Khurram Murad

Education

University of Minnesota.

Career

While his da"wah activities began in Pakistan, he has been involved in the promotion of the Islamic movement in Asia, Europe and Africa. As a teacher and a da"iyah his speeches and orations have inspired thousands of young men and women all over the world. As chief of the training departments of the Jamiat, the Jamaat and as an active resource-person in training programmes in the United Kingdom, he played a key role in the character-building of the youth in the Islamic Movement.

He was also a prisoner of war for many years in the 1971 Indo-Pakistani war.

He was born in Bhopal, India, and after graduating cum laude, he took his Master"s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota. From 1975–1976, he was involved in the extension project of Masjid al-Haram in Mecca as he was a civil engineer by profession.

He received his engineering degree from NED University, Karachi. During his time in NED he gained stature as a student leader and later served as Nazim-e-Ala of Islami Jamiat Talaba for session 1951-1952.

He was the author of over fifty works in Urdu and English.

Khurram also wrote over half a dozen books for children, edited and directed a video on "The Life of the Prophet Muhammad," and contributed dozens of scholarly articles to different journals and magazines. Murad was involved in Islamic da"wah and inter-faith dialogue in the West for the last twenty years. In this connection, he addressed dozens of conferences and seminars.

Works

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  • Way to the Qur'an

    ( An authoritative and accessible study guide that covers...)

  • (In the Early Hours : Reflections on Spiritual and Self Development) By (author) Khurram Murad published on (January, 2010)

    (How are we to become true believers who seek God's good p...)

  • In The Early Hours: Reflections on Spiritual and Self Development

    ( How are we to become true believers who seek God's good...)

  • Key to Al-Baqarah: The Longest Surah of the Qur'an (Treasures of the Quran)

    (This is a short guide to understanding the contents and m...)

  • Quranic Treasures

    (This anthology of Qur'anic teachings is thematically arra...)

  • Gifts from Muhammad by Khurram Murad (1998-01-31)
  • Sacrifice: Making of a Muslim
  • Sacrifice: Making of a Muslim by Khurram Murad (1985-07-03)
  • In The Early Hours: Reflections on Spiritual and Self Development by Khurram Murad (2010-01-01)