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British-Pakistani scholar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Musharraf Hussain OBE DL[1][2] is a British-Pakistani born scientist, educator and religious scholar in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom.
Musharraf Hussain | |
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Hussain in September 2021 | |
| Personal | |
| Born | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | British, Pakistani |
| Citizenship | Britain |
| Denomination | Sunni / Sufi |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Movement | Barelvi[citation needed] / Islamic neo-traditionalism[citation needed] |
| Known for | Religious scholar, writer, Quran translator |
| Occupation | Islamic scholar |
| Website | musharrafhussain.com |
Musharraf Hussain is the Chief Executive of the Karimia institute Nottingham, an author and the Chief Editor of The Invitation, a Muslim family magazine.[3][4] Musharraf is also a senior trustee of Muslim Hands, an international charity working in over 50 countries.[5]
He trained and worked as a research scientist before becoming a full-time imam and an Islamic teacher. From 2000 to 2003, he was the vice-chairman of the Association of Muslim schools.[1][6]
In September 2004, he and Daud Abdullah flew to Iraq, where they appealed to the captors to release British hostage Ken Bigley.[7] In 2005, Hussain received an honorary degree from Staffordshire University.[8]
In 2006, he was appointed by the Prime Minister to chair the UK-Indonesian Islamic advisory group, they were tasked to advise the government on countering radicalism and promoting mutual trust.[9] From 2008 to 2010, he was the chairman of the Christian Muslim forum.[10]
In 2019, he was awarded the 'Iman wa Amal' Special Award by The Muslim News for his translation of the Quran.[11]
| Year | Title | Publisher | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Seven Steps to Moral Intelligence | Kube Publishing | ISBN 9781847740090[12] |
| 2012 | Five Pillars: Laying the Foundations of Divine Love and Service to Humanity | ISBN 9781847740236[13] | |
| 2014 | Seven Steps to Spiritual Intelligence | ISBN 9781847740786[14] | |
| 2018 | The Majestic Quran: A plain English translation | Invitation Publishing | ISBN 9781902248660[15] |
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