aalami Shura? There story is full of deception, most of these elders and teachers of Maulana Saad Saab are alive when Maulana Inaamul Hassan constitute the Shura he never include the names like of Maulana Ibrahim Dewla, Maulana Ahmed last etc, so why are they clamoring for Shura now… Shaiton it’s at work with these so called elders now fighting for Amirship
I think you know exactly who wanted to be Ameer at the expense of violating agreements, causing Tabligh to Split, causing violence during Ramadhan in Nizamuddin, childishly went against Mashwara and demanded Musafaha, etc.
That person you blindly follow was never approved in Mashwara to be Ameer.
Anyway please Forgive me, brother, I don’t mean to be harsh. May Allah SWT make you see the clear bottom line.
It’s very useful
I am going to Nizamuddin last month I am very happy. Markaz full rush no place for sleeping. Many second year ulama jamath also coming. Foreign jamath incoming and outgoing also good quantity. Moulana speech also very useful for me and ummah
MashaAllah
very bright information
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Very good work.
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Asalamualaikum admin,
Any idea why there was some initial confusion with people saying that Farooq Bhai, Prof Sanaullah, Prof Khalid Siddiqui and Ml Ismail Godhra were added to the Aalami Shura but some other sources saying that only Farooq Bhai was added from India?
Where did the confusion stem from, as I remember your website also previously mentioned these 4 being part of the Aalami Shura.
Jazkallah
Waalaikumsalam, this website is the effort of many brothers. The original source we received was mistaken for the Shura of India, not the Aalami Shura. It has been corrected Alhamdulillah.