Mahmood Ahmed Ghazi

Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi (13 September 1950 – 26 September 2010) was a Pakistani jurist and scholar of Islamic Studies, shariah and fiqh. He was a professor at the International Islamic University, Islamabad, judge at the Federal Shariat Court and Federal Minister for Religious Affairs in Pakistan. He completed his dars-e-nizami at the age of 16 and later obtained a PhD in Islamic Studies from Punjab University. He was fluent in Urdu, English, Arabic, Persian, Turkish and French. He authored numerous works in Urdu and English, and translated Persian poetry Payam-e-Mashriq of Muhammad Iqbal into Arabic.

Birth and education Ghazi was born on 13 September 1950 in Kandhla, Uttar Pradesh. His father Muhammad Ahmad Farooqui was a disciple of Zakariyya Kandhlawi. He started Dars-i Nizami from Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia, Karachi and completed the syllabus from Madrasa Ta‘lim al- Qur’ân, Rawalpindi in 1966. He obtained Master's degrees in Persian and Arabic, and in 1988 a PhD from the University of the Punjab, Lahore.Chishti, Ali Asghar, "Dr. Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi: Shakhsiyyat awr Khidmât" (Islamabad: Ma‘arif-e-Islami, Allama Iqbal Open University, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2011), p.14-16; also see, Ismatullh, Dr., "Dr. Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi: Hayâtuhu wa Athâruhu al-‘Ilmiyyah" (Islamabad: Ma‘arif-e-Islami, Allama Iqbal Open University, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2011), p. 317.

Academic affiliations

Member, Working Committee of Al-Tajamu Al-Alami Lil Uloom Al-Muslimin, Mecca, Saudi Arabia Member, Al-Ittihad Al-Alami Lil Ulama Al-Muslimin (under the patronage of Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi), Cairo, Egypt Member, Arab Academy, Damascus, Syria Member, Syndicate of Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan (2006 to 2008) Member, Executive Council of Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad (2004 to 2007) Member, Board of Advanced Studies and Research of Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad (1991 to 1994)

Books Ghazi wrote about 30 books and more than 100 articles. His Muhaazraat Series have also been published as separate books. Muhaazraat Series are a collection of about 68 lectures, Ghazi had given at Idara al-Huda on different topics like Quran, Hadith, Fiqh, Seerat and Shariat. His other notable books include:

Urdu Books S# Urdu Title Romanized Urdu1ادب القاضی، اسلام آباد، ۱۹۸۳ءAdab al-Qazi, Islamabad, 19832مسودہ قانون قصاص ودیت، اسلام آباد، ۱۹۸۶Maswada Qanoon Qisas-o-Diyat, Islamabad, 19863احکام بلوغت، اسلام آباد ۱۹۸۷ءAhkam-e-Balughat, Islamabad, 19874اسلام کا قانون بین الممالک، بہاولپور ۱۹۹۷، اسلام آباد ۲۰۰۷Islam ka Qanoon Bain-ul-Mamalik, Bahawalpur 1997, Islamabad 20075محاضرات قرآن، الفیصل۔ لاہور ۲۰۰۴Muhazirat-e-Quran, Al-Faisal. Lahore 20046محاضرات حدیث، الفیصل۔لاہور ۲۰۰۴Muhazirat-e-Hadith, Al-Faisal. Lahore 20047محاضرات فقہ، الفیصل۔لاہور ۲۰۰۵Muhazirat-e-Fiqh, Al-Faisal. Lahore 20058محاضرات سیرۃ، الفیصل۔لاہور ۲۰۰۷Muhazirat-e-Seerat, Al-Faisal. Lahore 20079محاضرات شریعت وتجارت، الفیصل۔لاہور ۲۰۰۹Muhazirat-e-Shariat-o-Tijarat, Al-Faisal. Lahore 200910اسلامی شریعت اور عصر حاضر، انسٹی ٹیوٹ آف پالیسی اسٹڈیز، اسلام آباد، ۲۰۰۹Islami Shariat aur Asr-e-Haazir, Institute of Policy Studies, Islamabad, 200911قرآن ایک تعارف، اسلام آباد ۲۰۰۳Quran: Aik Taaruf, Islamabad 200312محکمات عالم قرآنی، اسلام آباد ۲۰۰۲Muhkamat Alam-e-Qurani, Islamabad 200213امر بالمعروف ونہی عن المنکر، اسلام آباد ۱۹۹۲Amr bil Maroof wa Nahi anil Munkar, Islamabad 199214اصول الفقہ (ایک تعارف، حصہ اول ودوم)، اسلام آباد، ۲۰۰۴Usool al-Fiqh (Aik Taaruf, Hissa Awwal o Doyam), Islamabad, 200415قواعدفقہیہ (ایک تاریخی جائزہ، حصہ اول و دوم)، اسلام آباد ۲۰۰۴Qawaid Fiqhiya (Aik Tareekhi Jaiza, Hissa Awwal o Doyam), Islamabad 200416تقنین الشریعہ، اسلام آباد ۲۰۰۵Taqneen al-Shari'a, Islamabad 200517اسلام اور مغرب تعلقات، زوار اکیڈمی پبلی کیشنز،کراچی۔۲۰۰۹Islam aur Maghrib Talluqaat, Zawaar Academy Publications, Karachi. 200918مسلمانوں کا دینی و عصری نظام تعلیم، الشریعہ اکادمی، گوجرانوالہ۔۲۰۰۹Musalmanon ka Deeni o Asri Nizaam-e-Taleem, Al-Shari'a Academy, Gujranwala. 200919اسلامی بنکاری، ایک تعارف، زوار اکیڈمی پبلی کیشنز،کراچی۔۲۰۱۰Islami Banking: Aik Taaruf, Zawaar Academy Publications, Karachi. 201020فریضہ دعوت و تبلیغ، دعوۃ اکیڈمی، اسلام آباد۔۲۰۰۴ (اشاعتِ سوم)Fariza-e-Da'wat o Tableegh, Da'wah Academy, Islamabad. 2004 (Shai'at-e-Soam)21اسلام اور مغرب، زوار اکیڈمی پبلی کیشنز،کراچی۔۲۰۰۷Islam aur Maghrib, Zawaar Academy Publications, Karachi. 2007

English books Notable English works of Ghazi are:Dr. Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi (1950-2010): Life & Contributions (Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies Vol.4, No. 2 (2012)) The Hijrah: Its Philosophy and Message for the Modern Man Qadianism The Life and Work of the Prophet of Islam (The book has been translated from the marvelous French work of Dr. Muhammad Hamidullah). Renaissance and Revivalism in Muslim India ― 1707-1867 The Shorter book on Muslim International Law (Translation of al-Siyar al-Saghir of Muhammad al-Shaybani) An Analytical Study of the Sannusiyyah Movement of North Africa Islamic Renaissance in South Asia (1707-1867)―The Role of Shah Waliullah and His Successors State and Legislation in Islam

Arabic Books S# Arabic Title Romanized Arabic1تحقیق وتعلیق السیرہ الصغیرہ، امام محمد ابن حسن الشیبانی، اسلام آباد ۱۹۹۸ءTehqeeq wa Taleeq al-Seerah al-Saghirah, Imam Muhammad Ibn Hasan al-Shaybani, Islamabad 19982القرآن الکریم، المعجزۃ العالیۃ الکبریٰ، اسلام آباد ۱۹۹۴ءAl-Quran al-Karim, Al-Mu'jizah al-Aliyyah al-Kubra, Islamabad 19943یا امم الشرق (ترجمہ کلام اقبال)، دسمبر ۱۹۸۶ءYa Ummam al-Sharq (Tarjumah Kalam-e-Iqbal), December 19864تاریخ الحرکۃ المجددیہ، بیروت ۲۰۰۹ءTareekh al-Harakah al-Mujaddidiyah, Beirut 20095العولمۃ، قاہرہ ۲۰۰۸ءAl-Awlamah, Cairo 2008

Death On 25 August 2010 Ghazi was admitted to the CCU of PIMS. On the morning of 26 August he died of heart failure. He was buried in the H-10 graveyard in Islamabad.

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