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Khurram Jah Murad (1932-1996) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and writer. He was born in Bhopal, British Raj, current day India. While his preaching activities began in Pakistan, he has been involved in the promotion of the Islamic movement in Asia, Europe and Africa. As chief of the training departments of the Jamiat, the Jamaat and as an active resource-person in training programmes in the UK, he played a key role in the character-building of the youth in the Islamic Movement.
Education
Murad graduated with a Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, from NED University of Engineering and Technology.[citation needed] He also completed a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Minnesota.[citation needed]
Career
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. He was also a prisoner of war for many years in the 1971 Indo-Pakistani war. From 1975-1976, he was involved in the extension project of Masjid al-Haram in Mecca as he was a civil engineer by profession. During his time in NED he gained stature as a student leader and later served as Nazim-e-Ala of Islami Jamiat Talaba for session 1951-52.[2]
Publications
His 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
Shariah: The Way to Justice
Shari'ah: The Way to God
Interpersonal Relations
In the Early Hours: Reflections on Spiritual and Self-Development
Sacrifice the making of a Muslim
Dawah among Non-Muslims in the West
Islam & Terrorism
The Islamic Movement: Dynamics of Values Power and Change
Islamic Movement in the West: Reflections on Some Issues
Dying & Living for Allah
Treasures of the Qur'an
Some 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 & Envy")
Rizq-e-halal ("Lawful Sustenance")
Niyyat aur Amal ("Intention & 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")