Shujauddin Sheikh September 29, 1974
Mohtaram Shujauddin Shaikh is the current Ameer of Tanzeem-e-Islami. He was born on September 29, 1974. His forefathers had migrated in 1947 from the Gujarat province of India to Karachi. He was brought up in Karachi, Pakistan.
His professional studies were in chartered accountancy (CA) and he completed his 4-year audit training and internship from A.F. Fergusons & Co. Chartered Accountants in 2001.
Shujauddin Shaikh took a few basic Arabic courses from Karachi in 1989. He obtained his Master’s Degree in Islamic Studies from the University of Karachi in 1996.
Shujauddin Shaikh has been in regular attendance of various lectures and droos of renowned Ulema and Scholars.In particular, he started listening to the lectures and Qur’anic expositions of Late Dr. Israr Ahmed (RAA) since 1991. In 1998 he joined Tanzeem-e-Islami as a formal member (rafiq).
He then completed the one year Qur’anic learning course (Raju Illal Qur’an course) in 2002 from Qur’an Academy, DHA Karachi, established by Late Dr. Israr Ahmed(RAA) – the founder of Tanzeem-e-Islami. The stated aim (mission and core objective) of Tanzeem-e-Islami is to “establish an Islamic Welfare State on the lines of the one established by Prophet Muhammad (SAAW) in Madinah and succeeded by the first four Khulafa (Rightly-Guided Caliphs) in Islamic history, in the context of the modern age.” Tanzeem-e-Islami is striving towards that goal by pursuing a non-violent, non-militant revolutionary mass movement. Simply put, Tanzeem-e-Islami is an organized struggle for the supremacy of Allah (SWT)’s ordained Islamic System, in Pakistan, as the first stage of its mission.
Shujauddin Shaikh did not peruse his Chartered Accountancy profession and Allah, The Almighty, (SWT) blessed him with the bounty of dedicating his life for the cause of Islam and accordingly he joined to serve in the Qur’an Academy, DHA Karachi in 2002. He has been a faculty member there for many years and has held the Chair of Director, Academic of Qur’an Academy, DHA Karachi for many years, till the start of August 2020. He has also been delivering Qur’anic lectures and Duroos on various satellite channels and social media since 2001. Additionally, he has delivered speeches in various educational, business, government and private institutions across Pakistan. Furthermore, he has delivered lectures abroad including U.K., Australia, Hong Kong, Oman, U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia. He also organized training (Tarbiyah) courses for rufaqa overseas.
Shujauddin Shaikh has carried out various responsibilities in Tanzeem-e-Islami since 1999, at various positions, including delivering public speeches, engaging in propagation (Da’wah) programs, conducting training (Tarbiyah) programs, as well as serving in various administrative capacities at different levels, and lately he was the Deputy (Naib) of the Central Nazim of Tarbiyah of Tanzeem-e-Islami, till the start of August 2020.
With the Blessings of Allah, The Almighty(SWT), Shujauddin Shaikh has also been supervising the development of a comprehensive syllabus of Qur’anic teachings (from 2009 to 2020) for students of educational institutions, which consists of complete translation and exposition of the Holy Qur’an that is agreed upon by all the schools of religious thought and approved by the Federal Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan.
After a process of consultations initiated by the former Ameer of Tanzeem-e-Islami, Hafiz Aakif Saeed, on the issue of the future Imaarat of Tanzeem-e-Islami, Mohtaram Shujauddin Shaikh’s name came to the forefront in the Majlis-e-Shoora of Tanzeem-e-Islami held on Saturday 8 August 2020. He was appointed as the new Ameer of Tanzeem-e-Islami on the same day, by a majority decision taken by the Majlis-e-Shoora of Tanzeem-e-Islami.
May Allah (SWT) bestow upon him special blessings, guidance, protection and nusrah in fulfilling his personal as well as the collective responsibility of leading the rufuqa (members) of Tanzeem-e-Islami to eternal salvation and the establishment of the Islamic Khilafah (socio-politico economic, Just World Order) in Pakistan. Aameen!