Chancellor of Jamia Ashrafia, Maulana Hafiz Fazl ur Raheem Ashrafi Passed Away

The great Chancellor of Jamia Ashrafia Maulana Hafiz Fazl ur Raheem Ashrafi died on January 4, 2026. His passing is the end of a painful year of sickness, and a very sad beginning of the new year to millions of people who had been following him.

Maulana Ashrafi was not only a teacher, but also the Sheikh al-Hadith in one of the most prestigious seminaries of south Asia. Being the son of the founder of Jamia Ashrafia, Mufti Muhammad Hassan continued with a heritage of moderate and academic leadership in Islam. He was also a main patron of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia Pakistan as well as Chairman of the Punjab Quran Board.

His leadership was able to bring modern touch on religious education without losing its traditional nature. In his life, he published a lot of books, as he wrote about Hadith and Islamic law. This commitment won him respect on the part of all political and religious boundaries in Pakistan.

Maulana Hafiz Fazl ur Raheem Ashrafi Namaz e Janaza Details

The funeral prayer (Namaz-e-Janaza) took place today, January 5, 2026, at Jamia Ashrafia, Ferozepur Road. Thousands of students, scholars, and citizens gathered after the Zuhr prayer to pay their final respects.

Maulana Ashrafi’s burial followed the prayers in his family’s ancestral graveyard in Lahore. His passing leaves a void in Pakistan’s religious and educational landscape that many say is irreparable.