Khalid Masud
Khalid Masud | |
|---|---|
| Era | Modern era |
| Region | Muslim scholar |
| School | Farahi-Islahi |
Main interests | Quran, Hadith, Sirah, Science |
Notable ideas | Sirah in light of Quran |
Allama Khalid Masud (December 16, 1935–October 1, 2003) was a Muslim Scholar of Pakistan. He spent the major part of his life with Moulana Amin Ahsan Islahi. He played a major role in conveying ideas and thoughts of his teacher and Imam Farhi to general public. He wrote a number of books and articles and delivered lectures on Islam, Science and other subjects.
By profession he was Chemical Engineer but he spent his life in propagation of Farahi's school of thought. He worked as incharge of Idara Taddabur e Quran o Hadith.
Early life
Allama Khalid Masud was born in Lilla, District Jehlum, Pakistan. He belonged to a religious family, which is a branch of a local sufi school of thought, Naqshbandi Mujjaddadi. But he and his father, Saif U Rehman, both were not under influence of sufism and they concentrated mainly towards Quran and Sharia. He learnt basics of Arabic and Persian from his father Saif U Rehman who was an Arabic teacher at his time.
Education and career
He did his Master's degree in Chemistry from Punjab University Lahore in 1958. In 1964 he went to London for higher studies. He obtained Chemical Engineering Diploma from King's College, Cambridge 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 Industries Department, Govt of Punjab in 1958. 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 every opportunity to do his research work.
During his student life (from 1956-1958) , he remained Incharge / Nazam of Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba Lahore. But after completion of his studies he did not join Jamiat's parent party Jamat-e-Islami and preferred to learn Quran and Hadith from Maulana Amin Ahsan Islahi.
Association with Maulana Islahi
In 1958 Maulana Amin Ahsan Islahi separated from politics and Jamat-e-Islami and created a Halqa Taddabur Quran O Hadith. KHalid Masud was one of his early pupils who joined his Halqa. He was his only pupil who spent so much time with from 1958 till his death. 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 his lectures into text for the benefits of the public. He also helped him in writing his famous tafseer Taddabur e Quran. Maulana Islahi had admired a number of times his efforts in spreading Farahi's & Islahi's schools of thought. Maulana Islahi appionted him Nazam of his Idara Taddabur Quran o Hadith and chief editor of his quarterly journal Taddabur in 1981. He served his teacher and Idara for twenty two years till his death in 2003.[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 and magazines
He wrote a number of books on Quran, Hadith, Grammar, 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] He converted it into a Urdu for the benefit of the general public.
Hadith
- Taddabur e Hadith - Sahih Bukhari by Maulana Amin Ahsan Islahi {Two Volumes}[5]
- Taddabur e Hadith - Mowta Imam Malik by Maulana Amin Ahsan Islahi {Two Volumes}[6]
He converted audio lectures of his teacher Maulana Islahi into books by editing and adding and deleting necessary / unnecessary portions.
Sirah
- Hayat e Rasul e Ummi [7].
Grammar
- Asbaq Al Nahw
Reproduction of original work of Maulana Hamiduddin Farahi. He added a few exercises and extended its chapters to customize it for students in a simple language.
For children
- Ibtedai Falkiyat
(Urdu: Basic Astronomy) - Kurrah Zamin
(Urdu: Earth) - Podun ki Zindagi
(Urdu: Life of Plants) - Alam e Haywanat
(Urdu: Zoology) - Musalman aur Science
(Urdu: Muslims and Science) - Ibtedai Bahr Pamai
(Urdu: Basic Navigation)
Above books were published by Quaid e Azam Library Lahore for children on science.[8]
Translations in Urdu
- Francis Bacon's Novum Organum with Neoatlantas.
It describes Bacon's belief that new system of logic is superior to the old ways of syllogism.
- Bertrand Russell's Our knowldge of external world.
. This book expresses much of Russell's thinking about science. - Isaac Newton's Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Latin: "The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy").It contains the statement of Newton's laws of motion forming the foundation of classical mechanics, as well as his law of universal gravitation and a derivation of Kepler's laws for the motion of the planets.
- Isaac Newton's Opticks . This book is about Optics and refraction of lights.
Above all great books which were translated by Khalid Masud in a very good Urdu language are published by National Language Authority Pakistan.[9]
Magazines
He performed editorial job of a few magazines in following capacities
- Chief Editor of Taddabur
Taddabur is a quarterly journal of Idara Taddabur i Quran o Hadith. It publishes articles on Farahi's Islahi's School of thoughts. He was its first editor and worked for it till his death.
- Editor of Quarterly Journal of Quaid e Azam Library.
On joining Quaid e Azam Library in 1985, editorial responsibility of its quarterly journal was handed over to him. He worked for it till his retirement.
In addition to above he wrote for different other magazines such as Meesaq & Shams ul Islam.
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 black 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 & Companion of Islahi School of thought Allama Javed Ahmed Ghamidi offered his funeral prayer. He was buried in his native village Lilla.
External links
- Pupil of Maulana Amin Ahsan Islahi
- List of books published by National Language Authority Pakistan
- Islahi's intellectual heir
- Quaid e Azam Library Lahore
See also
References
- ^ Quaid e Azam Library Lahore
- ^ Khalid Masud: Amin Ahsan Islahi's Intellectual Heir (1935 — 2003)
- ^ Compilation by Khalid Masood
- ^ Compilation by Khalid Masood
- ^ Work done by Maulana Islahi
- ^ Work done by Maulana Islahi
- ^ Publications by Khalid Masood
- ^ Publications by Quaid e Azam Library Lahore
- ^ List of publications by National Language Authority Pakistan