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Renowned religious scholar Allama Talib Johri passes away at 80



Renowned Islamic scholar, poet, philosopher and historian Allama Talib Johri passed away at the age of 80 on Sunday night in Karachi, his son Riaz Jauhari confirmed in the wee hours of Monday.
He was unwell and was admitted to a private hospital in Karachi and was on a ventilator.
He was suffering from a heart condition. Death is not caused by coronavirus.
He was previously admitted to hospital several times owing to the deteriorating health conditions.
Riaz Jauhari confirmed his death and said that the body had been shifted to Ancholi Imambargah. Allama Jauhari was born in Patna, British India, on August 27, 1938.
His father Maulana Muhammad Mustafa Jauhar was a prominent scholar and an Urdu poet known for his exceptional poetry.
AllamaTalib Johri was an author of a few of the most compact and exceptional Urdu books on Tafseer, philosophy and History (Maqtal) and Hadith.
His book "Alamaat e Zahoor e Mehdi (AS)" is considered as one of the most comprehensive books compiled and written on the topic of Imam Mehdi (AS), the awaited saviour. 
His book "Hadees–e–Karbala" 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. 
Allama Jauhari studied Islamic theology in Najaf, Iraq, under Ayatullah al Uzma Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei and late Ayatullah Sayyid Baqir Al Sadr. He was also awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the government of Pakistan.
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