Saudi grand mufti gives special shield to Pakistani cleric

Grand mufti of Saudi Arabia Abdul Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh, right, gives a special shield to Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi, second left, the head of the Pakistan Ulema Council. (Photo courtesy: Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi)

• Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi met the grand mufti in Makkah, thanked him for the shield, and vowed to continue his services for Muslims
• On April 23, the council hosted religious scholars in the city of Lahore, and declared King Salman the “Islamic World’s Personality of the Year 2017”

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, has given a special shield to a Pakistani cleric for his service to Muslim unity, and to the defense and protection of the Two Holy Mosques in the Kingdom.

Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi, head of the Pakistan Ulema Council, met with Al-Asheikh in Makkah, thanked him for the shield, and vowed to continue his services for Muslims. 

On April 23, the council hosted religious scholars in the city of Lahore, and declared King Salman the “Islamic World’s Personality of the Year 2017.” The scholars expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia, the king and crown prince.