Dr. Israr Ahmad passed away this morning on April 14th, 2010. Please read this announcement here.
Dr. Israr Ahmad is the ameer of Tanzeem-e-Islami and is a well-known figure in Pakistan, the Middle East, and North America for his efforts in drawing the attention of Muslims in general and their educated classes in particular towards the teachings and wisdom of the Holy Quran. As against the detached, cool, and sterile academicism of many contemporary Muslim scholars, Dr. Israr Ahmad firmly believes in the methodology of “reflection-through-action” which he thinks is amply supported by a verse of the Holy Quran:
As for those who strive in Us, We surely guide them to Our paths (Al-Ankabut 29:69)
Dr. Israr Ahmad, the second son of a government servant, was born on April 26, 1932 in Hisar (a district of East Punjab, now a part of Haryana) in India. He graduated from King Edward Medical College (Lahore) in 1954 and later received his masters in Islamic Studies from the University of Karachi in 1965. He came under the influence of Allama Iqbal and Maulana Abul A`la 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. Dr. Israr Ahmad 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.
While still a student and an activist of the Islami Jami`yat-e-Talaba, Dr. Israr Ahmad gained considerable fame and eminence as a Mudarris (or teacher) of the Holy Quran. Even after resigning from the Jama`at, he continued to give Quranic lectures in different cities of Pakistan, and especially after 1965 he has, according to his own disclosure, invested the better part of his physical and intellectual abilities in the learning and teaching of the Quranic wisdom.
Dr. Israr Ahmad wrote an extremely significant tract in 1967 in which he explained his basic thought — that an Islamic Renaissance is possible only by revitalizing the Iman (true faith and certitude) among the Muslims, particularly their intelligentsia. The revitalization of Iman, in turn, is possible only by the propagation of the Quranic teachings and presenting the everlasting wisdom of the Book of Allah (SWT) in contemporary idiom and at the highest level of scholarship. This undertaking is essential in order to remove the existing dichotomy between modern physical and social sciences on the one hand and the knowledge revealed by Almighty Allah (SWT) on the other. This tract is available in English as Islamic Renaissance: The Real Task Ahead.
Dr. Israr Ahmad gave up his thriving medical practice in 1971 in order to launch a full-fledged and vigorous movement for the revival of Islam. As a result of his efforts, the Markazi Anjuman Khuddam-ul-Quran Lahore was established in 1972, Tanzeem-e-Islami was founded in 1975, and Tahreek-e-Khilafat Pakistan was launched in 1991.
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-e-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. In the context of Quranic exegesis and understanding, Dr. Israr Ahmad is a firm traditionalist of the genre of Maulana Mehmood Hassan Deobandi and Allama Shabeer Ahmad Usmani; yet he presents Quranic teachings in a scientific and enlightened way, being also a disciple of Allama Iqbal and Dr. Muhammad Rafiuddin, and also because of his own background in science and medicine. Concerning the internal coherence of and the principles of deep reflection in the Quran, he has essentially followed the thinking of Maulana Hameed Uddin Farahi and Maulana Ameen Ahsan Islahi, though even here he has further developed their line of argument. Dr. Israr Ahmad believes in a dynamic and revolutionary conception of Islam, and in this regard he is a disciple of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Maulana Sayyid Abul A`la Maududi.
For the last forty years or so, Dr. Israr Ahmad has been actively engaged not only in reviving the Quran-centered Islamic perennial philosophy and world-view but also reforming the society in a practical way with the ultimate objective of establishing a true Islamic State, or the System of Khilafah. He has widely traveled abroad and the audio and video tapes of his Quranic discourses in Urdu and English languages have circulated in thousands throughout the world.
A master’s thesis, entitled Dr. Israr Ahmad’s Political Thought and Activities, was written by Ms. Shagufta Ahmad in the Islamic Studies department of Canada’s Mac Gill University. This thesis is available from Markazi Anjuman Khuddam-ul-Quran Lahore.
Dr. Israr Ahmad’s weekly Urdu Khutbahs from Lahore are now available on the Tanzeem-e-Islami http://www.tanzeem.org.pk website.
Contact Information:
Dr. Israr Ahmad is the head of Tanzeem-e-Islami. Tanzeem-e-Islami is available on the Internet at http://www.tanzeem.org.pk and their mail addresses as obtained from their site are:
In Pakistan
Lahore
Markazi Anjuman Khuddam-ul-Quran Lahore
Quran Academy, 36-K, M odel Town, Lahore.
Ph: 5869501 to 03 Fax : 5834000
email: anjuman@brain.net.pk
&
Markaz Tanzeem-e-Islami Pakisan.
67-A, Allama Iqbal Road,
Garhee Shahoo, Lahore.
Ph: 6305110
Karachi
Anjuman Khuddam-ul-Quran Sind.
Quran Academy, DM-55 Darakhshan,
Khiyaban-e-Rahat, Defence Phase 6, Karachi.
Ph: 5855219 Fax: 5854036
&
Tanzeem-e-Islami ,
Haq Squrae, First Floor, University Road,,
Gulshan Iqbal, Karachi.
Ph: 4989926
Islamabad
House# 20, St.# 1,
Faizabad Housing Scheem,
Near Fly-over Bridege, I-8/4 Islamabad
Ph: 435430
Rawalpindi
Office Tanzeem-e-Islami
44/B/1, Hasnain Market, Near Central Hospital
Sattelite Town, Rawalpindi
Ph: 427592
Peshawer
18-A, Nasir Mansion,
Shuba Bazar, Railway Road No.2, Peshawer.
Ph: 214495
Quetta
28 Syed Building, Near Bublic Health School,
Jinnah Road Quetta
Ph: 62507
Hyderabad
Abdul Qadir, Hyderabad Cotton Oil Mills,
Old Power House Road, Hyderabad.
Ph: 34205 34235
Sialkot
Modern Book Depot,
Sialkot City.
Ph: 556184
Sakkar
Office Tanzeem-e-Islami Sakkar
Near Makki Masjid, Minara Road, Sakkar.
Ph: 24775
Multan
Quran Academy,
25 Officers Colony, Multan
Ph: 521070
Gujranwala
Office Tanzeem-e-Islami
Sharifpura Chawk, GT Road, Gujranwala
Ph: 53523
Gujraat
Office Tanzeem-e-Islami ,
Kamran Book Depot,
Outside Kabuli Gate, Gujrat.
Ph: 521070
Sargodha
45 Farooq Colony
College Road, Sargodha
Ph: 213557
Faisalabad
Office Tanzeem-e-Islami
P-175 Sadiq Market, Railway Road, Faisalabad.
Ph: 624290
Muzafferabad (Azad Kashmir)
Pak Medical Store,
Muzafferabad. Azad Jammu & Kashmir.
Ph:4766
Other Countries
USA
Chicago
Tanzeem-e-Islami North America
330 East Roosvelt Road, G-5,
Lombard, Illinois60148-4644.
Ph: 630-705-0810 Fax: 630-705-0829
email: ataur@juno.com
New York
Maktaba Tanzeem-e-Islami North America
137-63 Kalmia Ave,
Flushing , NY 11355
Ph: 1-800-673 TINA 718-939-4099
Fax: 718-886-9807
email: tina.maktaba@juno.com
United Kingdom
18-Garfield Road,
Enfield Middlesex EN4RP, London
Ph: 181-805-8732
France
3-Rue Du Maine, 94500,
Champigny Paris.
Ph: 48803750
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Dr Israr Ahmed sahab was a gifted scholar, amazing knowledge of religion, I just listen to his lectures and till date I only listen to his lectures, I was very dis5ant from religion and had a reservation against all those scholars but when I started listening to Dr. Israr sahab I started to think differently, his lectures gived you the complete insight of Quran. May Allah grant him the highest place in Jannat e firdous.
I have the same feeling about Dr Israr Sahab. May Allah grant him the highest place in Jannat e firdous and make us stood fast on right path.
Ameen Suma Ameen
A great Islamic scholar of the century, Allah award him all -ameen
He is great Muslim around the world.i was in Pakistan that days but I could not to c him.but now I am in London his khatab my ny life and I am try to follow him.because now I am love him
As a young boy i was driven towards the Islamic spirit and the Quran, through the lectures and tafsir of Dr. Israr Ahmed, that my mother used to watch on tv. i am forever indebted to him for the guidance and eeman that Allah gave me through him, which revolutionized my life forever. I always wanted to meet him, but never got the chance, and now I only wish that I get to meet and thank him in Jannah for what he did for me and for countless others. May Allah bless you Dr. sahib and give you the highest place in Jannah. I love you and will always remember you as the spiritual, intellectual and religious father I never got the chance to meet.
mujy un c milny ka buhat shok tha,ye khahish pori to hui magr un k janazy par…ALLAH UN KKE KHIDMAT KABOL KARY ,AMEAN
aik murde mujahid chala gaya,un ke mout aik alim ki mout ha,he is agreat alime deen.He is my favourite scholar,i m much more impressed of his revolutionary ideas…..
roshni bujh gayee aur badhi tareeki!