| Talib Jauhari | |
| Religion: | Islam |
| Birth Date: | 27 August 1939[1] |
| Birth Place: | Patna, Bihar, British India |
| Nationality: | Pakistani |
| Death Place: | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Denomination: | Shīʿa |
| Main Interests: | Islamic law, Islamic philosophy, Quranic exegesis, Hadith, Ilm al-Kalam, Falsafah, Mantiq |
| Notable Ideas: | interpretation (Tafsir) of Quran |
| Era: | Modern era |
Talib Jauhari (27 August 1939 – 21 June 2020)[1] (Urdu: {{Nastaliq| طالب جوہری) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, poet, historian and philosopher of the Shia Sect of Islam.[2] He is widely renowned as the most prominent Shia scholar, and his sermons were broadcast on PTV (Pakistan Television) Network.[3]
Jauhari was a promoter of Shia Sunni unity in Pakistan.[4] [5]
Jauhari also studied under Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei. He was a student of Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr. He has been a class fellow of Sayyid Ali Sistani Zeeshan Haider Jawwadi was also one of his class fellows in Najaf."[6] [7]
Jauhari wrote Hadees e Karabala and several books, including a detailed commentary on the Quran. His book Alamaat e Zahoor e Mehdi is considered as one of the most comprehensive books compiled and written on the topic of Imam Mehdi in Urdu language.[8] He was also a poet, and three compilations of his poetry were published during his lifetime.[9] The following is a list of his known works:
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The Government of Pakistan awarded him the Sitara-i-Imtiaz for his contribution in the field of religious activities.[10]
The 80-year-old Jauhari was admitted to a private hospital on 10 June. He is said to have developed cardiovascular complications and was on ventilator since then,[11] he died on 22 June. However Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah revealed in a speech at Sindh Assembly that Talib Jauhri, Munawar Hasan and Mufti Naeem, all of the three clerics who died in past week were due to COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan.[12]
He was survived by three sons and three daughters.[13] Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, President Arif Alvi, Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa expressed sadness over his death.[14] [15] Earlier in 2014 his son-in-law Syed Mubarak Raza Kazmi was killed in 'sectarian' attack [16] in Karachi 13/B, Gulshan-e-Iqbal.