Mufti Tariq Masood

Mufti Tariq Masood is a Pakistani preacher and mufti, born in Sargodha, Punjab, in 1975. He completed the Dars-i Nizami curriculum at Jamia Tur Rasheed in Karachi and specialised in fiqh; he lectures at the seminary and its Darul Ifta, teaches at madrasas, and is imam of Masjid al-Falahia in Karachi. He is known for Urdu sermons distributed online, addressing family, marriage and social questions in a direct and often debated style. ¹

Tariq Masood was born in Sargodha, Punjab, in 1975 — the article gives the year only. Before his religious studies he served as a merchant navy officer. He completed the Dars-i Nizami at Jamia Tur Rasheed in Karachi, specialised in fiqh, and now lectures on tafsir and hadith at the seminary and in its Darul Ifta; he also heads teaching at madrasas and serves as imam of Masjid al-Falahia in Karachi. ¹

Masood preaches in Urdu through sermons distributed as clips on YouTube — his official channel had about 4.97 million subscribers by vidIQ's count read on 3 November 2026. His sermons address family life, marriage, divorce and gender dynamics. A 2023 De Gruyter academic chapter cited by the article counts him among the more impactful Deobandi preachers in Pakistani recorded preaching. His book Ek Se Za'id Shadiyon Ki Zarurat Kiyun? ("Why Is There a Need for More Than One Wife?") argues for polygyny. ¹

This section sets out positions as reported in the sources; it is not a verdict by the museum. Masood is known for advocacy of polygyny, and for remarks on child marriage in 2021 that drew wide criticism; he later clarified his position and accused the Pakistan People's Party of circulating his videos during the Karachi local-election campaign. In July 2024 the Sindh government banned his speeches during Muharram on sectarian-sensitivity grounds. ¹

In September 2024 he faced blasphemy allegations after clips from his sermons on the Prophet ﷺ's illiteracy and on grammar in the Qur'an; he apologised publicly several times, said the clips were cut out of context, and was defended by teachers at Deobandi seminaries and by Tariq Jameel. A seminary investigation reported by the article found the clips had been edited out of context. In July 2025 he toured Bangladesh, including a keynote lecture in Dhaka on 4 July. ¹

His YouTube channel had about 4.97 million subscribers by vidIQ's count read on 3 November 2026, and his content circulates widely in South Asia — dated platform figures, not facts verified by the museum. ¹

• English Wikipedia, "Tariq Masood", as read on 4 November 2026. ¹