Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri started classical Islamic education at the age of 12 at the Madrasa al-Ulum al-Shari’yya situated at the house of Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (ra) in Medina. In 1967, he took spiritual discipleship of Shaykh Sayyid Tahir Allauddin al-Gillani of Iraq. He gained a first class honours degree in 1970 in Islamic Studies. He completed a Masters in Islamic Studies in 1972 at the University of Punjab. He gained an LLB in 1974. In 1976, he practiced as a lawyer. He fought some historic cases in Pakistani law such as on gender equality in the matter of Diya (blood money) In 1976, he founded the 'Mahaz-e-Hurriat', a forum to educate and motivate youth. This preceded the creation of the Minhaj-ul-Quran organisation. In 1978, he was youngest person in the University of Punjab to have ever been awarded professorship. In 1978, he was advisor to the Supreme Court of Pakistan and also a Specialist in the Nati...
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