LAHORE: Prominent religious scholar of Ahle Hadith school of thought Allama
Rana Shamshad Salfi died on Saturday after a brief illness. He was 86.
He is survived by 4 sons and 2 daughters.
His funeral prayers would be offered at Narang Mandi on Sunday,
September 25, at 10:00 am.
Rana Shamshad Salfi was taken to the Lahore General Hospital a couple
of days ago after he complained of chest problems where he died.
He was chairman of Tehrik Tahafuze Qibla Awwal Pakistan.
He was well-known for his religious speeches not only in Pakistan
but also in Arab countries.
Personalities from all schools of thought, business community and
a number of citizens expressed deep grief over the demise of great
scholar and declared it a big loss to the Muslims.