Dr. Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi (1950-2010): Life & Contributions

Abstract

Dr. Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi, Rahmatullah ‘Alayh, was a renowned Islamic scholar of th late 20th and 21st centuries, acknowledged for his intellectual and academic contributions to Islamic Social Sciences. He was serving as the Judge of the Federal Sharȋ‘at Court of Pakistan at the time of his demise and was Professor of Sharȋ‘ah, at International Islamic University, Islamabad. During his lifespan, he held numerous academic and administrative positions, fellowships of several national and international scholastic bodies. He attended around 100 national and international conferences. Professor Ghazi had thorough knowledge of Arabic, English, Persian, Urdu and French languages. He was a highly productive writer of English, Arabic and Urdu languages. He produced more than 30 books in the areas of Islamic law, cosmopolitan Islamic jurisprudence, Muslim political thought, Islamic resurgence, Islamic economics, Islamic education, Qur'ânic sciences, Hadȋth sciences and Sȋrah sciences.This paper highlights his brief memoir; academic and administrative contributions; his major published, unpublished and incomplete works, for the sake of recognition, preservation and guidance for further research.