Why did Javed Ahmed Ghamidi leave Pakistan?
Ghamidi left Pakistan in 2010 as a result of opposition to his work and threat to his life and his closed ones. In a 2015 interview with Voice of America, Ghamidi explained his reason for departure was to safeguard the lives of people near him including his neighbours who had begun to fear for their safety.
Who is Hassan Ilyas?
Muhammad Hassan Ilyas is a young passionate theologian, researcher and expert in ancient Arabic language and literature, greatly inspired by the famous Islamic scholar Javed Ahmed Ghamidi.
Where was Javed Ahmad Ghamidi born and raised?
Javed Ahmed Ghamidi was born on 07 April 1952 to a Kakazai family in a village called Jivan Shah (near Pakpattan) in District Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan. His family village settlement was Dawud in Sialkot.
When did Javed Ahmad Ghamidi resign from CII?
Javed Ahmed Ghamidi resigned in September 2006 from the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), a constitutional body responsible for providing legal advice on Islamic issues to the Pakistani government.
When did Javed Ahmad Ghamidi become member of Council of Islamic ideology?
He became a member of the Council of Islamic Ideology (responsible for giving legal advice on Islamic issues to the Pakistani Government and the country’s Parliament) on 28 January 2006, where he remained for a couple of years. He also taught Islamic studies at the Civil Services Academy for more than a decade from 1979 to 1991.
Who is Javed Ahmed Ghamdi a true scholar?
Respectfully to a seeker who stumbled upon my blog through the search string: “Is Javed Ahmed Ghamdi a true Islamic scholar”. It has been narrated that Awzai (the Syrian jurist), who was a contemporary of Abu Hanifa, once asked Abdullah Ibn Mubarak, “Have you heard about the innovator from Kufa whose kunyah is Abu Hanifa”.
