Imran Nazar Hosein
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| Imran Hosein | |
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| Born | 1942 Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Residence | Trinidad |
| Occupation | Islamic scholarAuthorPhilosopher |
| Title | ShaikhMaulana Aalim |
| Religious beliefs | Sunni Islam |
| Website http://www.imranhosein.org |
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Imran Nazar Hosein is a leading International Islamic Philosopher, Scholar and author, specialising in world politics, economy, eschatology , modern socio-economic/political issues and expert on international affairs. He is best-selling author of 'Jerusalem in the Qur'an..
Imran Nazar Hosein was born in the Caribbean island of Trinidad in 1942 to parents whose ancestors had migrated from India as indentured labourers. He studied Islam, Philosophy and International Relations at several universities and institutions of higher learning. Among them are al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, the Institute of International Relations of the University of the West Indies in Trinidad, the University of Karachi in Pakistan, the Aleemiyah Institute of Islamic Studies in Karachi, Pakistan, and the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.
He worked for several years as a Foreign Service Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago.
He lived in New York for ten years during which time he served as the Director of Islamic Studies for the Joint Committee of Muslim Organizations of Greater New York. He lectured on Islam in several American and Canadian universities, colleges, churches, synagogues, prisons, community halls, etc. He also participated in many inter-faith dialogues with Christian and Jewish scholars while representing Islam in USA. He was the Imam, for sometime, at Masjid Dar al-Qur'an in Long Island, New York. He also led the weekly Jumu'ah prayers and delivered the sermon at the headquarters of the United Nations Organization in Manhattan, New York, once monthly for ten years continuously.
He is a former Principal of the Aleemiyah Institute of Islamic Studies in Karachi, Pakistan, Director of Research of the World Muslim Congress in Karachi, Pakistan, Director of the Islamic Institute for Education and Research in Miami, Florida, and Director of D'awah for Tanzeem-e-Islami of North America.
He has traveled continuously and extensively around the world on Islamic lecture-tours since graduating from the Aleemiyah Institute of Islamic Studies in 1971 at age 29. And he has also written more than a dozen books on Islam that have invariably been received with public respect. Indeed, Jerusalem in the Qur'an - An Islamic View of the Destiny of Jerusalem has become a best seller and has been translated and published in several languages.
Prof. Dr. Malik Badri, Dean of the International Institute for Islamic Thought and Civilization in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, wrote the Foreword to that book and this is what he had to say:
| “ | Finally, I am amazed by Imran's style of writing. Though Jerusalem in the Qur'an, is a meticulously written thesis combining religious and historical documents with recent political events and penetrating interpretations from the Qur'an and Hadith, it runs like a story. Once you begin reading it, it is hard to stop. This is the general quality of a novel. The person would read it once and throw the book away - but not that of a serious thought-provoking dissertation like the book that Brother Shaikh Imran published. It is a reference that one needs to keep and reread whenever the subject is to be researched. I believe that this eloquence of the Shaikh must be the result of a natural gift that has interacted with his indefatigable work as a preacher and da'iyah and the Divine Blessings for his sincerity." [1] | ” |
Prof. Dr. Abul Fadl Mohsin Ebrahim, Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Durban in South Africa, has this to say about the book:
| “ | 'Jerusalem in the Qur'an' makes its debut at a crucial time when the morale of the Muslims ... is at its lowest. The blatant incessant Israeli incursions in the Holy Land go unabated, and Muslims are echoing the very words that their fellow brethren called out unto their Lord when they were being persecuted at the hands of the kuffar of Makkah: "When will the help of Allah come?" Shaikh Imran's insight into the events that are unfolding in the world today is a source of inspiration for Muslims for he convincingly argues from his scholarly interpretations of the Divine Writ (i.e., the Holy Qur'an) and the Ahadith of the Prophet Muhammad (sallalahu 'alaihi wa sallam) that the help of Allah (subhanahu wa ta'alah) is at hand, that the Holy Land will be liberated, and that Islam will re-emerge as the `Ruling State' in the world. The reader will be enthralled by the author's grasp on world politics. 'Jerusalem in the Qur'an' comes as a ray of sunshine for Muslims and is an eye-opener for the so-called 'People of the Book'. ['Jerusalem in the Qur'an', Masjid Dar al-Qur'an, Long Island, New York. 2002. back cover]</ref> | ” |
Imran's first book, entitled Islam and Buddhism in the Modern World was written when he was just 29 and still remains the only book on the subject by a Muslim scholar. That book won high praise from such eminent scholars as Vice Chancellor of University of Karachi and renowned historian, Dr. Ishtiaq Husain Quraishi, eminent Pakistani jurist and philosopher, A. K. Brohi, and eminent Muslim sociologist, Dr. Basharat Ali.
This is what A. K. Brohi had to say concerning 'Islam and Buddhism in the Modern World':
| “ | [...] What struck me most while reading Imran's magnificent book was the lucidity of, and clarity in, the treatment and almost awe-inspiring simplicity of style with which the argument has been presented by the author at first to expound and then to critically appraise what, after all, is a highly complex philosophical conception of religion by which a considerable bulk of humanity of today claims to regulate its life. In hundred and odd pages the author has presented to us a comparative estimate of the two great world religions like Buddhism and Islam, and, what is vastly more important, he has attempted a critical analysis of Buddhism regarded both as an ethics and as a metaphysic.
By and large, the principal points made in this book tend to show an amazing and original mind at work. For that reason this book is likely to be ranked as one of the most significant contributions that have been made to the literature of comparative religion . . . [2] |
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While referring to Imran Hosein as a "scholar of rare philosophical erudition, originality and creative vigour", A. K. Brohi went on to predict about him as follows: "I have no doubt that our young author is likely, if he only continues to maintain the tempo of his scholarly pursuits, to turn, in the days that lie ahead, to be a scholar of whom the world of Islam will have reason to be proud." ['Islam and Buddhism in the Modern World'. World Federation of Islamic Missions, Karachi. 1972. Inside front cover]
Maulana Dr. Fazlur Rahman Ansari, an outstanding scholar of Islam of the modern age, wrote the Foreword to that book and this is what he had to say:
| “ | It gives me great pleasure to introduce Imran Hosein's research monograph on 'Islam and Buddhism in the Modern World' which forms his first attempt in the field of authorship and which can safely be said to be the first book on this topic ever written by an Islamic scholar.
The author, who is a dear pupil of mine, has inherited the illustrious traditions of modern scholarship in Philosophy and Religion represented by Dr. Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan M.A., LL.B., Dr. Phil. (Erl.), D. Phil. (Oxon.) and Dr. Sir Muhammad Iqbal M.A., Ph.D., D.Litt.D., Bar-at-Law, and of missionary endeavor represented by His Eminence Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqui al-Qaderi (of blessed memory), and I am proud of him. Though young in years, he is already on the road to ripeness in wisdom, and I am sure that his continued labor as a researcher will bring to him greater and greater glory in the cause of Truth. Already, the present book is a very promising achievement. His treatment of the subject demonstrates clear-headedness, objectivity and logical acumen of a high order. And his approach, in keeping with the spirit of Islam, is sympathetic towards Buddha and Buddhism- in sharp contrast to the malicious and vindictive approach so often demonstrated by Christian and Arya Samaj scholars in their writings on Islam. I pray to God to bless this book with the choicest success. Amen![3] |
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Imran Hosein's three new books, published in 2007, on 'Surah al-Kahf' of the Qur'an and on the subject of 'Signs of the Last Day in the Modern Age', offer rare insights into interpretation of the Qur'an and the Hadith of Prophet Muhammad insofar as they explain the modern age.
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- 'The Gold Dinar and Silver Dirham - Islam and the Future of Money';
- 'Dreams in Islam - A Window to Truth and to the Heart;
- 'A Muslim response to the Attack on America';
- 'Jerusalem in the Quran';
- 'The Religion of Abraham and the State of Israel - A View from the Qur'an';
- 'The Caliphate the Hejaz and the Saudi-Wahhabi Nation-State';
- 'One Ameer, One Jamaat - The Organization of a Muslim Community in the Age of Fitan';
- 'Islam and Buddhism in the Modern World';
- 'The Prohibition of Riba in the Qur'an and Sunnah';
- 'The Importance of the Prohibition of Riba in Islam';
- 'The Strategic Importance of the Fast of Ramadan and Isra & Mi'raj';
- 'The Qur'anic Method of Curing Alcoholism and Drug Addiction';
- 'George Bernard Shaw and the Islamic Scholar';
- 'Surah al-Kahf: Text, Translation and Modern Commentary';
- 'Surah al-Kahf and the Modern Age';
- 'Signs of the Last Day in the Modern Age'.
- 'The Islamic Travelogue'.
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- 'A Muslim response to the Attack on America';
- 'Jerusalem in the Quran';
- 'Surah Al Kahf - Arabic text - Translation and Modern Commentary';
- 'Dreams in Islam';
- 'The Importance of the Prohibition of Riba in Islam';
- 'Surah Al-Kahf and the Modern Age';
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