Talib Jauhari (27 August 1939 – 22 June 2020) (Urdu: طالب جوہری) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, poet, historian and philosopher of the Shia Sect of Islam.
Talib Jauhari supported ethnic and sectarian harmony his sermons used to be composed on observance of Allah’s orders, pursuing the way of Prophet Muhammad and love and respect for Ahlybait He was respected by both sunnis and shias alike “His book Hadees-e-Karabla is one of the few Maqtal written in Urdu and has been considered as one of the most well compiled sources to the traditions related to the Event of Karbala
Talib Jauhari studied Islamic theology in Najaf, Iraq under Ayatollah al Uzma Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei. He was a student of Ayatollah Shaheed Sayyid Baqir Al-sadr. He has been a class fellow of Ayatollah al Uzma Sayyid Ali Sistani, although Ayatullah Sistani was among his seniors. Allama Zeeshan Haider Jawwadi was also one of his class fellows in Najaf
Although Talib Jauhari is most famous for Hadees e Karabala this opus was not his only accomplishment He wrote several books, including a detailed commentary on the Quran. His book “Alamaat e Zahoor e Mehdi” is considered as one of the most comprehensive book compiled and written on the topic of Imam Mehdi in urdu language. [4] He was also a poet, and three compilations of his poetry were published during his lifetime. [5] The following is a list of his known works:
Tafseer-e-Quran:
Ahsan al Hadees (Qur’anic exegesis)
Maqtal:
Hadees e Karabala
Religion:
Zikray Masoom
Nizaam Hayat-e-Insani
Khulafaey Isna A’shr
Alamatay Zahooray Mehdi
Philosophy:
Aqliyat-e-Ma’asir (2005)
Poetry:
Harf-e-Namoo (Urdu poetry)
Pas-e-Afaq (Urdu poetry)
Shakh e Sada (Urdu poetry)
Death and legacy
The 80-year-old Johri was admitted to a private hospital on 10 June He is said to have been suffering from cardiovascular complications and was on ventilator since then he passed away on 22 June. He is survived by three sons, Earlier in 2014 his son-in-law Syed Mubarak Raza Kazmi was killed in ‘sectarian’ attack in Karachi 13/B, Gulshan-e-Iqbal.
