Dr. Israr Ahmad was born on April 26, 1932 in Hisar (a district of East Punjab, now a part of Haryana) in India, the second son of a government servant. He graduated from King Edward Medical College (Lahore) in 1954 and later received his Master's degree in Islamic Studies from the University of Karachi in 1965. He came under the influence of Abul-Ala-Maududi as a young student, worked briefly for Muslim Student's Federation in the Inde-pendence Movement and, following the creation of Pakistan in 1947, for the IslamiJamiat-e-Talaba and then for the Jamaat-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.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 Tele-vision, the Al-Huda, which made him a household name throughout the country. His television lec-tures generally focused on the revitalization of the Islamic faith through studies of the Quran. Dr. Israr Ahmad also criticized modern democracy and the electoral system and argued that the head of an Islamic state can reject the majority decisions of an elected assembly. Although he did not like to receive it personally, Dr. Israr Ahmad was awarded Sitara-i-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 and other languages.
A man that revolutionized the whole concept of khilafat, died, who was graduate of KEMU, but not a single person took notice. The university must own its alumni be-cause a great student of a great university deserves great respect. May Allah bless him.
Student Focus | 1st EDITION
By Asbar Javaid,
D.P.T, College of Physiotherapy
K.E.M.U Lahore
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