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Mahmood Ahmed Ghazi

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Justice
Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi
Judge of Federal Shariat Court
In office
26 March 2010[1] – 25 September 2010
Appointed byPresident Asif Ali Zardari[2]
Personal details
Born13 September 1950
Kandhla, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died26 September 2010(2010-09-26) (aged 60)
Islamabad

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.[1]

Birth and education

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Ghazi was born on 13 September 1950 in Kandhla, Uttar Pradesh. His father Muhammad Ahmad Farooqui was a disciple of Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi.[3] 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.[4]

Academic affiliations

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

Books

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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:[3]

Urdu Books [5]

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S# Urdu Title Romanized Urdu
1 ادب القاضی، اسلام آباد، ۱۹۸۳ء Adab al-Qazi, Islamabad, 1983
2 مسودہ قانون قصاص ودیت، اسلام آباد، ۱۹۸۶ Maswada Qanoon Qisas-o-Diyat, Islamabad, 1986
3 احکام بلوغت، اسلام آباد ۱۹۸۷ء Ahkam-e-Balughat, Islamabad, 1987
4 اسلام کا قانون بین الممالک، بہاولپور ۱۹۹۷، اسلام آباد ۲۰۰۷ Islam ka Qanoon Bain-ul-Mamalik, Bahawalpur 1997, Islamabad 2007
5 محاضرات قرآن، الفیصل۔ لاہور ۲۰۰۴ Muhazirat-e-Quran, Al-Faisal. Lahore 2004
6 محاضرات حدیث، الفیصل۔لاہور ۲۰۰۴ Muhazirat-e-Hadith, Al-Faisal. Lahore 2004
7 محاضرات فقہ، الفیصل۔لاہور ۲۰۰۵ Muhazirat-e-Fiqh, Al-Faisal. Lahore 2005
8 محاضرات سیرۃ، الفیصل۔لاہور ۲۰۰۷ Muhazirat-e-Seerat, Al-Faisal. Lahore 2007
9 محاضرات شریعت وتجارت، الفیصل۔لاہور ۲۰۰۹ Muhazirat-e-Shariat-o-Tijarat, Al-Faisal. Lahore 2009
10 اسلامی شریعت اور عصر حاضر، انسٹی ٹیوٹ آف پالیسی اسٹڈیز، اسلام آباد، ۲۰۰۹ Islami Shariat aur Asr-e-Haazir, Institute of Policy Studies, Islamabad, 2009
11 قرآن ایک تعارف، اسلام آباد ۲۰۰۳ Quran: Aik Taaruf, Islamabad 2003
12 محکمات عالم قرآنی، اسلام آباد ۲۰۰۲ Muhkamat Alam-e-Qurani, Islamabad 2002
13 امر بالمعروف ونہی عن المنکر، اسلام آباد ۱۹۹۲ Amr bil Maroof wa Nahi anil Munkar, Islamabad 1992
14 اصول الفقہ (ایک تعارف، حصہ اول ودوم)، اسلام آباد، ۲۰۰۴ Usool al-Fiqh (Aik Taaruf, Hissa Awwal o Doyam), Islamabad, 2004
15 قواعدفقہیہ (ایک تاریخی جائزہ، حصہ اول و دوم)، اسلام آباد ۲۰۰۴ Qawaid Fiqhiya (Aik Tareekhi Jaiza, Hissa Awwal o Doyam), Islamabad 2004
16 تقنین الشریعہ، اسلام آباد ۲۰۰۵ Taqneen al-Shari'a, Islamabad 2005
17 اسلام اور مغرب تعلقات، زوار اکیڈمی پبلی کیشنز،کراچی۔۲۰۰۹ Islam aur Maghrib Talluqaat, Zawaar Academy Publications, Karachi. 2009
18 مسلمانوں کا دینی و عصری نظام تعلیم، الشریعہ اکادمی، گوجرانوالہ۔۲۰۰۹ Musalmanon ka Deeni o Asri Nizaam-e-Taleem, Al-Shari'a Academy, Gujranwala. 2009
19 اسلامی بنکاری، ایک تعارف، زوار اکیڈمی پبلی کیشنز،کراچی۔۲۰۱۰ Islami Banking: Aik Taaruf, Zawaar Academy Publications, Karachi. 2010
20 فریضہ 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)
21 اسلام اور مغرب، زوار اکیڈمی پبلی کیشنز،کراچی۔۲۰۰۷ Islam aur Maghrib, Zawaar Academy Publications, Karachi. 2007

English books

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Notable English works of Ghazi are:[6]

  • 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

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S# Arabic Title Romanized Arabic
1 تحقیق وتعلیق السیرہ الصغیرہ، امام محمد ابن حسن الشیبانی، اسلام آباد ۱۹۹۸ء Tehqeeq wa Taleeq al-Seerah al-Saghirah, Imam Muhammad Ibn Hasan al-Shaybani, Islamabad 1998
2 القرآن الکریم، المعجزۃ العالیۃ الکبریٰ، اسلام آباد ۱۹۹۴ء Al-Quran al-Karim, Al-Mu'jizah al-Aliyyah al-Kubra, Islamabad 1994
3 یا امم الشرق (ترجمہ کلام اقبال)، دسمبر ۱۹۸۶ء Ya Ummam al-Sharq (Tarjumah Kalam-e-Iqbal), December 1986
4 تاریخ الحرکۃ المجددیہ، بیروت ۲۰۰۹ء Tareekh al-Harakah al-Mujaddidiyah, Beirut 2009
5 العولمۃ، قاہرہ ۲۰۰۸ء Al-Awlamah, Cairo 2008

Death

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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.[7][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hon'ble Judges". Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  2. ^ Syed, Irfan Raza (23 March 2010). "President appoints 4 Ulema judges". The Dawn. Retrieved 31 October 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b c Dr Muhammad Ghitreef Shahbaz Nadwi. Aalam-e-Islam Ke Chand Mashaheer (Sawaneh wa Afkar ka Mutala) (in Urdu) (March 2017 ed.). Rahbar Book Service, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi. pp. 334–347.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "ڈاکٹر محمود احمد غازیؒ ۔ حیات و خدمات کا ایک مختصر خاکہ - ادارہ". alsharia.org. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  6. ^ Dr. Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi (1950-2010): Life & Contributions (Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies Vol.4, No. 2 (2012))
  7. ^ "Untitled" (PDF). iri.aiou.edu.pk. Retrieved 23 June 2024.[dead link‍]
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