JAMMU: Renowned Jammu-based Islamic scholar Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed, who first translated Qur’an into Gojri language, passed away in a Jammu hospital on Tuesday, officials said.
The officials said that Mufti Waheed was admitted at Acharaya Shri Chander College of Medical Science (ASCOMS) Jammu and died days after his tests returned negative for Covid-19. He was on life-supporting system with multiple organ failure since his admission to the health facility. Born in 1966 in Dodhasan Bala in Rajouri district, Mufti Waheed was accredited for being the first Islamic scholar to translate the Holy Qur’an into Gojri language.
The scholar had also authored several booklets including ‘Siraj-um-Muneera’, ‘Ahkam-e-Mayyat’ and ‘Namaz Kae Masayil Quran-o-Hadees Ki Roshni Mei’.
The acclaimed scholar an authority in Fiqh – Islamic Jurisprudence (Sharia Law) – in the city of Jammu was also patron of an Islamic seminary Madrassa Markaz Maarif Ul Quran in Medina Hill, Bhatindi in Jammu.
