Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari

Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari (1 July 1918 – 7 April 1998) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar of Hanafi jurisprudence, Sufi, and Muslim leader. He is known for his work Tafsir Zia ul Quran fi Tafsir ul Quran, (Transl. The light of the Quran in the Exegesis of the Quran) commonly referred to as Zia ul Quran. He also wrote Zia un Nabi, a biography of Muhammad in seven volumes.

He was a spiritual guide of the Chishtiyya Sufi order.

Early life and career Muhammad Karam Shah was born on 1 July 1918 at Bhera, Sargodha District, British India. in seven volumes. It was translated into English by Muhammad Qayyum Awan. He wrote Tafsir Zia ul Quran, an Urdu interpretation of the Quran in 5 volumes.

He reorganised the Islamic institution Dar al-Uloom Muhammadiyyah Ghausiyyah established by his grandfather in Bhera (Sargodha), and brought major changes in the syllabus of religious education. He was of the view that modern education should be learned alongside religious education.