Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi
Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi (born September 18, 1950 ; died September 25, 2010 ) was a Pakistani lawyer, Islamic scholar of sharia and fiqh, and university professor.
Live and act
Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi was born on September 18, 1950. He passed his Dars-i Nizami exam (“equal to MA Arabic and Islamic Studies”) in 1966. He obtained his MA in Arabic in 1972 from Punjab University , Lahore . He received his PhD in Oriental Learning from Punjab University in 1988. He obtained certificates in Arabic , Persian and French and published in English , Urdu and Arabic.
Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi was a professor at the International Islamic University , Faisal Masjid Complex, Islamabad , the Islamic Social Sciences Department he headed, and was since 2010 Ulema-judge of the Federal Shariat Court ( Federal Shariat Court ). He was President of the International Islamic University in Islamabad and Minister of Religious Affairs of his country.
Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi held a variety of offices and traveled to many countries. He left behind a number of unpublished and unfinished works. He was one of the signatories of the Amman Message ( Amman Message ).
Publications (selection)
More extensive lists of his publications can be found at Muhammad Junaid Nadvi (Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies) and at federalshariatcourt.gov.pk (the website of the Pakistani Federal Sharia Court).
- Ghazi, Mahmood Ahmad (edited, translated and annotated): The Shorter Book on Muslim International Law. Kitāb al-siyar al-ṣaghīr by Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Shaybānī . Islamic Research Institute. Islamabad 1998. ISBN 969-408-194-7
- Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi: The Sansūsiyyah movement of North Africa , Shariʼah Academy, International Islamic University, 2001
See also
- International Islamic University in Islamabad (English)
literature
- Muhammad Junaid Nadvi: "Dr. Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi (1950-2010): Life & Contributions." Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies , Vol. 4, No. 2 (2012) 87 (online at pakistaniaat.org )
Web links
- Mr. Justice Dr. Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi, Judge - federalshariatcourt.gov.pk
- Website dedicated to the life, works and achievements of the Late Dr. Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi - mahmoodghazi.org
- Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies
References and footnotes
- ↑ a b c Mr. Justice Dr Mahood Ahmad Ghazi, Judge - federalshariatcourt.gov.pk
- ↑ Syed, Irfan Raza (23 March 2010). " President appoints 4 ulema judges ". The Dawn.
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SURNAME | Ghazi, Mahmood Ahmad |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ġāzī, Maḥmūd Aḥmad; Ghazi, Mahmood Ahmad; Ghazi, Mahmoud Ahmad; Ghazi, Mahmood Ahmed |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Islamic lawyer and university professor; President of the International Islamic University in Islamabad and judge at the Pakistani Federal Sharia Court |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1950 |
DATE OF DEATH | September 25, 2010 |