Khurram Murad | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 November 1932 Bhopal, India |
| Died | 19 December 1996 |
| Nationality | Pakistani, British Raj |
| Education | Government Hamidiya Arts & Commerce Degree College D. J. Sindh Government Science College NED University of Engineering and Technology (BS) University of Minnesota (MS) |
| Occupation | Islamic scholar, Author, Politician, Civil Engineer |
| Organization | Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba The Islamic Foundation Muslim World Book Review |
Khurram Jah Murad (1932–1996) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and writer. He was born in Bhopal, British Raj, current day India. While his preaching activities began in Pakistan, he has been involved in the promotion of the Islamic movement in Asia, Europe and Africa. As chief of the training departments of the Jamiat, the Jamaat and as an active resource-person in training programmes in the UK, he played a key role in the character-building of the youth in the Islamic Movement.[1]
Education
Murad graduated with a Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, from NED University of Engineering and Technology. He also completed a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Minnesota.
Career
Murad served as Naib Amir (Vice-President) of the Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan and Amir (President) in Bangladesh, a Trustee and a former Director General of the Islamic Foundation in Leicester, UK, and editor of Tarjumanal Qur'an, Lahore, Pakistan (a journal founded by the Islamic scholar, Abul Ala Maududi in 1932), and the quarterly Muslim World Book Review, UK. He was also a prisoner of war for many years in the 1971 Indo-Pakistani war. From 1975–1976, he was involved in the extension project of Masjid al-Haram in Mecca as he was a civil engineer by profession. During his time in NED he gained stature as a student leader and later served as Nazim-e-Ala of Islami Jamiat Talaba for session 1951–52.[2]
Publications
His works include:
- Way to the Quran (and an online website)
- Key to al-Baqarah
- The Quranic Treasures
- Islam – The Easy Way
- Who is Muhammad?
- Gifts from Muhammad
- Shariah: The Way to Justice
- Shari'ah: The Way to God
- Interpersonal Relations
- In the Early Hours: Reflections on Spiritual and Self-Development
- Sacrifice the making of a Muslim
- Dawah among Non-Muslims in the West
- Islam & Terrorism
- The Islamic Movement: Dynamics of Values Power and Change
- Islamic Movement in the West: Reflections on Some Issues
- Dying & Living for Allah
- Treasures of the Qur'an
Some of his booklets in Urdu are:
- Zikr-e-Ilahi ("Remembrance of God")
- Rabb se Mulaaqaat ("Meeting with the Lord")
- Dawat kai Nishan-e-Raah
- Imaanat Daary ("Honesty")
- Allah se Muhabbat ("Loving Allah")
- Hasad aur Bughz ("Jealousy & Envy")
- Rizq-e-halal ("Lawful Sustenance")
- Niyyat aur Amal ("Intention & Action")
- Hubb-e-Dunya ("Love of the World")
- Dil ki zindagi ("Life of the Heart")
- Ghalatiyon to Maaf Karna ("Forgiving Mistakes")
- Haqeeqat-e-Zuhd ("Reality of Piety")
- Urooj ka Raasta ("The Way to Elevation")
Notes
- ^ Musharraf, Mohammad Nabeel; Leghari, Mohammad Ali; Kabooro, Nasrullah (July–December 2017). "KHURRAM J. MURAD: AN OVERVIEW OF HIS POLITICAL AND SCHOLARLY CONTRIBUTIONS". Australian Journal of Humanities and Islamic Studies Research. 3 (2): 17–34. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ http://jamaat.org/ur/profile.php?id=1433
References
Further reading
- Ansari, Humayun. 3 September 2002. Muslims in Britain. London: Minority Rights Group International (MRG).
- Musharraf, Mohammad Nabeel. Khurram J. Murad: An Overview of His Political and Scholarly Contributions. AJHISR,Vol.3,Issue 2.