OUR IMAM

Maulana Thanvi

Maulana Nizamul Haq Thanvi is the son of world-renowned Islamic Scholar/Orator of Pakistan Hazrat Maulana Ehtishamul Haq Thanvi (RA), who was the nephew of great reformer mujaddid of Islamic world Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi (RA). Maulana Nizamul Haq Thanvi belongs to family of Sayyiddina Hazrat Abubakr Siddique RA.  

Maulana Thanvi completed his bachelor’s from Leads University UK and postgraduation in Science from YMCA College Chicago. He has worked in United Nations UNHCR in Islamabad Pakistan.

Apart from his worldly education and activities he achieved his Tajweed Ilm from Jamia Ashrafiya Lahore Pakistan and whatever he has achieved is from the companionship with his father, teachers and Ulamas of different parts of the world plus Tarbiyah from them and being living with them is an honour and great achievement.

He moved to Australia from Pakistan in 1995 with his family as a religious teacher in Central Coast NSW. From then till 2018 he was the Imam/teacher of Quran e Kareem/Khateeb for Friday prayers at Wyong Mosque, Central Coast Islamic Society.

Having done his religious education in Pakistan, in 2004 he refreshed his Imamat course from The Muslim Council of NSW Inc. and scored 1st position MaShaAllah. The Course coordinator/Head Imam’s compliments were:

“Good luck to you. The khutbah you have delivered has added many things to our knowledge. The information you delivered in your Khutbah were new to me and when I confirmed them from Books and Ulamas, they were all true.”

He delivered Jumma Khutbah and lead salah in different masajids in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. In 2006 he got a position for Islamic Teacher at Australian Islamic College Sydney (AICS) where he served nearly 5 years teaching Islamic studies and Quran studies.

In 2018 he was offered a position of Head Imam of Kilbirnie Mosque Wellington New Zealand. After the unfortunate and sad incident of Christchurch terror attack in 2019, he was honoured to start the session with Quran recitation in the New Zealand Parliament.