Murad was born on November 3, 1932, in Bhopal, a Muslim state in central India. His lineage came from Muzzafar Nagar and Saharanpur. He joined in the Bhopal-based Hameediyah College in 1947 after completing his matriculation. His family migrated to Pakistan in 1948. After settling in Karachi, Khurram enrolled in the D.J. Science College. After finishing his intermediate education, he attended the University of Karachi's Bachelor of Civil Engineering program, where he graduated in 1952. In 1958, he earned his master's degree from the University of Minnesota in the US. After receiving his degree, he also taught at the university for a brief period before leaving for Pakistan.[2]
Careeredit
He worked as a lecturer in NED Engineering College from 1955 to 1957. As a notable engineer of the country, he rendered his services in East Pakistan as chief engineer and resident director of the then famous consultancy firm; Associate and Consulting Engineers (ACE). During his employment, he in addition to Pakistan provided his services to the major construction projects in Iran and Saudi Arabia. In this regard, he took part in the expansion project of Makkah.
He remained in India as a prisoner of war for two and a half years after the fall of East Pakistan in 1971.
After moving from Saudi Arabia to the United Kingdom, he served as the Director-General of The Islamic Foundation, a well-known scientific and research institution from 1977 to 1987.
Murad served as Naib Amir (Vice-President) of the Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan and Amir (President) in Bangladesh, a Trustee and a former Director General of the Islamic Foundation in Leicester, UK, and editor of Tarjumanal Qur'an, Lahore, Pakistan (a journal founded by the Islamic scholar, Abul Ala Maududi in 1932), and the quarterly Muslim World Book Review, UK.[3][2]
Publicationsedit
His works include:
Way to the Quran (and an )
Key to al-Baqarah
The Quranic Treasures
Islam – The Easy Way
Who is Muhammad?
Gifts from Muhammad 22 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
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This article s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia See Wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions October 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Khurram Murad 3 November 1932 19 December 1996 was a Pakistani scholar of Islam 1 Khurram MuradBorn3 November 1932Bhopal IndiaDied19 December 1996 citation needed Leicester United KingdomNationalityPakistani British RajEducationUniversity of MinnesotaOccupation s Islamic scholar author politician civil engineerOrganization s Jamaat e Islami PakistanIslami Jamiat e TalabaThe Islamic FoundationMuslim World Book Review Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Publications 4 Notes 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksEarly life and education editMurad was born on November 3 1932 in Bhopal a Muslim state in central India His lineage came from Muzzafar Nagar and Saharanpur He joined in the Bhopal based Hameediyah College in 1947 after completing his matriculation His family migrated to Pakistan in 1948 After settling in Karachi Khurram enrolled in the D J Science College After finishing his intermediate education he attended the University of Karachi s Bachelor of Civil Engineering program where he graduated in 1952 In 1958 he earned his master s degree from the University of Minnesota in the US After receiving his degree he also taught at the university for a brief period before leaving for Pakistan 2 Career editHe worked as a lecturer in NED Engineering College from 1955 to 1957 As a notable engineer of the country he rendered his services in East Pakistan as chief engineer and resident director of the then famous consultancy firm Associate and Consulting Engineers ACE During his employment he in addition to Pakistan provided his services to the major construction projects in Iran and Saudi Arabia In this regard he took part in the expansion project of Makkah He remained in India as a prisoner of war for two and a half years after the fall of East Pakistan in 1971 After moving from Saudi Arabia to the United Kingdom he served as the Director General of The Islamic Foundation a well known scientific and research institution from 1977 to 1987 Murad served as Naib Amir Vice President of the Jamaat e Islami Pakistan and Amir President in Bangladesh a Trustee and a former Director General of the Islamic Foundation in Leicester UK and editor of Tarjumanal Qur an Lahore Pakistan a journal founded by the Islamic scholar Abul Ala Maududi in 1932 and the quarterly Muslim World Book Review UK 3 2 Publications editHis works include Way to the Quran and an online website Key to al Baqarah The Quranic Treasures Islam The Easy Way Who is Muhammad Gifts from Muhammad Archived 22 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine Shariah The Way to Justice Shari ah The Way to God Interpersonal Relations permanent dead link In the Early Hours Reflections on Spiritual and Self Development Sacrifice the making of a Muslim Dawah among Non Muslims in the West Islam amp Terrorism The Islamic Movement Dynamics of Values Power and Change Islamic Movement in the West Reflections on Some Issues Dying amp Living for Allah Archived 21 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine Treasures of the Qur an Archived 21 September 2017 at the Wayback MachineSome of his booklets in Urdu are Zikr e Ilahi Remembrance of God Rabb se Mulaaqaat Meeting with the Lord Dawat kai Nishan e Raah Imaanat Daary Honesty Allah se Muhabbat Loving Allah Hasad aur Bughz Jealousy amp Envy Rizq e halal Lawful Sustenance Niyyat aur Amal Intention amp Action Hubb e Dunya Love of the World Dil ki zindagi Life of the Heart Ghalatiyon to Maaf Karna Forgiving Mistakes Haqeeqat e Zuhd Reality of Piety Urooj ka Raasta The Way to Elevation Notes edit Khurram Murad SoundVision com Retrieved 5 October 2022 a b Musharraf Muhammad Nabeel KHURRAM J MURAD AN OVERVIEW OF HIS POLITICAL AND SCHOLARLY CONTRIBUTIONS Academia Retrieved 5 July 2023 جماعت اسلامی پاکستان Archived from the original on 11 November 2012 References editRacius Egdunas 2004 The multiple nature of the Islamic Da wa Dissertation University of Helsinki Archived 14 April 2016 at the Wayback MachineFurther reading editAnsari Humayun 3 September 2002 Muslims in Britain London Minority Rights Group International MRG Musharraf Mohammad Nabeel Khurram J Murad An Overview of His Political and Scholarly Contributions AJHISR Vol 3 Issue 2 External links editUK Islamic Mission parent organization of the Islamic Foundation Islamworld net Collection of English Books by Khurram Murad Archived 21 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine Collection of Books by Khurram Murad in PDF format Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Khurram Murad amp oldid 1178516617, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
