Resident Alim Hujjatul Islam Moulana Muslim Mehdi Chawla:

The Jaffarya Islamic Center of Buffalo, NY is honored to have its very own Resident Alim – Moulana Muslim Mehdi Chawla.

Hujjatul Islam Moulana Muslim Mehdi Chawla is a scholar of religious sciences with a specialization in Islamic Philosophy and Theology. He has studied for over 10 years in the Islamic seminary of Qum. His areas of research and interest are Mysticisim (Ilm-e-Irfan), Ethics, Western Philosophy, and Comparative Religions. Sheikh Mehdi also hold a Masters Degree in Political Science and has written a thesis on Liberty in Islamic Political Philosophy and Liberalism. He has attended Dars-e-Kharij Usool and Fiqh of various mujtahids. He has also studied for 2 years in Syria.

Since 2001 Moulana Mehdi has been actively involved in tabligh activities including majalis, lectures, discussions, community counseling held at various venues in many countries, including Pakistan, Iran, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom.

Moulana Mehdi's personal interests include community building activities, understanding and solving youth issues, and organizing activities for the betterment of the community. He likes to engage with comparative philosophical and mystical traditions, inter-faith dialogue, theology and understanding the needs of community with varying backgrounds and cultures to arrange common platforms for everyone.