Musharraf Hussain OBE DL[1][2] is a British-Pakistani born scientist, educator and religious scholar in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom.
Musharraf Hussain | |
|---|---|
 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 |
Biography edit
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]
Books edit
| 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] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Council, Nottinghamshire County. "Dr Musharraf Hussain BSc, MA, PhD, Al-Azhari OBE, DL". Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Paris attacks: Muslims fast over 'senseless' deaths". BBC News. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "'Trusted' officials make plea". BBC News. 25 September 2004. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ Affairs, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World. "Musharraf Hussain". berkleycenter.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "MUSLIM HANDS – Charity 1105056".
- ^ "Dr. Musharraf Hussain on translation of the Majestic Quran – Muslims on Fire". Poddtoppen (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "British Muslims seek hostage's release | CBC News". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Staffordshire University Autumn Awards Ceremony 2019" (PDF). staff.ac.uk. 25 November 2020.
- ^ "The Muslim News". archive.muslimnews.co.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ Institute, The Woolf (16 November 2020). "Dr Musharraf Hussain". The Woolf Institute. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Winners of The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2019". The Muslim News. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ Hussain, Musharraf (2009). Seven steps to moral intelligence : based on Imam Ghazali's teachings. Markfield: Kube Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84774-009-0. OCLC 652044424.
- ^ Hussain, Musharraf (2011). Five pillars : Laying the foundations of divine love and service to humanity. Markfield: Kube Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84774-023-6. OCLC 820884234.
- ^ Hussain, Musharraf (9 June 2015). 7 steps to spiritual intelligence : based on classical Islamic teachings. Markfield, Leicestershire, United Kingdom. ISBN 978-1-84774-078-6. OCLC 898329879.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ The majestic Quaran : a plain English translation. Hussain, Musharraf. Nottingham. 2018. ISBN 978-1-902248-66-0. OCLC 1053860115.
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