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Famous
Personalities of the Global Islamic Movement Throughout History
Israr Ahmed
(Urdu: اسرار احمد) is a well-known Muslim religious
figure in Pakistan, India, the Middle East, and North
America. He is the founder of the Tanzeem-e-islami, an
off-shoot of the Jamaat-e-Islami. He was born on April
26, 1932 in Hisar District (a district of East Punjab,
now part of Haryana) in India. He currently has a daily
show on Pe
Education
He graduated from King Edward Medical College (Lahore)
in 1954 and later received his Master's degree in
Islamic Studies from the University of Karachi in 1965.
He came under the influence of Allama Iqbal and Maulana
Maududi as a young student, worked briefly for Muslim
Student's Federation in the Independence Movement and,
following the creation of Pakistan in 1947, for the
Islami Jami`yat-e-Talaba and then for the
Jama`at-e-Islami. Ahmed resigned from the Jama`at in
April 1957 because of its involvement in the electoral
politics, which he believed was irreconcilable with the
revolutionary methodology adopted by the Jama'at in the
pre-1947 period.
Background
His thought has been influenced by Muhammad Iqbal,
Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, Amin Ahsan Islahi, Farahi,
Rafi-ud-Din, Abul Kalam Azad, Shabbir Ahmed Usmani, and
Mahmood ul-Hasan and he has himself affirmed that he has
synthesized his vision of Islam from these diverse
sources. He has also repeatedly acknowledged the deep
influence of Shah Waliullah Dehlavi, the 18th c Indian
Islamic visionary who was at once a spiritual leader,a
freedom warrior,a jurist and a prolific scholar. He was
formerly a part of Jamaat-e-Islami but he left the party
to spearhead a separate organization. On numerous
occasions he has said that he realized early enough that
establishing an Islamic politico-socio-economic system
in a country was a revolutionary process and unlikey to
materialize through parliamentary politics of
give-and-take.
Dr. Israr Ahmad first appeared on Pakistan Television in
1978 in a program called Al-Kitab; this was followed by
other programs, known as Alif Lam Meem, Rasool-e-Kamil,
Umm-ul-Kitab and the most popular of all religious
programs in the history of Pakistan Television, the
Al-Huda, which made him a household name throughout the
country. Although he did not like to receive it
personally, Dr. Israr Ahmad was awarded Sitara-i-Imtiaz
in 1981. He has to his credit over 60 Urdu books on
topics related to Islam and Pakistan, 9 of which have
been translated into English and other languages.
Tanzeem-e-Islami
The essence of what we call the “Islamic revolutionary
thought” consists of the idea that it is not enough to
practice Islam in one's individual life but that the
teachings of the Qur'an and those of the Sunnah of
Prophet Muhammad (SAW) must also be implemented in their
totality in the social, cultural, juristic, political,
and the economic spheres of life. The credit for
reviving this dynamic concept of Islam in the Indian
subcontinent, after centuries of neglect and dormancy,
goes to Allama Muhammad Iqbal. The first attempt towards
the actualization of this concept was made by Maulana
Abul Kalam Azad through his short-lived party, the
Hizbullah. Another attempt was made by Maulana Sayyid
Abul A`la Maududi through his Jama`at-e-Islami; however,
the decision by the Jama`at after the creation of
Pakistan to take part in the electoral process instead
of continuing the original revolutionary methodology
gradually resulted in its degeneration from a pure
Islamic revolutionary party to a mere political one.
When Jama’t-e-Islami entered in the electoral process in
1956, a group of individuals including Dr. Israr Ahmed
resigned on account of their disagreement with the
leadership of the Jama‘at on significant policy matters.
They came together and tried unsuccessfully to form an
organized group that was expected to fulfill the vacuum
created by the post-1947 change in the direction and
course of Jama‘at-e-Islami. A resolution was passed
which subsequently became the Mission Statement of
Tanzeem-e-Islami. While continuing his Quranic lectures,
Dr. Israr kept waiting for his former colleagues to
initiate efforts of Islamic renaissance through the
revolutionary process. However upon realizing that
nobody was coming forward to shoulder this
responsibility, he decided to step-on for this effort
and call people to make a disciplined organization and
he therefore laid the foundation of Tanzeem-e-Islami.
Dr. Israr Ahmed relinquished the leadership of
Tanzeem-e-Islami in October, 2002 on grounds of bad
health and Hafiz Aakif Saeed is the present Ameer of the
Tanzeem to whom all rufaqaa of Tanzeem renewed their
pledge of Baiyah.
Books and Magazines
-
Minhaj-e-Inqalab-e-Nabawi
- Nida
- Meesaq
(Pact), monthly magazine
- Hikmat-e-Quran
(Wisdom of Quran), monthly magazine
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