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Religion	Islam
Denomination	Just Muslim
Sect	No Sect
Education	King Edward Medical College (MBBS) University of Karachi (B.A., M.A., Islamic Studies)
Personal
Nationality	Pakistani
Born	(1932-04-26)26 April 1932 Hisar, Punjab, British India (present-day Haryana, India)
Died	14 April 2010(2010-04-14) (aged 77) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Children	Akif Saeed (son)
Religious career
Influenced	Muhammad Yaseen Zakir Naik Nouman Ali Khan Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza Imran N. Hosein Akif Saeed Shujauddin Shaikh Yaver Javid
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Israr Ahmad (Urdu: اسرار احمد; 26 April 1932 – 14 April 2010) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and thinker. He was very well-known in South Asia and among South Asian Muslims in other parts of the world.

He started an organization called Tanzeem-e-Islami. This group grew from another organization named Jamaat-e-Islami. Israr Ahmad wrote over 60 books about Islam and Pakistan. Many of his books have been translated into English and other languages.

Early Life and Education
His Work and Ideas
- Influences on His Thinking
Tanzeem-e-Islami
Other Views
Later Life and Passing
Awards and Recognition
Books
See also

Early Life and Education

Israr Ahmad was born on April 26, 1932, in Hisar, which was then part of British India. His father worked for the British government. His family later moved to Sahiwal, in what is now Pakistan.

After finishing high school, Israr Ahmad went to King Edward Medical University in Lahore in 1950. He earned his medical degree (MBBS) in 1954 and started working as a doctor. Later, he also got a master's degree in Islamic studies from the University of Karachi in 1965.

Israr Ahmad was involved with the All India Muslim Students Federation during the movement for independence. After Pakistan was created in 1947, he worked with the Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba. In 1950, he joined Jamaat-e-Islami, led by Abul Ala Maududi. However, he left this party in 1957. He disagreed with their decision to get involved in regular politics. He believed their original goal was to bring about a big change, not just win elections.

His Work and Ideas

Israr Ahmad was given the Sitara-i-Imtiaz award in 1981. This is a high honor in Pakistan. He wrote many books in Urdu about Islam and Pakistan. Nine of these books have been translated into English and other languages.

He believed that an Islamic state's leader could sometimes go against the majority vote of an elected group. He also thought that the teachings of the Quran and Sunnah (the way of Prophet Muhammad) should guide all parts of life. This included society, culture, laws, politics, and money matters.

Influences on His Thinking

Israr Ahmad was greatly influenced by other important Islamic scholars. These included Abul A'la Maududi and Amin Ahsan Islahi. He also admired Shah Waliullah Dehlawi, an 18th-century Indian Islamic leader.

He saw Islam as a way to bring about a "revolution." This meant changing society to follow Islamic principles. He felt that political parties often lost their focus on this goal.

Tanzeem-e-Islami

Israr Ahmad was originally a member of Jamaat-e-Islami. But he became unhappy with their focus on elections. He felt they were not working enough to create a true Islamic revival. So, in 1956, he and others started Tanzeem-e-Islami. This group aimed to be a more disciplined organization.

The main goal of Tanzeem-e-Islami was to bring back the teachings of the Quran. They wanted to reform society and eventually establish a true Islamic state, known as the Khilafah.

Views on Modern Politics

Israr Ahmad was critical of modern democracy and election systems. He believed that the leader of an Islamic state could reject decisions made by an elected assembly if they went against Islamic principles.

Tanzeem-e-Islami and Hizb ut-Tahrir

Tanzeem-e-Islami and another group called Hizb ut-Tahrir both believe in bringing back the Caliphate. However, they have different ideas on how to achieve this. Tanzeem-e-Islami does not believe in getting involved in elections or using armed struggle. Instead, they focus on strengthening faith among Muslims first. They believe that once faith is strong, an Islamic revolution can happen. After that, the leader of the Caliphate would be chosen by votes.

Views on Foreign Powers

In 2007, when Pakistan faced a state of emergency, Israr Ahmad spoke out. He asked for the emergency to be lifted and for the Supreme Court judges to be put back in their positions. He also asked President Pervez Musharraf to step down.

He warned that if the situation in Pakistan got worse, foreign forces might try to interfere. He mentioned the possibility of NATO forces moving in from the west and India from the east. He was concerned about Pakistan's nuclear assets and a repeat of past conflicts.

Other Views

Israr Ahmad believed that a "showdown" between the Muslim world and the non-Muslim world, influenced by Jewish people, would happen. He urged Muslims worldwide to prepare for this.

After a mosque in India was destroyed, Israr Ahmad spoke against destroying Hindu temples in Pakistan. He said such actions were against Islamic teachings. He believed those who did it were acting like extremists.

Later Life and Passing

Israr Ahmad stepped down as the leader of Tanzeem-e-Islami in October 2002 due to health problems. He appointed his son, Akif Saeed, to take over.

He passed away from a heart attack at his home in Lahore on April 14, 2010. He was 78 years old. He had been a heart patient for a long time. He left behind his wife, four sons, and five daughters.

After his death, a major Pakistani newspaper noted his impact. They said he had followers in Pakistan, India, and Gulf countries. He spent almost 40 years working to revive interest in Islamic philosophy based on the Quran.

Awards and Recognition

Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) award by the president of Pakistan in 1981 for his contributions to religion.

Books

Aḥmad, A.; Jamīlurraḥmān, S. (2020) (in lv). Minhaj-i inqilāb-i Nabavī: Siratunnabī ṣallallāhu ʻalaih va sallam kā ijmālī mut̤ālaʻah ; falsafah-yi inqilāb ke nuqt̤ah-yi naz̤ar se. Arīb Pablīkeshanz. https://books.google.com/books?id=ruRrzgEACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A.; Ahmad, A.; Markazī Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddamulqurʼān (2008). The Prophet's Strategy for Islamic Revolution. Markazi Anjuman Khuddam-ul-Quran. https://books.google.com/books?id=2X30PgAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A.; K̲h̲iz̤ar, K.M.; Markazī Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddamulqurʼān (2008) (in lv). Iqāmat-i dīn kī jidd o jahd karne vālī ḥizbullāh ke auṣāf aur amīr va māʼmūrīn kā bāhmī taʻalluq. Mut̤ālaʻah-yi Qurān-i ḥakīm kā muntak̲h̲ib niṣāb. Maktabah-yi K̲h̲uddāmulqurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=FaazPgAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (2008) (in lv). Islām men̲ ʻaurat kā maqām: mushtamil bar k̲h̲it̤āb-i amīr tanẓīm Islāmī ḍākṭar Isrār Aḥmad va dīgar maqālāt. Arīb Pablīkeshanz. https://books.google.com/books?id=2b8lPwAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A.; Markazī Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddamulqurʼān (2007). The Reality of Tasawwuf in the Light of the Prophetic Model. Markazi Anjuman Khuddam ul Qurʻan. https://books.google.com/books?id=czMKAQAAMAAJ.
Aḥmad, A.; Markazī Anjuman-i Ḵẖuddamulqurʼān (2007) (in la). ʻAllamah Iqbāl, Qāʻid-i Aʻẓam aur naẓariyah-yi Pākistān: aur is naẓariye se inḥirāf ke natāʼij. Maktabah-yi K̲h̲uddamulqurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=vnSRPgAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A.; Markazī Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddamulqurʼān (2007). Synthesis of Iman: Discourse on Al-e-Imran, 3:190-195. Markazi Anjuman Khuddam ul Qurʻan. https://books.google.com/books?id=SZLZAAAAMAAJ.
Aḥmad, A.; Markazī Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddamulqurʼān (2006). Khilafah in Pakistan: What, why & how ?. Markazi Anjuman Khuddam-ul-Qurʼan. https://books.google.com/books?id=nQLYAAAAMAAJ.
Aḥmad, A.; Markazī Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddamulqurʼān (2006) (in lv). Baṣāʼir. Maktabah-yi K̲h̲uddamulqurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=gviNMgAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (2005). ISLAMIC RENAISSANCE : THE REAL TASK AHEAD. Adam Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-81-7435-410-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=WVYF-5DxRzkC.
Aḥmad, A. (2005) (in lv). Mut̤ālaʻah Qurʼān-i ḥakīm kā muntak̲h̲ab niṣāb. Markazī Anjuman K̲h̲idām al-Qurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=9vmbMQAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (2005). The Obligations Muslims Owe to the Qurʼan. Markazi Anjuman Khuddam-ul-Qurʼan. ISBN 978-0-907461-59-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=ndTXAAAAMAAJ.
Aḥmad, A.; Markazī Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddamulqurʼān (2005) (in lv). Pākistān men̲ niẓām-i k̲h̲ilāfat: kya, kiyūn̲ aur kaise?. Markazī Anjuman Khuddam-ul-Qurʼan. https://books.google.com/books?id=b5VKAQAAIAAJ.
Aḥmad, A.; Siddiqui, I.A. (2004). The Way to Salvation in the Light of Surah Al-ʻsar. Markazi Anjuman Khuddam-ul-Quran. https://books.google.com/books?id=LXraAAAAMAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (2004). Lessons from History: Reflections on the Past, Present and Future of Two Muslim Communities. Markazi Anjuman Khuddam-ul-Qurʼan. https://books.google.com/books?id=jszXAAAAMAAJ.
Aḥmad, A.; Markazī Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddamulqurʼān (2004) (in qu). Shīʻah Sunnī mufāhamat kī z̤arūrat va ahamiyat aur ahl-i Sunnat aur ahl-i Tashayyuʻ ke baʻz̤ aham iḵẖtilāfāt kī aṣl ḥaqīqat o ḥais̲iyat. Maktabah-yi Markazī Anjuman-i Ḵẖuddāmulqurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=oLY1swEACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A.; Markazī Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddamulqurʼān (2004) (in lv). Shīʻah Sunnī mufāhimat kī z̤arūrat va ahmiyat aur ahl-i Sunnat aur ahl-i Tashayyiʻ .... Maktabah-yi Markazī Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddāmulqurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=-i7GMAAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (2003). The Tragedy of Karbala. Adam Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-81-7435-404-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=sCFTTJlsEb8C.
Aḥmad, A. (2003). Religious Obligations of Muslim Women. Markazi Anjuman Khuddam ul Qurʼan. ISBN 978-81-7435-392-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=xKFGYVi0N9sC.
Aḥmad, A.; Markazī Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddamulqurʼān (2003). Calling People Unto Allah: Its Need, Importance and Fundamental Principles. Markazi Anjuman Khuddam-ul-Qur'an. https://books.google.com/books?id=Q9TXAAAAMAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (2003) (in lv). Maz̲habī jamāʻaton̲ ke bāhmi ̄taʻāvun ke zimn men̲ tanẓīm-i Islāmī kī masāʻī ... aur Jamāʻat-i Islāmī aur taḥrīk-i Islāmī ke sāth vifāq ke qayām kī peshkash. Silsilah-yi Ishāʻat-i Tanẓīm-i Islāmī. Markazī Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddamulqurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=tb5NAQAAIAAJ.
Aḥmad, A.; Tanẓīm-i Islāmī (Organization) (2003) (in lv). Maẕhabī jamāʻatoṉ ke bāhmī taʻāvun ke z̤imn meṉ Tanẓīm-i Islāmī kī masāʻī ... aur Jamāʻat-i Islāmī aur taḥrīk-i Islāmī ke sāth vifāq ke qiyām kī pesh kash. Silsilah-yi ishāʻat-i Tanẓīm-i Islāmī. Markazī Anjuman-i Ḵẖuddamulqurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=8O2tswEACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A.; Markazī Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddamulqurʼān (2002). Obligations to God: A Comprehensive Islamic View. Markazi Anjuman Khuddam-ul-Qurʼan. https://books.google.com/books?id=LAjYAAAAMAAJ.
Aḥmad, A.; Afzaal, A.; Markazī Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddamulqurʼān (2001). Baiʻyah: The Basis for Organization of a Revivalist Party in Islam. Markazi Anjuman Khuddam-ul-Qurʼan. https://books.google.com/books?id=hhXYAAAAMAAJ.
Aḥmad, A.; Markazī Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddamulqurʼān (2001). Three-point Action Agenda for the Muslim Ummah. Markazi Anjuman Khuddam-ul-Qurʼan. https://books.google.com/books?id=2FHYAAAAMAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (2000) (in ur). پاكستان، ايک فيصله كن دوراهے پر. تنظيم اسلامى پاكستان،. https://books.google.com/books?id=gA5uAAAAMAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (2000). The Call of Tanzeem-e-Islami. Tanzeem-e-Islami North America. https://books.google.com/books?id=QAy5HAAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (2000) (in lv). Pākistān, ek faiṣlah kun daurāhe par. Tanẓīm-i Islāmī Pākistān. https://books.google.com/books?id=024ttAEACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (1997) (in lv). K̲h̲ut̤bāt-i k̲h̲ilāfat: yaʻnī k̲h̲ilāfat kī aṣl ḥaqīqat aur us kā tārīk̲h̲ī pas manẓar .... Markazī Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddāmulqurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=kSCtHAAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (1996) (in lv). Rāh-i nijāt, Sūrat al-ʻaṣr kī roshnīmen̲. Markazī Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddamulqurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=gfXxHAAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (1996) (in lv). Sābiqah aur maujūdah Musalmān ummaton kā māz̤ī ḥāl aur mustaqbil aur Musalmānān-i Pākistan kīẓimmahdārī. Maktabah-i Markazi Anjuman-i Ḵẖuddāmulqurʾān. https://books.google.com/books?id=NVWNGwAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (1996) (in ar). سابقه اور موجوده مسلمان امتوں كا مضى حال اور مستقبل اور مسلمانان پاكستان كى خصوصى ذمه دارى. Maktabah-i Markazī Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddāmulqurʻān. https://books.google.com/books?id=JwXBuwEACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A.; Cishtī, Y.S.; Niyāzī, N. (1995) (in lv). ʻAllāmah Iqbāl aur ham /Asrār Aḥmad, Yūsuf Salīm Cishtī, Sayyid Naz̲īr Niyāzī. Markazī Anjuman K̲h̲uddām-ul-Qurān. https://books.google.com/books?id=-jHGngEACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (1995) (in lv). Ummat-i Muslimah ke līe sih nukātī lāʼiḥah-yi ʻamal aur .... Maktabah-yi Markazī Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddāmulqurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=DNWFHAAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (1994) (in lv). Barr-i ʻaẓīm Pāk o Hind men̲ Islām ke inqilābī fikr kī tajdīd o taʻmīl aur is se inḥirāf kī rāhen̲. Maktabah-yi Markazī-i Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddāmulqurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=EjirtgAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (1992) (in ur). دعوت رجو الى الرآن كا منضر و پس منضر. Daʻvat-i rujuʻ ilalqurʾān kā manẓar va pas manẓar. مكتبه مركزى انجمن خدام القرآن،1992.. https://books.google.com/books?id=zE6suwEACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A.; Jamīlurraḥmān, S. (1989) (in lv). Minhaj-i inqilāb-i Nabavī: Siratunnabī kā ijmālī mut̤ālaʻah .... Markazī Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddāmulqurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=mQfBMgEACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (1989) (in lv). Nabī-i Akram ... kā maqṣad-i biʻs̲at aur inqilāb-i Nabavī kā asāsī minhāj. Maktabah-yi Markazī-i Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddāmulqurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=ho1JHAAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (1989) (in lv). Istiḥkām-i Pākistān aur masʼalah-yi Sindh. Markazī Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddāmulqurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=oAQAMwEACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (1986) (in mt). Istihkam-i Pakistan. Istihkam-i Pakistan. https://books.google.com/books?id=5SYsAAAAIAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (1984) (in lv). Islām men̲ ʻaurat kā maqām: ... Ḍākṭar Asrār Aḥmad kā ek aham k̲h̲it̤āb. Maktabah Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddāmulqurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=gO5dGwAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (1984) (in lv). Musalmānoṉ par Qurʼān-i Majīd ke ḥuqūq. Markazī Anjuman-i Ḵẖuddāmulqurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=9xdmHAAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (1984) (in lv). Rasūl-i Kāmil. Markazī Anjuman-i Ḵẖuddāmulqurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=AQ4IGwAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (1983) (in ar). تحريک جماعت اسلامى: ايک تحقيقى مطالعہ. مرکزى مکتبہ تنظيم اسلامى،. https://books.google.com/books?id=-Gk6AAAAMAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (1983) (in lv). Islām aur Pākistān: tārik̲h̲ī, siyāsī, ʻilmī, aur saqāfatī pas manẓar. Markazī Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddāmulqurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=OFcjkgAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (1980). The Quran and World Peace. Markazi Anjuman Khuddam-ul-Quran. https://books.google.com/books?id=MacXAAAAIAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (1980). Two Periods of Rise and Decline of the Muslim Unmah (community): With a Comparison to Jewish History and a Brief Survey of the Present Efforts Towards an Islamic Resurgence. Markazi Anjuman Khuddam-ul-Quran. https://books.google.com/books?id=BxubGwAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (1980) (in lv). Kitāb. Pākistān Ṭelīvīzhan Kārporeshan. https://books.google.com/books?id=5-tEHQAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (1980) (in lv). ʻAllāmah Iqbāl aur ham. Markaz-i Anjuman K̲h̲ādim al-Qurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=SxG5MgAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (1979) (in lv). Musalmānon̲ par Qurʼān-i Majīd ke ḥuqūq. Markazī Anjuman K̲h̲ādim al-Qurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=VknvMAAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (1978) (in lv). Nabī-yi akram ... kā maqṣad-i baʻs̲at aur inqilāb-i Nabavī kā asāsī minhāj. Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddāmulqurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=K2j4MgEACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (1978) (in lv). Qurʼān-i ḥakīm kī suraton̲ ke maz̤āmīn kā ijmālī tajziyah al-Fātiḥah tā al-Kahaf. Maktabah-yi Markazī-i Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddāmulqurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=Dd66HAAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (1978) (in lv). Nabī-yi Akram ṣallallāhu ʻalaihi va sallam kā maqṣad-i biʻs̲at aur inqilāb-i nabavī kā asāsī minhāj. Maktabah-yi Markazī Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddāmulqurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=xwsNzQEACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A.; Jamīlurraḥmān, S. (1977) (in lv). Shahīd-i maẓlūm: Ḥaz̤rat ʻUs̲mān Z̲ūnnūrain. Markazī Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddāmulqurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=LDwOHAAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (1973) (in lv). Rāh-i najāt: sūrah-yi va-al-ʻaṣr kī raushanī men̲. Anjuman-i K̲h̲uddāmulqurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=oxAPMwEACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (in lv). Sarafgandīm: yaʻnī Ḍākṭar Asrār Aḥmad, Amīr-i tanẓīm-i Islāmī kī voh taqrīr .... Markazī Maktabah-yi Tanẓīm-i Islāmī. https://books.google.com/books?id=jKiNMwAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (in lv). Mut̤āliʻyah Qurʼān hakim kā muntak̲hib niṣāb. https://books.google.com/books?id=w45mGwAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (in lv). Nabe akram (s.a.w.) kā maqsadi bʻas̲at. https://books.google.com/books?id=urJrHAAACAAJ.
Aḥmad, A. (in lv). Islām kī nashāʼat-i saniyah: karne kā aṣal kām. Markazī Anjuman K̲h̲ādim al-Qurʼān. https://books.google.com/books?id=pjP_MgAACAAJ.