Mufti Abdul Qawi

Abdul Qawi is an Islamic cleric and controversial personality from Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. He joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party in 2013, but was later expelled from the party. He is a former president of religious affairs of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in Punjab.

Early life and education Qawi was born on 26 October 1957. He received his early Islamic education at home. He went to Jamia Qasim Ul Uloom and Jamia Khairul Madaris in Multan for higher education. After graduation, he enrolled in the Qadiani course at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad for 5 months. After completion, he went to the Islamic University of Madinah for the next stage.

Controversy Suspension from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Mufti Qawi's basic membership was suspended and he was later expelled from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf due to the controversy surrounding the selfies he posed for with the late model Qandeel Baloch (1990–2016).

Suspension from Ruet-e-hilal committee On 22 June 2016, Mufti Qawi was suspended from the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee due to his aforementioned meeting with the late model Qandeel Baloch.

Nomination in model Qandeel Baloch’s murder case Mufti Abdul Qawi's name has been nominated in social media activist and model Qandeel Baloch's murder case. His name was mentioned in the First information report (FIR) on application of Qandeel's father Azeem. but was later released. He was already being investigated by Multan police.

'Halal' alcohol controversy In May on alcohol permissibility when he said that drink with less than 40% alcohol is halal. Mufti Naeem, A prominent cleric and ex-chief of Jamia Binoria Karachi, lashed out at Mufti Qawi, described him as a man with a notorious reputation and dismissed his views as not in line with the views of scholars of any other sect.

Harassment Allegations In January 2021, Hareem Shah claimed that she and her cousin beat up Mufti Abdul Qawi over ‘dirty’, ‘vulgar’ conversation and for “physically harassing” them. The title of 'Mufti' was later withdrawn from Abdul Qawi after this incident by his uncle Maulana Abdul Wahid.

Literary contributions

According to Qawi, this book was part of the curriculum of Dars-i-Nizami under the Wifaq-ul-Madaris al-Arabia.