Shaykh Manzoor Ahmad Mengal | |
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| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Notable work(s) | Tuhfatul Manazir[2] |
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Manzoor Ahmad Mengal (born 1973), is a Pakistani Sunni Muslim scholar and a supporter of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F).
Mengal received his early education from a government school. Then in 1973 he joined the madrassa in his village. After completing the Quran, he traveled to Tando Muhammad Khan in 1979 and enrolled in Darul Uloom Muhammadiya Madrasa. He later enrolled at Jamia Farooqia. Then he remained associated with the field of hadith. He served as Imam at Jamia Farooqia for 28 years. During this period, he recited the Quran 28 times during the obligatory prayers. He completed his PhD in 1992 from University of Sindh in a short time (two months) under the supervision of Nizamuddin Shamzai. He memorized Sahih Bukhari in Saudi Arabia in just a month and a half. He speaks in different languages like Balochi, Brahui, Pashto, Urdu, Arabic and Persian.[3][4][5]
In 2021, following the annual Aurat March on International Women's Day, Mengal repeated allegations of blasphemy propagated by anti-feminist elements in Pakistan.[6][citation needed]