Talib Jauhari

Talib Jauhari (27 August 1939 – 21 June 2020)  was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, poet, historian and philosopher of the Shia Sect of Islam. He is widely renowned as the most prominent Shia scholar, and his sermons were broadcast on PTV (Pakistan Television) Network.

Career
Jauhari was a promoter of Shia Sunni unity in Pakistan.

Education
Jauhari also studied under Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei. He was a student of Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr. He has been a class fellow of Sayyid Ali Sistani Zeeshan Haider Jawwadi was also one of his class fellows in Najaf."

Books
Jauhari wrote Hadees e Karabala and several books, including a detailed commentary on the Quran. His book Alamaat e Zahoor e Mehdi is considered as one of the most comprehensive books compiled and written on the topic of Imam Mehdi in Urdu language. He was also a poet, and three compilations of his poetry were published during his lifetime. 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)

Recognition and awards
The Government of Pakistan awarded him the Sitara-i-Imtiaz for his contribution in the field of religious activities.

Death and legacy
The 80-year-old Jauhari was admitted to a private hospital on 10 June. He is said to have developed cardiovascular complications and was on ventilator since then, he died on 22 June. However Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah revealed in a speech at Sindh Assembly that Talib Jauhri, Munawar Hasan and Mufti Naeem, all of the three clerics who died in past week were due to COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan.

He was survived by three sons and three daughters. Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, President Arif Alvi, Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa expressed sadness over his death. Earlier in 2014 his son-in-law Syed Mubarak Raza Kazmi was killed in 'sectarian' attack in Karachi 13/B, Gulshan-e-Iqbal.