Khalid Masud
Early Life
Allama Khalid Masud was born on December 16, 1935 in Lilla, District Jehlum, Pakistan. He belonged to a religious family. He learnt basics of Arabic & Persian from his father Saif U Rehman who was an Arabic teacher at his time
Education & Career
He did his Master's degree in Chemistry from Punjab University Lahore in 1958. Then he went to London for higher studies. He obtained Chemical Engineering Diploma from King's College London in 1965. He remained President of UK Islamic Mission there. He also got his Master's degree in Islamic Studies from Punjab University in 1975.
He joined government service in 1958 in Industries Department PunjabLahore. He worked there for 27 years. In 1985 he was offered position of Research Scholar in Quaid e Azam Library Bagh e Jinnah Lahore.[1] He worked there till his retirement in 1996. There he found very opportunity to do his research work.
Association with Maulana Islahi
In 1958 he associated himself with Maulana Amin Ahsan Islahi and remained with him till his death. Khalid Masud did a major role in converting knowldge of his teacher from lectures into text for the benefits of the public. Maulana Islahi had admired a number of times his efforts in spreading his school of thought. Maulana Islahi appionted him Nazam of his Idara Taddabur Quran o Hadith and chief editor of his quarterly journal Taddabur. He served his teacher and Idara for twenty two years till his death.[2]
After death of Maulana Islahi, management of Madras Ul Islah, Siray Mir Azam Garh UP India arranged Imam Farahi Seminar in January 1999 and especially invited Allama Khalid Masud in place of Maulana Islahi. He presented two papers there. They offered him chair of Imam Farahi for presiding the seminar.
Books & Magazines
He wrote a number of books on Quran, Hadith, Grammer, Islam and Science for all ages.
Quran
- Quran e Hakim - Abridged version of Maulana Islahi's Tadabbur-i-Qur'an in one volume.[3]
- Hikmat e Quran - Based on Allama Hamiduddin Farahi's Arabic books. [4]
Hadith
- Editing of commentary on Sahih Bukhari by Maulana Amin Ahsan Islahi{Two Volumes}
- Editing of commentary on Mowta Imam Malik by Maulana Amin Ahsan Islahi {Two Volumes}[5]
Sirah
- Hayat e Rasul e Ummi [6]
Grammer
- Asbaq Al Nahw - Reproduction of original work of Maulana Hamiduddin Farahi
For Childern
- Ibtedai Falkiyat
- Kurrah Zamin
- Podun ki Zindagi
- Alam e Haywanat
- Musalman aur Science
- Ibtedai Bahr Pamai
Translations in Urdu
- Francis Bacon's Novumorganum with Neoatlantas.
- Bertrand Russell's Our knowldge of external world.
- Isaac Newton's The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy.
Magazines
- Chief Editor of Taddabur
- Editor of Quarterly Journal of Quaid e Azam Library
Professional Work
He wrote a number of article during his service in Punjab Industries Department Lahore. These include
- Chemical Investigations on the seeds of Ficus Bangalensis.
- Synthetic tanning material from black liquor.
- Mechanism of heat transfer in the boiling regime.
- Sulphur dyes from balck liquor.
- Survey report on paint & varnish industry in Punjab.
Death
He had been suffering from Hepatitus C for a number of years. He died on October 1, 2003 in Jinnah Hospital Lahore. Famous Scholar Allama Javed Ahmed Ghamidi offered his funeral prayer. He was buried in his native village Lilla.
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See also
- Islamic scholars
- Hamiduddin Farahi
- Amin Ahsan Islahi
- Tadabbur-i-Qur’an
- Javed Ahmad Ghamidi
- Hayat e Rasul e Ummi