Javed Ahmad Ghamidi
Pakistani Islamic scholar and philosopher (born 1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Javed Ahmad Ghamidi[lower-alpha 1] (7 April 1952)[3] is a Pakistani Islamic scholar and philosopher who is the founder of Al-Mawrid Institute of Islamic Sciences and its sister organisation Danish Sara. He is regarded as one of the most influential and popular philosophers of the modern era.[4]
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Founder and Patron Al-Mawrid (A Foundation for Islamic Research and Education) (Principal Research Fellow of Ghamidi Center of Islamic Learning) | |
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Born | (1952-04-18) 18 April 1952 (age 72) |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Era | Islamic modern era |
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Occupation | Poet |
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Awards | Sitara-i-Imtiaz |
Website | javedahmadghamidi |
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.[5] He also taught Islamic studies at the Civil Services Academy for more than a decade from 1979 to 1991.[6] He was also a student of Islamic scholar and exegete, Amin Ahsan Islahi. He is running an intellectual movement similar to Wasatiyya, on the popular electronic media of Pakistan.[7] Currently he is Principal Research Fellow and Chief Patron of Ghamidi Center of Islamic Learning in United States. Javed Ahmad Ghamidi was named in The Muslim 500 (The World's Most Influential Muslims) in the 2019, 2020 and 2021 editions.