Mufti Jafar Hussain was an Indian, then Pakistani, Shia Islamic scholar.Mufti Jafar Hussain was born in the small town of Gujranwala, Panjab. He was born in a family that was known for its honesty, integrity and nobility. His uncle, Hakim Shehabuddin, besides his name and fame as a physician, always took interest in history, literature and poetry. The house was a meeting place of the town’s intellectuals. Mufti Jafar Hussain was one of the five children of Hakim Chirag Din, the younger brother of Hakim Shehabuddin. Jafar Hussain had his early upbringing and education under the tutelage of his uncle Shehabuddin. From his early days glimpses of brilliance were noticed by the uncle and others around him.